Tell Tale

Author: Jeffrey Archer
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1466874791
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description
Jeffrey Archer returns with his eagerly-awaited collection of short stories Tell Tale, giving readers a fascinating, exciting and sometimes poignant insight into the people he has met, the stories he has come across and the countries he has visited. Find out what happens to the hapless young detective from Naples who travels to an Italian hillside town to find out Who Killed the Mayor? and the pretentious schoolboy in A Road to Damascus, whose discovery of the origins of his father’s wealth changes his life in the most profound way. Revel in the stories of the 1930’s woman who dares to challenge the men at her Ivy League University in A Gentleman and A Scholar while another young woman who thumbs a lift gets more than she bargained for in A Wasted Hour. These wonderfully engaging and always refreshingly original tales prove why Archer has been described by The Times as probably the greatest storyteller of our age.

The Tell-Tale Heart

Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Publisher: SAMPI Books
ISBN: 656133115X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 22

Book Description
In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart", the narrator tries to prove his sanity after murdering an elderly man because of his "vulture eye". His growing guilt leads him to hear the old man's heart beating under the floorboards, which drives him to confess the crime to the police.

The Tell-Tale Start

Author: Gordon McAlpine
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101621338
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
Meet Edgar and Allan Poe -- twelve-year-old identical twins, the great-great-great-great-grandnephews of Edgar Allan Poe. They look and act so much alike that they're almost one mischievous, prank-playing boy in two bodies. When their beloved black cat, Roderick Usher, is kidnapped and transported to the Midwest, Edgar and Allan convince their guardians that it's time for a road trip. Along the way, mayhem and mystery ensue, as well as deeper questions: What is the boys' telepathic connection? Is Edgar Allan Poe himself reaching out to them from the Great Beyond? And why has a mad scientist been spying on the Poe family for years? With a mix of literary humor, mystery, a little quantum physics, and fun extras like fortune cookie messages, letters in code, license plate clues -- and playful illustrations thoughout -- this series opener is a perfect choice for smart, funny tweens who love the Time Warp Trio, Roald Dahl, and Lemony Snicket.

Edgar, Allan, Poe, the Tell-Tale Beets

Author: Natalie Rompella
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458796574
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 49

Book Description
This clever take-off on Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart' is sure to resonate with picky eaters and grand gourmands alike! It all began with the beets. The revoltingly red beets that drove Edgar, Allan, and Poe to do the horrendously horrible thing that they did. Their mother has one unbreakable rule: “No dessert until you finish your dinner.” But how can Edgar, Allan, and Poe possibly clear their plates when there are Brussels sprouts to be swallowed, liver to be chewed, and worst of all, beets to be bitten? There must be a way to get rid of dinner, without having to gobble up this foul food. Perhaps the loose floorboard under Poe's chair is the answer! But just as the parade of delicious desserts begins, the hidden food starts to grow ... and starts to smell ... it's going to blow ... their cover!

The Tell-Tale Brain

Author: V. S. Ramachandran
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0099537591
Category : Affective neuroscience
Languages : en
Pages : 386

Book Description
This fascinating book reveals what we learn about human nature when the brain goes wrong. It looks at why the human brain is so unique and examines how it became so complex.

Under a Tell-Tale Sky

Author: R. E. McDermott
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983741763
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350

Book Description
"A different sort of post-apocalyptic series." Imagine you won the lottery the same day everyone else went bankrupt - then had to collect your winnings in the worst part of town. "In cash!" When the lights go out, seemingly for good, Captain Jordan Hughes quickly discovers being stranded far from home on a ship with working generators and a cargo of ten million gallons of irreplaceable fuel isn't exactly a low profile position. Faced with rising crew discontent, and surrounded by worsening violence ashore, things can't get much worse - until FEMA flexes their muscles. As the remains of federal government becomes increasingly corrupt and self-serving, Hughes joins a ragtag band of sailors, farmers, preppers ex-Coast Guardsmen, and dissident soldiers in an effort to re-unite his crew with their families and use remaining resources to rebuild a devastated society. Along the way they face a desperate and starving population, rampant violence from street gangs and escaped convicts, and powerful warlords created as an unintended consequence of the federal government's ill-advised use of mercenaries.

Tell Tale

Author: Sam Hayes
Publisher: Isis Large Print Books
ISBN: 9780753186367
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 520

Book Description
What do you do when there's no way out and nowhere left to hide? A woman stands on a bridge, the water rushing below, the wind catching her skirt. In a few seconds she will jump, plunging more than 200 feet to the bottom. Who is she? And why is she desperate to take her own life? Nina Kennedy is afraid. A man is following her, threatening her family, toying with her sanity. What does he want? And how long will it be before he strikes? Eight-year-old Ava sits waiting for her daddy. But, like the others in the children's home, she knows her father will never come. The home is a place of whispers and shadows. But no one dare tell the truth. Until now...

Edgar and the Tattle-Tale Heart

Author: Jennifer Adams
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 9781423637660
Category : Behavior
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
When Edgar, the mischievous toddler, accidentally breaks a statue while roughhousing with his sister, he must decide whether to tell their mother the truth--and Lenore must decide whether or not to tattle.

Tell Tale

Author: Naomie Dieudonne
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1499044674
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 37

Book Description
There are stories in these simple and tell all poems. Naomie Dieudonne uses language to continue our oldest customs of gifting the anecdote, sharing the fabric of verse through poetry. These poems beg to be said aloud, and more than once. She is a great thinker.

The Tell-Tale: An original collection of moral and amusing stories

Author: Catharine Parr Traill
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 79

Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Tell-Tale: An original collection of moral and amusing stories" by Catharine Parr Traill. 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.