Starrbelow

Author : Christianna Brand
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504037396

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Starrbelow by Christianna Brand Pdf

A young Italian woman travels to eighteenth-century England to wage war on polite society in this sweeping historical saga of mystery, scandal, and romance. Sophia Devigne is a child of Venice, as much a part of the wonderful island city as the canals themselves. If it were up to her, she would never leave, but her family has other ideas. For the sake of her British father’s honor, she’s being sent to London to make her societal debut. Her father hopes she’ll attract a wealthy husband and retire to a life of polite boredom in the English countryside, but beneath Sophia’s genteel exterior lurks the wild spirit of Venice, which will thrust her headlong into the scandal of the century. When Sophia wins the hand of the dashing Lord Weyburn, she believes her troubles are over. But his elegant Cotswold estate, Starrbelow, is just another gilded cage. Desperate to be free, she escapes to town—and embarks on a wild debauch that shocks all London. Never again will she call herself Sophia. Now she’s Sapphire, and she’ll bow to no man. But when her wild indulgences embroil her in a suspicious death, Sapphire is accused of murder, and faces the merciless judgment of the court of public opinion. On trial by society, she will live or die as she always has: unbroken and standing tall. This stirring recreation of eighteenth-century English society combines adventure, murder, and timeless romance. Christianna Brand was one of the masters of classic British mystery fiction, and Starrbelow is one of her greatest works.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Detective and mystery stories
ISBN : PSU:000060078704

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The Armchair Detective by Anonim Pdf

Author : Christianna Brand
Publisher : Audiogo
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Detective and mystery stories
ISBN : 0893406732

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Starrbelow by Christianna Brand Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 858 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Bibliography
ISBN : UCAL:B3312280

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The Bookseller by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 938 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Bibliography
ISBN : UCAL:$B230676

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The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record by Anonim Pdf

Author : Christianna Brand
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453290491

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Buffet for Unwelcome Guests by Christianna Brand Pdf

This collection of short crime stories offers five courses of delectable depravity from mystery’s master chef. Playing Othello is hard on any actor, but for the great James Dragon, the role is toxic. During the play’s run, he must reenact the horrible crime that took his own wife’s life. Every person in the audience thinks that Dragon killed his real-life wife, and when the curtain rises they wonder if tonight will be the night when Othello finally cracks. “After the Event” is just the first in a round of Cockrill cocktails—bracing short fiction starring Christianna Brand’s famed Scotland Yard inspector. From there we proceed to bloody entrees, chilling desserts, and a cup of black coffee that will shock you wide awake. Brand’s short fiction is more than a sample—it is an all-night banquet that leaves the reader terrified and satisfied as only a good mystery can.

Author : NA NA
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1585 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781349813667

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Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers by NA NA Pdf

Author : Christianna Brand
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453290460

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The Honey Harlot by Christianna Brand Pdf

One woman has the answer to history’s strangest maritime mystery in this novel from “one of the great masters of English detective fiction” (Francis M. Nevins). Though history would remember her as the Marie Celeste, the ship’s name was Mary Celeste. She was a brig—square-rigged, a hundred feet long, large enough for a crew of nine, and sturdy enough to cross the Atlantic and bring profits home to its masters—a beautiful ship that was destined for tragedy. On December 4, 1872, the Mary Celeste is found adrift off the coast of Portugal with cargo in her hold, food upon her tables, and half-written letters on her captain’s desk. But not a soul can be found on board. This mystery has puzzled maritime scholars for over a century. One woman knows the answers, because she was there from the beginning, and knows the seductive “Honey Mary” the ship was secretly named after. As she retraces the events that lead up to that fateful voyage, she finds that the mind can be as dark and cold as an ocean grave.

