#sutherlands crossing

[this-is-lit]

Sutherland’s Crossing

by Gwen Kelly

What began as a missing person’s case now has Detective Beau Crenshaw heading in a different direction when a body turns up at a swamp. The pattern of death is eerily similar to an unsolved murder from years earlier. Beau goes on the hunt for a killer. He can’t mess up this time. He’s given a second chance to get a madman off the streets. What follows is a dark web of intrigue and deception that will push Detective Beau Crenshaw to his limits.

Sutherland’s Crossing by Gwen Kelly is the story of Beau Crenshaw, a police detective in a small town in the 90s, who is determined to solve the murder of a local woman whose high-society family must be backmanaged, while also trying to keep his marriage from falling apart.

Kelly’s novel, while set in 1995, does a good job of capturing the spirit of a hard-boiled 40s noir while managing to contemporize it. The story is a boilerplate crime novel that lovers of the genre will feel comfortable with, and it successfully walks the line between a twist no one could see coming and one that’s obvious from the first. (While there are graphic descriptions of murder, death, and dying, they seem more suited for the horror genre, coming off as a bit melodramatic in this narrative.) Beau’s a former gambling addict with a tragic backstory and a missus who just wants him to be present and is trying to prove he has earned his place as lead detective. The story jumps between Beau’s tumultuous marriage counseling sessions with wife Kathleen and his investigative endeavors on his case. However, the sessions don’t add much to the story, and any info the readers learn could have easily been woven into the narrative elsewhere (readers will have to decide for themselves if we only see Kathleen through Beau’s eyes, or if Kelly had trouble giving this frustrated and traumatized housewife depth past what she could do for the plot). The police work is the meat of the story, and any reader who enjoys procedurals will eat up Beau’s attempts to connect all the dots—even when he has to erase some and rethink what he thought he knew. Despite Kelly writing in 3rd person, the tale mainly follows Beau, which makes some of the POV shifts to other characters feel a little out of place and inconsistent. Still, most of the main characters maintain their unique voices, which makes the world of the novel robust and convincing.

Lovers of detective novels will find this an easy and enjoyable read, and even if they find the perp fairly obvious, the twists and turns will still make the journey satisfying. Readers who are looking for spice or a more complicated whodunnit may not find the tale gratifying.

I received an ACR from Reedsy Discovery.

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[demisexualnathanvuornos]

Lucas Bryant + Rossif Sutherland

Haven 5x17 Enter Sandman (2015) Directed by Lucas Bryant

Lucas Bryant as Nathan Wuornos +director

Rossif Sutherland as Henry aka Sandman

[ewinofthelake]

You acted in many international productions and met many great actors. Which colleague impressed you the most when you worked with them?

Working on "Crossing Lines" with Donald Sutherland was certainly a special experience. The man was already a legend when I was born. And during the three seasons of filming, it was always a gift to be able to play with him. You often see that the very successful colleagues in particular are very approachable and unpretentious. And as soon as the camera is rolling, everyone tries to do their best.

What else fascinated you about him?

He once said something that I find very remarkable: "As an actor, it's always about finding the truth in every scene." So it's not about playing solos as virtuosically and egotistically as possible, but about always putting yourself at the service of the story. That sounds logical at first, but is often not self-evident.

[Tom Wlaschiha on Donald Sutherland, Playboy Germany 'How To Be A Man', 2023]

[nellarw95]

Happy Heavenly Birthday Donald 🎂💔

Donald McNichol Sutherland 🤍

July 17,1935 - June 20,2024🙏🏻

We Miss You So Much 🕊️♾️

Buon Compleanno in Paradiso 🎂💔

17 Luglio 1935 - 20 Giugno 2024🙏🏻

Ci Manchi Moltissimo 🕊️♾️

[issacharmastersdp18]

The world is hell.

If you need me, I’ll be receding into a world made up of only Donald Sutherland.

[littlequeenies]

Jane Asher (as Jane Clerkenwell) and Donald Sutherland (as Michel Dorn) in the "Crossing Lines" TV Series, Season 3, Episode 4 "Recoil", aired on October 16, 2015.

An Italian judge known for taking a hard line against the Five Families is shot and killed while on his regular (exercise) run outside his ocean view home.

Jane recalls: "Recently I’ve been filming in Croatia and Prague in a US crime series called Crossing Lines, playing a powerful woman very high up in MI6. My scenes were all with Donald Sutherland, who is as charming and clever as he appears on screen".

Via IMDB.

[thetempleofthemasaigoddess]

Crossing Lines (S02E08): The team celebrates Tommy’s birthday.

