Poison and Peril

Poison and Peril
Author: Kenneth McIntosh
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2014-09-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1422297985

Life has not been kind to Jessa Carter, but it takes a particularly nasty turn when her beloved art teacher turns up dead. Jessa thinks she knows who did it, but she will have to find proof. Proof becomes even more important when she has to save herself from the effects of a mysterious poison. This fourth book in the CSC series combines information about forensic toxicology with heart-pounding suspense.

Potions, Poisons, and Peril

Potions, Poisons, and Peril
Author: Shéa MacLeod
Publisher: Sunwalker Press
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2021-01-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Welcome to Deepwood, Oregon, a town of witches, magic, and murder… Emory Chastain loves her herbs and spices. So much so that when she’s not baking self-confidence into chocolate chip cookies, she’s in her shop selling everything from love potions to herbal tea blends. She’s also one of the most powerful witches of the modern era. When a strange madness afflicts seemingly unrelated people in her funky little town, turning ordinary citizens into raving beasts, Emory and her friends are convinced there’s more to the mystery than a simple virus. Turns out they’re right. Somebody is using a magic spell to poison people, and if they don’t stop the killer, there will be more death in the town of Deepwood. Potions, Poisons, and Peril is the first book in the paranormal cozy mystery series, Deepwood Witches Mysteries. Read what others are saying about USA Today Best-Selling author Shéa MacLeod's Deepwood Witches mystery series: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A cadre of witchy goodness that made me eager to open the book and eavesdrop." – author AE Drury ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Exquisitely witchy." – DM Read the entire Deepwood Witches paranormal cozy mystery series: Potions, Poisons, and Peril Wisteria, Witchery, and Woe Magic, Moonlight, and Murder Dreams, Divination, and Danger Alchemy, Arsenic, and Alibis Crystals, Cauldrons, and Crimes Topics: Shéa, Shéa MacLeod, midlife, middle aged, witch, witches, ghost, wolf shifter, fairies, fae, sidhe, vampires, paranormal cozy mystery, paranormal cozy mysteries, murder mystery, whodunnit, tarot, supernatural, paranormal mystery, ghost stories, science fiction and fantasy, starting over, humor, single woman, contemporary woman, later in life romance, funny mystery, humor, beach town, small town mystery, action and adventure, mythology, goddess, magic, grimoire, spells, spell craft, spell work, coven, magick, majick, magical, friendship, romantic subplot, small town romance, witchy romance, witch mystery, magical mystery, fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, strong female characters, demons Other readers of this book enjoyed books by: Renee George, Yasmine Galenorn, Patti Larsen, K.J. Emerick, S.J. Wells, Sam Cheever, Christine Pope, Kate Krake, Dakota Cassidy, Debra Dunbar, Christie Marquess, J.J. Justice, Lucy May, Morgana Best, Cate Martin, Cate Lawley, Kirsten Weiss, Elise Sax, Emery Belle, Rhonda Hopkins, Dionne Lister, Colleen Cross, Michelle M. Pillow, London Lovett, Jessica Arden, Carly Winter, Heather Silvio, Melissa Erin Jackson, Stephanie Damore, Nyx Halliwell, Jordaina Sydney Robinson, Andris Bear, Mandy M. Roth, Molly Fitz, T. Thorn Coyle, Kristen Painter, Angela M. Sanders

Peril

Peril
Author: Bob Woodward
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2023-01-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 198218292X

The transition from President Donald J. Trump to President Joseph R. Biden Jr. stands as one of the most dangerous periods in American history. But as #1 internationally bestselling author Bob Woodward and acclaimed reporter Robert Costa reveal for the first time, it was far more than just a domestic political crisis. Woodward and Costa interviewed more than 200 people at the center of the turmoil, resulting in more than 6,000 pages of transcripts—and a spellbinding and definitive portrait of a nation on the brink. This classic study of Washington takes readers deep inside the Trump White House, the Biden White House, the 2020 campaign, and the Pentagon and Congress, with eyewitness accounts of what really happened. Intimate scenes are supplemented with never-before-seen material from secret orders, transcripts of confidential calls, diaries, emails, meeting notes and other personal and government records, making Peril an unparalleled history. It is also the first inside look at Biden’s presidency as he began his presidency facing the challenges of a lifetime: the continuing deadly pandemic and millions of Americans facing soul-crushing economic pain, all the while navigating a bitter and disabling partisan divide, a world rife with threats, and the hovering, dark shadow of the former president.

Poison

Poison
Author: Bridget Zinn
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2013-03-12
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1423153413

Sixteen-year-old Kyra, a highly-skilled potions master, is the only one who knows her kingdom is on the verge of destruction???which means she''s the only one who can save it. Faced with no other choice, Kyra decides to do what she does best: poison the kingdom''s future ruler, who also happens to be her former best friend. But, for the first time ever, her poisoned dart???misses. Now a fugitive instead of a hero, Kyra is caught in a game of hide-and-seek with the king''s army and her potioner ex-boyfriend, Hal. At least she''s not alone. She''s armed with her vital potions, a too-cute pig, and Fred, the charming adventurer she can''t stop thinking about. Kyra is determined to get herself a second chance (at murder), but will she be able to find and defeat the princess before Hal and the army find her? Kyra is not your typical murderer, and she''s certainly no damsel-in-distress???she''s the lovable and quick-witted hero of this romantic novel that has all the right ingredients to make teen girls swoon.

