Murder At Hotel Cinema

Author : Daniel Edward Craig
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780738720272

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Murder at Hotel Cinema by Daniel Edward Craig Pdf

In this star-studded sequel to Murder at the Universe, Daniel Edward Craig pokes good-humored fun at the celebrity-crazed Los Angeles culture. Dedicated hotelier Trevor Lambert takes a job at Hotel Cinema, a multi-million dollar rejuvenation of an Old Hollywood motor inn. It's a fabulous opening party until Tinseltown's hottest star, Chelsea Fricks, takes a fatal dive from her penthouse balcony. Was it a reckless publicity stunt or did fame drive her to suicide? Chelsea's stab wounds tell another story. Suddenly Hotel Cinema is the setting of a hilarious Hollywood murder mystery, starring Chelsea's former pit bull publicist; a star-struck detective; tasteless tabloid reporters; and Trevor's incompetent boss, who breaks every rule in the hotel handbook. Cristal champagne is flowing. Business is booming. But when the hotel staff are targeted as murder suspects, the party turns into a publicity nightmare.

Author : E. Phillips Oppenheim
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547323129

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The Cinema Murder by E. Phillips Oppenheim Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Cinema Murder" by E. Phillips Oppenheim. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Edward Phillips Oppenheim
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1975739531

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The Cinema Murder by Edward Phillips Oppenheim Pdf

Phillip Romilly is a poor art teacher in London. He finds out that his wealthy cousin Douglas has been seeing his girl friend Beatrice behind his back. He strangles Douglas, throws him in the canal, and assumes his identity. Douglas had booked passage to America for the next day, so after a pleasant sea voyage Phillip arrives at the Waldorf Hotel in New York as Douglas Romilly. An hour after checking in he disappears again, and assumes yet another identity, one that his cousin had set up for himself. Douglas was facing massive financial problems, and he, too, had planned to avoid his problems by getting lost in the crowd in New York. Now, in chapter two....

Author : Vincent Starrett
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781613161883

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The Great Hotel Murder by Vincent Starrett Pdf

In a grand Chicago hotel, a mysterious death sets a puzzling whodunnit in motion When a New York banker is discovered dead from an apparent morphine overdose in a Chicago hotel, the circumstances surrounding his untimely end are suspicious to say the least. The dead man had switched rooms the night before with a stranger he met and drank with in the hotel bar. And before that, he’d registered under a fake name at the hotel, told his drinking companion a fake story about his visit to the Windy City, and seemingly made no effort to contact the actress, performing in a local show, to whom he was married. All of which is more than enough to raise eyebrows among those who discovered the body. Enter theatre critic and amateur sleuth Riley Blackwood, a friend of the hotel’s owner, who endeavors to untangle this puzzling tale as discreetly as possible. But when another detective working the case, whose patron is unknown, is thrown from a yacht deck during a party by an equally unknown assailant, the investigation makes a splash among Chicago society. And then several of the possible suspects skip town, leaving Blackwood struggling to determine their guilt or innocence—and their whereabouts. Reissued for the first time in over eighty years, The Great Hotel Murder is a devilishly complex whodunnit with a classical aristocratic setting, sure to please Golden Age mystery fans of all stripes. In 1935, the story was adapted for a film of the same name.

Author : Daniel Edward Craig
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780738720265

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Murder at Graverly Manor by Daniel Edward Craig Pdf

Hotelier Trevor Lambert is about to fulfill his ultimate fantasy—managing his own bed and breakfast, a Victorian mansion in Vancouver called Graverly Manor. But there's one caveat: the elderly owner, Lady Graverly, won't sell until Trevor lives and works there for one month. Screams in the night, foul odors, and the sudden disappearance of a chambermaid have Trevor looking over his shoulder. Grim rumors surrounding Lady Graverly's tragic and suspicious past hint at possible murder. Now Trevor must piece together the whole story before these dark family secrets turn his dream into a nightmare. First-class praise for the Five-Star Mystery series: "This fast-paced puzzler shines with droll wit and hotel-savvy details." —Publishers Weekly "Craig has kicked off his series with a bang, a big bang of a book. Wonderfully clever and well executed." —Crimespree Magazine

