Walter Mosley delivers at last the compelling master work everyone’s been waiting for—a novel so intriguing, so soulful, so unstoppably dramatic that it will rank among the classic mysteries of our time. At the height of the riots that cripple LA in the summer of 1965, a white man is pulled from his car by a mob and escapes into a nearby apartment building. Soon afterward, a red-headed woman known as Little Scarlet is found dead in that apartment building—and the fleeing man is the obvious suspect. The police ask Easy Rawlins to investigate.
For nearly a year Bernie Rhodenbarr has gone straight...well of a fashion. But Bernie has a new landlord for his Greenwich Village bookstore - Bernie Stoppelagard - not a nice man, who wants to increase his rent by 10,000 dollars...a month! Desperate times call for desperate measures. So Bernie is back to work burgling an apartment of a couple on a European tour of untraceable cash. There is only one problem - the naked man in the bathroom - and the fact that he is deceased.
Technology may be different in 2060 New York, yet the city is still a place of many cultures and great divides. But as ever, some murders receive more attention than others-especially those in which the victim is a prominent businessman, found in his Park Avenue apartment, tied to the bed-and strangled-with cords of black velvet. It doesn't surprise Lieutenant Eve Dallas that
Not Your Mama's Knitting: The Cool and Creative Way to Pick Up Sticks
This is knitting with attitude—your attitude. We hit the basics, bypass the boring stuff, forego the granny cardigans of old, and show you how to knit cool creations that will be the envy of all. Choose one of nearly thirty designs, follow the simple directions, and knit fun, trendy items to dress yourself, your friends, your apartment, a baby, or even a pet or two. If following directions isn't in your nature, use the hints provided to make the piece entirely unique.
Julie & Julia is the story of Julie Powell's attempt to revitalize her marriage, restore her ambition, and save her soul by cooking all 524 recipes in Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume I, in a period of 365 days. The result is a masterful medley of Bridget Jones' Diary meets Like Water for Chocolate, mixed with a healthy dose of original wit, warmth, and inspiration that sets this memoir apart from most tales of personal redemption.
