I said to Mum that the sky-workers must have really good heads for heights, but she said, 'Either that, or they have a family to feed and will do anything for a job that pays.' It is 1932 and Sydney has hit hard times, but the construction of a bridge that will reach across the harbour is setting spirits soaring. Both Alice and Billy tell the story of building the spectacular Harbour Bridge which will link the north shore to the working class suburbs of the south and unify a separated city. Views: 21
Slinking down the streets, hiding in the shadows, always lurking just out of sight, evil follows Maggie Quinn. It's no ordinary, everyday evil, either—it's Evil with a capital E, and whatever's behind it, it clearly wants Maggie. But Maggie isn't the type of girl to go down without a fight. She has a few powerful tricks up her sleeve, not to mention a best friend who's a witch, and she's declaring open season on demons.About the AuthorROSEMARY CLEMENT-MOORE is also the author of Prom Dates from Hell, Hell Week, Highway to Hell, The Splendor Falls, Texas Gothic, and Spirit and Dust. She grew up on a ranch in south Texas and now lives and writes in Arlington, Texas. You can visit her at ReadRosemary.com or follow her on Twitter @rclementmoore. Views: 21
Possibility, love, vigilance, even fear can be captured in a whisper. But what if it's the only clue to solve a crime? Detective Rae Butler inherits a series of assaults that seem to have no connection beyond the suspect. But when she encounters Audrey Everhart and her unexplainable insights, Rae is torn between what she knows and how she feels.Mayoral publicist Audrey Everhart is haunted by nightmares and by the cop determined to invade her privacy for answers.Is Audrey's nightmarish vision the answer to Rae's prayer? Views: 21
The Second World War is long over but its legacy continues to tear a town - and a young boy's life - apart. Knud is growing up in Falster, a small Danish town in the 1960s. The war is over but the Germans are still hated and Knud has a German mother. Bullied and persecuted at school, he retreats into the eccentric world of his family's history - but he can't escape the fact that, for him, his parents, and his paternal grandparents, the war is still being fought. Depicting a town and a family devastated by prejudice, Nothing But Fear is written with empathy and venom in equal measure. Views: 21
Full-throttle drama on the road to revenge Pulses are racing at the Vintage Grand Prix Festival, a veritable Mecca for car fans. But excitement turns to horror when a man is crushed by a speeding sports car. A witness swears the victim was shoved by Brennan Rowe, boyfriend of Jolene's friend, Cory. When Jolene Parker learns that Brennan caused the victim's sister's death years ago, she pieces together a twisted tale of family tragedy, blackmail, and retribution. Views: 21
Tired of the pace and noise of life near London and longing for a better place to raise their young children, Mary J. MacLeod and her husband, George, encountered their dream while vacationing on a remote island in the Scottish Hebrides. Enthralled by its windswept beauty, they soon were the proud and startled owners of a near-derelict croft house—a farmer's stone cottage—on "a small acre" of land. Mary assumed duties as the island's district nurse. All the Island People is her account of the enchanted years she and her family spent there, coming to know its folk as both patients and friends. In anecdotes that are by turns funny, sad, moving, and tragic, she recalls them all, the crofters and their laird, the boatmen and tradesmen, young lovers and forbidding churchmen. Against the old-fashioned island culture and the grandeur of mountain and sea unfold indelible stories: a young woman carried through snow for airlift to the hospital; a rescue by boat; the marriage... Views: 21
Sixty-eight seconds. Can a life be lived in sixty-eight seconds? Can the love of a lifetime be discovered and lost in just a minute? A tale of love found and lost in a highland castle. Views: 21
A brutal serial killer stalks young women in New York
City as Joe Keough, a detective with nothing to lose, challenges the system to
get to the truth-and risks failure that could leave the city in the grip of
fear.
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From Publishers Weekly
Moving his readers along at a breathless pace (and
keeping them one step ahead of the boys in blue), Randisi renders the mad
ramblings of a pathetic young man who follows a series of sexual murders in the
New York City tabloids and determines to copy, and finally to surpass, the
murderer's work. For a number of sinister reasons, detective Joe Keough's
superiors are determined to pin all the killings on the man the papers call "the
Lover." But Keough isn't convinced: the earlier killings occurred in Manhattan
and the later ones in Brooklyn, a change of venue that matches subtle
alterations in MO. Keough has a reputation for trouble, but so do a few of his
superiors-and they hold the face cards. Randisi power-shifts this work from the
start, slowing only to provide procedural detail before resuming speed, even on
the brave narrative detour in which the Lover, concerned about his reputation,
makes phone contact with Keough. As one killer comes to the surface, the other's
rage intensifies. This is top-notch suspense, right from the chilling prologue
to the brutal conclusion.
