Author: Alan Beechey
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1464202435
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
If a blackmail letter drives a man to suicide, is the sender guilty of murder? "Yes," says Oliver Swithin, author of bestselling Finsbury the Ferret children's stories and amateur sleuth, who is on holiday in an ancient village. A midnight streak with his naked girlfriend—Scotland Yard's Effie Strongitham—abruptly ends in the discovery of a corpse. Retired radiobroadcaster Dennis Breedlove has hanged himself from the old gibbet. Evidence suggests blackmail may have driven this celebrity to suicide. Irresistibly intrigued, Oliver believes discovering the dead man's secret will lead to the identity of the blackmailer. But in Britain today, when shame is a ticket to fame, why suicide? What if it wasn't? When the mystery abruptly turns inside out, black-clad strangers attack Oliver in the night. The Vicar behaves strangely. So do the village's five unmarried Bennet sisters, a mysterious monk, the persistent, self-effacing Underwood Tooth, and Oliver's Uncle Tim, Effie's superior at the Yard and a part-time Shakespearean actor. Plus Oliver's aunt and his mother. Who else might play a role in This Private Plot? Two William Shakespeares? It's time to put the laugh back into slaughter with the long-awaited third chapter in the career of Oliver Swithin. Yet under the clever wordplay and bawdy jokes lies an inventive and, yes, scholarly plot.
This Private Plot
Author: Alan Beechey
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1464202435
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
If a blackmail letter drives a man to suicide, is the sender guilty of murder? "Yes," says Oliver Swithin, author of bestselling Finsbury the Ferret children's stories and amateur sleuth, who is on holiday in an ancient village. A midnight streak with his naked girlfriend—Scotland Yard's Effie Strongitham—abruptly ends in the discovery of a corpse. Retired radiobroadcaster Dennis Breedlove has hanged himself from the old gibbet. Evidence suggests blackmail may have driven this celebrity to suicide. Irresistibly intrigued, Oliver believes discovering the dead man's secret will lead to the identity of the blackmailer. But in Britain today, when shame is a ticket to fame, why suicide? What if it wasn't? When the mystery abruptly turns inside out, black-clad strangers attack Oliver in the night. The Vicar behaves strangely. So do the village's five unmarried Bennet sisters, a mysterious monk, the persistent, self-effacing Underwood Tooth, and Oliver's Uncle Tim, Effie's superior at the Yard and a part-time Shakespearean actor. Plus Oliver's aunt and his mother. Who else might play a role in This Private Plot? Two William Shakespeares? It's time to put the laugh back into slaughter with the long-awaited third chapter in the career of Oliver Swithin. Yet under the clever wordplay and bawdy jokes lies an inventive and, yes, scholarly plot.
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1464202435
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
If a blackmail letter drives a man to suicide, is the sender guilty of murder? "Yes," says Oliver Swithin, author of bestselling Finsbury the Ferret children's stories and amateur sleuth, who is on holiday in an ancient village. A midnight streak with his naked girlfriend—Scotland Yard's Effie Strongitham—abruptly ends in the discovery of a corpse. Retired radiobroadcaster Dennis Breedlove has hanged himself from the old gibbet. Evidence suggests blackmail may have driven this celebrity to suicide. Irresistibly intrigued, Oliver believes discovering the dead man's secret will lead to the identity of the blackmailer. But in Britain today, when shame is a ticket to fame, why suicide? What if it wasn't? When the mystery abruptly turns inside out, black-clad strangers attack Oliver in the night. The Vicar behaves strangely. So do the village's five unmarried Bennet sisters, a mysterious monk, the persistent, self-effacing Underwood Tooth, and Oliver's Uncle Tim, Effie's superior at the Yard and a part-time Shakespearean actor. Plus Oliver's aunt and his mother. Who else might play a role in This Private Plot? Two William Shakespeares? It's time to put the laugh back into slaughter with the long-awaited third chapter in the career of Oliver Swithin. Yet under the clever wordplay and bawdy jokes lies an inventive and, yes, scholarly plot.
