Envious Casca

Author : Georgette Heyer
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781402249587

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Envious Casca by Georgette Heyer Pdf

'Tis the season-to be dead... A holiday party takes on a sinister aspect when the colorful assortment of guests discovers there is a killer in their midst. The owner of the substantial estate, that old Scrooge Nathaniel Herriard, is found stabbed in the back. While the delicate matter of inheritance could be the key to this crime, the real conundrum is how any of the suspects could have entered a locked room to commit the foul deed. For Inspector Hemingway of Scotland Yard, the investigation is complicated by the fact that every guest is hiding something-throwing all of their testimony into question and casting suspicion far and wide. The clever and daring crime will mystify readers, yet the answer is in plain sight all along... Praise for Georgette Heyer: "Miss Heyer's characters and dialogue are an abiding delight to me...I have seldom met people to whom I have taken so violent a fancy from the word 'Go'." - Dorothy L. Sayers "A writer of great wit and style." - Daily Telegraph "Ms. Heyer is one of the most entertaining writers I have ever ready." - Reading Extravaganza "Miss Heyer has the delightful talent of blending humor with mystery." - Boston Evening Transcript Georgette Heyer wrote over fifty books, including Regency Romances, mysteries, and historical fiction. Her barrister husband Ronald Rougier, provided many of the plots for her detective novels, which are classic English country house mysteries reminiscent of Agatha Christie. Heyer was legendary for her research, historical accuracy, inventive plots, and sparkling characterizations.

Author : Georgette Heyer
Publisher : Random House
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781409048985

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Envious Casca by Georgette Heyer Pdf

Also published as A CHRISTMAS PARTY It is no ordinary Christmas at Lexham Manor. Six holiday guests find themselves the suspects of a murder enquiry when the old Scrooge, Nathaniel Herriad, who owns the substantial estate, is found stabbed in the back. whilst the delicate matter of inheritance could be the key to this crime, the real conundrum is how any of the suspects could have entered the locked room to commit this foul deed. For Inspector Hemingway of Scotland Yard, 'tis the season to find whodunit.

Author : Georgette Heyer
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781492644712

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A Christmas Party by Georgette Heyer Pdf

'Tis the Season-for murder... A colorful assortment of guests at a festive holiday house party discover there is a killer in their midst when their universally reviled host is found dead-in a room locked from the inside. For Inspector Hemingway of Scotland Yard, the investigation is complicated by the fact that every guest is hiding something-throwing all their testimony into question and casting suspicion far and wide. The clever and daring crime will mystify readers, yet the answer is in plain sight all along... PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS ENVIOUS CASCA Georgette Heyer wrote over fifty books, including Regency romances, mysteries, and historical fiction. Her barrister husband, Ronald Rougier, provided many of the plots for her detective novels, which are classic English country house mysteries reminiscent of Agatha Christie. Heyer was legendary for her research, historical accuracy, inventive plots, and sparkling characterization. "Georgette Heyer has given me such great pleasure over the years in my reading, and rereading, of her stories. —#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts "Sit back, slip away to a happier time and enjoy." —New York Times bestselling author Kasey Michaels "One never forgets one's first Heyer." —New York Times bestselling author Mary Jo Putney "The wittiest of detective writers." -Daily Mail "Miss Heyer's characters and dialogue are an abiding delight to me." -Dorothy L. Sayers

Author : Georgette Heyer
Publisher : Random House
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781446456682

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The Corinthian by Georgette Heyer Pdf

