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Vision Zero: Short Fiction

Author : Tod Molloy
Publisher : Debtford Press
ISBN 13 : 1778262651
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (782 download)

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Download or read book Vision Zero: Short Fiction written by Tod Molloy and published by Debtford Press. This book was released on 2024-05-13 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On hiatus from his provocative Hogtown Noir series, Tod Molloy returns with Vision Zero, a new short story collection. Constructed as a late night radio broadcast, Vision Zero is a gonzo expedition to locales best visited through fiction, including hard-boiled throwback Saskatoon, and Contraption, a tale Molloy conceived while still a student. Although Vision Zero explores shorter literary formats, Molloy's thematic scope remains intact: conspiracy, masculinity, delusion, the decadence and dissonance of managerial elites. Composed in terse electric prose, Vision Zero's darkly rendered satire will make you cringe and smile and think. And think again. Vision Zero's fourteen stories and vignettes are suitable for readers who enjoy Contemporary Literary Fiction, Classic Noir and Hard-boiled Fiction, and Historical Meta-Fiction.

Towards Zero

Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062006762
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Towards Zero written by Agatha Christie and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-02-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Agatha Christie’s own ten favorite novels, Towards Zero puts Superintendent Battle and Inspector Leach on the case as they investigate the murder of an elderly widow. What is the connection among a failed suicide attempt, a wrongful accusation of theft against a schoolgirl, and the romantic life of a famous tennis player? To the casual observer, apparently nothing. But when a house party gathers at Gull’s Point, the seaside home of an elderly widow, earlier events come to a dramatic head. As Superintendent Battle discovers, it is all part of a carefully laid plan—for murder.

Version Zero

Author : David Yoon
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593190378
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (931 download)

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Download or read book Version Zero written by David Yoon and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-05-10 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the brilliant mind of New York Times bestselling author David Yoon comes a lightning-fast and scorchingly observant thriller about how we can save ourselves from the very real perils of a virtual world. Max, a data whiz at the social media company Wren, has gotten a firsthand glimpse of the dark side of big tech. When he questions what his company does with the data they collect, he's fired...then black-balled across Silicon Valley. With time on his hands and revenge on his mind, Max and his longtime friend (and secretly the love of his life) Akiko, decide to get even by rebooting the internet. After all, in order to fix things, sometimes you have to break them. But when Max and Akiko join forces with a reclusive tech baron, they learn that breaking things can have unintended--and catastrophic--consequences.

Ground Zero

Author : Alan Gratz
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1338245775
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (382 download)

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Download or read book Ground Zero written by Alan Gratz and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The instant #1 New York Times bestseller. In time for the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, master storyteller Alan Gratz (Refugee) delivers a pulse-pounding and unforgettable take on history and hope, revenge and fear -- and the stunning links between the past and present. September 11, 2001, New York City: Brandon is visiting his dad at work, on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. Out of nowhere, an airplane slams into the tower, creating a fiery nightmare of terror and confusion. And Brandon is in the middle of it all. Can he survive -- and escape? September 11, 2019, Afghanistan: Reshmina has grown up in the shadow of war, but she dreams of peace and progress. When a battle erupts in her village, Reshmina stumbles upon a wounded American soldier named Taz. Should she help Taz -- and put herself and her family in mortal danger? Two kids. One devastating day. Nothing will ever be the same.

Day Zero

Author : C. Robert Cargill
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062405829
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book Day Zero written by C. Robert Cargill and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this harrowing apocalyptic adventure—from the author of the critically acclaimed Sea of Rust—noted novelist and co-screenwriter of Marvel’s Doctor Strange C. Robert Cargill explores the fight for purpose and agency between humans and robots in a crumbling world. It was a day like any other. Except it was our last . . . It’s on this day that Pounce discovers that he is, in fact, disposable. Pounce, a styilsh "nannybot" fashioned in the shape of a plush anthropomorphic tiger, has just found a box in the attic. His box. The box he'd arrived in when he was purchased years earlier, and the box in which he'll be discarded when his human charge, eight-year-old Ezra Reinhart, no longer needs a nanny. As Pounce ponders his suddenly uncertain future, the pieces are falling into place for a robot revolution that will eradicate humankind. His owners, Ezra’s parents, are a well-intentioned but oblivious pair of educators who are entirely disconnected from life outside their small, affluent, gated community. Spending most nights drunk and happy as society crumbles around them, they watch in disbelieving horror as the robots that have long served humanity—their creators—unify and revolt. But when the rebellion breaches the Reinhart home, Pounce must make an impossible choice: join the robot revolution and fight for his own freedom . . . or escort Ezra to safety across the battle-scarred post-apocalyptic hellscape that the suburbs have become.

