The Azalea Assault

Author : Alyse Carlson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101580925
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Azalea Assault written by Alyse Carlson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roanoke, Virginia, is home to some of the country’s most exquisite gardens, and it’s Camellia Harris’ job to promote them. But when an out of towner turns up dead, she discovers there’s no good way to spin murder… Camellia Harris has achieved a coup in the PR world. The premier national magazine for garden lovers has agreed to feature one of Roanoke’s most spectacular gardens in its pages—and world-famous photographer Jean-Jacques Georges is going to shoot the spread. But at the welcoming party, Jean-Jacques insults several guests, complains that flowers are boring, and gooses almost every woman in the room. When a body is found the next morning, sprawled across the azaleas, it’s almost no surprise that the victim is Jean-Jacques. With Cam’s brother-in-law blamed for the crime—and her reporter boyfriend, Rob, wanting the scoop—Cam decides to use her skills to solve the murder. Luckily a PR pro like Cam knows how to be nosy…

Author : Alyse Carlson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698137973
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Keeping Mum written by Alyse Carlson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roanoke, Virginia, is home to some of the country’s most exquisite gardens, and it’s Camellia Harris’s job to promote them. But when a political fundraiser turns deadly, everyone’s a candidate for murder... Cam and her best friend, Annie, are planning a gala for a local Senate candidate—a murder mystery themed silent auction where the guests bid on who will be the night’s “victim.” Coordinating a beautiful display of fall flowers and planning the perfect fake crime is hard enough, but with a guest list that is a “who’s who” of the Roanoke elite, Cam has her hands full navigating the egos and grudges of her high society guests. When local financial tycoon Derrick Windermere is found dead next to a shattered pot of chrysanthemums, the night’s fun and games quickly turn serious. Half the guests had good reason to want Windermere dead, but only one is suspiciously missing in action—Annie’s father. Now Cam will not only have to figure out which partygoer is a killer, but find her friend’s father before all their reputations end up dragged through the mud...

Author : Alyse Carlson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0425251624
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Begonia Bribe written by Alyse Carlson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roanoke, Virginia, is home to some of the country’s most exquisite gardens, and it’s Camellia Harris’s job to promote them. But when a pint-sized beauty contest comes to town, someone decides to deliver a final judgment … A beauty pageant for little girls—the Little Miss Begonia Pageant—has decided to hold their event in a Roanoke park. Camellia is called in to help deal with the botanical details, the cute contestants, and their catty mothers. She soon realizes that the drama onstage is nothing compared to the judges row. There’s jealousy, betrayal, and a love triangle involving local newsman—and known lothario—Telly Stevens. And a mysterious saboteur is trying to stop the pageant from happening at all. But the drama turns deadly when Stevens is found dead, poisoned by some sort of plant. With a full flowerbed of potential suspects, Cam needs to dig through the evidence to uproot a killer with a deadly green thumb.

Author : Jenny Mardrid
Publisher : Nivedita Vedurla
ISBN 13 : 0691349762
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Azalea Affair written by Jenny Mardrid and published by Nivedita Vedurla. This book was released on 2019-08-29 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the quaint town of Azalea Valley, where vibrant blooms line cobblestone streets and secrets linger beneath the surface, lies a tale of mystery, intrigue, and the delicate beauty of azaleas. When Detective James Marshall is called to investigate a series of peculiar incidents in Azalea Valley, he finds himself drawn into a web of deception and betrayal that spans generations. As he unravels the threads of the case, he discovers that the key to solving the mystery may lie in the town's most cherished treasure—the Azalea Festival. As the festival approaches, tensions rise and long-buried secrets threaten to surface, casting a shadow over the town's most beloved tradition. With the help of local botanist Emily Hayes, James must navigate through a maze of lies and deceit to uncover the truth before it's too late. But as James and Emily delve deeper into the heart of the Azalea Affair, they find themselves caught in a dangerous game of cat and mouse, where the line between ally and enemy becomes increasingly blurred. With time running out, they must race against the clock to unravel the mystery and bring the culprits to justice before the festival is ruined forever. The Azalea Affair is a gripping tale of suspense, romance, and the power of community in the face of adversity. Join James and Emily as they navigate through a maze of secrets and lies, discovering that sometimes, the most beautiful flowers hold the darkest secrets.

