Cette auteure navigue avec maestrie dans le genre du roman policier, tissant souvent des mystères complexes qui explorent des dilemmes moraux ardus. Sa prose se distingue par une perspicacité aiguë des personnages et des descriptions d'ambiance saisissantes, conférant à ses récits une qualité unique et évocatrice. Elle s'aventure également dans la fiction pour jeunes adultes, explorant des univers fantastiques peuplés de protagonistes originaux. S'appuyant sur son expérience de journaliste et d'enquêteuse privée agréée, sa narration possède une authenticité et un ancrage remarquables.
Ditch the Self-Doubt Tax, Unlock Humble Confidence
240pages
9 heures de lecture
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Filled with secrets from a therapist's toolkit, this is a must-have handbook for optimising your mental health. Dr Julie's simple but expert advice and powerful coping techniques will help you stay resilient no matter what life throws your way
Determination shines through the story of Julie, a spirited Scottish girl who overcomes the challenges of wearing leg braces after a serious illness. Despite being advised against dreaming big, Julie's unwavering belief in herself drives her to pursue her aspirations. This heartwarming tale emphasizes themes of resilience, love, and encouragement, offering inspiration to those facing physical and emotional struggles in their lives.
A fresh look at historical advertising through a series of thematic and
chronological juxtapositions. Richly illustrated, this book features a range
of topics from Art to Zeitgeist, showcasing how nineteenth- and early
twentieth-century advertisements often capture the spirit of their age and can
be rich repositories of information about our past.
When PI Talba Wallis receives a frantic call from Orleans Parish Prison, she’s shocked to hear from Angie, her boss's lawyer daughter, who has been arrested for drug possession. Angie claims the drugs were planted as retaliation for her activism against Judge Buddy Champagne, the marina owner accused of illegal activities. Talba and her boss, Eddie, are determined to help her. Going undercover as a housekeeper for Judge Champagne, Talba discovers a dysfunctional household reminiscent of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," complete with a weak son and a glamorous daughter-in-law, while the judge’s fiancée, the beautiful Kristin LaGarde, adds complexity to the mix. As Talba investigates, she uncovers disturbing details, including a suspicious death at the marina and the judge's connections to bail bondsmen, revealing a web of corruption. When the scandal escalates and Judge Champagne is found dead, Talba is unexpectedly tasked with the investigation. She must uncover whether the judge's death was a political assassination or a result of family betrayal.
Having chased corrupt evangelist and dangerous presidential hopeful Errol Jacomine for years, New Orleans detective Skip Langdon finds her loved ones targeted and realizes that Jacomine is so carefully disguised that nobody recognizes him.
Arthur Hebert, ein von seinen Kindern gefürchteter und gehasster Partriarch, kann an der Eröffnung seines noblen Casinos in New Orleans nicht mehr teilnehmen: Er wurde in seinem eigenen Esszimmer, über der traditionellen Montagsmahlzeit aus roten Bohnen und Reis, niedergeschossen... In diesem spannenden Krimi aus Julie Smiths preisgekrönter New-Orleans-Serie gerät die unkonventionelle Polizistin Skip Langdon bei der Suche nach dem Mörder wieder einmal selbst in höchste Gefahr.