New Releases by David Ellis

An attorney and mother of two discovers her husband’s secret life—and it might cost them all their lives. "Wow! Lies He Told Me is a roller coaster from start to finish! I was hooked from the first page, and the final twist blew me away! This is a thriller you won''t want to miss!" —Freida McFadden, #1 bestselling author of The Housemaid Everyone in Hemingway Grove, Illinois, knows David and Marcie Bowers. David owns the local pub. Marcie is a former big-city lawyer who practices family law. When David jumps into Cotton River to save a drowning stranger, he’s celebrated as a hero. His muscled physique, shaved head, and piercing blue eyes are broadcast on every news outlet. For most people, newfound fame is a lifeline. For David Bowers, it’s a death sentence. For Marcie Bowers, it’s a test. A wife knows the difference between a loving husband and father and a cold-blooded assassin. Right?

A USA Today Bestseller! Bestselling and award-winning author David Ellis delivers a fast-paced, twisty thriller that will surprise readers at every turn. Leo Balanoff is a diagnosed pathological liar with unthinkable skeletons in his family''s closet. He''s also a crusading attorney who seeks justice at all costs. When a ruthless drug dealer is found dead and Leo’s fingerprints show up on the murder weapon, no one believes a word he says. But he might be the FBI’s only shot at taking down the dealer’s brutal syndicate. Risk his life going undercover for the feds or head straight to prison for murder? Leo accepts the FBI’s offer—but it comes with a price, including a collision course with his ex, Andi Piotrowski, a former cop and “the one who got away.” Forced to walk a tightrope between an ambitious FBI agent and a cruel, calculating crime boss, Leo’s trapped in a corner. But he has more secrets than anyone realizes, and a few more cards left to play …

Space exploration continues to be a fun way to learn about our universe and the variations that may exist in outer space. In this fictional sequel to Exploring Planet VIDA, the people of planet earth are very happy to learn the astronauts survived this trip into space and returned to earth healthy and happy. However, they are also surprised and unprepared for the news they will receive about an unbelievable discovery made in an alternate universe.

Given the increasing number of old people, the proliferation of books about old age is hardly surprising. Most of these come from cultural historians or social scientists and, when those with a literary background have tackled the subject, they have largely done so through what are known as period studies. In Blasted with Antiquity, David Ellis provides an alternative. Skipping nimbly from Cicero to Shakespeare, and from Wordsworth to Dickens and beyond, he discusses various aspects of old age with the help of writers across European history who have usually been regarded as worth listening to. Eschewing extended literary analyses, Ellis addresses retirement, physical decay, sex in old age, the importance of family, legacy, wills and nostalgia, as well of course as dying itself. While remaining alert to current trends, his approach is consciously that of the old way of teaching English rather than the new. Whether ‘blasted with antiquity’ like Falstaff in Henry IV Part Two, or with the ‘shining morning face’ of an unwilling student, his accessible and witty style will appeal to young and old alike.

The 4th edition of this book provides laboratory staff and clinicians with a quick benchtop reference on the identification and antifungal susceptibility of human and animal fungal infections. It contains descriptions of all the major medical fungal pathogens, 179 species from 109 genera. This updated edition includes new and revised descriptions and he authors have reconciled current morphological descriptions and name changes with more recent genetic data. The most common fungal species are described, including members of the yeasts, mucoromycetes, conidial moulds, dimorphic pathogens, and dermatophytes. This handy reference is essential for laboratory staff and clinicians dealing with the identification and management of human and animal fungal infections, researchers in medical microbiology and mycology laboratories.

Depuis l''assassinat de sa sœur ( Invisible, L''Archipel, 2016), Emmy Dockery, analyste au FBI, n''a pas renoncé à résoudre des crimes qui passent pour des morts accidentelles. Aux États-Unis, des sans-abri sont assassinés sans que personne ne s''en émeuve. Sauf Emmy Dockery, analyste au FBI, persuadée qu''un des plus grands serial killers de l''histoire est aux manettes. Pendant ce temps, Citizen David s''attire la sympathie de l''opinion publique en faisant sauter le siège d''entreprises qu''il estime manquer d''éthique. Quant à l''ex-agent Bookman, il est chargé par une huile du FBI de surveiller Emmy, son ancienne petite amie, suspectée d''être la taupe qui renseigne la presse. Mais quelqu''un d''autre surveille Emmy. L''observe, l''épie... Et attend le moment opportun pour frapper !