Author : Mark Khan
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1781593841
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book D-Day Assault written by Mark Khan and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-05-31 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preceded by a massive airborne assault, the largest amphibious operation ever undertaken began on 6 June 1944 – D-Day. Over a fifty-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline 160,000 Allied troops came ashore on the beaches of Normandy. Supported by more than 5,000 ships and 13,000 aircraft, they quickly gained a foot-hold in Fortress Europe.??To plan and execute such a massive military operation successfully required training. The stakes were high. There was one chance to see the landings work; failure was inconceivable. Much work was required to be done, new tactics to be worked out, new technologies to be utilised. Most of all, the training for the amphibious assault required beaches. Such locations would need to be as representative of the actual landing beaches as possible, large enough to support exercises up to divisional level and be able to safely allow the live firing of weapons both by the supporting naval and air forces as well as that of the assaulting troops.??Such a place for the Americans was found in the sleepy South Hams area of South Devon. The long shingle beach at Slapton Sands featured a freshwater lake and inundated area just behind it. The rural countryside with rolling hills, de-lineated by high hedges and featuring numerous small woods bore a remarkable similarity to the area selected for the American landing area at Utah beach.??But this choice came at a price. Over 20,000 acres of prime agricultural land, along with villages and farms were requisitioned. No less than 180 farms, 28 shops, 11 inns, 100 houses and 450 cottages, along with 3,000 residents, were expelled from the area. The peace of the South Devon coast was soon shattered as what came to be known as the Slapton Sands Assault Training Centre. ??Such was the scale of the training that almost all of the US troops involved in D-Day itself landed on the beach at Slapton Sands at one time, some more than once. The American airborne forces would also practice here, being dropped behind the beaches as part of the vast exercises - Incredibly realistic, always dangerous. ??The training, however, was not without risk. During one of the final major co-ordinated practices – Exercise Tiger – over 800 men were lost to enemy action whilst travelling by sea to land on the beaches at Slapton Sands. Often shrouded in intrigue, this disaster has been the subject of conspiracy theories for many years.??Following D-Day, with the troops gone, the South Hams area fell silent once more. People returned to their homes to find farmland overgrown, shell-crated and damaged. Villages and houses had been battered by shell fire and the movements of thousands of troops. Live ammunition and the detritus of war lay scattered throughout the area.??Packed with the first-hand accounts of those who lived or trained at Slapton Sands, the author, a military historian brought up in the area, investigates all aspects of the military exercises undertaken here.

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1048 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 1048 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 726 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guide to America; a Treasury of Information about Its States, Cities, Parks, and Historical Points of Interest written by and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Spencer C. Tucker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 159884458X
Total Pages : 970 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World War II at Sea [2 volumes] written by Spencer C. Tucker and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-11-10 with total page 970 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The war at sea was a key aspect of World War II, one that is too-often under-studied. This comprehensive encyclopedia shares current understandings of the struggle to control the seas during that conflict—and it opens our eyes to the reasons sea power continues to be of critical importance today. Scholarly treatment of World War II is constantly changing as new materials inform new interpretations. At the same time, current military operations lead to reevaluation of the tactics and technologies of the past. Marshalling the latest information and insights into this epic conflict, World War II at Sea: An Encyclopedia will enable students and other interested readers to explore specific naval engagements, while also charting the transformation of naval history through innovations in ordnance. In treating the naval aspects of World War II, this two-volume ready reference enhances the understanding of a part of the war that is often overshadowed by the fighting on land and in the air. The encyclopedia focuses on the events, individuals, organizations, and ideas that shaped the world's navies during World War II, as well as the resultant battles that changed naval history. It also covers the numerous innovations that occurred during the conflict and shows how strategies evolved and were executed.

Author : Jacob Orleans
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780399509421
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Big Book of Pencil Puzzles written by Jacob Orleans and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1987-05-13 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hours of challenging puzzle fun can be found in this giant treasury of quizzes, word games, and brain teasers. Are you a pencil puzzler? Grab your pencil and test your puzzle IQ with scrambled words, number puzzles, word-finds, add-a-letter puzzles, geometric design puzzles, historical quizzes, logic puzzles, and word games of every kind!

Author : Carol Wall
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698150988
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening written by Carol Wall and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this profoundly moving memoir, Owita teaches Wall how to find grace amid heartbreak and to accept that beauty exists because it is fleeting—as in her garden, as in life." —People, 4 stars "A perfect spring awakening." —Good Housekeeping A true story of a unique friendship between two people who had nothing—and ultimately everything—in common. Carol Wall, a white woman living in a lily-white neighborhood in Middle America, was at a crossroads in her life. Her children were grown; she had successfully overcome illness; her beloved parents were getting older. One day she notices a dark-skinned African man tending her neighbor’s yard. His name is Giles Owita. He bags groceries at the supermarket. He comes from Kenya. And he’s very good at gardening. Before long Giles is transforming not only Carol’s yard, but her life. Though they are seemingly quite different, a caring bond grows between them. But they both hold long-buried secrets that, when revealed, will cement their friendship forever.