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Due to a Death (Paperback)
Mary Kelly; Contributions by Martin Edwards
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Due to a Death (Paperback)
Mary Kelly; Introduction by Martin Edwards
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"Her writing is moment by moment intense, and successful as such...
What propels the reader through the pages is not the tug of 'who
done it' nor the excitement of men with guns coming through doors,
but the sheer excellence of the writing." - H.R.F. Keating A car
speeds down a road between miles of marshes and estuary flats, its
passenger a young woman named Agnes, fresh from a discovery that
has turned her world turned upside down. Meanwhile, the news of a
body found on the marsh is spreading round the local area, panic
following in its wake. A masterpiece of suspense, Mary Kelly's 1962
novel follows Agnes as she casts her mind back through the past few
days to find the links between her husband, his friends, a
mysterious stranger new to the village and a case of unexplained
death. Gripping, intelligent and affecting, Due to a Death was
nominated for the Gold Dagger Award and showcases the author's
versatility and willingness to push the boundaries of the mystery
genre.
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Yesterday (Paperback)
C. K. Kelly Martin
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Tomorrow (Paperback)
C. K. Kelly Martin
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The eco sci-fi adventure that began with Yesterday continues with a
thriller which can also be read as a standalone.
2063, United North America: Climate change has rendered great
swathes of the country uninhabitable, the rise of robot workers has
created mass unemployment, eco-terrorism is a constant threat and a
2059 nuclear exchange between Pakistan and India has torn large
holes in the world's ozone layer and pushed humanity's existence
towards a cliff.
Garren and Freya have managed to escape that nightmare world and
lose themselves in 1986 Vancouver. But the future's reach is long,
and they're no longer safe there." No one is." Shadowy forces are
intent on influencing the past's path. And when Freya is taken,
it's up to Garren to save both her, and the future.
Praise for Tomorrow:
"Martin obviously understands intrigue and knows how to construct
a story that leaves readers wanting more with each passing chapter.
She also manages to cover difficult and nuanced topics of sexuality
and race, as well as environmental destruction and international
warfare, with a light touch...This companion piece to Yesterday is
very much worth seeking out. Highly recommended."
- CM Magazine: Canadian Review of Materials, ***1/2 /4
Praise for Yesterday:
Shortlisted for the Canadian Library Association's Young Adult
Book Award 2013
"Sci-fi thrillers are hot right now, and Yesterday does not
disappoint...patient readers will be rewarded and will clamor for a
sequel."
- School Library Journal, Starred Review
"A satisfying, original blend of time-travel thriller, science
fiction and romance, this white-knuckle read is more Jason Bourne
than Katniss Everdeen."
- Quill & Quire
"Martin weaves a wonderfully dystopian tale of deception,
betrayal, and heartache as she takes her readers on a journey
through the past and the future, at once showing them the
destruction of a nation and the rebuilding of a species... Bringing
together elements of political intrigue, ecological disaster,
romance, thrilling chases, and time bending, Martin has crafted a
truly wondrous and unique fictional tale. Highly
recommended."
- CM Magazine: Canadian Review of Materials, ***1/2 /4
"A vivid infusion of 1980s culture gives this near-future dystopia
an offbeat, Philip K. Dick aura...The cultural homage is nostalgic
fun, from Care Bears to MacGyver. But for delivering that uniquely
'80s flavor, nothing beats music. Fans of the Smiths, Depeche Mode,
Scritti Politti-this one's for you."
- Kirkus Reviews
"C.K. Kelly Martin's novel has all the makings of good speculative
fiction fused with a nostalgic nod to the music scene of the 1980s.
Martin writes of a bleak future that is reminiscent of Aldous
Huxley's dystopian classic Brave New World..."
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Staffordshire in the 1950s. Within the clay tanks at the pottery
company Shentall's, a body has been found. Amid cries of industrial
espionage and sabotage of this leader of the pottery industry,
there is a case of bitter murder to solve for Inspector Hedley
Nicholson. Kelly's mystery won the CWA Gold Dagger Award in 1961
for its impeccable sense of place and detail, and for the emotional
weight of its central crime. The novel is part of a shift from the
cosiness of crime novels before to mysteries characterised by their
psychological interest and affecting realism. An influential
classic.
This volume presents the procedings of an "Advanced Research
Workshop," held under the auspices of the NATO International
Scientific Exchange Programme, on the Environmental and
Non-environmental Determinants of the East-West Life Expectancy Gap
in Europe. The workshop brought together individuals from Eastern
and Western Europe and North America who had a common interest in
understanding the evolution of the relative declines in life
expectancy in Central and Eastern Europe, compared to the West,
over the past 30 years. Between 1989 and 1993, I carried out a
series of investigations into the effects of environmental
pollution on human health in Central and Eastern Europe, at first,
under the auspices of the World Bank, and later, under a broader
multilateral, multi-agency arrangement known as the "Environment
for Europe" Process. These investigations provided unparalleled
access to environmental health data from the region, and offered a
glimpse of what the contribution of pollution to health status was,
and what it was not. At the same time, the Program in Population
Health of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIAR) and
the International Centre for Health and Society (ICHS) at
University College, London, were embarking upon multi-disciplinary
inquiries into the broad determinants of health in modern
societies. The work of the CIAR provided a framework for
conceptualizing the East-West life expectancy gap and its potential
determinants; the work of the ICHS provided specific insights into
the relative contributions of these determinants.
This volume presents the procedings of an "Advanced Research
Workshop," held under the auspices of the NATO International
Scientific Exchange Programme, on the Environmental and
Non-environmental Determinants of the East-West Life Expectancy Gap
in Europe. The workshop brought together individuals from Eastern
and Western Europe and North America who had a common interest in
understanding the evolution of the relative declines in life
expectancy in Central and Eastern Europe, compared to the West,
over the past 30 years. Between 1989 and 1993, I carried out a
series of investigations into the effects of environmental
pollution on human health in Central and Eastern Europe, at first,
under the auspices of the World Bank, and later, under a broader
multilateral, multi-agency arrangement known as the "Environment
for Europe" Process. These investigations provided unparalleled
access to environmental health data from the region, and offered a
glimpse of what the contribution of pollution to health status was,
and what it was not. At the same time, the Program in Population
Health of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIAR) and
the International Centre for Health and Society (ICHS) at
University College, London, were embarking upon multi-disciplinary
inquiries into the broad determinants of health in modern
societies. The work of the CIAR provided a framework for
conceptualizing the East-West life expectancy gap and its potential
determinants; the work of the ICHS provided specific insights into
the relative contributions of these determinants.
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Sweet Like Christmas (Paperback)
Liza Jonathan; Edited by Rhonda Merwarth; Cover design or artwork by Kelly Martin
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Fake Nora (Paperback)
Kelly Martin
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Trinity Row (Paperback)
Kelly Martin
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Loveless (Paperback)
Brooklynknight; Edited by Rebekah Dodson; Illustrated by Kelly Martin
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