Mystery Classics Boxed Set Earl Derr Biggers Edition Illustrated

Author : Earl Derr Biggers
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 2407 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547750857

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MYSTERY CLASSICS Boxed Set - Earl Derr Biggers Edition (Illustrated) by Earl Derr Biggers Pdf

"Seven Keys to Baldpate" – A young novelist William Magee travels to the Baldpate Mountain resort, seeking for solitude and inspiration for his greatest novel yet. Soon after he gets in, he finds out that he is not the only one there, for there are seven keys to the place and seven people with various stories of why they are there. "Love Insurance" – The American branch of Lloyds' insurers is specialized in unusual policies, but one day an impoverished Lord Harrowby showed up with the strangest claim of them all. He wants an insurance against his fiancée Cynthia Meyrick breaking off their engagement. "Inside the Lines" – World War I has started, Britain has gone up against Germany, and few Americans are stranded at Gibraltar desperate to catch a boat back home. Spies are everywhere and Germans are plotting to blow up the English troop at Gibraltar. "The Agony Column" (Second-Floor Mystery) – Geoffrey West is an American in London. Since arriving he has been fascinated by the Agony Column, a personal advertisements in newspapers. One morning he spots an American tourist girl reading the same section, decides to place an ad to catch her attention, and soon they start corresponding. "Fifty Candles" – Young Winthrop is in love with Mary Wills and longs to marry her. His pursuit of her will lead him to a party in the home of a former employer, a millionaire with more enemies than friends. Millionaire is killed at the party, no one can be ruled out as a suspect, and some clues point to Winthrop. "Charlie Chan Series" - Charlie is a Chinese American detective who lives on Hawaii and works for the Honolulu Police Department, but often travels around the world investigating mysteries and solving crimes.

Author : Earl Derr Biggers
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 1936 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788026877035

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MYSTERY CLASSICS Boxed Set - Earl Derr Biggers Edition (Illustrated) by Earl Derr Biggers Pdf

"Seven Keys to Baldpate" – A young novelist William Magee travels to the Baldpate Mountain resort, seeking for solitude and inspiration for his greatest novel yet. Soon after he gets in, he finds out that he is not the only one there, for there are seven keys to the place and seven people with various stories of why they are there. "Love Insurance" – The American branch of Lloyds' insurers is specialized in unusual policies, but one day an impoverished Lord Harrowby showed up with the strangest claim of them all. He wants an insurance against his fiancée Cynthia Meyrick breaking off their engagement. "Inside the Lines" – World War I has started, Britain has gone up against Germany, and few Americans are stranded at Gibraltar desperate to catch a boat back home. Spies are everywhere and Germans are plotting to blow up the English troop at Gibraltar. "The Agony Column" (Second-Floor Mystery) – Geoffrey West is an American in London. Since arriving he has been fascinated by the Agony Column, a personal advertisements in newspapers. One morning he spots an American tourist girl reading the same section, decides to place an ad to catch her attention, and soon they start corresponding. "Fifty Candles" – Young Winthrop is in love with Mary Wills and longs to marry her. His pursuit of her will lead him to a party in the home of a former employer, a millionaire with more enemies than friends. Millionaire is killed at the party, no one can be ruled out as a suspect, and some clues point to Winthrop. "Charlie Chan Series" - Charlie is a Chinese American detective who lives on Hawaii and works for the Honolulu Police Department, but often travels around the world investigating mysteries and solving crimes.

Author : Earl Derr Biggers
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 2406 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2024-01-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547812593

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MYSTERY CLASSICS Boxed Set - Earl Derr Biggers Edition (Illustrated) by Earl Derr Biggers Pdf

