ForeWord: "The treat here is Myrtle's eccentricity, brought to life with rich humor and executed ...with breezy skill." This Myrtle Clover sampler, which has several full-length early cozy mysteries in the series, contains "Progressive Dinner Deadly," "A Dyeing Shame," and "A Body in the Backyard." These books collectively have over 650 five-star reviews. The sleepy town of Bradley, North Carolina, might not be as quiet as it seems. Murders happen at a steady rate and octogenarian amateur sleuth Myrtle Clover is determined to solve them before her police chief son. Progressive Dinner Deadly: Who wants chips and dip when they can have Dickens and Twain? To the residents of the sleepy town of Bradley, North Carolina, hardworking Jill Caulfield seemed beyond reproach. She volunteered at the women’s shelter, worked at the church preschool, cleaned houses for extra money, and actually enjoyed yard work. And she was nothing less than a saint to cheerfully put up with her unemployed, skirt-chasing, boozer of a husband. When intrepid octogenarian sleuth Myrtle Clover caught Jill, her new housekeeper, peering into her medicine cabinet, she should have been upset. But discovering that Jill wasn’t such a squeaky-clean goody-goody made her vastly more interesting in Myrtle’s eyes. Myrtle would have happily continued figuring out what made Jill Caulfield tick. If Jill hadn’t foolishly gone and gotten herself murdered, that is. A Dyeing Shame: Some beauty secrets are more dangerous than others… When Beauty Box beautician Tammy Smith is discovered with a pair of hair shears in her back, there are suspects and secrets aplenty in her small Southern town. Octogenarian Myrtle Clover, bored by bingo and bridge, is intrigued by the crime...and her neighbors' secrets. But discovering, and blabbing, secrets got Tammy killed and Myrtle soon learns her sleuthing isn't just dangerous...it's deadly. A Body in the Backyard: Extreme gardening often involves gnomes and planted bodies… It’s just an ordinary day for octogenarian sleuth Myrtle Clover—until her yardman discovers a dead body planted in her backyard. This death isn’t cut and dried—the victim was bashed in the head with one of Myrtle’s garden gnomes. Myrtle’s friend Miles recognizes the body and identifies him as Charles Clayborne… reluctantly admitting he’s a cousin. Charles wasn’t the sort of relative you bragged about—he was a garden variety sleaze, which is very likely why he ended up murdered. As Myrtle starts digging up dirt to nip the killings in the bud, someone’s focused on scaring her off the case. Myrtle vows to find the murderer…before she’s pushing up daisies, herself. Other Works... **If you want more Myrtle Clover, please check out the other books in the series: The books can be read out of order, but the technical order of the books is as follows: Pretty is as Pretty Dies, Progressive Dinner Deadly, Dyeing Shame, A Body in the Backyard, Death at a Drop-In, A Body at Book Club, Death Pays a Visit, and A Body at Bunco.? Sign up for Elizabeth’s free newsletter to keep updated on new releases and for recipes and other extras (your address is never shared and you may always unsubscribe): http://eepurl.com/kCy5j? **If you enjoy cozy mysteries, you'll want to check out Elizabeth's other series, The Southern Quilting Mysteries and the Memphis Barbeque Mysteries (written as Riley Adams).

Dinosaurs of the Jurassic World ?explores the lives of 28 dinosaurs and prehistoric animals, including such famous examples as Tyrannosaurus and Velociraptor, but also lesser known beasts like the giant eel Dunkleosteus and Hesperornis, a huge aquatic bird from 78 million years ago. Including flying dinosaurs and swimming dinosaurs, two-legged and four-legged dinosaurs, plant-eating and meat-eating dinosaurs, armoured, spiked and horned dinosaurs, Dinosaurs of the Jurassic World and beyond is a feast of exciting prehistoric beasts. The book is illustrated throughout with outstanding full-colour annotated artworks for each animal. Alongside easy-to-follow descriptions of each animal’s habitat, characteristics and diet, there are factfile boxes, locator maps and size comparison guides. Spanning many millions of years and showing us both the ancestors and successors of the dinosaurs, Dinosaurs of the Jurassic World ?contains many animals we probably never knew existed. With expert artworks and easy-to-follow text, the book will educate and entertain children about the fascinating world of early life on Earth.

