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Erin Gilbert is paid to bring spaces to new life–not to uncover murder. But from the beginning of her job in a Victorian manor, things are totally out of control. It starts with the sighting of a ghost and leads to the discovery of a decades-old secret, a hidden dead space in the attic, and the shocking death of a beautiful young woman. Teamed with her insufferably self-confident competitor, Steve Sullivan, Erin finds herself up against the neighbors, a troubled teen, a woman communing with the dead, and one very unnerved client. The more Erin works on the house, the more manners of death she seems to find until, like peeling off layers of wallpaper,
she suddenly sees it revealed all too clearly: the perfect blueprint for murder….
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Leslie Caine lives in Boulder, Colorado, where she is at work on the next Domestic Bliss mystery, Killed By Clutter, which Dell will publish in 2006.
From the Paperback edition.
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Don't waste your time.......2006-09-12
Leslie Caine's characters, plot and writing style get worse and worse. The plot is tried and the character unrealistic.
Four and a half stars, really -- great cozy, but not 5 star quality.......2006-07-24
I really enjoyed this book and intend to read more in the series because it was so entertaining. But the writing level wasn't good enough for me to give it five stars -- some of the sentences seemed really awkward or unnatural.
That having been said, this was great fun and created a world that you would like to live in -- in other words, very cozy! The detective/heroine is Erin Gilbert, an interior designer who is just starting out and living in Crestview, Colorado, in the house of Audrey, who would be a client if she could talk Audrey into letting her do something to the house. Erin has a job redecorating the octogonal roof room on an older house in this stylish neighborhood -- a house just around the block. The story starts out with Erin looking out the window and seeing a woman in a nightgown on the roof of the house -- which everyone tells her is the ghost of Abby, a young woman who died in a fall from the roof many years ago. Erin is skeptical and thinks maybe someone is playing a joke. So the story moves back and forth between telling the story of Erin and her landlady and rival but goodlooking and sexy designer (Steve Sullivan -- Gilbert and Sullivan, get it?). Erin has trouble with the neighbors and her client about the design, and the client's 12 year old daughter is suspected of creating Abby sightings. Neighbor Cassandra is convinced that this is a ghost and holds a seance... Well, you get the gist of the story. Lots of characters and a fairly involved story.
If you like cozy mysteries I think you'll enjoy the book, although I suspect this is more to women's taste than men's.
charming amateur sleuth .......2006-02-01
In Crestview, Colorado homeowners are getting their houses in shape in preparation for the upcoming Historic Home Tour. Interior Designer Erin Gilbert is contracted to renovate Francine Findley's Victorian mansion even though she won't let Erin take down the wall that sealed off the only staircase to the roof. It was closed off decades ago after a teenager jumped from that same roof. Erin doesn't give credence to the rumors that the mansion is haunted but when she sees a young woman on Francine's roof, she believe the person is the very much alive Willow McAndrews, who lives on the other side of Francine's abode with Diana Durst.
When Willow falls off the same roof as the dead Abby did over four decades ago Erin is a witness and sees Lisa, Francine's daughter on the roof. Lisa declares she got there after Willow fell but Erin believes Lisa isn't telling everything she knows. Helped by her business rival Steve Sullivan, they search for clues that will lead to Willow's killer. When a second person dies, one who is linked to Willow, both Erin and Steve think the murders are somehow linked to Abby's death. Now all they have to do is find the evidence to prove it without getting killed.
Leslie Caine has written a charming amateur sleuth tale that is filled with humor, intrigue, and a complicated who done it. This murder is up close and personal for Erin because the evidence points to several different neighbors as possible suspects and she suspects that when the killer is found she is going to be upset because it will be someone she trusted implicitly. Erin feels for Steve a more powerful emotion than annoyance, one that could change her life it she has the courage to look into her heart. Perhaps she will in future books.
Harriet Klausner
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Death at Dearley Manor
Betty Rowlands
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The Life & Death of ELVIS PRESLEY-Collectors' Issue-1977,The Early Years His BIG Success & How he made it!
