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A Necessary End: Gallows View; A Dedicated Man; A Necessary End (Inspector Banks #3)
by Peter RobinsonA policeman is murdered--stabbed during a nuclear protest march in the rain drenched streets of the northern English town of Eastvale. Any of a hundred or more demonstrators could have plunged the knife into Police Constable Edwin Gill, an unlikable man, by all accounts. But who had the motive? Who among the crowd even knew the unfortunate Gill? Was the knife meant for Gill the person, or Gill the policeman? Banks, who loves a good meal, the opera, and his wife, not necessarily in that order, may wish for the classic locked-room case, with just a few suspects under controlled circumstances, but he's confronted with a situation of quite a different kind. And to make matters worse, he's not even in charge of the investigation. A former colleague from Banks's London days, Superintendent Richard "Dirty Dick" Burgess, comes north to direct the inquiries for supposedly political reasons. A selfish and ambitious man, of whom Banks has unpleasant memories, Burgess seems at times almost more intent on destroying Banks's career than on solving the murder.
A Necessary Evil
by Alex KavaWhen a monsignor is found knifed to death in a Nebraska airport restroom, FBI special agent Maggie O'Dell is called in to profile the ritualistic murder of a priest, the latest in a series of killings. Maggie soon discovers a disturbing Internet game that's popular among victims of abuse by Catholic priests. With this first real lead in the investigation, she wonders if the group has turned cyberspace justice into reality. Then Maggie gets a second lead-one that leaves her stunned.For the past four years she has been obsessed with finding Father Michael Keller, whose brutal acts against children continue to haunt her. Now, it seems, he has become a target. When Keller offers to help Maggie solve the ritual killings in exchange for protection, she decides to ally herself with the elusive child killer, stepping into a world of malevolence from which she may not return unscathed.Maggie knows the bargain is a necessary evil...one that may be made in blood....
A Necessary Evil (Robert Fairfax 5)
by Hannah MarchThe fifth novel in the gripping Georgian mystery series chronicling the adventures of Robert Fairfax. A must-read for fans of historical crime fiction.To Bath in its Georgian heyday come colourful visitors - the grand, fortune hunters, heiresses, invalids and imposters. Among them is Colonel Sir James Delabole - wealthy, gouty and seeking to make amends for a disreputable past.When flamboyant Sir James is found poisoned, Robert Fairfax, tutor and amateur sleuth, discovers there is no shortage of suspects. To investigate, Fairfax must enter a murky world of greed, scandal and deception, and he soon finds that the elegant spa is not such a healthy place to be...
A Necessary Evil (Robert Fairfax 5)
by Hannah MarchThe fifth novel in the gripping Georgian mystery series chronicling the adventures of Robert Fairfax. A must-read for fans of historical crime fiction.To Bath in its Georgian heyday come colourful visitors - the grand, fortune hunters, heiresses, invalids and imposters. Among them is Colonel Sir James Delabole - wealthy, gouty and seeking to make amends for a disreputable past.When flamboyant Sir James is found poisoned, Robert Fairfax, tutor and amateur sleuth, discovers there is no shortage of suspects. To investigate, Fairfax must enter a murky world of greed, scandal and deception, and he soon finds that the elegant spa is not such a healthy place to be...
A Necessary Evil: A Necessary Evil / Exposed (A Maggie O'Dell Novel #4)
by Alex KavaPlunge back into the thrilling world of profiler Maggie O’Dell in book 5 of this acclaimed series from New York Times bestselling author Alex Kava.When a monsignor is found knifed to death in a Nebraska airport restroom, FBI special agent Maggie O’Dell is called in to profile the ritualistic murder of a priest, the latest in a series of killings. Maggie soon discovers a disturbing Internet game that’s popular among victims of abuse by Catholic priests. With this first real lead in the investigation, she wonders if the group has turned cyberspace justice into reality. Then Maggie gets a second lead—one that leaves her stunned.For the past four years she has been obsessed with finding Father Michael Keller, whose brutal acts against children continue to haunt her. Now, it seems, he has become a target. When Keller offers to help Maggie solve the ritual killings in exchange for protection, she decides to ally herself with the elusive child killer, stepping into a world of malevolence from which she may not return unscathed.Maggie knows the bargain is a necessary evil…one that may be made in blood…Originally published in 2006
A Necessary Evil: A Novel (Sam Wyndham Ser. #2)
by Abir MukherjeeIndia, 1920. Captain Wyndham and Sergeant Banerjee of the Calcutta Police Force investigate the dramatic assassination of a Maharajah's son, in the sequel to A Rising Man. The fabulously wealthy kingdom of Sambalpore is home to tigers, elephants, diamond mines, and the beautiful Palace of the Sun. But when the heir to the throne is assassinated in the presence of Captain Sam Wyndham and Sergeant 'Surrender-Not' Banerjee, they discover a kingdom riven with suppressed conflict. Prince Adhir was a modernizer whose attitudes—and romantic relationships—may have upset the more religious elements of his country, while his brother—now in line to the throne—appears to be a feckless playboy. As Wyndham and Banerjee desperately try to unravel the mystery behind the assassination, they become entangled in a dangerous world where those in power live by their own rules—and those who cross their paths pay with their lives. They must find a murderer, before the murderer finds them . . .
