Author: Morgan Mayer
Publisher: Indigo Dot Press
ISBN: 1732854122
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
“a compelling detective duo”—Kirkus Reviews “readers will fall in love with the eccentric (and aptly-named) couple…they light up the pages.”—The BookLife Prize Never underestimate a sleuthing octogenarian… After weeks of no answers from the authorities, Sheila and Shane McShane, a spry and tenacious octogenarian couple from New Hampshire, board the magnificent Celestial of the Seas to look for their daughter on the same British Isles cruise she went missing from six weeks before. Guided by Sheila’s intuition and Shane’s logic, they uncover clues about Shanna’s disappearance, but the closer they come to the truth, the greater the danger, including from a mysterious stranger. Drawn from a British Isles cruise with the author’s parents, The Cruise Ship Lost My Daughter is a cozy mystery full of humor and heart, one that takes the reader on a spirited caper from Scotland to Belgium and sails into the real-life world of art.
The Cruise Ship Lost My Daughter
Author: Morgan Mayer
Publisher: Indigo Dot Press
ISBN: 1732854122
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
“a compelling detective duo”—Kirkus Reviews “readers will fall in love with the eccentric (and aptly-named) couple…they light up the pages.”—The BookLife Prize Never underestimate a sleuthing octogenarian… After weeks of no answers from the authorities, Sheila and Shane McShane, a spry and tenacious octogenarian couple from New Hampshire, board the magnificent Celestial of the Seas to look for their daughter on the same British Isles cruise she went missing from six weeks before. Guided by Sheila’s intuition and Shane’s logic, they uncover clues about Shanna’s disappearance, but the closer they come to the truth, the greater the danger, including from a mysterious stranger. Drawn from a British Isles cruise with the author’s parents, The Cruise Ship Lost My Daughter is a cozy mystery full of humor and heart, one that takes the reader on a spirited caper from Scotland to Belgium and sails into the real-life world of art.
Publisher: Indigo Dot Press
ISBN: 1732854122
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
“a compelling detective duo”—Kirkus Reviews “readers will fall in love with the eccentric (and aptly-named) couple…they light up the pages.”—The BookLife Prize Never underestimate a sleuthing octogenarian… After weeks of no answers from the authorities, Sheila and Shane McShane, a spry and tenacious octogenarian couple from New Hampshire, board the magnificent Celestial of the Seas to look for their daughter on the same British Isles cruise she went missing from six weeks before. Guided by Sheila’s intuition and Shane’s logic, they uncover clues about Shanna’s disappearance, but the closer they come to the truth, the greater the danger, including from a mysterious stranger. Drawn from a British Isles cruise with the author’s parents, The Cruise Ship Lost My Daughter is a cozy mystery full of humor and heart, one that takes the reader on a spirited caper from Scotland to Belgium and sails into the real-life world of art.
The Cruise Ship Serial Killer
Author: James M. Glass
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365711102
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The drug addicted mother gave birth to the future killer in a back alley on skid row. The mother wanted to throw him in the dumpster, but a friend interceded by wrapping the baby in an old rag and pacing him on the top step of the church. The baby grew up in the orphanage where the Nuns discovered he had a brilliant mind and a uncanny gift of being able to duplicate any great artist. What they didn't discover is his lack of compassion and his fascination with death. He honed the skills of a killer during his period in the orphanage. He went on to become a serial killer where he took his vacations on the luxurious cruise ship Ellen Jean.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1365711102
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The drug addicted mother gave birth to the future killer in a back alley on skid row. The mother wanted to throw him in the dumpster, but a friend interceded by wrapping the baby in an old rag and pacing him on the top step of the church. The baby grew up in the orphanage where the Nuns discovered he had a brilliant mind and a uncanny gift of being able to duplicate any great artist. What they didn't discover is his lack of compassion and his fascination with death. He honed the skills of a killer during his period in the orphanage. He went on to become a serial killer where he took his vacations on the luxurious cruise ship Ellen Jean.
