Murder In Chelsea

Author : Victoria Thompson
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780425260456

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Murder in Chelsea by Victoria Thompson Pdf

Sarah Brandt is shattered when she learns that a woman has inquired at the Daughters of Hope Mission for Catherine, the abandoned child she has taken as her daughter. The woman claims she was Catherine’s nursemaid, and is now acting on behalf of the girl’s mother to reunite them. Unwilling to simply hand Catherine over to a complete stranger, Sarah asks Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy to investigate. But when he goes to interview the woman at her tenement in Chelsea, he finds she has been murdered. Though her death leaves Sarah’s claim to Catherine unchallenged, her sense of justice compels her to work with Malloy to find the killer. Their search takes them from the marble mansions of the Upper West Side to the dilapidated dwellings of lower Manhattan and into the deepest and darkest secrets of Catherine’s past. And while Malloy helps Sarah determine the fate of the child she loves, he faces a challenge of his own—and his decision could change both their lives forever…

Author : Victoria Thompson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101622438

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Murder in Chelsea by Victoria Thompson Pdf

Sarah Brandt is shattered when she learns that a woman has inquired at the Daughters of Hope Mission for Catherine, the abandoned child she has taken as her daughter. The woman claims she was Catherine’s nursemaid, and is now acting on behalf of the girl’s mother to reunite them. Unwilling to simply hand Catherine over to a complete stranger, Sarah asks Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy to investigate. But when he goes to interview the woman at her tenement in Chelsea, he finds she has been murdered. Though her death leaves Sarah’s claim to Catherine unchallenged, her sense of justice compels her to work with Malloy to find the killer. Their search takes them from the marble mansions of the Upper West Side to the dilapidated dwellings of lower Manhattan and into the deepest and darkest secrets of Catherine’s past. And while Malloy helps Sarah determine the fate of the child she loves, he faces a challenge of his own—and his decision could change both their lives forever…

Author : Kendra Evans
Publisher : Publishamerica Incorporated
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2007-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1424156831

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The Murder of Chelsea Campbell by Kendra Evans Pdf

Meet Melissa Henson, the new Chief District Attorney of Aiken County, the first female ever to hold that positionaand loving every moment of it. Up until now. Melissaas friend outside the courtroom, and rival inside the courtroom, Suzana Donaldson, has just gotten some bad news. Her client, Kevin Campbell, has been convicted of murdering wife, Chelsea, and Suzana knows for a fact that he didnat do it. But none of the evidence presented to the jury made a bit of difference. She goes to the one person who will be able to help her prove her clientas innocenceaMelissa. Going over evidence presented at the trial, Melissa discovers new evidence, granting a new trial. When the new evidence comes to light, so do the secrets about what really happened that night. And secrets that Kevin was never supposed to learn about, secrets that Chelsea was keeping for herself. Enter a new set of suspects, each with a different motive to see Chelsea dead.

Author : Lynn Brittney
Publisher : Crooked Lane Books
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781643853147

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A Death in Chelsea by Lynn Brittney Pdf

In the dark days of World War I, an aristocrat’s suspicious suicide propels the female detectives of Mayfair 100 into a sordid world of blackmail, betrayal, and tragic secrets When the phone rings at the Mayfair 100 exchange, the news is rarely good, and this time is no exception. The Duchess of Penhere’s daughter, notorious society gossip queen Lady Adeline Treborne, has been found dead in her room in what appears to be a suicide—but her family suspects foul play. The secret Mayfair team of amateur female detectives has been restlessly awaiting their next case, and this will prove one of their thorniest. When Dr. Caroline Allardyce performs an autopsy, she is able to conclusively prove that the woman was murdered. Lady Treborne had made many enemies through her vicious gossip column, so there's no shortage of suspects. Supported by a cadre of professional police officers, the Mayfair women launch their investigation, but there’s much more to this case than meets the eye. As they venture into a world that lays bare London high life at its lowest, the team soon begins to comprehend the danger at hand—and how this tangled web of treachery could ensnare anyone who gets too close.

Author : Lionel Davidson
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780571280902

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The Chelsea Murders by Lionel Davidson Pdf

The Chelsea Murders (1978) was Lionel Davidson's seventh novel, earning him the Crime Writer's Association Gold Dagger Award and prompting the Daily Telegraph to declare, 'Lionel Davidson is one of the best and most versatile thriller writers we have.' A terrifying, grotesque figure bursts into a young art student's room. Head covered with a clown's wig, face concealed by a smiling mask, it wears the rubber gloves of a surgeon. The girl is seized, chloroformed, suffocated and - horrifyingly - beheaded. This is only the beginning of a series of murders terrorising London's fashionable bohemia. The police target three avant-garde filmmakers. One of them is mocking the other two, and openly taunting the police as well. But which of them is behind these appalling crimes? Fast paced, terrifying and gripping, this is a page-turning thriller from a master.

