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365 Facts and Jokes Your Daily Dose of Wit and Wisdom

Author : Graham Hodson
Publisher : Rockwood Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book 365 Facts and Jokes Your Daily Dose of Wit and Wisdom written by Graham Hodson and published by Rockwood Publishing. This book was released on 2023-12-28 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your Daily Dose of Wit and Wisdom This ingeniously crafted book offers a fascinating fact and a fabulous joke for each day of the year, ensuring that every flip of the page brings a fresh wave of enlightenment and entertainment. Think of it as your daily companion for a nugget of wisdom and a chuckle, a delightful blend of facts and fun, served fresh every day! Perfect for All Ages! "365 Facts and Jokes" is a treasure trove for readers of all ages, and is a book for those who appreciate the sparkle of intelligence and the effervescence of laughter. From surprising trivia to playful puns, we've got you covered. A Year of Surprises Awaits You! This book is an experience that keeps giving, day after day. Ideal as a thoughtful gift or for personal use, "365 Facts and Jokes" is your gateway to a day brightened with an energizing fact and a joyous joke. PLUS… a Bonus Quiz! A giant 365-question quiz based on every fact in the book. All questions are referenced for easy checking and are ideal for testing yourself, your family, and others.

Reader's Digest Timeless Favorites

Author : Reader's Digest
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1621455912
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Reader's Digest Timeless Favorites written by Reader's Digest and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of heartwarming, thrilling, surprising and hilarious stories selected from nearly a century of Reader’s Digest magazine. Certain tales stick in our memories and remain timeless as the years march on—and they shine like never before in this compilation from Reader’s Digest. Our editors have carefully selected narratives readers have adored throughout the past century; humorous slices of life in decades past, captivating tales of survival against the odds, sweet stories about cherished animal companions and side-splitting commentaries on everyday annoyances. Each remains as resonant and meaningful today as it was when it first appeared in the pages of Reader’s Digest magazine, such as: A man’s chance meeting with Einstein at a chamber music performance, and another’s encounter with Hemingway A harrowing account of a courageous skydiving instructor’s determination to save an unconscious diver A woman’s first-person tale of remaining awake as she received a brain operation In addition, the book features bonus material never before published in the magazine, along with full-color illustrations and inspiring quotes.

Vampire Taxonomy

Author : Meredith Woerner
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101159480
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Vampire Taxonomy written by Meredith Woerner and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-11-03 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now that millions have read and seen Twilight, where do they turn for vampire advice? This wry, witty, fully illustrated, and bloody essential guide. Vampires are all around-books, movies, TV, comics- infiltrating our culture like never before. But what happens if one should run into a real vamp on the street? Vampire Taxonomy is the best defense against a fatal encounter in the dark. For the reader's protection, Meredith Woerner reveals the truth about: ?Sunlight sensitivity-Do vamps venture out in the day or stick solely to the evening hours? ?Physiology-When ready to feed, do they change appearance or simply lure with the seductive flash of a fang? ?Dress-Are they decked out in leather with aspirations of becoming the first vampire rock stars or do they cling to Gothic robes and ruffled collars? ?Diet-Are they waging a never-ending struggle against the temptation of human blood or do they view the world as their personal blood buffet?

Bad Dad Jokes

Author : Bart King
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
ISBN 13 : 1423652932
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (236 download)

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Download or read book Bad Dad Jokes written by Bart King and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A goofy book celebrating the Dad Joke lifestyle — packed with jokes and wordplay for your favorite punster. Bad Dad Jokes covers every aspect of the most simultaneously loathed and beloved joke form of all time: the pun. Because “Dad Humor” should be practiced by everyone (regardless of age, gender, or family status) this book serves to encourage creative thinking and punning habits for everyone! Learn how to properly deliver a pun (whether written, visual, or verbal) and how to pretend you’re sorry for your Dad Joke (even when you’re not). Includes: quality pre-loaded puns, the taxonomy of the different types of wordplay, famous punsters, and Great Moments in Dad Joke History.

