Down the Darkest Road

Author: Tami Hoag
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101553626
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 327

Book Description
A woman will do whatever it takes to uncover the truth about her missing daughter in this taut thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag. California, 1990—four years after Lauren Lawton’s sixteen-year-old daughter disappeared, the world has given up the girl for dead. Lauren’s husband took his own life. Her younger daughter Leah is still looking for what’s left of her childhood. But Lauren never surrendered. She knows who took her child, and there’s not a shred of evidence against him. Seeking a fresh start, Lauren and Leah move to idyllic Oak Knoll. So does Lauren’s suspect. And suddenly it feels like history is about to repeat itself. Leah is turning sixteen, and Oak Knoll has a cunning predator on the hunt. But as sheriff’s detective Tony Mendez and his team sift through the circumstances of an increasingly disturbing case, a stunning question changes everything they thought they knew. . . .

The Dark Road

Author: Ma Jian
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101605847
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 367

Book Description
From one of world literature’s most courageous voices, a novel about the human cost of China’s one-child policy through the lens of one rural family on the run from its reach Far away from the Chinese economic miracle, from the bright lights of Beijing and Shanghai, is a vast rural hinterland, where life goes on much as it has for generations, with one extraordinary difference: “normal” parents are permitted by the state to have only a single child. The Dark Road is the story of one such “normal” family—Meili, a young peasant woman; her husband, Kongzi, a village schoolteacher; and their daughter, Nannan. Kongzi is, according to family myth, a direct lineal descendant of Confucius, and he is haunted by the imperative to carry on the family name by having a son. And so Meili becomes pregnant again without state permission, and when local family planning officials launch a new wave of crackdowns, the family makes the radical decision to leave its village and set out on a small, rickety houseboat down the Yangtze River. Theirs is a dark road, and tragedy awaits them, and horror, but also the fierce beauty born of courageous resistance to injustice and inhumanity. The Dark Road is a haunting and indelible portrait of the tragedies befalling women and families at the hands of China’s one-child policy and of the human spirit’s capacity to endure even the most brutal cruelty. While Ma Jian wrote The Dark Road, he traveled through the rural backwaters of southwestern China to see how the state enforced the one-child policy far from the outside world’s prying eyes. He met local women who had been seized from their homes and forced to undergo abortions or sterilization in the policy’s name; and on the Yangtze River, he lived among fugitive couples who had gone on the run so they could have more children, that most fundamental of human rights. Like all of Ma Jian’s novels, The Dark Road is also a celebration of the life force, of the often comically stubborn resilience of man’s most basic instincts.

The Wandering Fire

Author: Guy Gavriel Kay
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 1443416053
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 362

Book Description
In the second novel of Kay’s critically acclaimed trilogy, Fionavar is locked in an unnaturally prolonged winter while an ancient evil, freed from captivity, threatens the destiny of the first world and all others, including our own.

The Darkest Road

Author: Guy Gavriel Kay
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101664010
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 509

Book Description
Five men and women from our world face a battle with an evil beyond imagining in the deeply moving conclusion to Guy Gavriel Kay’s acclaimed Fionavar Tapestry. As the Unraveller’s armies assemble, those resisting him must call upon the most ancient of powers, knowing that if this realm of gods and magic is conquered by evil, the ripples of destruction will be felt across all worlds. But despite the sacrifices made and courage shown, all may be undone because of one child’s choice. For that one has been born of both Darkness and Light, and he alone must walk the darkest road as the fate of worlds hangs in the balance...

The Dark Road Of Evil

Author: L.A. Jones
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460250931
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 173

Book Description
In this new heart-pounding murder mystery, Annie Morrison and Jake Simpson find themselves in a web of deceit and danger. Annie is asked to go to Kingman, Arizona to identify the bodies of her parents who were on their annual vacation to Las Vegas. Annie's world is turned upside down and knowing she has no siblings she accepts help from her boss, Jake Simpson. Shortly after arriving in Kingman they're faced with an unknown danger that seems to be lurking around every corner. Annie and Jake know that if they survive, their lives will never be the same after traveling down the dark road of evil.

