![]() ![]() ![]() My father (Tom Jensen) was recruited to the Green River Task Force in January of 1984. ![]() ![]() What do you remember about your personal experiences when your father was put in charge of the Green River Killer case? Jeff Jenson recently took the time to answer questions about his work to bring this insightful and personal story to readers. Written by Jensen's own son, acclaimed entertainment writer Jeff Jensen, Dark Horse’s Green River Killer: A True Detective Story HC ( MAY110043V, $24.99), on sale on September 28, presents the ultimate insider's account of America's most prolific serial killer. In 1990, with the body count numbering at least 48, the case was put in the hands of a single detective, Tom Jensen.Īfter 20 years, when the killer was finally captured with the help of DNA technology, Jensen spent 180 days interviewing Gary Leon Ridgway in an effort to learn his most closely held secrets – an epic confrontation with evil that proved as disturbing and surreal as can be imagined. Throughout the 1980s, the highest priority of Seattle-area police was the apprehension of the Green River Killer, the man responsible for the murders of dozens of women. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Uncertain of her future-or if she even has one-Evie begins training with the troupe until she can decide her next move.īut as the bloodthirsty Vasilia exerts her power, pushing Bellona to the brink of war, Evie’s fate becomes clear: she must become a fearsome gladiator herself. Though they use their talents to entertain and amuse the masses, the gladiators are actually highly trained warriors skilled in the art of combat, especially Lucas Sullivan, a powerful magier with secrets of his own. Luckily for Evie, her secret immunity to magic helps her escape the massacre.įorced into hiding to survive, she falls in with a gladiator troupe. When her cousin Vasilia, the crown princess, assassinates her mother the queen and takes the throne by force, Evie is also attacked, along with the rest of the royal family. ![]() ![]() ![]() Seventeenth in line for the throne, Evie is nothing more than a ceremonial fixture, overlooked and mostly forgotten.īut dark forces are at work inside the palace. In a realm where one’s magical power determines one’s worth, Lady Everleigh’s lack of obvious ability relegates her to the shadows of the royal court of Bellona, a kingdom steeped in gladiator tradition. The thrilling first novel in the Crown of Shards epic fantasy series combines magic, murder, and adventure when an unlikely member of the royal family suddenly becomes a contender in a clash for the crown. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Much of Timmy's adventures revolve around himself traveling with his polar bear partner Total (implied to be the result of his father walking out on him and his mother) across the city looking for cases and outwitting the " Russians" (actually just bearded hipsters). Timmy runs Total Failure Inc alongside his own personal detective agency, and "solves" cases. In a world where imaginary friends co-exist with humans, Timmy Failure is an 11-year-old living in Portland, Oregon with his single mother Patty. The film is directed by Tom McCarthy, produced by Alexander Dostal, McCarthy and Jim Whitaker from a screenplay written by McCarthy and Pastis and stars Winslow Fegley, Ophelia Lovibond, Craig Robinson and Wallace Shawn. Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (also known as Timmy Failure) is a 2020 American adventure fantasy comedy-drama family film based on the book series of the same name by Stephan Pastis that debuted on Disney+ on February 7, 2020. ![]() ![]() ![]() They, like humanity, are chemical replicas of what they should be. Other than my mother’s flowers, there are those wilting carnations that shopkeepers sell in the city, dyed pink and red for Valentine’s Day, along with red roses that always look rubbery or parched in the windows. The only time flowers bloomed in our neighborhood was when she was alive. They would grow healthy and vibrant, thriving despite the wasteland of dirt and dust. This, I think, is the botanical heaven my mother imagined when she planted lilies in the yard. Closer to the house a hedge sections off an area with an inground pool, unnaturally cerulean. ![]() The grass is mowed into strips of green and deeper green. ![]() The sun is just beginning to set in yellows and pinks, and there’s a myriad of flowers in the garden. I try opening the window, but when that proves futile, I take in the view. I avoid my reflection in the dressing table mirror, afraid I’ll lose my mind if I see myself in this place. The wallpaper is made up of vertical vines budding roses, and they remind me of the bars of a prison cell. The dark polished wood of the dresser matches the dressing table and ottoman on the wall are generic paintings-a sunset, a painting of a beachside picnic. ![]() There’s a walk-in closet full of clothes, but I’m only in there long enough to check for an attic door, like my parents’ closet has, but there isn’t one. The room is fully furnished, as though it’s been waiting for my arrival. ![]() ![]() ![]() You may also opt to downgrade to Standard Digital, a robust journalistic offering that fulfils many user’s needs. If you’d like to retain your premium access and save 20%, you can opt to pay annually at the end of the trial. If you do nothing, you will be auto-enrolled in our premium digital monthly subscription plan and retain complete access for $69 per month.įor cost savings, you can change your plan at any time online in the “Settings & Account” section. For a full comparison of Standard and Premium Digital, click here.Ĭhange the plan you will roll onto at any time during your trial by visiting the “Settings & Account” section. Premium Digital includes access to our premier business column, Lex, as well as 15 curated newsletters covering key business themes with original, in-depth reporting. Standard Digital includes access to a wealth of global news, analysis and expert opinion. ![]() During your trial you will have complete digital access to FT.com with everything in both of our Standard Digital and Premium Digital packages. ![]() ![]() ![]() When did you realize who Vanessa, Nellie, and Emma actually are? How did this new understanding shape your experience of the rest of the story, and how do you think it will affect your experience if you reread the novel?