But Hal knows that the cold-reading techniques she's honed as a seaside fortune teller could help her con her way to getting the money. The letter has been sent to the wrong person. There's just one problem - Hal's real grandparents died more than twenty years ago. She owes money to a loan shark and the threats are getting increasingly aggressive: she needs to get her hands on some cash fast. Dark, unsettling and brilliant.' HEAT ' explosive claustrophobic family drama laced with a touch of du Maurier.' WOMAN & HOME When Harriet Westaway receives an unexpected letter telling her she's inherited a substantial bequest from her Cornish grandmother, it seems like the answer to her prayers. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'The Death of Mrs Westaway is Ruth Ware's best: a dark and dramatic thriller, part murder mystery, part family drama, altogether riveting' AJ FINN, bestselling author of THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW 'If you're an Agatha Christie fan then you'll love this eerie new offering from mega-author Ruth Ware.
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NR Walker is among the authors I read the most. August and Jake must trace the untraceable before the killer takes his next victim or before he stops one of them, permanently. With Jacob now firmly in August’s corner, they face one hurdle after another, even when more remains are found, they still can’t seem to gain ground.īut when the body of a fellow police officer turns up under the same MO, it can’t be ignored anymore. When human remains are found in the camping grounds at Tallowwood Reserve, Jake’s new case turns out to be linked to August’s cold cases, and Jake agrees they’re not suicides at all. He runs summer camps for the local Indigenous kids, plays rugby with his mates, has a close family, and he’s the local LGBTQIA+ Liaison and the Indigenous Liaison Officer. Senior Constable Jacob Porter loves his life in the small town of Tallowwood in the middle of the rainforests in northern New South Wales. His work is his entire life, and he’s convinced a string of unsolved cold-case suicides are linked to what could be Australia’s worst ever serial killer. Since the death of his boyfriend eight years ago, August works alone, lives alone, is alone - and that’s exactly how he likes it. Sydney detective August Shaw has spent the last decade of work solving cold cases. Cold cases, murder, lies, and an unimaginable truth. In 1940, swashbuckling journalist Theodore Morde returned from the rainforest with hundreds of artifacts and an electrifying story of having found the Lost City of the Monkey God-but then committed suicide without revealing its location. Indigenous tribes speak of ancestors who fled there to escape the Spanish invaders, and they warn that anyone who enters this sacred city will fall ill and die. Since the days of conquistador Hernán Cortés, rumors have circulated about a lost city of immense wealth hidden somewhere in the Honduran interior, called the White City or the Lost City of the Monkey God. The #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, named one of the best books of the year by The Boston Globe and National Geographic: acclaimed journalist Douglas Preston takes readers on a true adventure deep into the Honduran rainforest in this riveting narrative about the discovery of a lost civilization - culminating in a stunning medical mystery. Given that the text focuses on the ways mainstream culture reinforce particular myths as a means of supporting the power structure, what will listeners think about a French book performed by a British narrator for a largely American audience? A Hill and Wang hardcover. The author begins his essay with the statement that myth is a form of language/speech, and goes on to de-construct mythic language into its various components. As a narrator, he is one of the most intriguing elements of this audiobook. Section 2 is subtitled Myth Today, and consists of a complex, detailed, theoretical examination of the construction and function of myth. And while the production could have provided more distinct breaks between essays, Lee manages as best as possible to demarcate the end of each section vocally. He recognizes the subtleties of the author's arguments, placing the right amount of emphasis on key points while moving smoothly over the less important details. Exploring how films, advertisements, sports, and other aspects of popular culture reinforce cultural mythologies, Barthes's essays still prove relevant today. Barthes's classic tome on symbolism an essential text in cultural studies is given fresh life with a new translation from Richard Howard and Annette Lavers and this audio edition. What should we do, or leave undone, in a day or a lifetime? How much messiness should we accept? The authors explain how to have better hunches and when to leave things to chance, how to deal with overwhelming choices and how best to connect with others. Modern life is constrained by limited space and time, limits that give rise to a particular set of problems. In this dazzlingly interdisciplinary work, acclaimed author Brian Christian and cognitive scientist Tom Griffiths show us how the simple, precise algorithms used by computers can also untangle very human questions. Algorithms to Live By: the Computer Science of Human Decisions Brian Christian | Tom Griffiths € 15.99 This item arrived at both our stores within the past 8 weeks If not in stock, the expected delivery time to our store for this item will be 2-3 working days.Ī fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives. |