Dr Johnson believed that Shakespeare was at his best in ‘comic scenes’, but it is a long time since anyone explained convincingly what in the plays was intended to make us smile or laugh. This book serves to remedy that situation by concentrating mainly, but by no means exclusively, on the seismic shift in the development of Shakespeare’s writing which took place after Will Kemp was replaced by Robert Armin as his theatre company’s professional clown. Without disdaining help from both old and recent theorists of comedy, this new book is written in a jargon-free prose accessible to all those who, academic or otherwise, are interested in Shakespeare’s plays. It challenges the age-old distinctions between high and low in comedy, and tracks Shakespeare through to the time when he was no longer finding the world so funny.

“Wildly entertaining.”—New York Times Book Review From the bestselling and award-winning author comes a wickedly clever and fast-paced novel of greed, revenge, obsession—and quite possibly the perfect murder. Simon and Vicky couldn’t seem more normal: a wealthy Chicago couple, he a respected law professor, she an advocate for domestic violence victims. A stable, if unexciting marriage. But one thing’s for sure: absolutely nothing is what it seems. The pair are far from normal, and one of them just may be a killer. When the body of a beautiful socialite is found hanging in a mansion in a nearby suburb, Simon and Vicky’s secrets begin to unravel. A secret whirlwind affair. A twenty-million-dollar trust fund about to come due. A decades-long grudge and obsession with revenge. These are just a few of the lies that make up the complex web... and they will have devastating consequences. And while both Vicky and Simon are liars, just who exactly is conning who? Part Gone Girl and part Strangers on a Train, Look Closer is a wild rollercoaster of a read that will have you questioning everything you think you know.

In this companion to #1 New York Times bestseller The Black Book, Detective Billy Harney chases down a billionaire crime boss and a prison escape artist while a young girl''s life hangs in the balance. As Chicago PD’s special-ops leader, Detective Billy Harney knows well that money is not the only valuable currency. The filthy rich man he’s investigating is down to his last twenty million. He’s also being held in jail. For now. Billy’s unit is called in when an escape plan results in officers down and inmates vanished. In an empty lot, Billy spots two Kevlar vests. Two helmets. Two assault rifles. And a handwritten note: Hi, Billy Are you having fun yet?

Detective Billy Harney’s reputation as a dirty cop may be the only thing keeping Chicago clean in James Patterson’s most critically-acclaimed thriller since The Black Book. u200bFor Detective Billy Harney, getting shot in the head, stalked by a state’s attorney, and accused of murder by his fellow cops is a normal week on the job. So when a drive-by shooting on the Chicago''s west side turns political, he leads the way to a quick solve. But Harney''s instincts—his father was once chief of detectives and his twin sister, Patti, is also on the force—run deep. As a population hungry for justice threatens to riot, he realizes that the three known victims are hardly the only casualties. When Harney starts asking questions about who''s to blame, the easy answers prove to be the wrong ones. On the flip side, the less he seems to know, the longer he can keep his clandestine investigation going . . . until Harney''s quest to expose the evil that''s rotting the city from the inside out takes him to the one place he vowed never to return: his own troubled past.

Een onderzoekster bij de FBI komt op het spoor van een massamoordenaar wiens slachtoffers steeds door een ongeluk om het leven gekomen lijken te zijn.

