The Alden children investigate various mix-ups at a zoo run by their grandfather's friend in an effort to save it not only from pranksters but also from the town council. The Boxcar Children try to find out who's responsible for causing some trouble at Edward Marlow's zoo.
Samurai detective Sano Ichiro, the hero of Laura Joh Rowland's beautifully written mysteries set in Shogun-era Japan, investigates an arson murder at the Black Lotus temple, in which the only witness--a young girl who swears she doesn't remember what happened--is also the only suspect. But Sano's wife, Reiko, believes that Haru is innocent and that the real culprits are hiding behind the barred gates of the temple, home to a mysterious sect that is rumored to be responsible for a number of criminal acts. Under pressure to solve the crime, Sano agrees to let Reiko help, but when she takes matters into her own hands, it puts his career in jeopardy and nearly destroys their marriage.
Secrets, lies, blame and guilt. Only love and forgiveness can overcome the mistakes of the past. Witt Matlock has carried around a bitter hatred for Hardy Wingate, the man he holds responsible for the death of his daughter. And now, 12 years later, the man he blames for the tragedy is back in his life -- and in that of his niece, Joni.
18-year old Teresa knows that her 22-year-old neighbor, James, is in love with her. It’s sort of a given. Has been for years. She doesn’t mean him any harm, but she doesn’t return the feelings. She just lets him hang around. To a point.Until the night she breaks James’s heart. It’s not malicious. But it’s definitely careless. So when James gets on his motorcycle in the dark, speeds up the Big Sur coast and drives off a cliff near Ragged Point, she feels responsible. As responsible as she would feel if she had aimed a gun at his head and pulled the trigger.
In a world where literary scandals often end up in court, the issue of responsibility in writing has never been more important. In this groundbreaking study, Carl Tighe asks the questions every writer needs to consider:
What is it that writers do? Are they responsible for all the uses to which their writing might be put? Or no more responsible than their readers?
How are a writer's responsibilities compromised or defined by commercial or political pressures, or by notions of tradition or originality?
How does a writer's audience affect their responsibilities? Are these the same for writers in all parts of the world, under all political and social systems?
