Join over For five hundred years, the great southern empire of Hastinapura has flourished, ruling the world of Isavalta with an iron fist. But nothing lasts forever. The day of her womanhood ceremony finds Princess Natharie of Sindhu happily celebrating with her family, joyfully awaiting her marriage to a prince of another realm. The day of her womanhood ceremony finds Princess Natharie of Sindhu happily celebrating with her family, joyfully awaiting her marriage to a prince of another.
Here Jansson takes a darker look at the subjects that animate the best of her work, from her sensitive tale of island life, The Summer. This is a science fantasy about Max Von Doria and his wife Cutta who are brilliant scientists within their own fields of study.
With mandatory retirement looming on the horizon, longtime British Intelligence operative Sam McCready must allow his remarkable history of service--involving intrigue, deception, and murder--to decide his fate. New York Times bestseller Alison Goodman's eagerly awaited new project -- a Regency adventure starring a stylish and intrepid demon-hunter! The case resurrects Grant's old demons, forcing him to face a haunting tragedy from his past. When Montgomery uncovers a nationwide web of deceit and murder, he must match wits with a ruthless public official and an unknown deadly enemy.
Welcome to Vale Hall, the school for aspiring con artists. But she soon learns that Vale chooses students not so much for their scholastic talent as for their extracurricular activities, such as her time spent conning rich North Shore kids out of their extravagant allowances.
At first, Brynn jumps at the chance to help the school in its mission to rid the city of corrupt officials—because what could be better than giving entitled jerks what they deserve?
Deceiving the Deceivers Author : S. In this riveting book, S. Hamrick draws on documentary evidence concealed for almost half a century in reconstructing the complex series of — events that led British intelligence to identify all three as Soviet agents. Hamrick also introduces compelling evidence of a — British disinformation initiative using Philby to mislead Moscow on Anglo-American retaliatory military capability in the event of Soviet aggression in Western Europe. Engagingly written and impressively documented, Deceiving the Deceivers breaks new ground in reinterpreting the final espionage years of three infamous spies and in clarifying fifty years of conjecture, confusion, and error in Anglo-American intelligence history.
Popular Books. Fear No Evil by James Patterson. Mercy by David Baldacci. From This Moment by Melody Grace. He knows the military mindset and it's actually quite thrilling when the characters act in a way that you can believe despite the premise! So maybe, "plodding" isn't a great adjective.
There's a long, deliberate build-up to a nail-biting end. Masters also knows the physical ground and writes about it lovingly. You can feel, smell and taste Master's India. Great stuff that gets the blood rushing. It's also interesting to note, that for a man of the WWII generation- he is more of a "Feminist" writer than many action writers today. His writes women as people, and not damsels in distress.
Though he doesn't ignore the vulnerabilities of his female characters vulnerabilities not uncommon to either gender he puts women in dangerous situations in which they have agency and the ability to contribute to solving the problems at hand. This is the second novel of his that I've read, in which the male protagonists wouldn't have achieved what they did without the collaboration of their female partners. Very unusual for an action novel published in the early 's!
I'm kind of sold on Masters. I'm going to be going through the rest of his "Savage Family Series". Cracking, brilliant stuff. Mar 15, Laura rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: 3Ms, Chrissie. Shelves: audio-books , hf-india , read After I've watched this fantastic movie thanks Bettie!! View 2 comments. Feb 05, Murray rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: lovers of gripping yarns.
This was out of print when I last looked. One of the best "gripping yarns" ever. I'm not sure, but a real page turner. Jul 17, Roger Norman rated it liked it. I read Bhowani Junction in the early s, my first introduction to the thronging Indian subcontinent. Wikipedia gives alternative estimates of the Thuggee deathcount, ranging from , to two million. The narrative of The Deceivers is of its time, somewhat overblown and melodramatic, dependent on unlikely coincidence, but still readable and engaging.
