![]() ![]() ![]() 'JUST what I want from a historical detective novel. Vesuvia Adelia Rachel Ortese Aguilar is a. The follow-up to Mistress of the Art of Death- in the national bestselling series hailed as 'the medieval answer to Kay Scarpetta and the CSI detectives. Readers are gripped by Mistress of the Art of Death: Ariana Franklin The Mistress of the Art of Death is Ariana Franklins remarkable medieval era series in which Dr. I want to crown Ariana Franklin Queen of the Historical Mystery!' TESS GERRITSEN ![]() And it is here that she attracts the attention of a murderer who is prepared to kill again. The investigation takes Adelia deep into Cambridge its castle and convents, and streets teeming with life. Two cousins who start a food stall at their local night market get a serving of murder in this first novel of a delicious new cozy mystery series by. What the king gets is Adelia, his very own Mistress of the Art of Death. Her speciality is the study of corpses, a skill that must be concealed if she is to avoid accusations of witchcraft.īut in Cambridge a child has been murdered, others are disappearing, and King Henry has called upon a renowned Italian investigator to find the killer - fast. This book title, Mistress of the Art of Death, ISBN: 9780425219256, by Ariana Franklin. Enter the first female anatomist.Īdelia Aguilar is a rare thing in medieval Europe - a woman who has trained as a doctor. 'Great fun! Franklin succeeds in vividly bringing the 12th century to life with this cracking good story' KATE MOSSE Winner of the CWA Best Historical Crime Novel of the Year ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If you haven't listened to Woodward's recording of his 8/14 phone call with Trump, listen to/read it here. And as CNN's Kaitlan Collins reported earlier, he's irritated that his aides turned down Woodward's requests to interview him. > WaPo's Wednesday story says Trump is "furious" and "particularly paranoid" right now. WaPo's Josh Dawsey tweeted: "Of 13 current and former White House officials I spoke to today, seven said they spoke to Bob Woodward for his book." Will "he made it up!" really work against one of the most-respected, well-known reporters in the country? Maybe. For the time being, Trump is trying a "fake news" defense, claiming (without a shred of evidence) that Woodward might have made up the stories in the book. "It's basically an 'even worse than you thought' sort of theme." All three books "tell basically the same story, it's just that Woodward has by far the most credibility of those three," Chris Hayes said on MSNBC. So far there's been no known threat of legal action from Trumpworld, but I'm on the lookout because that's what happened with "Fire and Fury" and "Unhinged." ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He couldn’t see but a few feet in front of him, which was why he’d decided to dismount and lead his horse on foot. The moisture in the air kept dithering between fog and rain, and the night was thick with its indecision. That left knee was on fire tonight, sizzling with pain as Rhys trudged through the granite heart of Devonshire, leading his horse down the darkened road. And in damp weather like this, his left knee throbbed with memories of marching through the Pyrenees and surviving the Battle of Nivelle unscathed, only to catch a Basque farmer’s hoe to the knee the next morning, when he left camp for a predawn piss. Since sometime around his thirtieth birthday, the little finger on his right hand just plain refused to bend. Fists driving through barroom haze to connect with his face had snapped the cartilage in his nose a few times, leaving him with a craggy profile-one that was not improved by his myriad scars. Literally.īy the age of twenty, he’d fractured his left arm twice-once in a schoolboy brawl at Eton, and then again during an army training drill. Maur, newly Lord Ashworth, was a broken man. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This one event is the catalyst for much of the action that comes after. As a young man, he hunts a pack of wolves and is victorious. There is not any one thing that occurs to him that he cannot or should not do. He consistently goes against the natural grain of things. The lush imagery abounds from his early days as the marquis' son in the Auvergne, to Paris as the indefatigable Lelio on stage, to his fledgling days as a vampire, to his quest for knowledge from the ancient vampire Marius, and back to Lestat's wild on stage performance in San Francisco.įrom the beginning, Lestat, even as a mortal, is seen as impetuous and stubborn. The story also follows as he seeks answers and meanings of the origin of his immortality. The vampire Lestat recounts his mortal and immortal history as he creates emotional turmoil in his wake. The Vampire Lestat is a story of wicked but beautiful beings, good and evil, the quest for knowledge and, ultimately, love. ![]() ![]() “J.C.!” I shouted as he stopped to reload. I wasn’t inclined to give them the opportunity. How would my mind interpret that? Undoubtedly, there were a dozen psychologists who’d want to write a paper on it. I didn’t know what would happen if one of my hallucinations shot me. ![]() He might accidentally shoot me if I surprised him. He emptied a clip into bin Laden’s face, punching an assortment of holes through the wall in the process. “I was trying to have a conversation!” I yelled. wore his own earmuffs, his handgun raised in two hands, sighting at a picture of Osama bin Laden on the wall. Grumbling to myself, I grabbed the earmuffs hanging outside his door-I’d learned to keep them there-and pushed my way in. ![]() The gunshots coming from J.C.’s room popped like firecrackers. My hallucinations, however, are all quite mad. ![]() My name is Stephen Leeds, and I am perfectly sane. ![]() ![]() ![]() But the very first day at her new school, Suze realizes it's not that easy. Which is a relief, because Suze has just moved to sunny California and plans to start fresh, with trips to the mall instead of the cemetery, and surfing instead of spectral visitations. ![]() And they won't leave her alone until she helps them resolve their unfinished business with the living.