Chilled to the Bone
Chilled to the Bone

Author: Quentin Bates

Publisher: C & R Crime

Published: 2013-04-04

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 1472104684

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'Superior crime fiction set in Iceland' The Times 'As chilling as an Icelandic winter' S. J. Bolton When a shipowner is found dead, tied to a bed in one of Reykjavik's smartest hotels, Sergeant Gunnhildur sees no evidence of foul play. However, she still suspects things are not as cut and dried as they seem and, as she investigates the shipowner's untimely demise, she stumbles across a discreet bondage society whose members are being systematically exploited and blackmailed. But how does all this connect to a local gangster recently returned to Iceland after many years abroad, and the unfortunate loss of a government laptop containing sensitive data about various members of the ruling party? What begins as a straightforward case for Gunnhildur soon explodes into a dangerous investigation, uncovering secrets that ruthless men are ready to go to violent extremes to keep. The third dark and atmospheric thriller in Quentin Bates's Icelandic crime series. A chilling page-turner perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo, Henning Mankell and Søren Sveistrup's The Chestnut Man. Praise for Quentin Bates: 'A great read - leaves you craving the next installment' Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 'A perfect book to curl up with in front of the fire' The Bookbag 'Well written and absorbing' Woman's Way 'Captures the chilly spirit of Nordic crime fiction . . . Fans of Arnaldur Indridason's Reykjavík mysteries will want to add Bates to their reading lists' Booklist '[A] crackling fiction debut ... palpable authenticity' Publishers Weekly 'A superb new series' Eurocrime

Sister Samms and Sister Johnson
Sister Samms and Sister Johnson

Author: Claire Cullen Mack

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2012-09-20

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 1477159630

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Luetta Johnson and Alberta Samms travel their neighborhood in an old blue Cadillac, touching many lives. They become blessedly free from two societally scarred spouses who wreak havoc on them, their children and the community. They tend their church, their garden and their Queendom touching broken souls, sometimes scolding, other times upholding. One husband becomes a statistic at a national park and the other succumbs under rare circumstances at the hands of his widow. Does learning the reason for becoming a widow make Luetta an accomplice to murder and Alberta a murderer? With a minimum of formal education but postgraduate degrees in mother wit, Samms and Johnson interact with everyone from officials to the homeless person needing bus fare. They scorn the misuse of the system and their sensibilities, while being titillated by a saucy friends skirmish in jail and the comeuppance of jack-legged preachers. Adventures from sharing a pew, to singing a solo, to sampling fabric, or a hospital stay, Luetta and Alberta live in a sometimes dark world, yet joyfully appreciate and revel in the light of a world thy have made through love, compassion and understanding.

Cold Comfort
Cold Comfort

Author: Quentin Bates

Publisher: C & R Crime

Published: 2012-03-15

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 1780332149

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'Superior crime fiction set in Iceland' The Times 'As chilling as an Icelandic winter' S. J. Bolton Following her promotion and working now from Reykjavik, Gunnhildur is given responsibility for two cases - the first in tracking down an escaped convict who's keen to settle old scores, and the other, the murder of a TV fitness presenter in her city centre apartment. With the police short staffed and underfunded following the financial crash, Gunnhildur and her team set about delving into the backgrounds of both, where they uncover some unwelcome secrets and some influential friends of both who have no wish to be in the public eye. Set in an Iceland that is coming to terms with the deepening recession, Gunnhildur has to take stock of the whirlwind changes that have taken place as she investigates criminals at opposite ends of the social scale as some uncomfortable links appear between the two cases. The second dark and atmospheric thriller in Quentin Bates's Icelandic crime series. A chilling page-turner perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo, Henning Mankell and Søren Sveistrup's The Chestnut Man. Praise for Quentin Bates: 'A great read - leaves you craving the next installment' Yrsa Sigurðardóttir 'A perfect book to curl up with in front of the fire' The Bookbag 'Well written and absorbing' Woman's Way 'Captures the chilly spirit of Nordic crime fiction . . . Fans of Arnaldur Indridason's Reykjavík mysteries will want to add Bates to their reading lists' Booklist '[A] crackling fiction debut ... palpable authenticity' Publishers Weekly 'A superb new series' Eurocrime

