New Releases by Peter Jay

A remote island, an impossible riddle, a determined killer . . . Ready for some family catch-up time before her next food consulting job, Ruth Morgan arrives at Ivywick Island. But no sooner does she step foot off the boat, than her sister asks for help locating a missing will. Without it, Margaret and her husband are about to lose their home and everything they''ve worked for. Ruth agrees, not only out of loyalty, but for the chance to atone for past mistakes where she put her love of solving mysteries before family. However, there''s far more at play than a simple document, and things take a nasty turn when Ruth finds their beloved butler murdered. With a riddle obscuring the will''s hiding place, and every choice Ruth makes bringing her family closer to danger, can she solve the puzzles before the killer strikes again? A series of light-hearted and absorbing whodunnits with a fun amateur sleuth. For fans of modern British mysteries, cozy settings, and female detectives.

One cruise ship, six passengers, no escape . . . As a freelance food consultant, Ruth Morgan travels Britain, advising restaurants, cafes, and hotels on their menus and recipes. So when she''s hired to work on board the Ocean Odyssey, she looks forward to gaining her sea legs. However, when someone throws the captain overboard on the first night, Ruth and five other mysterious passengers discover they''ve sailed into a death trap, and it''s clear the killer won''t stop. On a ship now adrift in the middle of the ocean, with no way to call for help, the dire situation forces Ruth to dust off her amateur sleuthing skills. She wants to help her fellow guests survive through the next three days, but can she unmask the killer before she becomes their next victim? The first in a series of absorbing whodunnits with a fun amateur sleuth. A light-hearted escape for fans of modern British mysteries and female detectives, plus authors like M.C. Beaton, Faith Martin, and Richard Osman.

When someone murders New York’s leading crime boss, despite him being surrounded by advanced security, the event throws the underworld into chaos. Before anyone can figure out how the killer did it, he dies under mysterious circumstances and takes his secret to the grave. Emma’s uncle asks her to investigate. She’s reluctant to get involved, especially after the traumatic events back in London, but with Nightshade’s unique brand of encouragement, they figure out how the killer reached one of the most protected men in the world. However, their lives are complicated when another member of the Syndicate is murdered, seemingly by the hands of the same deceased perpetrator. Emma and Nightshade now find themselves in way over their heads, caught up in a race against time, trying to solve clues and expose a web of deception, but they may not be quick enough to stop a war.--from back cover

Who do the Mob turn to when they have a murder to solve? When the fiancée of a London crime boss turns up dead in a rival gang''s warehouse, Emma, the daughter of both families, promises to assist Nightshade, an eccentric private detective, with the investigation. As Emma and Nightshade piece together a series of cryptic clues, they uncover an ingenious plot and line up the suspects. However, another murder of a high-ranking family member derails their progress and threatens civil war. Now dragged into a world she''s fought hard to avoid, and with time running out, Emma must do everything she can to help Nightshade catch the killer. Book One in a gripping, fast-paced Crime Thriller series with murder, mystery, and unexpected twists. Nightshade: A Private Detective Working for the Mob

Trapped Inside Alien Video Game. SEND HELP! When a British teenager moves to Colorado, he has no idea what secrets he''s about to uncover. Leo''s grandpa is one in a million; warm, kind, and hiding a UFO beneath his hilltop observatory. Grandma Alice vanished the night of the crash. The world thinks she went hiking in the woods and never returned. The truth is far stranger-she fell into an alien video game. Grandpa John has searched for her ever since, played levels, completed tasks, all to no avail. While his grandfather is away, Leo sneaks into the game himself, alone, determined to solve the mystery, believing he''s the hero who will reunite their family. However, in a universe filled with technology and magic, with real danger and disaster at every turn, nothing will be so simple, and the smallest misstep could mean losing everything...

