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Download or read book Springtime Crime written by Carolyn Keene and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help Nancy and her friends find out what happened to a superstar’s flower hat in the ninth book in the interactive Nancy Drew Clue Book mystery series. Spring has sprung in River Heights! The annual Flower Sculpture contest is in a couple of days and everyone in town is working hard to finish their floral works of art. But Nancy, Bess, and George are most excited to see the world-famous pop singer, Miss LaLa, perform. The superstar grew up in River Heights and has agreed to kick off the contest with a song. And just when the girls thought life couldn’t get any better, they run into Miss LaLa herself! The singer is in a bit of a pickle though: She brought a giant hat made of white peonies for the show but she doesn’t have a refrigerator big enough to store it in. George thinks quickly and offers to put it in her mom’s catering refrigerator. But when the girls check on the hat the next morning they see something has gone terribly wrong. Half of the snowy white blooms are wilted and brown! They use their detective skills to rule out a blackout. And George can’t remember if she locked the door last night. Could someone have snuck into the kitchen and switched the fresh flowers with droopy ones? Nancy and her friends are determined to find out! Could it be Madame Withers, whose signature wilted rose perfume was rejected by Miss LaLa? Perhaps it was the famous flower artist Pierre, who was angry that Miss LaLa was the star of the show. Or it maybe it was Benjamin Bing, who ruined his flower sculpture with brown hair spray and had no more white peonies to replace them. It’s up to the Clue Crew—and you—to find out!
Download or read book Springtime Crime written by Carolyn Keene and published by . This book was released on with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nancy and her Clue Crew meet Miss LaLa, a superstar who grew up in River Heights, and investigate what happened to the special hat she ordered for her concert at the annual Flower Sculpture contest.
Book Synopsis Policing Serious Crime in China by : Susan Trevaskes
Download or read book Policing Serious Crime in China written by Susan Trevaskes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-08-06 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite a resurgence in the number of studies of Chinese social control over the past decade or so, no sustained work in English has detailed the recent developments in policy and practice against serious crime, despite international recognition that Chinese policing of serious crime is relatively severe and that more people are executed for crime in China each year than in the rest of the world combined. In this book the author skilfully explores the politics, practice, procedures, and public perceptions of policing serious crime in China, focusing on one particular criminal justice practice – anti-crime campaigns – in the period of transition from planned to market economy from the 1980s to the first years of the twenty-first century. Susan Trevaskes analyzes the elements that led to the Hard Strike becoming the preferred method of attacking the growing problem of serious crime in China before going on to examine the factors surrounding the failure of the Hard Strike as a way of addressing the main problems of serious crime in China today, that is drug trafficking and organized crime . Drawing on a rich variety of Chinese sources Serious Crime in China is an original and informed read for scholars of China, criminologists generally and the international human rights community.
Book Synopsis The Seeds of Spring by : Steve Bates
Download or read book The Seeds of Spring written by Steve Bates and published by Steve Bates. This book was released on 2010-11-19 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Seeds of Spring; Lessons from the Garden" follows the adventures of a suburban resident who takes up gardening on a plot on a horse farm, an event that changes his life in many unexpected ways. Steve plunges into the foreign world of chickens, tractors and predatory wildlife and becomes inspired by John, the quirky owner of the farm who seems to have discovered the secret path to happiness. "The Seeds of Spring" follows the challenges, failures, joys and revelations that Steve experiences as he cultivates vegetables, fruit and flowers in a remarkable setting. The book intertwines practical, "how-to" gardening advice with deep insights as Steve recognizes the richness and simplicity of the outdoor life and the importance of sustainability for individuals and the planet. "The Seeds of Spring" takes the reader beyond the ordinary, revealing the extraordinary in everyday activities amid the all-too-familiar setting of suburban sprawl. Written in the spirit of "Under the Tuscan Sun" and "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek," "The Seeds of Spring" is a must-read for every gardener and every would-be gardener who is looking for a better understanding of the gardening experience or deeper meaning in their life.
