Where They Re Buried

Author : Tod Benoit
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 838 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2023-04-25
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780762482771

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Where Are They Buried? (2023 Revised and Updated) by Tod Benoit Pdf

This bestselling guide to the lives, deaths, and final resting places of our most enduring cultural icons has been revised and updated to include celebrities like Betty White, Alex Trebek, and many more. Where Are They Buried? has directed legions of fervent fans and multitudes of the morbidly curious to the graves, monuments, and tombstones of the more than 500 celebrities and antiheroes included in the book. The most comprehensive guide on the subject by far, every entry features an entertaining capsule biography full of little-known facts, a detailed description of the death, and step-by-step directions to the grave, including not only the name of the cemetery but the exact location of the gravesite and how to reach it. The book also provides a handy index of grave locations organized by state, province, and country to make planning a grave-hopping road trip easy and efficient. The 2023 edition adds 8 new entries including Kobe Bryant, Eddie Van Halen, and Regis Philbin.

Author : Christopher Brookmyre
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780802194442

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Where the Bodies Are Buried by Christopher Brookmyre Pdf

The murder of a small-time Scottish hoodlum makes big trouble for two Glasgow detectives in a thriller that’ll “wake up crime fiction readers everywhere” (Val McDermid). When a neighborhood heroin dealer turns up dead one fine morning in Scotland, no one is too surprised. Sleeping with a major drug trafficker’s girlfriend can bring around plenty of enemies. It’s no wonder that Detective Superintendent Catherine McLeod has plenty of early leads. If only out-of-work actress Jasmine Sharp could get a lead. With a career in nosedive, she’s learning the ropes at her uncle Jim’s PI business. But when Jim goes missing, Sharp is thrown into the deep end. To find him she’ll have to solve his most recent case—and do it solo. Following the trail quickly leads Sharp into the crosshairs of an unknown assailant—and headed down the same road as McLeod. When their investigations become intertwined, “Glasgow’s mean streets come alive . . . [in] one of the best novels of the year” (John Lutz, New York Times–bestselling and Edgar award–winning author). “[For] fans of Lynda La Plante’s Prime Suspect series and HBO’s The Wire.” —Library Journal “Tough Scottish humor . . . leavened with Elmore Leonard-like flourishes . . . finely controlled yet exuberant mayhem.” —The Christian Science Monitor

Author : Chris Brookmyre
Publisher : Abacus
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780748118571

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Where The Bodies Are Buried by Chris Brookmyre Pdf

The first book in the Jasmine Sharp series, from author Christopher Brookmyre. A 'tense, moving, and gloriously twisted' (Mark Billingham) top ten Sunday Times bestseller from the award-winning author of Quite Ugly One Morning Detective Catherine McLeod was always taught that in Glasgow, they don't do whodunit. They do score-settling, vendettas and petty revenge. And however she looks at it, the discovery of a dead drug-dealer in a back alley means she's going to be busy. Meanwhile, aspiring actress Jasmine Sharp is reluctantly - and incompetently - working for her uncle Jim's private investigation business. When Jim goes missing, Jasmine has to take on the investigator mantle for real, and her only lead points to a professional assassin who has been dead for twenty years. Soon Jasmine stumbles into a web of corruption and secrets that leaves her running for her life. '[A] smartly written mainstream detective story . . . Brookymre deftly twists one case around the other' Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review 'A brainy, barbed noir, this book takes its time setting the scene and establishing its characters. Most of its violence occurs off the page. But with its contrasting characters . . . and skillfully orchestrated sense of bad things to come, the novel maintains a solid grip on the reader. Brookmyre isn't as well-known in the States as fellow Scottish mystery writers Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and Denise Mina, but this first-rate effort may change that' Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Author : John Wesley Pryor
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781625643162

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Jesus Reburied? by John Wesley Pryor Pdf

What really happened to the body of Jesus after his crucifixion? Was Jesus eventually reburied in a family tomb, along with his wife and child? How were crucified criminals treated under Roman and Jewish laws? What did the earliest Christians mean when they proclaimed that Jesus was resurrected? Was Mary Magdalene's role as wife of Jesus and apostolic leader of the Christian movement deliberately suppressed by the male leadership? The discovery of bone boxes (ossuaries) inside two burial chambers in South Jerusalem has led to proposals that radically challenge the traditional understanding of Jesus and the early Christian movement. This book examines the Jesus Family Tomb hypothesis and presents a comprehensive, in depth assessment.