Author : Sparkle Hayter
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781497678354

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The Chelsea Girl Murders by Sparkle Hayter Pdf

Reporter-turned–television executive Robin Hudson is living it up at New York’s legendary Chelsea Hotel—until murder gets her down in award-winning author Sparkle Hayter’s dazzling comic mystery After a neighbor’s electric wall-hanging short-circuits and sets Robin Hudson’s East Village apartment building on fire, the TV newswoman and her cat are forced to temporarily relocate. Their new digs are in the Chelsea Hotel, home to bohemian artists both famous and infamous. But people have a habit of dying on Robin—this time literally. Who shot controversial bad-boy art dealer Gerald Woznik? His wife tells the world he was a great connoisseur and a real bastard. The heiress he was living with calls him a misunderstood genius. With suspects coming out of the woodwork, Robin is drawn into a homicide investigation that forces her to brave the downtown scene: guerrilla performance artists, fiery revolutionaries, handcuffed nuns, and the ex-lover of her current beau. She must scramble to find a missing woman and track the last stops of a modern-day underground railroad before she loses her life—and her last chance for romance. The Robin Hudson Mystery series is a winner of the Sherlock Award for Best Comic Detective. The Chelsea Girl Murders is the 5th book in the Robin Hudson Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

Author : Chelsea Mueller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1732656460

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Casual Conversations about Love and Murder by Chelsea Mueller Pdf

What would you do if your best friend died? What if she'd betrayed you hours earlier?Emma's nights are haunted by the twisted sight of her friend's body in Stone Lake. Others in the sleepy town of Camber slap an accident label on the death and call it a day. Emma can't. It hurts too much to leave it alone.Proving the drowning was murder isn't easy. The sheriff stonewalls her, her friends want her to leave it alone, and her parents are too busy bickering to worry over much else.Cole's mistrust for corporations and government hasn't made him many friends in town, but his willingness to believe Emma makes him her strongest ally. Together they'll dig into the town's past-and their own-to get to the truth.Even if it brings more danger to their doorsteps.

Author : Chelsea Pitcher
Publisher : Margaret K. McElderry Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-10
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781534443259

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This Lie Will Kill You by Chelsea Pitcher Pdf

“Will keep readers on edge from start to finish.” —Kirkus Reviews Tell the truth. Or face the consequences. Clue meets Riverdale in this page-turning thriller that exposes the lies five teens tell about a deadly night one year ago. One year ago, there was a party. At the party, someone died. Five teens each played a part and up until now, no one has told the truth. But tonight, the five survivors arrive at an isolated mansion in the hills, expecting to compete in a contest with a $50,000 grand prize. Of course…some things are too good to be true. Now, they realize they’ve been lured together by a person bent on revenge, a person who will stop at nothing to uncover what actually happened on that deadly night, one year ago. Five arrived, but not all can leave. Will the truth set them free? Or will their lies destroy them all?

Author : Caitlin Rother
Publisher : Pinnacle Books
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-24
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780786030576

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Lost Girls by Caitlin Rother Pdf

“Rother is the next Ann Rule.” —Gregg Olsen Chelsea King was a popular high school senior, an outstanding achiever determined to make a difference. Fourteen-year-old Amber Dubois loved books and poured her heart into the animals she cared for. Treasured by all who knew them, both girls disappeared in San Diego County, just eight miles and one year apart. The families’ anguish galvanized the community and captivated the media. A desperate search led authorities to John Albert Gardner, a brutal predator, convicted sex offender hiding in plain sight—and a complex man whose own mother, a psychiatric nursing professional, failed to see the signs of trouble. Ultimately, Gardner shared a prison unit with Charles Manson. In 2010, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Chelsea's Law: anyone convicted of certain sex offenses against a child in California would get life in prison without parole. Based on Pulitzer-nominated author Caitlin Rother’s exclusive access, Lost Girls is an incisive, heartbreaking true-life thriller that strikes at our deepest fears. “A a cautionary tale and a horror story, done superbly.” —Los Angeles Times “A terrifying portrait of a man who was sweet and cuddly one day and a crazed killer the next.” —San Diego Reader “Gripping . . . chilling . . . a must-read.” —Sue Russell “Boldly dissects how a boy with psychological problems formed into a man indifferent to his monstrous acts.” —Katherine Ramsland “Caitlin Rother stirs up the lethal stew of family dysfunction, mental illness, substance abuse and deadly psychopathology. . . . Frank and riveting.” —Diane Fanning Includes dramatic photos

