Teacup the puppy loves to perform for Princess Belle and her friends. So when Belle learns that the famous inventor Simone Dumont is coming to visit her and the prince, she has a special job for Teacup: performing for Simone! But when the puppy begins practicing for the big day, she starts to worry that her performance won't be special enough. Will Teacup be able to come up with the perfect routine before Simone arrives? Views: 53
A high-ranking German sailor is accused of petty, brutal murderAs Allied bombers rain death on the German submarine pens of occupied France, police inspectors Jean-Louis St-Cyr and Hermann Kohler stumble through the darkness to a crime scene. A shopkeeper lies dead, head bashed in with a railway tie, surrounded by fragments of a shattered porcelain doll. It appears to be an open-and-shut case, which would make the detectives' job simple if the obvious suspect weren't a decorated U-Boat commander.Feared by the British, beloved by his crew, Kapitän Kaestner is a killer with a hobby: the manufacture of high-quality dolls. Before World War I ruined their business, generations of Kaestners produced the finest dolls on the continent. The shopkeeper's death comes not long after he and Kaestner fail to revive the dollmaking trade. Now, shrouded by a blackout, St-Cyr and Kohler begin the unenviable task of pinning a murder on the pride of the German fleet. Views: 53
"I absolutely adored this book and I definitely feel it is now one of my favourites of all time...Liz is an amazing author...Heartwarming...funny and light-hearted." 5Goodreads reviewerAnnie Trebarwith has no family to tie her down, and she likes it that way. But when a letter arrives, unexpectedly inviting her to visit her great-aunt Alice in her family's ancestral home, curiosity gets the better of her and she travels down to deepest Cornwall to meet the family she's never known. Salt Bay is beautiful and Tregavara House imposing – but there's no phone signal and some of the locals, like the gorgeous but brooding Josh, are incredibly grumpy. But Alice's poor health compels Annie to stay, so to keep herself busy she relaunches the Salt Bay Choral Society.Annie is surprised to see how much the choir means to the community, and she even starts to break through Josh's surly exterior. As she begins to put down roots in Salt Bay, Annie soon realises that there's a lot to... Views: 53
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From Publishers WeeklyA lone woman is walking through the dense fog on the banks of the Thames, searching for her lost dog, when she spies an arm briefly thrust out of the murky water, only to instantly vanish beneath the surface. So opens Thomas's fourth installation (after Malice on the Moors) of his Erskine Powell series, which engages the reader from one episode to the next. Chief Superintendent Powell's latest case involves the death of politician Richard Brighton, the body seen earlier in the Thames. After dismissing the possibility of a mugging gone bad, Powell and company begin digging up evidence that would provide a murder motive. Brighton's stance on the "Dockside project" had its opponents: he saw the so-called "gentrification" plan as a way to develop a run-down warehouse neighborhood, while adversaries felt it a ruthless crusade to evict tenants. The plot thickens when restaurant critic Clive Morton is found dead in an alley, an apple stuffed in his mouth. Fortunately, finding a link between the killings is a challenge equal to Powell's careful, slightly unorthodox sleuthing. Thomas's characters are classically British, as delightfully demonstrated by Detective-Sergeant Sarah Evans's arcane remarks and pub owner Celia Cross's Cockney accent, and the story moves quickly and succinctly. Despite the muddy side plot of a missing girl, this whodunit is crisp and witty, and should satisfy any cravings for intrigue ? la Scotland Yard. Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review"Jolly good reading for traditional British mystery buffs."--Meritorious MysteriesFrom the Paperback edition. Views: 53
Ava has lived through things others couldn't. You name it, she has survived it. She has lived through love and loss, but being a single mother with no memory of her past is something she never thought could be her reality.Just when she thought things couldn't get any worse, Ava's memory returns, flooding her thoughts with a living nightmare of what her life was like with Connor. The dreams that have haunted her don't even compare to the horrific life that she's somehow managed to survive. The amnesia that once protected her is gone, and she's faced with the unimaginable truth.Can Ava pull it together to move forward? Does she hide the truth to protect the people who love her? Will her past define her future?The long-awaited conclusion of the Forgotten Trilogy is at your fingertips. Happy reading. Views: 53
It seems like Ruby Parker has the perfect life. She: goes to an exclusive stage schoolstars in the hit soap opera gets to kiss Justin de Souza, the hottest actor around Millions of fans are watching Ruby — and wishing they could be her. If only they knew that behind the scenes, Ruby's life is falling apart. Views: 53
