I never read a book like this before. The two central characters are a father-daughter team who own a humble diner in Kyoto, Japan. People come to them for their "food detective" services. For example, someone who wants to taste fried rice the way their mother made it, but she's been dead for a long time. Nagare reverse-engineers the recipes based on where the clients were living, what food resources they would have had, and by talking to anyone who may be alive to get more information from.
The Restaurant of Lost Recipes, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the second book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese sleuthing series for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, and follows on from The Kamogawa Food Detectives.
Tucked away down a Kyoto backstreet lies the extraordinary Kamogawa Diner. Running this unique establishment are a father-daughter duo who serve more than just mouth-watering feasts.
The pair have reinvented themselves as 'food detectives', offering a service that goes beyond traditional dining. Through their culinary sleuthing, they reconstruct beloved dishes from the memories of their customers, creating a connection to cherished moments…
Alice Hoffman created another magical masterpiece. This time, her heroine stumbles upon magic through books. One in particular saved her life, Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. The plot is unexpected and satisfying.
From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of the Practical Magic series comes an enchanting novel about love, heartbreak, self-discovery and the enduring magic of books.
Sixteen-year-old Ivy is pregnant and alone. Cast out by her family, she runs away and finds safety in the arms of Joel Davis. He offers a simpler life than the one she had in Boston, a quiet, rural life of rules, peace and community. Little does she realise, Joel is the charismatic leader of a cult known as the Community, and all is not quite as it seems.
This is a non-fiction memoir about Ann Wolpert Burgess' contributions to science, law enforcement, and overcoming the patriarchy. As an expert nurse of the doctoral level, Burgess changed the entire way the FBI, victims, and other legal parties view victims of sexual violence. She invented the the FBI's way to comparatively analyze serial killers and repeat offenders by focusing on the victims, which to that point in time had been ignored.
'I think you have something here' I said, 'This could lead to a whole new way of understanding criminal behaviour. As far as I know no one's ever tried to figure out why serial killers kill. The implications are profound.'
Haunting, heartfelt, and deeply human, Dr Ann Burgess's remarkable memoir combines a riveting personal narrative of fearless feminism and ambition, bone-chilling encounters with real-life monsters, and a revealing portrait of the ever-evolving US criminal justice system. A Killer By Design will inspire, terrify, and enlighten you in equal measure.
It forces us to confront the age-old question 'What drives someone…
In Miscarriage of Justice, massage therapist Farrah Wethers becomes friends with one of her pre-natal clients, a young tarot reader named Lenore Lexington. Lenore’s daily life should focus on her growing family, but instead she’s tormented by vicious abuse. Farrah and her best friend June Cho help protect Lenore. They race to solve who is responsible for the threats before Lenore is traumatized further.
