Books with author Joe Marsh

Secrets worth killing for?Organised crime in a restaurant near you.First spreading through the narrow alleys of Naples, its tentacles reach north, to the heart of Europe.Is Ecco, the world-famous Neapolitan restaurant the host, victim or source? One thing is clear: the innovative gourmet temple is leaking secrets like a sieve. And who killed the chef?Beatrice is on her first paid job since retiring from Scotland Yard. A delicate private investigation, undercover in a Michelin-starred kitchen. Guarded by the most dangerous volcano on earth. She'd better bring her friends.Italians say Naples is a piece of heaven that fell to earth.For Beatrice and her folks, magic soon turns into menace. Family affairs and business are impossibly entangled. Threats and mistrust lurk everywhere and someone is waiting in the shadows.Is Beatrice's cover blown? Can she still set a trap? The heat is on. She must identify the mole before someone else is killed.You'll devour this intricate mystery, because it is inhabited by a delicious cast.Recommended to readers of Andrea Camilleri, Peter Grainger or Donna Leon.Order now."A thrilling new direction for Beatrice Stubbs amidst the chaos, beauty and gastronomy of historical Naples."- Liza Perrat, author of The Bone Angel Series"I thoroughly enjoyed Jill Marsh's presentation of a hot and flustered Beatrice Stubbs amidst Italian pots, pans and flans, who at the flick of a whisk, manages to regain her cool and resolve a tricky Neapolitan intrigue and murder." - Janys Hyde, owner at Creative Retreats, Italy

Love is a driving passion. So is hate.December in a small Devonshire village is the perfect time for a Yuletide festival, a Narnian wedding or a murder.Now retired, Beatrice is working on a book, planning a wedding and pretending she doesn’t miss the cut and thrust of Scotland Yard.When a local celebrity dies in suspicious circumstances, Matthew encourages Beatrice to do some private investigating. Her enquiries reveal more than predicted and she discovers even her nearest and dearest are capable of deceit.A snowstorm hits the village and Beatrice chases a lead, throwing everyone’s plans into disarray and threatening lives. The ancient forest conceals a primeval web of complex loyalties and lethal bonds.Each book of the Beatrice Stubbs Series works stand-alone. If you enjoy PD James, LJ Ross and Agatha Christie, you'll love Snow Angel.“A classic village murder mystery, packed with comforts and crimes at Christmas with rural traditions at its heart” – Debbie Young, author of The Sophie Sayers Mysteries.

Truth is a wild beast.Approach with patience and zeal, else it eludes you.Beatrice has developed a delicate nose for lies. It gets the old hound into trouble all the time - with criminals, Scotland Yard politics and even her friends.Battling crime by day and her own demons by night, the question remains: justice or the law?Behind Closed Doors sees Beatrice seconded to Switzerland. Wealthy, powerful men are committing suicide. Or are they? When the same DNA is found at each scene, DI Stubbs suspects someone is dispensing a personal retribution. Beneath the chocolate and charm, Zurich hides many secrets.In Raw Material, Beatrice is divided. Hunting a sex offender on London Underground while trying to investigate illegal activity on a Welsh beach stretches her to her limits. Her partner and neighbour decide to assist. But amateur detectives and professional criminals make a bad mix.Time for a sabbatical in Tread Softly. A gourmet trip to the north of Spain is exactly what DI Stubbs needs. Until she meets an old acquaintance who lures her into an investigation. Beatrice is up to her neck in missing persons, murder, corruption and Rioja.If you enjoy Kate Atkinson, Patricia Highsmith or Sue Grafton, you'll love Boxset One.Meet Beatrice now.What readers are saying:"If you've never encountered Beatrice, you have the most almighty thrill coming.""So refreshing to find a heroine as fabulous and flawed as the rest of us." "Not since Miss Marple have I warmed so much to a female detective as to Beatrice Stubbs."Discover Beatrice Stubbs - detective inspector, metaphor mixer and stubborn survivor:1. Behind Closed Doors (Switzerland) 2. Raw Material (England/Wales) 3. Tread Softly (Basque County, Spain) 4. Cold Pressed (The Greek Islands)5. Human Rites (Germany)6. Bad Apples (Portugal)7. Snow Angel (England)8. Honey Trap (Italy)9. Black Widow (France; coming soon)Plus the exclusive free prequel for newsletter subscribers: Black Dogs, Yellow Butterflies