A Necessary Fantasy?: The Heroic Figure in Children's Popular Culture
by Dudley Jones Tony WatkinsThis book addresses a variety of issues through the examination of heroic figures in children's popular literature, comics, film, and television.
A Necessary Husband
by Debra MullinsWhen Garrett Lynch bursts the glittering Raynewood ballroom a Wild mail, a hapless footman clinging to each powerful arm, Lucinda Devering is equally appalled and impressed. How uncivilised! How barbaric! How... stirringly strong and manly! Then she learns he's the Iong-lost heir of the Duke of Raynewood -- and that it's her job to transform him into a proper Englishman. And if she fails this impossible task, the duke will reveal her desperate secret, ruining her forever. Lucinda Devering may be the loveliest woman Garrett's laid eyes on, but her eternal rules and regulations about proper behaviour are enough to drive a man mad. Which should he believe? That stiff spine, or those soft curls and big brown eyes? One thing is certain: that lush, prissy mouth needs loosening up -- and he knows just the way to do it! But soon he wonders which is more important: winning this game, or winning, Lucinda's hand?
A Necessary Lie
by Lucy FaragoThe Investigative Collection Unit is one of the world’s most renowned agencies, solving cases with—or without—the law on its side. And the Unit’s men are special agents in more ways than one, with secrets that can make or break them—and the hearts of those who fall for them . . .He’s known only as Cowboy. A successful rodeo star with a string of women behind him, the ICU has given him a chance to stay put instead of constantly running away—from the past, from love, from the blood on his hands. And he’s not going to screw that up, even if it means going back home to Texas to investigate the disappearance of the woman who made him start running in the first place . . .The political exposé of a popular senator should have been Grace Irvine’s story, but she thought it would be good for her best friend Jessie’s career. Now, Jessie is missing and Grace will do anything to find her. But her path keeps crossing with a mysterious and charismatic cowboy who has his own reasons for finding Jessie. And as intrigue draws Grace and Cowboy deeper into danger, passion starts to play by its own rules—making promises it might not be able to keep . . .Praise for Lucy Farago’s Sin on the Strip“As suspenseful and sexy as the title promises. Don’t miss this one.” —Cindy Gerard, New York Times Bestselling Author
A Necessary Murder: A Heloise Chancey Victorian Mystery (The Heloise Chancey Mysteries #2)
by M. J. TjiaA string of murders cuts close to home for the Victorian courtesan and professional sleuth in this mystery thriller set in 19th century London.London, 1863: Little Margaret Lovejoy is found brutally murdered in the outhouse at her family&’s estate. A few days later, a man is cut down in a similar manner on the doorstep of Heloise Chancey&’s prestigious address. But the courtesan detective has other troubles to attend to. Heloise&’s maid, Amah Li Leen, has just discovered that events from her past have resurfaced to threaten her present life. Once again, Heloise is caught in a maelstrom of murder and deceit that threatens to dismantle her carefully crafted existence. But she has always been adept at deceiving the dishonest. Pursuing two investigations at once, Heloise is about to demonstrate just how skilled she truly is.
A Necessary Risk
by Kathleen LongA DETERMINED DETECTIVE HELL-BENT ON REVENGEDetective Zach Thomas had one goal: find out what really happened the day his brother died. Problem was he had to involve beautiful scientist Jessica Parker. Then, as Zach slowly uncovered some deadly secrets, his need for vengeance was overshadowed by his desire to protect Jessica.A BUTTONED-UP BEAUTY WHO'D AWAKENED A KILLERJessica Parker knew she'd spent her life doing no harm, and yet somehow the research she'd conducted had gone so horribly wrong. Could her gorgeous protector prevent her from falling victim to an elusive enemy who'd stop at nothing to suppress the truth?
