Edgar and the Sausage Inspector
Author: Jan Fearnley
Publisher:
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780857638229
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt's hard to say no to a rat in a hat! A hilarious picture book featuring a sweet cat and a wonderfully rotten rat.
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Edgar and the Sausage Inspector
Author: Jan Fearnley
Publisher: Nosy Crow
Published: 2020-07-02
Total Pages: 18
ISBN-13: 1839941626
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEdgar and Edith are hungry, and it's up to Edgar to bring home something tasty. But just when Edgar finds some delicious sausages, they are taken by The Inspector, a very important-looking rat with a big hat. Poor Edgar and Edith are left with nothing but dry crackers and pickles for dinner. That is, until one day, when The Inspector is all fattened up, and Edgar does some inspecting of his own... "A hilarious tale of confidence, tricks and comeuppance, with deviously delectable pictures" - Metro
Murder on the Trans-Siberian Express
Author: Stuart M. Kaminsky
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2012-10-16
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 1453273506
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Moscow cop juggles cases of kidnapping, murder, and a missing Czarist-era document in a modern-day mystery with “never a dull moment” (Library Journal). In the waning days of the Russian Empire, the Czar inked a secret treaty with Japan that was stolen en route by one of the workmen on the Trans-Siberian Railway. More than a one hundred years later, the Soviet Union has gone the way of the Czardom, and police inspector Porfiry Rostnikov is trying to find his way in the Russia of Vladimir Putin. A large amount of money is being sent from Odessa to Vladivostok to purchase a mysterious Czarist document, and Rostnikov’s superior believes it may be this long-lost treaty. Eastbound ticket in hand, Rostnikov sets out to investigate. Meanwhile, his subordinates in Moscow tackle a female Jack the Ripper and an anti-Semitic punk rocker whose mob connections may have gotten him kidnapped. It’s a brave new world in western Russia, but where Rostnikov is going, the landscape hasn’t changed in centuries.
Rostnikov's Vacation
Author: Stuart M. Kaminsky
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2012-10-16
Total Pages: 315
ISBN-13: 1453273530
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMurder intrudes on a Moscow cop’s vacation: “Kaminsky’s Rostnikov novels are among the best mysteries being written” (The San Diego Union-Tribune). Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov is finding spring in Yalta to be quite lovely. Accompanying his wife, Sarah, as she gets much needed rest and recuperation after her surgery, reading American crime novels, and gazing at the Black Sea, the Moscow cop is reasonably content—even if his superiors did insist that he take this vacation. But his time off is destined to be short-lived. A former colleague with emphysema has come south to improve his health. Instead Georgi Vasilievich has dropped dead from what appears to be heart failure. The inspector is not so sure. The local officials want to sweep the incident under the rug. But it turns out Vasilievich was investigating a high-level military conspiracy. Rostnikov takes a look at his files, putting him on the trail of a gang of hardliners who refuse to give up the Soviet dream—and who will go to murderous lengths to ensure that perestroika never comes to pass. With his Edgar Award–winning Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov series, “Kaminsky takes care not to rob his beleaguered cops of their human core—a courtesy he also extends to Moscow, which comes across as a character in its own right: rough and dangerous and somehow tragic” (The New York Times).
The Pirates Are Coming!
Author: John Condon
Publisher: Nosy Crow
Published: 2020-05-10
Total Pages: 18
ISBN-13: 1839941642
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA hilarious retelling of The Boy Who Cried Wolf, with not one but TWO twists! Tom has a VERY important job; every day he climbs to the top of the hill and watches for pirate ships. But when he rings his bell and shouts "Pirates!" a few too many times - and there's NO pirate ship - the villagers begin to get tired of hiding. So what will happen when the pirates really do show up? Repeated phrases make it fun for young adventurers to join in with the storytelling, and witty, bold artwork by Matt Hunt adds to the excitement, with hilarious things to spot on every rereading. John Condon has been shortlisted for various awards including the LoveReading4Kids Children's Book Awards. Matt Hunt has been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal, and his book Stephen Hawking: Little People, Big Dreams was an Amazon bestseller. Related activity sheets available on the Nosy Crow website.