The Drop-off

Author : Fiona Harris & Mike McLeish
Publisher : Echo
ISBN 13 : 1760686247
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book The Drop-off written by Fiona Harris & Mike McLeish and published by Echo. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lizzie, Megan and Sam became accidental friends over good coffee, banter and wrong-world jokes at school drop off. Lizzie is a part-time midwife with four kids and a secret past. Sam is an ex-chef and stay-at-home dad with an absent, high-flying corporate wife. Megan is an ex-model single mum with a thriving online business and no time for loneliness. None of them have much interest in their school community, but when tragedy deals Baytree Primary's reputation a potentially crippling blow, this unlikely trio have to step up. Forced out of their respective comfort zones, Lizzie, Megan and Sam learn more about each other, the school and themselves than they thought possible. And it all begins at The Drop-off. 'Anything from these two supremely talented human beings is so welcome!' - Julia Zemiro 'A cross between Kitty Flanagan and Liane Moriarty, The Drop-off will make you laugh and cry while reminding us all of the redemptive power of friendship, community and good coffee.' - Herald Sun

Play Your Way Sane

Author : Clay Drinko
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982169230
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Play Your Way Sane written by Clay Drinko and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stop negative thoughts, assuage anxiety, and live in the moment with these fun, easy games from improv expert Clay Drinko. If you’ve been feeling lost lately, you’re not alone! Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, Americans were experiencing record levels of loneliness and anxiety. And in our current political turmoil, it’s safe to say that people are looking for new tools to help them feel more present, positive, and in sync with the world. So what better way to get there than play? In Play Your Way Sane, Dr. Clay Drinko offers 120 low-key, accessible activities that draw on the popular principles of improv comedy to help you tackle your everyday stress and reconnect with the people around you. Divided into twelve fun sections, including “Killing Debbie Downer” and “Thou Shalt Not Be Judgy,” the games emphasize openness, reciprocation, and active listening as the keys to a mindful and satisfying life. Whether you’re looking to improve your personal relationships, find new meaning at work, or just survive our trying times, Play Your Way Sane offers serious self-help with a side of Second City sass.

The Drowned Woman

Author : CJ Lyons
Publisher : Bookouture
ISBN 13 : 1800191944
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Drowned Woman written by CJ Lyons and published by Bookouture. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her eyes fluttered open as the first splash of frigid water crashed through the open window beside her. She shook her head, startled to be awake—to be alive. She was in her car, in the river. She blinked, tried to focus. And then it came back to her. He’d tried to kill her… One month since she lost her husband, Dr Leah Wright knows it’s time to return to her family home. Though the crime scene tape and blood stains are gone, she will never feel safe with her daughter there again. Receiving a call from Detective Luka Jericho to assist with a police investigation is a welcome distraction, until she sees the scene: a wife dead, another family ripped apart. As Leah is the new head of the Crisis Intervention Center, Luka knows she can help him speak to the victim’s traumatized husband, who he suspects might have had something to do with his wife’s death. But when Leah interviews the woman who lives across the hall, they uncover evidence of a serial killer in their rural Pennsylvania town. The same person who claims responsibility for drowning Luka’s fiancée seventeen years ago… With danger closer to home than ever before, Leah realises that to find the killer they may need to dig into Luka’s past. But the killer is already taunting Luka, promising to kill again. Is it already too late to save another innocent life? Brilliantly suspenseful until the very last page, The Drowned Woman is perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter, Kendra Elliot and Tess Gerritsen. An addictive new thriller in the Jericho and Wright crime series from New York Times bestselling author CJ Lyons. What readers say about The Drowned Woman: “This is what a thriller should be! The tension is high and I found myself holding my breath a couple of times… action-packed and full of suspense… I didn't figure it out until right before the reveal.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “Completely and utterly enthralling and impossible to put down. I have devoured this book in just one sitting… I have felt as though I have watched this one play out in front of me.” Little Miss Book Lover 86, 5 stars “Oh My Gosh. I’m already excited to read the next book in the series! This was such an intricate, intriguing and suspenseful story! The twists and turns kept me guessing and on the edge of my seat. Definitely a ‘could not put down’ book!” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “What a book!! Grab this book for an intriguing read!!!” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “Reeled me in from the first chapter and didn’t let go till the end… the suspense kept me guessing until the end. I couldn’t put this book down till I finished it… I can’t wait to read the next book in this series.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “Twisted and unexpected, the story draws the reader in for a page-turning story that demands to be read from start to finish in one sitting.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “Wow CJ Lyons has done it again! The second instalment of the Wright/Jericho series is even better than the first. It had me gripped from the first page and I devoured it. I cannot wait for the next book.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “Brilliant, captivating book… CJ Lyons knows how to start a book and right for the first page we have a murder… Can’t wait to see where this goes.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