If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! 'The greatest writer who ever lived' ANTONIA FRASER 'A rollicking good read that will be of particular joy to Bridgerton viewers ... the permanent glister of scandal [...] ties the whole thing together' INDEPENDENT 'My generation's Julia Quinn' ADJOA ANDOH, star of Bridgerton __________________________ The only question which hangs over the life of Sir Richard Wyndham, notable whip, dandy and Corinthian, is one of marriage. Wyndham is contemplating his upcoming proposal with considerable dismay, when he chances upon a beautiful young fugitive, Penelope, making a dramatic exit from her home. Impressed, intrigued, and a little worse for drink, he decides to help Penelope flee. What follows is a shockingly perilous advantage - one which might just provide Sir Richard with his own opportunity to escape . . . __________________________ 'One of my perennial comfort authors. Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' JOANNE HARRIS 'Elegant, witty and rapturously romantic' KATIE FFORDE 'Utterly delightful' GUARDIAN 'Absolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes. . . Utter, immersive escapism' SOPHIE KINSELLA 'Georgette Heyer's Regency romances brim with elegance, wit and historical accuracy, and this is one of her finest and most entertaining ... Escapism of the highest order' DAILY MAIL 'If you haven't read Georgette Heyer yet, what a treat you have in store!' HARRIET EVANS 'Georgette Heyer is unbeatable.' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH __________________________ Readers love The Corinthian ... ***** 'I gulped the book down in one day!' ***** 'I've read this one several times now and it still leaves me laughing out loud.' ***** 'This book is a treasure trove of laughter.' ***** 'Definitely one of the more hilarious (and slightly ridiculous) Heyers, and also one of my favourites!' ***** 'Lovely madcap Regency romance. Fabulous dialogue. Classic Heyer.'

Author : Rachel Caine
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-05
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780698180826

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Paper and Fire by Rachel Caine Pdf

The New York Times Bestseller In Ink and Bone, bestselling author Rachel Caine introduced a world where knowledge is power, and power corrupts absolutely. Now she continues the story of those who dare to defy the Great Library—and rewrite history... Jess Brightwell has survived his introduction to the sinister, seductive world of the Library, but serving in its army is nothing like he envisioned. His life and the lives of those he cares for have been altered forever. Embarking on a mission to save one of their own, Jess and his band of allies make one wrong move and suddenly find themselves hunted by the Library’s deadly automata and forced to flee Alexandria, all the way to London. But Jess’s home isn’t safe anymore. The Welsh army is coming, London is burning, and soon Jess must choose between his friends, his family, and the Library, which is willing to sacrifice anything and anyone in the search for ultimate control...

Author : Thomas Godfrey
Publisher : Gramercy
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Christmas stories
ISBN : 0517690403

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Murder for Christmas by Thomas Godfrey Pdf

Contains twenty-six tales of seasonal malice and yuletide malfeasance ...

Author : Georgette Heyer
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781402246982

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A Blunt Instrument by Georgette Heyer Pdf

A beloved country house mystery from Georgette Heyer, perfect for readers of Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers! Who would kill the perfect gentleman? When Ernest Fletcher is found bludgeoned to death in his study, everyone is shocked and mystified: Ernest was well liked and respected, so who would have a motive for killing him? Superintendent Hannasyde, with consummate skill, uncovers one dirty little secret after another, and with them, a host of people who all have reasons for wanting Fletcher dead. Then, a second murder is committed, giving a grotesque twist to a very unusual case, and Hannasyde realizes he's up against a killer on a mission... Praise for Georgette Heyer: "Given the chance I could happily devour a stack of her novels one after the other."—A Work In Progress "A few things that you are guaranteed when you pick up a Georgette Heyer novel of any kind are unique characters and a fast-paced plot."—We Be Reading

Author : Cyril Hare
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781667627311

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An English Murder by Cyril Hare Pdf

A group of guests gather in a large country house, owned by the dying Lord Warbeck, who wants what is left of his family around him to celebrate what he assumes will be his last Christmas. The guests are a motley bunch, including Sir Julius Warbeck, Chancellor of the Exchequer, the wife of one of his underlings, the fascist son of the present Lord Warbeck, and the Chancellor's bodyguard. Also present is foreign historian Dr Bottwink, and the traditional faithful butler. When the first murder occurs, the house is cut off from the rest of the world by a heavy snowfall, and it is left to Sir Julius's bodyguard to initiate a preliminary investigation before contact can be made with the local police force.