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From Booklist
The Lover is terrorizing New York City. He strangles and
rapes women, and he leaves a rose protruding from their lifeless bodies.
Lieutenant Joe Keogh, a renegade cop banished to Brooklyn, believes there are
two Lovers out there, but when he tries to advance his theory, he's summarily
ignored. A politically connected Lover Task Force is closing in on the killer
and doesn't want to hear Keogh's strident cries of "copycat." The reader knows
the truth because Randisi inserts brief chapters presenting the points of view
of both killers, who soon come to resent sharing the limelight and plot to
eliminate each other. Meanwhile, Keogh, with the help of crime reporter Mike
O'Donnell, tries to convince an unyielding bureaucracy that it should be looking
for two killers. This is an entertaining, well-written crime novel that stands
out on the basis of its shifting points of view, sharp dialogue, humor, and
bang-up conclusion.
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"Forget comparing him with Ed McBain and Joseph Wambaugh.
From now on Robert J. Randisi is the yardstick against which all books of this
type must be measured."
-Loren D. Estleman, author of Edsel
"I've been telling people for years that Bob Randisi will
someday be a name to reckon with. Alone With the Dead marks that day.
Randisi has arrived!"
-Ed Gorman, author of Black River
Falls
"Randisi deftly creates characters, gets the reader
hooked by the third paragraph, and fashions a plot that encourages readers this
highly recommended book in one sitting."
-The Armchair Detective
"Bob Randisi keeps on getting better. This one's a
piplean, tough-minded and right on target."
-Lawrence Block, author of Eight Million Ways to
Die
"This is a major step forward in a career that's been
paid too little attention. Randisi is now a contender."
-Mystery Scene
"Alone With the Dead is tough, gritty and
grippingly realistic. Randisi knows which button to press-and how to press them.
This one hits hard and on target."
-John Lutz, author of Single White
Female
"Robert J. Randisi successfully combines dry humor and
suspense to come up with one heckuva read.
-Rave Reviews
"Brooklyn is one of America's most famous regions, and
Randisi is one of its best chroniclers."
-Rocky Mountain News Views: 21
Over the years there have been many books published about the Kennedy family, individually and collectively. But only this audio book provides a powerful and detailed look at the complex relationships shared between the three women who were not born Kennedy but who married into the family: Jackie Bouvier, Ethel Skakel, and Joan Bennett. For each of the Kennedy wives, the Camelot years provided an entirely different experience of life lessons. These were the years when Jackie's dreams became reality, but at a hefty price. For Ethel, these were years of frustration where her dreams of being First Lady were dashed and she sank into a deep depression. For Joan, her years as a Kennedy wife were the most confusing of her life, and she is now a recovering alcoholic. This fascinating story is set against a panorama of explosive American history, as the women cope with Jack's and Bobby's alleged affairs with Marilyn Monroe, their tragic assassinations, and other tragedies and scandals. Whether dealing with their husbands' blatant infidelities, stumping for their many political campaigns, touring the world to promote their family's legacy or raising their children, the Kennedy wives did it all with grace, style, and dignity. In the end, JACKIE, ETHEL, JOAN is a story of redemption and great courage.About the AuthorJ. Randy Taraborrelli is a respected journalist, a recognizable entertainment personality, and in-demand guest on many television programs. He is the bestselling author of eight books. Taraborrelli is a reporter for the Times (London), Paris Match, and The Daily Mail (UK) and a contributor to Redbook, McCall's, and Good Housekeeping. Views: 21
In this lyrical reimagining of the Chinese classic Dream of the Red Chamber, set against the breathtaking backdrop of eighteenth-century Beijing, the lives of three unforgettable women collide in the inner chambers of the Jia mansion. When orphaned Daiyu leaves her home in the provinces to take shelter with her cousins in the Capital, she is drawn into a world of opulent splendor, presided over by the ruthless, scheming Xifeng and the prim, repressed Baochai. As she learns the secrets behind their glittering façades, she finds herself entangled in a web of intrigue and hidden passions, reaching from the petty gossip of the servants’ quarters all the way to the Imperial Palace. When a political coup overthrows the emperor and plunges the once-mighty family into grinding poverty, each woman must choose between love and duty, friendship and survival. In this dazzling debut, Pauline A. Chen draws the reader deep into the secret, exquisite world of the women’s quarters of an aristocratic household, where the burnish of wealth and refinement mask a harsher truth: marriageable girls are traded like chattel for the family’s advancement, and to choose to love is to risk everything. From the Hardcover edition.Review“Pauline Chen’s boldly imagined retelling of The Dream of the Red Chamber is a literary wonder. An epic yet intimate account of palace intrigue and political tumult that dazzles on every page. Heartbreaking, exhilarating, and impossible to put down.”