Poison and Poisoning in Science, Fiction and Cinema

Poison and Poisoning in Science, Fiction and Cinema
Author: Heike Klippel
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2017-11-14
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 3319649094

This book is about poison and poisonings; it explores the facts, fears and fictions that surround this fascinating topic. Poisons attract attention because they are both dangerous and hard to discover. Secretive and invisible, they are a challenging object of representation. How do science studies, literature, and especially film—the medium of the visible—explain and show what is hidden? How can we deal with uncertainties emerging from the ambivalence of dangerous substances? These considerations lead the editors of this volume to the notion of “precarious identities” as a key discursive marker of poisons and related substances. This book is unique in facilitating a multi-faceted conversation between disciplines. It draws on examples from historical cases of poisoning; figurations of uncertainty and blurred boundaries in literature; and cinematic examples, from early cinema and arthouse to documentary and blockbuster. The contributions work with concepts from gender studies, new materialism, post-colonialism, deconstructivism, motif studies, and discourse analysis.

Poison

Poison
Author: John Lescroart
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2018-02-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1501115723

From the bestselling author whose prose “matches the best of John Grisham and Scott Turow” (Providence Journal) comes a gripping thriller featuring attorney Dismas Hardy as he investigates the murder of a wealthy man whose heirs are all potential suspects. Finally recovered from two gunshot wounds, Dismas Hardy is looking forward to easing into retirement and reconnecting with his family. But he is pulled back into the courtroom when Grant Wagner, the steely owner of a successful family business, is murdered. The prime suspect is Wagner’s bookkeeper Abby Jarvis, a former client of Hardy’s, who had been receiving large sums of cash under-the-table from the company—but she insists that she’s innocent. Preparing for trial, Dismas investigates the Wagner clan and discovers dark, twisted secrets, jealous siblings, gold-digging girlfriends, betrayals, and blackmail. The closer he gets to the Wagners, the clearer it becomes that Dismas has a target painted on his back. With razor-sharp dialogue and whip-smart plotting, Poison once again demonstrates that “Lescroart is a master craftsman” (Associated Press).

Purrs and Peril

Purrs and Peril
Author: Jinty James
Publisher: Jinty James
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2019-03-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

A cat café Murder Who is the killer? Lauren Crenshaw and her Norwegian Forest Cat Annie run their own certified cat café in the picturesque small town of Gold Leaf Valley, Northern California. Lauren’s fun cousin Zoe helps out as well. Lauren, Annie, and Zoe are shocked when one of their favorite customers is poisoned. Steve came into the café nearly every day – but who wanted him dead? The trio find themselves suspecting their customers – even elderly Mrs. Finch, whom Lauren thinks of as a substitute grandmother, doesn’t escape their scrutiny. The new (and attractive!) police detective warns them off the case. But Annie, the Norwegian Forest Cat, seems to have a nose for sniffing out trouble. Can Lauren, Annie, and Zoe catch the killer before the killer catches them? This is a humorous, clean, cat cozy mystery with female amateur sleuths – and a gorgeous Norwegian Forest Cat! Metadata: food bake cook coffee cozy, amateur sleuth, women sleuths, humorous mystery, small town mystery, cafe cozy mystery, coffee shop cozy mystery, cozy mystery with romance

Poison Pill

Poison Pill
Author: Glenn Kaplan
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2013-10-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0765336901

A high-tension thriller of corporate espionage, betrayal, and leveraged...death!

Halt's Peril

Halt's Peril
Author: John Flanagan
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2010-10-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 110119829X

The international bestselling series with over 5 million copies sold in the U.S. alone! The renegade outlaw group known as the Outsiders may have been chased from Clonmel, but not before killing Halt's only brother. Now Rangers Halt and Will, along with the young warrior Horace, are in pursuit. The Outsiders have done an effective job of dividing the kingdom into factions and are looking to overtake Araluen. It will take every bit of skill and cunning for the Rangers to survive. Some may not be so lucky. The international bestselling Ranger's Apprentice series turns up the tension in John Flanagan's latest epic of battles and bravery. Perfect for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, T.H. White’s The Sword in the Stone, Christopher Paolini’s Eragon series, and George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire series.

Poison Shy

Poison Shy
Author: Stacey Madden
Publisher: ECW Press
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2012-10-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1770902872

Brandon Galloway, a 29-year-old nobody with a history of dead-end jobs, lands a position with a pest control company. When he meets 21-year-old wild child Melanie Blaxley while fumigating her apartment for bed bugs, her vulgar sensuality and reckless promiscuity both attract and repulse him. Before long her world of crazy sex and petty crime starts to take its toll on Brandon's sanity, and he wonders how much more of her he can stand. Then she disappears, and Brandon must find out if it is all just a prank, or if Melanie's wild ways finally led her into danger. A hair-raising thrill ride through the bars and backstreets of a fictional small town, this fast-paced and darkly funny debut novel explores obsession, fear, and the threat of other people.