I Am Me: Inside the Mind of an Addict

Author : Angelise Tomasino
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1646109791
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (461 download)

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Download or read book I Am Me: Inside the Mind of an Addict written by Angelise Tomasino and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2020-08-24 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I Am Me By: Angelise Tomasino Angelise Tomasino lives near Chicago with her fiancé, Jason and her two children, Jackson and Annabel. They have a pitbull named Junior. Tomasino hopes her book will be helpful to others. I Am Me utilizes her pain and experiences to create a guide for readers with similar struggles.

Seawitch

Author : Kat Richardson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0451415450
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Seawitch written by Kat Richardson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harper Blaine was your average small-time PI until she died—for two minutes. Now Harper is a Greywalker, treading the thin line between the living world and the paranormal realm. And she’s discovering that her new abilities are landing her all sorts of “strange” cases. A quarter century ago, the Seawitch cruised away from her dock and disappeared with everyone on board. Now the boat has mysteriously returned to her old berth in Seattle and the insurance company has hired Harper to find out what happened—but she’s not the only one investigating. Seattle police detective Rey Solis is a good cop, albeit one who isn’t comfortable with the creepy cases that always seem to end up in Harper’s lap. As Solis focuses on the possible murder of a passenger’s wife, Harper’s investigation leads her to a powerful being who may be responsible for the Seawitch’s disappearance. While their searches lead Harper and Solis in different directions, they will need to put aside their differences to solve a mystery twenty-five years in the making.…

So You've Landed in a Fantasy World

Author : Josiah Lebowitz
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476644993
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book So You've Landed in a Fantasy World written by Josiah Lebowitz and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-01-14 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, it seems as if everyone from heroic-yet-angsty teenagers, to giggling schoolgirls, to middle-aged businessmen, to bored moms are finding themselves whisked away to save distant worlds from some kind of unspeakable evil. But how do you prepare for such an amazing adventure? And, more importantly, how do you make it through without getting horribly maimed or killed along the way? Fortunately, this handbook has analyzed the accounts of numerous heroes who have traveled to magical lands and returned to tell the tale in order to create the definitive guide to survival and success no matter where in the fantasyverse your adventures may take you. In these pages, you'll learn how to increase (or, if you prefer, decrease) your chances of successfully being chosen, what types of preparation and training you should undertake beforehand, and how to hit the ground running on arrival and become the legendary hero that you were always destined to be.* *Makes no guarantees of destined heroism and cannot be held liable if it turns out that you are instead destined to be eaten by a giant toad.

Really Bad Dad Jokes

Author : Joe Kerz
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1631585150
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Really Bad Dad Jokes written by Joe Kerz and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bring out the groans with Really Bad Dad Jokes! Do you enjoy making puns about the most random things you can think of? Do you enjoy inducing embarrassment and eye-rolling from your family? Do you often crack yourself up with your own jokes? Then Really Bad Dad Jokes is for you! In this follow-up to Dad Jokes, you’ll find a multitude of the ultimate dad jokes, such as: If prisoners could take their own mug shots, would they be called cellfies? Dogs can’t operate MRI machines. . . but catscan! What did one plate say to the other? “Lunch is on me!” What does a martial arts expert drink? Kara-tea And many, many more! With over 400 unbearably funny puns, quips, and one-liners, Really Bad Dad Jokes is your secret to mastering one of the most groanworthy arts of being a dad.