This Myrtle Clover sampler, which has several full-length cozy mysteries, contains Death at a Drop-In, A Body at Book Club, and Death Pays a Visit . These books collectively have over 170 5-star reviews. Death at a Drop-In: You’re invited to a deadly drop-in: Cosette Whitlow is a society matron…if tiny Bradley, North Carolina, has one. She kindly volunteers for all the town's charities, but isn’t nearly as kind to her own family, neighbors, and friends. In fact, Cosette is emphatically disliked by much of the town—including octogenarian Myrtle Clover. And Myrtle knows that dislike in Bradley can quickly turn deadly. No one seems surprised when Cosette’s body is discovered during a party she’s hosting—she was struck on the head with a croquet mallet. Wanting to restore order to the small town, Myrtle resolves to track down the killer—before the killer strikes again. A Body at Book Club This is one book club meeting that doesn’t go by the book. When octogenarian sleuth Myrtle Clover discovers Naomi Pelter’s dead body during a book club meeting, the other members seem shocked. But Myrtle can read between the lines. Naomi had riled everyone up by flirting with other people’s husbands, arguing with neighbors, and generally making a nuisance of herself. Murdering troublemakers is the oldest trick in the book. The book club members seem too sweet to be killers, but Myrtle knows better than to judge books by their covers. Myrtle’s investigation into the murder will take a more novel approach than her police chief son’s by-the-book methods. Can Myrtle and her widower sidekick uncover the killer…before he writes them off for good Death Pays a Visit At Greener Pastures Retirement Home, leisure time can prove perilous. When psychic (and hubcap retailer) Wanda Alewine pays a late-night visit to Myrtle Clover, she urges the octogenarian sleuth to head straight to Greener Pastures Retirement Home. But Wanda doesn't want Myrtle to consider the Home's dubious amenities--she wants Myrtle to prevent a murder seen in a vision. Reluctant Myrtle investigates with sidekick Miles, who seems a lot more interested in Greener Pastures than she is. As the duo digs, they uncover more than just Sudoku and Scrabble—they discover a sinister undercurrent… with murder as its outcome.

Avenging Angels

Damned Girl Books 1-4

Biblioteca pentru toi copiii“ cuprinde cele mai preuite opere ale scriitorilor clasici ai literaturii romne i universale. Crile de neuitat ale copilriei sunt disponibile astzi si in format e-book.Tartarin este un tip popular, aa cum e Gargantua. Este cunoscut de toi, familiar tuturor. Are tot ce-i trebuie pentru a plcea rafinailor i ignoranilor. El a venit pentru bucuria lumii. i din ct inocen e alctuit aceast enorm veselie!“ – Anatole France

Biblioteca pentru toi copiii“ cuprinde cele mai preuite opere ale scriitorilor clasici ai literaturii romne i universale. Crile de neuitat ale copilriei sunt disponibile astzi si in format e-book.Aceast carte s-ar putea intitula: Istoria unui an de coal, scris de un elev din clasa a III-a. Cnd spunem c e scris de un elev, nu voim s zicem c el a scris-o ntocmai, ci a nsemnat zi de zi ntr-un caiet tot ce a vzut, a simit, a cugetat; la sfritul anului, tatl su a scris aceste pagini dup notele lui, silindu-se a nu schimba nimic din gnduri i a pstra, pe ct se poate, cuvintele fiului su.“

Mystery Tribune / Issue N?4: Winter 2018

Uau. Asta e. Asta înseamn? c-am crescut. Pe cont propriu, la ?coala de Arte. Deci r?mâi cu bine, Tallulah, fat? ?uie, ?i hellooooo, Lullah, star pe scen? ?i..... opaa. O. Pa. Tallulah Casey este preg?tit? s?-?i descopere partea artistic? ?i s?-?i fac? noi prieteni. La ?coala de Arte din Yorkshire Dales, unde nu exist? magazine de haine sau cosmetice, ci mla?tini, p?duri, un han fioros ?i multe oi, Tallulah va descoperi, în ciuda atmosferei stranii desprinse parc? din La r?scruce de vânturi, un grup de prietene pe care te po?i bizui ?i talente artistice neb?nuite. Tot acolo se va ata?a, de?i nu fusese prev?zut, de un pui de bufni??. Cititoarele în pragul adolescen?ei vor râde cu gura pân? la urechi de peripe?iile pu?toaicei cu sim?ul umorului ?i picioare cam prea lungi...

