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Bangkok Tattoo
by John BurdettDetective Sonchai Jitpleecheep of the Royal Thai Police returns in his riveting and smokily atmospheric new thriller.A farang-a foreigner-has been murdered, his body horribly mutilated, at the Bangkok brothel co-owned by Sonchai's mother and his boss. The dead man was a CIA agent. To make matters worse, the apparent culprit is sweet-natured Chanya, the brothel's top earner and a woman whom the devoutly Buddhist sleuth has loved for several lifetimes. How can Sonchai solve this crime without sending Chanya to prison? How can he engage in a cover-up without endangering his karma? And how will he ever get to the bottom of a case whose interested parties include American spooks, Muslim fundamentalists, and gangsters from three countries? As addictive as opium, as hot as Sriracha chili sauce, and bursting with surprises, Bangkok Tattoo will leave its mark on you.
Bangkok Tattoo (Sonchai Jitpleecheep #2)
by John BurdettBangkok, rich in history and spirituality, crowded with temples, markets and canals, is also a city shrouded in shadows. Polluted, corrupt, infamous as the sex capital of the world, it is a place where wealth, poverty and unimaginable evil walk hand in hand. In District 8, the underbelly of Bangkok's crime world, a dramatically mutilated body is found in a hotel bedroom. It looks bad: the corpse - who's been flayed - is CIA. And it gets worse when the self-confessed murderer is the beautiful Chanya - the best 'working girl' at The Old Man's Club, a brothel owned jointly by Sonchai's mother and his boss, Police Colonel Vikorn. Alerted by Sonchai, Vikorn quickly concocts a cover-up that involves an Al-Qaeda terrorist cell located in a southern Thai border-town where, since 9/11, the CIA has also had a covert presence. So far so good: but the truth will be harder to come by, and it will require Sonchai to find an ever more delicate balance between his ambition (western) and his Buddhism (eastern), while he runs the gamut of Bangkok's drug-dealers, prostitutes, bad cops, even worse military generals, and the pitfalls of his own melting heart. Crowded with astonishing characters, redolent with the authentic, hallucinogenic atmosphere of Bangkok, with needle-sharp observations about the clash of cultures when East meets West, this is a literary thriller like no other.
Bangkok Wakes to Rain: A Novel
by Pitchaya Sudbanthad<P><P>A missionary doctor pines for his native New England even as he succumbs to the vibrant chaos of nineteenth-century Siam. <P><P>A post-World War II society woman marries, mothers, and holds court, little suspecting her solitary fate. A jazz pianist in the age of rock, haunted by his own ghosts, is summoned to appease the house's resident spirits. <P><P>In the present, a young woman tries to outpace the long shadow of her political past. And in a New Krungthep yet to come, savvy teenagers row tourists past landmarks of the drowned old city they themselves do not remember. <P><P>Time collapses as these lives collide and converge, linked by the forces voraciously making and remaking the amphibious, ever-morphing capital itself. Bangkok Wakes to Rain is an elegy for what time erases and a love song to all that persists, yearning, into the unknowable future.
Bangkok Wakes to Rain: Shortlisted for the 2020 Edward Stanford 'Fiction with a Sense of Place' award
by Pitchaya SudbanthadSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 EDWARD STANFORD 'FICTION WITH A SENSE OF PLACE' AWARDPlaces remember us... 'An important, ambitious, and accomplished novel. Sudbanthad deftly sweeps us up in a tale that paints a twin portrait: of a megacity like those so many of us call home and of a world where sanctuary is increasingly hard to come by' Mohsin HamidA missionary begs to be sent home. A jazz pianist is hired to perform for ghosts. An army colonel smells the food of home for the last time. A girl designs herself a new face. An old woman uploads her consciousness. Bangkok Wakes to Rain is an intricately plotted novel where characters and stories are linked by place, not time. As the novel builds to a futuristic crescendo, moments of intimacy serve to remind us that no matter what the ebb of time may change, we humans persevere.Praise for Bangkok Wakes to Rain:'Compelling' Financial Times'Breathtakingly lovely' Kirkus'A sumptuous accomplishment' Esquire'A simple, ingenious conceit' Alexander Chee'Elegant and restrained' Wall Street Journal'Saturated in the senses' Claire Vaye Watkins'A swirling, always surprising storytelling structure' Guardian'An original and quietly memorable reading experience' Washington Post'Beautifully textured and rich with a sense of place' Karen Walker Thompson'Reading this book feels like waking up to a singular and important new voice' Rajesh Parameswaran