Perfect Distraction

Author : Allison Ashley
Publisher : Entangled: Amara
ISBN 13 : 168281551X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book Perfect Distraction written by Allison Ashley and published by Entangled: Amara. This book was released on 2020-03-23 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lauren Taylor isn't thinking about love, especially not with the impossibly attractive man she accidentally spilled coffee all over. For one thing, he's out of her league and for another, she's focused on finishing her oncology pharmacy residency. And she's sworn off men who are too handsome for their own good, anyway. Andrew Bishop can't stop thinking about the gorgeous redhead who crashed into him and then disappeared, even though he should have way more on his mind—like dealing with his Hodgkin’s lymphoma diagnosis and finishing out his last year in law school. When Andrew and Lauren run into each other at the cancer center where she's working and he's being treated, they try to keep it professional. They can be friends, and nothing more. But sometimes life has other plans...

Dad Jokes: The Laugh-out-loud edition

Author : Dad Says Jokes
Publisher : Hamlyn
ISBN 13 : 1783255447
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book Dad Jokes: The Laugh-out-loud edition written by Dad Says Jokes and published by Hamlyn. This book was released on 2023-08-31 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The iconic Instagram page @DadSaysJokes returns with a fresh batch of dad jokes to share with your nearest and dearest. With cringeworthy gags for every occasion, Dad Jokes: The Laugh-out-loud Edition is the perfect gift for Father's Day, birthdays, Christmastime and beyond. @DadSaysJokes is a community-run Dad jokes network on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, with over 5.5 million followers, inspired by the daily jokes of author Kit Chilvers' dad, Andrew. Every day, followers submit their jokes and the team picks their favourites - or Dad just drops in his own zinger! Kit, a young social networking influencer, started his career at the tender age of 14 when he created his original platform, Football.Newz. He has since added another fourteen platforms, including @PubityPets and monster meme Instagram page @Pubity with over 31 million followers. This is his fifth book.

A Dad Joke a Day

Author : DaddiLife Books
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book A Dad Joke a Day written by DaddiLife Books and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for the perfect gift for dad? Then keep reading... Unleash dads' ultimate superpower with a terribly good dad joke for EVERYDAY of the year! Can A Dad Joke A Day keep the doctor away? Perhaps not. But a dad joke in the right hands can keep the kids and family on their toes, and at their eye rolling best! In this book from DaddiLife Books - the dads and writers behind the leading platform for modern day fathers - there's a different clean and family friendly dad joke everyday, with groan worthy tummy ticklers on specific calendar days of the year too (see if you can spot them all). What makes this book of dad jokes a special gift: Create a little family fun, everyday - A different cheesy and punny dad joke for every day of the year, including Leap Years, so dad can be top of his dad joke game 24/7 with knee slappers such as: Why was the broom running late? It over-swept. And, What do you call a hen who counts her eggs? A mathemachicken. Understand the science behind the dad joke - How our brains understand dad jokes differently to normal jokes, and the psychology behind a great dad joke versus an average dad joke. Sharpen your joke telling - Whether for new dads or (ahem) more experienced dads, for those who need a cheesy dad joke for a wedding speech or an everyday family laugh, this book has the best advice from across the DaddiLife community on how to tell a dad joke to its very finest, even if you have never told a dad joke before (seriously, where have you been)! Tell dad jokes on specific days of the year - Whether it's New Year, Christmas, or Star Wars day, you won't just be funny, but hilariously punny with these bad dad jokes! What Amazon readers are saying: ★★★★★ "An easy read, silly, and a great way to get the family involved and laughing together." ★★★★★ "Bought for my husband. He really likes it. He looks at more than one per day though because he can't resist learning new dad jokes." ★★★★★ "I could not help laughing my a** off reading these." ★★★★★ "The kids love the jokes and keep poring through the pages to find a new joke to tell us and their Dad has really enjoyed learning the science behind the dad joke and how to tell the perfect dad joke." ★★★★★ "The jokes themselves are exactly what you want from a dad joke - cringey, tut-inducing, eye-rolling. As soon as I got the book, we started by reading a joke from our family's birthdays." If you're looking for a fantastic gift for dad for Father's Day, Birthdays or Christmas, arm Dad with everything he needs for his ultimate mission - joining the Dad Joke Hall of Fame - by clicking the Add to Cart button.

