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When a body is found seated in an embrasure of Waterloo Bridge, clad only in coarse, homemade undergarments and long black stockings, Scotland Yard is baffled. The dead man has no identification, his fingerprints are unknown, and no one comes forward to claim him. A chief inspector known for his unorthodox methods takes charge, but the case yields only a few odd clues: splinters of deal wood, traces of margarine, and a smear of vaseline tinged with red.A week later, a letter from a...

After a visit to his doctor, Bryan Kavanagh, approaching retirement in a childless marriage that has dried up, decides that there is nothing left to live for. Suddenly an idea comes to him. He can do one last good act for humanity by disposing of one of its most unpleasant members. Having chosen his candidate for murder, Bryan realizes that a lot more complications arise as a result of his decision, not least one that means incriminating innocent people….

The story of how the motion-picture device was developed, and its role in Victorian society and early cinema.The position of the kinetoscope in film history is central and undisputed; indicative of its importance is the detailed attention American scholars have given to examining its history. However, the Kinetoscope's development in Britain has not been well documented and much current information about it is incomplete and out of date.This book, for the fir...

As a result of a mysterious phone call, Sergeant Sean Begley of the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Dublin is on the trail to find out what happened to the man who rang him to say that he was on the point of death. Could this all have been an accident or possibly suicide? After investigating a group of grasping relatives, a vengeful wife and a cyber blackmailer who are linked to the caller, the sergeant realizes that this might be a case of murder…….

It looks as though things are looking up for three Irish middle-aged women - Enda, Lucy and Lisa when they get back to work after some time trying out their skills in a publishing office.But their boss - James - seems to be a bit shady. Playing on the vanity of prospective writers he encourages all writers who have the money to publish with his company.Eventually one struggling writer - Gerard - hunts him down and brings him to justice but despite certain physical problems ...

The story begins when a detective visits a respectable convent school in Dublin to trace what happened to a nun who died in mysterious circumstances in Kilkenny.In his efforts to find out what happened to the nun, Inspector Trimble gets drawn into a sinister web which exposes the convent as something much more unholy than it apears to be.In his efforts to solve the case, Trimble and stalwart Sergeant Begley have to expose a grisly selection of skeletons in the cloister rela...

When Bryan Breen dies, it looks as if it was a sad result of his chatroom addiction. But his elderly uncle is asked to take on the role of amateur sleuth and delving into the cloudy cyber world which he is not accustomed to, he finds that the cause of Bryan's death may be far darker than it appears to be.

For the first time, a book exists that compiles all the information candidates need to apply for their first Computer information systems professors job, or to apply for a better job.What you'll find especially helpful are the worksheets. It is so much easier to write about a work experience using these outlines. It ensures that the narrative will follow a logical structure and reminds you not to leave out the most important points. With this book, you'll be able to revise your app...

Inspiring stories of individuals who shaped prevention as a public good.What drives someone to challenge the status quo to prevent disaster? In The Preventioneers, Barry R. Davis chronicles the work of bold individuals who recognized the warning signs of catastrophe and intervened before tragedy could strike. With stories that include fire, disease, climate change, and public health, Davis illuminates the efforts of those who confronted indifference, ignor...

The rise of Asia, and China specifically, is the single most important force reshaping the world economy at the beginning of the 21st century. From a low of 20 per cent in 1950, Asia's share of global GDP has now risen to 33 per cent and will exceed 40 per cent within a generation if current forecasts are realized. Asia's growing weight in the world economy is elevating it to a central position in global economic and financial affairs. The potential global impact of this astonishing growth...

Paul Bowles has often been considered a cult writer, a literary renegade: he lived more than fifty years as an expatriate in Morocco, and according to Norman Mailer, his works "let in the murder, the drugs, the incest, the call ofthe orgy, the end of civilization." In recent decades Bowles has found greater acceptance as a serious writer, as evidenced by the two-volume, 2,000-page Library of America edition of his works published in 2002. Still, he has rarely if ever been seen as having wr...

Policymaking in the realm of elections is too often grounded in anecdotes and opinions, rather than in good data and scientific research. To remedy this, The Measure of American Elections brings together a dozen leading scholars to examine the performance of elections across the United States, using a data-driven perspective. This book represents a transformation in debates about election reform, away from partisan and ideological posturing, toward using scientific analysis to evaluate the...