Author : Robert Littell
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 20,20 MB
Release : 2013-11-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1250021456
Krimi. Former CIA agent Lemuel Gunn left the battlefield of Afghanistan for the desert of New Mexico, where he works as a private investigator from the comforts, such as they are, of a mobile home. Into his life comes Ornella Neppi, a thirty-something woman making a hash out of her uncle's bail bonds business
Author : Robert Littell
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 48,6 MB
Release : 2013-11-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1250022800
Former CIA agent Lemuel Gunn left the battlefield of Afghanistan for early retirement in the desert of New Mexico, where he works as a private investigator from the creature comforts, such as they are, of a mobile home. Into his life comes Ornella Neppi, a thirty-something woman making a hash out of her uncle's bail bonds business. The source of her troubles, Emilio Gava, was arrested for buying cocaine. Ornella has reason to believe he is planning to jump bail. Unless she can find him, her uncle is going to be $125,000 out of pocket. For $95-a-day plus expenses (not to mention the pleasure of her company), Gunn agrees to help Ornella track the wayward suspect down. Curiously, no photographs of Gava seem to exist. Once Gunn begins his manhunt, he starts to wonder whether Gava himself existed in the first place. Robert Littell has been widely praised as one of the best espionage writers of our time. Now, he's turned his formidable skills toward crime fiction in A Nasty Piece of Work, a novel that Le Monde has already praised as "one of those page-turning detective tales that feels like an instant classic.... A Chandleresque noir novel, as delightful as it is suspenseful."
Author : J. Andersen
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 46,12 MB
Release : 2024-02-28
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1039198287
J. Andersen loves to play with expectations. An ode to a city turns into a collection of its flaws. A beautiful waitress takes her belly button off at night. An embarrassed son watches his father choke to death on the very thing the son hates so much. Through experimental form and style, this collection explores the human condition, the nature of reality, and the thoughts we often keep to ourselves. A Nasty Piece of Work—Volume 1 is a collection of short fiction, poetry, and memoir written to entertain and provoke thought. It will appeal to fans of experimental writing, offering something different in comparison to other mainstream works.
Author : Roger Law
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 35,90 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Art
ISBN :
This book tells the story of Roger Law's life as a caricaturist, revealing the artistry behind his often grotesque forms. As co-creator of the Spitting Image puppets, he did a great deal to broaden the appeal of caricature.
Author : Pamela Lutgen-Sandvik
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,96 MB
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Bullying in the workplace
ISBN : 9781482613971
This book translates a decade of research about adult bullying at work. It can help targets understand and feel better about their situations as they come to see that bullying is never their fault. They will discover they are not alone: Sadly, many others also suffer at the hands of aggressors at work. Contents include studies on prevalence of bullying in the US, how targets fight back, how to repair the trauma and stigma of being targeted, and many other topics. The book is an outstanding resource to read before and use as evidence during grievances, complaints, or concerns with upper-management and HR professionals because the contents are based on peer-reviewed scientific research. -- From publisher s description.
Author : S. A. Jones
Publisher : Apollo Books
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 45,16 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781742586038
Ever since 'the incident' two years ago, Isabelle has been stuck in a dead-end job and has struggled to find her feet. It takes all of her determination to ward off 'The Black Place' that always threatens to devour her. Her best friend Evan is her safe place. They laugh at each other's jokes, share the same interests and take the piss out of each other with the ruthless efficiency of long acquaintance. Sex isn't an issue because Evan has made a bargain with God to keep it in his pants and Isabelle is still recovering from being deserted by her fiance Karl. Then just as Evan reconsiders his vow, Isabelle contrives a bizarre passion for her boss, Jack. Everything implodes one suffocatingly hot Australia Day. Escaping the resulting chaos, Isabelle flees to Prague where she must finally confront her fears.
Author : Saïd K. Aburish
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 19,51 MB
Release : 2001-01-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0747549036
'A brilliant Arab-Western examination.Written with pace, detail, and a host of witnesses and sources' Sunday Tribune
Author : Rupert Croft-Cooke
Publisher : Methuen Publishing
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 48,87 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Author : Anthony Bourdain
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 39,84 MB
Release : 2008-12-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1596917210
New York Times Bestseller The good, the bad, and the ugly, served up Bourdain-style. Bestselling chef and Parts Unknown host Anthony Bourdain has never been one to pull punches. In The Nasty Bits, he serves up a well-seasoned hellbroth of candid, often outrageous stories from his worldwide misadventures. Whether scrounging for eel in the backstreets of Hanoi, revealing what you didn't want to know about the more unglamorous aspects of making television, calling for the head of raw food activist Woody Harrelson, or confessing to lobster-killing guilt, Bourdain is as entertaining as ever. Bringing together the best of his previously uncollected nonfiction--and including new, never-before-published material--The Nasty Bits is a rude, funny, brutal and passionate stew for fans and the uninitiated alike.
Author : Richard Osman
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 31,78 MB
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1984881000
An instant New York Times bestseller! The second gripping novel in the New York Times bestselling Thursday Murder Club series, soon to be a major motion picture from Steven Spielberg at Amblin Entertainment “It’s taken a mere two books for Richard Osman to vault into the upper leagues of crime writers. . . The Man Who Died Twice. . . dives right into joyous fun." —The New York Times Book Review Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim—the Thursday Murder Club—are still riding high off their recent real-life murder case and are looking forward to a bit of peace and quiet at Cooper’s Chase, their posh retirement village. But they are out of luck. An unexpected visitor—an old pal of Elizabeth’s (or perhaps more than just a pal?)—arrives, desperate for her help. He has been accused of stealing diamonds worth millions from the wrong men and he’s seriously on the lam. Then, as night follows day, the first body is found. But not the last. Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim are up against a ruthless murderer who wouldn’t bat an eyelid at knocking off four septuagenarians. Can our four friends catch the killer before the killer catches them? And if they find the diamonds, too? Well, wouldn’t that be a bonus? You should never put anything beyond the Thursday Murder Club. Richard Osman is back with everyone’s favorite mystery-solving quartet, and the second installment of the Thursday Murder Club series is just as clever and warm as the first—an unputdownable, laugh-out-loud pleasure of a read.