The Iliad of Homer

Mystery Tribune / Issue N?1: Spring 2017

Mystery Tribune / Issue N?3: Fall 2017

David Copperfield

Marilyn Returns: a flight of fantasy

Strange creatures appear on the doorstep of Emilia's house, when the fourth reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant explodes a few kilometers away. They remain in the town which is empty from the radiation and fear, raising the child as a Superhuman, and revealing to her the knowledge, which could change life on Earth forever. But what happens if the creatures disappear as suddenly as they appeared? What happens if the Earth desperately defends its secrets? Will Emilia build a new Babylon? When the apocalypse becomes yesterday, when the religion blesses sinners, and science – dreamers, when a miracle becomes commonplace, when birth becomes the end, and the end becomes the beginning, a new era will come. Era Emilia...

Un gangster, un recep?ioner ?i un vicar intr? ?ntr-un bar…?Johan Andersson, un b?rbat certat cu legea ?i cam be?iv, se ?ntov?r??e?te cu dou? personaje cel pu?in la fel de pitore?ti ca el. Recep?ionerul de la un hotel ieftin de la periferia Stockholmului ?i o fost? preoteas? c?zut? ?n dizgra?ie ?i propun mai multe scheme de afaceri care s? le rotunjeasc? lor veniturile, f?r? prea mult? b?taie de cap.?Astfel, Johan Andersson, supranumit ?i Asasinul Anders, devine pe r?nd b?t?u? pl?tit, pastor al unei biserici cu metode pu?in spus neortodoxe, ?i, nici mai mult nici mai pu?in, Mo? Cr?ciun.?n cele din urm?, eroii no?tri par s? fi g?sit echilibrul perfect ?ntre a da ?i a lua de la via?? at?t c?t trebuie pentru ca aceasta s? capete un sens.?“Asasinul Anders ?i lumea pe ?n?elesul tuturor?este o poveste de un comic nebun.” - The Times“O aventur? extrem de captivant?.” - Financial Times“Jonas Jonasson?este, f?r? ?ndoial?, un geniu al comicului.” - express.co.uk“Pentru aceast? carte, a? fi putut alege un instructor auto care nu ?tie s? ?ofeze sau un economist care nu ?tie s? socoteasc?. ?n schimb, am ales un preot care nu crede ?n Dumnezeu.” -?Jonas Jonasson

Al doilea volum al trilogiei Min?i primejdioase?n al doilea volum al seriei, Ruby ??i folose?te capacit??ile paranormale pentru a conduce misiuni periculoase ?i pentru a p?trunde ?n mintea du?manilor s?i.Dar atunci c?nd ?i este ?ncredin?at un secret exploziv, Ruby trebuie s? porneasc? ?n cea mai periculoas? misiune de p?n? acum, de al c?rei succes depinde nu doar via?a ei, ci a tuturor copiilor din Lig? ?i din lag?rele de pretutindeni din America.Lupt?nd cu propriile temeri ?i limite, Ruby va face orice pentru a-i proteja pe oamenii pe care-i iube?te. Dar dac? s? c??tige r?zboiul ?nseamn? s? se piard? pe sine?“Obsedant… Bracken construie?te o lume distopic? terifiant?.“ - Kirkus Reviews“Ritmul alert al ac?iunii creeaz? suspans ?i tensiune ?i te face s? a?tep?i cu sufletul la gur? continuarea pove?tii.“ - Publishers Weekly“Un roman plin de dinamism, care te duce ?ntr-o c?l?torie fascinant? ?n timp.“ - San Francisco Public Library