Lost Daughters
Author: Mary Monroe
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 0758294689
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
“A spicy mixture of family scandal, mother-daughter betrayal, and good-for-nothing men” from the New York Times bestselling author of God Don't Like Ugly (Publishers Weekly). Everyone from Louisiana to Florida knows Mama Ruby—a small-town girl who became one of the South's most notorious and volatile women. Now Mary Monroe reveals how Mama Ruby's past haunts the family she's left behind . . . Mama Ruby has died, and Maureen Montgomery is finally taking charge of her own life. With her beautiful teenage daughter, Loretta, by her side, she returns to Florida and settles into a routine any other woman would consider bland. But for Maureen and her brother, Virgil, after Mama Ruby's hair-trigger temper and murderous ways, bland is good. Yet Loretta has other ideas . . . Set on becoming rich and famous, Loretta convinces Maureen to let her start a modeling career with the help of a Miami photographer. But even as they move in promising new directions, they can't escape Mama Ruby—including Virgil, who's concealed one of her most shocking acts for most of his life. To make a future that's truly hers, Maureen will have to take on a bit of Mama Ruby's strength, forge new bonds—and face down the past. Praise for Mary Monroe “An exceptional writer and phenomenal storyteller!” —Kimberla Lawson Roby, New York Times bestselling author “A remarkable talent.” —Chicago Sun-Times “Monroe is a masterful storyteller.” —Philadelphia Inquirer
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 0758294689
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
“A spicy mixture of family scandal, mother-daughter betrayal, and good-for-nothing men” from the New York Times bestselling author of God Don't Like Ugly (Publishers Weekly). Everyone from Louisiana to Florida knows Mama Ruby—a small-town girl who became one of the South's most notorious and volatile women. Now Mary Monroe reveals how Mama Ruby's past haunts the family she's left behind . . . Mama Ruby has died, and Maureen Montgomery is finally taking charge of her own life. With her beautiful teenage daughter, Loretta, by her side, she returns to Florida and settles into a routine any other woman would consider bland. But for Maureen and her brother, Virgil, after Mama Ruby's hair-trigger temper and murderous ways, bland is good. Yet Loretta has other ideas . . . Set on becoming rich and famous, Loretta convinces Maureen to let her start a modeling career with the help of a Miami photographer. But even as they move in promising new directions, they can't escape Mama Ruby—including Virgil, who's concealed one of her most shocking acts for most of his life. To make a future that's truly hers, Maureen will have to take on a bit of Mama Ruby's strength, forge new bonds—and face down the past. Praise for Mary Monroe “An exceptional writer and phenomenal storyteller!” —Kimberla Lawson Roby, New York Times bestselling author “A remarkable talent.” —Chicago Sun-Times “Monroe is a masterful storyteller.” —Philadelphia Inquirer
The Lost Daughter
Author: Mary Williams
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101611065
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
“I always hoped [Mary Williams] would tell her incredible story. She's a writer of uncommon clarity and humor, and the arrival of her memoir is cause for celebration." —Dave Eggers, author of What is the What As she grew up in 1970s Oakland, California, role models for Mary Williams were few and far between: her father was often in prison, her older sister was a teenage prostitute, and her hot-tempered mother struggled to raise six children alone. For all Mary knew, she was heading down a similar path. But her life changed when she met Jane Fonda at summer camp in 1978. Fonda grew attached to the bright girl and eventually invited her to become part of her family, becoming the mother Mary never had. Mary’s life since has been one of adventure and opportunity—from hiking the Appalachian Trail solo, working with the Lost Boys of Sudan, and living in the frozen reaches of Antarctica. Her most courageous trip, though, involved returning to Oakland and reconnecting with her biological mother and family, many of whom she hadn’t seen since the day she left home. The Lost Daughter is a chronicle of her journey back in time, an exploration of fractured family bonds, and a moving epic of self-discovery.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101611065
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
“I always hoped [Mary Williams] would tell her incredible story. She's a writer of uncommon clarity and humor, and the arrival of her memoir is cause for celebration." —Dave Eggers, author of What is the What As she grew up in 1970s Oakland, California, role models for Mary Williams were few and far between: her father was often in prison, her older sister was a teenage prostitute, and her hot-tempered mother struggled to raise six children alone. For all Mary knew, she was heading down a similar path. But her life changed when she met Jane Fonda at summer camp in 1978. Fonda grew attached to the bright girl and eventually invited her to become part of her family, becoming the mother Mary never had. Mary’s life since has been one of adventure and opportunity—from hiking the Appalachian Trail solo, working with the Lost Boys of Sudan, and living in the frozen reaches of Antarctica. Her most courageous trip, though, involved returning to Oakland and reconnecting with her biological mother and family, many of whom she hadn’t seen since the day she left home. The Lost Daughter is a chronicle of her journey back in time, an exploration of fractured family bonds, and a moving epic of self-discovery.