A Necessary Woman
by Helen Van SlykeThe chance winning of a door prize-a cruise to the South Pacific-changed the life of thirty-eight-year-old Mary Farr Morgan and those nearest to her. A thousand uncertainties preceded that bleak winter morning when she sailed from San Francisco, leaving behind the charming, unrealistic husband she'd loved and supported for fifteen years. When she returned, she would have made the most important decision of her life; whether to stay married to a man she pitied but could not respect. During the long days at sea, Mary reviewed her disappointments and doubts: the early desire for parental approval, always withheld; the longing for closeness to a jealous, hostile sister; the job she loved and the threat it presented to her marriage. And through the eyes of her traveling companion, her beloved twenty-one-year-old niece, Jayne, she came also to a new outlook on life. The girl's liberated forthrightness forced Mary to face her own emotions head on, including her passion for Christopher Andrews, a fellow passenger who was everything she'd dreamed of in a man . . . and everything her conscience rejected. With fascinating, personalized glimpses of such exotic places as Bali, Hong Kong, and the People's Republic of China, A NECESSARY WOMAN is really the story of two women and two generations-Mary in the middle of her life and Jayne in the beginning of hers. Interwoven, theirs are the conflicts of all modern women caught between the demands of duty and the need for survival. In a world where each searches for happiness, Mary and Jayne emerge with different solutions to a single problem-how to be true to oneself as. a woman, in an honest, necessary way.
A Necklace of Water (Balefire #4)
by Cate TiernanAs the consequences of the Treize's magickal rite become more fully known, twin witches Clio and Thais pursue separate agendas involving Daedalus, and Melita returns with plans of her own.
A Need So Beautiful
by Suzanne YoungWe all want to be remembered. Charlotte's destiny is to be forgotten. Charlotte's best friend thinks Charlotte might be psychic. Her boyfriend thinks she's cheating on him. But Charlotte knows what's really wrong: She is one of the Forgotten, a kind of angel on earth who feels the Need-a powerful, uncontrollable draw to help someone, usually a stranger. But Charlotte never wanted this responsibility. What she wants is to help her best friend, whose life is spiraling out of control. She wants to lie in her boyfriend's arms forever. But as the Need grows stronger, it begins to take a dangerous toll on Charlotte. And who she was, is, and will become-her mark on this earth, her very existence-is in jeopardy of disappearing completely. Charlotte will be forced to choose: Should she embrace her fate as a Forgotten, a fate that promises to rip her from the lives of those she loves forever? Or is she willing to fight against her destiny-no matter how dark the consequences?
A Need for Violence (The Battling Harrigans of the Frontier #2)
by Dusty RichardsThe latest installment in Spur Award and Will Rogers Medallion Award-winning author Dusty Richards&’ newest action-packed western series, The Fighting Harrigans of the Frontier. Spring, 1850. After a brutally long winter in the Rockies, Mack Harrigan and his growing family have learned to manage the harsh realities of frontier life. Their new friends, the Shoshone, have taught them the skills they need to survive in this rugged land, from tracking and hunting to fishing and foraging. But the skills they need most are those of the Shoshone warrior—when their camp is attacked by an enemy tribe. . . . Sometimes there is a need for violence. This is one of those times. The attackers are merciless. They crush the skulls of their victims. Slice off their scalps. And kidnap children as prisoners of war. The Harrigans are horrified by the bloodshed and brutality of the attack—and are determined to fight back alongside the Shoshone. But their mission to save the children will ultimately send the battling Harrigans even deeper into the wild frontier. Farther west than most dare to travel. And closer to finding the American dream—if they survive. . . .
A Need to Protect: An Uplifting Inspirational Romance (Widow's Peak Creek #4)
by Susanne DietzeTheir peaceful life is about to be shaken up Protecting them is her priority Is there room for love? A safe, quiet life—that&’s what shepherdess Clementine Simon wants for her niece and nephew. There&’s nothing safe or quiet about globe-trotting cameraman Liam Murphy. It&’s only right that life pulled them in separate directions. But when he returns—temporarily—old feelings resurface. Can she take the biggest risk of all…falling in love?From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope. A WIDOW'S PEAK CREEK BOOK Book 1: A Future for His TwinsBook 2: Seeking SanctuaryBook 3: A Small-Town Christmas ChallengeBook 4: A Need to ProtectBook 5: The Secret Between Them
A Neon Darkness (The Bright Sessions #2)
by Lauren ShippenA Neon Darkness, the second Bright Sessions novel from creator Lauren Shippen, asks: “What if the X-Men, instead of becoming superheroes, decided to spend some time in therapy?” (Vox) Robert Gorham always gets what he wants. But the power of persuasion is as potent a blessing as it is a curse.Robert is alone until a group of strangers who can do impossible things—produce flames without flint, conduct electricity with their hands, and see visions of the past—welcome him. They call themselves Unusuals and they give Robert a new name too: DAMIEN.Finally, finally he belongs. As long as he can keep his power under control.But control is a sacrifice he might not be willing to make.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
A Nereida da Floresta
by Vianka Van Bokkem Adriana Gama do NascimentoMinha mãe, suas irmãs e descendentes são conhecidas como Nereidas, ou ninfas marinhas. A maioria delas vive no oceano, mas algumas, como minha mãe e outras poucas, optam por viver na floresta. Meu nome é Eunice. A cada cinquenta anos minha família Nereida tem que oferecer uma princesa de dezenove anos de idade em sacrifício a Lâmia, o demônio devorador de crianças. Infelizmente, para mim, o pacto dos cinquenta anos se cumpre este ano, e eu sou a única princesa que irá completar a idade exigida em breve. Poderá o belo e corajoso Khasius, de Hélios, me ajudar a escapar de meu destino? Ou irá Lâmia reclamá-lo também?
