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Author : Mary McCarthy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:436083470
Author : Mary McCarthy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:283806042
Author : Mary MacCarthy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1075734435
Author : Derryl Murphy,William Shunn
Publisher : Sinister Regard Publishers
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781941928585
“A genuinely spooky story that lies somewhere near the place where fantasy, horror, and science fiction meet.” —Harry Turtledove From Aurora and Sunburst Award nominee Derryl Murphy and Hugo and Nebula Award nominee William Shunn comes a chilling ghost story set in the aftermath of the worst pandemic the world has ever known. 1921. Rural Nebraska. In a region devastated by Spanish flu, where not a single life has gone unscathed by tragedy, 15-year-old Luke Bryant has lost more than most. Orphaned, Luke toils as a farmhand for his strict uncle and aunt, barely recalling a world not gray, deadening, and oppressive. Worse, he can’t so much as visit the graves of his parents without the statues in the cemetery opening their stony eyes and watching his every move. Enter Annabelle Tupper, itinerant spirit photographer. Half-blinded by the chemicals of her trade, she travels the countryside in pursuit of the ghost of her dead husband. When a local pastor arranges for Annabelle to take on the boy as an apprentice, both find their every belief turned upside-down. For Annabelle, eking out a bare living while trying not to be run out of town as a charlatan, Luke represents a power she can only dream of. But for Luke—reluctant, resentful, and increasingly violent—the older woman stands for every nightmare that haunts his waking hours. As more and more restless spirits converge on the unblinking eye of Annabelle’s camera, Luke’s only hope for peace will be to confront the most terrifying specters of all—the ones he carries inside. “An archetypal American myth. . . . Any fantasy of a certain ambition set in the American Midwest in the late 19th through early 20th centuries must reckon with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, book and movie both, and Shunn & Murphy do so squarely. . . . Their depiction of 1921 Nebraska is vivid . . . but the real heart of the novella lies in the relationship between Luke and Annabelle, two strong but damaged characters who share an eerie bond.” —Paul Witcover, Locus Magazine “Characterization is spot on, with no one who can be considered either evil or a criminal, just ordinary men and woman with all the flaws and virtues that implies. . . . I thoroughly enjoyed this book and recommend it without reservation.” —Peter Tennant, Black Static “The authors know how to tell a story. They have good narrative drive, they deliver strong characterization without a lot of exposition, and the supernatural elements of the story are inventive, building one upon the other. . . . Cast a Cold Eye is one of those stories that work on many levels. I've reread the manuscript a few times since I first received it, and every time I do, I find another layer waiting for me. It's past time for you to discover its treasures for yourself.” —Charles de Lint “After reading Derryl Murphy and William Shunn’s Cast a Cold Eye, I felt as if I had just awakened from a lucid dream . . . as if I had just experienced their protagonist’s psychic adventure into deepening horror as my own. This is a book constructed with craft, sensitivity, and resounding talent. I have but one caveat: don’t start reading this book if you have other things to do. Murphy and Shunn are plotmeisters. Once you start reading, you won’t stop until you’ve finished the book. And then you’ll need to think about what the hell just happened!” —Jack Dann “Cast a Cold Eye . . . creates a fantasticated interplay between the growth throes of a young man in [1921] Nebraska and L. Frank Baum’s Dorothy.” —John Clute, The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
Author : Alan Ryan
Publisher : Valancourt Books
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781943910410
Jack Quinlan, an American writer, travels to a small village in the remote western part of Ireland to research a book on the Irish Famine. The quiet, picturesque village seems just the place to spend a few months writing, but beneath its placid exterior lurk dark secrets. Why do the locals behave so strangely? What is Father Henning, the enigmatic parish priest, hiding? And what is the meaning of the strange ritual Jack observes in the cemetery? The search for answers will lead him to the terrifying discovery that the ghosts of the past linger on in the present, and they cry out for blood ... An atmospheric, haunting ghost story, Cast a Cold Eye (1984) is a slow burn horror novel that will keep readers in suspense until its chilling conclusion.
Author : Mary McCarthy
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781480438323
Seven “remarkable” stories from the bestselling author of The Group (The New York Times). Two American tourists find themselves seriously befuddled by their unorthodox Italian guide. A hospitalized graduate student turns the sounds of pain and despair into music. A family is tragically taken apart, and then reformed, by a deadly outbreak of influenza. The short fiction in this collection, some of it autobiographical in inspiration, reflects both the adept, witty storytelling and the insightful social commentary of New York Times–bestselling author Mary McCarthy. A National Book Award finalist known for such novels as Birds in America and The Groves of Academe—as well as memoir (Memories of a Catholic Girlhood) and travel writing (Venice Observed)—McCarthy shows in Cast a Cold Eye why she has been called “a brilliant writer with a rare talent for corrosive satire” (The Atlantic Monthly). This ebook features an illustrated biography of Mary McCarthy including rare images from the author’s estate.