Do Not Become Alarmed
Author: Maile Meloy
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735216541
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
The moving and suspenseful new novel that Ann Patchett calls "smart and thrilling and impossible to put down... the book that every reader longs for." “This summer’s undoubtable smash hit… an addictive, heart-palpitating story.” —Marie Claire The sun is shining, the sea is blue, the children have disappeared. When Liv and Nora decide to take their husbands and children on a holiday cruise, everyone is thrilled. The adults are lulled by the ship’s comfort and ease. The four children—ages six to eleven—love the nonstop buffet and their newfound independence. But when they all go ashore for an adventure in Central America, a series of minor misfortunes and miscalculations leads the families farther from the safety of the ship. One minute the children are there, and the next they’re gone. The disintegration of the world the families knew—told from the perspectives of both the adults and the children—is both riveting and revealing. The parents, accustomed to security and control, turn on each other and blame themselves, while the seemingly helpless children discover resources they never knew they possessed. Do Not Become Alarmed is a story about the protective force of innocence and the limits of parental power, and an insightful look at privileged illusions of safety. Celebrated for her spare and moving fiction, Maile Meloy has written a gripping novel about how quickly what we count on can fall away, and the way a crisis shifts our perceptions of what matters most.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735216541
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
The moving and suspenseful new novel that Ann Patchett calls "smart and thrilling and impossible to put down... the book that every reader longs for." “This summer’s undoubtable smash hit… an addictive, heart-palpitating story.” —Marie Claire The sun is shining, the sea is blue, the children have disappeared. When Liv and Nora decide to take their husbands and children on a holiday cruise, everyone is thrilled. The adults are lulled by the ship’s comfort and ease. The four children—ages six to eleven—love the nonstop buffet and their newfound independence. But when they all go ashore for an adventure in Central America, a series of minor misfortunes and miscalculations leads the families farther from the safety of the ship. One minute the children are there, and the next they’re gone. The disintegration of the world the families knew—told from the perspectives of both the adults and the children—is both riveting and revealing. The parents, accustomed to security and control, turn on each other and blame themselves, while the seemingly helpless children discover resources they never knew they possessed. Do Not Become Alarmed is a story about the protective force of innocence and the limits of parental power, and an insightful look at privileged illusions of safety. Celebrated for her spare and moving fiction, Maile Meloy has written a gripping novel about how quickly what we count on can fall away, and the way a crisis shifts our perceptions of what matters most.
Daughter of Deep Silence
Author: Carrie Ryan
Publisher: Dutton Books
ISBN: 0525426507
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
At fourteen, Frances survived a slaughter that claimed the lives of her parents and best friend, Libby, but she took on Libby's identity and wealth while plotting revenge against the powerful Wells family and now, at age eighteen, is ready to destroy them, including her first love, Grey.
Publisher: Dutton Books
ISBN: 0525426507
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
At fourteen, Frances survived a slaughter that claimed the lives of her parents and best friend, Libby, but she took on Libby's identity and wealth while plotting revenge against the powerful Wells family and now, at age eighteen, is ready to destroy them, including her first love, Grey.
Fatal Rounds
Author: Carrie Rubin
Publisher: Indigo Dot Press
ISBN: 1958160024
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
When the stalkee becomes the stalker… “Rubin makes the most out of an uber-creepy premise in this superior medical thriller.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “A brisk, page-turning read.”—Rachel Howzell Hall, New York Times bestselling author Liza Larkin, a recent med-school graduate on the cusp of her pathology internship, isn’t like most people. She would rather study the human brain or pound the heavy bag at the gym than spend time with others, and as an outsider she doesn’t let societal norms confine her. So when a stranger’s picture sends Liza’s schizophrenic mother deeper into psychosis, Liza does a reverse-image search to identify him. Upon discovering he is a trauma surgeon at a Massachusetts teaching hospital, she impulsively changes her pathology residency program of choice to his center. She wants to be near him. She wants to know what he’s up to. She wants to protect her family. See you in the ring soon, Dr. Sam Donovan. The bell has rung.
Publisher: Indigo Dot Press
ISBN: 1958160024
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
When the stalkee becomes the stalker… “Rubin makes the most out of an uber-creepy premise in this superior medical thriller.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “A brisk, page-turning read.”—Rachel Howzell Hall, New York Times bestselling author Liza Larkin, a recent med-school graduate on the cusp of her pathology internship, isn’t like most people. She would rather study the human brain or pound the heavy bag at the gym than spend time with others, and as an outsider she doesn’t let societal norms confine her. So when a stranger’s picture sends Liza’s schizophrenic mother deeper into psychosis, Liza does a reverse-image search to identify him. Upon discovering he is a trauma surgeon at a Massachusetts teaching hospital, she impulsively changes her pathology residency program of choice to his center. She wants to be near him. She wants to know what he’s up to. She wants to protect her family. See you in the ring soon, Dr. Sam Donovan. The bell has rung.