Bangkok Wakes to Rain: Shortlisted for the 2020 Edward Stanford 'Fiction with a Sense of Place' award
by Pitchaya SudbanthadAn intoxicating collage of lives intersecting around a building in Bangkok.Places remember us. . . A missionary begs to be moved from disease-ridden Bangkok.A musician plays a private show for ghosts.A student abandoned by his lover bleeds to death in the street.A plastic surgeon designs a girl a new face. A woman decides whether to cook a final meal for a dying murderer. Lurching through decades, from Bangkok's rich past to its imagined, uploaded future, witness the city as it changes from a booming capitalist hub to a city engulfed by water, through human tales seeping into one another, held together by delicate threads. For fans of A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD and CLOUD ATLAS, this is a startling and intimate novel by a lyrical new writer.(P)2019 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Bangkokin Tiikerililja: Kun koston siemenet puhkeavat kukkaan! (Bangkokin Tiikerililja Mini-sarja #1)
by Owen Jones Julia RautioLily syntyi hiljaisessa koillisessa Thaimaassa sijaitsevassa kylässä lähellä Mekong-jokea ja Laosin rajaa kiinanthaimaalaisten kauppiaiden perheeseen. Hänen lapsuutensa oli hyvin onnellinen aina yhdenteentoista ikävuoteen asti, kun vanha perhetuttava, joka auttoi hänen vanhempiaan heidän kaupassaan, alkoi hyväksikäyttämään häntä. Häneltä vei kaksi vuotta löytää tilanteeseensa ratkaisu, jonka hän keksi satunnaisesta tapahtumasta, joka tapahtui koulun leikkikentällä. Hän näki pornovideon, jota jotkut pojista katselivat iPadillaan, ja tuossa videossa näytettiin suuseksiä. Seuraavalla kerralla, kun mies kajosi häneen, hän tarjoutui tekemään samaa, mitä oli nähnyt tuolla videolla. Mies oli tästä tilaisuudesta ilahtunut. Lily puri hänen peniksensä irti ja syötti sen pihamaan kanoille. Tämä kuitenkin sai vain yhden kärsimyksen muuttamaan muotoaan toiseksi, koska nyt ihmiset hyljeksivät häntä kauhistuneina siitä, mihin hän pystyy. Hänestä tuli hylkiö, ja hän laski päiviä siihen, kunnes hän saattoi lähteä opiskelemaan Bangkokiin rahan kanssa, jota hän sai vahingonkorvauksena hyväksikäytöstä, ja jolla hän saattoi rahoittaa opintonsa. Hän ei tuntenut Bangkokista ketään, eikä hän ollut tottunut isoihin kaupunkeihin, joten hän alkoi pian metsästämään miehiä, joiden mukaan hän lähti seuran ja rahan takia, sillä hänelle oli selvää, että se rahamäärä, jota hän piti kylässä suoranaisena omaisuutena, ei olisi tarpeeksi kustantamaan hänen korkeakouluopintojaan. Hänellä on viisi vakinaista poikaystävää, mutta joista hän ei pidä kenestäkään, ja hän epäilee osan hestä olevan myös perverssejä, koska he tykkäävät pukea häntä koulutytöksi, mikä on hänelle helppo rooli esittää, koska hän on lyhyt ja pienikokoinen - siro. Hän saattoi aivan hyvin käydä kolmetoistavuotiaasta, vaikka hän oli kahdeksantoista. Suurin osa hänen po
Bangkokin Tiikerililja Lontoossa: Tiikeri herää taas! (Tiikerililja-sarja #2)
by Owen JonesBangkokin Tiikerililja Lontoossa Tiikeri herää taas! Kun Lilyn taannoisen myllerryksen nostattamat tuhoisat aallot olivat laantuneet, nuo aallot, joilla oli vaikutuksensa niin hänen omaan kuin Bangkokin asukkaidenkin elämään hänen opiskellessaan siellä lääketiedettä, hänen elämässään kääntyi hiljaisempi sivu ja hän asettui opiskelemaan. Kahden vuoden jälkeen hän voitti stipendin, jonka avulla hän saattoi työskennellä Great Ormond Streetin lastensairaalassa Lontoossa, ja hän muutti sinne ilman Ronia, joka jatkoi omia opintojaan Bangkokissa. 