[bkwormkate]

The Brokenwood Mysteries

S09E06 - “Motorcycle Mamas”

Last episode of series 9 🇳🇿🔍

[bestworstideaever]

LOL this tracks

is this the official sign that we've made it

[lifewithaview]

Donald Sutherland and Marc Lavoine in Crossing Lines (2013) Pilot: Part 1

S1E1

French policeman Louis Daniel now works for the International Criminal Court in The Hague and has put together a team of police officers from across Europe to deal with transnational crimes. He recruits former NYPD Sgt. Carl Hickman who left the force after being shot in the hand and under a cloud of suspicion. They are currently investigating a series of killings that they believe is the work of a serial killer. The first victim was in Rome 7 months ago, followed by similar deaths in Dublin, London and most recently, Paris. They find crucial evidence at the Paris crime scene, including one of the victim's shoes. When Hickman and investigator Anne-Marie San follow-up on the shoe, San goes missing.

*Gabriella Pession and Richard Flood first met on this show. After it ended, they got engaged, had a baby boy and then were married.

[blogthefiresidechats]

Latest from Amazon!

I made a purchase from Amazon recently so I’ve got some new books that’ll be showing up on my door step some time this week. I went on Amazon as soon as I found out that the first two books are available. I was surprised when I found out I had enough points to get them and I still had enough points left over so I added the other two books to my list.

[allwaswell16]

A fic rec of One Direction fics that take place in the Victorian era as requested in this ask. If you enjoy the fics, please let the writers know through kudos and comments! You can find my other fic recs here. Happy reading!

~ Louis/Harry ~

🌿 A Taste of Desire by @casuallyhl

(E, 104k, omegaverse) Harry is the owner of the most successful cotton mill in Manchester, and Louis is an opinionated social activist about to disrupt Harry’s world.

🌿 Victorian Boy by @audreyhheart

(E, 101k, murder mystery) Victorian AU. Harry the virgin Duke of Somerset knows little of love, while Louis the sly Duke of Warwick knows too much. 

🌿 The Rose of Whitechapel by @itsmotivatingcara

(E, 100k, murder mystery) Jack the Ripper au - Detective Constable Harry Styles and his partner, DC Liam Payne, lead the case on the Whitechapel murders. Louis Tomlinson, the Rose of Whitechapel, is harbouring secrets of his own, along with a dark and sordid past. 

🌿 And down the long and silent street by whimsicule

(M, 86k, hurt/comfort) Wherein Louis and Harry are on the opposite ends of the social ladder, but their paths still cross on the filthy streets Louis calls his home. The odds are staked against them from the beginning, and even more when Louis' past finally catches up with him.

🌿 Coax the Cold by MediaWhore / @mediawhorefics

(M, 86k, mermaid) When he hears whispers of a travelling freak show newly established in London claiming the existence of a monstrous sea hybrid, half-man, half-fish, Louis sees it as his ticket to credibility amongst his peers. 

🌿 Secrets in Winter by @softfonds

(E, 82k, omegaverse) If Harry Styles thought he was going to have a peaceful winter while staying far away from the rake who lived across the street, he was sorely wrong on two fronts. A Victorian AU.

🌿 An Ever Fixed Mark (series) by My_words_fly_up

(E, 66k, sex work) Harry Styles lives quite scandalously in the slums of London and never expected to cross paths with a kind, well-bred gentleman like Louis Tomlinson. But once they meet neither will be the same again.

🌿 these still waters run deep by @levelofcharm

(E, 64k, aristocracy) Having accepted his engagement to Viscount Andrew, Louis is aware that it isn’t a love match and has no wish to be swept off his feet… until he meets the viscount’s brother, Harry, who makes him second-guess everything.

🌿 an everlasting eclipse by you_explode / @nobodymoves

(M, 63k, adaptation) Anne of Green Gables/Anne With An E AU. In 1891, orphan Harry is adopted by the Teasdales and goes to live on their small farm in Holmes Chapel. In his new life he finds supportive relationships, he finds himself, and eventually, he finds a home.

🌿 saw some things on the other side by we_are_the_same / @so-why-let-your-voice-be-tamed

(M, 61k, mystery) Louis’ plan doesn’t take into account the fact that instead of writing murder mysteries, he will find himself in one.

🌿 Forever Never Comes by Larry_you_know / @larryyouknow

(M, 25k, friends to lovers) Victorian au, where Harry Styles, the youngest son of the Duke of Sutherland, was always a little in love with his childhood friend Louis Tomlinson, the young Earl of Doncaster, though he would never have told him in a million years. 