Crimes against Americans on cruise ships
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Broken Hope
Author: Carrie Rubin
Publisher: Indigo Dot Press
ISBN: 1958160083
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
A grieving doctor fights back against the world’s growing inhumanity… “Rubin’s revenge thriller is fast-paced and full of plenty of unexpected twists and turns…a true page-turner”—Kirkus Reviews To her Boston patients, Dr. Hope Sullivan is a conscientious doctor with a caring bedside manner. To her victims, she is a fierce protector of those who have been wronged. After losing everyone close to her, these revenge “tune-ups” are the only thing that make her feel...well...feel anything at all. Until one day, a mysterious email threatens to expose her. I know what ur doing, it says. At first, Hope ignores the electronic stalking, but when the threats become increasingly personal, she knows she must act. It isn’t until the stalker gives Hope a taste of her own medicine that she uncovers a far greater danger, both to herself and to the patients she cares for. Content Warning: This book contains references to suicide and grief that might be triggering to some readers.
Publisher: Indigo Dot Press
ISBN: 1958160083
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
A grieving doctor fights back against the world’s growing inhumanity… “Rubin’s revenge thriller is fast-paced and full of plenty of unexpected twists and turns…a true page-turner”—Kirkus Reviews To her Boston patients, Dr. Hope Sullivan is a conscientious doctor with a caring bedside manner. To her victims, she is a fierce protector of those who have been wronged. After losing everyone close to her, these revenge “tune-ups” are the only thing that make her feel...well...feel anything at all. Until one day, a mysterious email threatens to expose her. I know what ur doing, it says. At first, Hope ignores the electronic stalking, but when the threats become increasingly personal, she knows she must act. It isn’t until the stalker gives Hope a taste of her own medicine that she uncovers a far greater danger, both to herself and to the patients she cares for. Content Warning: This book contains references to suicide and grief that might be triggering to some readers.
The Cedars of Beckenham
Author: Peter Longley
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1528966732
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
THE MYSTERY OF AN ANTIQUE GERMAN DOLL REUNITES MEMBERS OF A FAMILY TORN APART DURING THE THIRD REICH OF NAZI GERMANY. This family saga, starting in the leafy suburb of Beckenham on the borders of Kent and London, begins in 1930 in the comfortable world of four British upper-middle class families blind to the impending changes that are about to threaten not only their world, but everyone else’s world, too. A doll belonging to the Abuthnott family becomes the catalyst that brings about two sides of the Rubenstein family, who were able to escape from Germany in the late 1930s finding refuge in the United States of America and in the British Mandate of Palestine. Along the way, the horrors of the Blitz and the British struggle for survival are enacted out against the parallel Germanic horror of holocaust separation. The survivors in the United States, Great Britain and Israel adapt to a new world as it unfolds through the second half of the 20th century, until by the chance sale of a German Biedermeier doll at Sotheby’s in New York, their separate paths are brought together in 2017. The four Beckenham families adapt to their changing lifestyles witnessing a rich tapestry of 20th century history taking the reader all over the world with its beauty, passion and prejudices.
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1528966732
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
THE MYSTERY OF AN ANTIQUE GERMAN DOLL REUNITES MEMBERS OF A FAMILY TORN APART DURING THE THIRD REICH OF NAZI GERMANY. This family saga, starting in the leafy suburb of Beckenham on the borders of Kent and London, begins in 1930 in the comfortable world of four British upper-middle class families blind to the impending changes that are about to threaten not only their world, but everyone else’s world, too. A doll belonging to the Abuthnott family becomes the catalyst that brings about two sides of the Rubenstein family, who were able to escape from Germany in the late 1930s finding refuge in the United States of America and in the British Mandate of Palestine. Along the way, the horrors of the Blitz and the British struggle for survival are enacted out against the parallel Germanic horror of holocaust separation. The survivors in the United States, Great Britain and Israel adapt to a new world as it unfolds through the second half of the 20th century, until by the chance sale of a German Biedermeier doll at Sotheby’s in New York, their separate paths are brought together in 2017. The four Beckenham families adapt to their changing lifestyles witnessing a rich tapestry of 20th century history taking the reader all over the world with its beauty, passion and prejudices.