A Nervous Breakdown (Penguin Little Black Classics)
by Anton Chekhov'I did have hallucinations, but did they harm anyone? Who did they harm, that's what I'd like to know!'
A Nervous Splendor: Vienna 1888-1889
by Frederic MortonFrederic Morton, author of the bestselling Rothschilds, deftly tells the haunting story of the Prince and his city, where, in the span of only ten months, "the Western dream started to go wrong." In Rudolf's Vienna moved other young men with striking intellectual and artistic talents—and all as frustrated as the Prince. Among them were: young Sigmund Freud, Gustav Mahler, Theodor Herzl, Gustav Klimt, and the playwright Arthur Schnitzler, whose La Ronde was the great erotic drama of the fin de siecle. Morton studies these and other gifted young men, interweaving their fates with that of the doomed Prince and the entire city through to the eve of Easter, just after Rudolf's body is lowered into its permanent sarcophagus and a son named Adolf Hitler is born to Frau Klara Hitler.
A Nest For Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home
by Henry ColeCeleste is a mouse who is looking for a home. Is it nestled in the toe of a warm boot? In the shirt pocket of Celeste's new friend Joseph, who is Audubon's apprentice? Or is home the place deep inside Celeste's heart, where friendships live?
A Nest for Bluebirds (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)
by Beverley Randell Christina WaldNIMAC-sourced textbook. They Need a Home! Will the bluebirds find a safe place to raise their baby birds?
A Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home (Nest For Celeste Ser. #1)
by Henry ColeA fanciful history lesson for middle graders, featuring a charming mouse named Celeste.Celeste is a mouse who is looking for a home. Is it nestled in the toe of a warm boot? In the shirt pocket of Celeste’s new friend Joseph? Or is home the place deep inside Celeste’s heart, where friendships live?Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of black-and-white drawings, A Nest for Celeste is a short novel that tells the story a mouse living in the 1800s and his friendship with John James Audubon’s young apprentice. While enjoying this sweet amd appealing story, young readers will also learn about nineteenth-century plantation life and the famous naturalist who was known for his paintings of birds and American wildlife.
A Nest in the Ashes (Birdwatcher's Mystery #3)
by Christine GoffIn her first two novels—A Rant of Ravens and Death of a Songbird—Christine Goff offered a bird’s eye view of murder in the National Park wilds of Colorado. Now, in her latest birdwatcher's mystery, she reveals that there are more things lurking in the trees than birds of prey... National Park Service ranger Eric Linenger has been asked to oversee a "prescribed burn” of 1,000 acres of Rocky Mountain National Park. Although he knows the controlled fire is a necessity, it threatens the habitat of Green-Tailed Towhees and Virginia Warblers. His friends at EPOCH are strongly opposed, but it’s Eric’s job. Once lit, the flames quickly spread beyond the intended acreage—destroying a real estate development before finally being extinguished. The body of Eric's boss, Wayne Devlin, is found near the origin of the blaze—and it appears as if he deliberately intended the fire to rage out of control. As Eric investigates, he discovers that many people had reasons for ensuring the burn went all to blazes—including some of his friends...
A Nest of Gentlefolk and Other Stories (riverrun editions)
by Ivan TurgenevThis riverrun edition of Turgenev's most accomplished stories contains A Nest of Gentlefolk, A Quiet Backwater, First Love, and A Lear of the Steppes - the defining masterpieces of his career. Justly celebrated as a novelist, playwright, and poet, these stories encapsulate his skills: in the scope and span of his depiction of nineteenth-century provincial life; in his nuanced portraiture of the vivid quirks of human character; and in the elusive poise of his narrative style - all artfully captured in Jessie Coulson's subtly brilliant translation.Presented by riverrun editions with an exclusive preface by award-winning translator Boris Dralyuk.