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Series
Gabriel Allon novels volume 22
Language
English
Description
"A gripping story of deception in the world of international fine art. Restorer and spy Gabriel Allon embarks on a dangerous hunt across Europe for the secret behind the forgery of a seventeenth-century masterpiece that has fooled experts and exchanged hands for millions"--
5) The prince
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Discover the etymology behind the common description of “Machiavellian” to describe deception, dishonesty, and cruelty to meet a goal. The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli was written as a means of governing using means that were meant to deceive and manipulate a government's constituency even to the point of advocating the use of evil as a means of political expediency."--Amazon.com.
Author
Language
English
Description
A collection of short stories. "Her characters are all unsteady on their feet in one way or another; they all yearn for connection and betterment, though each in very different ways, but they are often tripped up by their own baser impulses and existential insecurities...a master class in the varieties of self-deception across the gamut of individuals representing the human condition."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A middle-aged poet finds herself adrift in her marriage and life now that her child has moved away to college. Her job teaching Greek myth to high school boys at a prestigious New York City academy has its small pleasures-her students offer surprising insights to stories she's studied for decades-but as her debut poetry collection approaches publication she starts to notice the seams of her life becoming unloosed. The chorus of voices in her life...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"A stylish and suspenseful historical page-turner following an up-and-coming journalist who stumbles onto a web of secrets, deceptions, and mysteries at a popular new literary magazine--inspired by the true story of CIA intervention in Cold War American arts and letters"--
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
When a dying elderly man makes a deathbed confession too unbelievable to be true, journalist Heloise Kaldan becomes immersed in a dark and complicated investigation connected to a string of decades-old disappearances, and with everyone lying to her, turns to her friend, detective inspector Erik Schäfer for help.
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Ellory's once inseparable group of friends are torn apart by secrets and deception, but when a shocking incident changes their lives forever, Ellory finds that even in the present the past is everywhere.
14) Final word
Author
Series
Winterton deception volume 1
Publisher
Pixel+Ink
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Thirteen-year-old twins Hope and Gordon enter a spelling bee in a last-ditch effort to save their family from financial ruin, only to find themselves in a cut-throat competition to uncover a fortune and dark secrets about the wealthy relations they havenever known."--
Author
Series
Lady's guide novels volume 2
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"After Caroline's dear friend is kidnapped...she has no choice but to work with Lord Valentine Thorn, the same man who broke her heart. Worse, when her actions put her father's business at risk, a marriage of convenience may be her only solution...Val, the new Viscount Wrackham is in an untenable position: His father is demanding he find a respectable bride to secure the succession. Yet the only woman he's ever loved, Miss Caroline Hardcastle, is...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"In the west end of London, an apparently crazed individual is on the loose, breaking into art galleries and private homes to slash valuable paintings of women. Despite Scotland Yard's best efforts, the criminal remains at large and continues on his destructive path. When Joanna and the Watsons are called in to solve the mystery, they soon discover that although the canvases have been slashed, their backings remain pristine, with no cuts or scratches....
18) La camarera
Author
Series
Publisher
Duomo Ediciones
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"When she discovers the dead body of the infamous and wealthy Charles Black in his suite, hotel maid Molly Gray finds her orderly life upended as she becomes the prime suspect in the case and is caught in a web of deception that she has no idea how to unravel."--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In Bliss Montage, Ling Ma brings us eight wildly different tales of people making their way through the madness and reality of our collective delusions: love and loneliness, connection and possession, friendship, motherhood, the idea of home. A woman lives in a house with all her ex-boyfriends. A toxic friendship grows up around a drug that makes you invisible. An ancient ritual might heal you of anything—if you bury yourself alive. These and other...
20) Blood hina
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
In this fourth installment of Naomi Hirahara's highly acclaimed "Mas Arai" mystery series, Mas' best friend Haruo is getting married and Mas has grudgingly agreed to serve as best man. But then an ancient Japanese doll display of Haruo's fiancee goes missing, and the wedding is called off with fingers pointed at Haruo. To clear his friend's name, Mas must first uncover a world of heartbreaking memories, deception, and murder.
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