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From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring--and surviving--an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him. Speaking out for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, about the traumatic events of August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie answers violence with art, and reminds us of the power of words to make sense of the unthinkable. Knife is...
2) Knife River
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A sheriff fighting to keep the peace in 1970s Oregon faces a shocking secret from his town's past, in this crime thriller from the author of Reckoning.
There are rules in the West no matter what era you were born in, and it's up to lawman Ty Dawson to make sure they're followed in the valley he calls home. The people living on this unforgiving land keep to themselves and are wary of the modern world's encroachment into their quiet lives.
So...
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If you like Peter James, Mark Billingham and James Patterson, you won't be able to put down the compelling Inspector Hardy series.
When Inspector James Hardy learns the body of a young woman discovered in the River Thames is that of a friend, his life goes into a tail-spin. The victim's flatmate is on the run for her life. She could be the key to catching the killer. In a race against time, Hardy must track her down before the killer does. As the...
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A knife flashes in the dark, on a brutal hunt for flesh and blood…Stefan Korzh continues to unleash his bloodthirsty collection onto an unsuspecting world. But as his past catches up with him, he discovers that there's a price to pay for his murderous desires. Death waits at his doorstep and it causes him to act in ways no one could have ever anticipated.Korzh's efforts are still going strong as haunted antiques continue to grip the world in their...
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Nick Mason is a journalist. He wants to write exciting stories-and now there is one. A beautiful girl was killed at a party. Who was she? Who killed her? And why? But Nick wants to do more than just write the story. Because he knew this girl... A classic-style detective story set in Los Angeles in the 1930s. For readers who love glamour, danger, and mystery.
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This night at the pub will be his last . . . A classic whodunit starring the "affable Scotland Yarder" (Publishers Weekly).
Harry Dodd needs a ride home from the pub-but it's not because he's schnockered. He's actually been stabbed. Unfortunately, no one realizes it until it's too late. Who would want to kill such a well-liked fellow? Inspector Littlejohn is called in, and his investigation reveals a recent woeful turn in Dodd's life, the...
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"This is the first part of an initially planned 4-part fictional thriller series that is
planned which centres around the spying team that is there for the protection and
the safety of the country known as K.N.I.F.E.P.O.I.N.T. "Knowledge gathering
unit for National Intelligence and Forensic Expertise for Prevention of Organized
Internal and National Threats.
The four parts of the book would take you through a universe of the contemporary
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8) Knife skills
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Shadows of Chicago volume 1
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Severn House, an imprint of Canongate Books Ltd
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"Sagarine Pfister is a great cook but has been blacklisted by almost every restaurant in Chicago. She gets her chance at Louie's, a below-average restaurant, the only place that will give her a job. Things change when she finds head chef Louie Ferrar dead in the walk-in freezer of his restaurant. But instead of closing the place down, the owner, Russian gang boss Anatoly Morzov, not only offers her Louie's job, but also the position of his personal...
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Pulling out the power of ingredients with a single knife… that is the true 'Japanese' chef's job.. While Sota is undergoing strict training, he falls in love with his boss's daughter Satsuki. On the other hand, Sota's childhood friend Junko comes to Tokyo all the way from Hokkaido just to follow him...
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Learning the techniques, purifying your mind; it is an endless journey to learn how to use the knife!! Sota Kitaoka, who is training to become a Japanese chef, meets a lot of new people and learns about the true deepness of Japanese cooking while he works at "Tomikyu" in Ginza. One day, a regular customer comes in and asks what the 'sweet chili pepper' in his old memory is, but will they find out…?
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Aoyagi, having become a father through marriage finds himself at odds with another parent and kid. Sota's father comes to Tokyo to see his son work. But he is seriously ill. When going back to Hokkaido, he tells Sota not to forget the joy of cooking. Volume 17 makes you think about family bonds!
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Sota's childhood friend Junko quits Tomikyu and returns to Hokkaido, and a new face is hired to help at Tomikyu. After watching him work, a customer, a famous ace baseball pitcher, appears before Sota with a request. The pitcher is in a slump and can't find his confidence, but with Sota's encouragement, makes a comeback. Satsuki, as a young Okami has taken on the family business, gets a sudden arranged marriage proposal. Hananoi hatches a plan, and...
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Sota's colleague, Masami's food is critiqued as terrible. Masami is devastated. Meanwhile, Sota feels that he didn't mean to expand Hokkaido's cuisine into Tokyo, so he heads back to his home town in Hokkaido. He's not sure whether he should forget about Hokkaido cosine forever… He realizes how attached he is to Hokkaido.
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Yamamura is working at Wake-Tomikyu is super popular while Sota still struggles to get customer. The young Okami is very upset about this and asks Sota's disciple, Sugai, who works at a famous Akasaka restaurant to encourage Sota to go training…
The conclusion to a ten year manga!
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A regular customer brings along a beautiful girl to Tomikyu, and she soon takes a liking to Sota's cooking. On the following Sunday, she appears before Sota in a luxury car, and whisks him off to a fancy hotel. Just what does she want with Sota-?! As the restaurant is shutting down for the night, a man suddenly appears at Tomikyu looking for Sota. The man claims to be an old co-worker of Sota's deceased father. Just what does he want from Sota, and...
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Tomikyu, needs staff, and a new recruit finally arrives. But on the first day, the newbie brings his mother… Sota can't scold the newbie who cannot cook or clean or do anything as a kitchenhand, until an incident happens… Meanwhile Hananoi-kun about to start his own restaurant in Kagurazaka, asks the Oyakata… What will happen to Sota?
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Sota, used to working at Hananaoi's restaurant in the as a helper, is told why he was taken as a "helper" by the Oyakata. He experiences struggle and anger. But he can't stop. He goes back to Hokkaido and dives into the ocean with the fish and is moved by the warmth of others. Sota's training continues in volume 26.
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