īut Jesse, the hot ghost haunting her bedroom, doesn't seem to need her help. ![]() Suze is a mediator-a liaison between the living and the dead. Summary Shadowland is the first book in the thrilling, romantic Mediator series, from the New York Times bestselling author of the Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot. But please don't worry, you still have more than 500,000 other books you can enjoy! The Mediator #1: Shadowland Meg Cabot We are sorry! The publisher (or author) gave us the instruction to take down this book from our catalog. ![]() ![]() Just wild.ĭystopic, repressive, totalitarian society It’s like an episode of the twilight zone or something like that. Definitely not the way you’re going to expect things to end. There’s a lot of wondering about the literal world building and how it would look though I don’t feel a deep longing for it to continue, like I did with The Giver. I can’t recall the last time I was left feeling weird after finishing a book. As you learn more about the town, the people, the job, things just aren’t quite what they seem. It starts out on a train with the main character heading into a town for a market research job, so already we get the indie horror vibes. So you’re left thinking “oh this must be a perfect world” but it’s really just that there’s so many other things to be worried about. You could swap genders around and the story wouldn’t be affected and I like that. ![]() I was drawn in because I was looking for sci-fi/fantasy with LGBT characters and was left pretty satisfied overall with the representation being what it is. ![]() I gave this a shot because it seemed short and sweet as compared to my usual 20 hour, 5 to 8 book series I usually get drawn into. ![]() ![]() More than 60 attended an intimate ceremony at Asia Society Hong Kong Center to mark the occasion, including officials from the Indian Consulate in Hong Kong. In late October, her book “Farther Away From Home, Closer to Yourself” (《走得越远,离自己越近》) debuted in Hong Kong. But after the experience, I felt compelled to share with others what I’ve been through.”ĭebra years ago, Hong Mei had no idea that she would one day live the life of a freelance writer, travel to faraway India and write a book about it. I never thought about being a writer before we went to India. Seeing how other people live and think helps me better understand myself. Backpacker shares life-changing India experience in new book ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Everything’s great until a truly shocking discovery challenges the relationship. ![]() Then, she meets her cute and charming new neighbor Will, whose passion for poetry enthralls her. Inside, however, she’s driven by angst and losing hope. ![]() Slammed is the first of three books in the Slammed series by Colleen Hoover, as well as her debut novel.Įighteen-year-old Layken becomes the rock for her mother and her younger brother after their patriarch unexpectedly dies. Point of Retreat, was published in February 2012. Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover 188,859 ratings, 4. The age rating for the Slammed series is Young Adults aged 14 and over.īelow are quick summaries of each book in the series: Slammed (Slammed Series Books 1 of 3)Ī boy that I’m seriously, deeply, madly, incredibly, and undeniably in lovewith.Īnd he taught me the most important thing of all… Colleen Hoover (born Margaret Colleen Fennell December 11, 1979). 1,184 likes, 5 comments - TWINS READING BOOKS Bookstagrammer () on Instagram: ' It Starts With Us. These three books comprise the Colleen Hoover Slammed series. Point of Retreat (Slammed Series Book 2 of 3). ![]() ![]() ![]() For an even more local experience simply go to Lake Xochimilco, where most restaurants serve locally sourced produce and delicious Mexican fare. My favorite farm-to-table, fair-trade places are all in the Polanco area: Raiz, Quintonil, and Pujol (where they feature my other project, bat-friendly tequila and mescal). A television special and article in the July 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine featured our work with photographer Anand Varma. Very little is known about these bats, but we have uncovered unsuspected behaviors and lots of information about their diet, movements, social life, roosts, and conservation needs. National Geographic is sponsoring my work on giant carnivorous bats in the Mayan rain forest. There is an underground culture that is very welcoming to any non-Mexican willing to visit a cantina con botana, stroll around the zoo or Chapultepec park, explore the streets of Coyoacán, or go bird-watching in a myriad of destinations nearby. Mexico City’s amalgamation of excellent cuisine, friendly people, deep cultural roots, and extraordinary sights is truly unparalleled. ![]() |