Linden publishing jun 2022 (2 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In the wealthy Gold Coast enclave of Westport, a feud betweenmystery writers turns deadly--and retired spy Dasha Petrov must findthe real killer to clear her name.Onceone of the most lethal secret agents in the world, Dasha Petrov hashunted Nazis, Communists, and one common murderer (in The SeaGlass Murders, the first DashaPetrov thriller). But now it's 1991, two years after thatunpleasantness, and Dasha is living asedate life appropriateto anelderly widow in wealthy Westport, Connecticut, spoiling hergrandchildren and innocently flirting with two of her neighbors, therival mystery novelistsBarnaby Jayne and Michael Aubrey.Thetwo writers, both wildly successful and many times married, cordiallydespise each other. Dasha thinks they're just two silly men withbig egos, but the writers' feud boils over into a bizarre series ofattacks that starts with a blowgun dart and escalates to booby trapsand car bombs. And when Jayne and Aubrey both turn up dead, theevidence points to one suspect--Dasha herself.NowDasha has to once again call upon her cunning mind and capacity forextreme violence, honed by her younger years as a Nazi-killingpartisan and a top-rank CIA agent. Teaming up with her old allies, Westport police chief Tony DeFranco and local TV reporter TracyTaggart, Dasha sets out to clear her name, findthe real killer, and figure out why she was targeted--while dodgingjealous wives, a sleazy tabloid reporter, child spies, and a fearsomeMafia hit man, leading to a tense and dramatic confrontation.Fast-pacedand filled with intriguing characterization, Murder This Closeis a stunning murder mystery with a twisty cerebral plot andplenty of hard-hitting action.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Help and hope for parents of children with learning differences.Every child can succeed in school and life, but some children need more help than others. For over 40 years, internationally acclaimed reading specialist and student advocate Dr. Victoria E. Waller has helped children who have trouble reading, who can't sit still in class, who don't feel like they can participatechildren whom teachers have all but given up on. In Yes! Your Child Can, Dr. Waller shares with parents, teachers, and therapists her proven techniques to create success for children with learning differences and draw out the singular genius within your child.In compassionate, nontechnical, easy-to-understand language, Yes! Your Child Can gives step-by-step guidance on how to help your child achieve in school and build lifelong intellectual confidence. Drawing on the latest science and her own wide-ranging experience, Dr. Waller explains why it's important to pay attention to your first gut feeling that your child may need extra help and shows how to navigate testing, medication, and choosing a team to help your child.Most importantly, Yes! Your Child Can shows you how to use your child's natural strengths and passions to build their academic, social, and personal confidence. Dr. Waller empowers parents to let their children follow their own interests, whether that's learning about sharks, reading to the dog, or building with Legos and writing about their creations. With Dr. Waller's help, learning can be motivating and fun. Dr. Waller's techniques are smart, caring, and effective with any child, no matter their current or past educational difficulties.Respectful, compassionate, and offering real help, Yes! Your Child Can is the first book every parent of a child with learning differences should read.…