Author : Alice Roberts
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781398510043

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Buried by Alice Roberts Pdf

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘Tender, fascinating … Lucid and illuminating’ Robert Macfarlane Funerary rituals show us what people thought about mortality; how they felt about loss; what they believed came next. From Roman cremations and graveside feasts, to deviant burials with heads rearranged, from richly furnished Anglo Saxon graves to the first Christian burial grounds in Wales, Buried provides an alternative history of the first millennium in Britain. As she did with her pre-history of Britain in Ancestors, Professor Alice Roberts combines archaeological finds with cutting-edge DNA research and written history to shed fresh light on how people lived: by examining the stories of the dead. PRE-ORDER CRYPT, THE FINAL BOOK IN ALICE ROBERTS' BRILLIANT TRILOGY – OUT FEBRUARY 2024.

Author : Kazuo Ishiguro
Publisher : Knopf Canada
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345809421

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The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro Pdf

The extraordinary new novel from the author of Never Let Me Go and the Booker Prize­–winning The Remains of the Day The Romans have long since departed, and Britain is steadily declining into ruin. But at least the wars that once ravaged the country have ceased. The Buried Giant begins as a couple, Axl and Beatrice, set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen for years. They expect to face many hazards—some strange and other-worldly—but they cannot yet foresee how their journey will reveal to them dark and forgotten corners of their love for one another. Sometimes savage, often intensely moving, Kazuo Ishiguro’s first novel in a decade is about lost memories, love, revenge and war.

Author : Sarah Tarlow,Liv Nilsson Stutz
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 872 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780191650383

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The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Death and Burial by Sarah Tarlow,Liv Nilsson Stutz Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Death and Burial reviews the current state of mortuary archaeology and its practice, highlighting its often contentious place in the modern socio-politics of archaeology. It contains forty-four chapters which focus on the history of the discipline and its current scientific techniques and methods. Written by leading, international scholars in the field, it derives its examples and case studies from a wide range of time periods, such as the middle palaeolithic to the twentieth century, and geographical areas which include Europe, North and South America, Africa, and Asia. Combining up-to-date knowledge of relevant archaeological research with critical assessments of the theme and an evaluation of future research trajectories, it draws attention to the social, symbolic, and theoretical aspects of interpreting mortuary archaeology. The volume is well-illustrated with maps, plans, photographs, and illustrations and is ideally suited for students and researchers.

Author : Hannah Kent
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780316243902

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Burial Rites by Hannah Kent Pdf

Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master, is sent to an isolated farm to await execution. Set against Iceland's stark landscape, Hannah Kent brings to vivid life the story of Agnes, who, charged with the brutal murder of her former master, is sent to an isolated farm to await execution. Horrified at the prospect of housing a convicted murderer, the family at first avoids Agnes. Only Tv=ti, a priest Agnes has mysteriously chosen to be her spiritual guardian, seeks to understand her. But as Agnes's death looms, the farmer's wife and their daughters learn there is another side to the sensational story they've heard. Riveting and rich with lyricism, Burial Rites evokes a dramatic existence in a distant time and place, and asks the question, how can one woman hope to endure when her life depends upon the stories told by others?

Author : Bill Lockwood
Publisher : The Wild Rose Press Inc
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781509208098

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Buried Gold by Bill Lockwood Pdf

After her grandfather’s death, thirty-something Evie steals a map from his home. The map is a principal lead to where a box of ten-dollar gold coins was buried during Prohibition, just before the Revenuers raided her great-grandfather’s illegal rum-running business out on Long Island. Evie, along with her teenaged daughter, Cindy, collects other clues, staying just a step or two ahead of her brothers, who are also after the treasure. Her search is complicated when one of the old-timers in the little town on Peconic Bay is murdered. As Evie desperately tries to track down key information to make the map work, she elicits the help of a local bartender and then that of Max, an old boyfriend. Getting rich is not easy.

