Too Beautiful to Die
Title | Too Beautiful to Die PDF eBook |
Author | Glenville Lovell |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 2004-07-06 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 110119183X |
The Washington Post has compared Glenville Lovell’s novels to “works by Morrison and Nabokov.” The New York Times praised his “sharp eye for the extraordinary.” Now he turns to crime fiction with a tale that “will keep readers guessing until the end” (Tananarive Due, author of My Soul to Keep). There’s no love lost between the NYPD and black ex-cop Blades Overstreet since a suspicious bust nearly cost Blades his life. It didn’t kill him, and it didn’t kill his conscience either. That’s why he’s agreed to help an actress named Precious find her missing father. Simple? Nothing as beautiful as Precious is ever simple—especially once Blades’s investigation leads to the discovery of a murdered FBI agent. Framed for the killing, pursued by the FBI, a pariah to his former NYPD “brothers,” Blades is in deep, on the run, and winding his way through New York’s Caribbean community to find the real killer before he’s forced to take the rap . . . or worse.
A Beautiful Place to Die
Title | A Beautiful Place to Die PDF eBook |
Author | Malla Nunn |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 387 |
Release | 2009-01-06 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1416586202 |
Screenwriter Nunn draws on her true-life experience growing up in Africa to create this darkly romantic crime novel set in 1950s apartheid South Africa. Detective Emmanuel Cooper is caught up in a time and place where racial tensions and the raw hunger for power make for dangerous times.
They Both Die at the End
Title | They Both Die at the End PDF eBook |
Author | Adam Silvera |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Pages | 243 |
Release | 2017-09-05 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 0062457810 |
Adam Silvera reminds us that there’s no life without death and no love without loss in this devastating yet uplifting story about two people whose lives change over the course of one unforgettable day. #1 New York Times bestseller * 4 starred reviews * A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year * A Kirkus Best Book of the Year * A Booklist Editors' Choice * A Bustle Best YA Novel * A Paste Magazine Best YA Book * A Book Riot Best Queer Book * A Buzzfeed Best YA Book of the Year * A BookPage Best YA Book of the Year On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They’re going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they’re both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: There’s an app for that. It’s called the Last Friend, and through it, Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure—to live a lifetime in a single day. In the tradition of Before I Fall and If I Stay, They Both Die at the End is a tour de force from acclaimed author Adam Silvera, whose debut, More Happy Than Not, the New York Times called “profound.” Plus don't miss The First to Die at the End: #1 New York Times bestselling author Adam Silvera returns to the universe of international phenomenon They Both Die at the End in this prequel. New star-crossed lovers are put to the test on the first day of Death-Cast’s fateful calls.
Before I Die
Title | Before I Die PDF eBook |
Author | Jenny Downham |
Publisher | David Fickling Books |
Pages | 338 |
Release | 2008-09-25 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 0375849378 |
For the many readers who love The Fault in Our Stars, this is the story of a girl who is determined to live, love, and to write her own ending before her time is finally up. Tessa has just months to live. Fighting back against hospital visits, endless tests, and drugs with excruciating side effects, Tessa compiles a list. It’s her To Do Before I Die list. And number one is Sex. Released from the constraints of “normal” life, Tessa tastes new experiences to make her feel alive while her failing body struggles to keep up. Tessa’s feelings, her relationships with her father and brother, her estranged mother, her best friend, and her new boyfriend, are all painfully crystallized in the precious weeks before Tessa’s time runs out. A Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of the Year A Booklist Editors’ Choice A Book Sense Children’s Pick A Kirkus Reviews Editors’ Choice A Publishers Weekly Flying Start Author An ALA-YALSA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults The newly released feature film Now Is Good, starring Dakota Fanning, is based on Jenny Downham's intensely moving novel.
Too Beautiful a Day to Die
Title | Too Beautiful a Day to Die PDF eBook |
Author | Joyce Egginton |
Publisher | Berkley |
Pages | 372 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9780425134207 |
Laurie Dann's increasingly psychotic behavior went ignored for years--until May 20, 1988, when she embarked on a brutal rampage that destroyed the tranquility in Winnetka, Illinois, forever. "Page-turning suspense, fully drawn characters, and a culminating sense of the tragic significance of it all. . . ".-- Kirkus. Photographs. Day of Fury.
Too Pretty to Die
Title | Too Pretty to Die PDF eBook |
Author | Susan McBride |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 2009-10-13 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0061842273 |
They call them "pretty parties," and they're the latest rage among Dallas debutantes—get-togethers with light refreshments, heavy gossip, and Dr. Sonja Madhavi and her magic Botox needles. Former socialite Andy Kendricks normally wouldn't be caught dead at such an event, but she's attending as a favor to her friend Janet, a society reporter in search of a juicy story. And boy does she find one when aging beauty queen Miranda DuBois bursts into the room—drunk, disorderly, and packing a pistol. Miranda's wrinkles have seen better days, and she blames it all on Dr. Madhavi. Luckily, Andy calms her down and gets her home to bed . . . where she's found dead the next morning. The police suspect suicide, but Andy knows that no former pageant girl would give up that easily. She's determined to find Miranda's killer herself, but she'll have to be careful. After all, Botox can make you look younger, but it can't bring you back from the grave.
What Will People Say? A Novel
Title | What Will People Say? A Novel PDF eBook |
Author | Rupert Hughes |
Publisher | DigiCat |
Pages | 415 |
Release | 2022-09-04 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "What Will People Say? A Novel" by Rupert Hughes. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.