The Routledge Handbook of Language and Persuasion

Author : Jeanne Fahnestock
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000573338
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Language and Persuasion written by Jeanne Fahnestock and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-09-30 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook provides a wide-ranging, authoritative, and cutting-edge overview of language and persuasion. Featuring a range of international contributors, the handbook outlines the basic materials of linguistic persuasion – sound, words, syntax, and discourse – and the rhetorical basics that they enable, such as appeals, argument schemes, arrangement strategies, and accommodation devices. After a comprehensive introduction that brings together the elements of linguistics and the vectors of rhetoric, the handbook is divided into six parts. Part I covers the basic rhetorical appeals to character, the emotions, argument schemes, and types of issues that constitute persuasion. Part II covers the enduring effects of persuasive language, from humor to polarization, while a special group of chapters in Part III examines figures of speech and their rhetorical uses. In Part IV, contributors focus on different fields and genres of argument as entry points for research into conventions of arguing. Part V examines the evolutionary and developmental roots of persuasive language, and Part VI highlights new computational methods of language analysis. This handbook is essential reading for those researching and studying persuasive language in the fields of linguistics, rhetoric, argumentation, communication, discourse studies, political science, psychology, digital studies, mass media, and journalism.

Dad Jokes

Author : Editors of Portable Press
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1684120071
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (841 download)

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Download or read book Dad Jokes written by Editors of Portable Press and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dad’s comedy arsenal is about to get a huge upgrade . . . to the relief of everyone around him! Cue the groans. Put an end to courtesy laughs and awkward silences with the jokes in this book! From the people who brought you Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader, this is an eclectic collection of the punniest, funniest, most outrageous knee-slappers that have ever been told! At work, at home, at the game—Dad will beat them all to the punch—line, that is! He’ll be hip and humorous with totally bodacious jokes like these: Einstein developed a theory about space. And it was about time, too! Why is Christmas just like another day in the office? Because you do all the work and some fat guy in a suit gets all the credit! Dad: “I wouldn’t want to be buried in this graveyard.” Kid: “Why not?” Dad: “Because I'm not dead yet!” And many more!

Ian Rankin

Author : Erin E. MacDonald
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786471883
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Ian Rankin written by Erin E. MacDonald and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-06-22 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ian Rankin is considered by many to be Scotland's greatest living crime fiction author. Most well known for his Inspector Rebus series--which has earned critical acclaim as well as scores of fans worldwide--Rankin is a prolific author whose other works include spy thrillers, nonfiction books and articles, short stories, novels, graphic novels, audio recordings, television/film, and plays. This companion--the first to provide a complete look at all of his writings--includes alphabetized entries on Rankin's works, characters, and themes; a biography; a chronology; maps of Rebus' Edinburgh; and an annotated bibliography. A champion of both Edinburgh and Scotland, Rankin continues to combine engaging entertainment with socio-political commentary showing Edinburgh as a microcosm of Scotland, and Scotland as a microcosm of the world. His writing investigates questions of Scottish identity, British history, masculinity, and contemporary culture while providing mystery readers with complex, suspenseful plots, realistic character development, and a unique mix of American hard-boiled and procedural styles with Scottish dialects and sensibilities.