Twin Elms Inn Was Becoming a Three-Ring Circus... ...featuring the disappearing act of an eccentric rich girl and the psychic hired to find her. Innkeeper Kate Yancy has all she can do just to live there, let alone manage the place -- coping with a beauty-queen chambermaid, a religious-fanatic cook, a handful of eccentric guests, and a yardful of reporters. It's a heady shot of excitement for little Jesus Creek, Tennessee, already in the throes of a Sesquicentennial celebration. Murder is the only thing missing -- but not for long. Set in the sultry heat of a Southern summer, Deborah Adams's first mystery is alight with small-town mischief, modest mayhem, and a homespun cast of unforgettable characters who turn a rural shindig into a real-life soap opera.

All the Great Pretenders

Literature & Fiction

Adams, Deborah

Genre Fiction

Ballantine Books

"An original sleuth, a delightful Southern setting . . ." D.R. Meredith From the author of "All the Great Pretenders," another Jesus Creek mystery. First there's the spectacular blaze that totals the antebellum home of genealogist Oliver Host. Then the appalling murder of librarian Estelle Carhart, a lady too softhearted even to collect fines for overdue books. Delia Cannon, a library volunteer and something of an amateur genealogist, suspects a connection between the crimes. But Delia doesn't yet realize that she already knows too much for her own good . . . and that somebody in Jesus Creek wants her to check out of the library and the sleuthing business -- permanently.

All the Crazy Winters

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Fawcett

The police have warned Jesus Creek folk that the town is on the Night Terror's itinerary, but thanks to the confabulations over the imminent St. Patrick's Day celebration, no one has time to stew over a madman who kills pretty blondes. The only immediate consequence is that clever Kay -- Jesus Creek poet, waitress, and purveyor of cosmetics -- seizes the opportunity to promote her Lady Mystique Bashful Brunette hair color. But when she finds a pentagram and the words You Next carved into her front door, Kay feels the chill of the hunted. When there's yet another murder, this one signed with the familiar pentagram, the Night Terror becomes Kay's personal horror, a constant nightmare from which she cannot seem to awaken....

All the Dark Disguises

"This gentle, funny, suspenseful mystery series deserves a huge audience of devoted fans." Nancy Pickard Arriving in Jesus Creek, Tennessee, fledgling nanny Janet Ayres is amazed at the hectic atmostphere surrounding her employer's antebellum mansion, which also serves as a secret shelter for victims of domestic violence. The family next door is the kind Janet would like to have one day. But Janet isn't so sure about that, when the happy home seems to have been invaded by demons and the family is scared to death.... Earlier adventures in Deborah Adams' Jesus Creek series include ALL THE GREAT PRETENDERS (an Agatha Award nominee for best first novel), ALL THE CRAZY WINTERS, and ALL THE DARK DISGUISES.

All the Hungry Mothers

SOMEONE'S BEEN NURSING A MURDEROUS GRUDGE AGAINST THE TOWN'S FAVORITE R.N.Everybody swears that no one would ever lay a hand on Jesus Creek's angel of mercy, nurse Patrice Gentry. But the reality is there for all to see--Patrice's red T-bird in the nursing home parking lot with her dead body inside.Police Chief Reb Gassler knows that though the victim may have been an angel, Jesus Creek isn't heaven and the charming widower, Dr. Steve Gentry, hasn't sprouted wings. In fact, he's said to be sleeping with more women than seems possible for a doctor with a full-time practice.While Reb hunts for the truth, a killer lurks in the shadows--and Jesus Creek teeters on the ragged edge...."Jesus Creek, Tennessee, is so vividly drawn that I feel as if I can take a stroll through town....Deborah Adams has created a series rich in provocative themes and artful plots."--Joan Hess

All the Deadly Beloved

"A series rich in provocative themes and artful plots." *Joan HessTHE TOWN FLORIST WILL SOON BE PUSHING UP DAISIES.For Meredith Bradley *Jesus Creek's most successful businesswoman *life has been no bed of roses even though she's the proprietor of the Back Door Florist shop. Now, while other Jesus Creekers are partying at the grand opening of her daughter-in-law's NewAge tea room, Meredith Bradley is murdered.Who did it? And why? Warmhearted cop Kay Martin hasn't a clue. Perhaps Meredith's illegitimate daughter is the culprit. Perhaps members of the mysterious Brotherhood of Strength. Or one of the mayor's extraterrestrial friends. With Chief Reb Gassler gone fishing and the rest of the J.C.P.D a tad short on brains, Kay has a hard row to hoe, especially since she'd do anything to help the bereaved family. Anything at all. Except cover for a killer. . . . "Deborah Adams brings the rustic wit and wisdom of Lake Wobegon to the plains of middle Tennessee." *Sharyn McCrumb

