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The Murder Room by P. D. James
Category: No Category | Series: Adam Dalgliesh
Commander Adam Dalgliesh is already acquainted with the Dupayne Museum in Hampstead, and with its sinister murder room celebrating notorious crimes committed in the interwar years, when he is called to investigate the killing of one of the trustees. He soon discovers that the victim was seeking to close ...Show more
The Private Patient by P.D. James
Category: Fiction | Series: Adam Dalgliesh Mystery | Reading Level: very good
When the notorious investigative journalist, Rhoda Gradwyn, booked into Mr Chandler-Powell's private clinic in Dorset for the removal of a disfiguring and long-standing facial scar, she had every prospect of a successful operation by a distinguished surgeon, a week's peaceful convalescence in one of Dor ...Show more
The Private Patient by P.D. James
Category: No Category | Series: Adam Dalgliesh Mystery
When the notorious investigative journalist Rhoda Gradwyn booked into Mr Chandler-Powell's private clinic in Dorset for the removal of a disfiguring and long-standing facial scar, she had every prospect of a successful operation, a week's peaceful convalescence in one of Dorset's most beautiful manor ho ...Show more
The War I Finally Won (#2 War) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Category: No Category | Series: Ada
Like the classic heroines, Ada conquers the homefront as her World War II journey continues in this sequel to the Newbery Honor-winning The War that Saved My Life. When Ada's clubfoot is surgically fixed at last, she knows for certain that she's not what her mother said she was-crippled mentally as well ...Show more
The War that Saved My Life (#1 War) by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Category: Childrens Books | Series: Ada | Reading Level: good-very good
An exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War 2, from the acclaimed author of Jefferson's Sons and for fans of Number the Stars. Nine-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment. Her mother is too humiliated by Ada's twisted foot to let her outside. So when her li ...Show more
This Night's Foul Work by Fred Vargas
Category: No Category | Series: Commissaire Adamsberg 5 | Reading Level: very good
"On the outskirts of Paris, two men have been found with their throats cut. It is assumed that this is a drug-related incident of the kind so often uncovered in that area of town. But Adamsberg is convinced that there is more to it. Anxious to keep control of the case, he must call in a favour from the ...Show more
Wash This Blood Clean From My Hand by Fred Vargas
Category: No Category | Series: Commissaire Adamsberg | Reading Level: very good
Between 1943 and 2003 nine people have been stabbed to death with a most unusual weapon: a trident. In each case, arrests were made, suspects confessed their crimes and were sentenced to life in prison. One slightly worrying detail: each presumed murderer lost consciousness during the night of the crime ...Show more
World History 101: From ancient Mesopotamia and the Viking conquests to NATO and WikiLeaks, an essential primer on world history by Tom Head
Category: Non Fiction: General | Series: Adams 101
Uncover the mysteries of the past with this exciting, comprehensive guide on world history.History books are often filled with long descriptions, complex facts, and stories that can bore even the most enthusiastic history buffs. In World History 101 you'll skip those tedious details and focus on engagin ...Show more