![]() Betrayed, thrown down a mountain and left for dead, Murcatto's reward is a broken body and a burning hunger for vengeance. Her victories have made her popular-a shade too popular for her employer's taste. War may be hell, but for Monza Murcatto, the Snake of Talins, the most feared and famous mercenary in Duke Orso's employ, it's a damn good way of making money too. ![]() While armies march, heads roll, and cities burn, behind the scenes bankers, priests and older, darker powers play a deadly game to choose who will be king. The ruthless Grand Duke Orso is locked in a vicious struggle with the squabbling League of Eight, and between them they have bled the land white. "Revenge is a dish best served cold."-Pierre Choderlos de Laclos Dust jacket and interior illustrations by Raymond Swanland ![]()
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![]() ![]() *Thomas Royce – Owner of a Malaysian plantation and Audrey’s distant cousin *Audrey Strange - Neville’s reserved ex-wife *Kay Strange – Neville’s younger second wife *Neville Strange – Professional tennis star and Lady Tressilian’s ward ![]() Also included in the party are the following: In "TOWARDS ZERO", Jane Marple is invited to a house party hosted by an old school friend named Lady Camilla Tressilian. Since "Towards Zero" has always been one of my favorite Christie novels, I decided to give the movie a chance. Jane Marple replaced him as the story’s main detective, with the police represented by Alan Davies as one Superintendant Mallard. However, Battle did not appear in the 2007 adaptation. Instead, the main investigator in "Towards Zero" turned out to be Superintendant Battle, who had been featured in a few other Christie novels, including one Hercule Poirot tale - "Cards on the Table". First of all, the novel is not a Jane Marple mystery. The adaptation of Christie’s novel has drawn a good deal of criticism from purists. ![]() And this movie is the 2007 adaptation of Christie’s 1944 novel called "Towards Zero". However, my curiosity got the best of me and I decided to watch a movie that starred Geraldine McEwan as Miss Jane Marple. ![]() When it comes to the television adaptations of Agatha Christie’s Jane Marple novels, I tend to stick with those that featured the late Joan Hickson as the elderly sleuth. ![]() ![]() ![]() King…I love you, but we really need to eliminate the unnecessary commentary on women and race. We were all talking about Trump nonstop in 2019 and we still are today, so why shouldn’t an author include that? There’s a lot of hate out there for how much King discusses Trump in this book, but personally I thought the mentions of Trump are fitting for the time period in which the story takes place. What is it that truly makes a person bad? We know from the synopsis that Billy only kills bad people, but what’s his criteria and is he a bad person too? I loved getting to know Billy and I thought King utilized a fantastic method to allow the reader to form a close bond with Billy. This one sticks firmly with crime fiction, but plays into the examination of good versus evil. I’m always curious if he will include a bit more horror into his crime fiction stories. I already know King’s writing style and I’m a huge fan of the genre. I firmly believe anything else will spoil experiencing the story for itself.īILLY SUMMERS is King’s latest foray into crime fiction and I continue to find that this works really well for me as a reader. There’s one last hit Billy must complete before he can finally get out. Billy Summers is a hired gun and the best in the business, but he’ll only take a job if he thinks the target is truly a bad guy. ![]() ![]() ![]() David l'aiuterà con l'integrazione nella nuova scuola, con i compiti e le amicizie. ![]() ![]() Confusa dal brusco cambio di ambiente, il primo giorno di scuola incontra David, un ragazzo gentile e carino, appassionato di biologia, con cui fa subito amicizia. ![]() Come se non bastasse, la madre ha deciso di mandarla al liceo e Laurel dovrà affrontare anche la vita pubblica. Lei e la sua famiglia si sono appena trasferiti dalla piccola città di Orick e dalla loro casa nel bosco, a Crescent City in una normale villetta di città. Trama Laurel è una ragazzina particolare: ha quindici anni, un fisico etereo, gli occhi e i capelli chiari, mangia solo frutta e verdura perché non le piace altro, non ama gli spazi chiusi, i vestiti lunghi e non è mai andata a scuola perché preferiva studiare a casa. Il secondo libro della saga, Spells, è uscito negli Stati Uniti nel 2010 e in Italia nel 2011. In Italia è stato pubblicato da Sperling & Kupfer il 9 febbraio 2010. È stato pubblicato originariamente negli Stati Uniti, Inghilterra e Canada il 5 maggio 2009, diventando in breve tempo un best seller della letteratura per ragazzi. Wings è il primo di una saga di quattro romanzi di Aprilynne Pike. ![]() |