Author : Keir Pearson
Publisher : Newmarket
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015061426287

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Hotel Rwanda by Keir Pearson Pdf

"In 1994, as his country descended into madness, Paul Rusesabagina, the hotel manager of a Belgian-owned luxury hotel in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, used cunning and courage to save 1,268 people from certain death while the rest of the world closed its eyes. His real-life story inspired writer Terry George to make the film, Hotel Rwanda." "Now, in the only official companion book, comes the filmmaking story, with first-person pieces by Terry George and co-screenwriter Keir Pearson about their three-year struggle to gain support and financing, as well as a brief history of Rwanda with details on the actual events portrayed in the movie."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : E. Phillips Oppenheim
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1330217373

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The Cinema Murder by E. Phillips Oppenheim Pdf

Excerpt from The Cinema Murder: A Novel With a somewhat prolonged grinding of the brakes and an unnecessary amount of fuss in the way of letting off steam, the afternoon train from London came to a standstill in the station at Detton Magna. An elderly porter, putting on his coat as he came, issued, with the dogged aid of one bound by custom to perform a hopeless mission, from the small, redbrick lamp room. The station master, occupying a position of vantage in front of the shed which enclosed the booking office, looked up and down the lifeless row of closed and streaming windows, with an expectancy dulled by daily disappointment, for the passengers who seldom alighted. On this occasion no records were broken. A solitary young man stepped out on to the wet and flinty platform, handed over the half of a third-class return ticket from London, passed through the two open doors and commenced to climb the long ascent which led into the town. He wore no overcoat, and for protection against the inclement weather he was able only to turn up the collar of his well-worn blue serge coat. The damp of a ceaselessly wet day seemed to have laid its cheerless pall upon the whole exceedingly ugly landscape. The hedges, blackened with smuts from the colliery on the other side of the slope, were dripping also with raindrops. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : David Thomson
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780300220018

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Murder and the Movies by David Thomson Pdf

A renowned movie critic on film's treatment of one of mankind's darkest behaviors: murder "[Thomson's] analysis of death in Hitchcock movies is gorgeous. His restlessness is palpable. There is an anxiety in this brief, hurried book that suits these political and medical times."--Lisa Schwarzbaum, New York Times Book Review Included in the New York Times Book Review's "Best Books to Give" holiday list, 2020 How many acts of murder have each of us followed on a screen? What does that say about us? Do we remain law-abiding citizens who wouldn't hurt a fly? Film historian David Thomson, known for wit and subversiveness, leads us into this very delicate subject. While unpacking classics such as Seven, Kind Hearts and Coronets, Strangers on a Train, The Conformist, The Godfather, and The Shining, he offers a disconcerting sense of how the form of movies makes us accomplices in this sinister narrative process. By turns seductive and astringent, very serious and suddenly hilarious, Murder and the Movies admits us into what Thomson calls "a warped triangle" the creator working out a compelling death; the killer doing his and her best; and the entranced reader and spectator trying to cling to life and a proper sense of decency.

Author : Kendall Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798719443386

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Lights! Camera! Murder! by Kendall Scott Pdf

A Hollywood film crew has taken over Modest Peak, using the small mountain town as a setting to film a blockbuster movie. And where this is good for business, tourism, and the town in general, it's bad for Constance. A very large portion of the movie is being filmed in The Lone Peak Hotel, effectively closing down the hotel in the process.But Constance is trying to see the bright side of things, using the time away from her hotel as a much-needed break. When a dead body turns up on set, she decides not to investigate. That is until Sheriff Nevil pushes her over the line, forces her hand and bets her that he can solve the case first.Starting out strangely, with a lead so over the top that it wouldn't be out of place in a Hollywood movie plot. As more bodies join the first, the plot thickens, twists and turns. Constance will be forced to question if she is on the right track, or if she has simply been watching too many movies lately.Please Note: Eighth Volume of the Lone Peak Mystery Series. Approximately 51,000 words in length. It is a standalone (reading prior or future volumes not required to enjoy the book, no cliffhanger).

