"Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler's new anthology brings together the most cunning, resourceful, and brilliant female sleuths in mystery fiction. A Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Original. For the first time ever, Otto Penzler gathers the most iconic women of the detective can...
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Five classic fairytales with a twist: Red Riding Hood, James Marshall's Cinderella, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Hansel and Gretel, and The Three Little Pigs, plus the bonus story Space Case.
Robin has had better days. Business at her pet store is slow, and she's trying to quit smoking again. So when ex-cop Paul Santini calls offering a cakewalk of a job, she accepts.
A tale of Leonora who is trapped in a loveless marriage with a ruthless workaholic husband who torments her with twisted mind games. Unable to obtain a divorce from Smith, she moves out of the mansion and goes to work for a dedicated doctor, Larry Quinada. The two quickly fall in...
"Introducing more sensationally simple quilts from Me and My Sister Designs -- Layer-Cake style! Sisters Barb and Mary are famous for sharing little sewing tricks that make quilts look more complex than they truly are. In [this book], they're at it again! Put your Layer Cakes (or...
This pattern identification book places at your fingertips illustrations and sources for over 4,000 pieced patterns. It is user-friendly and is great for identifying patterns in quilts and for furnishing inspiring possibilities for quiltmakers.
It's one in the morning when PI Robin Light gets a call from her partner John asking her to drive to the home of Benny Gibson, where the car of a client has been seen. When she arrives and is confronted by police cars, she realises she's been set up. When John then commits suicid...
Collection of twenty-two mystery stories both new and previously published by Thomas Adcock, Winifred Holtby, Joyce Carol Oates, Sara Paretsky, Barbara Steiner, Eric Weiner, and others.
Twelve-year-old Lyla sets out to write the perfect fantasy novel in her creative writing class, but discovers some unexpected twists and turns, both on and off the page. Includes twenty-five ways to overcome writer's block.
"Based on author Barbara Diane Barry's popular course Art for Self-Discovery and supported by research in psychology and the science of brain function, PAINTING YOUR WAY OUT OF A CORNER guides readers through the process of overcoming blocks and expressing themselves freely in pa...
In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper. In this classic children's story of triumph over adversity, a girl who is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, still manages to meet her prince with...
A fifth grader having trouble coming to grips with her parents' divorce directs a class show of music from "The Good Old Days." Includes a section of questions and answers about divorce.
"A quilt in one weekend? Yes! Maximize your quilting time with modern projects you can assemble in a weekend! Graphic patchwork blocks are scaled to dynamic proportions with quick-to-cut, easy-to-sew pattern pieces. All 10 big-block quilt designs can be customized in 2 sizes and ...
Eleven-year-old Christine copes successfully with her diabetes but finds it much more difficult to come to terms with the demands of her Greek-American heritage. Includes a section of questions and answers about diabetes and its treatment.
Captain Barney Miller leads the detectives of New York City's 12th Precinct as they deal with potential layoffs, bomb threats, rocky relationships, disappearing evidence and the never-ending lineup of criminals who are ultimately more funny than they are dangerous.