Dreda say mitchell biography of william
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SAY HER NAME
In , professor Edward Cope takes a group of students to the unforgiving American West to hunt for dinosaur fossils, and they make a tremendous discovery.
William Jason Tertullius Johnson, son of a shipbuilder and beneficiary of his father’s largess, isn’t doing very well at Yale when he makes a bet with his archrival (because every young man has one): accompany “the bone professor” Othniel Marsh to the West to dig for dinosaur fossils or pony up $1,, but marsch will only let Johnson join if he has a skill they can use. They need a photographer, so Johnson throws himself into the grueling task of learning photography, eventually becoming proficient. When Marsh and the team leave without him, he hitches a ride with another celebrated paleontologist, Marsh’s bitter rival, Edward Cope. Despite warnings about Indian activity, into the Judith badlands they go. It’s a harrowing trip: they weather everything from stampeding buffalo to back-breaking work, but it proves to be wo
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Death Trap: from the bestselling and critically-acclaimed author of Spare Room
DI Rio Wray returns in this break-neck-speed thriller from Dreda Say Mitchell, the bestselling and critically-acclaimed author of Spare Room, Gangland Girls and the Flesh and Blood Series.
FROM THE BESTSELLING AND CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF SPARE ROOM, GANGLAND GIRLS TRLIOGY and the FLESH AND BLOOD SERIES
Dreda Say Mitchell was awarded an MBE in Her Majesty The Queen's New Year's Honours List
'Dreda Say Mitchell has been flying the flag for brott writing for years' BERNARDINE EVARISTO, author of Girl, Woman, Other, winner of the Booker Prize
PRAISE FOR DEATH TRAP:
'Breathless from the first word and thrilling to the last' LEE CHILD
'Wonderful vivid writing and a truly original voice' PETER JAMES
Teenager Nikki Bell is the only witness to the brutal murder of two members of her family and their cleaner. She's lucky to be alive. But the murder isn'
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Characters
Bloodied Encounter with the Law
Gem is arrested, covered in blood
The story begins with Gem Casey, a woman in turmoil, being apprehended by the police. She is drenched in blood that isn't hers, casting suspicion on her involvement in a crime she claims she didn't commit. The detective in charge is skeptical, given her criminal history. As they prepare to investigate, Gem is engulfed by panic and shame, aware that the evidence is stacked against her. This tense opening hints at a deeper mystery tied to Gem's past and the blood on her clothes.
Gem's Business and Burden
Gem's success hides deep sorrow
Gem Casey, a successful entrepreneur with a chain of bike shops, is haunted by the unresolved disappearance of her daughter, Sara-Jane, fifteen years ago. The launch of her latest store is marred by news of a body found at a school, rekindling her fears. Her life is a stark contrast between professional triumph and personal tragedy, as she clings to the hope of finding h