Author : Victoria Thompson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780698184879

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Murder on St. Nicholas Avenue by Victoria Thompson Pdf

The author of City of Lies returns to nineteenth-century New York City to find Christmas in the air, a police detective and a midwife with love in their hearts, and a wealthy widow accused of murder… Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy and Sarah Brandt aren’t the only ones who’ve recently tied the knot. Family friend Mrs. O’Neill was delighted when her daughter, Una, wed the seemingly wealthy and charming Randolph Pollock. But there’s a problem. Una was found cradling her dead husband’s body. Rendered mute by the ordeal, she cannot explain what happened and now stands charged with murder. Mrs. O’Neill would like Frank to investigate the case and save Una, yet with Frank and Sarah still on their honeymoon, it’s up to the other members of their newly formed household to do some detective work. But solving the mystery behind Pollock’s death means first discovering the truth about who he really is...

Author : Chelsea Handler
Publisher : Dial Press Trade Paperback
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780525511793

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Life Will Be the Death of Me by Chelsea Handler Pdf

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “This will be one of your favorite books of all time. Through her intensely vulnerable, honest, and hilarious reflections, Chelsea shows us more than just her insides. She shows us ourselves.”—Amy Schumer Don’t miss Chelsea Handler’s new Netflix stand-up special, Revolution, now streaming! In the wake of President Donald Trump’s election, feeling that her country—her life—has become unrecognizable, Chelsea Handler has an awakening. Fed up with the privileged bubble she’s lived in, she decides it’s time to make some changes. She embarks on a year of self-sufficiency and goes into therapy, prepared to do the heavy lifting required to make sense of a childhood that ended abruptly with the death of her brother. She meets her match in an earnest, nerdy shrink who dissects her anger and gets her to confront her fear of intimacy. Out in the world, she channels her outrage into social action and finds her voice as an advocate for change. With the love and support of an eccentric cast of friends, assistants, family members (alive and dead), and a pair of emotionally withholding rescue dogs, Chelsea digs deep into the trauma that shaped her inimitable worldview and unearths some glittering truths that light up the road ahead. Thrillingly honest and insightful, Chelsea Handler’s darkly comic memoir is also a clever and sly work of inspiration that gets us to ask ourselves what really matters in our own lives.

Author : Barry Maitland
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781459628199

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Chelsea Mansions by Barry Maitland Pdf

A deadly virus, a vicious killer and a long - buried mystery push Brock & Kolla to the limit. When Nancy Haynes, an elderly American tourist, is brutally murdered in a seemingly senseless attack after visiting the Chelsea Flower Show, DI Kathy Kolla suspects there is more to the case than first appears. When another occupant of the palatial ...

Author : Victoria E. Thompson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Abandoned children
ISBN : 1322819599

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Murder in Chelsea by Victoria E. Thompson Pdf

Author : Victoria Thompson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780698143029

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Murder in Murray Hill by Victoria Thompson Pdf

When facing injustice, the residents of nineteenth-century New York City’s tenements turn to midwife Sarah Brandt and Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy to protect their rights. Now, as the Edgar® and Agatha Award–nominated series continues, the two must track down a cruel criminal preying on the hopes and dreams of innocent women… A Gaslight Mystery Frank Malloy has never known any life other than that of a cop, but his newfound inheritance threatens his position within his department. While trying to keep both his relationship with Sarah and his fortune under wraps, he’s assigned to a new case—finding a missing young woman for her worried father, Henry Livingston. It seems the girl had been responding to “lonely hearts” ads in the paper for months before she disappeared. Her father thinks that she’s eloped with a deceptive stranger, but Malloy fears the worst, knowing that the grifters who place such ads often do much more than simply abscond with their victims. But as Sarah and Malloy delve deeper into a twisted plot targeting the city’s single women, it’s their partnership—both professional and private—that winds up in the greatest peril…

Author : Mark Worrall
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1507880928

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Blue Murder by Mark Worrall Pdf

Money, sex, drugs, rock and roll, and Chelsea Football Club, Johnny Nipper is deeply preoccupied with them all. For thirty years he's had it all his own way, double crossing and dealing his way through life without a care in the world until the day he gets it all wrong. Wracked by guilt and in fear for his life, Nipper leaves London to begin a new life in Goa where he encounters Chopper Lewis, an old acquaintance from the Stamford Bridge terraces who persuades him to tell his vivid, hip and sexy story. A stylish exploration of the morality of greed, revenge and violence, 'Blue Murder: Chelsea Till I Die' has, in the intervening years since its original publication, established itself as a must-read 'True Crime' masterpiece.