After The Armistice Ball

Author : Catriona McPherson
Publisher : C & R Crime
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781780334073

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After the Armistice Ball by Catriona McPherson Pdf

A classic murder-mystery set among the struggling upper classes of 1920s Perthshire as, in the aftermath of the First World War, their comfortable world begins to crumble. Dandy Gilver, her husband back from the War, her children off at school and her uniform growing musty in the attic, is bored to a whimper in the spring of 1923 and a little light snooping seems like harmless fun. Before long, though, the puzzle of what really happened to the Duffy diamonds after the Armistice Ball has been swept aside by a sudden, unexpected death in a lonely seaside cottage in Galloway. Society and the law seem ready to call it an accident but Dandy, along with Cara Duffy's fiancé Alec, is sure that there is more going on than meets the eye. What is being hidden by members of the Duffy family: the watchful Lena, the cold and distant Clemence and old Gregory Duffy with his air of quiet sadness, not to mention Cara herself whose secret always seems just tantalizingly out of view? Dandy must learn to trust her instincts and swallow most of her scruples if he is to uncover the truth and earn the right to call herself a sleuth.

Author : Catriona McPherson
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781780334073

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After the Armistice Ball by Catriona McPherson Pdf

A classic murder-mystery set among the struggling upper classes of 1920s Perthshire as, in the aftermath of the First World War, their comfortable world begins to crumble. Dandy Gilver, her husband back from the War, her children off at school and her uniform growing musty in the attic, is bored to a whimper in the spring of 1923 and a little light snooping seems like harmless fun. Before long, though, the puzzle of what really happened to the Duffy diamonds after the Armistice Ball has been swept aside by a sudden, unexpected death in a lonely seaside cottage in Galloway. Society and the law seem ready to call it an accident but Dandy, along with Cara Duffy's fiancé Alec, is sure that there is more going on than meets the eye. What is being hidden by members of the Duffy family: the watchful Lena, the cold and distant Clemence and old Gregory Duffy with his air of quiet sadness, not to mention Cara herself whose secret always seems just tantalizingly out of view? Dandy must learn to trust her instincts and swallow most of her scruples if he is to uncover the truth and earn the right to call herself a sleuth.

Author : Catriona McPherson
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781444740530

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The Winter Ground by Catriona McPherson Pdf

A cosy Dandy Gilver mystery set in 1930s Scotland. For fans of PG Wodehouse, Alexander McCall Smith and Agatha Christie. 'McPherson is an exemplary crime writer' Scotsman BAD LUCK? BAD TIMING? OR GOOD OLD-FASHIONED MURDER? When a circus comes to spend the winter at the neighbouring estate to Gilverton, Dandy Gilver's two sons are cock-a-hoop and they are not alone in their excitement. The allure of Tumbling Topsy Turvy, Tiny Truman and the Troupe Prebezhensky also draw the attention of the fast set, who would never normally be seen dead with the nouveau riche Mr & Mrs Albert Wilson. 'The name, darling, tells you everything you need to know.' But when Dandy Gilver is asked to investigate a series of nasty tricks taking place in the circus she discovers, under the colourful charms on the surface of circus life, a hotbed of passion and resentment she cannot begin to understand. But, when one of the artistes suddenly dies, Dandy must somehow get behind the smoke and mirrors to find answers in a world where nothing is as it seems. 'Dry wit . . . sparkling dialogue and meticulous description.' Herald 'The most engaging and ingenious crime-cracker I've met in ages' Scotland on Sunday Dan Brown meets Barbara Pym . . . Dandy is brisk, baffled, heroic, kindly, scandalised and - above all - very funny - Guardian Catriona McPherson's latest novel in the series, Dandy Gilver and a Spot of Toil and Trouble is now available for pre-order.

Author : Gregory W. Ball
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781574415001

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They Called Them Soldier Boys by Gregory W. Ball Pdf

Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-USX-NONEX-NONE Winner of two Communicator Awards for Cover (overall) and Cover (design), 2013. They Called Them Soldier Boys offers an in-depth study of soldiers of the Texas National Guard's Seventh Texas Infantry Regiment in World War I, through their recruitment, training, journey to France, combat, and their return home. Gregory W. Ball focuses on the fourteen counties in North, Northwest, and West Texas where officers recruited the regiment's soldiers in the summer of 1917, and how those counties compared with the rest of the state in terms of political, social, and economic attitudes. In September 1917 the "Soldier Boys" trained at Camp Bowie, near Fort Worth, Texas, until the War Department combined the Seventh Texas with the First Oklahoma Infantry to form the 142d Infantry Regiment of the 36th Division. In early October 1918, the 142d Infantry, including more than 600 original members of the Seventh Texas, was assigned to the French Fourth Army in the Champagne region and went into combat for the first time on October 6. Ball explores the combat experiences of those Texas soldiers in detail up through the armistice of November 11, 1918.

