Mother Love, Deadly Love
Mother Love, Deadly Love

Author: Anne McDonald Maier

Publisher: St. Martin's True Crime

Published: 1994-01-15

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9780312951269

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Prim and pretty, Wanda Ann Holloway led the perfect life. A churchgoer and model homemaker, married to a rich, successful husband, she was the envy of her suburban Texas community. But few people knew the evil soul of Wanda Holloway-a bitter, calculating woman consumed by jealousy and capable of anything-even murder-to get what she wanted. Denied the glory of cheerleading by her repressive, fundamentalist father, Wanda swore that her daughter, Shanna, would live out her frustrated dreams. But when her precious child lost the prized spot on the squad to hated rival Amber Heath, Wanda's obsession turned to blind rage. Dangerously deluded and convinced that Amber's mother Verna had destroyed Shanna's big chance, Wanda struck. If Shanna didn't make the squad, then someone would have to die. Trading her jewelry for a professional killer's services, Wanda plotted the hit as cold-bloodedly as a Mafia don. A deadly fire. A tragic car wreck. A bullet behind the ear. It didn't even have to look like an accident. It just had to be done fast...before the season started.

Deadly Love
Deadly Love

Author: Brenda Joyce

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks

Published: 2007-04-01

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 1429905875

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Dear Readers: I have a confession to make. I never know where my "muse" will take me next. It has been an exciting literary journey--my writing has evolved in many unexpected way, including recently into the realm of powerful and suspenseful contemporary women's fiction, which I shall continue to write under my own name, Brenda Joyce. I have never lost sight, however, of my audience--my historical romance readers, and especially fans of my books featuring the Bragg family. To this day, many of you still clamor for more Bragg books. Well, imagine my surprise when my "muse" prompted me to begin a new historical romance suspense series--and then I realized a Bragg had to be the hero! And so the nom de plume B.D. Joyce was born, and with it, the first book in an ongoing series, Deadly Love. Welcome to the world of Francesca Cahill, crime-solver extraordinaire. Francesca is no ordinary heroine. She refuses to bow to convention, wears her heart on her sleeve, and is determined to right the ills and injustices of society/ Deadly love begins Francesca's mad escapades when the neighbors' little boy is kidnapped right out of his bed during a society ball. It is January 18, 1902. Francesca stumbles across the ransom note just as she meets New York City's newly appointed police commissioner, Rick Bragg. And Fracesca can no more stay out of this investigation than she can stop herself from falling love with the city's determined and powerful police commissioner. But little does she know that on this singular night, he life will change forever. Let me take you back in time to the lost, magical world of turn-of-the-century New York City--where the glittering mansions of society's elite are only footsteps away from the impoverished back alleys of the city'sunderbelly--and into the heart of true danger and even truer passion. Enjoy! Best wishes and Happy Reading, B.D. Joyce (a.k.a. Brenda Joyce)

For Love of Mother Not
For Love of Mother Not

Author: Alan Dean Foster

Publisher: Del Rey

Published: 2002-03-26

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0345454553

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From bestselling author Alan Dean Foster, an exciting early Pip and Flinx novel that shows the origins of a certain boy with special powers—and the mini-dragon that becomes his devoted sidekick. . . . Flinx was just a freckle-faced, redheaded kid with green eyes and a strangely compelling stare when Mather Mastiff first saw him an the auctioneer's block. One hundred credits and he was hers. For years the old woman was his only family. She loved him, fed him, taught him everything she knew—even let him keep the deadly flying dragon he called Pip. But when Mother Mastiff mysteriously disappears, Flinx tails her kidnappers on a dangerous journey. Across the forests and swamps of the winged world called Moth, their only weapons are Pip’s venom . . . and Flinx’s unusual talent.

For a Mother's Love
For a Mother's Love

Author: Lee Butcher

Publisher: Pinnacle Books

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13:

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A chilling story from the author of Sex, Money and Murder in Daytona Beach. In March, 1991, a masked gunman fatally wounded Florida dentist Norman Larzelere. During the ensuing criminal investigation, the brutal truth was revealed: driven by her greed for a multi-million dollar insurance policy, Larzelere's wife convinced her teenaged son Jason, with whom she was having an incestuous affair, to kill his stepfather. Photographs.

