6/30/2023 0 Comments Locke & Key, Vol. 6 by Joe Hill![]() The idea for Locke & Key came partially from a book that Hill had loved as a child, The House with the Clocks in its Walls by John Bellairs. Locke & Key Rose From the Ashes of Disappointment ![]() I attended a talk by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature in Dubai where they discussed their influences for the series, the process of creating it, and their hopes for the TV show. The conclusion of the series, Alpha & Omega, published in 2013, was chilling and full of unexpected plot twists. The first book, Welcome to Lovecraft, combined pathos with horror, leading the way for Hill and Rodriguez to unlock their imaginations-literally-with the following books. Locke & Key was a phenomenal success throughout its run. It follows the Locke family, particularly the Locke children, Tyler, Kinsey, and Bode, as they fight demons within and without after the horrific murder of their father. The Locke & Key series is a horror-fantasy that is equal parts gruesome and dramatic. ![]() There is now a very real possibility that Locke & Key will grace television screens in 2018-IDW Publishing announced a partnership with Hulu last year. The series went on to become a bestseller and a household name for many horror readers. ![]() A little over ten years ago, writer Joe Hill and comic book artist Gabriel Rodriguez published the first of six Locke & Key graphic novels. ![]()
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6/30/2023 0 Comments The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe![]() ![]() Christopher Cassarino as Henri Landwirth.Jade Albany Pietrantonio as Rene Carpenter.The eight-part, one-hour-per-episode drama will follow the protagonists from the Mojave Desert to the edges of space, with future seasons carrying through to humankind’s greatest achievement: the moon landing." Cast and characters Main The Right Stuff takes a "gritty, anti-nostalgic look at what would become America's first reality show as the obsessive original Mercury Seven astronauts and their families become instant celebrities in a competition that will either kill them or make them immortal. The series was removed from Disney+ on amidst the Disney+ and Hulu purge. Television is looking to shop the series to other networks. ![]() On April 3, 2021, Disney+ canceled the series due to a redesign in the NatGeo channel's focus. It explores the origins and growth of the United States' space program. The Right Stuff is an American historical drama limited-run series, loosely based on the 1979 book of the same name by Tom Wolfe and its 1983 film adaptation, that premiered on October 9, 2020, on Disney+. ![]() ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, unfinished business from a previous case becomes a distraction, as does a new development in Maisie's personal life. ![]() The case becomes even more challenging when another Indian woman is murdered just hours before a scheduled interview. Scotland Yard failed to make any arrest in the case, and there is reason to believe they failed to conduct a thorough investigation. Maisie Dobbs is contacted by an Indian gentleman who has come to England in the hopes of finding out who killed his sister two months ago. In Leaving Everything Most Loved by New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Winspear, Maisie Dobbs investigates the murder of Indian immigrants in London. ![]() From New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Winspear, now available in paperback-the tenth novel in the New York Times bestselling Maisie Dobbs series-"a series that seems to get better with each entry" (Wall Street Journal)-in which the death of an Indian immigrant leads Maisie in an unexpected direction. ![]() 6/30/2023 0 Comments Heated rivalry by rachel reid![]() ![]() Rozanov wasn’t old enough to order a drink here either. Or maybe he just wanted to stealthily get drunk in his hotel room, and then come to the party. ![]() If Rozanov wanted to spend his first NHL Awards sulking in his hotel room, that wasn’t Shane’s problem. ![]() If Rozanov had won, Shane would be here, in this room, ready to congratulate him. He wondered if Rozanov had just gone back to his room. He never caught even a glimpse of golden-brown curls, which should have been easy to spot, given Rozanov’s height. Half the times he’d been talking to someone, he’d been looking over their shoulder. Secretly, Shane had been searching for him all night. The only person Shane hadn’t seen that night was Ilya Rozanov. Most of the guys were pretty drunk, but Shane couldn’t have gotten drunk even if he had been legally old enough to order a drink in Nevada because he was faced with an unending parade of people slapping him on the back and congratulating him. The reception afterward was as raucous as anyone would expect a Vegas hotel banquet hall packed with professional hockey players to be. ![]() 6/30/2023 0 Comments The wife between is![]() ![]() She sets Richard up with his assistant, Emma, and the two begin an affair. ![]() However, Vanessa knows Richard will not let her go and that he needs to decide to divorce her himself. She starts seeing a therapist, who points out that Vanessa needs to leave. It becomes worse after they are unable to have children, which both believe is due to an abortion she had in college which she did not tell him about, partially due to the father being one of her professors, who was married. Richard started gas-lighting and abusing Vanessa, cutting her off from friends and family. Part two starts with what happened between Vanessa and Richard. It was Richard's idea to give Vanessa the nickname Nellie, because when they first met, she was a "nervous nellie." ![]() We learn that Vanessa and Nellie are the same person (Vanessa being her present self, and Nellie being her past self). Nellie is Richard's new fiancée, a pre-school teacher. She lives with her aunt in New York City and is working at a clothing store to get by after her divorce from Richard. Vanessa is watching her ex husband's new fiancée. The Wife Between Us is a 2018 thriller novel written by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen. ![]() |