Author : Catriona McPherson
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781444740547

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Bury Her Deep by Catriona McPherson Pdf

Dear Alec, Remember my engagement yesterday? The annual duty luncheon for the Reverend Mr Tait from which and whom I expected only boredom? I could hardly have been more wrong, Alec dear, and I am this minute packing to follow the Reverend home to his manse in Fife, there to attend a meeting of the Rural Womens' Institute. Hardly a house party at which one would usually leap, I grant you, but not only is the man himself a perfect darling - imagine Father Christmas shaved clean and draped in tweed - but his parish, it seems, heaves with more violent passions than a Buenos Aires bordello. A stranger, you see, is roaming the night and pouncing on the ladies of the Rural. At least that's the tale they're telling and the one that Mr Tait told me, but since half the village think he's a figment and he only ever strikes at the full moon, I cannot help but wonder if there's something even odder going on . . . Much love and remember me fondly if the dark stranger gets me, Dandy xx Catriona McPherson's latest novel in the series, Dandy Gilver and a Spot of Toil and Trouble is now available for pre-order.

Author : Catriona McPherson
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448304677

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Quiet Neighbours by Catriona McPherson Pdf

A woman on the run uncovers a series of deadly secrets in this gripping, twisty standalone psychological thriller from award-winning master storyteller Catriona McPherson. Lowland Glen is the oldest bookshop in a quiet Scottish town full of bookshops; rambling and disordered, full of hidden treasures. Londoner Jude fell in love with it when she visited last summer, the high point of a miserable holiday. Now, in the depths of winter, it seems a strange place to run away to - but Jude's tired and heartsick, and when the bookstore's charming but eccentric owner, Lowell, welcomes her with open arms, she knows she's made the right decision. Lowell needs an assistant, and the job comes with accommodation too. The isolated gravedigger's cottage isn't perfect for a woman alone, but it's a good place to hide from her troubles - and at least she has quiet neighbors. Quiet, but not silent. The long dead and the books they left behind have tales to tell, and the dusty bookshop is not the haven it seems. Lowell's past and Jude's present are a dangerous cocktail of secrets and lies - and someone is coming to light the taper that could burn everything down around them . . .

Author : Catriona McPherson
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473682399

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The Turning Tide by Catriona McPherson Pdf

It is the breezy Scottish summer of 1936, Lady Dandy Gilver has been called, with trusted colleague Alec Osbourne, to solve the strange case of the Crammond Ferrywoman on the Firth of Forth. A small island is home to a woman, Vesper Kemp, who has lost her mind, spending her days rambling in rags. What is more troubling, is that Vesper claims to have murdered a young man. A concerned group of residents have good reason to believe she is innocent. But Dandy and Alec will have a dangerous journey ahead if they are to uncover the truth in the River Almond's murky waters.

Author : Lara Elena Donnelly
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466893412

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Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly Pdf

A double-agent sacrifices all his ideals in order to save his smuggler lover before a government coup takes over their decadent city in Lara Elena Donnelly’s glam spy thriller debut, now a Nebula finalist for Best Novel! “Exploring the roots of hatred, nationalism, and fascism, while at the same time celebrating the diversity, love, romance, fashion, and joy the world is capable of producing.” —Bookriot Introducing... The Smuggler: By day, Aristide Makricosta is the emcee for Amberlough City’s top nightclub. By night, he moves drugs and refugees under the noses of crooked cops. The Spy: Covert agent Cyril DePaul thinks he’s good at keeping secrets, but after a disastrous mission abroad, he makes a dangerous choice to protect himself...and hopefully Aristide too. The Dancer: Streetwise Cordelia Lehane, burlesque performer at the Bumble Bee Cabaret and Aristide’s runner, could be the key to Cyril’s plans—if she can be trusted. As the twinkling marquees lights yield to the rising flames of a fascist revolution, these three will struggle to survive using whatever means — and people — necessary. Including each other. “James Bond by way of Oscar Wilde.” —Holly Black “Sparkling with slang, full of riotous characters, and dripping with intrigue, Amberlough is a dazzling romp through a tumultuous, ravishing world.” —Robert Jackson Bennett, winner of the Shirley Jackson Award and the Edgar Award “Astonishing first novel!” —World Fantasy Award-winning author Ellen Kushner At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Arthur Nicholson
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848322356

