![]() ![]() ![]() Violet is somewhat flat at the start of the book, focusing only on her sisters and how she compares to them. PaperQuake is a slow-paced mystery that takes some time to really capture the reader’s attention. In the end, Violet must prevent a tragedy from happening and face her fears. As Violet gathers more clues, she becomes more confident and self-reliant. Each letter takes Violet a step closer to solving the mystery of “V” and Hal’s romance. However, when each quake hit, Violet receives a mysterious message written during the months surrounding the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. And, now that a series of earthquakes is hitting the Bay Area, she’s the one that’s terrified of quakes. But to the rest of her family, she will always be Baby, the one who needs looking after because of her weak heart. Violet, the youngest of the triplets, wants nothing more than to be just like her sisters. ![]()
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![]() ![]() In 1919 London, demobilised soldier Tommy Beresford reunites with his childhood friend and war volunteer Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley. Reviews were generally positive on this adventure, which manages to keep the identity of the arch-criminal secret to the very end. They are hired for a job that leads them both to many dangerous situations, meeting allies as well, including an American millionaire in search of his cousin. Childhood friends Tommy Beresford and Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley meet and agree to start their own business as The Young Adventurers. ![]() The Great War is over, and jobs are scarce. The book introduces the characters of Tommy and Tuppence who feature in three other Christie novels and one collection of short stories the five Tommy and Tuppence books span Agatha Christie's writing career. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) and the US edition at $1.75. The Secret Adversary is the second published detective fiction novel by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in January 1922 in the United Kingdom by The Bodley Head and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company later in that same year. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “e’ve wired the world,” he writes, “but failed to secure it.” Noting how easy it is to hack into computer systems, most notably smartphones, Goodman first describes the present era of digital crime, from cyberattacks on companies (Target, Sony) to the failure to protect information by data brokers and social media to the growth in identity theft (13 million Americans affected annually) to digital surveillance, cyberstalking and hate crimes. ![]() In this highly readable and exhaustive debut, he details the many ways in which hackers, organized criminals, terrorists and rogue governments are exploiting the vulnerability of our increasingly connected society. “We are now entering the great age of digital crime,” warns Goodman, a former police detective–turned–cybercrime consultant and founder of the Future Crimes Institute. An alarming view of the burgeoning dark side of the Internet. ![]() ![]() From the opening tale to the closing sentence of the last story, there is no doubt that Castro is in control and quickly becoming a master of the genre. ![]() This book is a showcase for her voice to shine through and Castro takes full advantage of this. There are some very bizarre happenings in these tales. There is a lot of sex and violence throughout and those who are faint of heart may be a bit shocked with some of the stories. ![]() Castro has a strong voice rooted in her heritage and it comes through in this collection. Many of the same themes from Queen of the Cicadas are present in this collection. I was happy to get a review copy of the book and was hoping to find the same type of eerie stories in the collection as I did in Castro’s novel. ![]() Luckily, the wait was not too long and a collection of short stories from the author, Mestiza Blood, is coming in January from Flame Tree Press. I ended up really enjoying it and looking forward to something else from the author. Castro, I had no idea what to expect from the book. ![]() |