Here Comes the Sun
Author: Karl Newson
Publisher:
Published: 2017-03
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780857638311
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA reassuring picture book that will have little ones ready for a peaceful night's sleep. This paperback comes with a free audio reading.
Dust and Shadow
Author: Lyndsay Faye
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2009-04-28
Total Pages: 339
ISBN-13: 1416583300
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Dust and Shadow Sherlock Holmes hunts down Jack the Ripper with impeccably accurate historical detail, rooting the Whitechapel investigation in the fledgling days of tabloid journalism and clinical psychology. This astonishing debut explores the terrifying prospect of hunting down one of the world's first serial killers without the advantage of modern forensics or profiling. Sherlock's desire to stop the killer who is terrifying the East End of London is unwavering from the start, and in an effort to do so he hires an "unfortuate" known as Mary Ann Monk, the friend of a fellow streetwalker who was one of the Ripper's earliest victims. However, when Holmes himself is wounded in Whitechapel attempting to catch the villain, and a series of articles in the popular press question his role in the crimes, he must use all his resources in a desperate race to find the man known as "The Knife" before it is too late. Penned as a pastiche by the loyal and courageous Dr. Watson, Dust and Shadow recalls the ideals evinced by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most beloved and world-renowned characters, while testing the limits of their strength in a fight to protect the women of London, Scotland Yard, and the peace of the city itself.
I, Richard
Author: Elizabeth George
Publisher: Bantam
Published: 2008-11-26
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 0307486168
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“[I, Richard] will leave you dizzy, dazzled and dying for more.”—People Hailed by The New York Times as “a master of the British mystery,” award-winning author Elizabeth George is one of our most distinguished writers, widely admired by readers on both sides of the Atlantic. Her first collection of short stories is an extraordinary offering that deftly explores the dark side of everyday people—and the lengths to which they will go to get what they want most. . . . In five tantalizing and original tales, George plumbs the depths of human nature—and human weakness—as only she can. From the chilling tale of a marriage built on an appalling set of lies that only death can reveal . . . to the story of a squabbling group of Anglophiles saved from a killer thanks to Inspector Thomas Lynley . . . to the final, title story about a penniless schoolteacher whose ambition turns murderous, I, Richard is filled with page-turning drama, danger, and unmatched suspense. Ironic, revealing, and undeniably entertaining, this imaginative collection proves once again why Elizabeth George is one of today’s best-loved authors. I, Richard belongs in the library of each and every mystery devotee. Praise for I, Richard “Suspenseful and chilling . . . a bonus for fans.”—Daily News, New York “Surprisingly light in tone, satirically skewering a variety of unpleasant types while paying homage to time-honored plot devices.”—Los Angeles Times “In her first story collection, eniment author George presents five nimbly written and gripping tales, each with a stunning conclusion.”—Publishers Weekly
How Can You Lose an Elephant
Author: Jan Fearnley
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2021-07-22
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 1471191699
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA funny and reassuring story about friendship, tempers, and making amends - and the perfect parental toolkit to help deal with tantrums. Meet Oscar, a boy who loses everything — his football boots, his scooter, even his clothes. Now meet Hugo, an elephant who never forgets anything! So when they find each other in the park they become inseparable. But one day, Oscar loses something very important — his temper — which means he might just lose his best friend as well. From the brilliant Jan Fearnley, creator of the bestselling Mr Wolf's Pancakes.
The Gods of Gotham
Author: Lyndsay Faye
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Published: 2013-03-05
Total Pages: 482
ISBN-13: 0425261255
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew York City, 1845. Timothy Wilde, a 27-year-old Irish immigrant, joins the newly formed NYPD and investigates an infanticide and the body of a 12-year-old Irish boy whose spleen has been removed.
