Closer To Home

Author : Cara Hunter
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780143131052

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Close to Home by Cara Hunter Pdf

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A brilliantly plotted psychological crime novel about a missing child and the scandal that erupts in the aftermath with a shocking twist They know who did it. Perhaps not consciously. Perhaps not yet. But they know. When eight-year-old Daisy Mason vanishes from her family’s Oxford home during a costume party, Detective Inspector Adam Fawley knows that nine times out of ten, the offender is someone close to home. And Daisy’s family is certainly strange—her mother is obsessed with keeping up appearances, while her father is cold and defensive under questioning. And then there’s Daisy’s little brother, so withdrawn and uncommunicative . . . DI Fawley works against the clock to find any trace of the little girl, but it’s as if she disappeared into thin air—no one saw anything; no one knows anything. But everyone has an opinion, and everyone, it seems, has a secret to conceal. With a story that feels all too real, Close to Home is the best kind of suspense—the kind that sends chills down your spine and keeps you up late at night, thrilled and terrified.

Author : Jill Hannah Anderson
Publisher : Red Adept Publishing, LLC
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Closer to Home by Jill Hannah Anderson Pdf

Joleigh Moore lives an almost-reclusive life on her small farm in Missouri. But when she witnesses the murder of her boyfriend, Mack, she worries the assailants will come after her next. Planning to hide out until Mack’s killers are caught, Joleigh stows away in a neighbor’s station wagon and lands in a small Minnesota town. Later, she discovers a large amount of cash in her journal and realizes Mack must have hidden his drug money there. Joleigh now has what the men were willing to kill for. Joleigh takes a summer job and moves into an old run-down cabin in the woods. As she gets to know the townspeople and becomes more and more involved with them, the place she once considered temporary could be her chance for a new beginning. But before Joleigh can have a future, she’ll be forced to deal with her past.

Author : Heleyne Hammersley
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504070331

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Closer to Home by Heleyne Hammersley Pdf

A British police detective returns to the scene of her unhappy past to solve a heartbreaking crime in this riveting series debut. Newly promoted DI Kate Fletcher has reluctantly returned to her hometown after a twenty-year absence and a recent divorce. The discovery of a child’s body near the estate where Kate grew up has her rushing back to Thorpe—a place of bad memories and closed mouths. As her team investigates the murder, they keep hitting dead ends. The community is reluctant to reopen old wounds and retell old stories. But Kate’s own history refuses to stay buried. Then another child disappears . . . This gripping, suspenseful thriller full of twists and turns marks the debut of the DI Kate Fletcher police procedural series, from the acclaimed author of Forgotten and Fracture.

Author : Mercedes Lackey
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780698157774

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Closer to Home by Mercedes Lackey Pdf

New York Times-bestselling author Mercedes Lackey's Herald Spy series, set in the beloved fantasy world of Valdemar Mags was once an enslaved orphan living a harsh life in the mines, until the King's Own Herald discovered his talent and trained him as a spy. Now a Herald in his own right, at the newly established Heralds' Collegium, Mags has found a supportive family, including his Companion Dallen. Although normally a Herald in his first year of Whites would be sent off on circuit, Mags is needed close to home for his abilities as a spy and his powerful Mindspeech gift. There is a secret, treacherous plot within the royal court to destroy the Heralds. The situation becomes dire after the life of Mags' mentor, King's Own Nikolas, is imperiled. His daughter Amily is chosen as the new King's Own, a complicated and dangerous job that is made more so by this perilous time. Can Mags and Amily save the court, the Heralds, and the Collegium itself?

Author : Ginger Zee
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781368043687

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A Little Closer to Home by Ginger Zee Pdf

In Ginger Zee's follow-up to the bestselling Natural Disaster, the ABC chief meteorologist takes readers on a much deeper journey of self discovery. When Ginger Zee opened her life to readers in Natural Disaster, the response was enormous. She put a very relatable if surprising face on depression and has helped lessen the stigma surrounding mental health issues. But Ginger tells us, Natural Disaster was "Ginger Lite" and only scratched the surface. In this moving follow-up, Ginger shares her truest self. She spent most of her life shielding her vulnerabilities from the world all while being a professional people pleaser. Her stormy childhood, her ongoing struggles with crippling depression, her suicide attempts, and many other life experiences will resonate with readers who are likely to see themselves along the way. In spite of its serious subject matter, Ginger's positive, life-affirming outlook comes through loud and clear. Written with great heart and quite a bit of humor, Ginger normalizes issues and challenges millions of people face every day. A Little Closer to Home will broaden the conversation around mental health at a time we need it more than ever.

