Before I sink any deeper into this dangerous attraction, I need to solve this murder and get back on the road. In other words, the insatiable hunger and protectiveness she is waking up in me is a threat to my peace of mind. She's also brave and beautiful and reminds me of the home I left behind three years ago. Sure, she's stubborn, distracting and can't stay out of harm's way. is becoming less and less of a hardship to have her around. I'm just here to do a job, not babysit an amateur sleuth. A brash bounty hunter and an energetic elementary schoolteacher: the murder-solving team no one asked for, but thanks to these pesky attempts on my life, we're stuck together, come hell or high tide. Not to mention a fulfilling teaching career of wrangling second graders. Can you add one Showing 2 featured editions. Now a rude, crude bounty hunter has arrived on the back of his motorcycle to catch the killer and refuses to believe I can be helpful, despite countless hours of true crime podcast listening. An edition of My Killer Vacation (2022) My Killer Vacation by Tessa Bailey 0 Ratings 40 Want to read 2 Currently reading 1 Have read Overview View 2 Editions Details Reviews Lists Related Books Publish Date Publisher Tessa Bailey Pages 296 This edition doesnt have a description yet. It was supposed to be a relaxing vacation in sweet, sunny Cape Cod-just me and my beloved brother-but discovering a corpse in our rental house really throws a wrench into our tanning schedule.
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He wrote several works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel, The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, War of the Classes, and Before Adam. London was part of the radical literary group, "The Crowd," in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of unionization, workers' rights, and socialism. He also wrote about the South Pacific in stories such as "The Pearls of Parlay", and "The Heathen". His most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories, "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He was also an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to become an international celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. John Griffith Chaney (1876-1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. After the war, he returned to the theater and also performed in radio plays. His first stop was Broadway, followed by a stint in the Navy during World War II. Following his graduation, Douglas won an acting scholarship to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Lawrence University, where he was a wrestling champion. His ascension up the Hollywood ranks came after his athletic college years at St. It has given me fame, money and satisfaction.” In ”A Stroke of Luck,” Douglas writes “I have been so lucky to be an actor. It was the German-born Belgian Anne who inspired a lifetime of art collecting, and who also helped clean up Douglas’ messy finances after they met in 1953. (She famously turned the A-lister down for dinner when they first met, preferring to go home and make herself scrambled eggs.) “She was the most difficult woman I ever met,” Douglas told USA TODAY in April 2017, with Anne chuckling by his side. He was married to his second wife, Anne, for more than 60 years. He continued to be a vibrant Hollywood voice - flirting with Anne Hathaway during the 2011 Oscars as well as continuing to write books. The chiseled-featured actor with the winning smile left a legacy of dignity, grace and talent in the wake of his death.ĭouglas thrived despite a severe stroke in 1996 at aged 85, which severely affected his ability to speak. The Oscar-nominated actor liked to refer to himself as “the ragman’s son,” but to most people the cleft-chinned Douglas was the epitome of an old-fashioned movie star. King telegraphs this to his audience by essentially quoting the opening lines of Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address, which began: “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” Looking at King’s speech through the lens of sermon structure (he was a preacher, after all), Lincoln’s words could be viewed as the sermon’s epigraph (typically a Bible verse that the sermon goes on to analyze). So not only were he and the protestors at the March on Washington standing literally in Lincoln’s shadow-they were also standing metaphorically in the shadow of the actions he took to end slavery. King delivered his address from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, which looks out on the National Mall and the Washington Monument. 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When the first book, DARK LOVER was released back in 2005, I went loony over it! Seriously. Ward but there’s a lot of books in the series especially if you incorporate the spin-off series, The Black Dagger Legacy as well as the two novellas. Hey y’all…let’s talk vampires! I FLOVE the Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Matsuo Bashō, The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches, London, 1966, p. Basho, On Love and Barley: Haiku of Basho, London, 1985, p.Classical Japanese Database, Translation #64 (Translation: Reginald Horace Blyth).Classical Japanese Database, Translation #55 (Translation: Robert Hass).Classical Japanese Database, Translation #174 (Translation: Reginald Horace Blyth).Donald Keene, World Within Walls: Japanese Literature of the Pre-Modern Era, 1600-1867, New York, 1999, p.Also: Classical Japanese Database, Translation #222.Matsuo Bashō, The Narrow Road to Oku, Tokyo, 1996, p.Donald Keene, Travelers of a Hundred Ages, New York, 1999, p. I'm notorious for listening to a single book repeatedly. I like the fact that this is a short story because it's very well written and narrated, it avoids unnecessary 'padding' as some longer novels are prone to using to fill their stories and I can listen to it all in one sitting if I choose, as opposed to sometimes having to spread it out over a couple of days. I definitely laughed at points, especially at Dmitri's internal musings, but mostly I aaAny additional comments? He really brings the characters to life, making each voice distinctive and adding real emotion to his performance.ĭid you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry? He's a fantastic narrator, my favourite by far. What about Greg Tremblay’s performance did you like? I also liked how sweet a character Thomas was, it's easy to see why Dmitiri would be drawn to him. I liked that you can feel the connection and chemistry between the main characters and that plenty of backstory is given for them, despite the short length of the novel. I haven't read the print version, but judging by the narration, I think it would be as good as the audio edition. Would you consider the audio edition of Desert Tryst to be better than the print version? Short+Sweet+Hot, like a chilli Chocolate Brownie! |