—Julie Otsuka, author of The Buddha in the Attic“Rarely does a cast of beloved literary figures from another culture and time come alive on the pages of a modern writer’s work. Pauline Chen has reimagined the characters from my very favorite novel to make a compelling new version of China’s great literary masterpiece. I highly recommend The Red Chamber. It will transport you into an altogether new world.” —Arthur Golden, author of Memoirs of a Geisha “In Pauline Chen’s transporting interpretation of the Chinese classic The Dream of the Red Chamber, the byzantine machinations and behind-the-screen politics of the Jia family are so skillfully rendered as to bring to mind a delicate ink painting suddenly and vividly brought to life. A remarkable achievement.”—Janice Lee, author of The Piano Teacher“The Red Chamber draws a memorable portrait of the Qing dynasty era, revealing a dangerous world of intrigue and secrets within the entrapping web of societal mores and manners. Written in a precise, cinematic style, Chen's novel brings this fascinating historical period to vivid life.” —Dan Chaon, author of Stay Awake “Fans of historical fiction who appreciate resonant details, unexpected intrigue, and multigenerational plotting will find this work irresistible. With just the right blend of the highbrow literary and guilty summer pulp, Chen just might put this 18th-century classic on 21st-century bestseller lists.” —Library Journal “A vivid portrait...From the mighty heights to the depths of poverty and despair, the significance of female relationships, friendships, and rivalries are at the forefront of this compelling glimpse into an exotic time and place.”—Booklist “A vivid, lively reimagining...Despite their Eastern origins, Chen’s engaging heroines seem like direct descendants of the doomed, repressed women of classic Western literature.”—Book Page“Leisurely...supple...Chen often touches notes of emotional depth.” —Kirkus Reviews “Ambitious and exquisite...utterly absorbing...sure to astound and enthrall readers up until the very last page. The Red Chamber reads like a Chinese Downton Abbey and is a fitting homage to a beloved masterpiece.” —Tribute Books“The excesses of Imperial China frame this elegant story of shifting fortunes, power struggles, palace intrigue, betrayal, and love...The Red Chamber takes a long hard look at the complex interconnected desires, ambitions, and conventions that can bind a family together—or tear it apart.”—The Daily Beast, “Hot Reads”“Moving, startling, and quite beautiful...a welcome, memorable introduction to characters vivid in the imaginations of generations of Chinese readers.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer “Compelling...intricate...thoughtful and provocative...No doubt Chen has provided us with a work that will not only be found on the list of historical classics but also become a part of the lexicon of the greatest love stories in the world.”—8Asians.org“Here is clearly a work of love and a pleasing introduction to a novel—and a world—that Americans deserve to get to know.” *—The Columbus Dispatch “The Red Chamber offers a window into a foreign world...Chen’s framework provides a context for her characters’ actions, as often flawed as they are heroic, that makes things not just knowable but comprehensible.”—The Denver Post“Full of lavish details of the palace, sumptuous feasts, and day-day minutiae, levitating whispered conversations overheard by the wrong parties, capricious scheming between family members, and gossip hidden beneath every elegant tapestry and beaded pillow to lofted heights...There’s much to do about more serious matters, too—especially in the latter half of the novel, when political unrest in Beijing threatens to destroy the family’s tenuous hierarchy.” —Publishers Weekly“Bold and memorable...Chen retells and recreates in lush detail the daily life inside the Rongguo Mansion, where scandalous secrets and lies are hidden behind a grand façade.”—Chicago TribuneNew York Daily News* Summer 2012 Must-Reads Review“Pauline Chen’s boldly imagined retelling of The Dream of the Red Chamber is a literary wonder. An epic yet intimate account of palace intrigue and political tumult that dazzles on every page. Heartbreaking, exhilarating, and impossible to put down.”—Julie Otsuka, author of The Buddha in the Attic“Rarely does a cast of beloved literary figures from another culture and time come alive on the pages of a modern writer’s work. Pauline Chen has reimagined the characters from my very favorite novel to make a compelling new version of China’s great literary masterpiece. I highly recommend The Red Chamber. It will transport you into an altogether new world.” —Arthur Golden, author of Memoirs of a Geisha “In Pauline Chen’s transporting interpretation of the Chinese classic The Dream of the Red Chamber, the byzantine machinations and behind-the-screen politics of the Jia family are so skillfully rendered as to bring to mind a delicate ink painting suddenly and vividly brought to life. A remarkable achievement.”—Janice Lee, author of The Piano Teacher“The Red Chamber draws a memorable portrait of the Qing dynasty era, revealing a dangerous world of intrigue and secrets within the entrapping web of societal mores and manners. Written in a precise, cinematic style, Chen's novel brings this fascinating historical period to vivid life.” —Dan Chaon, author of Stay Awake Views: 21
