Driven by a newly discovered thirst for meaning beyond mere self-preservation, Chyna musters every inner resource she has to save an endangered girl.as moment by moment, the terrifying threat of Edgler Foreman Vess intensifies. Meet Odd Thomas, the unassuming young hero of Dean Koontzs dazzling New York Times bestseller. At first her sole aim is to get out alive-until, by chance, she learns the identity of Vess's next intended victim, a faraway innocent only she can save. We found 589 book recommendations similar to Intensity. A self-proclaimed "homicidal adventurer," Vess lives only to satisfy all appetites as they arise, to immerse himself in sensation, to live without fear, remorse or limits, to live with "intensity." Chyna is trapped in his deadly orbit.Ĭhyna is a survivor, toughened by a lifelong struggle for safety and self-respect. Past midnight, Chyna Shepard, twenty-six, gazes out a moonlit window, unable to sleep on her first night in the Napa Valley home of her best friend’s family. The 'words of wisdom' with which the novel is interspersed are direct quotations from the writings of T. Set in Napa County, California, it is about a man in his thirties who takes the law into his own hands when, out of the blue, he is threatened by an anonymous adversary. A murderous sociopath, Edgler Foreman Vess, has entered the house, intent on killing everyone inside. Intensity A Novel Dean Koontz, Click to preview 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER This ebook edition contains a special preview of Dean Koontz’s The Silent Corner. Velocity is a novel by Dean Koontz first published in 2005. Past midnight, Chyna Shepard, twenty-six, gazes out a moonlit window, unable to sleep on her first night in the Napa Valley home of her best friend's family.
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“I’m afraid Miss Westfield is prone to fits of imagination,” Miss Greyson said quickly. And a sword.” Miss Greyson groaned and put her hand to her forehead. “I hope you have another pair of stockings in there.” “I do.” Hilary met Philomena’s stare. You can leave Miss Westfield with me, and the porter will collect Miss Westfield’s bags.” She raised her eyebrows as the carriage driver deposited the golden traveling trunk on the doorstep. “I’m terribly sorry,” said Philomena, “but Miss Pimm doesn’t receive visitors. I used to go to school here, you see.” Miss Greyson smiled for the second time that day-the world was getting stranger and stranger by the minute-but Philomena didn’t smile back. “Is there any chance we could see Miss Pimm? We’re old acquaintances. Maybe talking politely to people like Philomena was something you learned at Miss Pimm’s, or maybe getting past Philomena was a sort of entrance exam. “I’m Miss Westfield’s governess,” Miss Greyson said, to Hilary’s relief. I have to show you to your room.” Hilary looked wildly at Miss Greyson. “Are you Hilary Westfield?” She sounded like she hoped it wasn’t the case. This is even in the cases where he was given a role that wasn't notable, where he was cast to try to make it so, like The Force Awakens. He's one of the very few actors I can name who I never saw truly phone in a performance. Perhaps an even greater reason for this was that no matter the film, the genre, the story, the size of the part, or even the quality of the film, it never seemed to matter for von Sydow. One of the definite reasons for this was as von Sydow was a notable performer in that he not only broke out internationally but he never lost touch with his roots either. Unlike so many actors, there was never a truly "off" decade or period for von Sydow as he managed to find notable work from his humble beginnings in Sweden all the way to the very end of his career that included highest budgeted Hollywood films. Max von Sydow's career was remarkable in itself as his managed to traverse across directors, language barriers, genres, and decades of ever changing film. It is of course with a heavy heart that one must learn of the departure of a true legend of an actor such as Max von Sydow, but within that we may all also appreciate the life, career and legacy that he left behind. Hamsun, as per usual it seems for Jan Troell, is an underrated film following the later life of a celebrated writer turned Nazi supporter. The Odyssey chronicles the ten-year journey of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, back to his home after the fall of Troy. Homer's Iliad centers on a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles during the last year of the Trojan War. Homer is considered one of the most revered and influential authors in history. Homer (/ˈhoʊmər/ Ancient Greek: Ὅμηρος, Hómēros) (born c. 8th century BC) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. 