Diese Autorin erschafft Protagonisten, die Widrigkeiten mit Entschlossenheit, Optimismus und Humor begegnen. Ihr jüngstes Werk folgt einer Barkeeperin, deren Vorliebe für das „Sammeln von Geschichten“ sie dazu bringt, Mordmotive aufzudecken, die anderen entgehen. Ihr Stil zeichnet sich durch fesselnde Handlungsstränge und einen aufschlussreichen Blick auf die menschliche Natur aus.
Leichtverständliche englischsprachige Interpretationshilfe mit Angaben zu Inhalt, Handlungsaufbau und sprachlichen Mitteln sowie Erläuterungen zu Leben und Werk des Autors (1564-1616).
Nobody talks to the cops. Everybody talks to the bartender.On a cool June night at the Battened Hatch, bartender Avalon Nash is the last to see an Olympic medalist before his mysterious demise. Her superpower is collecting people’s stories, and she soon discovers that the medalist’s death connects to an unsolved kidnap/murder of a teenager 20 years before—and the perp is looking to silence anyone getting close to the truth.As Avalon settles into her new home in the Olympic village of Tranquility, New York, can she solve the devastating murders, figure out who is worth trusting, and start to be vulnerable again—while tracking and outwitting a murderer?The second book in the Bartender’s Guide to Murder series offers scares, humor, and 30 MORE of the best drink recipes ever imbibed.
The most beloved figure in Hawaiian history, Crown Princess Ka iulani was born to lead her people as queen, but instead helped them find an identity and a voice as Hawaiian Americans.On March 1, 1893, Princess Ka iulani, the seventeen-year-old crown princess of Hawaii, stepped onto the pier at New York City. She was greeted by a crowd of reporters and onlookers who knew that, in many ways, she stood at a crossroads in history. This biography tells the fascinating—and little-known—story of Princess Ka iulani s life and courageous fight for Hawaiian independence. Using many newly translated journals and letters, Sharon Linnéa introduces young readers to the most beloved figure in Hawaiian history, and one of America s most overlooked Christian heroines.
The Man who Stopped Death
Traces the life of the diplomat who saved Hungarian Jews during World War II and then disappeared after the Russian occupation