In the winter of 1936, Tom Hall had been summoned to the small community of Montevideo, Minnesota to retrieve the body of his murdered brother Ernie. Before leaving that deadly winter behind, Tom had been instrumental in solving not only his brother's death, but three other violent murders--including the death of the local sheriff. Now, barely eighteen months later, Tom's investigative skills are again called upon by retired jurist John Chamberlin.A prominent but promiscuous woman has been found murdered and naked in a tourist cabin at the edge of town. There are no apparent clues as to the murderer, but Judge Chamberlin believes her death--and others--are connected to violence reaching back nearly one hundred years.Tom uncovers a legacy of hate and violence connecting several prominent pioneer immigrant families. While searching for clues to the killer's identity, Tom becomes romantically involved with vivacious Mary Collins, and as he tries to put together the pieces of the mysterious puzzle before him, both of their lives are threatened by a red-haired man who might be called a sociopath--or a psychopath. Or both.
A little greed can go a long way-especially when combined with money, lust, and power. When Marty Anderson's unconscious body is dumped from a car, beaten and. with a gunshot to his abdomen, Tom Hall wants to learn: Who shot Marty? Why was Marty shot? Why Montevideo? As he searches for answers to those questions Tom Hall discovers that Marty has a list of names that includes doctors, lawyers, legislators with hints of an international conspiracy which has been playing out for two decades.
When an unsuccessful attempt on the life of Adam Grover leaves him crawling along a farm road and waking in the hospital with amnesia, Tom Hall discovers hatred and jealousy run deep and have shadowed Adam for five decades. With the arrival of a mysterious woman at the hospital, and two men bent on retribution showing up, Tom needs to prevent another attack on Adam. Fans of the earlier Tom Hall mysteries will enjoy the mix of easy country life in early Minnesota contrasted by layers of love, lust, and murder...and the personalities of rural Minnesotans. This mysterious trip along the Minnesota River Valley will refuse to let you go.
A bad decision made by Lee Howard led to the near-fatal stab-wound in his abdomen. He looked like a down and out bum as he staggered from Montevideo's hobo jungle, and it was mere luck that Tom Hall happened by. Lee's only possessions were a change of clothing, a water-soaked book and letter, and a locket containing photographs of a young woman. The book, letter, and locket were all that connected Lee to a life he had once lived ...and wanted to recapture. To solve a mystery leading back more than thirty years Tom needed to know why Lee was in Montevideo, whose photo was in the locket, and who wanted Lee dead. When fans begin reading Tom Hall mysteries they know they're embarking on a journey into rural Minnesota, its past, and its people. They also know they will recognize their neighbors and the rivers, lakes, and towns. We All Die Alone will be hard to put down.
Soft and warm, Jane's blanket had always been there to comfort her, and she couldn't imagine drifting off to sleep without it. But with the passage of time, Jane grew bigger and bigger and her beloved pink blanket got smaller and smaller. This tender tale of how Jane learned to do without her blanket is a story that children and adults will be happy to share. In his only work for children, the author of Death of a Salesman offers a different kind of story. Arthur Miller's heartwarming tale of a child's growth and maturity is accompanied by charming images by Al Parker, a prominent illustrator and founder of the Famous Artists School.
Thrilling crime-solving exploits of Holmes and Dr. Watson in a collection of adventure classics: "The Red-Headed League," "A Scandal in Bohemia," "The Final Problem," and 5 others.
Six tales of witches, and wizardry, perilous journeys, wise animals, frightful giants and beautiful princesses, among them the legendary Fire-Bird, and more. Newly reset in large, easy-to-read type, with six new illustrations.
One can obtain as many opinions about television as there are people with eyes. No two people see it in exactly the same way. You may not be aware of it, but up there, in that compartment of your brain where memories are stored, all sorts of strange images are stockpiled. The purpose of this book is to coax those memories out of their hiding places and bring them front and center, where you can savor them anew. Although this book is intended to be a comprehensive review of television during the past twenty years-the two decades that have passed since the medium became a commercial reality- it is not to be just a scholarly history. The programs and people represented here were chosen not because they were "good" or "popular" or "successful," but because each contributed, in some large or small way, to the progress of television.
They play critical roles in ecological food webs, remain devastating agricultural and medical pests, and represent the most diverse group of eukaryotes in terms of species numbers.
Over the past twenty five years the Commission on Equilibrium Data of the Analytical Division of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry has been sponsoring a noncritical compilation of metal complex formation constants and related equilibrium constants. This work was extensive in scope and resulted in publication of two large volumes of Stability Constants by the Chemical Society (London). The first volume, edited by L. G. Sillen (for inorganic ligands) and by A. E. Martell (for organic ligands), was published in 1964 and covered the literature through 1962. The second volume, subtitled Supplement No. 1, edited by L. G. Sillen and E. Hogfeldt (for inorganic ligands), and A. E. Martell and R. M. Smith (for organic ligands), was published in 1971 and covered the literature up to 1969. These two large compilations attempted to cover all papers in the field related to metal complex equilibria (heats, entropies, and free energies). Most recently a noncritical compilation of organic ligands by D. D. Perrin (Pergamon Press) extended coverage of the literature through 1973 and a similar volume for inorganic ligands by E. Hogfeldt covered through 1974. Since it was the policy of the Commission during that period to avoid decisions concerning the quality and reliability of the published work, th~ compilation would frequently contain from ten to twenty values for a single equilibrium constant.
With contributions from experts in supported metal catalysis from both the industry and academia, this book presents the latest developments in characterization and application of supported metals in heterogeneous catalysis. In addition to thorough and updated coverage of the traditional aspects of heterogeneous catalysis such as preparation, characterization and use in well-established technologies such as vehicle emission control, the book also includes emerging areas where supported metal catalysis will make significant contributions to future developments, such as fuel cells and fine chemicals synthesis. The second edition of Supported Metals in Catalysis comes complete with new and updated chapters containing important summaries of research in a rapidly evolving field. Very few other books deal with this highly pertinent subject matter and, as such, it is a must-have for anyone working in the field of heterogeneous catalysis.
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