Author : Douglas Schoen,Michael Rowan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781439101735

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The Threat Closer to Home by Douglas Schoen,Michael Rowan Pdf

A chilling account of Hugo Chávez's shadow war on the United States The American government has shrugged off South American politics for nearly forty years. In the meantime, our neighbor to the south has grown into an unprecedented threat. Hugo Chávez, the current president of Venezuela and a self-proclaimed enemy of the United States, commands what even Osama bin Laden only dreams of -- but few Americans see him as a true danger to this country. This book argues that we should. Chávez has the means and the motivation to harm the United States in a way that few other countries can, and he has declared an "asymmetric war" against America. He runs a sovereign nation that is the fourth largest supplier of oil to the United States. He enjoys annual windfall oil profits that equal the net worth of Bill Gates. He has more modern weapons than anyone in Latin America. He has strategic alliances with Iran, North Korea, and other enemies of America, yet he has duped many Americans -- from influential political and cultural leaders to ordinary citizens who benefit from his oil largess through his state-owned oil company -- into believing that he is a friend. Drawing on two decades of experience working at the highest level of Venezuelan and American politics, Schoen and Rowan go behind the scenes to examine Chávez's efforts to subvert both the American economy and his own country's stability. Not only did he help drive the price of oil from ten dollars a barrel to more than a hundred dollars a barrel, he's sponsored and become increasingly involved in civilian massacres, drug running, money laundering, nuclear weapons proliferation, and terrorist training. Schoen and Rowan have both the insight and the access to make a case not yet made in the American media. Over the course of the past decade while living and working in Venezuela as writers and political consultants, they've investigated Ch‡vez's past, explored his family connections, and gone up against him in a series of elections. Their startling revelations about Ch‡vez's rise to power and his reach into American politics make this the kind of urgent, newsbreaking narrative that will spark vital debate in the corridors of power.

Author : Everest Media,
Publisher : Everest Media LLC
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-09T22:59:00Z
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781669383680

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Summary of Ginger Zee 's A Little Closer to Home by Everest Media, Pdf

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 I was a waitress at a country club in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I had been waiting for this invitation since my first day at work six years before. I was always adamant about making sure Cindi was pleased and that all rules were followed to a tee. #2 I was invited to sit in first class during a wine tasting. I was served a glass of white wine, and as I sipped it, I began to feel the buzz deepen. I looked around the room and noticed that everyone else was feeling the toasty effects of the wine. #3 I was drunk at the tasting, and when Jacob tried to help me, I started singing and dancing. I grabbed a bottle of wine and a can of Red Bull, and then cut my finger on a glass shard. #4 When I woke up, I was in the bed of Jacob’s house, with Jake sitting next to me. He told me that he had thought he was going to lose me, because of my finger. I asked him why he loved me, when I got so stinking drunk and puked all over his house.

Author : Cara Hunter
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780241283110

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Close to Home by Cara Hunter Pdf

SOMEONE TOOK DAISY MASON... SOMEONE YOU KNOW. The RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB pick everyone is raving about, this pulse-pounding thriller about the search for a missing child is perfect for fans of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR. 'One of the best crime thrillers I have ever read' Kathryn Croft HOW CAN A CHILD GO MISSING WITHOUT A TRACE? Last night, eight-year-old Daisy Mason disappeared from a family party. No one in the quiet suburban street saw anything - or at least that's what they're saying. DI Adam Fawley is trying to keep an open mind. But he knows the nine times out of ten, it's someone the victim knew. That means someone is lying... And that Daisy's time is running out. Introducing DI Fawley and his team of Oxford detectives, and a Richard and Judy Book Club pick for Spring 2018, CLOSE TO HOME is the new crime thriller series to get addicted to. WHAT AUTHORS AND READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT CLOSE TO HOME: 'THE LAST TWIST WAS A GENUINE STROKE OF GENIUS' John Marrs 'A MAZEY, GRIPPING READ' Ian Rankin 'A 5-STAR PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER' D. Elliott Amazon Reviewer Vine Voice 'COMPULSIVE, WITH AN ENDING YOU WILL NOT SEE COMING' Emma Kavanagh 'AN ABSOLUTELY UNPUTDOWNABLE READ' Mrs C. Swarfield Amazon Reviewer Vine Voice 'I FINISHED CLOSE TO HOME IN ONE SITTING!' Nuala Ellwood, author of My Sister's Bones 'I ABSOLUTELY LOVED HOW [CLOSE TO HOME] WAS WRITTEN - REMINDING ME TO THE TV PROGRAMME BROADCHURCH. A FAST-PACED, TWISTY-TURNY DEBUT THAT HAD ME DYING TO KNOW WHODUNNIT' Mel Sheratt

Author : Andrew Grant
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780525619635

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Too Close to Home by Andrew Grant Pdf

His cover: courthouse janitor. His cause: justice. But when Paul McGrath uncovers a shocking connection to a file of missing evidence, he finds the truth sometimes hits a little too close to home. An intelligence agent-turned-courthouse janitor, Paul McGrath notices everything and everyone—but no one notices him. It’s the perfect cover for the justice he seeks for both his father and the people who’ve been wronged by a corrupt system. Now he’s discovered a missing file on Alex Pardew—the man who defrauded and likely murdered McGrath’s father but avoided conviction, thanks in large part to the loss of this very file. And what lies behind its disappearance is even worse than McGrath had feared. Meanwhile, at the courthouse, he stumbles on the case of Len Hendrie, a small businessman who’s been accused of torching a venture capitalist’s mansion. Though Hendrie admits starting the fire, McGrath learns how the VC has preyed on average Joes to benefit himself—and his extensive wine collection. McGrath can’t resist looking deeper into this financial predator and soon finds himself in a gray area between his avenging moral compass and the limits of the law. Then, just as the Hendrie case is heating up, McGrath receives word of the death of his father’s former housekeeper, sending him back to his family home to confront unfinished business from his past. And he’s about to find some unwelcome truths about the mother he lost as a child—and the father who hid even more secrets than he realized.

