When a phone call from an old friend incites mystery writer Chloe Reynolds to drop everything and venture to Portland to his aide; she never expected to find herself wrapped up in a mystery of her own. With a beautiful girl, sporting an exotic peacock tattoo lying dead in her friend Atticus' hotel bed and a stalker threatening to make her the next victim; Chloe must help her friend find out who really killed the Peacock before she and Atticus are pinned for the murder.

A young man sets to prove he is a worthy heir to his father's iron works, and finds himself on a sea adventure.

"In Peacock, Christine E. Jackson provides a comprehensive survey of the influence of the peacock in the visual arts of many cultures, and of its role in religion and mythology. She also explores its natural history, and reveals how this sedentary bird, native to India and Sri Lanka and reluctant to fly great distances, has come to live in semi-domesticated conditions in so many Western countries."--BOOK JACKET.

This classic pioneering book provides keen insight into workplace diversity. With new tips, tools, and strategies for peacocks and penguins alike, your organization will flourish and take flight! Through the story of Perry the Peacock and his fine feathered friends, authors BJ Gallagher and Warren H. Schmidt bring to life the challenges of birds of different feathers who struggle to be successful in the conformity-minded Land of Penguins. Their travails illuminate the challenges of creating a pluralistic corporate culture in which the talent, energy, and commitment of all employees are fully engaged. People who have new ideas that differ from business as usual are often ignored or criticized for the very thing that makes them valuable: their originality and creativity. This unique book helps organizations break out of "penguin thinking” in order to tap into and leverage the creativity of diversity. Learn how to cultivate an organizational culture in which new ideas can flourish and innovation can take flight.