This specially formulated collection features 3 reviews of current topics and key research in sweetpotato. The first chapter examines the origin and dispersal of sweetpotato, considers in vitro germplasm storage in sweetpotato genebanks, and looks at the importance of managing sweetpotato crop wild relatives (CWR). The chapter also considers the specific issues associated with sweetpotato germplasm, as well as the application of next-generation sequencing to sweetpotato and its CWR. The second chapter reviews the development and application of genetic transformation and trait improvement to sweetpotato, including the development of sweetpotato plants which are resistant to disease and abiotic stress, and sweetpotatoes with improved starch quality and higher anthocyanin content. The final chapter examines the nutritional contribution made by OFSP (orange-fleshed sweetpotato) in poor rural communities in Malawi, Ghana, Nigeria and Burkina Faso; sustainable breeding and seed systems; and effective commercialisation and marketing to benefit the communities concerned. This chapter includes detailed case studies from Ghana and Malawi.

Ocean Drive 7 on uljas, miljoonien arvoinen rantatalo rikkaassa Hamptonsissa. Talon jyhkeä, goottilaistyylinen julkisivu kätkee kuitenkin sisälleen kammottavan menneisyyden: talossa on tapahtunut useita raakoja murhia, joita ei ole koskaan ratkaistu. Hylättyä, autiota ja huhujen mukaan kirottua taloa kutsutaan Murhataloksi, ja paikalliset kiertävät sen kaukaa. Newyorkilainen rikostutkija Jenna Murphy vietti lapsuutensa kesät Hamptonsissa, muttei ole käynyt alueella lapsuusvuosien jälkeen. Kun Jenna siirtyy poliisiksi Hamptonsiin, hollywoodilainen kykyagentti ja tämän rakastajatar löydetään murhattuina autiosta Murhatalosta. Raa’at murhat käynnistävät tapahtumaketjun, jonka keskiöön Jenna joutuu. Jennan on pantava oma henkensä peliin paljastaakseen totuuden – ennen kuin Murhatalo vaatii lisää uhreja. "Murhatalo" on täynnä tapahtumia ja käänteitä – ei ole ihme, että James Patterson on maailman myydyin trillerikirjailija. Teos on hyytävän jännittävä ja koukuttava tarina murhista, rahasta ja kostosta. James Pattersonin kirjoja on myyty 300 miljoonaa kappaletta, ja hänellä on enemmän bestseller-listojen ykköstiloja kuin kenelläkään muulla kirjailijalla. Aikuisille tarkoitettujen romaanien lisäksi Patterson on kirjoittanut useita kirjoja nuorille lukijoille. Hän myös kampanjoi lasten lukuharrastuksen puolesta. Patterson asuu Floridassa perheensä kanssa. David Ellis on Illinoisin vetoomustuomioistuimen tuomari ja yhdeksän romaanin kirjoittaja. Hänen teoksiaan ovat muun muassa "Line of Vision", josta hän sai Edgar Allan Poe -palkinnon, sekä "The Hidden Man", josta hän oli vuonna 2009 Los Angeles Times Book Prize -palkinnon ehdokkaana.

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Jenna Murphy är en hård polis från New York, men när hon dras in i ett brutalt mordfall i hennes hemstad måste hon konfrontera ett förflutet som hon helst hade velat lämna bakom sig. Nya sanningar har dragits fram ur mörkret, och Murphy måste plötsligt omvärdera flera relationer i sin närhet. Och när flera ouppklarade fall visar sig ha samband med det brutala mordet, måste Murphy ta till alla sina förmågor för att själv inte bli ett offer för den brutala, knivskarpa mördaren ... James Petterson är världens bäst säljande författare just nu. Han är känd för sina komplexa intriger och halsbrytande spänningsscener.

The Hamptons utanför New York är en av världens vackrast belägna platser, men mitt i idyllen ligger ett gammalt hus som kallas för Mordhuset. Det är en plats som har ett fruktansvärt förgånget. Flera ouppklarade mord har inträffat där, och nu när ytterligare ett dubbelmord begås där dras New York-polisen Jenna Murphy in i fallet. Jenna är tillbaka i The Hamptons, och stadens förflutna börjar långsamt nystas upp. Mordet på hennes farbror som aldrig blev uppklarat har på något sätt med det nya dubbelmordet att göra, men Jenna lyckas inte förstå hur allt hänger ihop. Och samtidigt som hon nystar i det förgångna börjar en mörk, ondskefull kraft vakna till liv i hennes närhet ... James Petterson är världens bäst säljande författare just nu. Han är känd för sina komplexa intriger och halsbrytande spänningsscener.

