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The short, the long and the tall : short stories / by Archer, Jeffrey,1940-author.; Cox, Paul,1957-illustrator.; Archer, Jeffrey,1940-Short stories.Selections.;
"Jeffrey Archer ... joins forces with renowned illustrator Paul Cox to re-imagine twenty of his most popular and fêted short stories alongside ... watercolor illustrations in The Short, The Long and the Tall. Find out what happens to the hapless young detective from Naples who travels to an Italian hillside town to solve a murder and ends up falling in love; and the pretentious schoolboy whose discovery of the origins of his father's wealth changes his life forever. Revel in the stories of the woman who dares to challenge the men at her Ivy League university during the 1930s, and another young woman who thumbs a lift and has an encounter she will never forget. Discover the haunting story about four men whose characters are tested to the point of death. Finally, a short parable about how pointless war is, and how decent people are caught up in the crossfire of their leaders' ambitions"--
Subjects: Short stories.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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This was a man [sound recording] : the final volume of the Clifton Chronicles / by Archer, Jeffrey,1940-author.; Jennings, Alex,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Alex Jennings."This Was a Man opens with a shot being fired, but who pulled the trigger, and who lives and who dies? In Whitehall, Giles Barrington discovers the truth about his wife Karin from the Cabinet Secretary. Is she a spy or a pawn in a larger game? Harry Clifton sets out to write his magnum opus, while his wife Emma completes her ten years as Chairman of the Bristol Royal Infirmary, and receives an unexpected call from Margaret Thatcher offering her a job. Sebastian Clifton becomes chairman of Farthings Kaufman bank, but only after Hakim Bishara has to resign for personal reasons. Sebastian and Samantha's talented daughter, Jessica, is expelled from the Slade School of Fine Art, but her aunt Grace comes to her rescue. Meanwhile, Lady Virginia is about to flee the country to avoid her creditors when the Duchess of Hertford dies, and she sees another opportunity to clear her debts and finally trump the Cliftons and Barringtons. In a devastating twist, tragedy engulfs the Clifton family when one of them receives a shocking diagnosis that will throw all their lives into turmoil. This Was a Man is the captivating final installment of the Clifton Chronicles, a series of seven novels that has topped the bestseller lists around the world, and enhanced Jeffrey Archer's reputation as a master storyteller"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; Clifton, Harry (Fictitious character); Families; Social classes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Hidden in plain sight [sound recording] / by Archer, Jeffrey,1940-author.; Blagden, George,1989-narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by George Blagden."Jeffrey Archer's Hidden in Plain Sight is the second novel featuring Detective William Warwick, by the master storyteller and #1 New York times bestselling author of the Clifton Chronicles William Warwick has been promoted to Detective Sergeant, but his promotion means that he, along with the rest of his team, have been reassigned to the Drugs Squad. They are immediately tasked with apprehending Ahmed Rashedi, a notorious drug dealer, who operates his extensive network out of South London. As the investigation progresses, William runs into enemies old and new: Adrian Heath, from his school days, now a street dealer who he convinces to turn informer; and financier Miles Faulkner, who makes a mistake that could finally see him put behind bars. Meanwhile, William and his fiancée Beth enjoy making preparations for their upcoming wedding, though an unpleasant surprise awaits them at the altar. As William's team closes the net around a criminal network like none they have ever faced before, he devises a trap they would never expect, one that is hidden in plain sight"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Psychological fiction.; Great Britain. Metropolitan Police Office; Drug traffic;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The house of wolves [sound recording] / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Archer, Ellen(Narrator),narrator.; Lupica, Mike,author.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Ellen Archer.Jenny Wolf's murdered father has left her in charge of a multi-billion-dollar empire--a newspaper, a football team, a holding company ... and a dysfunctional family that knows no bounds.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Novels.; Thrillers (Fiction); Businesswomen; Dysfunctional families; Fathers; Inheritance and succession; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Things I wish I told my mother [sound recording] / by Patterson, Sue,author.; Archer, Ellen(Narrator),narrator.; DiLallo, Susan,1947-author.; Patterson, James,1947-author.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Ellen Archer.When Laurie, a nomadic artist, surprises her mother, an elegant perfectionist, with a dream vacation to Paris, which brings an unexpected sparkle to her eyes, mother and daughter unpack a lifetime of secrets and hopes in the City of Light.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Mothers and daughters; Secrecy; Women artists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Countdown [sound recording] / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Archer, Ellen(Narrator),narrator.; DuBois, Brendan,author.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Ellen Archer."Agent Amy Cornwall excels at working from the shadows--until a botched field operation reveals dark dealings between her bosses and an informant. And a hidden plot by a terrorist genius that could kill thousands of Americans. Among them: her husband and daughter. She has to go dark. The Division wants to erase her. And they know every detail about her identity, her history, and her family. Agent Cornwall's countdown has begun"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Novels.; Spy fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Intelligence officers; Terrorism; Undercover operations; Women intelligence officers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Not a happy family [sound recording] / by Lapeña, Shari,1960-author.; Archer, Ellen(Narrator),narrator.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Ellen Archer."In this family, everyone is keeping secrets. Even the dead. In this family, everyone is keeping secrets--especially the dead. Brecken Hill in upstate New York is an expensive place to live. You have to be rich to have a house there. And they don't come much richer than Fred and Sheila Merton. But even all their money can't protect them when a killer comes to call. The Mertons are brutally murdered the night after an Easter dinner with their three adult kids. Who, of course, are devastated. Or are they? They each stand to inherit millions. They were never a happy family, thanks to their capricious father and neglectful mother, but perhaps one of them is more disturbed than anyone knew. Did one of them snap after that dreadful evening? Or was it someone else that night who crept in with the worst of intentions? It must be. After all, if one of your siblings was a psychopath, you'd know. Wouldn't you?"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Thrillers (Fiction); Families; Inheritance and succession; Murder; Rich people;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A.D. 33 [sound recording] / by Dekker, Ted,1962-author.; Archer, Ellen,narrator.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Ellen Archer."New York Times bestselling author Ted Dekker delivers the gripping story of Maviah, a slave who becomes a queen in Arabia, A.D. 33. They call her the Queen of the Outcasts. Maviah, a woman whose fate was sealed on her birth by this world-unwanted, illegitimate, female, a slave-subject to the whims of all. But then she met a man named Yeshua who opened her eyes. She found strength in his words, peace from the brutal word around her. Because of what he taught her, she has gathered her own traveling kingdom of outcasts deep in the desert, wielding an authority few have seen. But when her growing power threatens the rulers around her, they set out to crush all she loves, leaving her reeling as a slave once more. She must find Yeshua to save her people, but when she does, she will be horrified to discover that he faces his own death. Enter a story full of intrigue, heart-wrenching defeat, uncompromising love and staggering victory-one that re-examines everything you thought you knew about the heart of Jesus's stunning message and the power that follows for those who follow his easily forgotten way. "--
Subjects: Christian fiction.; Religious fiction.; Jesus Christ; Audiobooks.; Bedouins;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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This is Hawkeye / by Wong, Clarissa.; Divito, Andrea.; Rosenberg, Rachelle.;
"Beginner reader: Pre-K-Grade 1"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Hawkeye (Fictitious character : Lee); Superheroes; Archers;
© 2015., Marvel,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Dream town / by Baldacci, David,author.;
"Private Investigator and ex-World War II veteran Aloysius Archer heads to Los Angeles, the city where dreams are made and shattered, and is ensnared in a lethal case"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; Novels.; Missing persons; Murder; Private investigators; Veterans;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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