Bøker av Brian Hill

Written in the late 18th century, this travelogue provides a fascinating glimpse into southern Italy and Rome during a time of social and political upheaval. Brian Hill's keen observations shed light on the culture, people, and landscapes of Sicily, Calabria, and the Eternal City.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Life, Loves and Times of a Golfer Who Solves CrimesSuspenseful, sexy, surprising, high-spirited, humorous...this new mystery series stars a young golf pro who moonlights as a private detective.After several years of struggle on the tough pro golf circuit in the early 1960s, Tom Colt finally broke through and won his first tournament. To earn extra cash, Tom gives golf lessons at a posh Country Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. Tom is attractive, personable, and an excellent golf instructor--particularly popular with the female members of The Club.Tom also has a gift for solving crimes. In '62, he helped Phoenix PD homicide detective Ed Mathers solve the murder of a politician's beautiful, troubled wife-who took golf lessons from Tom. Tom and his twin sister Caroline have teamed up to start a private detective firm, Colt & Colt Confidential.Their first client is wealthy Phoenix real estate developer Elwood "Red" Boyle, who is convinced someone will try to kill him at the grand opening of his Bogey Island Golf Resort in the Bahamas. He invites Tom to play in a tournament there, and Caroline as well-to use their sleuthing skills to prevent a murder rather than solve one.Identifying the would-be killer proves impossible for Tom and Caroline. Boyle is a cruel, ruthless man who acquires enemies as fast as he acquires real estate properties. Even Boyle's three children are suspects.The killer strikes. Boyle is dead. Are young private investigators Tom and Caroline Colt up to the challenge of solving a crime on a remote island full of wealthy people with a grudge against the hated Mr. Boyle? The first step they take is a wise one: asking their friend Det. Ed Mathers to join them on Bogey Island and assist with the investigation...The Life, Loves and Times of a Golfer Who Solves Crimes...

The Life, Loves and Times of a Golfer Who Solves Crimes...Suspenseful, sexy, surprising, high-spirited, humorous...this new mystery series stars a young golf pro drawn into an investigation of the murder of a fast-rising politician's beautiful, troubled wife.After several years of struggle on the tough pro golf circuit in the early 1960s, Tom Colt is inching closer to becoming a champion. To earn extra cash, Tom gives golf lessons at a posh country club in Arizona. Tom is attractive, personable, and an excellent golf instructor--particularly popular with the female members of The Club.Lisa Prentiss Luck, whose husband is running for the US Senate, is killed at her home with a golf club stolen from the country club. The crime is personal for Tom: Lisa took golf lessons from him, they became friends, and on the day she was killed left him an urgent message to come over because she was afraid for her life. He got there an hour too late.The Phoenix PD detective assigned to the case, Ed Mathers, asks for Tom's help, knowing the club members confide in him. Tom finds himself in the middle of a dangerous, hot mess in the hot desert that includes gangsters south of the border, a stone-cold killer in his own back yard and political corruption involving ambitious people who do whatever it takes to win.You'll also meet Roy Wilkinson, the too-powerful retired judge who pulls the business and political strings in the city. The Judge's daughter Julia, an aspiring singer and accomplished femme fatale. Tom's brilliant, funny twin sister Caroline. Det. Mathers, whose obsessions are keeping Phoenix safe and improving his golf game. And Katrina Stern, a serious young golf pro who may be Tom's soul mate if she'd allow herself time for romance.You'll root for Tom and his supporting cast to rise to the challenges of life--growing, learning, overcoming failure, achieving, loving--and for Tom and Det. Mathers to solve the murder. The killer was extremely clever, but Tom Colt and Det. Ed Mathers are clever, too. See how they unravel The Mystery of the Golf Club Murder, their first case.

Una vacanza in Senegal. E' così che Brian Hill scopre una passione che lo accompagna da anni e che è stata in grado di cambiare radicalmente la sua vita. A volte basta affacciarsi dal finestrino di un furgone per vedere tutta la propria esistenza sotto una luce diversa: ogni situazione difficile, frustrante, si rivela così per ciò che è veramente; è il gioco della vita, del teatro dell'esistenza, che emerge e che vissuto con una giusta dose di ironia, può farci vivere le nostre giornate non più come degli incubi ad occhi aperti ma come delle stupefacenti avventure quotidiane. "Vista dal furgone", romanzo di esordio di Brian Hill, è un racconto che ci fa riscoprire, attraverso i luoghi e i suoi personaggi, il piacere ed il valore della propria quotidianità, senza avere la pretesa di cambiarla ma cambiando solamente il nostro modo di vederla.

There has always been a tendency to view British politics before the 1832 reform act as though the parties in parliament were clumsy, embryo versions of the later Conservatives and Liberals - their every act interpreted as being either as further striving towards modernity or a relapse into more primitive patterns of behaviour.