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Magazine features Elvis Presley--his life and death--his success and how he made it. BONUS: Full-Color Pin-Up Poster included in the magazine
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The Manor of Death (Crowner John Mystery)
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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by Thomson Gale on November 16, 2006. The length of the article is 961 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Eugene builder Trygve Vik dies at 82.(General News)(Known statewide, his legacy includes Cascade Manor and the Sunriver resort)(Obituary)
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This digital document is an article from Hospital Law's Regan Report, published by Thomson Gale on August 1, 2005. The length of the article is 604 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: TX: ventilator disconnected for servicing: failure to reconnect results in death of patient.(Hospital Law Decisions of Note)(Scott v. Beechnut Manor, 2005 WL 1430499 S.W.3d-TX)
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Aunt Annie's stories, or, The birthdays at Gordon Manor
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The legendary anthology is back, with witches and warlocks, fairy rings and gothic tales. The Years Best Fantasy and Horror 2006 presents the best short stories and poetry published in this genre, and takes readers into the most fantastic realms imaginable. Culled from thousands of annuals, acclaimed writers and genre specialists Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link and Gavin Grant offer a broad range of fantastical and horrific fiction, including work from Jeffery Ford, China Miville, Bruce Sterling, Mark Samuels, Barbara Rhoden and many more. In addition, this critically renowned series offers an extensive overview of the year in fantasy and horror. The Years Best Fantasy and Horror 2006 is the best source for fans or nascent readers of fantasy and horror.
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Weak.......2006-10-21
I enjoyed the selections made in the past by Windling and Datlow, they have truly opened my eyes to many writers that I would never have considered reading and even one story that I still gives me nightmares! These compilations were always great for assisting me in locating books written by up and coming authors and their recommendations are generally dead on....however, since the series has added two new editors the quality of stories has dropped dramatically. Gone are the truly scary and wonderous stories of previous additions. I keep buying and hoping that the series improves and I can once again rely on it as a solid anthology.
A must-have, must-read anthology.......2006-09-30
THE YEAR'S BEST FANTASY AND HORROR 2006: Nineteenth Annual Edition, edited by Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link, and Gavin J. Grant, is a tour de force of writing talent no fan of fantasy should pass-up. The horror is especially horrific, and the fantasy whimsical, albeit there is a fine line drawn here between the two genres. I am admittedly a horror story addict and will hunt down the dark stuff first off, which I did with this anthology; however, it was not long before I realized that much of the fantasy had dark underpinnings too. I found myself jumping all over the book in a mad rush to read this story and that one because they were all so good.
The book kicks-off with Delia Sherman's light-hearted fantasy about witches in "Walpurgis Afternoon," and finishes with Kim Newman's darkly fantastic novelette, "The Gypsies in the Wood." In between these were standouts "Proboscis" by Laird Barron, "An Incident at Agate Beach" by Marley Youmans, "Among the Tombs" by Reggie Oliver, "Northwest Passage" by Barbara Roden, "American Morons" by Glen Hirshberg, "Follow Me Light" by Elizabeth Bear (this story made me think of Dagon), "Scarecrow" by Tom Brennan, "My Father's Mask" by Joe Hill (outstanding!). The table of contents goes on and on with standouts, reflecting masterful storytelling at its best from all. The authors are as follows, with the exception of those already mentioned:
Deborah Roggie
Jennifer Chang
Mark Samuels
Sarah Monette
Bruce Sterling
Elizabeth Hand
Kelly Everding
Jeffrey Ford
Howard Waldrop
Adam L. G. Nevill
Albert E. Cowdrey
Andrew Bonia
Geoff Ryman
Jack Cady
Robert Coover
China Miéville, Emma Bircham, and Max Schäfer
Theodora Goss
Daniel Wallace
Nisi Shawl
Jay Russell
Stacey Richter
Chaz Brenchley
Willa Schneberg
Pentti Holappa
Ralph Robert Moore
Chuck Palahniuk
Isabel Allende
Dave Hutchinson
A line-up of authors whose stories will keep you engaged ... highly recommended reading!
excellent anthology .......2006-08-24
The nineteenth annual fantasy and horror collection of forty tales is as always consists of top selections accompanied by seven essays. In the fantasy summation, Kelly Link and Gavin Grant point out that there were many fewer genre anthologies than normal, but that they still had too many strong entries to choose from. Ellen Datlow, on the other hand, felt that the horror genre had an increase in terms of magazines and anthologies to select from, insisting she could have filled three books this year with quality tales. As always the inclusions (from both genres) run the table in terms of themes and format. Fans receive a taste of what happened in 2005, especially how wide the genres have become. There are also treatises on media ("horror does better during Republican administrations"), graphic novels, anime and manga, music, and obits in a year in which superstars Andre Norton and Will Eisner, etc. passed away. Though this reviewer enjoys the articles that summarize 2005, it is once again the included tales that make this compilation from famous, almost famous and the newbies a sure shot at award nomination time as this is an excellent entry in one of the superior, if not the best, annual collections.
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- Every story a winner
- The debut of an astonishing new talent
- An Auspicious Beginning from a Promising Writer
- An outstanding, highly recommended collection
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Beluthahatchie and Other Stories
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Beluthahatchie and Other Stories is kind of an eyebrow-raising collection: the author had seen barely more than nine stories in print at publication time, and he's got a gorgeous hardcover collection from a respected publisher, containing nine of those stories plus two previously unpublished. Andy Duncan had better be great.
