Murder, like Roquefort, stinks...
Cheese Shop owner Charlotte Bessette’s life seems quieter than ever with her fiancé out of town and her cousin Matthew and his children out of the house. But before she can put up her feet and enjoy a glass of chardonnay, Matthew asks her to play host to Noelle Adams, a bright sommelier visiting to help grow business for the local winery.
An affable wine aficionado, Noelle is paired well with the cheese expert Charlotte—but something seems to be troubling the secretive houseguest, and Charlotte’s life is upended when she finds the sparkling woman dead. Between Noelle’s hotheaded ex, the cagey owners of the winery, its jaded manager, and a wily reporter, Charlotte has her pick of suspects, but she needs to act fast—this is a mystery that only gets more dangerous with age.
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This is a horror story of native American violence. It carries a grim lesson for the whole country. Political doctrines have played no part in the violence and murder that have brought much ill fame to one corner of Illinois. On the map, Williamson is just another county. But in history it is a place in which a strange disease has raged for more than eighty years--a disease marked by a pathological tendency to settle differences by force. Fascinated by this, Paul M. Angle, the well-known historian, set out to discover what really had happened. Through enormous research he has been able to reconstruct the whole story in all its horrible, scarifying detail. Using the best techniques of reportage, without editorializing, without subjective coloration, he has produced a narrative beyond imagination. It begins with the "Bloody Vendetta," a feud that rampaged in the 1870s. It deals with labor's success in organizing coal mines in southern Illinois, an affair that twice blew up... Views: 36
Fifteen year old Phoebe Wren and her parents Jack and Eva loved life in beautiful Africa, but everything was about to change with the fateful decision to return to their roots in Ireland. Phoebe's world is suddenly and devastatingly ripped apart, and she must choose whether to change the past and save her parents, or protect her future. What really happened on the family's ill-fated aeroplane journey home? Who are the strange angelic beings that come to Phoebe's aid? Can the past ever be rewritten, and what is the mysterious vortex of light which holds the key to unravelling the ethereal adventure in which Phoebe finds herself? Views: 36
Shadowy forces gather an unholy harvestMalicious whispers have long swirled around Stonecliff, Eleri James's family estate--especially the eerie bog called The Devil's Eye. But the bodies recently discovered on the property are no rumor. Twelve men pulled from the ooze, their throats slit, their flesh corrupted. Suspicion has perched on Eleri's shoulder with the croak of a single syllable: witch. Now her only hope of evading prison is a man who could destroy her, body and soul.Kyle Peirs is a survivor. Two years ago, he awoke in the inky night on the shore of The Devil's Eye, bleeding from his throat and barely alive. He's returned to Stonecliff to learn the truth about his ordeal and lay his own demons to rest. He never expected to find an ally--and a lover--in the woman he branded a killer.Unless Kyle and Eleri can penetrate the evil surrounding The Devil's Eye, they, too, will fall to the reaping.... Views: 36
If there's anyone who's been around, seen it all and lived life to the hilt, it has to be Khushwant Singh. India's most popular and prolific writer has, over the years, enlightened and outraged in equal measure, and enriched our lives with his humour, his honesty and his sharp insights and observations.In Khushwantnama, the 98-year-old reflects on a life lived fully and the lessons it has taught him. Here is his distilled wisdom on subjects as diverse as old age and the fear of death; on the joy of sex, the pleasures of poetry and the importance of laughter; on how to cope with retirement and live a long, happy and healthy life. Here, too, are his reflections on politics, politicians and the future of India; on what it takes to be a writer; and on what religion means to him. Views: 36
Giles Goddard, Lord Norcourt is odd. Born with his life's cord wrapped
around his neck and sent away to Ireland to be raised in an orphanage
run by nuns, he's known nothing but the cold sting of being
misunderstood and altogether unwanted. But that's all about to change...Lucy
Whitaker is a fallen woman who has done her best to build a life for
her and her son. But when her son finds a battered gentleman left on the
side of the road, her entire world is about to come crashing down as
she once again finds herself caught between two brothers: an heir and a
spare.Will Lucy's dislike for nobility forever keep her
from eternal happiness or can Giles convince her to follow her heart and
take a chance on loving a baron? Views: 36
Low budget writer, director and sometimes actor Ed Wood Jr is being stalked by unknown killers during the filming of one of his worst movies. He hires his old friend and ex-war buddy Jimmy Egan, a one legged private detective to protect him. Views: 36
It is a quiet, uneventful Saturday in Doncaster. Nick Aten, and his best friend Steve Price—troubled seventeen year olds—spend it as usual hanging around the sleepy town, eating fast food and planning their revenge on Tug Slatter, a local bully and their arch-enemy.But by Sunday, Tug Slatter becomes the last of their worries because somehow overnight civilization is in ruins. Adults have become murderously insane—literally. They're infected with an uncontrollable urge to kill the young. Including their own children. As Nick and Steve try to escape the deadly town covered with the mutilated bodies of kids, a group of blood-thirsty adults ambushes them. Just a day before they were caring parents and concerned teachers, today they are savages destroying the future generation. Will Nick and Steve manage to escape? Is their hope that outside the Doncaster borders the world is 'normal' just a childish dream? Views: 36
Reunited with his past...Running the Hunter Clinic's charity operation has given surgeon and ex-soldier Ethan Hunter a new lease on life. His reconstructive work with wounded soldiers and civilians helps block out his army traumas. But when Ethan learns that he'll be working alongside beautiful surgeon Olivia Fairchild--the woman whose heart he regretfully broke--he can't help but remember the passion they once shared...and he's surprised by the sinfully delicious sparks her touch still ignites! Is Olivia the only woman to finally provide peace for this long-tortured hero?200 HARLEY STREETGlamour, intensity, desire--the lives and loves of London's hottest team of surgeons! Views: 36