The detail of the landscape Jubbulpor-Nagpur-Allahabad , well-known to the author, is attractively reproduced, the details of Indian village life and 19th century travel struck me as authentic. Most readers of today will prefer the less melodramatic and more elaborately constructed fictions of Paul Scott. William Savage, an area official in the East India Company discovers a mass grave.
When his superiors show little interest he decides to hunt down and infiltrate the murderers. Apparently over 1 million travellers were murdered by Thuggee followers, wh William Savage, an area official in the East India Company discovers a mass grave.
Apparently over 1 million travellers were murdered by Thuggee followers, who raised the act of befriending and then mugging into a quasi-religious experience.
Jul 21, Alex Anderson rated it really liked it. An unexpectedly good book. Written in , this work could have been written in one of many eras, perhaps excluding the politically correct one that we currently find ourselves imprisoned in. He also does a fairly good job of representing the ambivalent mechanisms and mindset of British Imperialism in a relatively unjudgemental way that Allows t An unexpectedly good book.
He also does a fairly good job of representing the ambivalent mechanisms and mindset of British Imperialism in a relatively unjudgemental way that Allows the reader scope for his own interpretations that I found refreshing. The finish was rather abrupt, not particularly smooth or brilliant.
But other than this flaw, which is substantial, the book is a good bit of writing. Jul 08, Pam Keevil rated it really liked it. Skip to content. The Deceiver. The Deceiver Book Review:. The Deceivers. The Deceivers Book Review:. The True Deceiver. The True Deceiver Book Review:. The Dreamer and the Deceiver. The Dreamer and the Deceiver Book Review:. Maid or Wife or the Deceiver deceived A musical comedy in two acts etc. Author : Jennifer A. Nielsen Publsiher : Scholastic Inc. Greystone Secrets 2 The Deceivers.
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Just Deceivers Book Review:. And for Natalie, the lies of the other world include some she wishes were actually true. The second book in the Greystone Secrets series, The Deceivers, by bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix, continues the twisty and suspenseful story of the Greystone kids and examines the power of the truth—or a lie—to alter lives, society, and even an entire reality.
A high-stakes adventure full of teamwork with a multifaceted mystery and complex themes. Author : C. Bren Cameron, Tabini's human paidhi, decides to return to his recovered home on the coast, but when Tabini's son Cajeiri flees his responsibilities to join Bren, Tabini sends the boy's great-grandmother, Ilisidi, to find him. Najida, Bren's coastal home, is no longer the safe haven it once was. For a neighbor's estate—the ancestral home of Lord Geigi, a close associate of Bren's—has been left without strong leadership.
Lord Geigi now resides on the atevi space station, and in his absence, rebel clans have infiltrated his home. When these rebels attack Bren's home, the paidhi has no choice but to recall Lord Geigi from space. With Lord Geigi, Ilisidi, Bren, and Cajeiri all under one roof, they pose an irresistible target for the enemy. Can these four powerful individuals overcome their adversaries and end this guerilla war that is the last vestige of revolution? The long-running Foreigner series can also be enjoyed by more casual genre readers in sub-trilogy installments.
Deceiver is the 11th Foreigner novel, and the 2nd book in the fourth subtrilogy. A desperate phone call from an old acquaintance plunges forensic psychiatrist Claire Roget into an explosive situation with echoes in her own past. Forensic psychiatrist Dr Claire Roget finds it impossible to refuse when she receives a desperate phone call from an old acquaintance, obstetrician Charles Tissot.
One of his patients, Heather Kimble, alleges that Tissot seduced her at a party and that he is the father of her unborn child. His career on the line, Charles begs Claire to expose Heather's fragile mental state and discredit her wild claims. With a history of making similar false allegations, her two previous babies having suffered unexplained cot deaths, Heather's accusations would appear to be nothing more than the result of a damaged mind.
But as Claire delves further, it becomes clear that Charles hasn't been telling her the whole truth. Could Heather's story possibly have some merit? And is her unborn child in danger? Emil is a wanderer, a fugitive from an unjust law, and being alive is his only crime.
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