In these never-before-published interviews, the author of Double Indemnity, The Postman Always Rings Twice, and Mildred Pierce discusses his first notions to be a writer, his newspaper days, his Hollywood years, and Marilyn Monroe with brutal honesty and in a tone and vernacular that only a master like Cain could command. Also in this critical, tell-it-like-it-is study, Cain reveals his thoughts on Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Arthur Miller, Hammett, Chandler, and, in his eighty-fifth year, what he planned for his future. Packed and Loaded is James M. Cain "unplugged", at his finest. The manuscript is seasoned with original epigraphs about this major American writer from masters like Elmore Leonard, Sue Grafton, Robert B. Parker, Dennis Lehane, Peter Lovesey, Phil Lovesey, Edward D. Hoch, Katherine Hall Page, Robin Moore, William G. Tapply, and the grand master of mystery himself, Rex Stout. John McAleer graduated from Harvard University with a Ph.D. in English Literature and was the author of over a dozen books, including an Edgar Award-winning biography of Rex Stout. He was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for his biography of Emerson. He wrote critically-acclaimed studies of Thoreau and Dreiser, as well as a definitive novel on the Korean War, Unit Pride.
The Cain and Abel story is riddled with linguistic ambiguities and narrative gaps. Jewish and Christian interpreters often expanded the story in an attempt to fill the gaps and answer questions. This book traces the interpretive history of Genesis 4.
Homicide Detective Laconia Jones does not believe in coincidences. Especially when it comes to witnesses having accidental deaths shortly before they are to testify. When he learns that the primary witness in a murder case has died he immediately takes over the investigation. In what Meanwhile Attorney John Abel takes on the defense of the richest woman in Hardin County whose daughter wishes to have her declared incompetent. At the intersection of crime and insanity strange things happen. This is the seventh John Abel mystery.
When an Episcopalian priest asked John Abel to assist a grandmother gain custody of her two grandchildren Abel reluctantly accepted the job telling the priest that he was a criminal defense lawyer and not a family law lawyer. Little did he realize that his adversary was far more evil and cunning than any he had met before. Like the infamous Star Chamber family law courts are courts of equity. They don't have jury trials. Unfortunately, that is not where the similarities end.. As the case progresses Abel learns about abuse and sex trafficking but proving that to a judge who care more about decorum in her courtroom than the crimes she could not see is difficult Especially because she considers Abel a disrespectful troublemaker. This is the eighth John Abel Mystery. The photograph of the author is by Laurie Miller, the cover photograph by John Cain.
Inspiring tables and entertaining styles of 34 tastemakers in their regions or society at large show how they keep traditions passed down from mothers and grandmothers alive in their families. Thirty style-setting women pay tribute to how their mothers and grandmothers have influenced their own styles of entertaining at home. Whether they proudly incorporate recipes passed down from a grandmother’s collection or follow a mother’s lessons for making guests feel comfortable, it is clear that family role models have had a strong influence. Blending inherited dinnerware or decorative pieces in their modern tables is also big in the way women embrace their heritage for entertaining. From formal to casual occasions, city to country, and grand to intimate, indoor and outdoor tables beautifully designed tell a story about how these women host guests at their tables. Each style maker shares tips and lessons in entertaining that she learned from the women in her life. Tip boxes from each generation will help the readers reproduce the ideas and perpetuate their own familial traditions.
As Terpsichore and Dan try to save their rocky relationship, Lucifer and the members of his satanic realm intensify their efforts into bringing the special mortal into their flock. While Calypso continues her quest to convert Calliope to the dark side, Chanteuse slowly draws Dan into her web of lust. Will the forces of good prevail, or will the legions of evil seduce Dan and Calliope in choosing the wrong side?
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