"Seven Keys to Baldpate" – A young novelist William Magee travels to the Baldpate Mountain resort, seeking for solitude and inspiration for his greatest novel yet. Soon after he gets in, he finds out that he is not the only one there, for there are seven keys to the place and seven people with various stories of why they are there. "Love Insurance" – The American branch of Lloyds' insurers is specialized in unusual policies, but one day an impoverished Lord Harrowby showed up with the strangest claim of them all. He wants an insurance against his fiancée Cynthia Meyrick breaking off their engagement. "Inside the Lines" – World War I has started, Britain has gone up against Germany, and few Americans are stranded at Gibraltar desperate to catch a boat back home. Spies are everywhere and Germans are plotting to blow up the English troop at Gibraltar. "The Agony Column" (Second-Floor Mystery) – Geoffrey West is an American in London. Since arriving he has been fascinated by the Agony Column, a personal advertisements in newspapers. One morning he spots an American tourist girl reading the same section, decides to place an ad to catch her attention, and soon they start corresponding. "Fifty Candles" – Young Winthrop is in love with Mary Wills and longs to marry her. His pursuit of her will lead him to a party in the home of a former employer, a millionaire with more enemies than friends. Millionaire is killed at the party, no one can be ruled out as a suspect, and some clues point to Winthrop. "Charlie Chan Series" - Charlie is a Chinese American detective who lives on Hawaii and works for the Honolulu Police Department, but often travels around the world investigating mysteries and solving crimes.

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Publisher : Good Press
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547810896

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CHRISTMAS MYSTERIES - 20 Thriller Classics in One Volume by Charles Dickens,Robert Louis Stevenson,Arthur Conan Doyle,Thomas Hardy,John Kendrick Bangs,Nathaniel Hawthorne,Grant Allen,Wilkie Collins,O. Henry,Saki,William Douglas O'Connor,Catherine Crowe,Louisa M. Alcott,M.R. James,G.K. Chesterton,Leonard Kip,Emmuska Orczy Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook: "CHRISTMAS MYSTERIES - 20 Thriller Classics in One Volume" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Christmas holidays are the best time to enjoy some good mystery tales in the snuggling comfort of your home and family. This edition hence brings to you some of the finest literary gems together in one place to satisfy your cravings for some suspense. Enjoy: A Christmas Tragedy (Emmuska Orczy) The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle (Arthur Conan Doyle) An Exciting Christmas Eve or, My Lecture On Dynamite (Arthur Conan Doyle) What the Shepherd Saw: A Tale of Four Moonlight Nights (Thomas Hardy) The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance (M.R. James) To Be Taken With A Pinch Of Salt: Doctor Marigold's Prescriptions (Charles Dickens) Mustapha (Sabine Baring-Gould) Markheim (Robert Louis Stevenson) The Flying Stars (G.K. Chesterton) The Thieves who couldn't Stop Sneezing (Thomas Hardy) Mr Wray's Cash Box or, the Mask and the Mystery (Wilkie Collins) A Chaparral Christmas Gift (O. Henry) The Wolves of Cernogratz (Saki) Ghosts and Family Legends (Catherine Crowe) Thurlow's Christmas Story (John Kendrick Bangs) The Mystery of My Grandmother's Hair Sofa (John Kendrick Bangs) Wolverden Tower (Grant Allen) Glámr (Sabine Baring-Gould) The Ghosts at Grantley (Leonard Kip) Told After Supper (Jerome K. Jerome)

Author : Charles Dickens,Edgar Allan Poe,Arthur Conan Doyle,John Kendrick Bangs,Agatha Christie,Grace Livingston Hill,Edgar Wallace,Melville Davisson Post,E. W. Hornung,Victor L. Whitechurch
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 9590 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2023-12-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547779025

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Famous Detectives On Christmas Duty - Ultimate Murder Mysteries for Holidays by Charles Dickens,Edgar Allan Poe,Arthur Conan Doyle,John Kendrick Bangs,Agatha Christie,Grace Livingston Hill,Edgar Wallace,Melville Davisson Post,E. W. Hornung,Victor L. Whitechurch Pdf

