![]() ![]() ![]() "How Agatha Christie mystery The Pale Horse may have inspired a murderer" by Kathryn Harkup for the Guardian She’s on Twitter Also, I’m indebted to Nick Hilton of Podot Pods for his recording assistance.īecome a member of the Shedunnit book club and get bonus audio, listen to ad free episodes and join a book-loving community at /bookclub. Kathryn’s book is A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie and she’s on Twitter Sarah’s adaptation of The Pale Horse is available in the UK on BBC iPlayer and in the US on Amazon Prime from 13 March. ![]() Special thanks today to my guests Kathryn Harkup and Sarah Phelps. How Agatha Christie’s spooky story inspired real life murderers and detectives.Ī friendly warning: there are major spoilers for The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie in this episode.įind links to all the books and sources mentioned at /thepalehorse. ![]()
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5/23/2023 0 Comments Dead and alive dean koontz![]() ![]() Frankenstein's first monster, Deucalion, has spent two hundred years trying to put an end to his creator. In a powerful reworking of one of the classic stories of all time, Dr Frankenstein lives on, seemingly indestructible, more malignant than ever. SOMEONE NEW IS PLAYING GOD The Frankenstein story updated to the 21st century by the great American storyteller Dean Koontz. And Deucalion, Frankenstein's original and flawed attempt at replicating life, must finally confront his evil creator. Now the alliance of the good must make their last, best stand and do battle against overwhelming odds. To accomplish this aim he has created nothing less than the shock troops of the Apocalypse. Victor Frankenstein's nihilistic plan is to remake the future: a future in which mankind will be annihilated. ![]() As the small town of Rainbow Falls, Montana, comes under siege, scattered survivors come together to weather the onslaught. The cataclysmic conclusion to Koontz's brilliant reworking of the classic tale. ![]() 5/23/2023 0 Comments Blonde Date by Sarina Bowen![]() ![]() Two: the guy shall be an athlete, preferably an upperclassman. ![]() Unfortunately, he doesn’t have a lot of practice with either girls or parties. One: thou shalt not show up for the party without a date. So when her roommate sets Andy up to be Katie’s date, he’d be crazy to say no. ![]() He’s had his eye on Katie since the moment her long legs waltzed into his art history class. She could only hope to get through the evening without her blind date noticing that he was spending the evening with a crazy person.Īndrew Baschnagel is living proof that nice guys don’t finish first. Blonde Date (Ivy Years 2.5): An Ivy Years Novella (The Ivy Years) Paperback Jby Sarina Bowen (Author) 242 ratings Related to: The Ivy Years See all formats and editions Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Paperback 7.00 2 Used from 13.76 6 New from 7.00 MP3 CD 9.99 7 New from 8.45 A blind date. Yet staying home would mean letting him win.Įnjoying herself tonight was out of the question. She’d rather hide under the bed than attend a party where he'll be. Even worse, her last encounter with him resulted in utter humiliation. Unfortunately, Katie just broke up with her jerkface football player boyfriend. ![]() One: thou shalt not show up for the party without a date. What could possibly go wrong?Īs a sorority pledge, there are commandments that Katie Vickery must live by. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments The Loch by Steve Alten![]() ![]() Meg, Angel of Death: Survival (2020), novella
![]() ![]() ![]() We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. Reprinted in 2023 with the help of original edition published long back. ![]() 74 Unique Leather Bound Edition having Spine and corners bind with leather with Golden Leaf Printing on round spine. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Prince caspian book![]() ![]() In the midst of the gang's possible reunion is a growing force, something that wants to capture our consciousness and even control our reality.Ī Beautifully Foolish Endeavor is the bold and brilliant follow-up to An Absolutely Remarkable Thing. one that might have repercussions beyond anyone’s comprehension.Īs they each get further down their own paths, a series of clues arrive-mysterious books that seem to predict the future and control the actions of their readers unexplained internet outages and more-which seem to suggest April may be very much alive. ![]() Andy has picked up April’s mantle of fame, speaking at conferences and online about the world post-Carl Maya, ravaged by grief, begins to follow a string of mysteries that she is convinced will lead her to April and Miranda infiltrates a new scientific operation. Months later, the world is as confused as ever. Part of their maelstrom was the sudden viral fame and untimely death of April May: a young woman who stumbled into Carl’s path, giving them their name, becoming their advocate, and putting herself in the middle of an avalanche of conspiracy theories. While they were on Earth, they caused confusion and destruction without ever lifting a finger. The Carls disappeared