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While Elizabeth wrestles with her conscience (and a gun), Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim chase down the clues with help from old friends and new. Suddenly the cold case has become red hot. A decade-old cold case-their favorite kind-leads them to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers. Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club are concerned. It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal. “ The Bullet That Missed hits on every front. “The quartet of aging amateur sleuths…remain wonderful company,” -the New York Times Book Review A new mystery is afoot in the third book in the Thursday Murder Club series from million-copy bestselling author Richard Osman. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “I take a hotel room and ask them to take everything off the walls so there’s me, the Bible, Roget’s Thesaurus and some good, dry sherry, and I’m at work by 6:30,” she said. 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Here is a quick description and cover image of book The Wicked, Wicked Ladies in the Haunted House written by Mary Chase which was published in September 1, 1968. ![]() Brief Summary of Book: The Wicked, Wicked Ladies in the Haunted House by Mary Chase ![]() ![]() ![]() Much of the book’s contents are premised off Golden’s 1992 conversations with Mineko Iwasaki, one of – if not the most – famous geisha at the height of her fame during the 60s and 70s. *To add a disclaimer, since this book is a whopping 448 pages, that was a very condensed summary it barely captures the novel’s essence, much less its subplots and finer details. The story pretty much tells itself at this point, with several meandering subplots and twists. ![]() Compared to earlier years that were abound with dramatics and jealous opponents, she quickly rises to a height of staggering success and fame in the community. After becoming a popular maiko, she quickly ‘turns the collar’ and becomes a full-fledged geisha. Classed as a historical fiction, it details the story of Chiyo ( geisha name: Sayuri) who was born into a coastal fishing village, before being sold into an okiya where she undergoes arduous training to become a maiko (apprentice geisha ). Memoirs of a Geisha was written by the eponymous American author, Arthur Golden. ![]() ![]() "The colors are rich and warm, and the gestures and expressions speak of elemental drama, exaggerated and yet formalized, and with occasional playful detail. An excellent contribution." -Kirkus Reviews ![]() Five legends appear at the end, each succinctly stated and with a single illustration-a good way to differentiate between the historical and the apocryphal. "DePaola's rich colors are somewhat muted here, and beautifully balanced the whole effect is decorative, reverent, and serene. This well-designed entry has perennial appeal." -Publishers Weekly ![]() Patrick, including the snakes and the shamrock. Readers will particularly enjoy the addition of five legends about St. His signature style is well showcased here and, as he did in The Lady of Guadalupe, dePaola effectively integrates both the tones and design elements of (in this case) Celtic art into his renderings. "Fans of the prolific dePaola's heartfelt celebrations of religious themes will welcome this handsome picture-book biography. ![]() |