Private Forest-land Owners of the Southern United States, 1994
Author: Thomas W. Birch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest landowners
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest landowners
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Private Forest-Land Owners of the United States, 1994
Author: Thomas W. Birch
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0788173731
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
This publication reports, primarily in table format, results of a 1994 study of the forest-land owners of the U.S. It includes estimates of the number of private forest-land ownerships in the U.S. & describes ownership objectives, timber harvesting behavior, expected benefits, harvest experience, intention to harvest, & management planning. Charts & tables.
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0788173731
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
This publication reports, primarily in table format, results of a 1994 study of the forest-land owners of the U.S. It includes estimates of the number of private forest-land ownerships in the U.S. & describes ownership objectives, timber harvesting behavior, expected benefits, harvest experience, intention to harvest, & management planning. Charts & tables.
Private Forest-land Owners of the Northern United States, 1994
Author: Thomas W. Birch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest landowners
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest landowners
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Private Forest-land Owners of the Western United States, 1994
Author: Thomas W. Birch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest landowners
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest landowners
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Private Vegas
Author: James Patterson
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316211141
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Private investigator Jack Morgan is on the hunt for a murderer in Las Vegas-and the murder ring he uncovers is unlike anything he's ever seen. Las Vegas is a city of contradictions: seedy and glamorous, secretive and wild, Vegas attracts people of all kinds-especially those with a secret to hide, or a life to leave behind. It's the perfect location for Lester Olsen's lucrative business. He gets to treat gorgeous, young women to five-star restaurants, splashy shows, and limo rides-and then he teaches them how to kill. Private Jack Morgan spends most of his time in Los Angeles, where his top investigation firm has its headquarters. But a hunt for two criminals leads him to the city of sin-and to a murder ring that is more seductively threatening than anything he's witnessed before. Chilling and marvelous, Private Vegas brings James Patterson's Private series to a sensational new level.
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316211141
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Private investigator Jack Morgan is on the hunt for a murderer in Las Vegas-and the murder ring he uncovers is unlike anything he's ever seen. Las Vegas is a city of contradictions: seedy and glamorous, secretive and wild, Vegas attracts people of all kinds-especially those with a secret to hide, or a life to leave behind. It's the perfect location for Lester Olsen's lucrative business. He gets to treat gorgeous, young women to five-star restaurants, splashy shows, and limo rides-and then he teaches them how to kill. Private Jack Morgan spends most of his time in Los Angeles, where his top investigation firm has its headquarters. But a hunt for two criminals leads him to the city of sin-and to a murder ring that is more seductively threatening than anything he's witnessed before. Chilling and marvelous, Private Vegas brings James Patterson's Private series to a sensational new level.
Original Plays
Author: William Schwenck Gilbert
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English drama
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Land Policy
Author: Benjamin Davy
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 9780754677925
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
In everyday practice, private and common property relations often accommodate a wide variety of demands made by the owners and users of land. In a stark contrast, many theories of property and land policy fail to recognize plural property relations. The polyrational theory of planning and property as employed in this book reconciles practice and theory. With international examples, this is a valuable resource for those concerned with town planning, land reform, land use and human rights.
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 9780754677925
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
In everyday practice, private and common property relations often accommodate a wide variety of demands made by the owners and users of land. In a stark contrast, many theories of property and land policy fail to recognize plural property relations. The polyrational theory of planning and property as employed in this book reconciles practice and theory. With international examples, this is a valuable resource for those concerned with town planning, land reform, land use and human rights.
Foreign Agriculture
Land Reform in the Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe
Author: Stephen K. Wegren
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134697724
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Land reform is a key factor in determining the political, economic and social future of the transitional states of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. This book represents the first major study in this area. Utilizing extensive field work, unpublished materials, statistical data and interviews with land reform officials, the contributors explore the key issues.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134697724
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Land reform is a key factor in determining the political, economic and social future of the transitional states of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. This book represents the first major study in this area. Utilizing extensive field work, unpublished materials, statistical data and interviews with land reform officials, the contributors explore the key issues.