Author: Percy White
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
The Last Guest
Author: Tess Little
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0593238079
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
A glamorous birthday dinner in the Hollywood Hills ends with the famous host dead and every guest under suspicion in The Last Guest, a dark, cinematic suspense debut reminiscent of an Agatha Christie page-turner crossed with David Lynch's Mulholland Drive. “The Last Guest is a sharp, unshrinking look at the costs of submission—to power and control, to ambition and desire, even to the wish to protect those we love by forcing memory underground.”—Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife and When the Stars Go Dark When Elspeth Bell attends the fiftieth birthday party of her ex-husband, Richard Bryant, the Hollywood director who launched her acting career, all she wants is to pass unnoticed through the glamorous crowd in his sprawling Los Angeles mansion. Instead, there are only seven other guests—and Richard's pet octopus, Persephone, watching over them from her tank as the intimate party grows more surreal (and rowdy) by the hour. Come morning, Richard is dead—and all of the guests are suspects. In the weeks that follow, each guest comes under suspicion: the school friend, the studio producer, the actress, the actor, the new partner, the manager, the cinematographer, and even Elspeth herself. What starts out as a locked-room mystery soon reveals itself to be much more complicated, as dark stories from Richard's past surface, colliding with memories of their marriage that Elspeth vowed never to revisit. She begins to wonder not just who killed Richard, but why these eight guests were invited—and what sort of man would desire to possess a creature as mysterious and unsettling as Persephone. The Last Guest is a stylish exploration of power—the power of memory, the power of perception, the power of one person over another.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0593238079
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
A glamorous birthday dinner in the Hollywood Hills ends with the famous host dead and every guest under suspicion in The Last Guest, a dark, cinematic suspense debut reminiscent of an Agatha Christie page-turner crossed with David Lynch's Mulholland Drive. “The Last Guest is a sharp, unshrinking look at the costs of submission—to power and control, to ambition and desire, even to the wish to protect those we love by forcing memory underground.”—Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife and When the Stars Go Dark When Elspeth Bell attends the fiftieth birthday party of her ex-husband, Richard Bryant, the Hollywood director who launched her acting career, all she wants is to pass unnoticed through the glamorous crowd in his sprawling Los Angeles mansion. Instead, there are only seven other guests—and Richard's pet octopus, Persephone, watching over them from her tank as the intimate party grows more surreal (and rowdy) by the hour. Come morning, Richard is dead—and all of the guests are suspects. In the weeks that follow, each guest comes under suspicion: the school friend, the studio producer, the actress, the actor, the new partner, the manager, the cinematographer, and even Elspeth herself. What starts out as a locked-room mystery soon reveals itself to be much more complicated, as dark stories from Richard's past surface, colliding with memories of their marriage that Elspeth vowed never to revisit. She begins to wonder not just who killed Richard, but why these eight guests were invited—and what sort of man would desire to possess a creature as mysterious and unsettling as Persephone. The Last Guest is a stylish exploration of power—the power of memory, the power of perception, the power of one person over another.
Yachting
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
The Amy Vanderbilt Complete Book of Etiquette
Author: Nancy Tuckerman
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN: 0385413424
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 797
Book Description
Advice geared to contemporary living on correct behavior in a wide variety of situations.
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN: 0385413424
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 797
Book Description
Advice geared to contemporary living on correct behavior in a wide variety of situations.
Occupation Circumnavigator
Author: Lars Hässler
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408112019
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
More than just a cruising narrative, this is an entertaining, inspiring and instructive book invaluable to anyone planning a long distance cruise.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408112019
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
More than just a cruising narrative, this is an entertaining, inspiring and instructive book invaluable to anyone planning a long distance cruise.
Insiders' Guide® to Seattle
Author: Shelley Seale
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762767316
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
A first edition, Insiders' Guide to Seattle is the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information to this thriving city in the Pacific Northwest. Written by a local (and true insider), this guide offers a personal and practical perspective of Seattle and its surrounding environs.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762767316
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
A first edition, Insiders' Guide to Seattle is the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information to this thriving city in the Pacific Northwest. Written by a local (and true insider), this guide offers a personal and practical perspective of Seattle and its surrounding environs.
The Killing Machine
Author: Jack Vance
Publisher: Spatterlight Press
ISBN: 1619470403
Category : Assassins
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Kirth Gersen is hunting down the five Demon Princes who had led the historic Mount Pleasant Massacre, destroying Gersen's parents and his entire world.
Publisher: Spatterlight Press
ISBN: 1619470403
Category : Assassins
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Kirth Gersen is hunting down the five Demon Princes who had led the historic Mount Pleasant Massacre, destroying Gersen's parents and his entire world.
Demon Princes
Author: Jack Vance
Publisher: Spatterlight Press
ISBN: 1619470705
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1203
Book Description
Publisher: Spatterlight Press
ISBN: 1619470705
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1203
Book Description
The Complete Christie
Author: Matthew Bunson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671028316
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Painstakingly researched, this illustrated reference captures the spirited imagination of Dame Agatha and the intriguing atmosphere of her tales. Includes a comprehensive Christie biography, cross-referenced with plot synopses and character listings. Photos throughout.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671028316
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Painstakingly researched, this illustrated reference captures the spirited imagination of Dame Agatha and the intriguing atmosphere of her tales. Includes a comprehensive Christie biography, cross-referenced with plot synopses and character listings. Photos throughout.
You Do Have Perrier, Don't You?
Author: Anthony Cavallo
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1440163618
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
I started in fine dining the summer of '79. At the time Perrier was the rage. The in thing was to order, and be heard ordering, Perrier. This bottle sat on everyone's table - an excellent drink with dinner and wine. My book is a collection of memories that I recall all too often - thoughts of events that occurred over twenty-five years that are too interesting not to be told. The best I can do is let you read about them. I wish I could tell you....I wish you were there. Being a waiter, and especially a maitre d', was fun not knowing what unique experience would occur today, and involve me. Unintentionally and willingly I had the best job of my life. If any waiter, or restaurant employee, or any type of worker had a more interesting or exciting job than I, more power to them.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1440163618
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
I started in fine dining the summer of '79. At the time Perrier was the rage. The in thing was to order, and be heard ordering, Perrier. This bottle sat on everyone's table - an excellent drink with dinner and wine. My book is a collection of memories that I recall all too often - thoughts of events that occurred over twenty-five years that are too interesting not to be told. The best I can do is let you read about them. I wish I could tell you....I wish you were there. Being a waiter, and especially a maitre d', was fun not knowing what unique experience would occur today, and involve me. Unintentionally and willingly I had the best job of my life. If any waiter, or restaurant employee, or any type of worker had a more interesting or exciting job than I, more power to them.
Snow Country
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
In the 87 issues of Snow Country published between 1988 and 1999, the reader can find the defining coverage of mountain resorts, ski technique and equipment, racing, cross-country touring, and the growing sport of snowboarding during a period of radical change. The award-winning magazine of mountain sports and living tracks the environmental impact of ski area development, and people moving to the mountains to work and live.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
In the 87 issues of Snow Country published between 1988 and 1999, the reader can find the defining coverage of mountain resorts, ski technique and equipment, racing, cross-country touring, and the growing sport of snowboarding during a period of radical change. The award-winning magazine of mountain sports and living tracks the environmental impact of ski area development, and people moving to the mountains to work and live.