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Gero may be a master assassin, but he’s not exactly killing it in the
romance department! Can marriage swindler Kinosaki help him find true
love?
Poison Master Hikaru Gero is about to take on his most challenging
assignment yet—getting married! But after training his entire life to
become one of the world’s deadliest assassins, Gero couldn’t be more
clueless when it comes to the art of dating. Thankfully, marriage
swindler Mei Kinosaki knows everything there is to know about love, and
together, this unlikely pair is going to do whatever it takes to get
Gero hitched—even if they have to take on the entire criminal
underworld in the process!
After assessing Gero’s romantic qualities (or lack thereof), Kinosaki
decides the best strategy to find Gero a wife is to use his impressive
talents as an assassin instead! Together they respond to a job listing
to rescue Himekawa, an art thief who’s been taken hostage—but with a
water master now standing in their way, their plan takes a turn for the
worse! Can Gero win this fierce battle of poison versus water and take
his first step toward marital bliss?
An epic confrontation years in the making–the DARKEST HOUR event continues!
Tommy finds himself up against pure malevolence, watching in horror as his friends turn into something else entirely… something evil. As Dark Specter’s power grows, former friends will battle for the fate of the multiverse, while Mistress Vile is grappling with the ramifications of what she’s released. These two villains may be the Rangers’ only hope for discovering the answers our heroes seek within the Morphin Grid. And in a race to secure a Master Arch, the last Ranger anyone expected is the only one to arrive… but it’s far from over as the lines between hero and villain blur even further, with the ensuing battle bringing a beloved character’s journey to an end…
Fan-favorite Power Rangers creators, including writer Melissa Flores (Spider-Gwen: Smash) and artist Simona Di Gianfelice (Firefly: Return to the Earth That Was) along with artists Marco Renna (Rogue Sun) and Adam Gorham (The Witcher: The Lesser Evil) dim the lights even further in the Power Rangers’ DARKEST HOUR! Collects Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #115-118.
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The Widow of Bath
(Paperback)
Margot Bennett; Introduction by Martin Edwards
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R310
R241
Discovery Miles 2 410
Save R69 (22%)
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'There are a dozen clever deceptions in the book, twice as many as
most writers would have given us.' - Julian Symons in Bloody Murder
Hugh Everton was intent on nothing more than quietly drinking in
the second-rate hotel he found himself in on England's south coast
- and then in walked his old flame Lucy and her new husband and
ex-Judge, Gregory Bath. Entreated by Lucy to join her party for an
evening back at the Bath residence, Hugh is powerless to resist,
but when the night ends with the judge's inexplicable murder he is
pitched back into a world of chaos and crime - a world he had tried
to escape for good. First published in 1952, The Widow of Bath
offers intricate puzzles, international intrigue and a richly
evoked portrait of post-war Britain, all delivered with Bennett's
signature brand of witty and elegant prose.
The original U.S. blurb says it well, '. . .But some readers
consider her short stories the best vehicle for her impeccable
craftsmanship, her peerless ability to sketch in a few deft lines a
man or woman in a brief moment of destiny - tragic, comic, absurd
or moving. These fourteen new stories are once again evidence of
her wit and irony, her grace and poise.' A Spirit Rises comprises
fourteen stories: Youth and the Lady; The Locum Tenens; The Fifth
of November; A Question of Disposal; Barnby Robinson; In a Shaken
House; The Old Nun; Randolph; On Living for Others; A Dressmaker; A
Spirit Rises; The Snow Guest; During a Winter Night; A Work of Art.
Many of the stories first appeared in The New Yorker which makes
the dedication to William Maxwell all the more appropriate. A
Spirit Rises is one of four collections of Sylvia Townsend Warner's
short stories that Faber Finds are reissuing: Winter in the Air; A
Spirit Rises; A Stranger with a Bag; Scenes of Childhood. 'Miss
Townsend Warner, as always, comes up to scratch with the sheer
caress of her style. The stories in A Spirit Rises, private,
utterly leisured, are like charades played by angels - albeit
rather sardonic ones, and in a slightly unreal hothouse. The choice
and rhythm of her words are not to be wolfed; be patient, keep the
mind free to wander on a quickening phrase or a squint of humour.'
David Hughes, Sunday Times
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