Author : Lisa Jackson
Publisher : Zebra Books
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781420138047

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Close to Home by Lisa Jackson Pdf

An atmospheric and riveting novel of suspense from the #1 New York Times bestselling author that uncovers the horrifying secrets buried within a ramshackle house on the shores of Oregon’s wild Columbia River. Will appeal to all fans of thrillers and suspense fiction. “WILL SEND CHILLS DOWN YOUR SPINE.” –Book Reporter Along the shores of Oregon’s wild Columbia River, the Victorian mansion where Sarah McAdams grew up is as foreboding as she remembers. The moment she and her two daughters, Jade and Gracie, pull up the isolated drive, Sarah is beset by uneasy memories—of her cold, distant mother, of the half-sister who vanished without a trace, and of a long-ago night when Sarah was found on the widow’s walk, feverish and delirious. “JACKSON DEFINITELY KNOWS HOW TO JANGLE READERS’ NERVES. . . . PERFECT FOR READERS OF JOY FIELDING OR FANS OF MARY HIGGINS CLARK.” –Booklist But Sarah has vowed to make a fresh start and renovate the old place. Between tending to her girls and the rundown property, she has little time to dwell on the past. . . . Until a new, more urgent menace enters the picture. “A REAL PAGE-TURNER.” –Suspense Magazine One by one, teenage girls are disappearing. Frantic for her daughters’ safety, Sarah feels the house’s walls closing in on her again. Somewhere deep in her memory is the key to a very real danger. And only by confronting her most terrifying fears can she stop the nightmare roaring back to life once more . . .

Author : Christine Delphy
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781784782511

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Close to Home by Christine Delphy Pdf

Classic analysis of gender relations and patriarchy under capitalism Close to Home is the classic study of family, patriarchal ideologies, and the politics and strategy of women’s liberation. On the table in this forceful and provocative debate are questions of whether men can be feminists, whether “bourgeois” and heterosexual women are retrogressive members of the women’s movement, and how best to struggle against the multiple oppressions women endure. Rachel Hills’s foreword to this new edition explores how Christine Delphy’s analysis of marriage as the institution behind the exploitation of unpaid women’s labor is as radical and relevant today as it ever was.

Author : Terence Byrnes
Publisher : Vehicule Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1550652486

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Closer to Home by Terence Byrnes Pdf

Closer to Home: The Author and the Author Portrait fixes its searching and intimate gaze on writers as they have seldom been seen before. These striking images were captured at a location where the writer lives, works or plays. Each is accompanied by a crisp and insightful vignette about the experience of photographing the writer, thoughts about the uses of artists' portraits, and, often, a touch of refined literary gossip. Terence Byrnes, whose own collection of short stories, Wintering Over, garnered critical praise, removed himself from the limelight tobehind the camera to photograph other writers. For a period of ten years, he visited writers in their homes and, while discussing the writing life with them, photographed them at their ease. "The literary portrait," Byrnes says, "had become moribund, showing writers as stalwart or fetching in various degrees, and barricaded by books like a university don from a British novel of manners. These portraits show the photographer as an interloper to whom the writer must react as an individual, not as a role." The history of the literary portrait and its place in the creation of commercial success and literary canons will be examined in an introductory critical essay, "The Seductive Frontispiece."

Author : Jessica Anya Blau
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062042354

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Drinking Closer to Home by Jessica Anya Blau Pdf

“An honest, haunting portrayal of a beguiling, yet maddening family, who together come of age amidst the shifting morals of a country on the cusp of tremendous cultural change. With humor, compassion and a keen insight into the human psyche, Drinking Closer to Home proves that despite the best of intentions, where we come from and where we end up, are even closer than we could ever imagine.” —Robin Antalek, author of The Summer We Fell Apart “So raw and funny I wanted to read parts aloud to strangers.” —Dylan Landis, author of Normal People Don't Live Like This From Jessica Anya Blau, critically-acclaimed author of The Summer of Naked Swim Parties and Mary Jane, a coming-of-age novel about growing up and learning to love your insane family. Drinking Close?r to Home is a poignant and funny exploration of one family’s over-the-top eccentricities—a book Ron Tanner calls “heartfelt and hilarious.”

Author : Robert Dugoni
Publisher : Center Point
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1683247728

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Close to Home by Robert Dugoni Pdf

While investigating the hit-and-run death of a young boy, Tracey Crosswhite, discovers the suspect is an active-duty serviceman at a local naval base. He's cleared, however, after a piece of evidence goes missing and Crosswhite must fight for justice.

Author : James Blish
Publisher : New York : Ballantine Books
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Future, The
ISBN : STANFORD:36105005586909

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So Close to Home by James Blish Pdf