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Download or read book An Orkney Murder written by Alanna Knight and published by Allison & Busby. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Taut with tension and an air of authority that stems from Knight's expertise in Scottish History' -- Irish Times
Book Synopsis Shadows of Death by : Jeanne M. Dams
Download or read book Shadows of Death written by Jeanne M. Dams and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Murder in Paradise by : Alanna Knight
Download or read book Murder in Paradise written by Alanna Knight and published by Allison & Busby. This book was released on 2012-01-12 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year is 1860 and Inspector Faro has been transported back to one of the darkest moments of his career - the chase of the notorious Macheath across the Scottish border to the Kent countryside. Whilst there, Faro meets an old school friend, Erland Flett, who is working alongside the artist William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelites whose unconventional lifestyle is a startling revelation. Erland is about to marry a beautiful but mysterious young lady, Lena Hamilton. Faro recognises her as the famous Madeleine Smith, accused of murdering her lover, but never convicted. Now Faro realises that he must apprehend Macheath and save his friend from certain death at the hands of the ruthless Miss Smith.and time is running out.
Book Synopsis Tomb for an Eagle by : Lexie Conyngham
Download or read book Tomb for an Eagle written by Lexie Conyngham and published by Orkneyinga Murders. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A man lies under the tawny earth, hands still clutching the knife that killed him.Thorfinn Sigurdarson, Earl of all Orkney and Caithness, has made a mistake, and he won't let himself forget it. Now rumours have started in the Norse lands that he might be getting a second chance - but should he take it, when it means that dead men are walking?
Book Synopsis Anne Perry and the Murder of the Century by : Peter Graham
Download or read book Anne Perry and the Murder of the Century written by Peter Graham and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On June 22, 1954, teenage friends Juliet Hulme-- better known as bestselling mystery writer Anne Perry-- and Pauline Parker went for a walk in a New Zealand park with Pauline's mother, Honorah. When Honorah Parker was found in a pool of blood with the brick used to bludgeon her to death close at hand, Juliet and Pauline confessed to the killing. Their motive: a plan to escape to the United States to become writers, and Honorah's determination to keep them apart. Graham offers a brilliant account of the crime and ensuing trial and shares dramatic revelations about the fates of the young women after their release from prison.
Download or read book Killing Cousins written by Alanna Knight and published by Black Dagger. This book was released on 2008-01 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Who Killed Kitchener? by : David Laws
Download or read book Who Killed Kitchener? written by David Laws and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-20 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In June 1916, Field Marshal Lord Kitchener set sail from Orkney on a secret mission to bolster the Russian war effort. Just a mile off land and in the teeth of a force 9 gale, HMS Hampshire suffered a huge explosion, sinking in little more than fifteen minutes. Crew and passengers numbered 749; only twelve survived. Kitchener's body was never found. Remembered today as the face of the famous First World War recruitment drive, at the height of his career Kitchener was fêted as Britain's greatest military hero since Wellington. By 1916, however, his star was in its descent. A controversial figure who did not make friends easily in Cabinet, he was considered by many to be arrogant, secretive and high-handed. From the moment his death was announced, rumours of a conspiracy began to flourish, with the finger pointed variously at the Bolsheviks, Irish nationalist saboteurs and even the British government. Using newly released files kept secret for almost 100 years, former Cabinet minister David Laws unravels the true story behind the demise of this complex figure, debunking the conspiracy theories and revealing the crucial blunders that the government and military sought to cover up. The result is the definitive account of an event that shook the country and which has been shrouded in mystery ever since.
Book Synopsis The Seal King Murders by : Alanna Knight
Download or read book The Seal King Murders written by Alanna Knight and published by Allison & Busby. This book was released on 2012-03-26 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1861. Constable Faro is heading home to Orkney, pursuing a private investigation into the mysterious drowning of an ex-colleague's relative, champion swimmer Dave Claydon. Was this an accident or does Claydon's death have a sinister connection with missing artefacts recovered from the Armada galleon sunk off Spanish Cove? At Scarthbreck his mother is determined to find him a wife and this Lammastide the legend of the seal king's annual claim of a human bride becomes reality. Faro's holiday and his original secret mission turn into a nightmare. With himself as the prime suspect in the girl's disappearance, he is in deadly danger, his life threatened by circumstances beyond his control.
Book Synopsis Murders Most Foul by : Alanna Knight
Download or read book Murders Most Foul written by Alanna Knight and published by Allison & Busby. This book was released on 2013-01-28 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1861. When the body of an unknown woman is found in an Edinburgh close, Detective Constable Faro assumes the killing is a random act of violence - until he finds a playing card, the nine of diamonds, underneath her corpse. His superiors scoff at his suspicions of a serial killer, but days later a man is attacked in the street, and left badly bruised and battered with the nine of diamonds in his pocket. Faro believes there's a connection. He must contend with other problems, though, if he is to solve the case. Detective Sergeant Gosse does his best to frame suspect after suspect, but remains constantly irritated by his detective constable. And although Faro's sweetheart Lizzie loves him deeply, he is not sure if he feels the same way. And what of Inga St Ola, Faro's first and only true love from his native Orkney? Amongst all this, a servant at Lizzie's place of work goes missing. Could her disappearance be linked to the playing-card killer? Beset by hostile superiors and a police-hating public, Faro feels he may never crack this confounding case.