When Sparks Fly
When Sparks Fly

Author: J.K Savage

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2013-09-06

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 1483661717

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Candice, a small town girl who leaves everything behind when her high school sweet heart ruins her life. Taking a nanny job in LA, with no knowledge of the area, she soon becomes lost and a handsome fireman saves the day. Brian, an unlucky in love Fireman, after meeting an Aussie nanny his life gets turned upside down. When her Husband come to town sparks fl y between them all. Careful not to set fi re to each other.

The Cotton Pill Poetry Book
The Cotton Pill Poetry Book

Author: Sara Wakefield

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2012-08-19

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 1300095733

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If you are looking for a good cry, if you feel cheated and the world is closing in on you, Cotton Pill Poetry Book will identify with those feeling. Remind you that you are not alone in your sufferings. Through breakups to loving and not being loved in return. Childhood trauma and teen anguish. It's all here in this book. Imagine a cotton pill to ease the pain.

The Mammoth Book of Westerns
The Mammoth Book of Westerns

Author: Jon E. Lewis

Publisher: Robinson

Published: 2013-07-04

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 178033916X

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The Western, though a singularly American art form, is one of the great genres of world literature with a truly global readership. It is also durable despite being often unfairly maligned. Ever since James Fenimore Cooper transformed frontier yarns into a distinct literary form, the Western has followed two paths: one populist - what Time magazine famously billed 'the American Morality Play' - capable of taking many points of view, from red to redneck, but always populist, with a sentimental attachment to the misfit; the other literary - eschewing heroism, debunking with unsettling candour many of the myths of the West. It can sometimes be difficult to draw a sure line between the two forms, but both are represented in this outstanding collection which includes stories by Rick Bass, Walter Van Tilburg Clark, Larry McMurtry, Mari Sandoz, Christopher Tilghman, and Mark Twain, among many others.

Hearts Of Rock
Hearts Of Rock

Author: M.K. Brennan

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-08-28

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 129151581X

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Cam and Madi hadn't seen or spoken to each other in over ten years. Their friendship was just an old memory.Cameron didn't have time for love, nor the desire to find it. Freight Train had taken the world by storm and their North American tour was sold out. Then their agent decided that they needed a photographer on board.Madison has a successful business and a daughter to take care of in Brisbane. She didn't need the love of a man to be happy, but when the chance to work with the world famous rock band "Freight Train" was offered to her, she snapped it up. Everyone could use and all-expense paid American holiday.Neither of them expected to feel anything, but the sparks were flying. Could Madi break through Cam's heart of rock?

The Professor and the Don's Girl
The Professor and the Don's Girl

Author: John Vance

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2017-03-29

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 1682992268

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It’s the end of the term, and Nadia Hill hopes for a romance with her young literature professor, once she graduates. But there are obstacles. For starters, she’s attending college under an alias—made necessary because she’s the daughter of a high-ranking figure in organized crime, who vowed that Nadia would receive all A’s throughout her college career. Standing in the way of such perfection is Heath Alexander, a man of unimpeachable integrity, who is about to give Nadia a B+ in his literature course. Will he budge off his principles and award her the higher grade—especially if he is made to understand the dire consequences of not doing so? In this delightful and hilarious novel, matters are complicated further by several of the professor’s colleagues, who plot to deny him tenure; the Don’s loyal yet inept associate; and the Don’s irrepressible and crafty former lover.

The Fine Color of Rust
The Fine Color of Rust

Author: Paddy O'Reilly

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-09-04

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 1451678169

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Single mother Loretta Boskovic campaigns to save the local school and it soon becomes clear that more than the school is in trouble.