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Very Special Ships by Arthur Nicholson Pdf

Very Special Ships is the first full-length book about the six Abdiel-class fast minelayers, the fastest and most versatile ships to serve in the Royal Navy in the Second World War. They operated not only as offensive minelayers – dashing into enemy waters under cover of darkness – but in many other roles, most famously as blockade runners to Malta. In lieu of mines, they transported items as diverse as ammunition, condensed milk, gold, and VIPs. Distinguished by their three funnels, the Abdiels were attractive, well-designed ships, and they were also unique – no other navy had such ships, and so they were sought-after commands and blessed with fine captains. To give the fullest picture of this important class of ships, the book details the origins and history of mines, minelayers, and minelaying; covers the origins and design of the class; describes the construction of each of the six ships, and the modified design of the last two; tells in detail of the operational careers of the ships in the second World War, when they played vital roles in the battle of Crete and the siege of Malta, plied the hazardous route to Tobruk, and laid mines off the Italian coast. The post-war careers of the surviving ships is also documented. Written to appeal to naval enthusiasts, students of World War II and modelmakers, the author tells the story of these ships through first-hand accounts, official sources, and specially- commissioned drawings and photographs.

Author : Catriona McPherson
Publisher : Mobius
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1529337925

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The Mirror Dance by Catriona McPherson Pdf

Something sinister is afoot in the streets of Dundee, when a puppeteer is found murdered behind his striped Punch and Judy stand, as children sit cross-legged drinking ginger beer. At once, Dandy Gilver's seemingly-innocuous investigation into plagiarism takes a darker turn. The gruesome death seems to be inextricably bound to the gloomy offices of Doig's Publishers, its secrets hidden in the real stories behind their girls' magazines The Rosie Cheek and The Freckle. On meeting a mysterious professor from St Andrews, Dandy and her faithful colleague Alex Osbourne are flung into the worlds of academia, the theatre and publishing. Nothing is quite as it seems, and behind the cheerful facades of puppets and comic books, is a troubled history has begun to repeat itself.

Author : Catriona McPherson
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473682375

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A Step So Grave by Catriona McPherson Pdf

'McPherson's wit has been compared to that of PG Wodehouse or Nancy Mitford, and her finely researched and choreographed narratives to the work of Agatha Christie . . . an absolute delight . . . these are the perfect reads for a night by the fire.' Scotsman Wedding bells are set to ring as Dandy Gilver, family in tow, arrives in windswept Wester Ross on Valentine's Day. They've come to celebrate Lady Lavinia's fiftieth birthday and to meet her daughter Mallory, a less-than-suitable bride-to-be for Dandy's son Donald. But soon love is the last thing on Dandy's mind when the news breaks that Lady Lavinia has been found dead, brutally murdered in the middle of her famous knot garden. Strange superstitions and folklore abound among the Gaelic-speaking locals. But , Dandy suspects that the tangled boughs and branches around Applecross House hide something much more earthly at work . . .

Author : Dallas Allardice
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798678353559

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Friendship in a Time of War (1939-1946) by Dallas Allardice Pdf

Friendship in a Time of War covers a young man's journey from the playing fields of school and the farmyards of North East Scotland to his training with the elite commandos and actions in the Second World War in Norway, Malta, the Middle East and Libya.While the actions undertaken were remarkable, this book is not so much about the war, as about the people encountered there and the great and selfless actions of members of extended families, who risked everything to protect the author as a fugitive behind enemy lines.This is about friendships, which were made, that span the generations. This has nothing to do with the Hollywood films, which were made about the key engagement of the book. This is about ordinary people who met under the most difficult of circumstances and how they rose to the occasion in a victory of humanity over evil forces.This book is edited by the author's son, who has tracked down many of the protagonists in the story, and their relatives, and who includes the stories of those meetings.The book is heavily illustrated with original photographs (some of which were confiscated and miraculously returned after the war).The latest edition of the book also contains a transcript of the original diary that was kept while hiding behind enemy lines in caves in the Abruzzo mountains of Italy.Details of commando training, the LRDG (Long Range Desert Group), the SAS, Middle East Commando and other special units are covered in the context of the account as are some reminiscences of Dallas's sporting career (which included 8 rugby caps for Scotland at scrum half after the war).

Author : Elane Keller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1941608019

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Dissolving the Enigma of Divine Healing by Elane Keller Pdf

Author : Robert J. Bell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-26
Category : Soldiers
ISBN : 1903110491

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Sharp Street by Robert J. Bell Pdf

Author : Peter Atkins,Ramsey Campbell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1901914186

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Wishmaster by Peter Atkins,Ramsey Campbell Pdf