Author : Becca Day
Publisher : Embla Books
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-09-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781471413810

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The Secrets We Buried by Becca Day Pdf

'Oh. My. Gosh. I was NOT expecting that!!! I binged this book in a day and a half' Reader review, 5 stars 'THIS BOOK!!!! So many twists and turns and an ending that I just did not see coming!' Reader review, 5 stars 'Uhm woah?? This was nuts! I could not put this book down' Reader review, 5 stars The perfect neighbourhood. The perfect friends. The perfect murder. When Frankie moved into her new home, it was a dream come true. Living on one of the most exclusive streets in the country, where gleaming white houses looked out over golden sand and deep blue ocean. Nothing bad could have followed her there. Her new neighbours -Zara, Nadine and Geneva - soon took her under their wing. The four women became inseparable. Until the morning when Geneva's body was found on the beach. Suspicion was immediately cast on Geneva's husband. But when the police didn't charge him, he vanished without trace. Now, five years later, he's back. Soon no one is beyond suspicion. Dark secrets that have been hiding behind closed doors begin to be revealed, with devastating consequences. What really happened the night Geneva died? And how far will they all go to make sure their own secrets stay buried? A totally gripping and page-turning psychological thriller with a killer twist you just won't see coming. Fans of T M Logan, K L Slater and Shalini Boland will be hooked from the very first page. Readers are gripped by The Secrets We Buried: 'My favourite thriller of 2023!! Becca Day is just brilliant... THE PLOT TWISTS! The epilogue blew my mind' Reader review, 5 stars 'Wow! This one was insane! Shocking, thrilling, and absolutely unputdownable' Reader review, 5 stars

Author : V. Sanford
Publisher : Springer
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2003-05-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781403973375

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Buried Secrets by V. Sanford Pdf

Between the late 1970s and the mid 1980s, Guatemala was torn by a civil war which came to be known as La Violencia. During this time of mass terror and extreme violence, more than 600 massacres occurred in villages destroyed by the army, one and a half million people were displaced, and more than 200,000 civilians murdered. 83% of the victims were Maya, the indigenous people of Guatemala. Buried Secrets brings these chilling statistics to life as it chronicles the journey of Mayan survivors seeking truth, justice, and community healing and demonstrates that the Guatemalan army carried out a systematic and intentional genocide against the Maya. Victoria Sanford provides us with an insider's look at the workings of the Commission for Historical Clarification through the exhumation of clandestine cemeteries. The book is based on exhaustive research, including more than 400 testimonies from massacre survivors, interviews with members of the forensic team, human rights leaders, high-ranking military officers, guerrilla combatants, and government officials. Buried Secrets traces truth-telling and political change from isolated Maya villages to national political events, and provides a unique look into the experiences of Maya survivors as they struggle to rebuild their communities and lives.

Author : John Hunter,Barrie Simpson,Caroline Sturdy Colls
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781118374139

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Forensic Approaches to Buried Remains by John Hunter,Barrie Simpson,Caroline Sturdy Colls Pdf

The field of forensic archaeology has developed over recent years from being a branch of conventional archaeology into a well-established discipline in its own right. Forensic Approaches to Buried Remains takes an innovative approach to the subject by placing the role of the forensic archaeologist within the wider forensic environment; it identifies new areas of interdisciplinary research and practice, and evaluates practical difficulties. The authors see this book as a reflection of the subject’s development, and as a knowledge base for the next generation of forensic archaeologists. Areas covered include: Search logistics, integration and specialist search scenarios Levels of confidence in site search and elimination Urban and rural landscape reconstruction in both short and long term cases The integration of cadaver dogs and earth-moving machinery The recovery of multiple evidence types Sampling strategies, spatial relevance and dating Multiple burial scenarios As part of the Essential Forensic Science book series this book will provide students and practitioners alike with an invaluable resource outlining both the major developments in the discipline, as well as original approaches to the search for, and recovery of buried remains.

Author : Joseph Bingham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Absolution
ISBN : HARVARD:HNU774

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Some further observations concerning the place, and manner, and time of burial by Joseph Bingham Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1919
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : LOC:00185433559

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Return of Military Dead Buried in France by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs Pdf

Author : J.R. Roberts
Publisher : Speaking Volumes
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781628159448

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Dead and Buried  by J.R. Roberts Pdf

GOLD MINER'S DAUGHTER No matter how hard Clint Adams tries to stay away from trouble, it always seems to find him. This time trouble is a group of ornery bushwhackers who've mistaken him for a hired gun. Even after teaching them the error of their ways, Clint knows they still haven't learned their lesson. These owlhoots have been terrorizing a gold miner into leaving his claim, and killing anyone who dares to help him. Clint accepts the miner's offer of a share of the gold in return for his protection, but with a fine filly like the miner's daughter at his side, the Gunsmith wants to settle this nasty business quickly so he can do some claim jumping of his own...