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Castrovilli Giuseppe
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Pdf

Author : Jane Custance Baker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2023-01-26
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781350240339

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Fear and Clothing by Jane Custance Baker Pdf

Through analyzing dress in detective fiction, Fear and Clothing reveals a cultural history of identity affected by the social upheaval caused by war. In-depth analysis of interwar publications by a comprehensive range of writers reveals readers' anxieties and fears about class, gender and race and how these changed over the period. Although read and written by both men and women, detective fiction was deemed at the time to be a masculine and high-status entertainment. However the literature demonstrates an admiration and acceptance of the woman's identity, performed during the Great War and continuing throughout the interwar period, as girl pal and female gentleman. In chapters that explore age, character, class, masculinity, performative womanhood and race, Jane Custance Baker exposes how dress was a status marker to both male and female readers, made anxious by social change brought about by war. Dress in detective fiction reveals a set of signs to be read, digested, and possibly employed to model the individual reader's personal dress choices. Fear and Clothing sheds new light on dress of the period, the social and cultural environment as depicted in the popular fiction genre in the early 20th century, and is of interest to researchers and scholars within dress history, literary and historical studies, as well as anyone who enjoys the history of detective fiction.

Author : Georgette Heyer
Publisher : Random House
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781409048954

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Death in the Stocks by Georgette Heyer Pdf

A moonlit night. A sleeping village. And an unaccountable murder... An English bobbie returning from night patrol finds a corpse in evening dress locked in the stocks on the village green. He identifies the body immediately. Andrew Vereker was not a well-loved man, and narrowing down the suspects is not going to be an easy job. The Vereker family are corrupt and eccentric -and hardly cooperative ... It's another case for the resourceful Superintendent Hannasyde, who sets off on the trail of a killer so cunning that even his consummate powers of detection are tested to their limits...

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1861
Category : Electronic
ISBN : KBNL:KBNL03000134206

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Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare Pdf

Author : Christine L. Corton
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674088351

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London Fog by Christine L. Corton Pdf

The classic London fogs—thick yellow “pea-soupers”—were born in the industrial age and remained a feature of cold, windless winter days until clean air legislation in the 1960s. Christine L. Corton tells the story of these epic London fogs, their dangers and beauty, and the lasting effects on our culture and imagination of these urban spectacles.

Author : Anne Perry
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453219065

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Paragon Walk by Anne Perry Pdf

The stylish gentlemen of London’s Paragon Walk are suspects in a novel that “combines murder with a profile of the morals and manners of Victorian society” (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution). When innocent Fanny Nash of exclusive Paragon Walk dies in the arms of her exquisite sister-in-law, Jessamyn, Inspector Pitt is assigned to investigate her rape and murder. Every man of Paragon Walk is under suspicion, even Pitt’s brother-in-law, Lord George Ashworth, who was the last to have seen her. Could it be the charming, enigmatic Frenchman? Fanny’s cruel brother? Wealthy Dilbridge, who hosts wild, decadent parties? As Pitt digs deeper into the mystery, Paragon Walk’s aristocratic haughtiness gives way to fear, its calm to hatred. To keep her sister Emily, Lady Ashworth, company in this difficult time, inquisitive Charlotte once again finds herself in the midst of a deadly mystery. In the drawing rooms of her sister’s neighbors, Charlotte engages in witty and sharp-edged conversations that reveal unsavory intrigues and bitter rivalries. On Paragon Walk, Charlotte’s probing despite Thomas’s warnings may prove fatal.

Author : Georgette Heyer
Publisher : Random House
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781446456729

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Powder And Patch by Georgette Heyer Pdf

In an eighteenth-century England of wit, womanising and powdered wigs, provincial Philip Jettan runs the risk of irreproachability. Cleone Charteris stands in no such danger. The golden-haired, headstrong despair of men, she seeks a husband who can duel and dice with the best of them. So Philip leaves for Paris, where his father's hopes and his lover's ideals are realised but with unforeseen consequences for them both . . .