Ora?ul Savannah este considerat o comoar? a Sudului, un loc cu un trecut bogat ?i plin de culoare. Ba chiar magic…Pentru profani, Savannah ??i arat? doar fa?a primitoare ?i generoas?. Ini?ia?ii ?tiu ?ns? c?, dincolo de ?armul provincial, exist? o lume ?n care vr?jitoria e respectat? ?i temut? ?i spiritele r?t?cesc amenin??toare.?Mercy Taylor cunoa?te foarte bine partea supranatural? a ora?ului ei, pentru c? face parte dintr-o familie foarte puternic? de vr?jitori din Sud.Doar ea, Mercy, nu are nicio putere.Iar acum se treze?te ?n miezul unui mister care-i poate distruge familia ?i poate elibera un secret ?ntunecat, ?inut captiv sute de ani de vr?jitoarele din familia Taylor."Primul volum al seriei Vr?ji ?n Savannah e scris ?ntr-un ritm alert, incitant – un debut foarte promi??tor." - PublishersWeekly"?n acest mystery urban, J.D. Horn imagineaz? o poveste complicat? despre magie ?i misticism, cu elegan?a ?i lirismul unui romancier experimentat." - Kathryn Leigh Scott, autoarea romanului Dark Passages

La sf?r?itul celui de-Al Doilea R?zboi Mondial, doi supravie?uitori ai lag?relor de concentrare se confrunt? cu o nou? b?t?lie: una pentru dragosteIulie, 1945. Miklós, ?n v?rst? de dou?zeci ?i cinci de ani, a supravie?uit r?zboiului ?i a fost adus ?ntr-un spital din Suedia pentru a fi ?ngrijit. Aici ?ns?, este condamnat din nou la moarte: medicul s?u ?i spune c? nu mai are de tr?it dec?t ?ase luni. Dar Miklós are alte planuri.?Afl? numele celor 117 unguroaice care sunt ?i ele ?ngrijite pe teritoriul Suediei ?i ?ncepe s? scrie fiec?reia c?te o scrisoare. E convins c? una dintre ele va deveni so?ia sa…?Bazat pe schimbul real de scrisori dintre Miklós ?i Lili,?Febr? ?n zori?este o poveste despre pasiune, rezisten?? ?i r?bdare; despre prietenii false ?i adev?rate; despre credin??, ?ndoial? ?i puterea izb?vitoare a dragostei.“Tata ?i cu mama au corespondat vreme de ?ase luni, ?nainte de a se c?s?tori ?n Stockholm. Timp de cincizeci de ani n-am ?tiut nimic despre existen?a scrisorilor. Dup? moartea tat?lui meu, mama mi-a ?ntins, aproape ca pe ceva ne?nsemnat, dou? teancuri m?ricele de scrisori, legate cu o panglic?. Mult? vreme n-am fost ?n stare s? m? ocup de poveste – abia zece ani mai t?rziu am scris prima variant? a romanului. Apoi am avut parte de ocazia unic? de a ?i regiza povestea de dragoste a p?rin?ilor mei.” -?Péter Gárdos?“Febr? ?n zori?are tandre?ea din Proiectul Rosie ?i patosul din Sub aceea?i stea. E o carte de care te ?ndr?goste?ti.” -?The Herald Sun“Via?a o s? vi se par? mai frumoas? dup? ce ve?i citi?Febr? ?n zori.” -?The Bookseller

Deliruri pentru toate zilele. Drame cerebrale, drame familiale, deliruri ?i nevroze, dar ?i tihna monoton? a vie?ii cotidiene, toate par specialitatea lui André Baillon, belgianul pentru care ospiciul sau atmosfera bucolic? a satului normand sunt prilejuri la fel de bune pentru literatur?.

Aldís lucreaz? la un centru pentru delincven?i juvenili din zona rural? a Islandei. E martora unei ?nt?mpl?ri tulbur?toare ?n toiul nop?ii; cur?nd dup? aceea, doi b?ie?i de la centru sunt g?si?i mor?i. Decenii mai t?rziu, Odinn, tat? singur, cerceteaz? un presupus abuz care ar fi avut loc la centru; ?l ?nlocuie?te pe colegul s?u ?ns?rcinat cu investiga?ia ?i care a murit ?n condi?ii misterioase. Totu?i, cu c?t afl? mai multe, cu at?t Odinn simte c? evenimentele din anii ?aptezeci au leg?tur? cu accidentul ce a dus la moartea so?iei sale. Oare moartea ei ascunde ceva mult mai ?nfrico??tor? ?Suspansul este aproape insuportabil… Nu e u?or s? scrii o poveste de groaz?, dar Renega?ii e mai profund? dec?t ?mi amintesc de tine.“ – Frettabladid ?O intrig? foarte bine construit?. Un regal pentru iubitorii de tensiune maxim?.“ – Morgunbladid