Miss Tonks Turns to Crime

Author: Marion Chesney
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780745121802
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 206

Book Description
But The Poor Relation Hotel is in need of funds, so the impoverished clientele persuade Miss Tanks to steal something valuable from her rich sister to set them back on their feet! Vol 1 .

Literature Connections to World History 712

Author: Lynda G. Adamson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 031307755X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 525

Book Description
Identifying thousands of historical fiction novels, biographies, history trade books, CD-ROMs, and videotapes, these books help you locate resources on world history for students. Each is divided into two sections. In the first part, titles are listed according to grade levels within specific geographic areas and time periods. They are further organized by product type. Both books cover world history from Prehistory and the Ancient World to 54 B.C. to the modern era. Other chapters include Roman Empire to A.D. 476; Europe and the British Isles; Africa and South Africa; Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, and Antarctica; Canada; China; India, Tibet, and Burma; Israel and Arab Countries; Japan; Vietnam, Korea, Cambodia, and Thailand; and South and Central America and the Caribbean. The second section has an annotated bibliography that describes each title and includes publication information and awards. The focus is on books published since 1990, and all have received at l

Sequels

Author: Janet G. Husband
Publisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 0838909671
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 793

Book Description
A guide to series fiction lists popular series, identifies novels by character, and offers guidance on the order in which to read unnumbered series.

Miss Tonks Turns to Crime

Author: M. C. Beaton
Publisher: Poor Relation
ISBN: 9781780333182
Category : Aristocracy (Social class)
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
One cannot live of dignity alone! The poor relations banded together some time ago to run The Poor Relation Hotel in the hope their embarrassed relatives would buy them out, but as the hotel prospered, so they began to enjoy the fruit of their labour. But once again they need money to go on and so poor, faded Miss Tonks is dispatched to her rich sister to steal something valuable from her in order to keep the hotel on its feet. All the other poor relations have their doubts about Miss Tonks' chances for success, but the shy spinster as more than a few surprises up her sleeve!

Braille Book Review

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Blind
Languages : en
Pages : 172

Book Description

Braille Books

Author: Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Blind
Languages : en
Pages : 988

Book Description

To Be Continued

Author: Hope Apple
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313095981
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 481

Book Description
Keeping track of prolific authors who write fiction series was quite challenging for even the most ardent fan until To Be Continueddebuted in 1995. Noew, readers will be happy that the soon-to-be-released second edition has added 1,600 new books and 400 new series. To Be Continued, Second Edition, maintians the first volume's successful formula that featured concise A-to-Z entries packed with useful information, including titles, publishers, publication dates, genre categories, annotations, and subject terms. Among the genre categories that can be found in To Be Continued are romance, science fiction, crime novel, horror, adventure, fantasy, humor, western, war, Christian fiction, and others.

Miss Tonks Turns to Crime

Author: M. C Beaton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aristocracy (Social class)
Languages : en
Pages : 184

Book Description
Love stories. One cannot live of dignity alone! The poor relations banded together some time ago to run The Poor Relation Hotel in the hope their embarrassed relatives would buy them out, but as the hotel prospered, so they began to enjoy the fruit of their labour. But once again they need money to go on and so poor, faded Miss Tonks is dispatched to her rich sister to steal something valuable from her in order to keep the hotel on its feet. All the other poor relations have their doubts about Miss Tonks' chances for success, but the shy spinster as more than a few surprises up her sleeve.

St. James Guide to Crime & Mystery Writers

Author: Jay P. Pederson
Publisher: Saint James Press
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1304

Book Description
Provides information on the most influential English-language writers of the crime and mystery genre. Each entry includes author biographies; complete bibliographies; lists of critical studies; locations of manuscripts; the writer's own comments on his or her work, when available; and an essay written by an expert of the genre.

Genreflecting

Author: Diana Tixier Herald
Publisher: Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 408

Book Description
A guide for understanding popular reading tastes, organized to define each genre and its subgenres.