Download or read book The Killing Tide written by Lin Anderson and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2021-08-05 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A cracking story told at breakneck speed' – Scotland on Sunday The Killing Tide by Lin Anderson sees forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod investigating a mysterious abandoned ship which has swept ashore in the Orkney Isles. After a fierce storm hits Scotland, a mysterious cargo ship is discovered in the Orkney Isles. Boarding the vessel uncovers three bodies, recently deceased and in violent circumstances. Forensic scientist Dr Rhona MacLeod’s study of the crime scene suggests that a sinister game was being played on board, but who were the hunters? And who the hunted? Meanwhile in Glasgow DS Michael McNab is called to a horrific incident where a young woman has been set on fire. Or did she spark the flames herself? As evidence arises that connects the two cases, the team grow increasingly concerned that the truth of what happened on the ship and in Glasgow hints at a wider conspiracy that stretches down to London and beyond to a global stage. Orcadian Ava Clouston, renowned investigative journalist, believes so and sets out to prove it, putting herself in grave danger. When the Met Police challenge Police Scotland’s jurisdiction, it becomes obvious that there are ruthless individuals who are willing to do whatever it takes to protect government interests. Which could lead to even more deaths on Scottish soil . . .
Book Synopsis The History of Maria Stewart from the Murder of Riccio until her Flight into England by : Claude Nau
Download or read book The History of Maria Stewart from the Murder of Riccio until her Flight into England written by Claude Nau and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Murder Takes the Stage by : Colleen Cambridge
Download or read book Murder Takes the Stage written by Colleen Cambridge and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2024-10-22 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A witty and inventive treat for lovers of all things Christie, Downton Abbey, and Knives Out, set in London and the English countryside and starring Phyllida Bright, fictional housekeeper to the great dame of detective fiction herself. “Dame Agatha would be proud” (Publishers Weekly). Housekeeper Phyllida Bright is quite in her element at Mallowan Hall, the charming English manor that she keeps in tip-top shape. By contrast, the bustling metropolis of London, where her famed employer Agatha Christie has temporarily relocated, leaves Phyllida a bit out of her depth. Not only must she grapple with a limited staff, but Phyllida also has to rein in a temperamental French cook who has the looks of Hercule Poirot, but none of the charm. When a man named Archibald Allston is found dead in an armchair onstage at the Adelphia Theater, first impressions are that he died of natural causes. But the very next day, the unlucky actor playing Benvolio at the Belmont Theater is found with his head bashed in. And when a third victim turns up, this time with double-C initials, the fatal pattern is impossible to ignore. With panic erupting among theater folk—a superstitious bunch at the best of times—Phyllida steps up to help with the investigation. The murderer’s M.O. may be easy to read, but can Phyllida uncover the killer’s identity before the final curtain falls on another victim?
Download or read book Maeshowe Murders written by B. K. Bryce and published by FM Neverton Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maeshowe Murders is a whodunit set in Stone Age Orkney. Members of her close-knit community around Skara Brae start dying for unexplained reasons and Marna knows she must find the culprit before her village is torn apart. There is no police force or forensics and she must use her intuition and knowledge of village life, but who can she trust to help her? When strangers arrive on the island, the situation becomes even more complicated and dangerous and Marna fears her own life may be in danger.
Book Synopsis Dark Island (Orkney Mysteries, Book 1) by : Daniel Aubrey
Download or read book Dark Island (Orkney Mysteries, Book 1) written by Daniel Aubrey and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2024-04-25 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Midwinter in Orkney. Six hours of daylight. A race against time to catch a killer.
Download or read book Orkneyinga Saga written by and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1981-07-30 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written around AD 1200 by an unnamed Icelandic author, the Orkneyinga Saga is an intriguing fusion of myth, legend and history. The only medieval chronicle to have Orkney as the central place of action, it tells of an era when the islands were still part of the Viking world, beginning with their conquest by the kings of Norway in the ninth century. The saga describes the subsequent history of the Earldom of Orkney and the adventures of great Norsemen such as Sigurd the Powerful, St Magnus the Martyr and Hrolf, the conqueror of Normandy. Savagely powerful and poetic, this is a fascinating depiction of an age of brutal battles, murder, sorcery and bitter family feuds. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Download or read book Orkney written by Yaakov C Lui-Hyden and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-20 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A naughty book of innuendo and suspense and a lot of strong language used, don't read if you blush easily. Romance, zest for life, characters you will adore and full of outrageous humour and horror.. But the true stars are the Isles of Orkney themselves and the rich folk lore. Orkney.Nestled away in the North sea are the Isles of Orkney. Home to myths and legends from Picts, Vikings and others who called them home, dating back into ancient times.A dreamy location that can turn unforgiving in an instant, and home to legends and lore not found elsewhere.In the wrath of a storm, there is a murder, the dead seem to walk and creatures roam from the sea. Strange music seems to play in the hills and from the ground itself.Old stories clash with the modern age in this full novel that combines folk lore, romance, suspense and with wonderful characters and juicy plot twists, this book will be a thrilling read. Mature content and themes.
Book Synopsis The Gripping Beast by : Margot Wadley
Download or read book The Gripping Beast written by Margot Wadley and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2002-04-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Northern Scotland The Gripping Beast introduces readers to a land full of ancient history and modern day intrigue. Orkney Island was first inhabited by the Picts and then the Vikings and the residents now believe that witches live among them. Margot Wadley uses the dramatic background to debut her heroine, Isabel Garth, a young American woman who has come to the island to illustrate her deceased father's notebooks. As soon as Isabel steps off the ferry she is accosted by a beautiful young woman who warns her to leave. Andrew, a young boy she met on the ferry, proudly announces that the woman, Thora, is a witch. Isabel doesn't know what to think and as she continues her vacation she starts to feel that maybe Thora was right--maybe she is in danger. She is puzzled by the behavior of two men who seem to be following her and by the rash of accidents that are plaguing her. Then, while out sketching one day, Isabel finds Thora's body--apparently murdered. In a dramatic climax, a life is lost, a life is saved, and the treasure at the root of all the violence disappears forever.
