The Sacred Well Murders

Author : Susan Rowland
Publisher : Chiron Publications
ISBN 13 : 1685030076
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sacred Well Murders written by Susan Rowland and published by Chiron Publications. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A simple job turns deadly when Mary Wandwalker, novice detective, is hired to chaperone a young American, Rhiannon, to the Oxford University Summer School on the ancient Celts. Worried by a rhetoric of blood sacrifice, Mary and her operatives, Caroline, and Anna, attend a sacrifice at a sacred well. They discover that those who fail to individuate their gods become possessed by them. For the so-called Reborn Celts, who run the summer school, have been infiltrated by white supremacists. Could their immersion in myth be less a symbol for psychic wholeness and more a clue of their intent to engage in terrorist violence? Who better to penetrate their secret rites than an apparently harmless woman of a certain age? Mary agrees to spy on the Reborn Celts, then learns, to her horror, of Anna’s passionate affair with the chief suspect, Joe Griffith. With Griffith also the object of Rhiannon’s obsession, Mary realizes too late that that these 21st century Celts mean murder. The Reborn Celts draw Mary and her friends into three rites to summon their gods: at an Oxford sacred well, by the Thames on the way to London, and in Celtic London, where bloodshed will restore one of the Thames’ ‘lost rivers.’ Before the fatal night of the summer solstice, Caroline and Anna race to London seeking Mary, who has been kidnapped. Will she end as the crone sacrifice? Or will the three women re-make their detecting family, so re-constituting a pattern of archetypal feminine compassion?

Author : Charles William Asher
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1450202497
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Simon's Crossing written by Charles William Asher and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enter the biblically historic world of Simon of Cyrene, where a world of grief, revenge, and Dennis Patrick Slattery and tender devotion awaits. There, families are torn apart, marauding soldiers enact their violent ways, and random events suddenly disrupt life. Along this journey there will be encounters with Pontius Pilate, Veronica, Mary, and the sons of Simon, Rufus and Alexander, as they seek to grasp the mystery of a compassionate Nazarene, serenely putting into practice the kingdom of God. Forced to carry the cross of Jesus, Simon of Cyrene, a little known biblical figure, reluctantly yields to his task. At the same time, Simon struggles with personal loss and a fiery desire for revenge. In Simon's story, the vulnerability of our own journeys is laid bare as we cross paths with a simple wooden cross and a redemptive twist of fate. In Simon's Crossing, this ordinary man, from Cyrene, steps boldly out of the pages of the Bible. He senses that his own life depends on the Nazarene staggering just ahead of him. Persuaded by sacrificial love, we too discover what it is like to cross over into the imaginal power of a story well-told, where salvation lies close at hand. Simon's story compels us to carry on as well.

Author : Jed Rubenfeld
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312427054
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Interpretation of Murder written by Jed Rubenfeld and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-05-15 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The search for a serial killer during Sigmund Freud's 1909 visit to New York City, his one visit to the U.S., propels the plot of Yale law professor Rubenfeld's ambitious debut in this well-researched and thought-provoking novel.

Author : Heather Graham
Publisher : MIRA
ISBN 13 : 0369701542
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sacred Evil written by Heather Graham and published by MIRA. This book was released on 2020-11-16 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Return to the world of the FBI’s Krewe of Hunters as they try to stop a resurrected evil from taking more lives, in book 3 of this thrilling series from New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham. The details of the crime scene are no coincidence. The body—a promising starlet—has been battered, bloodied and then discarded between two of Manhattan’s oldest graveyards. One look and Detective Jude Crosby recognizes the tableau: a re-creation of Jack the Ripper’s gruesome work. But he also sees something beyond the actions of a mere copycat. Something more dangerous…and unexplainable. As the city seethes with suspicion, Jude calls on Whitney Tremont, a member of the country’s preeminent paranormal investigating team, to put the speculation to rest. Yet when Whitney and Jude delve deeper, what they discover is more shocking than either could have predicted, and twice as sinister… Previously published in 2011

Author : Susan Rowland
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429860102
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Jungian Arts-Based Research and "The Nuclear Enchantment of New Mexico" written by Susan Rowland and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-26 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jungian Arts-Based Research and "The Nuclear Enchantment of New Mexico" provides clear, accessible and in-depth guidance both for arts-based researchers using Jung’s ideas and for Jungian scholars undertaking arts-based research. The book provides a central extended example which applies the techniques described to the full text of Joel Weishaus’ prose poem The Nuclear Enchantment of New Mexico, published here for the first time. Designed as a "how-to" book, Jungian Arts-Based Research and "The Nuclear Enchantment of New Mexico" explores how Jung contributes to the new arts-based paradigm in psychic functions such as intuition, by providing an epistemology of symbols that includes the unconscious, and research strategies such as active imagination. Rowland examines Jung’s The Red Book as an early example of Jungian arts-based research and demonstrates how this practice challenges the convention of the detached researcher by providing holistic knowing. Arts-based researchers will find here a psychic dimension that also manifests in transdisciplinarity, while those familiar with Jung’s work will find in arts-based research ways to foster diversity for a decolonized academy. This unique project will be essential reading for Jungian and post-Jungian academics and scholars, arts-based researchers of all backgrounds and readers interested in transdisciplinarity.