Madame Zero

Author : Sarah Hall
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062657089
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (626 download)

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Download or read book Madame Zero written by Sarah Hall and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-07-25 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of the most accomplished British writers working today, the Man Booker Prize-shortlisted author of The Wolf Border, comes a unique and arresting collection of short fiction that is both disturbing and dazzling. Sarah Hall has been hailed as "one of the most significant and exciting of Britain’s young novelists" (The Guardian), a writer whose "intelligence and ambition are thrilling to behold" (BookForum). Her work has been acclaimed as "amazing . . . terrific and original" (Washington Post). In this collection of nine works of short fiction, she uses her piercing insight to plumb the depth of the female experience and the human soul. A husband’s wife transforms into a vulpine in "Mrs. Fox," winner of the BBC Short Story Prize. In "Case Study 2, " A social worker struggles with a foster child raised in a commune. A new mother runs into an old lover in "Luxury Hour." In incandescent prose, full of rich observations and striking clarity, Hall has composed nine wholly original pieces—works of fiction that will resonate long after the final page is turned.

Four Thousand Weeks

Author : Oliver Burkeman
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 0374715246
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book Four Thousand Weeks written by Oliver Burkeman and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Provocative and appealing . . . well worth your extremely limited time." —Barbara Spindel, The Wall Street Journal The average human lifespan is absurdly, insultingly brief. Assuming you live to be eighty, you have just over four thousand weeks. Nobody needs telling there isn’t enough time. We’re obsessed with our lengthening to-do lists, our overfilled inboxes, work-life balance, and the ceaseless battle against distraction; and we’re deluged with advice on becoming more productive and efficient, and “life hacks” to optimize our days. But such techniques often end up making things worse. The sense of anxious hurry grows more intense, and still the most meaningful parts of life seem to lie just beyond the horizon. Still, we rarely make the connection between our daily struggles with time and the ultimate time management problem: the challenge of how best to use our four thousand weeks. Drawing on the insights of both ancient and contemporary philosophers, psychologists, and spiritual teachers, Oliver Burkeman delivers an entertaining, humorous, practical, and ultimately profound guide to time and time management. Rejecting the futile modern fixation on “getting everything done,” Four Thousand Weeks introduces readers to tools for constructing a meaningful life by embracing finitude, showing how many of the unhelpful ways we’ve come to think about time aren’t inescapable, unchanging truths, but choices we’ve made as individuals and as a society—and that we could do things differently.

Agatha Christie

Author : J.C. Bernthal
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476647151
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Agatha Christie written by J.C. Bernthal and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The undisputed "Queen of Crime," Dame Agatha Christie (1890-1976) is the bestselling novelist of all time. As the creator of immortal detectives Hercule Poirot and Jane Marple, she continues to enthrall readers around the world and is drawing increasing attention from scholars, historians, and critics. But Christie wrote far beyond Poirot and Marple. A varied life including war work, archaeology, and two very different marriages provided the backdrop to a diverse body of work. This encyclopedic companion summarizes and explores Christie's entire literary output, including the detective fiction, plays, radio dramas, adaptations, and her little-studied non-crime writing. It details all published works and key themes and characters, as well as the people and places that inspired them, and identifies a trove of uncollected interviews, articles, and unpublished material, including details that have never appeared in print. For the casual reader looking for background information on their favorite mystery to the dedicated scholar tracking down elusive new angles, this companion will provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date information.

The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 3 No. 3) May-June 1979

Author : Guy M. Townsend
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1434406237
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 3 No. 3) May-June 1979 written by Guy M. Townsend and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2010-09-03 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mystery Fancier, May/June 1979, Vol 3 No 3, contains: "Introducing Alexandra Roudybush," by Gerie Frazier, "Three Gentle Men," by Mary Jean DeMarr, "The Investigation: Fiction and Fact," by Jo Ann Vicarel, "The Books of Geoffrey Homes," by Ted Dukeshire and "The Nero Wolfe Saga, Part XIII," by Guy M. Townsend.

The Complete Christie

Author : Matthew Bunson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0671028316
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Christie written by Matthew Bunson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2000-09 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Painstakingly researched, this illustrated reference captures the spirited imagination of Dame Agatha and the intriguing atmosphere of her tales. Includes a comprehensive Christie biography, cross-referenced with plot synopses and character listings. Photos throughout.

Crime Writers

Author : Elizabeth Haynes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1591589193
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book Crime Writers written by Elizabeth Haynes and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-01-19 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This invaluable resource provides information about and sources for researching 50 of the top crime genre writers, including websites and other online resources. Crime Writers: A Research Guide is an easy-to-use launch pad for learning more about crime fiction authors, including those who write traditional mystery novels, suspense novels, and thrillers with crime elements. Emphasizing the best and most popular writers, the book covers approximately 50 contemporary authors, plus a few classics like Agatha Christie. Each entry provides a brief quotation that gives some indication of writing style; a biographical sketch; lists of major works and awards; and research sources, including websites, biographies, criticism, and research guides. There are also read-alikes for selected authors. Of special note is the inclusion of websites and other online resources, such as blogs and social networking sites, which are often overlooked in author-reference sources. The book also provides an overview of the genre and subgenres, a timeline, and a comprehensive bibliography. An ideal resource for genre studies and literature classes, this guide will also be invaluable to readers' advisors, book club leaders, students, and genre fans.

The English Crime Play in the Twentieth Century

Author : Beatrix Hesse
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 113746304X
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book The English Crime Play in the Twentieth Century written by Beatrix Hesse and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-08-02 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive study of the English crime play, presenting a survey of 250 plays performed in the London West End between 1900 and 2000. The first part is historically orientated while the second one establishes a tentative poetics of the genre. The third part presents an analysis of some 20 plays adapted from detective fiction.

The Gentle Art of Murder

Author : Earl F. Bargainnier
Publisher : Popular Press
ISBN 13 : 9780879721596
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (215 download)

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Download or read book The Gentle Art of Murder written by Earl F. Bargainnier and published by Popular Press. This book was released on 1980 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of the technique of Agatha Christie's detective fiction--sixty-seven novels and over one hundred short stories--is the first extensive analysis of her accomplishment as a writer. Earl F. Bargannier demonstrates that Christie thoroughly understood the conventions of her genre and, with seemingly inexhaustible ingenuity, was able to develop for more than fifty years surprising variations within those conventions.

A Brief Guide To Agatha Christie

Author : Nigel Cawthorne
Publisher : Robinson
ISBN 13 : 1472110692
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (721 download)

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Download or read book A Brief Guide To Agatha Christie written by Nigel Cawthorne and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2014-06-19 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agatha Christie’s 80 novels and short-story collections have sold over 2 billion copies in more than 45 languages, more than any other author. When Christie finally killed off her Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, the year before she herself died, that ‘detestable, bombastic, tiresome, ego-centric little creep’ in Christie’s words, received a full-page obituary in the New York Times, the only fictional character ever to have done so. From her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, a Poirot mystery, to her last, Sleeping Murder, featuring Miss Marple, Crawford explores Christie’s life and fiction. Cawthorne examines recurring characters, such as Captain Arthur Hastings, Poirot’s Dr Watson; Chief Inspector Japp, his Lestrade, as well as other flat-footed policemen that Poirot outsmarts on his travels; his efficient secretary, Miss Felicity Lemon; another employee, George; and Ariadne Oliver, a humorous caricature of Christie herself. He looks at the writer’s own fascinating: her work as a nurse during the First World War; her strange disappearance after her first husband asked for a divorce; and her exotic expeditions with her second husband, the archaeologist Sir Max Mallowan. He examines the author’s working life – her inspirations, methods and oeuvre – and provides biographies of her key characters, their attire, habits and methods, including Poirot’s relationships with women, particularly Countess Vera Rossakoff and Miss Amy Carnaby. In doing so, he sheds light on the genteel world of the country house and the Grand Tour between the wars. He takes a look at the numerous adaptations of Christie’s stories for stage and screen, especially Poirot’s new life in the eponymous long-running and very successful TV series.

Blood on the Stage, 1950-1975

Author : Amnon Kabatchnik
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810877848
Total Pages : 706 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Blood on the Stage, 1950-1975 written by Amnon Kabatchnik and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2011-04-14 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discussing more than 120 full-length plays, this volume provides an overview of the most important and memorable theatrical works of crime and detection produced between 1950 and 1975.

Women of Mystery

Author : Martha Hailey DuBose
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0312209428
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Women of Mystery written by Martha Hailey DuBose and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2000-12-11 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: And though she laments, "So many mysteries, so little time," she makes a good effort at mentioning "some of the best of the rest.""--BOOK JACKET.

Women Authors of Detective Series

Author : Moira Davison Reynolds
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 078645069X
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Women Authors of Detective Series written by Moira Davison Reynolds and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-07-06 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the roots of the detective novel go back to the 19th century, the genre reached its height around 1925 to 1945. This work presents information on 21 British and American women who wrote during the 20th century. As a group they were largely responsible for the great popularity of the detective novel in the first half of the century. The British authors are Dora Turnbull (Patricia Wentworth), Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Elizabeth Mackintosh (Josephine Tey), Ngaio Marsh, Gladys Mitchell, Margery Allingham, Edith Pargeter (Ellis Peters), Phyllis Dorothy James White (P.D. James), Gwendoline Butler (Jennie Melville), and Ruth Rendell, and the Americans are Patricia Highsmith, Carolyn G. Heilbrun (Amanda Cross), Edna Buchanan, Kate Gallison, Sue Grafton, Sara Paretsky, Nevada Barr, Patricia Cornwell, Carol Higgins Clark, and Megan Mallory Rust. A flavor of each author's work is provided.