Where should they go? 70 million displaced refugees and asylum seekers with no passport, no money, and no worldly goods. In 380 B.C. Plato wrote about the "Ideal City," but it wasn''t until 1516 AD that Sir Thomas More invented the word, "Utopia," translated from Greek as "good place," that is in need of a new, contemporary interpretation. It is within the framework of utopia that the City of Refugees represents a place that transcends the fate of the refugee and the reason they were torn from their homeland and not given safe haven fleeing their country. It is a concept for a new city that welcomes these optimistic people looking for a place to be free from oppression. The City of Refugees is a soft place to land that believes in the future. The University of Houston College of Architecture + Design with 135 students is proposing four cities on four continents as prototypes that represent a real Utopia for housing the unprecedented migration of people moving across borders. This UN-sponsored, free economic zone for the four cities can be funded by small fractions of the defense budgets appropriated by the UN. The innovative cities create a platform for a new, multi-ethnic society based upon justice, tolerance, and economically viable with a net zero energy consumption within a sustainable environment. The new three-dimensional cities redefine the concept of streets by no longer needing cars creating a real utopia for those with no voice.

Die Welt soll gerechter werden! Sie wollen die Welt gerechter machen, indem sie den Armen geben, was sie den Reichen nehmen: fünf Kids, die als die »Street Warriors« in einem Geheimversteck im Londoner Untergrund leben. Alle fünf sind Experten auf ihrem Gebiet: Jack hackt jeden Code, Charlie versteht Technik wie niemand sonst, für Slink ist keine Fassade zu hoch, Wren ist eine Meisterin der Täuschung, und dank Obi sind alle überall und jederzeit miteinander vernetzt. Als sie auf den Supercomputer P.R.O.T.E.U.S. stoßen, vor dem kein Geheimnis dieser Welt mehr sicher ist, ist den Street Warriors schlagartig klar: Dieser Rechner darf niemals in die falschen Hände geraten ... Diese Reihe ist unter dem Titel »City Heroes« erstmals erschienen.

The Urban Outlaws have been infected! Hector Del Sarto used them to spread the deadly Medusa virus and now the whole of London is in lockdown. Only Hector and his father have the antidote. Can Jack, Charlie, Obi, Slink and Wren work together to bring down the Del Sartos once and for all? The whole city depends on them! The Urban Outlaws face their toughest challenge yet in the final book of this high-octane adventure series for fans of Robert Muchamore, Anthony Horowitz and Alex Scarrow. urbanoutlawsbunker.com

Die City Heroes sind geschlagen – zumindest glaubt das Computer-Ass Hector, der den zerstörerischsten Virus aller Zeiten gestohlen hat. Aber um Jack und sein Team auszuschalten, muss sich der Bösewicht schon mehr einfallen lassen, als einfach nur über den Atlantik zu verschwinden. Natürlich sind ihm die City Heroes dicht auf den Fersen. In den USA wollen sie Hector endgültig zur Strecke bringen. Doch jetzt ist höchste Konzentration und schnelles Handeln gefragt, denn wenn Hector den Virus als Hacking-Tool nutzt, wird das die ganze Welt erschüttern! Ob es ihnen auch diesmal gelingt, einen genialen Coup zu landen?

The Urban Outlaws face their biggest challenge yet. They have to break into the Facility and find the ultimate weapon – Medusa – before Hector does. But there are five levels of security to crack and a mystery room that has Jack sweating whenever he thinks about it. But the clock is ticking. Hector is determined to have the weapon and release doomsday, and it is down to the Urban Outlaws to stop him. Can Jack come up with a plan in time? The tension is high and the shocks are breathtaking in the fourth book of this high-octane adventure series for fans of Robert Muchamore, Anthony Horowitz and Alex Scarrow. urbanoutlawsbunker.com

When an ally betrays the Urban Outlaws and steals a dangerous computer virus, the kids have no choice but to team up with a shadowy figure known as "The Shepherd" to take down their foe. Even though the kids aren''t sure who to trust, their jobs--and more importantly, their lives--are at stake if they don''t take a chance. To track the virus, the Outlaws venture from London to the United States. As they explore the unfamiliar streets and secret passageways of New York City and Los Angeles, they once again risk everything to save themselves . . . and the world. Reviewers have compared the Urban Outlaws series to Alex Rider, James Bond, and a modern day Robin Hood. This latest middle-grade adventure is filled with non-stop action and is not to be missed.

Urbanization and a changing climate have encouraged more discussion as to how the urban heat island affects humans and society. This research examines three temperature variables (air temperature, apparent temperature, and surface skin temperature) across the Jackson, Mississippi metropolitan area to determine if intra-city thermal variability in select neighborhoods and business districts is connected to the built environment of each location. Using hand-held observation equipment, official weather observations from nearby airports, and land cover data from the United States Geological Survey, this research suggests that the built environment is contributing to the thermal variability around the city; however, the fine scale variations require closer investigation of the built environment around them to confirm or deny their role in the variations. Some sustainable urban design recommendations such as street shading and increasing the tree canopy are included for select areas throughout the Jackson Metro (Lakeland Drive, the Governor’s Mansion, etc.).

