Author: Ramón Díaz Eterović
Publisher: AmazonCrossing
ISBN: 9781542046916
Category : FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The first novel by multiple-award-winning Chilean author Ramón Díaz Eterovic to be translated into English--a landmark event for fans of crime fiction. Private investigator Heredia spends his days reading detective novels; commiserating with his cat, Simenon; and peering out over the Mapocho River from his Santiago apartment. The city he loves may be changing, but Heredia can't stop chasing the ghosts of the past. This time, they've come to him... Virginia Reyes's brother, an ex-political prisoner of dictator Augusto Pinochet, was killed in an apparent robbery. Yet nothing of value was taken. The police have declared the case closed, but Virginia suspects that things aren't quite as they appear and turns to Heredia for help. Heredia couldn't agree more--but he can't shake the feeling that there's something Virginia's not telling him. Heredia knows this is not a simple crime. His investigation proves it. Drawn back into a world where murderers nest, secrets are to kill and die for, and Pinochet's legacy still casts a long, dark, and very threatening shadow, it's all Heredia can do to crawl out of it alive.

Author: Dr Gillian O'Brien
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1781620512
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 210

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The Irish Times Top 10 Bestseller! From war to revolution, famine to emigration, The Darkness Echoing travels around Ireland bringing its dark past to life It's no secret that the Irish are obsessed with misery, suffering and death. And no wonder, for there is darkness everywhere you look: in cemeteries and castles, monuments and museums, stories and songs. In The Darkness Echoing, Gillian O'Brien tours Ireland's most deliciously dark heritage sites, delving into the stories behind them and asking what they reveal about the Irish. Energetic, illuminating and surprisingly funny, The Darkness Echoing challenges old, accepted narratives about Ireland, and asks intriguing questions about Ireland's past, present and future. 'My history book of the year' Ryan Tubridy 'As thought-provoking as it is informative and entertaining' Irish Times 'Hugely enjoyable, thought-provoking and informative ... An essential read' History Ireland

Author: Sally Wentworth
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780750506687
Category : Large print books
Languages : en
Pages : 267

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Romance. Purdey wasn't proud of the way she had treated Jared in the past, and she always intended to make amends some day, but that day had dawned sooner than expected, and the price was higher than expected.

Author: Various
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1630087025
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 98

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THE PAST IS PRESENT . . . Troubled pilot Fred Martin is caught in a bizarre storm and loses control of his aircraft. Martin awakens unharmed, only to discover that he is thirty years in the past with the impossible opportunity to right the wrong that ruined his future. But to prevent murder, will he commit murder? * An original graphic novel! * By Mike Richardson writer of 47 Ronin, The Secret, and Crimson Empire.

Author: Barbara Boot
Publisher: Barbara Boot
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 231

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A rogue Eíen no (Eternal) known only as the Tyrant has been silent for the past 18 years, there has been no sightings of him or his Puppets. Then one day in late October a quiet village yet again becomes the target of one of his Puppets to seek and kill a member of the Wesker family. There is only one thing the Puppet’s brother can do, alert the gods that this time around things seem to be somewhat different.

Author: Stephen R. Donaldson
Publisher: Ace
ISBN: 042527005X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 590

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Compelled step by step to actions whose consequences they could neither see nor prevent, Thomas Covenant and Linden Avery have fought for what they love in the magical reality known only as "the Land." Now they face their final crisis. Reunited after their separate struggles, they discover in each other their true power--and yet they cannot imagine how to stop the Worm of the World's End from unmaking Time. Nevertheless they must resist the ruin of all things, giving their last strength in the service of the world's continuance.

Author: Joseph Wambaugh
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0804150672
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 420

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On June 25, 1989, the naked corpse of schoolteacher Susan Reinert was found wedged into her hatchback car in a hotel parking lot near Philadelphia's "Main Line." Her two children had vanished. The Main Line Murder Case burst upon the headlines--and wasn't resolved for seven years. Now, master crime writer Joseph Wambaugh reconstructs the case from its roots, recounting the details, drama, players and pawns in this bizarre crime that shocked the nation and tore apart a respectable suburban town. The massive FBI and state police investigation ultimately centered on two men. Dr. Jay C. Smith--By day he was principal of Upper Merion High School where Susan Reinert taught. At night he was a sadist who indulged in porno, drugs, and weapons. William Bradfield--He was a bearded and charismatic English teacher and classics scholar, but his real genius was for juggling women--three at a time. One of those women was Susan Reinert. How these two men are connected, how the brilliant murder was carried off, and how the investigators closed this astounding case makes for Wambaugh's most compelling book yet.

Author: Kathryn Smith
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Echoes of the Past is a story about a young woman named Sophia Rose who discovers a mysterious box in her attic that leads her on a journey to uncover her family's hidden past. As Sophia delves deeper into her family's history, she uncovers secrets and long-held lies that threaten to tear her family apart. Along the way, Sophia must confront the past in order to move forward and find her place in the world. The story explores themes of identity, belonging, and the power of truth and forgiveness. As Sophia discovers more about her family's past, she learns more about herself and starts to understand how her family's past shapes her future.

Author: Donna Grant
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780985371395
Category : Paranormal romance stories
Languages : en
Pages : 270

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Hiding a secret so awful that his only hope for survival is to remain hidden, Grayson has lived most of his life pretending to be someone he isn't. After years serving as a commander to his lord and friend, Grayson can no longer hold back the past. He leaves in search of answers only to find evil awaits him. Until he discovers an achingly beautiful woman who stirs his deepest passions and all-consuming need. Adrianna knows what her future holds for her as a witch--loneliness and heartache. She has accepted that. Until she discovers Grayson near death in the forest. Saving him is her only choice and even as she falls deeper into the attraction surrounding them, can her magic be enough to stop fate or the evil that waits them?

Author: Jonathan Sklar
Publisher: Phoenix Publishing House
ISBN: 1912691019
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 145

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Today sees the rise of nationalism, the return of totalitarian parties in Europe to electoral success, and the rise of the alt-right and white supremacists in the US. Thus, there is urgency for psychoanalysts, with their understanding of cruelty, sadomasochism, perversion, and other mental mechanisms, to speak out. Jonathan Sklar has risen to the challenge with this timely, thought-provoking, and, at times, upsetting work. Dark Times starts with a look at European history in terms of monuments and mourning, before moving into storytelling and the elision of thought and history at this current time, including harrowing detail of the brutalities inflicted by ISIS on the Yazidi, and concludes with a meditation on the relationship between cruelty in the early environment and hatred of the other within society, with particular focus on racism in the US. Sklar goes against the grain of brief sound bites, which are an aid to quickly pass over painful knowledge. Instead, he goes into detail to give extremely dark, horrid occurrences, and the human beings on the receiving end, respect and understanding, which enables the reader greater access to allowing unconscious things to be made more conscious, highlighting the quality of humanity in human beings. Also, listening to these stories enables us to become more aware, not only of what is going on over there, but also what is happening here, because in our increasingly joined-up world, here is always implicated and affected too. By ridding ourselves of the illusions of our political times, we can find greater freedom to think, develop, challenge, and create hope, for the future of our children and our grandchildren, as well as for ourselves.