'Bangkokin Tiikerililja Lontoossa' jatkaa hänen tarinaansa hänen toiselta vuodeltaan lääkäriopiskelijana sairaalassa. Hän rakastaa työtään siellä ja tulee hyvin toimeen sekä henkilökunnan että sairaalan lapsipotilaiden kanssa, mutta hänellä ei ole kuitenkaan ystäviä töiden ulkopuolella. Eräänä vapaapäivänään hän lukee The Sunday Timesistä artikkelin Lontoon järjestäytyneistä pedofiiliringeistä, joissa itse maan valtaapitävillä oli lusikkansa sopassa, ja se raivostuttaa häntä. Hän voi joko sivuuttaa asian tai puuttua siihen. Hänen ensimmäinen reaktionsa on välttää yllyttämästä uudestaan sitä demonia, joka oli riivannut hänet Bangkokissa vain muutamaa vuotta aiemmin, mutta kun hän tapaa muita kaltaisiaan lapsuuden hyväksikäytön uhreja, arpa vaikuttaa olevan heitetty. Tämä tarina ei ole heikkohermoisille, mutta se ei myöskään kuvaile kohtauksia lasten hyväksikäytöstä. Sen sijaan tarinassa tehdään useita viittauksia pahamaineisiin lasten hyväksikäytön tapahtumapaikkoihin, erityisesti surullisenkuuluisaan 'Lihahyllyyn' keskeisen Lontoon Piccadilly Circusissa. Monet tarinan esiin nostamista ongelmista ovat kirjoitushetkellä yhä poliisin tutkimusten alaisia, joskin harva ihminen odottaa niiden johtavan mihinkään. Hävetköön nämä niin sanotut johtajamm
Bangladeshi Novels in English: Cultural Contact and Migrant Subjectivity (Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory)
by Umme SalmaBangladeshi Novels in English: Cultural Contact and Migrant Subjectivity is the first comprehensive study of Bangladeshi migration and diasporas through eight seminal Bangladeshi novels in English from the late twentieth and twenty-first centuries: Adib Khan’s Seasonal Adjustments and Spiral Road, Farhana H. Rahman’s The Eye of the Heart, Monica Ali’s Brick Lane, Manzu Islam’s Burrow, Nashid Kamal’s The Glass Bangles, Zia H. Rahman’s In the Light of What We Know, and Tahmima Anam’s The Bones of Grace. The book situates the study within the English-language literary history and linguistic ethnography of Bangladesh while unveiling the complexities of Bangladeshi Muslim migration from men, women, and children’s perspectives. It challenges the stereotyping of Bengali Muslim migrants as a failure of immigration and multiculturalism and offers a fresh view on cultural contact and the formation of migrant subjectivity at the intersections of gender, race, religion, class, culture, ethnicity, history, politics, and personality.
The Bangtail Ghost: A Sean Stranahan Mystery (A Sean Stranahan Mystery #8)
by Keith McCafferty"Keith McCafferty is a top-notch, first-rate, can't-miss novelist."--C.J. Box, #1 New York Times bestselling authorIn Montana's Gravelly Range, paw prints and a single whisker discovered at a scene of horrific violence suggest a woman had been attacked and carried away by a mountain lion. Sheriff Martha Ettinger employs her fiancé, sometimes-detective Sean Stranahan, to put a name to the gnawed bones comprising all that is left of the body. The woman's is the first of several deaths that Sean suspects are not as easily explained as they appear. . As a reign of terror grips the Madison Valley, blood in the tracks will lead him from the river below to the snow-covered ridge tops, as Sean finds himself on his most adventurous and dangerous quest yet. For as he comes closer to unearthing the secret shared by the dead and missing, the tracks he is following will turn, and the hunter becomes the hunted.
A Banh Mi for Two
by Trinity NguyenIn this sweet sapphic romance about two foodies in love, Vivi meets Lan while studying abroad in Vietnam and they spend the semester unraveling their families' histories—and eating all the street food in Sài Gòn. In Sài Gòn, Lan is always trying to be the perfect daughter, dependable and willing to care for her widowed mother and their bánh mì stall. Her secret passion, however, is A Bánh Mì for Two, the food blog she started with her father, but has stopped updating since his passing.Meanwhile, Vietnamese American Vivi Huynh, has never been to Việt Nam. Her parents rarely even talk about the homeland that clearly haunts them. So Vivi secretly goes to Vietnam for a study abroad program her freshman year of college. She’s determined to figure out why her parents left, and to try everything she’s seen on her favorite food blog, A Bánh Mì for Two.When Vivi and Lan meet in Sài Gòn, they strike a deal. Lan will show Vivi around the city, helping her piece together her mother’s story through crumbling photographs and old memories. Vivi will help Lan start writing again so she can enter a food blogging contest. And slowly, as they explore the city and their pasts, Vivi and Lan fall in love.
