Manx Murders

Author : Keith Wilkinson
Publisher : Random House
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780574974

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Manx Murders by Keith Wilkinson Pdf

A beautiful island lying in the northern part of the Irish Sea between England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, the Isle of Man was once a popular holiday destination. It is perhaps better known today for the TT motorcycle races held there, its tailless cats and Manx kippers. However, it also has its darker side. Manx Murders is a collection of gripping and mysterious murder cases committed on the Island over the last 150 years, from the brutal slaying of a spinster one dark night on a lonely track near Ramsey to the infamous 'Golden Egg Murder' in central Douglas. The cases that have caused shock and sensation throughout two centuries of the Island's history are recorded here as the author reveals the events behind the last hanging on the Island, a deathbead confession, the harrowing story of a murderous father and the cases that remain unsolved to this day. The Island's political importance as a wartime holding area for prisoners of war is also explored through the account of a bizarre, seemingly motiveless killing in 1916 and the stabbing of a Finnish prisoner during the Second World War. Using information obtained from newspapers, inquest records and trial transcripts whenever these were available, each murder is described against the backdrop of contemporary events to give the reader a distinct flavour of life at the time of the crime. While each case is unique, all share an overwhelming sadness and tragedy that will never be forgotten.

Author : William L. DeAndrea
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453290378

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The Manx Murders by William L. DeAndrea Pdf

DIVNiccolo Benedetti takes on the mysterious case of two battling industrialist twins/divDIV In Harville, Pennsylvania, two brothers are sparring. A common enough occurrence, but these ones happen to be elderly, twins, and industrialist millionaires. The two have feuded for years over all sorts of issues, including a woman they both loved. Now Henry Pembroke has built a bird sanctuary, while his twin brother, Clyde, has decided to breed Manx cats. Henry argues that Clyde’s cats will kill his birds, and in an attempt for revenge, he blocks a new air-cleaning device that Clyde wants to produce. /divDIV /divDIVAfter nearly a lifetime of fighting, the brothers call on renowned Italian detective—and larger-than-life artist-philosopher—Niccolo Benedetti, together with private investigator partner Ron Gentry, to help solve their differences. But what begins as a property dispute takes a lethal turn when one of the brothers is kidnapped and a secretary is murdered. In this quiet town, Benedetti, a lifelong student of evil, suddenly has more than enough to study. /div

Author : William L. DeAndrea
Publisher : Overamstel Uitgevers
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789049982584

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The Manx Murders by William L. DeAndrea Pdf

Niccolo Benedetti takes on the mysterious case of two battling industrialist twins In Harville, Pennsylvania, two brothers are sparring. A common enough occurrence, but these ones happen to be elderly, twins, and industrialist millionaires. The two have feuded for years over all sorts of issues, including a woman they both loved. Now Henry Pembroke has built a bird sanctuary, while his twin brother, Clyde, has decided to breed Manx cats. Henry argues that Clyde’s cats will kill his birds, and in an attempt for revenge, he blocks a new air-cleaning device that Clyde wants to produce. After nearly a lifetime of fighting, the brothers call on renowned Italian detective—and larger-than-life artist-philosopher—Niccolo Benedetti, together with private investigator partner Ron Gentry, to help solve their differences. But what begins as a property dispute takes a lethal turn when one of the brothers is kidnapped and a secretary is murdered. In this quiet town, Benedetti, a lifelong student of evil, suddenly has more than enough to study.

Author : Stephen Wade
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781844684083

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Notorious Murders of the Twentieth Century by Stephen Wade Pdf

The word 'murder' has always attracted widespread local and national media coverage. Once known, the story becomes the subject of discussion in a variety of places throughout the land. Some grisly tales become part of a culture that lives on for generations, whilst others, even by some of the worst serial killers, are soon forgotten. In this book experienced crime historian Stephen Wade has gathered together a collection of murders covering the entire twentieth century. Although famous in their own day, most are now forgotten by the general public, apart from the best true crime enthusiasts. The first conviction for fingerprint evidence, the last hanging in England and murderous husbands and wives are included; but there are also mysteries, unsolved killings and peculiar confessions. Meet the man who poisoned his rival's scones, a wrongful arrest and the acquittal of a good wife who shot her man dead. There are even tales from the Isle of Man, whose legislators continued to issue death penalties in the 1990s.

Author : Richard Chiverrell,John Belchem,Dr. Geoff Thomas,Seán Duffy,Harold Mytum
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0853237166

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A New History of the Isle of Man: The modern period 1830-1999 by Richard Chiverrell,John Belchem,Dr. Geoff Thomas,Seán Duffy,Harold Mytum Pdf

A New History of the Isle of Man will provide a new benchmark for the study of the island’s history. In five volumes, it will survey all aspects of the history of the Isle of Man, from the evolution of the natural landscape through prehistory to modern times. The Modern Period is the first volume to be published. Wide in coverage, embracing political, constitutional, economic, labor, social and cultural developments in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the volume is particularly concerned with issues of image, identity and representation. From a variety of angles and perspectives, contributors explore the ways in which a sense of Manxness was constructed, contested, continued and amended as the little Manx nation underwent unprecedented change from debtors’ retreat through holiday playground to offshore international financial center.

