The Devil In The Detail

David Shepherd awakes in a cell. The middle-aged London cab driver has vague recollections of attempting to protect his female passenger from a gang of drunken youths. Patchy flash-backs of blood and screams leave him with the ominous feeling that he may have done something rather quite rash. Did he kill one of the attackers? This question is answered by the matter-of-fact Olivia, who assures him that this isn't jail and that David hasn't murdered anyone. His relief is short-lived when Olivia also reveals herself to be an Angel and that David is, in fact, in Purgatory. It appears that there was one fatality the previous night: him. And so begins the Trial of David Shepherd in the Court of Saint Peter. A court that is presided over by Angels, prosecuted by Demons and ultimately judged by a soul's adherence to the Ten Commandments. The Devil's in the Detail is a religious satire, for atheists, agnostics and believers alike. It poses questions that we will all one day ponder: How are the actions we take in this life, ultimately judged? What constitutes a good life? What does it really take to pass through the Pearly Gates? As David tries to answer these questions he will discover that sometimes... The Devil's in the Detail.

The South African 'Arms Deal' was never a single event. Rather it was, and still is, a series of scandals and outrages, all contributing towards a dubious momentum that takes South Africa further away from transparent democratic practice. The Devil in the Detail, written by two of South Africa's leading researchers on the subject, takes the reader on a journey of insight. Witness at close hand the breaking open of State secrets, with tales of outrageous personal enrichment. Explore how the Arms Deal emerged out of the criminal networks of both the old SADF and the ANC's security apparatus, raising questions as to whether South Africa's remarkable transition was not oiled, at key points, by criminal intent and collusion. Follow the trail of the various offset deals done after the Arms Deal - cumulatively worth just as much as - and discover that corruption continues to impact on defence spending in South Africa. Examine the economics and witness how the Arms Deal was not only economically irrational, but virtually suicidal, almost single-handedly derailing the post-apartheid economic project. Finally, read about the rise of the 'shadow state', the politicisation of prosecutions, and the rise of the 'spooks'. The remarkable conclusion of this landmark study is that years after the deal took place, the forces that drove its decisions have only grown in strength, further blighting South Africa's prospects for a future in which all may have a share.

(www.canammissing.com) Missing 411-The Devil's in the Detail.This is the fourth book in the blockbuster "Missing 411" series that describes unusual incidents of people that have disappeared in National Parks and forests of the world. It is a significant step forward in the understanding of the missing phenomena that adds several new elements never before identified. This book describes additional victims, new locations and circumstances while outlining new geographical clusters. The number of people that fit the identified profile and the distances and elevations covered during their journeys will mesmerize you. The book ends with series of charts that expose specific elements that are identified in each of the other books, their frequency, location and timing. **It is highly recommended that you read any of the other "Missing 411" books prior to this. The reader needs to have a background on the topic prior to reading this work to get the full understanding of what is revealed.This book includes stories from the following areas:United States (33 States)Canada (7 Provinces)Australia (5 Territories)BorneoEcuadorUnited KingdomNew ZealandSwitzerlandAustriaSub Chapters:Cornerstone CasesWeather ConditionsCriminal AllegationsLast in LineMissing from Inside the HomeMissing from Inside a VehicleLocations Previously SearchedScholars/IntellectualsDisabled or InjuredElevation GainDistance TraveledAircraft Associated with Missing Person CasesList of Missing from this BookNational parks422 Pages

Develop equity, excellence, and well-being across the whole system! The world is troubled! We need to combine a moral imperative and a system transformation to survive for the better. Education is crucial to our future but needs to play a more direct role in shaping our future. The Devil is in the Details shows how we can re-think the education system and its three levels of leadership—local, middle, and top—so that each level can contribute to dramatic turnaround for education and society. The focus is on examining details to ensure effective actions are taken, rather than assuming large pronouncements and policies will drive change. Readers will find: • Details and analysis about successful systems in California, Ontario, and Australia • Ideas for how leaders at all levels can take steps to begin • Vignettes, actions and strategies that illustrate how to address equity, excellence and well-being With the goal of transforming the culture of learning to develop greater equity, excellence, and student wellbeing, this book will help you liberate the system and maintain focus.