Banhado em Sangue! (Nicu, o Vampirinho #3)
by Karla Marques V. Elias ZappleNicu - O Vampirinho em 'Banhado em Sangue!' (Livro Três) Ilustrado. Florin, de nove anos, é um vampiro sedento. A razão? A maioria do seu sangue foi sugado pelo seu amigo, Nicu. Agora Florin saiu voando descontrolado pela cidade de Biertan, bebendo o máximo de sangue possível. Logo, todos em Biertan estão anêmicos, querendo se vingar contra todos os vampiros. Nicu terá que enfrentar um grande desafio. Fazer Florin se controlar e impedir que os habitantes raivosos da cidade matem os vampiros.
Banished: An Amish Romance (The Long Road Home)
by Linda BylerThe first book in The Long Road Home trilogy, a unique and gripping Amish romance set in the South at the turn of the century. It was the early 1900s when Obadiah (Oba) and Merriweather's (May's) parents died tragically, leaving them orphans at ten and eleven years old. When none of their nearby relations volunteer to take them in, they are set on a train to Arkansas to go live on their Amish aunt and uncle's cotton farm. Once there, it didn't take long to discover they would be treated cruelly, no matter what they did. May, always anxious to be a godly young lady, took on more and more responsibility, trying desperately to keep the peace and convince her older brother not to run away. But when they became teenagers and Oba received one especially cruel beating, he disappeared, leaving May to shoulder even more responsibility while navigating the dangerous and lonely world she'd been placed in. When she encounters Clinton, a young black man, on the road one day, she sees a kindness in his eyes that she's been thirsting for. He is immediately drawn to her, too, but quickly reminds her that he is black and she is white. In that time and place, there is no chance of starting a friendship. But still, they find themselves meeting discretely, spending more time together than is proper, finding joy and solace in each other's company. When things go from bad to unbearable at the farm, May realizes she must escape from her aunt and uncle. If only she knew where Oba had gone! Can she turn to Clinton for help? Where is God when she needs Him most?
Banished
by Nan GoodmanA community is defined not only by inclusion but also by exclusion. Seventeenth-century New England Puritans, themselves exiled from one society, ruthlessly invoked the law of banishment from another: over time, hundreds of people were forcibly excluded from this developing but sparsely settled colony. Nan Goodman suggests that the methods of banishment rivaled--even overpowered--contractual and constitutional methods of inclusion as the means of defining people and place. The law and rhetoric that enacted the exclusion of certain parties, she contends, had the inverse effect of strengthening the connections and collective identity of those that remained.Banished investigates the practices of social exclusion and its implications through the lens of the period's common law. For Goodman, common law is a site of negotiation where the concepts of community and territory are more fluid and elastic than has previously been assumed for Puritan society. Her legal history brings fresh insight to well-known as well as more obscure banishment cases, including those of Anne Hutchinson, Roger Williams, Thomas Morton, the Quakers, and the Indians banished to Deer Island during King Philip's War. Many of these cases were driven less by the religious violations that may have triggered them than by the establishment of rules for membership in a civil society. Law provided a language for the Puritans to know and say who they were--and who they were not. Banished reveals the Puritans' previously neglected investment in the legal rhetoric that continues to shape our understanding of borders, boundaries, and social exclusion.
The Banished: A Swabian Historical Tale, Volume 3 (Classics To Go)
by Wilhelm HauffExcerpt: "The events which are recorded in the following pages, took place in that part of Southern Germany situated between the mountainous district of the Alb and the Black Forest. That portion of territory is bounded by the former on the north-west, by a long chain of hills of unequal height and breadth, extending southward, whilst the forest, commencing from the sources of the Danube, stretches uninterruptedly to the banks of the Rhine. Being composed of woods of black pine, it forms a dark background to the beautiful picture produced by a luxuriant country,rich in vineyards and watered by the Neckar, which flows through it.