ĥ. How do you see this relationship affecting the choices Vanessa makes? Is there someone in your family with whom you have a similar bond?Ĥ. ![]() Throughout the novel, Aunt Charlotte and Vanessa have an extremely close relationship, even when Vanessa struggles to be honest with her aunt. What do you think is the significance of Vanessa’s new job at an upscale clothing store? How might it affect her to still be in the upper class world she once occupied, but in a much different role? Compare and contrast her experience there to her previous job as a teacher.ģ. On page 7, Samantha asks Nellie one of the defining questions of the novel: "Ever think he’s too good to be true?" At what point did you start to think that Sam might be right, and Richard might actually be too good to be true?Ģ. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 2019, he partnered with Hill once again for two new Locke & Key stories, "Dog Days" and "Nailed It. He continued developing other creator-owned projects: the Eisner-winning Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland, with Eric Shanower Sword of Ages and the gritty sci-fi adventure Onyx, with Chris Ryall. In 2007, he co-created the award-winning series Locke & Key with Joe Hill. ![]() Born in Santiago, Chile, Gabriel Rodriguez began working as an illustrator in the late 90s and in 2002 started drawing books for IDW Publishing, including CSI, George Romero's Land of the Dead, and Beowulf, amongst others. He earned the Eisner Award for Best Writer for his long-running comic book series, Locke & Key, featuring the eye-popping art of Gabriel Rodriguez. His book of short stories, 20th Century Ghosts, won the Bram Stoker Award and British Fantasy Award for Best Collection. His horror novella In the Tall Grass, co-written with Stephen King, was made into a feature film from Netflix. Joe Hill is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Full Throttle, The Fireman, Heart-Shaped Box, and NOS4A2, recently made into a TV series from AMC. ![]() ![]() One evening, when Bertie is about six years old, he spots a lioness drinking in the waterhole and just behind her a young lion cub - but it was white!Ī few weeks later, after not seeing the white lion cub and lioness, Bertie's father comes home triumphant that he has killed a huge lioness that he claims was taken half a dozen of his best cattle. There he would watch the baboons, the zebras, wildebeest, elephants, and most exciting of all a pride of lions. To occupy his time he spends day after day gazing out at the wonders of the veldt from the safe confines of the farmhouse compound. There Bertie is secluded and only has his mother and father for companionship. The reminiscence takes the pair back to Bertie's birthplace, a small village called Timbavati, in a remote area of South Africa. ![]() ![]() She recounts his story to a schoolboy who has just run away from boarding school and taken shelter from the rain, all the while gazing out the window at the "butterfly lion" that is mysteriously emblazoned on the hillside. The novel is the story of a young boy, Bertie, as told through the memory of an elderly woman who knew him. ![]() ![]() But instead of a friendship between two people, much like his earlier works, The Butterfly Lion focuses largely on the friendship between a boy and an animal. Following in the same vain as the hugely successful War Horse and The Dancing Bear, Michael Morpurgo's The Butterfly Lion has the theme of friendship running through its narrative. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Through a centuries’ long selective breeding program, the Bene Gesserit have tried to bring about the birth of a chosen person named the Kwisatz Haderach, a messianic figure who is destined to bring huge change to the universe. Paul has also been trained by his mother, a member of a clandestine organization of women called the Bene Gesserit. Paul has been trained by Leto’s military lieutenants for years, including Thufir Hawat, a Mentat with incredible powers of computation Gurney Halleck, a soldier with a grudge against the Harkonnens and Duncan Idaho, the Duke’s swordmaster and faithful servant. The Duke is certain that he is being lured into a trap by the Emperor and the Harkonnens, but he believes that he can outwit them. ![]() The Emperor awards Duke Leto the fiefdom of Arrakis, allowing Leto to take control of the profitable but dangerous planet from a rival house, the cunning and brutal Harkonnens. His concubine partner Lady Jessica is the mother of his only son, Paul Atreides. Duke Leto of House Atreides rules over Caladan. Intergalactic travel is made possible by a mysterious substance known as melange, or “the spice,” which is found only on the barren desert planet Arrakis. Individual planets are ruled by great houses, all of which pledge loyalty to Emperor Shaddam IV. In the year 10,191, the human race sprawls across the galaxy. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With influences from neighboring India and China, as well as Thailand and Laos, Burmese food is a unique blend of flavors, and Burma Superstar includes such stand-out dishes as the iconic Tea Leaf Salad, Chili Lamb, Pork and Pumpkin Stew, Platha (a buttery layered flatbread), Spicy Eggplant, and Mohinga, a fish noodle soup that is arguably Myanmar’s national dish.Įach of these nearly 90 recipes has been streamlined for home cooks of all experience levels, and without the need for special equipment or long lists of hard-to-find ingredients. ![]() Known for its bustling tables, the sizzle of onions and garlic in the wok, and a wait time so legendary that customers start to line up before the doors even open-Burma Superstar is a Bay Area institution, offering diners a taste of the addictively savory and spiced food of Myanmar. Never before have the vivid flavors of Burmese cooking been so achievable for home cooks. From the beloved San Francisco restaurant, a mouthwatering collection of recipes, including Fiery Tofu, Garlic Noodles, the legendary Tea Leaf Salad, and many more. ![]() |