In Class Dismissed, John Marsh debunks a myth cherished by journalists, politicians, and economists: that growing poverty and inequality in the United States can be solved through education. Using sophisticated analysis combined with personal experience in the classroom, Marsh not only shows that education has little impact on poverty and inequality, but that our mistaken beliefs actively shape the way we structure our schools and what we teach in them.Rather than focus attention on the hierarchy of jobs and power—where most jobs require relatively little education, and the poor enjoy very little political power—money is funneled into educational endeavors that ultimately do nothing to challenge established social structures, and in fact reinforce them. And when educational programs prove ineffective at reducing inequality, the ones whom these programs were intended to help end up blaming themselves. Marsh’s struggle to grasp the connection between education, poverty, and inequality is both powerful and poignant.

In Class Dismissed, John Marsh debunks a myth cherished by journalists, politicians, and economists: that growing poverty and inequality in the United States can be solved through education. Using sophisticated analysis combined with personal experience in the classroom, Marsh not only shows that education has little impact on poverty and inequality, but that our mistaken beliefs actively shape the way we structure our schools and what we teach in them.Rather than focus attention on the hierarchy of jobs and power—where most jobs require relatively little education, and the poor enjoy very little political power—money is funneled into educational endeavors that ultimately do nothing to challenge established social structures, and in fact reinforce them. And when educational programs prove ineffective at reducing inequality, the ones whom these programs were intended to help end up blaming themselves. Marsh’s struggle to grasp the connection between education, poverty, and inequality is both powerful and poignant.

Secrets worth killing for?Organised crime in a restaurant near you.First spreading through the narrow alleys of Naples, its tentacles reach north, to the heart of Europe.Is Ecco, the world-famous Neapolitan restaurant the host, victim or source? One thing is clear: the innovative gourmet temple is leaking secrets like a sieve. And who killed the chef?Beatrice is on her first paid job since retiring from Scotland Yard. A delicate private investigation, undercover in a Michelin-starred kitchen. Guarded by the most dangerous volcano on earth. She'd better bring her friends.Italians say Naples is a piece of heaven that fell to earth.For Beatrice and her folks, magic soon turns into menace. Family affairs and business are impossibly entangled. Threats and mistrust lurk everywhere and someone is waiting in the shadows.Is Beatrice's cover blown? Can she still set a trap? The heat is on. She must identify the mole before someone else is killed.You'll devour this intricate mystery, because it is inhabited by a delicious cast.Recommended to readers of Andrea Camilleri, Peter Grainger or Donna Leon.Order now."A thrilling new direction for Beatrice Stubbs amidst the chaos, beauty and gastronomy of historical Naples."- Liza Perrat, author of The Bone Angel Series"I thoroughly enjoyed Jill Marsh's presentation of a hot and flustered Beatrice Stubbs amidst Italian pots, pans and flans, who at the flick of a whisk, manages to regain her cool and resolve a tricky Neapolitan intrigue and murder." - Janys Hyde, owner at Creative Retreats, Italy

Love is a driving passion. So is hate.December in a small Devonshire village is the perfect time for a Yuletide festival, a Narnian wedding or a murder.Now retired, Beatrice is working on a book, planning a wedding and pretending she doesn’t miss the cut and thrust of Scotland Yard.When a local celebrity dies in suspicious circumstances, Matthew encourages Beatrice to do some private investigating. Her enquiries reveal more than predicted and she discovers even her nearest and dearest are capable of deceit.A snowstorm hits the village and Beatrice chases a lead, throwing everyone’s plans into disarray and threatening lives. The ancient forest conceals a primeval web of complex loyalties and lethal bonds.Angels protect their friends. But destroy their enemies.“A classic village murder mystery, packed with comforts and crimes at Christmas with rural traditions at its heart” – Debbie Young, author of The Sophie Sayers Mysteries.