Author : E. Phillips Oppenheim
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1527963640

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The Cinema Murder by E. Phillips Oppenheim Pdf

Excerpt from The Cinema Murder: A Novel After his first glance around at these familiar and unlovely obj ects, Philip Romilly walked with his head a little thrown back, his eyes lifted as though with intent to the melancholy and watery skies. He was a young man well above medium height, slim, almost inclined to be angular, yet with a good car riage notwithstanding a stoop which seemed more the result of an habitual depression than occasioned by any physical weakness. His features were large, his mouth querulous, a little discontented, his eyes filled with the light of a silent and rebellious bitterness which seemed, somehow, to have found a more or less permanent abode in his face. His clothes, although they were neat, had seen better days. He was nu gloved, and he carried under his arm a small parcel, which appeared to contain a book, carefully done up in brown paper. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : A.E. Eddenden
Publisher : ChicagoReviewPress + ORM
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781613733172

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Murder at the Movies by A.E. Eddenden Pdf

A policeman tracks a killer inspired by 1939’s hit films in “an entertaining read . . . chock-full of menace, momentum, and multiple Movietone moments” (Booklist). Inspector Albert V. Tretheway is perturbed when his beloved bowler hat disappears in what seems to be a relatively harmless prank. Three weeks later Tretheway and Constable Jake Small investigate a nervous neighbor’s report of an anonymous phone tip that her long-dead husband is in her garage. What they find there instead is a live horse—wearing Tretheway’s missing bowler. As the pranks escalate, Tretheway connects them and surmises they are inspired by the films showing at the local theater in Fort York, Ontario. The guessing game begins. Which of this year’s Hollywood releases is next? When the fourth prank involves a pre-dug grave, the Hindu goddess Kali, and the murder of a popular Bugle-Major, Tretheway spearheads a chase, both cerebral and physical, through more movie murder adventures to a fiery, spectacular finale . . . “[An] amiable sleuth . . . [A] gently satirical series.” —The New York Times Book Review

Author : Phillips E. Oppenheim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2007-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1435316843

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The Cinema Murder by Phillips E. Oppenheim Pdf

Author : Audrey Keown
Publisher : Crooked Lane Books
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781643854977

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Murder at Hotel 1911 by Audrey Keown Pdf

A hotel clerk prone to panic attacks turns amateur detective in this elegant and atmospheric murder mystery. If you want to spend a night amid the luxury and charm of the early 20th century, book a room at Hotel 1911. You'll find 28-year-old Ivy Nichols behind the reception desk. The hotel is Ivy's only link to the family that abandoned her when she was a small child. Now, plagued by panic attacks, she pedals her sea-green Schwinn bicycle to work every evening, hoping desperately to hold on to her job. When wealthy, imperious Ms. Swain arrives at the hotel and belittles Ivy, the young woman seeks consolation in the welcoming kitchen of George, the hotel's chef. Despite her tormentor's barbs, she dutifully informs George that Ms. Swain has a deadly allergy to shellfish. So when Ms. Swain collapses at dinner and dies, the police suspect that the chef made a tragic, inexcusable error. Desperate to save George's career, Ivy sets out sleuthing. She learns that numerous people in and around the hotel had motives to contaminate Ms. Swain's plate. Among them are Jeffrey Swain, the victim's son and heir; painter Rose Jewett; and British expat Hemal Sandeep. Even after the police find traces of shellfish in George's kitchen, Ivy is determined to clear her friend's name. But the stress of the investigation, in a hotel filled with suspects, threatens to precipitate another terrifying panic attack...or something more deadly.

Author : Anthony Partridge
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1537141724

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The Cinema Murder by Anthony Partridge Pdf

Show Excerpt s conscious of an unexpected weakness. She abandoned her first intention of following him, and stood before the window, holding tightly to the sash. He had reached the gate now and paused for a moment, looking up the long, windy street. Then he crossed to the other side of the road, stepped over a stile and disappeared, walking without haste, with firm footsteps, along a cindered path which bordered the sluggish-looking canal. He had come and gone, and she knew what fear was! CHAPTER II The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards. Its long strip of flinty platform was utterly deserted. Around the three flickering gas-lamps the drizzling rain fell continuously. The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket wind

Author : Edward Phillips Oppenheim
Publisher : Nabu Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1294009117

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The Cinema Murder by Edward Phillips Oppenheim Pdf

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