Katharine: 629 books

After several people apparently vanish into thin air while walking along the same country road, New York aged detective inspector Mr. Gryce calls on the skills of Miss Amelia Butterworth to help him solve this most puzzling crime. In „Lost Man’s Lane” the author Anna Katharine Green shows that...

Businessman Mr. Stoughton is the owner of a legendary vault that no one has ever been able to open. Though he can't be sure that the safe contains anything valuable, speculation is rampant among those who know of its existence. Will anyone ever be able to find out what the vault holds? Find out in this fast-paced mystery story from Anna Katharine Green.

“A teenager’s psychotic break unhinges her family in this sure-footed first novel.” —The New York Times Book Review A New York Times Editors’ Choice Winner of the Kate Chopin Writing Award Winner of the Ken/NAMI Award One day, Angie Voorster—diligent student, all-star swimmer,...

"Extremely impressive . . . . A wonderful read from a born storyteller." -Chris Cleave, New York Times bestselling author of Little Bee The setting: London, 1794. The problem: Four nouveau riche fathers with five marriageable daughters. The plan: Give the young women piano lessons....

Kelsey Fitzhugh has been able to see and speak to the dead since she was a little girl, and that ability has caused her nothing but trouble. She’s finally built a life for herself where no one knows what she can do. She has a job she loves, friends, and the attention of the most gorgeous man she’s...

Anna Katharine Green was one of the earliest detective fiction writers, and some of her mysteries remain the most popular to be written by an American.

“Katharine Davies casts such a spell with this mesmerizing novel of love and loss that I wished it would never end, so beautiful is her prose, so true are her revelations of the human heart.”—Elizabeth Nunez, author of Prospero's Daughter Thirty-six years old, unmarried, and hopelessly...

Craig’s ambitious. He wants promotion, recognition and to be one of the lads. Relationships and family don’t feature in the plan; until he’s given no alternative. Susan’s taken a huge step. She’s walked away from the oppressive security of her marriage and moved to Birmingham for...

When King Zirco, the Ruler of Skye asks Archer to rescue his daughter, Amethina, from Ichos, the tyrant King of Water, Archer barely gives it a second thought and accepts the challenge. But after he learns he's expected to travel to several planets in Skye's galaxy without being told the reason, he...

While on a visit to Water, Archer and Aradia learn that Palori's guard has traveled to Balycon and kidnapped Pazia, the children’s teacher, from Balycon's temple. While searching for Pazia, Orcan discovers Pacion is missing as well. But when King Ichos tours the frozen kingdom to determine why Chion...

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. Edith, a lovely upper class young woman sitting in a New York...

British Asian twenty-something Tanya longs to travel, but working in a Birmingham hospital and running a home keeps her grounded. Her younger sister, Geena, won’t take life seriously, chasing her dreams instead of helping look after their dad. When he reacts strangely in response to racist abuse,...

In the summer of 2009 street artist Swoon and a crew of thirty collaborators assembled three sculputural art rafts out of junk and salvage and sailed them from Slovenia, across the Adriatic Sea to Venice. These are field notes from the final leg of the journey into Venice. The 'Swimming Cities of...

BIKINI HIP REPLACEMENT by KATHARINE PANZELLA REVOLUTIONARY MICRO SURGERY SO THAT YOU CAN WEAR A BIKINI! BIKINI HIP REPLACEMENT is the saga of one woman's revolutionary micro-surgery and recovery from two total hip replacements. After the painful arthritic deterioration of her...