Well, he is. He's better than many decades-established veterans, with a keen ear for dialogue, a Southerner's love of storytelling, a gift for characterization, a fascination with obscure history and folklore, and a wonderfully weird mind. He presents an ethics-obsessed secret brotherhood of hangmen and a peripatetic electric-chair operator in "The Executioner's Guild." He brings a certain notorious Paris theater to life with strange romance and artistic envy in "Grand Guignol." "The Premature Burials" finds a gothic erotic charge in being buried alive. "Liza and the Crazy Water Man" shows as much affection for Southern ways and the now-obscure world of 1930s country music as the Coen Brothers' movie O, Brother, Where Art Thou?. --Cynthia Ward
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This collection of fiction includes two never-before-published pieces in addition to a Hugo- and Nebula-nominated story. The title story spins the tale of a guitarist who refuses to disembark the train at Hell and his adventures at the next stop, Beluthahatchie. Other stories include plot lines about the career concerns of a member of "The Executioner's Guild" and graveyard romances in "The Premature Burials." These science fiction and speculative stories are told with a flair for Southern patois and are followed by comprehensive author's notes.
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A Delight, a Surprise, and an Original.......2002-11-21
Andy Duncan is a delight, a surprise, and an original. If you haven't yet sampled his work, in "Beluthahatchie and Other Stories" you've got the pleasure of discovering a huge new talent ahead of you. And if you're already familiar with his beautifully written and crafted stories, "Beluthahatchie and Other Stories" allows you to re-read, rediscover, and relish them as often as you wish -- and if you're like me, you'll find yourself dipping into this wonderful collection again and again.
Every story a winner.......2001-12-06
This book just won the World Fantasy Award and for good reason! My favorite story is "Fortitude" an alternate history fantasy about George Patton, but every story is unique and remarkable. And if you buy this book, don't let it sit on your shelf unread. Read one story at random and you will fall in love with Duncan's writing style and will probably finish the entire book in one sitting (I know I did!).
The debut of an astonishing new talent.......2001-08-11
Andy Duncan writes brilliant stories.
That's all I need to say. He puts words down on paper and they look beautiful! This collection, from the magnificent Golden Gryphon press, collects all of Andy Duncan's early published work. The stories are by turns, beautiful, poignant, and sometimes horrific.
My favorite story of the collection is 'The Executioner's Guild'. This incredible novella is set in a small Southern town. The town is abuzz because the Execution wagon is coming to town. The Executioner is a young man whose job it is to perform Executions for the state. The story becomes really interesting when the Executioner's mysterious mentor unexpectedly arrives in town and the Executioner must come to grips with the true importance of his job. This story will leave you thinking long after you've put the book down.
There are other stories in this collection of equal quality: 'Liza and the Crazy Water Man', 'Fenneman's Mouth', 'Grand Guignol', 'From Alfano's Reliquary', and the title story 'Beluthahatchie', set in a suburb of Hell.
It's a genuinely exciting experience to stumble across a relatively new author. If you're not familiar with Andy Duncan, you should definitely check out this explosive new author. Duncan's stories remind me a lot of those by another Southern author, Howard Waldrop. Whatever their similarities and differences, both are incredible authors. Duncan's published stories since this collection have maintained his very high level of excellence. I have every reason to believe that Andy Duncan will be a very big name in short speculative fiction. Don't miss this collection. Highly recommended.
An Auspicious Beginning from a Promising Writer.......2001-03-16
Andy Duncan attained a certain level of notoriety a few years ago with his short story "Beluthahatchie," about a African-American blues guitarist from the Depression-era South who dies and gets off at the next train stop past Hell. The story was nominated for a Hugo award. I've read this particular story several times, and still laugh out loud each time.
Most of Andy's stories take place in by-gone times - and all have some element of strangeness. His writing style deftly changes to match the time period in which the story is set. His Southern stories are like a cross between the Twilight Zone and To Kill a Mockingbird. Other tales are reminiscent of Edgar Allen Poe. Regardless of where or when the tales are set, Andy always captures the spirit of the society - revealed in his incredible attention to detail. He also takes great pains to depict his characters without 21st century condescension, and without glossing over their cultural failings.
Beluthahatchie & Other Stories is the first compilation of this talented writer's works. The book contains eleven of Andy's best stories; highlights (aside from the title story) include:
"The Executioner's Guild," in which a white traveling executioner, assigned to dispatch a black prisoner, is joined by an elder of his ancient society.
"Lincoln in Frogmore," the remembrance of a former slave who recalls the Great Emancipator making a secret nocturnal visit to the black residents of St. Helena Island, South Carolina - at the height of the Civil War!