Book Synopsis Death in Springtime by : Magdalen Nabb
Download or read book Death in Springtime written by Magdalen Nabb and published by Soho Press. This book was released on 2005-10-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A police mystery in the acclaimed series set in Florence, Italy: “Nabb is so good she’s awesome” (The Philadelphia Inquirer). Two foreign girls are abducted from a Florence piazza in broad daylight. The unusual March snowfall has distracted everyone—even Marshal Guarnaccia, who is unsure of what he has actually witnessed. Then one of the girls turns up in a village in the Chianti, claiming the kidnappers have released her to propose a ransom for the other victim. But the marshal thinks she’s lying. Besides, Italian law forbids paying ransom to criminals, so the marshal must find the missing girl before her kidnappers decide to end her life—in this novel in the series that has been called “crime fiction at its best” (The Sunday Times). “A masterpiece.” —Georges Simenon, author of the Inspector Maigret series
Book Synopsis CLEVELAND: Prodigy of the Western Reserve by : George E. Condon
Download or read book CLEVELAND: Prodigy of the Western Reserve written by George E. Condon and published by Grand Lake Media. LLC. This book was released on 1980-10-23 with total page 751 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Cleveland: Prodigy of the Western Reserve a pictorial and entertaining commentary on the growth and development of Cleveland, Ohio” Excerpt From: George E. Condon. “Cleveland: Prodigy of the Western Reserve.” iBooks.
Book Synopsis Springtime for Murder by : Debbie Young
Download or read book Springtime for Murder written by Debbie Young and published by Boldwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2023-01-28 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A cracking example of cozy crime!" Bestselling author Katie Fforde When Bunny Carter, the old lady from the Manor House, is discovered dead in an open grave, Sophie Sayers is sure it’s a case of foul play. But when it comes to suspects, she’s spoiled for choice!Could it be one of Bunny’s squabbling children from her three different husbands? Or perhaps Petunia Lot from the Cats Prevention charity, always angling for a legacy? All of these - and more - had motive and opportunity. But who is to blame? And can Sophie and her boyfriend, village bookseller Hector Munro, stop the killer before they strike again? Previously published by Debbie Young. Perfect for fans of M C Beaton's Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth series. Readers LOVE Debbie Young! "I have just finished Best Murder in Show, and I just could not put it down. A totally enthralling read from cover to cover. Very well written.” – Bryan Stace, South Africa. “Sophie Sayers is the perfect antidote to these difficult times. A Cotswold version of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency.” – Sue Myers “What a great series of books, funny, interesting characters and good stories. Perfect for a winter’s evening, curled up by the fire.” Mrs Glenda T Barnett via Amazon. “I just read your Sophie Sayers novels. I loved them. The characters were very likeable and I enjoyed getting to know them. I can’t wait for the next installment.” – Caroline Burston via Facebook “Thank you for the gift that is Sophie Sayers. These books have been my lifeline to home over the last year especially.” – Laura Bonnici, expat living in Malta
Book Synopsis Blood Curse by : Maurizio de Giovanni
Download or read book Blood Curse written by Maurizio de Giovanni and published by Europa Editions. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second historical mystery featuring Commissario Ricciardi, “one of the most interesting and well-drawn detectives in fiction” (The Daily Beast). Commissario Ricciardi has visions. He sees and hears the final seconds in the lives of victims of violent deaths. It is both a gift and a curse. It has helped him become one of the most acute and successful homicide detectives in the Naples police force. But all that horror and suffering has hollowed him out emotionally. He drinks and doesn’t sleep. Other than his loyal partner, Brigadier Maione, he has no friends. Naples, 1931. In a working-class apartment in the Sanità neighborhood, an elderly woman by the name of Carmela Calise has been beaten to death. When Ricciardi and Maione arrive at the scene, they learn that Calise was moonlighting as a fortuneteller and moneylender whose clients were some of the city’s rich and powerful. She predicted their futures in such a way as to manipulate and deceive and made many enemies—those indebted to her, swayed by her lies, disappointed by her prophesies or destroyed by her machinations. Murder suspects in this atmospheric thriller abound and Commissario Ricciardi, one of the most original and intriguing investigators in contemporary crime fiction, will have his work cut out for him. “The promise that each life will intersect keeps Ricciardi and Maione’s investigation lively.” —Publishers Weekly “A well-crafted, ultimately moving crime novel set in 1931 Naples . . . This is a solid series with an intriguing detective, and fans will eagerly await the third volume.” —Library Journal
Book Synopsis Inside Criminal Networks by : Carlo Morselli
Download or read book Inside Criminal Networks written by Carlo Morselli and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-12-18 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first extensive study of criminal networks The case study designs and analytical paths are straightforward and can serve as a source for future research endeavours using a variety of data sources
Book Synopsis John Paizs's Crime Wave by : Jonathan Ball
Download or read book John Paizs's Crime Wave written by Jonathan Ball and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2014-02-05 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Paizs’s ‘Crime Wave’ examines the Winnipeg filmmaker’s 1985 cult film as an important example of early postmodern cinema and as a significant precursor to subsequent postmodern blockbusters, including the much later Hollywood film Adaptation. Crime Wave’s comic plot is simple: aspiring screenwriter Steven Penny, played by Paizs, finds himself able to write only the beginnings and endings of his scripts, but never (as he puts it) “the stuff in-between.” Penny is the classic writer suffering from writer’s block, but the viewer sees him as the (anti)hero in a film told through stylistic parody of 1940s and 50s B-movies, TV sitcoms, and educational films. In John Paizs’s ‘Crime Wave,’ writer and filmmaker Jonathan Ball offers the first book-length study of this curious Canadian film, which self-consciously establishes itself simultaneously as following, but standing apart from, American cinematic and television conventions. Paizs’s own story mirrors that of Steven Penny: both find themselves at once drawn to American culture and wanting to subvert its dominance. Exploring Paizs’s postmodern aesthetic and his use of pastiche as a cinematic technique, Ball establishes Crime Wave as an overlooked but important cult classic.
Download or read book Read or Alive written by Nora Page and published by Crooked Lane Books. This book was released on 2020-05-12 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A match-made in cozy heaven for fans of Jenn McKinlay, Kate Carlisle, and book lovers everywhere, Nora Page's third Bookmobile mystery will (book)worm its way into your heart. Wrongful accusations have librarian Cleo Watkins and her loved ones booked for trouble. It's springtime and septuagenarian librarian Cleo Watkins is celebrating new blooms and old books. To her delight, the Georgia Antiquarian Book Society has brought its annual fair to Catalpa Springs in honor of Cleo's gentleman friend, respected antiquarian bookseller and restorer, Henry Lafayette. However, trouble rolls in with the fair when a flirtatious book scout makes the rounds, charming locals out of prized books. Among the conned is Cleo's cousin, Dot, who handed over a signed, first edition of Gone With the Wind. With no proof the scout took the valuable book, Dot is at a loss. And when the deceitful man is found murdered the very next morning, Dot becomes a prime suspect. To Cleo's dismay, so is Henry. The scene of the crime is behind Henry's shop and his bookbinding tool is the murder weapon. As evidence stacks up against Henry, the police aren't alone in questioning his innocence. Even friends and family ask Cleo how well she truly knows her gentleman friend. Although books are at the heart of the crimes, Cleo feels dizzyingly out of her depths. Someone is setting up the people she holds dearest. With the authorities on the wrong trail, Cleo has no choice but to catalog the evidence herself. Along with her trusty bookmobile cat Rhett Butler, it will be up to Cleo to book the real killer for good.
