Death Goes On Skis

Author : Nancy Spain
Publisher : Virago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780349013961
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Death Goes on Skis written by Nancy Spain and published by Virago Press. This book was released on 2020-11-05 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Her detective novels are hilarious - less about detecting than delighting, with absurd farce and a wonderful turn of phrase . . . Nancy Spain was bold, she was brave, she was funny, she was feisty. I owe her a great deal' Sandi ToksvigMiriam Birdseye is daring, brilliant - and a long way from The Ivy. Our dashing heroine, a famous revue artist, takes to the slopes with her coterie of admirers. Champagne flows and wherever Miriam goes she leaves a trail of gossip in her wake.Fellow ski-resort guests include the celebrated Russian ex-ballerina, Natasha Nevkorina, whose beauty is matched only by her languor, Natasha's burly husband, nightclub owner Johnny DuVivien, and the wealthy Flahertés, a family who have made their money importing scents: handsome playboy Barney, his wife Regan, their two obnoxious children and the governess, Rosalie. Unbeknownst to Regan, Barney's mistress, a film star, is also there with her husband.When secrets start to unravel, tensions rise, and soon amateur sleuths Miriam and Natasha have not one but two murders to solve. In the hands of Nancy Spain, for whom farce and humour are a lot more fun than a conventional detective novel, the result is a deliciously wild ride.'An either intense or sombre approach to crime is to Miss Spain foreign: in her world an inspired craziness rules . . . Her wit, her zest, her outrageousness, and the colloquial stylishness of her writing are quite her own' Elizabeth Bowen

Author : Nancy Brooker SPAIN
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Death Goes on Skis written by Nancy Brooker SPAIN and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Patricia Moyes
Publisher : Felony & Mayhem Press
ISBN 13 : 1631941283
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dead Men Don't Ski written by Patricia Moyes and published by Felony & Mayhem Press. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic mystery that introduces Inspector Henry Tibbett. “If you’re hungry for a really good whodunit, you will welcome the debut of Patricia Moyes.” —The New York Times Are you craving Christie? Yearning for a plot? Whimpering softly into your teacup about the days when one could count on a nice civilized, mannerly sort of murder, with a sleuth who was reasonably free of neuroses and substance addictions? Patricia Moyes to the rescue! In Dead Men Don’t Ski she introduces Inspector Henry Tibbett, a blissfully ordinary English copper with a pleasantly plump wife and a nose for the bad guys. Sadly for Henry (but happily for us) that nose has a knack of ruining his vacations. In Dead Men, he and Emmy are headed for the Italian Dolomites, ready for a spot of skiing and some first-class people-watching, all those athletic youngsters in their swanky late-1950s ski outfits. It’s all very “Mad Men” until one dead body turns up, and then another, and it becomes clear that Murder has come to the mountain. Praise for Patricia Moyes “The author who put the ‘who’ back in whodunit.” —Chicago Daily News “A new queen of crime . . . her name can be mentioned in the same breath as Agatha Christie and Ngaio Marsh.” —Daily Herald “An excellent detective novel in the best British tradition. Superbly handled.” —Columbus Dispatch “Intricate plots, ingenious murders, and skillfully drawn, often hilarious, characters distinguish Patricia Moyes’ writing.” —Mystery Scene

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Death Goes on Skis written by and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter Kray
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692028339
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The God of Skiing written by Peter Kray and published by . This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William A. Kerig
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780965633840
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Edge of Never written by William A. Kerig and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capturing the romance and risk of extreme big-mountain skiing, this non-fiction adventure follows 15-year-old Kye Peterson as he attempts to conquer the same mountain in Chamonix, France -- known as "the death sport capital of the world" -- that claimed the life of his father more than a decade earlier. Aided by some of the greatest ski mountaineers of the day, and followed by a documentary filmmaker and ski enthusiast, this book tells a story of surviving against nature, overcoming mental and physical challenges, and coming of age in a world of extreme adventure.

Author : Lowell Skoog
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 1680512919
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Written in the Snows written by Lowell Skoog and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2021-10-01 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Century of Northwest wilderness skiing stories by noted expert 150 black-and-white and color photographs Celebrates the friluftsliv, or open-air living spirit, of backcountry skiing In Written in the Snows, renowned local skiing historian Lowell Skoog presents a definitive and visually rich history of the past century of Northwest ski culture, from stirring and colorful stories of wilderness exploration to the evolution of gear and technique. He traces the development of skiing in Washington from the late 1800s to the present, covering the beginnings of ski resorts and competitions, the importance of wild places in the Olympic and Cascade mountains (including Oregon's Mount Hood), and the friluftsliv, or open-air living spirit, of backcountry skiing. Skoog addresses how skiing has been shaped by larger social trends, including immigration, the Great Depression, war, economic growth, conservation, and the media. In turn, Northwest skiers have affected their region in ways that transcend the sport, producing local legends like Milnor Roberts, Olga Bolstad, Hans Otto Giese, Bill Maxwell, and more. While weaving his own impressions and experiences into the larger history, Skoog shows that skiing is far more than mere sport or recreation.

Author : Jonathan Waterman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1461745780
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the Shadow of Denali written by Jonathan Waterman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-12-08 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic in the genre of mountain literature—with a new preface by the author Rising more than 20,000 feet into the Alaskan sky is Denali, the tallest mountain in North America. In this collection of exhilarating and stunning narratives, Jonathan Waterman paints a startlingly intimate portrait of the white leviathan and brings to vivid life men and women whose fates have entwined on its sheer icy peak.

Author : Robert Cocuzzo
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 1680510452
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tracking the Wild Coomba written by Robert Cocuzzo and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Doug Coombs had a huge impact on my life; much of my overall approach to mountains comes from his example. I am so grateful that, thanks to author Rob Cocuzzo, I now have the complete story of what influenced one of my biggest heroes." – Jeremy Jones, snowboarding legend “In the 1980s, I was lucky enough to be part of the Bozeman gang of ex-ski racers in one of the crucibles of the American steep skiing scene. Robert Cocuzzo accurately captures the amazing Doug and Emily Coombs that I knew then and the myriad of Coombs ski stories.” – Bruce Tremper, avalanche expert and author of Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain "Doug Coombs was an inspiration to me and so many others on and off the mountain. Now, here is an insightful look at the life of a legend." Jimmy Chin, climber-photographer • A thrilling biography of renowned extreme skiing pioneer Doug Coombs Arguably the greatest extreme skier to ever live, Doug Coombs pioneered hundreds of first descents down the biggest, steepest, most dangerous mountains in the world—from the Grand Teton “Otter Body” in Jackson Hole, to Mount Vinson, the highest point in Antarctica, to far-flung drops such as Wyatt Peak in Kyrgyzstan. He graced magazine covers, wowed moviegoers, became the face of top ski companies, and ascended as the king of big mountain extreme skiing.

Author : Ruth Ware
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501188828
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book One by One written by Ruth Ware and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Turn of the Key and In a Dark Dark Wood returns with another suspenseful thriller set on a snow-covered mountain"--