Truth is a wild beast.Approach with patience and zeal, else it eludes you.Beatrice has developed a delicate nose for lies. It gets the old hound into trouble all the time - with criminals, Scotland Yard politics and even her friends.Battling crime by day and her own demons by night, the question remains: justice or the law?Behind Closed Doors sees Beatrice seconded to Switzerland. Wealthy, powerful men are committing suicide. Or are they? When the same DNA is found at each scene, DI Stubbs suspects someone is dispensing a personal retribution. Beneath the chocolate and charm, Zurich hides many secrets.In Raw Material, Beatrice is divided. Hunting a sex offender on London Underground while trying to investigate illegal activity on a Welsh beach stretches her to her limits. Her partner and neighbour decide to assist. But amateur detectives and professional criminals make a bad mix.Time for a sabbatical in Tread Softly. A gourmet trip to the north of Spain is exactly what DI Stubbs needs. Until she meets an old acquaintance who lures her into an investigation. Beatrice is up to her neck in missing persons, murder, corruption and Rioja.If you enjoy Kate Atkinson, Patricia Highsmith or Sue Grafton, you'll love Boxset One.Meet Beatrice now.Please note the paperback boxset is an omnibus edition, i.e. three novels in one big fat fabulous book.What readers are saying:"If you've never encountered Beatrice, you have the most almighty thrill coming.""So refreshing to find a heroine as fabulous and flawed as the rest of us." "Not since Miss Marple have I warmed so much to a female detective as to Beatrice Stubbs."Discover Beatrice Stubbs - detective inspector, metaphor mixer and stubborn survivor:1. Behind Closed Doors (Switzerland) 2. Raw Material (England/Wales) 3. Tread Softly (Basque County, Spain) 4. Cold Pressed (The Greek Islands)5. Human Rites (Germany)6. Bad Apples (Portugal)7. Snow Angel (England)8. Honey Trap (Italy)9. Black Widow (France; coming soon)Plus the exclusive free prequel for newsletter subscribers: Black Dogs, Yellow Butterflies

Knowing the items people will most likely need and want means you can stock up on them, even if you don’t want or need them for your own personal use. It’s like having currency in the bank.A thousand pages could be written about survival and responses to disasters or crises but there is no way that that amount of information could ever be contained in one book let alone inside your head.The key to preparation is to start where it benefits you the most. You wouldn’t need to pack snow chains and ice picks if you lived in the desert would you? No each person is going to have their own opinions on what needs to be prepared for, what supplies need to be kept on hand, and what skills need to be trained for. Preparedness is not a singular path.However, this report gives you an excellent foundation for taking action. One of the mistakes people make is telling themselves that they will start buying items “soon”or “next paycheck” or “next month”.The main problem with this frame of mind is that a disaster doesn’t happen on schedule. That next big quake or F5 tornado could hit much “sooner” than your next paycheck..

In Class Dismissed, John Marsh debunks a myth cherished by journalists, politicians, and economists: that growing poverty and inequality in the United States can be solved through education. Using sophisticated analysis combined with personal experience in the classroom, Marsh not only shows that education has little impact on poverty and inequality, but that our mistaken beliefs actively shape the way we structure our schools and what we teach in them.Rather than focus attention on the hierarchy of jobs and power—where most jobs require relatively little education, and the poor enjoy very little political power—money is funneled into educational endeavors that ultimately do nothing to challenge established social structures, and in fact reinforce them. And when educational programs prove ineffective at reducing inequality, the ones whom these programs were intended to help end up blaming themselves. Marsh’s struggle to grasp the connection between education, poverty, and inequality is both powerful and poignant.

Excerpt from Hannah Hawkins: The Reformed Drunkard's DaughterThe remainder of the ride, which lasted but a few hours, was one of interest to all for, with out any feelings of shame which might have led them to conceal the truth, or any undue eleva tion from the decent appearance which they now made in their new apparel or from the brighten ing prospects before them, this rescued family gave, without hesitation, though often with strong emotion, an account of all their deep debasement and severe sufferings.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.