Jenna Murphy är en tuff polis från New York, men när hon i samband med ett uppmärksammat dubbelmord på en affärsman från Hollywood och hans älskarinna återvänder till Hamptons kan hon inte värja sig mot sitt trassliga förflutna. Inte nog med det så skedde mordet i huset där hennes farbror en gång miste livet. Jenna kommer närmare och närmare lösningen på fallet. Hon känner det på sig, för någonstans därute i skuggorna har en osynlig men ack så närvarande kraft börjat röra på sig. Någonstans begriper hon att mordet på hennes farbror är kopplat till det som nu håller på att hända, men hur? Och för att komma vidare i fallet måste hon slutligen möta sitt förgångna. Hon måste gå in i Huset, något hon drömt mardrömmar om hela sitt liv ... James Petterson är världens bäst säljande författare just nu. Han är känd för sina komplexa intriger och halsbrytande spänningsscener.

In this follow-up to the #1 bestselling thriller Invisible, every perfect murder looks like an accident, but as bodies start to pile up across the country, two FBI agents realize that something horrible is happening. FBI agent Emmy Dockery is absolutely relentless. She''s young and driven, and her unique skill at seeing connections others miss has brought her an impressive string of arrests. But a shocking new case -- unfolding across the country -- has left her utterly baffled. The victims all appear to have died by accident, and have seemingly nothing in common. But this many deaths can''t be coincidence. And the killer is somehow one step ahead of every move Dockery makes. How? To FBI special agent Harrison "Books" Bookman, everyone in the FBI is a suspect -- particularly Emmy Dockery (the fact that she''s his ex-fiancee doesn''t make it easier). But someone else is watching Dockery. Studying, learning, waiting. Until it''s the perfect time to strike.

Featured in the New York Times for his haiku poetry that he paints on driftwood and first poetry book Beach in City Island, David Ellis has been working in Harlem as a teacher for almost two decades. David fell in love with Harlem the moment he entered. "I feel the souls of those that were here before I was born, especially when I walk down Lenox Avenue." Most of the poems written in this poetry book are on display at many restaurants and cafes in Harlem, hand painted on canvas and written in frames.

Une vue imprenable sur l''océan. Dans les Hamptons, paradis estival des Américains fortunés, se dresse une imposante demeure avec vue sur l''océan. Mais on la dit maudite. Ne la surnomme-t-on pas la Villa rouge ? Une plage privée... Jenna Murphy, ancienne inspectrice new-yorkaise récemment mutée dans la région, est confrontée à un double meurtre... Un nabab d''Hollywood et sa jeune maîtresse ont été assassinés dans la maison abandonnée. ... et un secret qui pourrait être fatal ! La malédiction frapperait-elle de nouveau ? La Villa rouge n''a visiblement pas livré tous ses secrets... Et Jenna pourrait bien se voir rattrapée par son passé... Nombreux sont les rebondissements qui rythment ce roman, l''un des plus haletants qu''ait publiés le n°1 mondial du suspense.

Een villa met zeezicht, een privéstrand en een dodelijk geheim. Jenna Murphy is sinds haar jeugd niet meer in haar geboortedorp geweest, maar toch voelt ze zich er direct weer thuis. Na haar mislukte carrière bij de politie in New York, hoopt ze op een nieuw leven in het haar zo bekende en luxueuze Hamptons. Maar als een Hollywoodmagnaat en zijn minnares dood worden gevonden in een verlaten villa wordt Jenna opnieuw bij een gruwelijk onderzoek betrokken. Ze ontdekt dat het huis een duistere geschiedenis verbergt en er worden meer lichamen ontdekt. Langzaam wordt Jenna meegezogen in het geheim en ze zal haar leven moeten riskeren om de waarheid te achterhalen – voordat het moordhuis haar volgende slachtoffer eist.