A suspected car-jacking leads to something deeper and darker in the compelling new Will Traynor forensic mystery. The emergency call comes in the early hours of the morning. A man and a woman found in a car in a rundown part of the city, both of them critically injured. A random, opportune attack by a stranger? Or were the pair deliberately targeted? Is there a connection to series of car-jackings which has been plaguing the area? Nothing about this case seems to add up. As each theory as to what might have happened leads to yet more questions, Detective Inspector Bernard Watts decides to call on the help of criminologist Dr Will Traynor. Traynor knows that it's the small, easily missed details that will crack the case, but not even he could suspect just where those seemingly insignificant details will lead . . .

'Classic Scottish noir: bad food, bad moods, too much booze and tight plots' @ey0k1, TwitterFor fans of Ian Rankin, Ed McBain and Christopher Brookmyre, Devil in the Detail is the second novel featuring Detective Constable Scott Cullen, in the gritty Scottish police procedural series that has set the bestseller charts alight.Still reeling from the death of a colleague on his watch, DC Scott Cullen finds himself caught in the cross-fire of competitive police politics when the body of Mandy Gibson, a young disabled girl, turns up in the affluent East Lothian town of Garleton. The heartbroken parents don't hesitate to point the finger of suspicion at young Jamie Cook, a tearaway teen with a long history of run-ins with the police. But where is he now? When the victim's and the suspect's families are revealed to belong to an offshoot group of the Catholic Church run by an excommunicated priest, Cullen quickly realises that the key to catching the killer is finding out the darkest secrets of this close-knit community, one family at a time.From bestselling author Ed James, Devil in the Detail is a tightly woven, gripping crime novel set in a middle-class town that isn't nearly as wholesome as it looks.Praise for Devil in the Detail'Brilliant and compelling. A must-read for those who enjoy crime thrillers' Lisa, Amazon five-star review'[I have] struck gold! If you like crime fiction this is a must-read' essexgirl, Amazon five-star review'The characters are convincingly drawn, and show all the human failings and frailties of real people ... If I have a complaint, it's only that Mr James will be completely unable to keep up with my reading speed. If there can be a higher compliment, I'm already comparing his quality with that of the late lamented Ed McBain' R. Benson, Amazon five-star review'A real nail-biter' Brian Smith, Amazon five-star review'A fantastic author and series ... [Devil in the Detail] has some subtle twists and turns and others which knock you sideways. Highly recommended!' Amazon customer, Amazon five-star review

New Saucerian Press proudly presents "The Devil's in the Detail, and Satan is Behind the UFO Phenomenon: Gray Barker's Extreme Book of Unscheduled Editorial Excess" - one of the last books edited by the iconic ufologist, publisher, and bestselling author, Gray Barker, whose writing influenced the plotlines of shows like Star Trek, Futurama, The X-Files, Twin Peaks, The Outer Limits, The Jetsons, Lost in Space, and The Twilight Zone.Shuttling between his Manhattan publishing office and his secluded cabin deep in the hills of his home state of West Virginia, the prolific Barker single-handedly kept public interest focused on UFOs during it leanest years, and introduced many themes still discussed and investigated by today's paranormal and conspiracy researchers: the Roswell UFO Crash, Men in Black, Ancient Aliens, Nazi UFOs, the Philadelphia Experiment, the Flatwoods Monster, Mothman, MJ-12, secret underground bases, little green men, and the Maury Island Incident."The Devil's in the Detail" and its sister books "Forget About Flying Saucers," "Visitors From the Void," "Flying Saucer Fire and Fury," "Serpents of Fire," "Saucers of Fear," "Saucers of Fire," "Bigfoot Shootout," and "Time-Traveling Through Swamp Gas" were assembled by Barker shortly before his death, using material culled from deteriorating copies of his notoriously speculative newsletters and gossipy syndicated column - for years the most widely read national column on UFOs, Forteana, and "weird science." In true newsletter style, these works shed urgent, much-needed light on a wide variety of ufological riddles, featuring noted Saucerian correspondents such as Jerome Clark, Ray Palmer, Kenneth Arnold, Richard Shaver, Arthur C. Clarke, John Keel, Ivan T. Sanderson, and Valiant Thor."Dangerous..." -John A. Keel"Classic work by one of ufology's true pioneers ..." -J. Allen Hynek"Almost enough to make you believe..." -Ringo Starr

The Devil in Brisbane is an anthology alive with all of the spontaneity, cunning, wild imagination, and artifice of it's namesake. Zoran Zivković has conjured thirty tales of sardonic splendor from Australian writers both new and more established. In this case, the Devil is most definitely in the details.- Jeffrey Ford, author of The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque