Private Place

When the matriarch of a rich Seattle family dies under suspicious circumstances, private investigator Thomas Austin is on the case. This time, the suspect list is easy.

This classic ghost story from the author of The Last Unicorn follows Jonathan who’s been living in a cemetery with a raven as his only friend amongst the newly dead until he discovers a pair of ghostly lovers bearing an extraordinary gift—the final chance for his own happiness. For nineteen...

The nine-word clue was one of nine cryptic notes that had been sent to taunt Inspector Queen and his son Ellery nine days after the murder. Nino Importuna had been obsessed with the number. He had lived by it. Now the killer who brought a trio of gory deaths to Nino's ninth-floor penthouse at Number 99 East was camouflaging his identity in a jungle of nines - and daring Ellery to find him. The case was destined to be a dazzling contest of wits - to the ninth degree!

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “The world’s greatest adolescent British chemist/busybody/sleuth” (The Seattle Times), Flavia de Luce, returns in a twisty mystery novel from award-winning author Alan Bradley. In the wake of an unthinkable family tragedy, twelve-year-old Flavia de Luce is...

For five years, Zahara Douglass has been haunted by her sister’s impossible disappearance. Now, in December 1999, with the world on the brink of chaos, Zahara sets out to find her sister no matter the cost in this twisty and compelling modern fantasy from Leslye Penelope. In April 1994, Zahara...

Knotshead is a school catering for the children of the rich, famous, liberal - and deluded. With its progressive curriculum, complacent staff and beautiful grounds, it looks like paradise. But the clever, the odd and the bookish are relentlessly persecuted as pupils make their own rules in a bubble of privilege and prejudice.

The remarkably honest and brilliantly entertaining memoir of one of our finest acting Dames whose long and celebrated career includes her much-loved performance as Livia in I, Claudius and who was married for 20 years to the hell-raising Hollywood star Peter O'Toole. Siân Phillips has a long...

When you wound an angel, you unleash a demon. It was supposed to be a simple assignment, get a DNA sample from a young boy, but it turns into a deadly trap. With a price on the boy’s head and a target on her back, Kiku must not only shield him from the ruthless Russian mafia but also from a traitor within the Yakuza itself. Torn between love and honor, duty and scorn, Kiku must decide where her loyalties lie before it’s too late. WARNING: If you have plans, cancel them! You won’t be able to stop reading, so get ready to strap in, buckle up, and hang on for an action-thrill ride of ...

Summer’s arrived and all appears serene in Creighton Manor, the pricey and exclusive suburb north of San Francisco. The Pemberly Oaks School is closed for the summer. Its hard working staff members are taking well-deserved vacations, although one has decided to unwind a bit too much, with disastrous consequences. For some residents love is in the air; while for others love’s path is anything but smooth. Meanwhile, Chandler Treadwell, a phenomenally successful investment manager, has wealth, looks and social status. He’s the guy everyone wants to know and the one with whom almost ...

This national bestseller is a dramatic insider account of the world of private military contracting. Armored cars, burner phones, top-notch weaponry and top-secret missions -- this is the life of today's private military contractor. Like author Simon Chase, many PMCs were once the world's top...

Adults don’t talk about the business of doing our business. We work on one assumption: The world of public bathrooms is problem - and politics-free. No Place to Go: How Public Toilets Fail Our Private Needs reveals the opposite is true. No Place to Go is a toilet tour from London to San Francisco to Toronto and beyond. From pay potties to deserted alleyways, No Place to Go is a marriage of urbanism, social narrative, and pop culture that shows the ways - momentous and mockable - public bathrooms just don’t work.

Teenager Heather Young disappears from the small town of Himmel, Wisconsin. Everyone believes her boyfriend killed her, but no one can prove it. Twenty years later, Leah Nash is pulled into the cold case by an old friend. She finds the answer - and the shocking truth shatters her world. Dangerous Places is the third stand-alone book in the Leah Nash series of complex, fast-paced murder mysteries featuring quick-witted dialogue, daring female characters, and plots with lots of twists and turns.

Jonathan Rebeck is homeless. Bankrupt. He has dropped out of society and has been living quietly in a local cemetery, under the care of a raven who is quite good at stealing sandwiches. Far from being lonely, Jonathan is able to converse with the ghosts around him, and finds himself following two spirits who are new, and falling in love with each other. When a visiting widow stumbles across him, will the living world begin to intrude on this fine and private place?

This fantasy novel is the tale of three women of legendary skill on a quest to save the world’s most powerful wizard, and the innkeeper’s assistant whose heartbreak will bear witness, from the author of the bestselling The Last Unicorn. On a night like any other, three mysterious women...

Flavia is enjoying the summer, spending her days punting along the river with her reluctant family. Languishing in boredom, she drags a slack hand in the water, and catches her fingers in the open mouth of a drowned corpse. Flavia needs to put her super-sleuthing skills to the test to...

Discover a new perspective on property, stewardship, faith, and lawful ministry structure. Land Patents 2: Tax-Exempt Housing explores how homes, land, and other property may be lawfully placed into a faith-based ministry structure as part of a genuine mission-centered operation. This educational guide discusses Private Membership Ministerial Associations (PMMAs), ministry housing concepts, director housing structures, property stewardship, and the process of applying for tax-exempt recognition where lawful and applicable. Inside this book, readers will explore: • Faith-based housing and ...

Recruiting for investment banking is extremely competitive, with acceptance rates at top banks hovering around one to two percent. However, the process is not complicated if you know exactly what insiders are looking for. Written by Dave Bates—a former bulge-bracket investment banker who closed over $15 billion in M&A and equity transactions and spent two years as a campus recruiting captain—this guide takes you behind the scenes of the hiring process. Dave has sat on both sides of the interview table, evaluating resumes in seconds and deciding who walks out of a Super Day with a ...

In If What God Placed on Me Makes You Uncomfortable: The Calling Is Not Easy, but It Is Necessary, Chapter IV left listeners standing at the edge of a deeper question: When did the wilderness begin? The Wilderness Behind the Calling answers that question. In this powerful continuation, Dr. Shawn Harris opens the door to the private preparation behind what God placed on his life. Before the titles, leadership, accomplishments, and public assignments, there was a wilderness — a hidden season of formation that began long before the calling was visible to others.

As Sandro Cellini gets to grips with the dispiriting realities of life as a private detective, an old case comes back to haunt him. Loni Meadows, the subject of a routine investigation back in his police-officer days is found dead in circumstances Sandro cannot convince himself are accidental...

I REVEAL THE SECRET THAT NO BANKER IS PREPARED TO DISCLOSE. This bооk helps you understand hоw рrіvаtе placement рrоgrаms (PPP) wоrkѕ. It аlѕо dіѕсuѕѕеѕ thе vаrіоuѕ рrосеѕѕ аnd аdvаntаgеѕ оf рrіvаtе placement programs, and ѕhоwѕ you how уоu саn put thе knоwlеdgе to uѕе. It аlѕо aims аt dеѕсrіbіng hоw these рrоgrаms wоrk аnd undеrѕtаndіng the two different tуреѕ оf programs. I am оftеn соntасtеd bу рrоjесt dеvеlореrѕ, іnvеѕtоrѕ, еntrерrеnеurѕ, аnd brоkеrѕ whо аrе lооkіng ...