Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.37 | Fiction literature | 27 January 2011
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From Doon with Death
When Margaret Parsons disappears, Inspector Burden tries to reassure her frantic husband that she will be back by morning. Privately, though, he is certain Margaret has run off with another man. But then the missing woman's body is found, strangled and abandoned in a nearby wood. And when Mr. Parsons lets the police into his home, a startling discovery leads everyone to question just who Margaret Parsons really was . . .
A brand new title encapsulating one of China’s most significant cities - Shanghai - a city that reperesents buzzing and booming modern China in all it''s glory. Well written, thoroughly researched and to the point it gives a clear picture of what must be done and where, to get the most out of this progressive megacity. Covering the Shanghai area as well as Putuoshan and the nearby canal towns, this guide provides you with all the facts, as well as those unusual places to go that will make for that extra-special and positively memorable trip.
The police weren't interested in the two sisters: Susan Lyne and Fiona Laslett. Nor were they interested in their neighbors, at least not yet. Later they would return in numbers to investigate the inescapable fact of violent death. But at the present, they were only inquiring about a domestic python that had strayed from nearby Bright's Farm. But instead of finding a python, the police found something more alarming...
Kathy Reichs - Devil Bones [Temperance Brennan series
In a house under renovation, a plumber uncovers a cellar no one knew about, and makes a rather grisly discovery -- a decapitated chicken, animal bones, and cauldrons containing beads, feathers, and other relics of religious ceremonies. In the center of the shrine, there is the skull of a teenage girl. Meanwhile, on a nearby lakeshore, the headless body of a teenage boy is found by a man walking his dog.
As a launching pad for inquisitive young minds and a life raft for parents at wits end, this collection addresses a critical part of being a kid: asking questions. A wide variety of questions are answered, such as Is there life on Mars? Do rivers ever dry up? Why are there wars? Is there such a thing as a funny bone? What is DNA? Having this nearby will equip every parent for those difficult, absurd, or sometimes funny questions from their kids.