The "thrilling" #1 New York Times and USA Today bestseller (Karin Slaughter): when three bodies are found in a Chicago bedroom, a black book goes missing . . . and the city has never been more dangerous. Billy Harney was born to be a cop. As the son of Chicago''s chief of detectives with a twin sister on the force, Billy plays it by the book. Teaming up with his adrenaline-junkie partner, Detective Kate Fenton, there''s nothing he wouldn''t sacrifice for his job. Enter Amy Lentini, a hard-charging assistant attorney hell-bent on making a name for herself who suspects Billy isn''t the cop he claims to be. They''re about to be linked by more than their careers. A horrifying murder leads investigators to an unexpected address-an exclusive brothel that caters to Chicago''s most powerful citizens. There''s plenty of incriminating evidence on the scene, but what matters most is what''s missing: the madam''s black book. Now with shock waves rippling through the city''s elite, everyone''s desperate to find it. As Chicago''s elite scramble to get their hands on the elusive black book, no one''s motives can be trusted. An ingenious, inventive thriller about power, corruption, and the secrets that can destroy a city, The Black Book is James Patterson at his page-turning best.

Une jeune femme, Kathy Rubinkowski, est assassinée dans un parking alors qu''elle rentre chez elle. Son portefeuille, ses clés et l''arme du crime sont rapidement retrouvés sur Tom Stoller, un sans domicile fixe à la santé mentale vacillante. Ce vétéran de la guerre d''Irak, atteint d''un syndrome de stress post-traumatique sévère, avoue le crime dont il ne garde qu''un souvenir très confus. Sollicité par la tante de l''ancien militaire, Jason Kolarish accepte de le représenter devant un tribunal. À première vue, la ligne de défense est toute trouvée : plaider la folie. Mais en étudiant le dossier, Jason découvre que Kathy Rubinkowski avait en sa possession certaines informations qu''elle n''aurait jamais dû avoir, susceptibles de mettre en jeu des milliers de vie. Pour mettre son client hors de cause, l''avocat ne dispose que de peu de temps. Une course contre la montre s''engage pour assembler toutes les pièces d''un puzzle qui se révèle complexe et dangereux. Après Caché, unanimement salué par la critique et les amateurs de thrillers, nous retrouvons ici le héros de David Ellis, toujours aussi entêté dans sa quête de la vérité. Sa nouvelle enquête plonge le lecteur dans un suspense à couper le souffle.

Descriptions of Medical Fungi. Third Edition. Sarah Kidd, Catriona Halliday, Helen Alexiou and David Ellis. 2016. This updated third edition which includes new and revised descriptions. We have endeavoured to reconcile current morphological descriptions with more recent genetic data. More than 165 fungus species are described, including members of the Zygomycota, Hyphomycetes, Dimorphic Pathogens, Yeasts and Dermatophytes. 340 colour photographs. Antifungal Susceptibility Profiles. Microscopy Stains & Techniques. Specialised Culture Media. References. 250 pages.

Although love and sex are central to Lawrence, critics have paid surprisingly little attention to the way these two topics are treated in his work. Reasons for this are suggested in the preface to this book which is written in the spirit of Wittgenstein’s claim that, when we are puzzled or challenged by a phenomenon, we should be less concerned with seeking new knowledge than putting into order what we already know. Yet those concerned by the present dip in Lawrence’s reputation (among academics, if not the general public) have to be worried by how strange and unexpected the results are when Lawrence’s dealings with love and sex are followed throughout his life and career. This is what this book undertakes to do, describing how the tortuous developments in his relationship with Jessie Chambers are reflected in his writing, his struggle against his undoubted leanings towards homosexuality, the war he declared on the concept of romantic love and how, after insisting on the idea of male dominance, he returned (although only in part) to a more humane vision of relations between the sexes in the various versions of Lady Chatterley’s Lover. Its aim is to suggest that although Lawrence is undoubtedly a major writer, his greatest achievements are not to be found where he is popularly assumed to be at his most impressive and that the authority he assumes, in his last years, when he lectures the young on love and sex, ought to be regarded as dubious.

