Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062129651
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Lytcham Close, one of the oldest stately homes in England, is owned by the last remaining heir and ruled by his intolerable whims. Old Hubert demands complete silence when he plays music and times dinner exactly by a resounding gong. Rushing down at the sound of the second—or is it the first?—gong, Joan Ashby is about to find out that not only is dinner delayed, but something is going on that no one can explain. Everyone is thrown into disarray when Old Hubert never materializes and instead a new guest is announced: Hercule Poirot himself. What unfolds is a mystery of lovers, and a death that is not as it appears.
The Second Gong
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062129651
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Lytcham Close, one of the oldest stately homes in England, is owned by the last remaining heir and ruled by his intolerable whims. Old Hubert demands complete silence when he plays music and times dinner exactly by a resounding gong. Rushing down at the sound of the second—or is it the first?—gong, Joan Ashby is about to find out that not only is dinner delayed, but something is going on that no one can explain. Everyone is thrown into disarray when Old Hubert never materializes and instead a new guest is announced: Hercule Poirot himself. What unfolds is a mystery of lovers, and a death that is not as it appears.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062129651
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Lytcham Close, one of the oldest stately homes in England, is owned by the last remaining heir and ruled by his intolerable whims. Old Hubert demands complete silence when he plays music and times dinner exactly by a resounding gong. Rushing down at the sound of the second—or is it the first?—gong, Joan Ashby is about to find out that not only is dinner delayed, but something is going on that no one can explain. Everyone is thrown into disarray when Old Hubert never materializes and instead a new guest is announced: Hercule Poirot himself. What unfolds is a mystery of lovers, and a death that is not as it appears.
Our Violent Ends
Author: Chloe Gong
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534457720
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
"Though secrets and lies keep Juliette and Roma apart, a monster still prowls the city of Shanghai, and the two are going to have to put aside their differences to end this threat once and for all."--
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534457720
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
"Though secrets and lies keep Juliette and Roma apart, a monster still prowls the city of Shanghai, and the two are going to have to put aside their differences to end this threat once and for all."--
Foul Lady Fortune
Author: Chloe Gong
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1665905603
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights and Our Violent Ends comes the “equal parts intoxicating and dazzling” (Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Gilded Wolves) first book in a captivating new duology following an ill-matched pair of spies posing as a married couple to investigate a series of brutal murders in 1930s Shanghai. It’s 1931 in Shanghai, and the stage is set for a new decade of intrigue. Four years ago, Rosalind Lang was brought back from the brink of death, but the strange experiment that saved her also stopped her from sleeping and aging—and allows her to heal from any wound. In short, Rosalind cannot die. Now, desperate for redemption for her traitorous past, she uses her abilities as an assassin for her country. Code name: Fortune. But when the Japanese Imperial Army begins its invasion march, Rosalind’s mission pivots. A series of murders is causing unrest in Shanghai, and the Japanese are under suspicion. Rosalind’s new orders are to infiltrate foreign society and identify the culprits behind the terror plot before more of her people are killed. To reduce suspicion, however, she must pose as the wife of another Nationalist spy, Orion Hong, and though Rosalind finds Orion’s cavalier attitude and playboy demeanor infuriating, she is willing to work with him for the greater good. But Orion has an agenda of his own, and Rosalind has secrets that she wants to keep buried. As they both attempt to unravel the conspiracy, the two spies soon find that there are deeper and more horrifying layers to this mystery than they ever imagined.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1665905603
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights and Our Violent Ends comes the “equal parts intoxicating and dazzling” (Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Gilded Wolves) first book in a captivating new duology following an ill-matched pair of spies posing as a married couple to investigate a series of brutal murders in 1930s Shanghai. It’s 1931 in Shanghai, and the stage is set for a new decade of intrigue. Four years ago, Rosalind Lang was brought back from the brink of death, but the strange experiment that saved her also stopped her from sleeping and aging—and allows her to heal from any wound. In short, Rosalind cannot die. Now, desperate for redemption for her traitorous past, she uses her abilities as an assassin for her country. Code name: Fortune. But when the Japanese Imperial Army begins its invasion march, Rosalind’s mission pivots. A series of murders is causing unrest in Shanghai, and the Japanese are under suspicion. Rosalind’s new orders are to infiltrate foreign society and identify the culprits behind the terror plot before more of her people are killed. To reduce suspicion, however, she must pose as the wife of another Nationalist spy, Orion Hong, and though Rosalind finds Orion’s cavalier attitude and playboy demeanor infuriating, she is willing to work with him for the greater good. But Orion has an agenda of his own, and Rosalind has secrets that she wants to keep buried. As they both attempt to unravel the conspiracy, the two spies soon find that there are deeper and more horrifying layers to this mystery than they ever imagined.
Writings on Music, 1965-2000
Author: Steve Reich
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195111710
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
From Reich's 1968 essay, ¿7FMusic as a gradual process," which was the founding call for the development of minimalism, to his work on non-Western music such as the Balinese and African influences that contributed to "Drumming."
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195111710
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
From Reich's 1968 essay, ¿7FMusic as a gradual process," which was the founding call for the development of minimalism, to his work on non-Western music such as the Balinese and African influences that contributed to "Drumming."