"Fortitude," a twist on legendary General George S. Patton's obsession with reincarnation. Andy explores Patton's belief that he has a particular destiny - and not just one of victory in battle - and the internal conflicts that arise as a result...END
An outstanding, highly recommended collection.......2001-02-14
Beluthahatchie And Other Stories is an outstanding, highly recommended collection of Andy Duncan's short stories, include a Hugo and a Nebula nominated tale. Quality speculative fiction from a talented and accomplished writer, Beluthahatchie And Other Stories is enhanced with a Foreword by Michael Bishop, an Afterword by John Kkessel, and includes: Saved; Grand Guignol; The Executioners' Guild; The Premature Burials; Fenneman's Mouth; Lincoln in Frogmore; The Map to the Homes of the Stars; From Alfano's Reliquary; Lisa and the Crazy Water Man; Fortitude; and the title piece, Beluthahatchie.
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Known as much for its pizza, bagels, and baklava as for its dazzling restaurants, New York has always inspired culinary heights. Williams-Sonoma New York, which includes recipes such as Puerto Rican Black Bean Soup, New York Cheesecake, and more sophisticated fare like Polenta Crostini with Chanterelles, is a celebration of the big apple and its favorite foods.
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Pretty cookbook, needs a different title........2005-12-11
I'm a huge fan of the WS cookbooks, a huge fan. Taught me how to cook. But after reading this latest entry in Authentic Cuisines of the World, I'm starting to feel some nagging vibrations from my BS-meter.
Granted, I'm no culinary expert or professional, but one of the most recognizable trends of the past few decades (and all due props to WS for its influential part in the grand scheme)--has been a back-to-the land approach originating our of San Francisco (WS-HQ) called, quite appropriately, "California Cuisine". California Cuisine traded in the fancy-schmoopy cuts of meat and elaborately prepared sauces we'd learned from French cooking in favor of the Tuscan approach--fresh in season produce, simply prepared to display the inherent deliciousness of the source ingredients. And California cuisine is delicious, and fresh, and utilized (with some degree of artful ingredient combination) in most contemporary restuarants. This is why restaurant menu entries now make a point of telling you the origin and species of every tomato and leaf in the dish. Out with pretentious cooking techniques, in with plain old tasty ingredients, in season and arranged simply--who can argue with that?
Well--anyone who enjoyed food from NYC before 1980...or French food...or the local cuisine of New Orleans, or London...which happens to represent about 1/2 of the Cuisines of the World Williams-Sonoma has claimed to "cover" in separate books in which it really just applies the California Cuisine standard to a couple indigenous novelties. Case in point-- I picked up their New York book and was expecting some fittingly gritty and greasy New York-style food. You know, pizzas and other Italian fare, bagels, Jewish and kosher recipes, sushi, Vietnamese, etc. We're talking about the Big Apple here--the hub of the world! I'm pretty sure that the pulse of New York's culinary heart was beating long before California Cuisine became the latest fad.
So, if you're like me, you'll be rolling your eyes by the 5th time this book trots out the same "Little known fact--New Yorkers just LOVE quality, seasonal ingredients! Like the ones found in this dish, 'Broccoli Rabe with Roasted Garlic'!" The "Truffled Waldorf Salad" is exactly what more of this book should have been like--after all, who needs another recipe for the original version? Instead, the Table of Contents reads like an organic peat farmer got ahold of it "Heirloom Tomato Tarts with Goat Cheese", "Maple Caramelized Vegetables", etc. Harlem gets a nod with one dish, and it's Sweet Potato Pie. I don't know about that one.
I'm not trying to completely bash this book--you'll notice the four-star rating. It's a great, pretty cookbook; the recipes are inventive, attractive, delicious, and comprehensively pictured in big color photographs. If your main priority is authenticity, on the other hand, you'd better look elsewhere. You could probably walk up to Central Park bum and get a better list of 40 essential New York recipes. If you like the idea behind this series but aren't particular about the subject, Florence, Rome, Paris, and London fare much better on both fronts.
Beautiful and Some Things I've Got to Try.......2005-08-05
In order for a restaurant to survive in New York it's got to have something going for it. And that something is usually the quality of its food. Note: New York here really means Manhattan, and to a slightly lessor extent the other boroughs.
When I first picked up this book it fell open to page 86, polenta crostini with chanterelles. Polenta is grits. And in step 4 they fry the grits. That's almost the same as hush puppies. Then you add a topping of mushrooms and a couple of kinds of cheese. Well, now I know what's for dinner tonight. And any book that gives you a new recipe for grits has got to be pretty good.
Kidding aside, this is a beautiful book. It is profusely illustrated and absolutely guaranteed to give you some ideas that you'll want to try. What more can you possibly ask out of a cookbook?
It's been a while since I lived in the city. I've been thinking of going back for a visit. This book has confirmed it, I'm going to go start looking for tickets.
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