8th century BCDiedIosLanguageHomeric GreekGenreEpicSubjectEpic CycleNotable worksIliadOdyssey Roman copy of a lost Hellenistic original of the 2nd c. For other uses, see Homer (disambiguation), Homerus (disambiguation) and Homeric (disambiguation). Reputed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey This sense of urgency is not found in the original story. He wants the investigation concluded before the track is cleared and the train proceeds to Brod as he does not want to involve the local police. Bianchi gets worried when a rescue train with a snow plough arrives. However, in this portrayal he moves into the Pullman carriage. Similar to the novel, he moves out of his compartment in the Istanbul-Calais coach so that Poirot can occupy it. The name is changed to Senor Bianchi and he is Italian. In the 1974 film, this character is played by Martin Balsam. Portrayals Murder on the Orient Express (1974) 1.5 Murder on the Orient Express (2017).1.4 Agatha Christie's Poirot: Murder on the Orient Express (2010).1.3 Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (2006). 1.2 Murder on the Orient Express (2001).1.1 Murder on the Orient Express (1974). Hospital of the Transfiguration (1948) – partly autobiographical novella about a doctor working in a Polish asylum during World War II, centred on a German Nazi euthanasia program Action T4.In 2009 for the first time a long excerpt from Chapter 1 was translated into English by Peter Swirski and published, with permission of Lem's family, in the online literary magazine Words Without Borders. The Man from Mars (1946) – short novel, originally published in a magazine serial form.His works were translated into 40 languages and over 30 million copies have been sold. Stanisław Lem was a Polish writer, best known for his science fiction. This the list of works of Stanisław Lem and its adaptations. Courteous, daring, resourceful, Concordia and Ambrose can't wait to ravish each other repeatedly. Concordia returns the favor by helping Ambrose investigate the mysterious death of a London woman. Ambrose escorts the lovely fugitives to safety, protecting them from the criminal mastermind and his aristocratic partner who'd kept them as part of a dastardly plan to use them for profit and pleasure. Concordia Glade, a teacher with past secrets and unconventional ideas about educating women, meets Ambrose Wells, a "private inquiry agent" with secrets of his own and an unusual tattoo, as she and her four orphaned pupils flee Aldwick Castle, which they have set on fire to hide their escape. Quick (aka Jayne Ann Krentz) gives her fans what they want in her latest historical romance, set in a movieland Victorian England. Broken times they may be, but as India, America and Britain lurch to the right, their fates appear conjoined in a globalised world.ĭon Quixote is often credited as the first realist novel in western literature. Rushdie argues that such broken migrant families are the “best mirrors of our times, shining shards that reflect the truth”. The Author is tormented by his estrangement from his son and his lawyer sister, “Jack”, who is dying of cancer in London. Sometimes, it reads like the work of a man trying to have the final word on everything before the world endsīut their quest is soon revealed as a story within a story, written by an Indian-born spy novelist as a late-in-life attempt at experimental fiction. On their travels, Quichotte and Sancho duly encounter racists, opioids, humans who turn into mastodons, crickets who speak Italian and guns that talk. But even the most unlikely romance seems possible in the “Age-of-Anything-Can-Happen”. Just as Cervantes’s hidalgo lost his mind after reading too many romances, so Quichotte has had his brain addled by trash TV. Tatum can't act (everybody knows that) but he still is very good in most of his scenes. There are some beautiful shots of Chicago and a good music score. The movie never gets too syrupy and doesn't try to force the audience to cry. It's worth seeing but so is the movie! It's pretty well-done and I was never bored. I won't lie-I went to see this to see Tatum's butt shot (which lasts all of 12 seconds). Leo is determined to help her regain her memory but her nasty parents (Sam Neill and Jessica Lange) don't like him and want her to live with them and let Leo go. They're both fine but Paige has completely lost her memory of the previous years-including meeting Leo, falling in love and marrying him. Leo (Channing Tatum) and Paige (Rachel McAdams) have been happily married for 4 years. He almost immediately stumbles across Jane who basically laughs at him and walks away. Even though he has absolutely no experience or training in law enforcement or as a bounty hunter, Samuel decides he’s going to capture her. Since she never called him again, Samuel felt justified in running her over with a car and breaking her leg shortly after that. There may be a personal revenge motive for Samuel in this because Jane is the girl who seduced him and took his virginity in high school. Desperate for cash, he blackmails his pervert cousin who runs a bail bonds agency into letting him go after a cop named Jane Morellie who was accused of murder and then skipped. So Samuel Plum is an underwear buyer for a retail store who has recently lost his job. It’s Gender Reversal Day here on Goodreads as I review One for the Money. |