These Violent Delights
Author: Chloe Gong
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
ISBN: 1534457690
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
An Instant New York Times Bestseller! A BuzzFeed Best Young Adult Book of 2020 Perfect for fans of The Last Magician and Serpent & Dove, this heart-stopping debut is an imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River. The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to assume her role as the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang—a network of criminals far above the law. Their only rivals in power are the White Flowers, who have fought the Scarlets for generations. And behind every move is their heir, Roma Montagov, Juliette’s first love…and first betrayal. But when gangsters on both sides show signs of instability culminating in clawing their own throats out, the people start to whisper. Of a contagion, a madness. Of a monster in the shadows. As the deaths stack up, Juliette and Roma must set their guns—and grudges—aside and work together, for if they can’t stop this mayhem, then there will be no city left for either to rule.
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
ISBN: 1534457690
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
An Instant New York Times Bestseller! A BuzzFeed Best Young Adult Book of 2020 Perfect for fans of The Last Magician and Serpent & Dove, this heart-stopping debut is an imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River. The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to assume her role as the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang—a network of criminals far above the law. Their only rivals in power are the White Flowers, who have fought the Scarlets for generations. And behind every move is their heir, Roma Montagov, Juliette’s first love…and first betrayal. But when gangsters on both sides show signs of instability culminating in clawing their own throats out, the people start to whisper. Of a contagion, a madness. Of a monster in the shadows. As the deaths stack up, Juliette and Roma must set their guns—and grudges—aside and work together, for if they can’t stop this mayhem, then there will be no city left for either to rule.
The Dead Man’s Mirror: A Hercule Poirot Short Story
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0007560168
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0007560168
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook.
Murder in the Mews
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007234481
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
How did a woman holding a pistol in her right hand manage to shoot herself in the left temple? And who destroyed the "eternal triangle" of love involving renowned beauty, Valentine Chantry?
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007234481
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
How did a woman holding a pistol in her right hand manage to shoot herself in the left temple? And who destroyed the "eternal triangle" of love involving renowned beauty, Valentine Chantry?
The Gentle Art of Murder
Author: Earl F. Bargainnier
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879721596
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
This study of the technique of Agatha Christie's detective fiction--sixty-seven novels and over one hundred short stories--is the first extensive analysis of her accomplishment as a writer. Earl F. Bargannier demonstrates that Christie thoroughly understood the conventions of her genre and, with seemingly inexhaustible ingenuity, was able to develop for more than fifty years surprising variations within those conventions.
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN: 9780879721596
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
This study of the technique of Agatha Christie's detective fiction--sixty-seven novels and over one hundred short stories--is the first extensive analysis of her accomplishment as a writer. Earl F. Bargannier demonstrates that Christie thoroughly understood the conventions of her genre and, with seemingly inexhaustible ingenuity, was able to develop for more than fifty years surprising variations within those conventions.
The Girls Of St. Wode’s
Author: L. T. Meade
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 9361423975
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Mrs. L. T. Meade "The Girls of St. Wode's" is an amazing story set within the idyllic surroundings of St. Wode's School for Girls. The plot revolves round a collection of young women, each with their personal personality, dreams, and boundaries. Emily Fairfax, a brilliant and influenced woman who arrives at St. Wode's with hopes of educational excellence and long-time period connections, stands out. Emily develops friendships together with her classmates, including the assured and extroverted Alice, the studious and reserved Mary, and the adventurous and free-spirited Lucy. Together, they start on an adventure of self-discovery, encountering distinct hardships and successes alongside the manner. In addition to their educational interests, the ladies come to be involved in a diffusion of adventures, which range from fixing mysteries to overcoming private demanding situations. Their team spirit and resilience teach them crucial training about friendship, courage, and the necessity of remaining genuine to oneself. "The Girls of St. Wode's" is a touching story that captures the spirit of girlhood, depicting the pleasures, sorrows, and accomplishments of adolescence in an engaging and sensible manner.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 9361423975
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Mrs. L. T. Meade "The Girls of St. Wode's" is an amazing story set within the idyllic surroundings of St. Wode's School for Girls. The plot revolves round a collection of young women, each with their personal personality, dreams, and boundaries. Emily Fairfax, a brilliant and influenced woman who arrives at St. Wode's with hopes of educational excellence and long-time period connections, stands out. Emily develops friendships together with her classmates, including the assured and extroverted Alice, the studious and reserved Mary, and the adventurous and free-spirited Lucy. Together, they start on an adventure of self-discovery, encountering distinct hardships and successes alongside the manner. In addition to their educational interests, the ladies come to be involved in a diffusion of adventures, which range from fixing mysteries to overcoming private demanding situations. Their team spirit and resilience teach them crucial training about friendship, courage, and the necessity of remaining genuine to oneself. "The Girls of St. Wode's" is a touching story that captures the spirit of girlhood, depicting the pleasures, sorrows, and accomplishments of adolescence in an engaging and sensible manner.
Reborn Girl: Prince Charming's Hot Wife
Author: Mu Han
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1637079877
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
In her previous life, her fiance destroyed her face, crippled her limbs, killed her parents, and mute her little brother for her family's property ... He was extremely vicious and shameless, but he didn't know that the most valuable thing in his corporation was her intelligence. She was reborn then. She would make all her enemies pay with their blood!
Publisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1637079877
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
In her previous life, her fiance destroyed her face, crippled her limbs, killed her parents, and mute her little brother for her family's property ... He was extremely vicious and shameless, but he didn't know that the most valuable thing in his corporation was her intelligence. She was reborn then. She would make all her enemies pay with their blood!