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Jedes Jahr im August reist Pierre mit zwei Freunden nach Blaye, wo am Ufer der Gironde ein Theaterfestival stattfindet. Doch schon kurz nach der Ankunft kommt er unter mysteriösen Umständen ums Leben. War es tatsächlich ein Unfall? Madame le Commissaire Pauline Castelot soll die Ermittlungen übernehmen und findet rasch heraus: Jemand hat Pierre getötet. Pauline ahnt schon bald, dass sie in der Vergangenheit der drei Freunde nach Spuren suchen muss. Was zieht die Männer auch nach so vielen Jahren noch nach Blaye? Pauline bleibt nicht viel Zeit,...

A spare, elegantly simple exploration of father-son love and father-son hate. Equally strong passions, left unbridled, one can be harmful, the other deadly.

Based on a real event, Patricide begins with a brutal homicide on the Iowa prairie in 1920. Told by several observers, the subject is handled with the respect befitting these salt of the earth people bewildered by the horrifying act of fifteen-year-old Carl Jess.

What drove this boy to patricide? What was his motivation? Did he believe he had something to gain, or was he totally deranged?

While the community wrestles with...

A diverse blend of storytellers from around the world share their experiences with the mystery, magic, and power of serendipity.

Madonna Dries Christensen's poignant memoir, In Her Shoes, is a superb model for the preservation of personal family memories. Anyone who wishes to record his or her own family history should read this book first. With precise writing and awe-inspiring photos, Madonna has created a cherished keepsake for her immediate family as well as for posterity. As she aptly states in this memorable memoir: "We become who we are because of who we were; a culmination of the momentous and the minutiae."--E. P. Ned Burke, author of seven novels and editor of Yesterday's Magazette and Writer's Magazette...

Come along for the ride with a Depression era all-girl band as they tour the country in a 1928 Packard hearse. The Texas Rangerettes garner headlines in "Variety" and "Billboard" for several years before taking a fork in the road that subsequently has Paramount Studio cameramen camping on the women's doorstep hoping to film a history-making event featuring four band members.

Based on a true story, "Swinging Sisters" celebrates the life of a family rooted in the Irish famine who achieves success and...

On a typical day on the farm, Farmer Bill goes about his chores as usual. He lets the chickens out of the coop and moves on to other things-but a gust of wind slams the coop door shut, trapping three of the Barred Rock chickens inside The other hens try as hard as they can to free them, but they just can't get the door open.

Just as things start to seem hopeless, Stella, a big, black pig who is sunbathing nearby, hears the hens clucking and goes to see what is happening. With her strong snout, Stella is sure she can help.

As Stella works to free the trapped chickens, she...