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The Shallows
Her best friend is dead. Emma and Ariella, neighbours in one of Sydney's most exclusive suburbs, appear to have it all--perfect homes, perfect husbands, perfect lives. But they both know dark secrets lurk beneath the surface and shallow waters can't hide Ariella's. Now she has been found murdered. Her daughter filmed the killing. Not knowing what she's filmed, Emma's daughter Kiki innocently uploads footage of Ariella's brutal death. Emma fears the worst--the killer will know what she and Kiki have seen. Their safe suburban lives no longer exist. Her husband knows more than he's revealing. Emma's husband Charles forces the family to leave their perfect life and escape on their yacht. His dangerous plan to flee means Emma is trapped and desperately seeking answers. What are they hiding from? What did Ariella have to confess? And who else knows Emma's own secret? Her secret isn't safe and neither is she.
Other People's Houses
'A dark, twisting tale of guilt and obsession which will leave you gasping' Petronella McGovern, author of Six Minutes The stunningly tense, page-turning top 10 bestseller for all fans of The Woman in the Window and The Girl on the Train. The perfect house. The perfect family. Too good to be true. Kate Webb still grieves over the loss of her young son. Ten years on, she spends her weekends hungover, attending open houses on Sydney's wealthy north shore and imagining the lives of the people who live there. Then Kate visits the Harding house - the perfect house with, it seems, the perfect family. A photograph captures a kind-looking man, a beautiful woman she knew at university, and a boy - a ...
Locust Summer
Shortlisted for The Australian Vogel's Literary Award, Locust Summer celebrates the wide-open beauty of Australia's regions while exploring the heartbreaks that come from living on the land. On the cusp of summer, 1986, Rowan Brockman's mother asks if he can come home to Septimus in the Western Australian Wheatbelt to help with the harvest. Rowan's brother Albert, the natural heir to the farm, has died and Rowan's dad's health is failing. Although he longs to, there is no way that Rowan can refuse his mother's request as she prepares the farm for sale. This is the story of the final harvest - the story of a young man in a place he doesn't want to be, being given one last chance to make peace before the past, and those he has loved, disappear.
The Dead Stroll
The life of a homicide cop is death with many causes: death for love, death for hate, death for revenge, death for money or death for no reason at all. The homicide cops worst nightmare is death by a serial killer with a plan. This gritty and fast moving story of a search for such a killer is a realistic portrayal of homicide investigation written by a former homicide detective who has been there. I was a homicide investigator during the time frame of this novel and I am impressed with the detail and account of both the technical and routine phases of murder investigations as we did them back in the day. Gerald R. Beavers Former Chief of Police, Asheville, North Carolina and Topeka, Kansas A...
Malik Goes to School
Provides a synthesis of research on the oral language and literacy skills of African American children from preschool to fifth grade. This book's research characterizes influences on the child's use of AAE and the relationship between AAE and aspects of literacy acquisition. It also leads to the other nondialectal aspects of language development.
Silent Altitudes
From takeoff to landing, I was on the edge of my seat. This is an incredible story of a race against time to survive. Colleen Chen pilot and owner, Vertical Ventures Aviation The world looks up to the sky in hopeful anticipation as the Pennychuck Atmospheric Carbon Reduction System comes online. Finally the chance to eliminate global warming will be obtainable . . . Within moments, something goes terribly wrong. Dr. Milford Pennychuck races to find the underlying problem that caused so much destruction. Yet when an assassination attempt and system sabotage blindsides him, he has to rely on a surprising ally. Together they delve into a conspiracy deeper than they can fathom. As the system operates at progressively higher altitudes, the two scientists must find a way to shut it down . . . or die trying.
The Rip
Luxury villas on hot white sand, views for miles over turquoise water. Flawless hostess Penny gathers guests to an island for her husband's birthday celebrations. But she soon regrets inviting self-obsessed Eloise...When a child vanishes on the night of the party, their perfect island weekend is ripped apart. Even paradise harbours murky secrets... Has he been taken? Has he drowned? In the panic to find any trace, Penny casts about for someone to blame--even if that person is her own daughter, Rosie. Even clear waters descend to pitch black... But it's not the first time Rosie's been attacked by her mother. And it's not the first time she's turned to Eloise for support. As the sun beats down and dark secrets rise to the surface, can they find the missing child before it's too late--or will this sudden disappearance endanger them all? ...and someone among them knows the whole shocking truth.
The Oxford Handbook of African American Language
Offers a set of diverse analyses of traditional and contemporary work on language structure and use in African American communities.
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