The Dark Road

Author: Harold Bindloss
Publisher: New York : Grosset & Dunlap
ISBN:
Category : Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 316

Book Description

The Dark Road Further Adventures of Cheri-Bibi

Author: Gaston Leroux
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 9360460435
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 173

Book Description
"The Dark Road" with the aid of Gaston Leroux is a gripping tale that plunges readers right into a shadowy international of thriller and intrigue. Leroux, renowned for his mastery in crafting suspenseful narratives, weaves a spellbinding story that unfolds alongside an enigmatic and treacherous route. As the characters traverse this darkish avenue, they come upon secrets and techniques concealed in the shadows and confront the complexities of the human soul. Against a backdrop of atmospheric tension, Leroux introduces a solid of compelling characters, each harboring their personal clandestine pasts and motivations. The narrative navigates thru unexpected twists and turns, retaining readers on the threshold of their seats as they delve deeper into the mysteries that shroud the journey. Leroux's clever prose and eager expertise of psychological intensity add layers of complexity to the narrative. Themes of love, betrayal, and redemption intertwine with the ominous attraction of the darkish avenue, creating a charming mixture of romance and suspense. Throughout the novel, Leroux invites readers to question the nature of reality and illusion, hard them to get to the bottom of the intricacies of the human enjoy. "The Dark Road" stands as a testomony to Gaston Leroux's storytelling prowess, offering a compelling exploration of the human condition in the gripping embrace of a mysterious and unpredictable adventure.

The Dark Road

Author: Rowan Scot-Ryder
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1633556905
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 247

Book Description
When Hitler invades Poland in 1939, he is not ready for the vampires of Warsaw. Will they welcome him into their company, or fight him from within? Can they affect the War's progress?

The Dark Road Home

Author: Zoe Cannon
Publisher: Zoe Cannon
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 20

Book Description
Ten years ago, Derek's daughter disappeared. Now she's standing on his doorstep, pale and shaking, with streaks of red lightning flashing in her eyes. Derek should be overjoyed. He isn't. Because he knows why she disappeared. He was there. He was the one who performed the sacrifice. This short story is 4,200 words long. It is also available in Devil's Bargains, a short story collection.

The Dark Road from Romarong

Author: Wilfred Kanu Jr.
Publisher: African Books Collective
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 113

Book Description
How did the region of West Africa called Romarong become what we know as Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone? Romarong was a hotbed. The Mali Empire collapsed, and the Songhai came into prominence. There were the Arab and European slave trades. This story concludes when the British colonized the region. Exploring this anecdote from the natives' perspective fits Freddy Will's impression that Sierra Leone was part of the ancient Koya Empire. It also sheds light on the specific impacts of her numerous ethnic groups. It's a bold outing that showcases the heritage and correlates how the unique traditional and religious culture hitches the ethnic groups. It encompasses the history and culture of the ancient West African coastal and hinterland dwellers who emigrated and intermarried as the Trans-Saharan and Trans-Atlantic slave trades proceeded. The reader follows the journey of Mende, Temne, Susu, Malinke, Kisi, Loko, and Fulani people. The author gives this account, connecting the West African perspective with the liberated Blacks who arrived there. Romarong means "a place of wailers" or "land of tears." Horrid weather conditions, pandemics, tribal wars, human trafficking, the assimilation of Islam and Christianity, and colonization. Learn about the repatriation of freed Blacks from England, the United States, Canada, and the West Indies and how the colonization of Freetown and her surroundings shaped what we now know as Sierra Leone. The legendary Bai Burreh's epic hut tax war against the British and the brave Sengbe Pieh's rebellion aboard the Spanish ship La Amistad Krio is a broken language from English, French, Portuguese, German (European cultural impacts), Mende, Limba, and Temne, among other African languages. Freed-melanated people returning from the United States, Canada, England, and the Caribbean islands developed the tongue. This book also includes the English translations of the Krio lyrics from the accompanying hip-hop album "Dark Horse from Romarong ...a City of Kings" by hip-hop recording artist Freddy Will. He recorded the music in the Krio language of Sierra Leone