This meticulously edited and unique collection includes the greatest mystery cases and puzzles for you to solve and relax with during Christmas and winter holidays: Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles The Murder on the Links The Kidnapped Prime Minister The Million Dollar Bond Robbery The Secret Adversary R. Austin Freeman: Dr. Thorndyke's Cases The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke Dr. Thorndyke's Casebook Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes A Study in Scarlet The Sign of Four The Hound of the Baskervilles The Valley of Fear A. E. W. Mason: At the Villa Rose The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel Mary Roberts Rinehart: The Circular Staircase The Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberry Tish – The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions More Tish Edgar Allan Poe: The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Mystery of Marie Rogêt The Purloined Letter Charles Dickens: Hunted Down Wilkie Collins: The Moonstone The Woman in White The Haunted Hotel Robert Barr: The Triumph of Eugéne Valmont Jennie Baxter, Journalist The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs The Adventure of the Second Swag E. W. Hornung: The Amateur Cracksman The Black Mask; or, Raffles: Further Adventures A Thief in the Night Mr. Justice Raffles John Kendrick Bangs: Mrs. Raffles R. Holmes & Co Melville Davisson Post: The Sleuth of St. James's Square Edgar Wallace: The Four Just Men The Clue of the Twisted Candle Victor L. Whitechurch: The Canon in Residence Anna Katharine Green: The Leavenworth Case A Strange Disappearance The Mystery of the Hasty Arrow That Affair Next Door Lost Man's Lane The Circular Study G. K. Chesterton: The Innocence of Father Brown The Wisdom of Father Brown The Donnington Affair Ellis Parker Butler: Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective Maurice Leblanc: Arsene Lupin The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin Mabel & Paul Thorne: The Sheridan Road Mystery Marion Harvey: The Mystery of the Hidden Room Grace Livingston Hill: The Mystery of Mary

Author : Earl Derr Biggers
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 2408 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547812579

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The Complete Novels of Earl Derr Biggers: 11 Mystery Classics, Thrillers & Detective Stories by Earl Derr Biggers Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Novels of Earl Derr Biggers" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: The Charlie Chan Series The House Without a Key The Chinese Parrot Behind That Curtain The Black Camel Charlie Chan Carries On Keeper of the Keys Other Novels Seven Keys to Baldpate Love Insurance Inside the Lines The Agony Column (Second-Floor Mystery) Fifty Candles Earl Derr Biggers (1884-1933) was an American novelist and playwright best known for his mystery novels. His first novel Seven Keys to Baldpate was a major success and it was adapted into several movies and plays. Even greater success came with his series of detective novels featuring Chinese American detective Charlie Chan. Many of his novels were made into movies.

Author : Jame-Books,Earl Derr Biggers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1520793480

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Earl Derr Biggers's Collected Works (Illustrated) by Jame-Books,Earl Derr Biggers Pdf

Earl Derr Biggers was an American novelist and playwright. He is remembered primarily for his novels, especially those featuring the Chinese American detective Charlie Chan, from which popular films were made in the United States and China.This book contains (4 Works ):● Inside the Lines● Seven Keys to Baldpate● The Agony Column● Love InsuranceAnd if you enjoy this volume, don't forget to search your favorite book store for "Jame-Books" to see all the other entries of Jame-Books Publishing.

Author : J. S. Fletcher
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547812654

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THE PARADISE MYSTERY (Murder Mystery Classic) by J. S. Fletcher Pdf

Paradise is a piece of land near a thirteenth-century Cathedral in England and a quiet small town nearby is a hotbed of local gossip. Mark Ransford is a local doctor and a guardian of Mary and Dick Bewery. His assistant Pemberton Bryce is in love with Mary, but Dr. Ransford doesn't approve it. One day, after a visit to the doctor's house, a certain man finds death as he falls from the Cathedral. Bryce is convinced that Dr. Ransford is involved in the death and starts an investigation. Joseph Smith Fletcher (1863-1933) was an English author and journalist, one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the Golden Age. After his journalist career Fletcher first started writing poems, then historical fiction, and finally moved on to write detective mysteries.

Author : Earl Derr Biggers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798612980773

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Fifty Candles (illustrated) by Earl Derr Biggers Pdf

Fifty Candles is a mystery/thriller novel by Earl Derr Biggers published in 1921. The murder mystery novel where the only clue is a birthday cake with 50 candles. if you are a big fan of earl derr biggers then you definately going to enjoy this fictitious, mysterious and full of suspense novel by earl derr bigger (1884 - 1933).Earl Derr Biggers (August 26, 1884 - April 5, 1933) was an American novelist and playwright.He is remembered primarily for his novels, especially those featuring the fictional Chinese American detective Charlie Chan, from which popular films were made in the United States and China.

Author : Earl Derr Biggers
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 2410 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547394303

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The Best Thriller Novels of Earl Derr Biggers by Earl Derr Biggers Pdf

"Seven Keys to Baldpate" – A young novelist William Magee travels to the Baldpate Mountain resort, seeking for solitude and inspiration for his greatest novel yet. Soon after he gets in, he finds out that he is not the only one there, for there are seven keys to the place and seven people with various stories of why they are there. "Love Insurance" – The American branch of Lloyds' insurers is specialized in unusual policies, but one day an impoverished Lord Harrowby showed up with the strangest claim of them all. He wants an insurance against his fiancée Cynthia Meyrick breaking off their engagement. "Inside the Lines" – World War I has started, Britain has gone up against Germany, and few Americans are stranded at Gibraltar desperate to catch a boat back home. Spies are everywhere and Germans are plotting to blow up the English troop at Gibraltar. "The Agony Column" (Second-Floor Mystery) – Geoffrey West is an American in London. Since arriving he has been fascinated by the Agony Column, a personal advertisements in newspapers. One morning he spots an American tourist girl reading the same section, decides to place an ad to catch her attention, and soon they start corresponding. "Fifty Candles" – Young Winthrop is in love with Mary Wills and longs to marry her. His pursuit of her will lead him to a party in the home of a former employer, a millionaire with more enemies than friends. Millionaire is killed at the party, no one can be ruled out as a suspect, and some clues point to Winthrop. "Charlie Chan Series" - Charlie is a Chinese American detective who lives on Hawaii and works for the Honolulu Police Department, but often travels around the world investigating mysteries and solving crimes.

Author : Earl Derr Biggers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798737505202

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Seven Keys to Baldpate Illustrated by Earl Derr Biggers Pdf

"Seven Keys to Baldpate is a 1913 novel by Earl Derr Biggers. A bestseller, it was adapted by George M. Cohan into a play, which in turn was adapted several times for film, radio and TV.The plot of the novel differs from the play in many respects.The setting was based on the real Baldpate Mountain. An American hotel inspired by that name, The Baldpate Inn, opened in 1918."

Author : Earl Derr Biggers
Publisher : E-Artnow
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8027332990

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SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATE (Mystery Classic): Mysterious Thriller in a Closed Mountain Hotel by Earl Derr Biggers Pdf

In the middle of winter a young novelist William Magee travels to a summer tourist town seeking for solitude and inspiration for his greatest novel yet. He gets to the Baldpate Mountain resort, and even though the hotel is closed he makes an arrangement with the caretaker and gets the key to the hotel. But soon after he gets in, he finds out that he is not the only one there, for there are seven keys to the place and seven people with various stories of why they are there. Earl Derr Biggers (1884-1933) was an American novelist and playwright best known for his mystery novels. His first novel Seven Keys to Baldpate was a major success and it was adapted into several movies and plays. Even greater success came with his series of detective novels featuring Chinese American detective Charlie Chan. Many of his novels were made into movies.

Author : Earl Derr Biggers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8381369207

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Tells Ten Stories by Earl Derr Biggers Pdf

Author : Earl Derr Biggers
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1514694514

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Seven Keys to Baldpate by Earl Derr Biggers Pdf

No, Mr. Magee decided he would not. The train that had just roared away into the dusk had not brought him from the region of skyscrapers and derby hats for deeds of knight errantry up state. Anyhow, the girl's tears were none of his business. A railway station was a natural place for grief-a field of many partings, upon whose floor fell often in torrents the tears of those left behind. A friend, mayhap a lover, had been whisked off into the night by the relentless five thirty-four local. Why not a lover? Surely about such a dainty trim figure as this courtiers hovered as moths about a flame. Upon a tender intimate sorrow it was not the place of an unknown Magee to intrude. He put his hand gently upon the latch of the door.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 936 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Books
ISBN : UOM:39015079608082

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The New York Times Book Review by Anonim Pdf