In the blistering, dry summer, the waters of Thornfield Reservior have been depleted, revealing the ruins of the small Yorkshire village that lay at its bottom, bringing with it the unidentified bones of a brutally murdered young woman. Detective Chief Inspector Banks faces a daunting challenge: he must unmask a killer who has escaped detection for half a century. Because the d...(展开全部)

During a blistering summer, drought has depleted Thornfield Reservoir, uncovering the remains of a small village called Hobb's End - hidden from view for over 40 years. For a curious young boy this resurfaced hamlet has become a magical playground...until he unearths a human skeleton. Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks is given the impossible task of identifying the victim - ...(展开全部)

在一个干旱的夏季，位于约克郡一个偏僻山谷的水库干涸了，露出了昔日一个村庄的废墟。一天，男孩亚当在废墟玩耍时，无意中发现了一具骸骨。经法医鉴定，死者是被谋杀于五十年前的年轻女子。 班克斯探长和美丽的女探员安妮受命调查这个案子。随着调查的一步步深入，他们发现，今天活着的一些人与案件有着千丝万缕的关系。在第二次世界大战时期，年轻美丽的葛劳莉娜在德国人对伦敦的大轰炸中失去了亲人，她从伦敦来到这个偏远的山区小镇。在这个闭塞的小镇里，她的美丽、她的离经叛道，吸引了许多人的目光。她的身边围绕着许多怀有各种心思的男人——性格古怪的画家、放荡不羁的美国大兵，还有从日本人的战俘营幸存下来、精神失常的昔曰爱人马修……有一天葛劳莉娅突然从小镇消失了，马修也在不久饮弹自尽。没有人知道事情的真相。 走红的女侦探小说作家维维安被家乡的这条新闻震撼了。破案过程与维维安的回忆，揭示了...(展开全部)

在一个干涸的夏季，一座消失的村庄，带着它的秘密，突然间重见天日。 时光流转，回到二战时的约克郡。少女格温深深迷恋着歌莉娅，她光彩夺目，离经叛道，犹如一道美不可言的风景，令人着迷。在那个对爱情与性充满着迷惑与迷惘的豆蔻年华，两个女孩历经了大时代的战争离乱和生死离别，如果说爱是有罪的，那一场刻骨铭心的爱情如何才能成全？ 50年后，班克斯警探奉命调查一起人骨谜案，却引出了一段催人泪下的爱情故事……

"A passionately felt, deeply poetic book. It has philosophy. It has humor. It has its share of nerve-tingling adventures...set down in a lean, racing prose, in a close-knit style of power and beauty." THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOKREVIEW Edward Abbey lived for three seasons in the desert at Moab, Utah, and what he discovered about the land before him, the world around him, and the hea...(展开全部)

爱德华・阿比，出生于美国西南部宾西尼亚州的一个农场。除了《孤独的沙漠》以外，他的代表作还有《痛苦的猴群》、《黑日》、《山火》、《勇敢的牛仔》、《回家》、《阿比的路》、《好消息》、《河下游》、《石盐与樱桃派》等。他于1989年3月去世，享年62岁。

爱德华・阿比，出生于美国西南部宾西尼亚州的一个农场。除了《孤独的沙漠》以外，他的代表作还有《痛苦的猴群》、《黑日》、《山火》、《勇敢的牛仔》、《回家》、《阿比的路》、《好消息》、《河下游》、《石盐与樱桃派》等。他于1989年3月去世，享年62岁。

"A passionately felt, deeply poetic book. It has philosophy. It has humor. It has its share of nerve-tingling adventures...set down in a lean, racing prose, in a close-knit style of power and beauty." THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOKREVIEW Edward Abbey lived for three seasons in the desert at Moab, Utah, and what he discovered about the land before him, the world around him, and the hea...(展开全部)

After getting a note demanding his presence, Federal Agent Aaron Falk arrives in his hometown for the first time in decades to attend the funeral of his best friend, Luke. Twenty years ago when Falk was accused of murder, Luke was his alibi. Falk and his father fled under a cloud of suspicion, saved from prosecution only because of Luke’s steadfast claim that the boys had been ...(展开全部)

Great for singing along to, this traditional African-American Spiritual is a fun introduction to the parts of the body, as well as the concept of the skeleton. Ingenious die-cut holes on every page help us to recognize and identify the different parts of the body and how they join up. Bouncy illustrations, innovative die cutting and popular rhymes make Books with Holes a must f...(展开全部)