Book Synopsis Transnational Organized Crime by : MargaretE. Beare
Download or read book Transnational Organized Crime written by MargaretE. Beare and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 677 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This selection of influential articles traces our evolving understanding of transnational organized crime - paradigm shifts - from the 'alien conspiracy' focused research to the more nuanced focused scholarship on 'markets' and 'networks', culminating in a focus on 'enablers' of transnational crimes and evaluations of 'harm' from transnational crimes. The selected essays and articles reflect the way in which politics, economics and social factors have impacted on scholarly thinking and the introduction also highlights the many authors and professionals who have been influential in this field. This volume is an essential ?one-stop? resource for lecturers and students interested in all aspects of transnational organized crime.
Book Synopsis Death in Springtime by : Magdalen Nabb
Download or read book Death in Springtime written by Magdalen Nabb and published by Scribner Book Company. This book was released on 1984 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second in the Marshal Guarnaccia Series, with an introduction by Georges Simenon
Book Synopsis The Outlaw Biker Legacy of Violence by : Thomas Barker
Download or read book The Outlaw Biker Legacy of Violence written by Thomas Barker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outlaw bikers represent a very small percentage of motorcycle riders who join motorcycle clubs, but they receive disproportionate attention due to their mystique, unconventional behavior, and violence. Although the outlaw biker phenomenon started in the United States, it has since spread throughout the world. The involvement of Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMGs) in organized crime at the local, regional, national, and transnational levels fosters violence that puts innocent persons at risk for death or injury and leads to the demonization of “bikers” and the overcriminalization of motorcycle enthusiasts and club members. The Outlaw Biker Legacy of Violence, written by internationally known expert Thomas Barker, addresses the legacy of violence in the outlaw biker culture and tackles the implications of the violence that progressed as outlaw biker clubs evolved into adult criminal gangs engaged in crimes for profit over long periods of time and across borders. Beginning with a history of outlaw bikers and the construction of the “folk devil” of the biker, the book outlines the distinctions between conventional motorcycle clubs, Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs, and Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs, and then traces the expansion of these groups across the globe. This book will be relevant to those interested in the examination or investigation of biker gangs in particular or organized criminal groups in general. It is essential reading for criminal justice students and others studying social groups, gangs, and organizations, or the sociology of deviance, and is also relevant for law enforcement professionals dealing with these organizations
Download or read book Recipe Ruckus written by Carolyn Keene and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Nancy, Bess and George go searching for the perfect gift for the Drews' housekeeper, Hannah, they choose a vintage apron, which may have belonged to a famous local cook, and discover a recipe in the pocket--but when it disappears they have to follow the clues to find out who stole it, and why.
Book Synopsis The Great Goat Gaffe by : Carolyn Keene
Download or read book The Great Goat Gaffe written by Carolyn Keene and published by Aladdin. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nancy and her friends are on the case when a goat yoga class goes baaaad in the fifteenth book in the interactive Nancy Drew Clue Book mystery series. Nancy is excited for Kids with Kids at Sweet Creams Farm. She and her friends are going to learn yoga surrounded by adorable baby goats. They might even be on TV, since Good Morning River Heights is coming to do a story on the new class. Peaceful meditation turns into mayhem when one of the goats goes wild, bouncing around and chewing on everything. Nancy recognizes the crazy kid—YouView star Pogo the Trampoline Goat. But why is he there? Did someone slip him into the pen to sabotage the class? Can the Clue Crew find out the truth and restore Sweet Creams Farm’s reputation?
Download or read book Turkey Trot Plot written by Carolyn Keene and published by Aladdin. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nancy and her friends search for a missing chocolate turkey in the twelfth book in the interactive Nancy Drew Clue Book mystery series. Nancy, Bess, and George are running in River Heights’s Turkey Trot this year and Bess has designed some super cute turkey-inspired outfits for them to wear. They’re hoping to win the costume contest and receive the winning prize, a giant chocolate turkey from Classy Coco, the new fancy chocolate shop in town. But when the chocolate turkey goes missing the morning of the race, Anna Epicure blames the Turkey Trot runners and bans kids from her shop…forever! Can the Clue Crew solve the mystery of missing chocolate and clear the trotters’ names? Or will the confectionary conundrum leave these three smarties stumped?