the same way they appeared, in an instant. April May and the Carls are back in the much-anticipated sequel to Hank Green's #1 New York Times bestselling debut novel, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Fences 1987 full play![]() ![]() The others in his 10-play cycle about African-American life in the 20th century - “The Piano Lesson,” “Two Trains Running” and “Seven Guitars” among them - received raves from critics but didn’t recoup. “Fences” was Wilson’s only financially successful play on Broadway. “He was offered it a few times, but he knew he was too young,” a source close to the actor says. He’s long wanted to play the part, but is only now, at 54, the right age. Washington saw that performance and never forgot it. Jones’ Troy embraces all the contradictions of being black and male and American in his time,” Rich wrote. “A black man, a free man, a descendent of slaves, a menial laborer, a father, a husband, a lover - Mr. James Earl Jones played Troy in the original 1987 production, winning every award in sight, including the Tony (when that now-tarnished trophy still meant excellence in the theater).Ĭritic Frank Rich thought it was the best role of Jones’ career. He is bitter and full of rage, although there are moments in the play when he is tender, quiet and poetic. Troy is a man “so big,” his wife says, that he fills up their tenement house just by walking through it.Ī garbage collector living in a Pittsburgh slum in the 1950s, he was once a baseball player in the Negro Leagues, but his career never went anywhere. ![]() The Oscar-winning actor will tackle one of the great roles in the American theater - Troy Maxson - in a revival this spring of August Wilson’s “Fences.” D enzel Washington isn’t coming to Broadway to play it safe. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Jane by April Lindner![]() ![]() The book is for the texting, gum-chewing, iPod demographic, yet still holds an appeal for an audience familiar with the original. Her take falls more in line with Clueless as an homage to Austen's Emma and Easy A representing Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. ![]() While literary purists might not appreciate a pop culture retelling, Lindner's love for Bronte's immortal heroine is apparent in this teen-friendly edition. Lindner admits that the premise for Jane is based on her fascination with Bruce Springsteen as well as the numerous modern versions of Jane Austen's works such as Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Re-imagined for 2010, the action shifts to America where a college student turned nanny is hired by an agency for a rock n' roll celebrity client. The Boss meets Bronte in April Lindner's remake of the classic Victorian novel, Jane Eyre. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Cycle of the werewolf book![]() As in the movie, Marty gets a bunch of fireworks from his Uncle and uses them to make the werewolf purblind. The month of July comes and the story shifts to Marty, a handicapped child, who really loves the 4th of July. In short, the townsfolk could all use some killing. As usual in Stephen King’s books the people of Maine are total dirt bags of all varietals: blowhard dirt bags, wife-beating dirt bags, racist dirt bags, and drunken dirt bags. The book takes place over the twelve months of the calendar year and I almost did this post as Twelve Days of Christmas song, but with werewolves….it could’ve worked! The first six months follow the werewolf killing on every full moon in Maine. ![]() The movie was actually fairly close to the book, except no Gary Busey. If you ever watched old movies on Showtime, you’ll remember this story as “Silver bullet” starring Corey Haim. In comparison, The Stand was 1000 pages and one chapter was actually from a Golden Retriever’s point of view….really. It clocks in at 100+ pages and moves briskly. ![]() Happy Horrorthon!!!! We are already in week 2 and we are makin’ it work!!! Cycle of the Werewolf is very 1980s Stephen King. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments In between the world and me![]() ![]() ![]() He talks about both the history of civilization and the history of America in terms of the white-washed patina that has always distorted the role of blacks. ![]() He explains what has driven the black-on-black violence of street gangs the appeal of Malcolm X to young disillusioned blacks the sense of powerlessness that drives both and most saliently, the disparity between the realities of black and white lives. Underlying the story is a legacy of fear that he has had to live with, first for his own life, and now for the life of his son, who could be killed at any time just for looking the wrong way or being in the wrong place – in short, for being black. Here Coates writes to his 15-year-old son Samori, both about what it means to be black in America, and about his overwhelming love – as well as hopes and fears, for Samori.Ĭoates frames his rage in poetic verse as he charts his personal growth through the years. The author was inspired to write Between the World and Me by James Baldwin’s 1963 classic book The Fire Next Time, which Baldwin wrote in the form of letters to his nephew. ![]() |