Author : Alan Ryan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0722175639
Author : Rich Curtin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-23
Category : Authors
ISBN : 9798758422281
RUSTY RANDALL, a young man following his dream of becoming the author of an important work of history, sets out to learn and record the past events which took place on the Whitmire Ranch since its founding in 1890. The ranch's history of serving as a refuge for outlaws like Butch Cassidy who were on the run in the remote backcountry of the Utah-Colorado border, makes the project interesting and motivates Rusty to work hard every day. Four months into his research, his body is found in a remote part of the LaSal Mountains, a small caliber bullet lodged in his brain. Were there activities going on at the ranch that Rusty would have been better off not digging into? Or was his murder related to something else altogether? Deputy Sheriff Manny Rivera is assigned the case and sets out to learn the motive for the killing, and through that, identify the perpetrator.
Author : Marjorie Eccles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Large print books
ISBN : 0750500956
Mystery. Despite his wealth and success, nobody liked Clive Lethbridge but who hated him enough to bludgeon him to death?. That is the question Detective Inspector Gil Mayo must answer.
Author : James Ridgeway,Jean Casella
Publisher : New York, N.Y. : Four Walls Eight Windows
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : American newspapers
ISBN : 0941423549
Gathers independent columns and commentary from the past year concerning world events, the environmental crisis, American politics, and the Persian Gulf War.
Author : Robert Louis Gideon
Publisher : Publishamerica Incorporated
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2002-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1591296102
Former Special Forces Captain Benny Donovan sends two Mafiosi to their great Mulberry Street in the sky, thus becoming the unwitting owner of millions in cash and kilos of cocaine. He consults his friend, ex-SF Major Ritter Vanlaar, about how best to handle his booty. Complications arise. Sammy Jill Warfield had fallen in love with Vanlaar at nine, he ten, yet she married another. Kat Killaloe, leggy, provocative, lives with Vanlaar. The triangle forms as Sammy Jill seduces Vanlaar. The humorous, colorful angles become a comedic kaleidoscope as the Feds enter the coke-and-cash game. The John Wayne Knife and Gun Club, special ops personnel, join the fray. Drug baroness Josephine Barras discovers Donovan has her goods and the key to Donovan is Vanlaar. Vanlaar has two keys -- Sammy Jill and Kat. William Butler Yeats' admonition Cast A Cold Eye on death plays out as Ritter Vanlaar declares war.
Author : Mary McCarthy
Publisher : Plume
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1972-08-01
Category : Short stories, American
ISBN : 0452250609
The seven stories collected here showcase McCarthy's formidable powers of observation, her deliciously witty writing style, and her celebrated talent for dissecting characters with biting acuity. A young woman looks for subtle (and not-so-subtle) ways to escape her unsatisfying marriage; an innocuous single man's friends realize his companionship has an enormous price; and an Italian guide puzzles a traveling pair of Americans.
Author : Frances Kiernan
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 846 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002-05-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780393348521
A revealing portrait of the dramatic life of writer and intellectual Mary McCarthy. From her Partisan Review days to her controversial success as the author of The Group, to an epic libel battle with Lillian Hellman, Mary McCarthy brought a nineteenth-century scope and drama to her emblematic twentieth-century life. Dubbed by Time as "quite possibly the cleverest woman America has ever produced," McCarthy moved in a circle of ferociously sharp-tongued intellectuals—all of whom had plenty to say about this diamond in their midst. Frances Kiernan's biography does justice to one of the most controversial American intellectuals of the twentieth century. With interviews from dozens of McCarthy's friends, former lovers, literary and political comrades-in-arms, awestruck admirers, amused observers, and bitter adversaries, Seeing Mary Plain is rich in ironic judgment and eloquent testimony. A Los Angeles Times Best Book of 2000 and a Washington Post Book World "Rave".
Author : Robbie Morrison
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781529054040
Winner of The Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year Shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year 2021 and the CWA Historical Dagger 2022 Edge of the Grave by Robbie Morrison is a dark historical crime novel set in 1930s Glasgow. A city still recovering from the Great War; split by religious division and swarming with razor gangs. For fans of William McIlvanney’s Laidlaw, Denise Mina and Philip Kerr. 'Peaky Blinders meets William McIlvanney in this rollocking riveting read' – Adrian McKinty, author of The Chain Glasgow, 1932. When the son-in-law of one of the city’s wealthiest shipbuilders is found floating in the River Clyde with his throat cut, it falls to Inspector Jimmy Dreghorn to lead the murder case – despite sharing a troubled history with the victim’s widow, Isla Lockhart. From the flying fists and flashing blades of Glasgow’s gangland underworld, to the backstabbing upper echelons of government and big business, Dreghorn and his partner ‘Bonnie’ Archie McDaid will have to dig deep into Glasgow society to find out who wanted the man dead and why. All the while, a sadistic murderer stalks the post-war city leaving a trail of dead bodies in their wake. As the case deepens, will Dreghorn find the killer – or lose his own life in the process? 'Astounding. Tense, absorbing and dripping with gallus Glasgow humour, this book is absolutely wonderful' – Abir Mukherjee, author of the Wyndham & Banerjee series 'A magnificent and enthralling portrait of a dark and dangerous city . . . Chilling and brutal, but also deeply moving and, most importantly, beautifully written' – Mark Billingham
Author : Dorothy Elizabeth Cook,Estelle A. Fidell
Publisher : H. W. Wilson
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Short stories
ISBN : 0824203852