Deadly
Deadly

Author: Julie Chibbaro

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2011-02-22

Total Pages: 307

ISBN-13: 1442420413

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Join the search for Typhoid Mary in this early twentieth-century CSI. Now in paperback! Prudence Galewski doesn’t belong in Mrs. Browning’s esteemed School for Girls. She doesn’t want an “appropriate” job that makes use of refinement and charm. Instead, she is fascinated by how the human body works—and why it fails. Prudence is lucky to land a position in a laboratory, where she is swept into an investigation of a mysterious fever. From ritzy mansions to shady bars and rundown tenements, Prudence explores every potential cause of the disease to no avail—until the volatile Mary Mallon emerges. Dubbed “Typhoid Mary” by the press, Mary is an Irish immigrant who has worked as a cook in every home the fever has ravaged. But she’s never been sick a day in her life. Is the accusation against her an act of discrimination? Or is she the first clue in solving one of the greatest medical mysteries of the twentieth century?

Deadly Love
Deadly Love

Author: Mei GuiHuaHong

Publisher: Funstory

Published: 2020-06-24

Total Pages: 1015

ISBN-13: 1649558309

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She, the current star of the fashion world, had a successful career and sweet love. However, because of him, a dangerous man who was like an enigma to Mandala, unexpectedly intervened and underwent a tremendous change. Facing the betrayal of her boyfriend, she lost her reputation overnight and her body and mind were both tormented, causing her to lose her way.

The Murder Mystique
The Murder Mystique

Author: Laurie Nalepa

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2013-02-07

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 0313380112

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Although they account for only ten percent of all murders, those attributed to women seem especially likely to captivate the public. This absorbing book examines why that is true and how some women, literally, get away with murder. Combining compelling storytelling with insightful observations, the book invites readers to take a close look at ten high-profile killings committed by American women. The work exposes the forces that underlie the public's fascination with female killers and determine why these women so often become instant celebrities. Cases are paired by motive—love, money, revenge, self-defense, and psychopathology. Through them, the authors examine the appeal of women who commit murders and show how perceptions of their crimes are shaped. The book details both the crimes and the criminals as it explores how pop culture treats stereotypes of female murderers in film and print. True crime aficionados will be fascinated by the minute descriptions of what happened and why, while pop culture enthusiasts will appreciate the lens of societal norms through which these cases are examined.

Love's Deadly Masquerade
Love's Deadly Masquerade

Author: Yani

Publisher: Anitbeet Productions

Published: 2016-03-01

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13:

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Vanessa is a beautiful, young woman with a bright and promising future. She's never known love until she meets Eric, who sweeps her off of her feet. But is he the man of her dreams or the monster of her nightmares? In the blink of an eye, Vanessa finds herself the victim of Eric's brutal assaults physically, mentally and sexually. With the help of strangers, she makes an escape, only infuriating Eric some more. Soon after, she learns that her fairytale introduction to Eric was a disguise for something much darker and sinister. Reality sets in that once you deal with Eric, the only out is a deadly one. The hunt is on with Eric murdering anyone in his path, hell bent on making Vanessa the final kill on his long hit list. Dive into this page turning ‪crime thriller‬ that centers around ‪domestic violence‬ and the toll it takes on a victim in every way imaginable. Written by Amazon ‪best-selling‬ ‪author‬ ‪Yani‬, this is a ‪story‬ that every ‪woman needs to read.

Gendered Politics in the Modern South
Gendered Politics in the Modern South

Author: Keira V. Williams

Publisher: LSU Press

Published: 2012-11-05

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 0807147702

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In the fall of 1994 Susan Smith, a young mother from Union, South Carolina, reported that an African American male carjacker had kidnapped her two children. The news sparked a multi-state investigation and evoked nationwide sympathy. Nine days later, she confessed to drowning the boys in a nearby lake, and that sympathy quickly turned to outrage. Smith became the topic of thousands of articles, news segments, and media broadcasts -- overshadowing the coverage of midterm elections and the O. J. Simpson trial. The notoriety of her case was more than tabloid fare, however; her story tapped into a cultural debate about gender and politics at a crucial moment in American history. In Gendered Politics in the Modern South Keira V. Williams uses the Susan Smith case to analyze the "new sexism" found in the agenda of the budding neoconservatism movement of the 1990s. She notes that in the weeks after Smith's confession, soon-to-be Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich made statements linking Smith's behavior to the 1960s counterculture movement and to Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" social welfare programs. At the same time, various magazines declared the "death of feminism" and a "crisis in masculinity" as the assault on liberal social causes gained momentum. In response to this perceived crisis, Williams argues, a distinct code of gender discrimination developed that sought to reassert a traditional form of white male power. In addition to consulting a wide variety of sources, including letters from Smith written since her incarceration, Williams contextualizes the infamous case within the history of gender politics over the last quarter of the twentieth century. She reveals how the rhetoric, imagery, and legal treatment of infanticidal mothers changed and asserts that the latest shift reflects the evolution of a neoconservative politics.