Could adolescent high school jealousy in South Bend, Indiana, be the catalyst for a vicious murder in Paris, France? After learning of the murder of a fellow operative, Boomer, recording artist and CIA contractor Brad James continues Boomer’s investigation into a possible terrorist plot. Antoine d’Arvor, a wealthy media mogul, was one of the people
A lot of young people would love to be able to draw, but they are intimidated by the idea of it. They are afraid it is too hard and takes a very special talent and that others might laugh at their efforts. But Christopher Hart has put together a wonderful book that should go a
Acclaimed author Larry Alexander brings readers a riveting account in 76 Hours: A Novel of Tarawa. Told from the American and Japanese perspectives, characters from both sides reveal what takes place behind the lines. The Japanese Emperor convinces his troops the Americans are weak and incapable of winning. He insists they’ll be defeated; the legacy and
After her parents’ die in a car crash, Ivy Zimmerman travels across the country to stay with her father’s distant family before an international Mennonite meeting in Germany. On the way, she hears about a trip one of her relatives took to Germany almost a hundred years before: in 1937, as the Third Reich came
Gemma isn’t a stranger to investigating mysteries but this is her first time investigating a potentially haunted house. Scarlet House has a long history and when it’s suspected of being haunted, Gemma is called upon to see for herself if it’s true. With the help of her friend Jayne, she sets out to eliminate the
Readers who love complicated stories about parallel lives will be absorbed by these stories of two women who ultimately share the same destiny. I loved this book because it took me into feeling like I knew these women intimately. They are sexual beings during a time when female sexuality was taboo. Because of these societal
Just a small hole, punched in the rock, enabled archeologist and eminent Egyptologist Howard Carter to glimpse the treasures soon to be revealed. And treasures they were indeed, preserved in the tomb of the young king Tutankhamen. Buried for 3,000 years, they glittered still. With a breathless audience, Carter reached in, shone a torch and
With her new book, Pamela Billings Ewen brings us back to a time in France before World War I, when the lovers of wealthy and influential men went out with them in public, setting trends and making waves throughout Paris. One of these women was Émilienne d’Alençon, a dancer turned courtesan in the early twentieth
Book Summary: Ms. Pretty Rickey: The Street Sweeper is a Force to Be Reckoned with, Infamous Poetry about Chief Officials, Freedom from War, Dirty Money, Narcotics Anonymous, World Affairs and Domestic Crimes. A Whisper of Sweet nothings, Fresh delights of Lasting Love in the mist of Terror’s Electronic Harassment and constant tracking through Satellite. Sweeping
Book Summary: A lavish, snowy weekend in New Hampshire ends in tragedy – and, a few months later, one of the party-goers is found dead. As famed podcaster Tyler Carroll tries to discover the truth around Alex Sable’s dramatic death, he turns to the native Upper East Siders who knew the billionaire’s son best. Each