"The world''s most destructive computer virus has been unleashed, and it''s up to the Urban Outlaws--five tough kids dedicated to bringing justice to their city--to destroy it"--

The first in a brand new middle-grade series, this nonstop, gadget-filled adventure is sure to capture fans of Alex Rider and NERDS alike.

Peter Jay Shippy''s long anticipated fourth collection is a wickedly playful journey into America''s heart of darkness

Presents a tutorial for painting with acrylics, with step-by-step instructions for four projects; tips and techniques; and information for the layering process to help a novice achieve a finished product.

Provides information on using three debugging tools on the Linux/Unix platforms, covering such topics as inspecting variables and data structures, understanding segmentation faults and core dumps, using catchpoints and artificial arrays, and avoiding debu

In recent years, interest has increased in restoring Oregon white oak (Quercus garryana Dougl. ex Hook.) and prairie landscapes in the Pacific Northwest, especially where elements of historical plant communities are intact. We evaluated the effect of alternative management scenarios on the extent and condition of Oregon white oak, the extent of prairie, and the harvest and standing volumes of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) within a 2934-ha portion of Fort Lewis, Washington (named the Tenalquot Planning Area for the purpose of the project). A landscape-level analysis of the scenarios was completed using a geographic information system, a forest growth model (ORGANON), and landscape visualization software (EnVision). The scenarios ranged from no active management to restoration of the historical extent of oak and prairies within the planning area. The results indicate that the window of opportunity for restoring oak and prairie landscapes in the Puget Sound lowlands and other regions is small, and aggressive management is needed to maintain or enhance these landscapes. The project demonstrates the value of landscape-level analyses and the use of new technologies for conveying the results of alternative management scenarios.

Poetry. A book-length narrative poem, or a novella-in-verse if you prefer, HOW TO BUILD THE GHOST IN YOUR ATTIC is a novel-poem with a literary sci-fi bent, a shadow-text to Oedipus written in a style that is up-to-the-minute. With wit, dynamism, and cutting senses of urgency and humor, Iowa Prize winner Peter Jay Shippy tells the tale of Isaac Makepeace Watt, a melancholy man living in a Thebes that is much like contemporary America. The House of Cadmus still rules (and will fall), but they only appear in the poem as media white noise. Isaac''s concerns are personal, his father''s illness and his own moral decrepitude. There are talking monkeys, plagues, oracles, and nano-robots-you know, the usual agoramania.

The primary purpose of this thesis is to explain the benefits and limitations of modular construction as it pertains to primarily wood-frame, multifamily housing in the United States. This thesis attempts to educate the consumer/builder/developer about what the modular construction process entails from beginning to end. Long term demographic trends point to a steady and increasing need for housing production. Decreasing development yields and increasing construction costs and regulations are making it more difficult for the market to meet this need. It is the authors'' goal that the knowledge contained in this thesis helps to introduce developers to the basic issues involved in this relatively underutilized but potentially beneficial process.

This study indicated that descriptive assessment results had low consistency with each other, 8/24 (33%) agreements between assessments, and that the outcomes of two of the three descriptive assessments (i.e., the interview and checklist) also had low agreement with the functional analyses with 3/8 (38%) agreements. However, the direct observations agreed with the functional analyses conclusions for all 4/4 (100%) of the participants. These results do not support the concurrent validity of the three descriptive assessments or the construct validity of the checklist or the interview, but do support the construct validity of direct observations.

“Ah, writ happens.” Like the con men who rely on thieves'' Latin to ply their trade, the poems in Peter Jay Shippy''s award-winning collection don''t play well with other poems. They are difficult. They rave. They are unsettling and blunt. They crash cars and ride tsunamis and hitch rides on tugs. They also provide a contemporary, ironic, and tender view of America, all the while layering wordplay, cleverness, and sentiment.

This booklet aims to assist parishes in deciding whether the lighting in their church is capable of improvement, and if so, in what way. It addresses the assessment of church lighting schemes, different types of light sources, lighting design, controls and maintenance.