Author : William L. DeAndrea
Publisher : Scribner
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1883402662

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The Manx Murders by William L. DeAndrea Pdf

Serial killer specialist Professor Niccolo Benedetti reluctantly takes on the job of resolving a feud between elderly twin millionaires, bird-loving Clyde and cat-loving Henry, and soon he and his assistants are up to their ears in a complex web of evil.

Author : Janet G. Husband,Jonathan F. Husband
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 793 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838909676

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Sequels by Janet G. Husband,Jonathan F. Husband Pdf

A guide to series fiction lists popular series, identifies novels by character, and offers guidance on the order in which to read unnumbered series.

Author : John Belchem
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2001-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781781387788

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A New History of the Isle of Man, Vol. 5 by John Belchem Pdf

A New History of the Isle of Man will provide a new benchmark for the study of the island’s history. In five volumes, it will survey all aspects of the history of the Isle of Man, from the evolution of the natural landscape through prehistory to modern times. The Modern Period is the first volume to be published. Wide in coverage, embracing political, constitutional, economic, labour, social and cultural developments in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the volume is particularly concerned with issues of image, identity and representation. From a variety of angles and perspectives, contributors explore the ways in which a sense of Manxness was constructed, contested, continued and amended as the little Manx nation underwent unprecedented change from debtors’ retreat through holiday playground to offshore international financial centre.

Author : Signe Pike
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101444924

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Faery Tale by Signe Pike Pdf

In search of something to believe in once more, Signe Pike left behind a career in Manhattan to undertake a magical journey-literally. In a sweeping tour through Mexico, England, Ireland, Scotland, and beyond, she takes readers to dark glens and abandoned forests, ancient sacred sites, and local pubs, seeking people who might still believe in the elusive beings we call faeries. As Pike attempts to connect with the spirit world-and reconnect with her sense of wonder and purpose-she comes to view both herself and the world around her in a profoundly new light. Captivating, full of heart, and unabashedly whimsical, Faery Tale is more than a memoir-it's the story of rekindling that spark of belief that makes even the most skeptical among us feel like a child again.

Author : William L. DeAndrea
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453290293

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Fatal Elixir by William L. DeAndrea Pdf

DIVIn the Old West, Lobo Blacke and Quinn Booker confront a killer potion, and a fugitive bent on payback/divDIV In the Wyoming Territory town of Le Four, Lobo Blacke used to be a legendary lawman, until the day an ambush left him confined to a wheelchair. Now he runs a newspaper with onetime New Yorker Booker Quinn, who also helped pen the great man’s memoirs. /divDIV /divDIVBut now Le Four is shaken by rumors that Paul Muller—a bank and train robber whom Blacke helped lock up—might be headed back to town to settle old accounts. And the same week, fourteen people suddenly drop dead after sipping Ozono, a concoction sold by a traveling medicine show. The brew’s casualties include the town’s sheriff, and without him, Quinn and Blacke must prepare to face the fiendish Muller, and discover the connection between the elixir and the fugitive. /div

Author : William L. DeAndrea
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453290262

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The Lunatic Fringe by William L. DeAndrea Pdf

DIVIn Old New York, Teddy Roosevelt seeks answers to a cartoonist’s killing, a missing woman, and an impending bomb plot /divDIV As a newspaper war flares between Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst, noted cartoonist Evan Crandall is murdered in his apartment. When police officer Dennis Muldoon finds the body, he also discovers a naked, sultry beauty blindfolded and tied to the bed. She pleads with him to free her, but after he unties this mysterious “Pink Angel,” she steals his gun and escapes. Meanwhile, anarchists are planning to blow up the Croton Reservoir during a millionaire’s nearby wedding reception. Enter the police commissioner, Theodore Roosevelt. /divDIV /divDIVWith the help of Officer Muldoon, Roosevelt is on a mission to set the city in order, and that will mean putting a stop to escalating crime, and locating the mysterious Pink Angel. /div

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Detective and mystery stories
ISBN : STANFORD:36105017462065

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The Armchair Detective by Anonim Pdf

Author : Trev Haymer
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780244601010

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The Feisty Professor - Book Three by Trev Haymer Pdf

The intrepid Professor returns! Bridlington author Trev Haymer presents his third book of mystery cases by the feisty investigator. She is a red-haired precocious young lady in her early thirties who is a Professor of Archaeology and Forensics. She is always ready to assist the local cash-strapped police force. Known as Prof, the tenacious Professor wears designer clothes purchased from the internet. She has a sidekick, Stanley who is a metal-detectorist and who she looks upon as the granddad she never had. Most of these cases are set in Prof's base of Bretelton (the Anglo Saxon name for Bridlington) an east coast seaside resort. The cases are spiked with danger but also spiced with humour.

Author : Heather Amery
Publisher : E.D.C. Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2002-03
Category : French language
ISBN : 1580863949

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First Hundred Words in French by Heather Amery Pdf

Labeled illustrations of scenes of family life offer the French equivalents for the names of familiar items.

Author : Dylan H. Jones
Publisher : Di Manx Cases
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1912175029

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Anglesey Blue by Dylan H. Jones Pdf

This is the first book in the thrilling new DI Tudor Manx series.