Detective Jenna Murphy comes to the Hamptons to solve a murder -- but what she finds is more deadly than she could ever imagine. Trying to escape her troubled past and rehabilitate a career on the rocks, former New York City cop Jenna Murphy hardly expects her lush and wealthy surroundings to be a hotbed of grisly depravity. But when a Hollywood power broker and his mistress are found dead in the abandoned Murder House, the gruesome crime scene rivals anything Jenna experienced in Manhattan. And what at first seems like an open and shut case turns out to have as many shocking secrets as the Murder House itself, as Jenna quickly realizes that the mansion''s history is much darker than even the town''s most salacious gossips could have imagined. As more bodies surface, and the secret that Jenna has tried desperately to escape closes in on her, she must risk her own life to expose the truth-before the Murder House claims another victim. Full of the twists and turns that have made James Patterson the world''s #1 bestselling writer, The Murder House is a chilling, page-turning story of murder, money, and revenge.

" The goal of this self-study e-textbook is to help you quickly learn a special type of English, travel English. The e-book is written for EFL (English as a Foreign Language) students who are too busy to take a course in travel English but who still want to learn English they need for world travel. The book focuses on topics, not grammar. Grammar patterns that are useful for conversation are taught, but the focus is on topics that are important for travelers, such as going through immigration and customs, checking into a hotel, ordering at a restaurant, changing money, getting help, taking public transportation, renting cars, and shopping. Each chapter includes a short and a long conversation. Students can easily practice changing words in the long conversations by changing underlined words. The book is designed for self-study with lots of exercises on vocabulary (new words and phrases), reading comprehension, and grammar patterns; you can easily check your answers with an answer key at the bottom of each exercise. The book is written for beginners, but it can be used as a good review book for false beginners and intermediate students. The order of chapters follows the natural order of things tourists probably need to do when they travel—starting with immigration, customs, checking into a hotel, introducing yourself, and moving on to topics such as ordering at a restaurant and bar, changing money, getting around (by taxi, bus, subway, and train), and going shopping. The reading passages at the end of each chapter are written on topics that will help you avoid many problems foreign tourists have when traveling in America and other English-speaking countries. There are two chapters titled Can You Do It? (Chapters 5 and 10) that help students review important points from the e-book. Students can easily move around the book and find topics of interest by using the e-Book’s Table of Contents. Work at your own pace in order to get ready for your next trip to places all around the world where English is spoken. *Table of Contents* How Your Tablet Can Help You Learn English How to Use this Book Chapter 1: Arriving at an International Airport Immigration (Passport Control) Customs (Customs Control) Good and Bad Answers at Immigration & Customs Chapter 2: Introducing Yourself & Checking into a Hotel Introducing Yourself at a Hotel Bar Introducing Two People Checking into a Hotel Introducing Yourself in English Chapter 3: Going Out to Eat At a Fast-food Restaurant Choosing Dinner on an Airplane Ordering Dinner at a Restaurant Magic Words for Ordering Food and Drinks Chapter 4: Getting Help Talking with Hotel Staff Trying to Find a Lost Bag How to Get Help and Information at Your Hotel Chapter 5: Can You Do It? (Review Chapter for Chapters 1-4) Arriving at an International Airport in the USA Chapter 6: Getting Around by Taxi, Train, Bus or Rental Car Riding in a Taxi Calling a Taxi At a Train Station At a Subway Station On a Subway Platform 1 On a Subway Platform 2 Talking with Subway Staff At a Bus Station Renting a Car Trouble Buying Tickets Chapter 7: Changing Money & Changing Plans Changing Money at a Hotel Calling to Change Airline Reservations after Breaking an Arm Tipping in the USA Chapter 8: Making Plans for Sightseeing What Should I Do in San Francisco? Telling Time Chapter 9: Going Shopping At a Supermarket At a Shopping Mall At a Convenience Store Shopping in America Chapter 10: Can You Do It? (Review Chapter for Chapters 6-9) How to Improve Your English Speaking Skills Bonus Chapter: Welcome to Miami! Welcome to Miami! (Extra Reading) Appendix 1: Recommended Books for Self-Study Appendix 2: Slang Appendix 3: Textese (Texting Language or SMS Language) Appendix 4: For Classroom Teachers "