Join the investigation on Dex Parios&s first case for just 10! Dex is the proprietor of Stumptown Investigations & a fairly talented PI Unfortunately she&s less adept at throwing dice than solving cases Her recent streak has left her beyond broke—she&s into the Confederated Tribes of the Wind Coast for 18 large But maybe Dex&s luck is about to change Sue-Lynne head of the Wind Coast&s casino operation will clear Dex& debt if she can locate Sue-Lynne&s missing granddaughter Is this job Dex&s way out of the hole or a shove down one much much deeper? About the Author Join the investigation on Dex Parios&s first case for just 10! Dex is the proprietor of Stumptown Investigations & a fairly talented PI Unfortunately she&s less adept at throwing dice than solving cases Her recent streak has left her beyond broke—she&s into the Confederated Tribes of the Wind Coast for 18 large But maybe Dex&s luck is about to change Sue-Lynne head of the Wind Coast&s casino operation will clear Dex& debt if she can locate Sue-Lynne&s missing granddaughter Is this job Dex&s way out of the hole or a shove down one much much deeper? ...

Portland&s best private investigator Dex Parios is back & this time the case is a real grind When she picks up a simple assignment to escort a package of highly-prized coffee beans Dex has no idea that she&s stepping into the web of the Barista Mafia & eccentric billionaires with no compunction about using force to get the most coveted coffee around & to top it all off her sister is in town Join Eisner Award-winner Greg Rucka & series artist Justin Greenwood (The Fuse) for the The Case of a Cup of Joe the fourth case in the critically-acclaimed Stumptown series This oversized hardcover edition also collects a bonus silent issue as well as extra material such as issue covers process pieces & creator commentary Meet the Author Gregory " Greg" Rucka is an American comic book writer & novelist He is the author of nearly a dozen novels including the Atticus Kodiak series In comics he has had the opportunity to write stories featuring some of the world’s best-known characters— Superman Batman Wonder Woman Punisher & Wolverine—as well as penning several creator-owned properties himself such as Whiteout Queen & Country & Lazarus ...

A modern-day detective fiction series based in Portland Oregon featuring Dex Parios a female private investigator with a gambling problem When one of investigator Dex Parios&s dearest friends is brutalized following a Portland Timbers match Dex is determined to get to the bottom of the attack no matter who stands in her way! Dex kicks more than just soccer balls in her pursuit of the assailant in this new softcover edition of the critically-acclaimed series from Eisner Award-winner Greg Rucka & new series artist Justin Greenwood ...

Dex is the proprietor of Stumptown Investigations & a fairly talented PI Unfortunately she&s less adept at throwing dice than solving cases Her recent streak has left her beyond broke
- she&s into the Confederated Tribes of the Wind Coast for 18 large But maybe Dex&s luck is about to change Sue-Lynne head of the Wind Coast&s casino operation will clear Dex& debt if she can locate Sue-Lynne&s missing granddaughter But is this job Dex&s way out of the hole or a shove down one much much deeper?
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From Eisner Award-winning writer Greg Rucka & acclaimed artist Matthew Southworth comes a new Stumptown mystery! Dex Parios has finally opened her own office & her first case is to find rock star Mim Bracca's baby
- her prized guitar
- which disappeared after her band Tailhook's Portland show Mim has no leads & she doesn't want to go to the police but Dex needs the case & besides it shouldn't be that hard to find a missing guitar As long as the DEA doesn't get involved or the Skinheads

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Dex Parios the proprietor of Stumptown Investigations has a new office & a long list of clients she can&t take on because of their involvement with crime lord Hector Marenco So when Mim Bracca walks into her life with an open-&-shut case of a missing guitar Dex is eager to get started especially when the rock star pays her up front But Dex soon discovers that it&s not just the guitar that&s gone missing & she&s not the only one looking for it About the Author Greg Rucka began his writing career in earnest at the age of 10 by winning a county-wide short-story contest & hasn’t let up since He is the author of nearly a dozen novels six featuring bodyguard Atticus Kodiak & three featuring Tara Chace the protagonist of his Queen & Country series in addition he has penned several short-stories countless comics & the occasional non-fiction essay In comics he has had the opportunity to write stories featuring some of the world’s best-known characters— Superman Batman & Wonder Woman—as well as penning several creator-owned properties himself such as Whiteout & Queen & Country both published by Oni Press Greg resides in Portland Oregon with his wife author Jennifer Van Meter & his two children Matthew Southworth is a musician playwright filmmaker & cartoonist who has living in Seattle Washington He used to lead a band called the Capillaries & they never broke up He directed an independent feature film that he very nearly finished He came this close to getting his Masters in playwriting & directing from Carnegie Mellon University In addition to Stumptown he has drawn comics for Marvel DC & Image Rico Renzi is an artist & designer from Washington DC His work has appeared in WIRED & Fast Company Magazines & various publications from DC Marvel Image Dark Horse Scholastic Boom Studios Oni Press & IDW He currently colors Spider-Gwen & The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl every month & resides in Charlotte North Carolina with his wife & daughter ...

Containing Kay & Michael Dennis's Beginner's Guide to Stumpwork Stumpwork Seasons & Stumpwork Figures this comprehensive bind-up is the essential guide to the art of stumpwork The inspiring projects clear step-by-step photography & expert instruction ensure that crafters of all abilities can create wonderful stumpwork & needlelace pieces with ease ...

This book offers a modern perspective on the floral motifs that have been a stumpwork mainstay for centuries It features 19 floral motifs & eight projects the simplistic design of which showcase the artistry involved in the craft The well-developed introductory section provides readers with step-by-step photos & illustrations of all the techniques used in the book making the book suitable for embroiderers of all abilities This book will encourage readers to take up stumpwork & the fresh contemporary designs will draw readers in while the easy-to-follow instructions & small projects will show readers just how accessible this craft really is The book is composed of three clear sections an introductory section; a project gallery featuring beautiful photographs of each project motif; & project instructions ...

More or less 150 years after Homer's Iliad Sappho lived on the island of Lesbos west off the coast of what is present Turkey Little remains today of her writings which are said to have filled nine papyrus rolls in the great library at Alexandria some 500 years after her death The surviving texts consist of a lamentably small & fragmented body of lyric poetry
- among them poems of invocation desire spite celebration resignation & remembrance
- that nevertheless enables us to hear the living voice of the poet Plato called the tenth Muse This is a new translation of her surviving poetry

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An action-packed adventure story with an exciting film location setting Finn is a free-running black belt with a talent for acting-but when his big break arrives it's not the role he was expecting at all Recruited as a stunt double he's pushed to his limits-scaling walls at high speed jumping from dizzying heights & diving into rocky waters-all without any safety gear He's determined to push himself but as the stunts get more dangerous the lines between movie & reality are really starting to blur & it becomes clear that he'll be luckily to escape this shoot with his life A brand new adventure for readers aged 9 from the author of The Scarlet Files ...