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young man is found dead, by his flatmate, at their apartment. The
police investigation soon rules out suicide. D I Sarah Daniels is the
overworked detective who must attempt to unravel the secrets and
loyalties which will lead to the truth behind the student’s death.
With witnesses and potential suspects in both London and Paris,
Daniels recruits her old friend Rene Desalis to assist her but soon
finds the investigation anything but straightforward. Identical
twins, a family secret and several romantic entanglements leave
Daniels wondering will she ever find the killer.
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Introducing Wunderkind Elsie the OverachieverE. W. Farnsworth's latest character creation—Elsie Landers—comes from a distinguished family of real secret agents. Her parents and teachers recognize her brilliance and encourage her to achieve excellence through extracurricular activities at her school. Three stories in this volume document her evolving roles as photographer for her school newspaper. Her analytical, problem-solving mind and operational style make mundane tasks into fascinating mysteries as well as learning experiences for herself and everyone in her elite circle. The second three stories in this volume extend her interests and responsibilities beyond "ace photographer" to editor-in-chief and leader of her peers, focusing on a cluster of pressing problems of our time as seen from the young students' unique point of view. Views: 243
"Pages, Isabel, I need pages."Isabel Toledo's publisher is getting impatient. An American living in the Galilee, Isabel has been telling other people's stories for twenty years – as a ghostwriter for Holocaust survivors. But her latest project has bogged her down in a way no other has. Barking dogs, a clerk asking for her papers, a shadowy figure glimpsed in the streets of Prague. The stories are slipping out of her control, collapsing boundaries between past and present.Isabel has two grown daughters and a seven-year-old son to keep her grounded. She has an official boyfriend who wants to be more than that, a young lover who understands her demons, and another man on the side in Prague. But the temporary relief she finds in their arms is not enough to keep the ghosts at bay. And the story she most wants to uncover, her own mother's ordeal, defies all efforts to be brought to light. Why won't her mother share her story? Why has her father's... Views: 242
Is it better to risk it all... or never know what could have been?After surviving an abusive childhood, Vulcan remade himself upon arriving in Los Angeles, California. He became a blacksmith for the paranormal community and strives to earn the respect of the vampire covens and werewolf packs that call LA home. He also prevents the pain of loss by keeping everyone at arm's length.But he never planned on meeting a former Roman soldier by the name of Marcus Cassius Vespillo. Something sparks between them and turns into a friendship he never considered possible. He can't deny his intense attraction to the intelligent, courteous, ancient vampire. And it scares him.Though Vulcan is wary of seeking more with Cassius, an attack leaves him at death's door and forces him to reexamine his priorities. But Cassius has his own secret, one that promises tragedy and loss. And if that wasn't enough, a slayer arrives in the States, one with a bloody connection to Cassius... and... Views: 242
Barry Todd is one of life's good guys – everybody says so. He works hard for Monument Housing Association to provide the poor and vulnerable with a place to live – people like Iulia Nicolescu, a trafficked former sex worker who Barry helps keep safe in her new home even after her benefits are cut. But, overlooked for promotion and with mounting financial problems, Barry starts to wonder if goodness will ever bring its own reward. When the opportunity presents itself to steal fifty thousand pounds of Monument's money without anyone being able to trace the theft back to him, Barry finds himself wondering – if nothing bad were to happen to anyone, would being good really matter anymore? As his plan unfolds, Barry finds his fate becoming ever more closely entwined with that of Iulia. Eventually he can no longer control the chain of events he has set in motion and he is forced into desperate measures to prevent his intricate web of deception from being revealed. Views: 242
