Do Me A Favour Drop Dead

Author : James Hadley Chase
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-14
Category : Detective and mystery stories
ISBN : 1471903923

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Do Me a Favour - Drop Dead by James Hadley Chase Pdf

Keith Devery, burdened with a criminal record, arrives in Wicksteed, a prosperous little town on the Pacific coast. He is looking for any job that will provide eating money. It is when he meets Beth Marshall - whose husband, a local drunk, is to inherit $1,000,000 - that he realises there's a way to get back in the big league. Together they ruthlessly plot the perfect murder, but Keith soon finds himself at the centre of a double-bluff. Beth has plans of her own once the money is hers ...

Author : James Hadley Chase
Publisher : Murder Room
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781471903939

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Do me a Favour - Drop Dead by James Hadley Chase Pdf

Keith Devery, burdened with a criminal record, arrives in Wicksteed, a prosperous little town on the Pacific coast. He is looking for any job that will provide eating money. It is when he meets Beth Marshall - whose husband, a local drunk, is to inherit $1,000,000 - that he realises there's a way to get back in the big league. Together they ruthlessly plot the perfect murder, but Keith soon finds himself at the centre of a double-bluff. Beth has plans of her own once the money is hers ...

Author : John Ayto,John Simpson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010-02-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199232055

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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang by John Ayto,John Simpson Pdf

Offering coverage of over 6,000 slang words and expressions from the Cockney 'abaht' to the American term 'zowie', this is the most authoritative dictionary of slang from the 20th and 21st centuries.

Author : Leslie Dunkling
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780007598120

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Curious Phrases (Collins Dictionary of) by Leslie Dunkling Pdf

The ebook edition of the Collins Dictionary of Curious Phrases is an updated and revised version of Leslie Dunkling’s classic work on curious and baffling phrases.

Author : John Ayto,J. A. Simpson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : English language
ISBN : UCSC:32106019651105

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Stone the Crows by John Ayto,J. A. Simpson Pdf

Drawing on the unique resources of the Oxford English Dictionary and offering coverage of over 6,000 slang words and expressions from the Cockney 'abaht' to the American term 'zowie', this is the most authoritative dictionary of slang from the 20th and 21st centuries. Stone the Crows: OxfordDictionary of Modern Slang is a fascinating and entertaining collection, packed with illustrative quotations and providing full details of origins and dates of first printed use. The text contains expressions from around the English-speaking world such as 'dork' and 'cockamamie' (North America) and'giggle-house' and 'Jimmy Woodser' (Australia).As well as the A-Z listing of terms, the book contains a comprehensive thematic index, enabling users to home in on particular areas of interest, such as the body, food and drink, and human behaviour. Full of surprises, Stone the Crows is an essential read for word lovers and anyone with an interestin language.

Author : Jay P. Pederson,Taryn Benbow-Pfalzgraf
Publisher : Saint James Press
Page : 1304 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020147562

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St. James Guide to Crime & Mystery Writers by Jay P. Pederson,Taryn Benbow-Pfalzgraf Pdf

Provides information on the most influential English-language writers of the crime and mystery genre. Each entry includes author biographies; complete bibliographies; lists of critical studies; locations of manuscripts; the writer's own comments on his or her work, when available; and an essay written by an expert of the genre.

Author : 多田幸蔵
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1122 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : English language
ISBN : UCSD:31822007919194

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英語動詞句活用辞典 by 多田幸蔵 Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 760 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Biography
ISBN : UOM:49015002850239

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The Annual Obituary by Anonim Pdf

Author : Antoinette De Waal
Publisher : New Voices Pub
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Women
ISBN : IND:30000124807045

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Letters to Roy by Antoinette De Waal Pdf

Author : Lesley Henderson
Publisher : Chicago : St. James Press
Page : 1338 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015031788394

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Twentieth-century Crime and Mystery Writers by Lesley Henderson Pdf

**** Cited in Sheehy and BCL3. The foremost reference in the field, completely revised and updated, and now covering about 600 authors, mainly English-language writers whose work appeared during or since the time of Conan Doyle. The entry for each writer consists of a biography, a bibliography, and a signed critical essay. Living authors were invited to add a comment on their work; many of them accepted, and their remarks are both entertaining and enlightening. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Gerald Brooks Cotton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UCSC:32106020263056

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Fiction Index Three by Gerald Brooks Cotton Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015079873322

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Cumulated Fiction Index by Anonim Pdf

Author : Frank Northen Magill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Authors
ISBN : PSU:000017746571

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Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction by Frank Northen Magill Pdf

Presents critical studies of more than 290 authors of detective and mystery fiction from around the world dating from the mid-eighteenth century to the present day.

Author : Fiona Kelleghan
Publisher : Magill's Choice
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:49015002922228

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100 Masters of Mystery and Detective Fiction: Margery Allingham by Fiona Kelleghan Pdf

This collection surveys 100 of the writerswho have made the most lasting contributionsto the genre. Most articles are 2,500words, with longer articles on such majorfigures as Raymond Chandler, DashiellHammett, Ellery Queen and Rex Stout.Handy, ready-reference listings aredesigned to accommodate the uniquecharacteristics of mystery and detectivefiction, including author?s pseudonyms,types of plots, principal series and principalseries characters, and even a glossaryof terms peculiar to the genre.Reference elements include a complete,up-to-date list of authors? works, a glossaryof mystery and detective fiction terms,annotated bibliographies, a time line, anindex of series characters and a list ofauthors by plot type.

Author : Patrick Campbell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:$B784001

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A Bunch of New Roses by Patrick Campbell Pdf