Author : David Hewson
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1448301521
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sacred Cut written by David Hewson and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2018-04-01 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Italian police detective Nic Costa’s Rome: the side of the city the tourist board does not want you to see. “Hewson does more than provide a thrilling read. He saves you the airfare to Italy. When you turn the last page, you’ll think you’ve been there” LINWOOD BARCLAY “David Hewson’s Rome is dark and tantalizing, seductive and dangerous, a place where present-day crimes ring with the echoes of history” TESS GERRITSEN “David Hewson is one of the finest thriller writers working today” STEVE BERRY “No author has ever brought Rome so alive for me – nor made it seem so sinister” PETER JAMES “[Hewson is] a master plot maker” BOOKLIST _______________________ A shocking murder. A city under siege. A serial killer who’s leaving a mark all his own. It’s Christmas Eve and, for the first time in decades, Rome is paralysed by a blizzard. As the snow falls softly, a horrible discovery is made in the Pantheon, one of the Eternal City’s most ancient and revered architectural treasures. The body of a young woman carefully positioned on the marble floor, a gruesome carving on her back . . . But before Detective Nic Costa and his partner Peroni can begin a formal investigation, the US Embassy brings in its own people: FBI Agents, who want the case closed down as quickly and discreetly as possible. But Costa is determined to find out why – and as the FBI grudgingly admits to him that this corpse is not the first, the mutilations on the woman’s body point to Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man . . . and to a shocking international conspiracy that’s been festering for the past fifteen years. Fans of Donna Leon’s Commissario Brunetti, Andrea Camilleri’s Inspector Montalbano and Michael Dibdin’s Aurelio Zen, as well as Louise Penny, Jeffey Siger and Martin Walker, will love this thrilling mystery series – perfect for readers who enjoy dark and complex character-led mysteries with multiple twists. PRAISE FOR THE SACRED CUT: “Stunning . . . a masterful mix of the high-concept historical thriller and the cynical contemporary Italian procedural” Booklist Starred Review “Hewson's literate prose, bolstered by local color and historical tidbits, makes for top-flight entertainment” Kirkus Reviews “Hewson's solid writing and multidimensional characters command attention from start to finish of this smart, literate thriller” Publishers Weekly “Hewson is as adroit as ever in the crafting and characterizations in his tale” Rocky Mountain News “Fully satisfying” Detroit Free Press “A fast-paced procedural” The Sacramento Bee “Hewson’s characters are finely drawn and consistent from book to book. He is a master at characterization . . . I highly recommend The Sacred Cut to all lovers of a good detective story and to all armchair travelers who love Rome” Blair M., 5* GoodReads review “A must read if you like Rome, Italy or just a great thriller. You can't go wrong with this book!” Geoff, 5* GoodReads review THE NIC COSTA MYSTERIES, IN ORDER: 1. A Season for the Dead 2. The Villa of Mysteries 3. The Sacred Cut 4. The Lizard’s Bite 5. The Seventh Sacrament 6. The Garden of Evil 7. Dante’s Numbers (aka The Dante Killings) 8. City of Fear (aka The Blue Demon) 9. The Fallen Angel 10. The Savage Shore

Author : Lynda S. Robinson
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504066561
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Murder in the Place of Anubis written by Lynda S. Robinson and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This exceptional debut melds ancient Egyptian religious belief and practice with court intrigue to produce a riveting mystery.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review The body of a much-hated scribe has been found in the sacred place of embalming, and the resulting outrage could threaten the reign of Tutankhamun. So the boy king tasks his investigator, Lord Meren, to look into the crime. The quest will take Meren into the worlds of nobles, slaves, and schemers in the royal court—all while he fights to keep the teenaged pharaoh safe from those who would take advantage of this crisis . . . “It’s always a pleasure to negotiate the treacherous corridors of power with Lord Meren.” —The New York Times Book Review “Robinson’s research, both criminological and archaeological, serves her well.” —San Jose Mercury News “A marvelous series.” —Historical Novel Society