🌿 The Four Seasons After You by neptune rising / @thelesserneptune

(E, 14k, adaptation) Corpse Bride inspired story where, after months of grief and guilt eating away at Harry’s soul, he finds forgiveness and tentative happiness in an advantageous marriage; only, Louis hasn’t quite caught up yet and isn’t ready to let him go so easily, not till death do them part - if that.

🌿 Even Supposing - by @casuallyhl

(M, 14k, established relationship) a Dickensian London AU where Harry and Louis overcome illness, small budgets, and their own stubbornness to give each other an unforgettable first Christmas together.

🌿 You Light Up the Path by QuickedWeen / @becomeawendybird

(T, 12k, mermaids) Harry, or so he likes to be called, is the myth and legend himself known as the Staithes Mermaid. No one has laid eyes on him, but everyone loves to tell tall tales.

🌿 lead me out on the moonlit floor by @scrunchyharry

(E, 12k, Christmas) Victorian!AU where Louis is a wealthy lord throwing a masquerade ball for his birthday and Harry is a toymaker who's only confident when he's wearing a mask.

🌿 We Never Said Our Love Was Evergreen by Pumpkinspice_Lou

(E, 9k, kidnapping) A Victorian Masquerade Ball AU where Harry is basically the Phantom of the Opera

🌿 You're Already Home by LadyLondonderry / @londonfoginacup

(G, 5k, historical fantasy) It's Christmas Eve and Harry's life is normal. Then he finds someone's barred the door to his favourite hiding spot -- the old groundskeeper's cottage -- and suddenly Harry's life isn't normal anymore.

🌿 Unto You by LadyLondonderry / @londonfoginacup

(T, 3k, winter) Louis is a lamplighter celebrating the saturnalia season in his own way. Harry is heavily pregnant and new in the city. The holiday of Christmas is yet to be created.

🌿 a rose by any other name by delsicle / @eeveedel

(G, 3k, omegaverse) Harry is a sheltered omega who is the pinnacle of good breeding, but the flowers in his family’s garden – and the alpha gardener who keeps them – prove to be his greatest weakness.

🌿 Rapture by @allwaswell16

(E, 3k, vampires) It was New Year's Eve in Victorian London, and a lonely vampire could no longer resist the stunning lamplighter he watched night after night.

🌿 Too Great a Temptation by QuickedWeen / @becomeawendybird

(E, 2k, girl direction) Harry and Louis attend a fancy dress ball.

~ Rare Pairs ~

🌿 for years or for hours by narryblossom

(G, 8k, Niall/Harry) a Corpse Bride AU in which Harry wants to marry for love, and does, after The End.

[denieatsart]

Holy shit tumblr ate the quality anygays

Characters : Erebos / Cross and Legend / Epic Cross by Jakei , Epic by Yugogeer , WoF by Tui T Sutherland Song : Young Folks by Peter Bjorn and John Time : 1 hour 30 minutes Layers : 32

Palette and refs under the cut !

@starswirly @nashdoesstuff @funtime918

[ baselink for Epic : https://www.deviantart.com/moondocool/art/NEW-Wings-of-Fire-bases-981921764 ]

[scotianostra]

On August 8th 1984 the Kylesku Bridge officially opened to traffic.

The Kyslesku Bridge in Sutherland on the north-west of Scotland carries the non-trunk A894 across Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin between Unapool and Kylestrome.

The bridge was designed for what was then Highland Regional Council by Ove Arup and Partners. It was, in part, financed by the European Community, and built by Morrison Construction Ltd. The cost was £4 million, rather more than the budgeted £2¾ million, in part due to difficult weather conditions during construction.

The structure replaced a succession of ferries which had crossed between Kyslesk and Kylestrome since the early 19th century. When this ferry was not running, the only alternative was a 100 mile (160 km) detour around the NW Highlands.

Over the years, various ferries came and went, and small car-carrying ferries first appeared between the wars. The Kylesku Ferry was unusual in being free for much of its life. The Maid of Kylesku, a two car ferry, was built for the Kylesku crossing in the early 1950s, where it was operated until replaced by the Queen of Kylesku in 1967.

Check out the video below for a clip of the Queen of Kylesku, and can you imagine bairns being allowed to help like that nowadays!

The Bridge is one of those seminal points of the NC500 and lovers of road trips will appreciate the impressive way of affording us such magnificent views and access. There is a large car park on the North side where you can stop and take in the views.

Pics are of the bridge, of course and two of the ferries that used to sail betwen the points.