The Banished
by Betty LevinWhen The Ice Bear was published in 1986 to critical acclaim, Betty Levin whetted her fans, appetites for a captivatingly primitive land and a civilization at odds with its future. In this anticipated prequel, young Siri must play a critical role in order to free the exiled people of Starkland. Only a dangerous overseas journey with Uncle Thorvald and the Furfolk to help deliver a prized bear and her cubs to the king will bring about liberation. But who will help Siri with her own dilemmas of choice and conflicting loyalties, and ultimately the meaning of freedom? A gripping page turner from a renowned storyteller.
Banished
by Kimberley Griffiths LittlePerfect for fans of Cleopatra's Moon and the adult bestseller The Red Tent, this is the epic sequel to Forbidden, set in the unforgiving deserts of ancient Mesopotamia. Jayden's courage will be put to the test as she fights for her survival and the one she loves.Jayden thought she had lost everything. After months of traveling in the desert, she discovers her beloved Kadesh is injured but still alive. However, the two must flee immediately, for the vengeful and jealous Horeb is on their trail, desperate to take Jayden back to be his bride.The trek to the southern lands comes with heartache and danger, and as Jayden and Kadesh draw closer to their destination, she realizes that even he has been keeping secrets from her . . . ones that will change everything.Kimberley Griffiths Little's riveting sequel to Forbidden will leave readers begging for the final installment.
Banished (Banished #1)
by Sophie LittlefieldSixteen-year-old Hailey Tarbell, raised by a mean, secretive grandmother, does not know that she comes from a long line of healers until her Aunt Prairie arrives with answers about her past that could quickly threaten her future.
Banished
by Betsy SchowDorthea of Emerald is used to being treated like the princess she is. Except she's trapped in a strange land called Kansas, where no one recognizes she's royalty. Not her parents, not the hospital's doctors, not even the cute patient who keeps flirting with her. The only one who knows who she really is? The evil Blanc. And she's thundering into Kansas to erase Dorethea's—and everyone else's—story.Back in Camelot, outlaw Rexi's got her own problems...like being locked in a tower. She may have trained with Robin Hood, but she's going to need to steal more than a key to escape Gwenevere's trap to take back Excalibur. And even if Rexi manages to get free, she still needs to reclaim her storyline from Morte's wicked plotting.It's not over until the last spot of ink dries.Dorethea and Rexi won't give up their happily ever afters without a fight. But with the villains of Story scripting their triumph, does this spell The End for Dorethea and Rexi?
The Banished Children of Eve
by Peter QuinIt's the third year of the Civil War and the North is about to impose its first military draft, sparking in New York City the most devastating and destructive riot in American history. Quinn brings to life a pivotal period in this country's history through a myriad of characters.
The Banished Children of Eve: A Novel of Civil War New York
by Peter QuinnIn Banished Children of Eve, Quinn presents a lavishly praised novel of a great American city in crisis. The Civil War has just entered its third bloody year and the North is about to impose its first military draft, a decision that in New York City will spark the most devastating and destructive riot in American history. Peter Quinn, acclaimed author of Looking for Jimmy and Hour of the Cat, relates the events of this tumultuous time through the lives of people drawn from every part of the city's teeming streets: an opportunistic but likable Irish-American hustler, a scheming Yankee stockbroker, an immigrant serving girl, a beautiful mulatto actress, her white minstrel lover, and a cluster of historical figures from Secretary of War Edwin Stanton to Stephen Foster. The fates of these characters coalesce in the cataclysm of the Draft Riots, as Quinn magically brings to life a pivotal period in this country's history.
Banished from Bow: A gripping romantic saga full of secrets and intrigue
by Sally Worboyes'She brings the East End to life' Barbara WindsorAfter being abandoned as a child in 19th-century London's East End, a ragged and terrified Harriet was eventually found and taken into Mary Dean's house in Bow. There it was decided she would be brought up as a sister to Mary and her younger brother Arthur. But seventeen years later, Harriet and Arthur have fallen in love, and Harriet is pregnant. Driven out of Bow by neighbours who spit at them, the pair are forced to seek refuge in Stepney where, for a time, they are happy. But it is not long before Harriet is forced to protect a dark secret once more. She has kept something she stole as a child: the diary of a criminal who committed terrible acts. Now the owner of the diary has returned to the East End in search of it, and will stop at nothing to get it back . . .A gripping romantic saga full of secrets and intrigue from the author of Time Will Tell and Jamaica Street, perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries, Katie Flynn and Kitty Neale.
Banished from Bow: A gripping romantic saga full of secrets and intrigue
by Sally Worboyes'She brings the East End to life' Barbara WindsorAfter being abandoned as a child in 19th-century London's East End, a ragged and terrified Harriet was eventually found and taken into Mary Dean's house in Bow. There it was decided she would be brought up as a sister to Mary and her younger brother Arthur. But seventeen years later, Harriet and Arthur have fallen in love, and Harriet is pregnant. Driven out of Bow by neighbours who spit at them, the pair are forced to seek refuge in Stepney where, for a time, they are happy. But it is not long before Harriet is forced to protect a dark secret once more. She has kept something she stole as a child: the diary of a criminal who committed terrible acts. Now the owner of the diary has returned to the East End in search of it, and will stop at nothing to get it back . . .A gripping romantic saga full of secrets and intrigue from the author of Time Will Tell and Jamaica Street, perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries, Katie Flynn and Kitty Neale.
The Banished Immortal: A Life of Li Bai (Li Po)
by Ha JinFrom the National Book Award-winning author of Waiting: a narratively driven, deeply human biography of the Tang dynasty poet Li Bai—also known as Li PoIn his own time (701–762), Li Bai's poems—shaped by Daoist thought and characterized by their passion, romance, and lust for life—were never given their proper due by the official literary gatekeepers. Nonetheless, his lines rang out on the lips of court entertainers, tavern singers, soldiers, and writers throughout the Tang dynasty, and his deep desire for a higher, more perfect world gave rise to his nickname, the Banished Immortal. Today, Bai's verses are still taught to China's schoolchildren and recited at parties and toasts; they remain an inextricable part of the Chinese language.With the instincts of a master novelist, Ha Jin draws on a wide range of historical and literary sources to weave the great poet's life story. He follows Bai from his origins on the western frontier to his ramblings travels as a young man, which were filled with filled with striving but also with merry abandon, as he raised cups of wine with friends and fellow poets. Ha Jin also takes us through the poet's later years—in which he became swept up in a military rebellion that altered the course of China's history—and the mysterious circumstances of his death, which are surrounded by legend.The Banished Immortal is an extraordinary portrait of a poet who both transcended his time and was shaped by it, and whose ability to live, love, and mourn without reservation produced some of the most enduring verses.
Banished Prince to Desert Boss
by Heidi RiceUSA TODAY bestselling author Heidi Rice delights with this scandalous workplace romance… The prince will go to the ball……if she&’ll be his Cinderella? Exiled Prince Dane must return to the palace he loathes for an international tour. But he&’d rather escape to the desert than do his royal duty, much to the dismay of his by-the-book diplomatic aide, Jamilla. Discovering her boss naked in a desert oasis doesn&’t help innocent Jamilla&’s already speeding pulse! Neither does Dane&’s declaration that he&’ll only attend an important ball with her as his date. Ignoring protocol for once feels amazing, until their stolen moment of freedom becomes a sizzling scandal…From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.
Banished Threads (Threads Ser. #3)
by Kaylin McFarren Amanda YoshidaA valuable art collection disappears turning a treasure- hunting duo into crime- stopping sleuths committed to vindicating family members in Kaylin McFarren's action packed suspense novel, Banished Threads. While vacationing at the stately Cumberforge Manor in Bellwood, England, Rachel Lyons and Chase Cohen attend an elegant dinner party hosted by her uncle, Paul Lyons and his aristocratic wife, Sara. Before the evening ends, a priceless collection of Morris Graves' paintings are stolen from her uncle's popular gallery, throwing all suspicion onto his wife's missing granddaughter. Determined to clear Sloan Rafferty's name and, in the process, win Paul's favor, Chase scours the countryside looking for answers. In his absence, the police accuse Rachel's uncle of an unsolved murder and secrets surrounding her grandmother's death and the deaths of Sara's former hus- bands turn his wife into the most likely suspect. With the true villains hell-bent on destroying Paul Lyons and his family, solving both crimes while ensuring her uncle's freedom not only endangers Rachel's life but that of her unborn child. Will Chase save them before the kidnappers enact their revenge or will the ultimate price be paid, as predicted by a vagabond fortune teller?