My Mother's Silence: A Gripping Page Turner Full of Twists and Family Secrets

My Mother's Silence: A Gripping Page Turner Full of Twists and Family Secrets
Author: Lauren Westwood
Publisher: Bookouture
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2019-11-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781838880460

Some things you can never escape. I should know. I've been running away for fifteen years, and now I'm right back where I started... Skye Turner's family fell apart the day her twin sister Ginny died. Everyone in their tiny community in the Scottish Highlands accepted it was an accident, but more than one person in town is haunted by a secret from that night... Skye left after the funeral, believing her mother blamed her for Ginny's death. Skye should have taken care of Ginny, should have been there to stop her falling from the cliffs that night. Over the years, she's barely spoken to her mother, until the day she receives a phone call asking her to return home. As soon as Skye arrives in her childhood home, she knows something isn't right. Her mother has kept the bedroom she shared with her sister like a shrine, Ginny's clothes and diaries gathering dust, as though her mother thinks Ginny might come back. And there are whispers in town that Ginny wasn't alone when she died... Skye is desperate to find out the truth, but her mother just wants her family back together. As Skye begins to unravel everyone's lies, she realises the truth might tear her family apart for good... My Mother's Silence is a twisty and emotional novel about the bonds between mothers and daughters, and what happens when we hide things from those we love the most. Fans of Diane Chamberlain, Liane Moriarty and Kerry Fisher will be gripped. What readers are saying about Lauren Westwood: 'If there was such a thing as a "mic drop" for books, then this would warrant it ten times over. What a powerful, powerful read... blew me away... Lauren Westwood is a phenomenal author and this book definitely showcases her beautiful way with words - I adored it.' The Writing Garnet, 5 stars 'I have literally fallen in love with this book... I was pretty much glued to the pages throughout and couldn't turn the pages quick enough... If you haven't read a Lauren Westwood book yet, then all I can say is don't delay any further.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars '5 out of 5 glorious stars! I guarantee you have never read a holiday novel like this before. It will take you on an emotional rollercoaster. It will tear you apart and then build you back up again... Highly recommend!' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars 'What a book!... I read this book really fast, I couldn't put it down... I really urge you all to read it!' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars 'I devoured this book.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars 'Oh my flipping goodness - what an opening!! As soon as I started to read the first chapter, I had no idea what was going to be in store for me as the story progressed. I thoroughly enjoyed every single page.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

Mystery Women, Volume Three (Revised)

Mystery Women, Volume Three (Revised)
Author: Colleen Barnett
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 1090
Release: 2010-12-31
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1615950109

Like other fictional characters, female sleuths may live in the past or the future. They may represent current times with some level of reality or shape their settings to suit an agenda. There are audiences for both realism and escapism in the mystery novel. It is interesting, however, to compare the fictional world of the mystery sleuth with the world in which readers live. Of course, mystery readers do not share one simplistic world. They live in urban, suburban, and rural areas, as do the female heroines in the books they read. They may choose a book because it has a familiar background or because it takes them to places they long to visit. Readers may be rich or poor; young or old; conservative or liberal. So are the heroines. What incredible choices there are today in mystery series! This three-volume encyclopedia of women characters in the mystery novel is like a gigantic menu. Like a menu, the descriptions of the items that are provided are subjective. Volume 3 of Mystery Women as currently updated adds an additional 42 sleuths to the 500 plus who were covered in the initial Volume 3. These are more recently discovered sleuths who were introduced during the period from January 1, 1990 to December 31, 1999. This more than doubles the number of sleuths introduced in the 1980s (298 of whom were covered in Volume 2) and easily exceeded the 347 series (and some outstanding individuals) described in Volume 1, which covered a 130-year period from 1860-1979. It also includes updates on those individuals covered in the first edition; changes in status, short reviews of books published since the first edition through December 31, 2008.

Mystery Writers of America Presents Vengeance

Mystery Writers of America Presents Vengeance
Author: Mystery Writers of America, Inc.
Publisher: Mulholland Books
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2012-04-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316201871

When a different kind of justice is needed -- swift, effective, and personal -- a new type of avenger must take action. Vengeance features new stories by bestselling crime writers including Lee Child, Michael Connelly, Dennis Lehane, and Karin Slaughter, as well as some of today's brightest rising talents. The heroes in these stories include a cop who's seen too much, a woman who has been pushed too far, or just an ordinary person doing what the law will not. Some call them vigilantes, others claim they are just another brand of criminal. Edited and with an introduction by Lee Child, these stories reveal the shocking consequences when men and women take the law into their own hands.

Mystery Index

Mystery Index
Author: Steven Olderr
Publisher:
Total Pages: 520
Release: 1987
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:

Provides indexes to American and British mystery novels by author, title, subject, setting, and characters.

Death in the Queen City

Death in the Queen City
Author: Patrick Brode
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2005-06-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 189704500X

In 1894, the death by gunshot of 18-year-old Frank Westwood baffled Toronto police until their arrest of a strong-willed woman of colour named Clara Ford.

The Mystery of Breathing

The Mystery of Breathing
Author: Perri Klass
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2005
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780618562077

Donated.

Clara at the Door with a Revolver

Clara at the Door with a Revolver
Author: Carolyn Whitzman
Publisher: On Point Press
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2023-02-01
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 0774890630

On the night of October 6, 1894, Frank Westwood was shot to death by an unknown assailant as he stood in the doorway of his home. Six weeks later, Clara Ford – a Black tailor and single mother known for wearing men’s attire – was arrested and confessed to the murder. But as the details of her arrest and her history with Westwood emerged, Clara recanted, testifying that she was coerced by police into a false confession. Carolyn Whitzman tells the story of a courageous Black woman in nineteenth-century Toronto and paints a portrait of a city and a society that have not changed enough in 125 years.