All the Blood Relations

SOMEONE'S BEEN NURSING A MURDEROUS GRUDGE AGAINST THE TOWN'S FAVORITE R.N.Everybody swears that no one would ever lay a hand on Jesus Creek's angel of mercy, nurse Patrice Gentry. But the reality is there for all to see--Patrice's red T-bird in the nursing home parking lot with her dead body inside.Police Chief Reb Gassler knows that though the victim may have been an angel, Jesus Creek isn't heaven and the charming widower, Dr. Steve Gentry, hasn't sprouted wings. In fact, he's said to be sleeping with more women than seems possible for a doctor with a full-time practice.While Reb hunts for the truth, a killer lurks in the shadows--and Jesus Creek teeters on the ragged edge...."Jesus Creek, Tennessee, is so vividly drawn that I feel as if I can take a stroll through town....Deborah Adams has created a series rich in provocative themes and artful plots."--Joan HessFrom the Paperback edition.

Contemporary

Waggish tales of dogs, Christmas, and murder—by sixteen of today's best-loved crime novelists!A temperamental Yorkie provokes Yuletide mayhem at an English country house . . . A puppy forgotten in Santa's bag helps quell a coup at the North Pole . . . During a snow-white Christmas, a Portuguese water dog noses out murder at a Vermont inn . . . and many more, including:“Clicker Training” by Parnell Hall “The Emerald Collar” by Leslie O’Kane “Yellow Snow” by Jeffrey Marks “O Little Hound of Bethlehem” by Taylor McCafferty “Toy Pincher” by H. Robert Perry “The Fencing Crib” by Mark Graham “Red Shirt and Black Jacket” by Virginia Lanier “The Village Vampire and the Yuletide Yorkie” by Dean James “Psycho Santa’s Got a Brand-New Bag” by Deborah Adams “Midnight Clear” by Jane Haddam “Fowl Play” by Patricia Guiver “The Reunion” by Lillian M. Roberts “Good Dog Wenceslas” by Melissa Cleary “Habits” by Jeremiah Healy “Eye Witness” by David LeitzThese thrilling tales of canine derring-do give dog lovers the treat of celebrating Christmas with sleuthhounds of many breeds—as they sniff out crime and render holiday justice.

Canine Christmas: A Novel

Cleary, Melissa

Guiver, Patricia

GRAHAM, MARK.

Short Stories & Anthologies

The Practice of Generalist Social Work (New Directions in Social Work)

The fifth edition of The Practice of Generalist Social Work expands its foundational and integrative coverage of social work values, ethics, competencies, and behaviors as they relate and function within diverse practice settings. Through a strengths-based perspective, students are given a comprehensive overview of the major skills and considerations for practice with individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations, encompassing planned change, engagement, assessment, intervention, evaluation, termination, and follow-up. In response to the challenges and realities of professional practice, chapters in this new edition open with a case which is integrated to provide connections between the book’s content and real-life practice settings. Each chapter builds on the knowledge gained from previous chapters and provides expanded resources that contain up-to-date guidance for the beginning practitioner. These include: <ul>
<li>Consistent and in-depth use of key theoretical perspectives and case examples to demonstrate essential knowledge, values, and skills for generalist social work practice. </li> <li>Grand Challenges from the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare, which illustrate the connection between social work and the most significant contemporary challenges in our society. </li> <li>A clear focus on generalist social work practice, informed by the authors’ decades of real-world practice experience, at all levels of engagement and intervention.</li>
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This edition also offers revised and expanded student and instructor resources, which are available at www.routledgesw.com, including new conceptually-based companion readings, access to six unique and interactive case simulations, quick guides for improved fieldwork, and annotated weblinks for further reading, listening, and viewing. Combining comprehensive and current resources in traditional and online formats, the new edition of The Practice of Generalist Social Work facilitates a dynamic, experiential introduction to social work.

Politics & Social Sciences

Birkenmaier, Julie

Berg-Weger,Marla

Social Sciences

Routledge

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All the Great Pretenders

All the Crazy Winters

All the Dark Disguises

All the Hungry Mothers

All the Deadly Beloved

All the Blood Relations

All the Deadly Beloved

Canine Christmas: A Novel

The Practice of Generalist Social Work (New Directions in Social Work)

The Practice of Generalist Social Work (New Directions in Social Work)