Author : Joseph Wambaugh
Publisher : Delta
ISBN 13 : 0385341598
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Onion Field written by Joseph Wambaugh and published by Delta. This book was released on 2007-08-28 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A fascinating account of a double tragedy: one physical, the other psychological.”—Truman Capote This is the frighteningly true story of two young cops and two young robbers whose separate destinies fatally cross one March night in a bizarre execution in a deserted Los Angeles field. “A complex story of tragic proportions . . . more ambitious than In Cold Blood and equally compelling!”—The New York Times “Once the action begins it is difficult to put the book down. . . . Wambaugh’s compelling account of this true story is destined for the bestseller lists.”—Library Journal

Author : Susan Rowland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781685031305
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Alchemy Fire Murder written by Susan Rowland and published by . This book was released on 2023-02-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Former Archivist Mary Wandwalker hates bringing bad news. Nevertheless, she confirms to her alma mater that their prized medieval alchemy scroll, is, in fact, a seventeenth century copy. She learns that the original vanished to colonial Connecticut with alchemist, Robert Le More. Later the genuine scroll surfaces in Los Angeles. Given that the authentic artifact is needed for her Oxford college to survive, retrieving it is essential. Mary agrees to get the real scroll back as part of a commission for her three-person Enquiry Agency. However, tragedy strikes in Los Angeles. Before Mary can legally obtain the scroll, a young man is murdered, and the treasure stolen. Murder and theft are complicated by the disappearance in the UK of a witch mysteriously connected to the scroll. While Mary's colleague, Caroline, risks her sanity to go undercover in a dodgy mental hospital, her lover, Anna resorts to desperate measures. These, and Anna's silence over blackmail, threaten the survival of the Agency. Mary teams up with the victim's brother to track the killer, and the real alchemy scroll. Solving crimes on two continents will involve a rogue pharmaceutical corporation, Janet the witch, the Holywell Retreat Center near Oxford, plus the trafficked women they support, a graduate school in California, and a life-threatening mountain-consuming wildfire. Can these inexperienced detectives triumph over corrupt professors and racist attempts to rewrite history? Can they remake their fragile family? Will the extraordinary story of Robert Le More prove a source of hope for today? CONTENTS PROLOGUE: Oxford 1399, January, Prima Materia or Mother Julian's Gift CHAPTER 1: A Present Day Summons CHAPTER 2: St Julian's College has a problem CHAPTER 3: Who Stole the Alchemy Scroll? CHAPTER 4: What has Been Split Must Be Reunited 3 CHAPTER 5: A Mixing of Bitter Substances CHAPTER 6: Holywell's Vulnerable Clients CHAPTER 7: Mary Takes Charge CHAPTER 8: Like Treats Like CHAPTER 9: Two Brits in Snowbound Los Angeles CHAPTER 10: Strange Mixing CHAPTER 11: Anna and Leni CHAPTER 12: Into Darkness CHAPTER 13: An Awful Lot of Blood CHAPTER 14: They Call Him Cookie Mac CHAPTER 15: Who's Looking for the Invisible College? CHAPTER 16: Brother of the Victim CHAPTER 17: Pursuit of the Scroll and the Murderer CHAPTER 18: Stew CHAPTER 19: Janet Holds the Key CHAPTER 20: Janet's Story CHAPTER 21: An Arsonist at The Old Hospital CHAPTER 22: The Fire Between Them CHAPTER 23: A Good meal Around the Fire THE ALCHEMY FIRE MURDER CHAPTER 24: Miss Wandwalker on the Trail CHAPTER 25: The European History Foundation CHAPTER 26: Mary and Sam CHAPTER 27: Flying Apart CHAPTER 28: Betrayal CHAPTER 29: Anna with the Scroll CHAPTER 30: Over Water, Back to Earth CHAPTER 31: Reunion at Holywell CHAPTER 32: Pizza After the Storm CHAPTER 33: A Phone call to St. Julian's CHAPTER 34: Trouble at St. Julian's CHAPTER 35: St. Julian's in Turmoil CHAPTER 36: Reading and Gardening CHAPTER 37: Letters Across the Atlantic CHAPTER 38: In the Doldrums CHAPTER 39: Roberta Africanus CHAPTER 40: Mercurius CHAPTER 41: Coagulation CHAPTER 42: Mer-Corp CHAPTER 43: President of the Alchemy School CHAPTER 44: Roberta Le More's Scroll CHAPTER 45: Land of the Fire CHAPTER 46: Confronting Demons CHAPTER 47: Fire in the Valley CHAPTER 48: Your host, Jez Wiseman CHAPTER 49: Last Act in Oxford CHAPTER 50: A Question of Trust

Author : Elly Griffiths
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
ISBN 13 : 0358418615
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Postscript Murders written by Elly Griffiths and published by Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 2021 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "First published in Great Britain in 2020 by Quercus"--Copyright page.