Author : Christianna Brand
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781480405745

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Cat and Mouse by Christianna Brand Pdf

A London writer falls into a trap of romance and false identityKatinka Jones spends her days beautifying, trying out the latest ointments, corsets, and creams in order to pass the information on to the thankful readers of Girls Together. When not immersed in a mud bath, she answers advice letters, and none are so compelling as those of Amista, a Welsh girl in love with a modern-day Heathcliff. Amista’s dramatic stories and beautiful descriptions of her village spark Tinka’s interest. For her next holiday, Tinka travels to Wales, where she finds that beauty-product salesmen aren’t the only people who lie. No one in Pentre Trist has heard of Amista, and no one will admit to writing the letters. As she tries to learn the identity of her pen pal, Tinka stumbles into an ancient Welsh mystery. The letters may have been lies, but the danger they described is all too real.

Author : Christianna Brand
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453290446

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What Dread Hand? by Christianna Brand Pdf

Fifteen classic tales of murder, mayhem, and mystery from “one of the great masters of English detective fiction” (Francis M. Nevins, author of Cornell Woolrich). Mr. de Silva begins the day sipping his coffee, reading the Times, and trying to decide how to murder his wife. After two years of marriage, he’s simply fed up, and has decided to move on to someone younger, slimmer, and prettier. The trouble is, he wants to keep his wife’s money. Killing her is the neatest solution. So begins “The Rose,” a three-page masterpiece that was the first story Christianna Brand ever wrote for publication. Over the next half-century she would write dozens of novels and countless short stories, proving again and again her genius for crisp characterization, witty dialogue, and timely bits of violence. This collection holds some of her finest early work—tales of murders committed for money, jealousy, or simply for something to do. Though the crimes often go awry, there is nothing quite so charming as a vintage Brand homicide.

Author : Christianna Brand
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453290439

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Court of Foxes by Christianna Brand Pdf

Among the society of London, the unapproachable Marchesa is causing a sensation with her modesty—and planning a devious con—in this historical crime novel. The Marchesa goes to the theater accompanied only by her maid. She dresses in pure white, without any jewels or powder to compete with her golden hair and blue eyes. In the London society of King George III, this modesty is enough to cause a sensation. Night after night, every bachelor in London sends her flowers, hoping to win an audience with this mysterious, enigmatic beauty, but none have come close to a seat in her box. None of them guess that the Marchesa wears no jewels because she cannot afford them. None of them know that she is not a Marchesa at all. She is Marigold Brown, a poor girl from Gloucestershire who is about to mount the greatest con London has ever seen—if falling in love doesn’t get in her way.

Author : Christianna Brand
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-31
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781504037389

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Heaven Knows Who by Christianna Brand Pdf

The chilling true account of the Sandyford murder case and the sensational nineteenth-century trial that forever changed how homicides are investigated. Jessie M’Lachlan was one of the countless thousands who lived in the tenements of Glasgow, Scotland. In poor health ever since her pregnancy, the single mother worked herself to the bone to provide for her child, but there was never enough to make ends meet. Her only solace in the brutal port town was the company of her best friend, tough and brawny Jess M’Pherson. Jessie and Jess had forged a bond in hardship, but it would be be torn apart by murder. In the summer of 1862, Jess M’Pherson was found stabbed to death in her bedroom, stripped to the waist and lying in a pool of her own blood. The killing sent Glasgow into an uproar. And when Jess’s coat was found in Jessie M’Lachlan’s home, the victim’s closest friend was charged with murder. In one of the most sensational trials in Scottish history—the first to make use of forensic photography—Jessie’s life was picked apart. Though her lawyers argued that she was nowhere near the scene of the crime, the jury deliberated for just fifteen minutes before sentencing her to hang. It may have seemed like the end, but Jessie’s story was just beginning. One of the greatest mystery authors of her generation, Christianna Brand was also a pioneer of true crime. And despite reading like fiction, every word of this gripping historical saga is rooted in fact. Fans of In Cold Blood or The Onion Field will find that Heaven Knows Who ranks among the greats.

Author : R.R. Bowker Company. Department of Bibliography
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2258 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : United States
ISBN : UOM:49015003053999

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American Book Publishing Record Cumulative, 1950-1977: Title index by R.R. Bowker Company. Department of Bibliography Pdf

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Page : 874 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Copyright
ISBN : STANFORD:36105006281096

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Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series by Library of Congress. Copyright Office Pdf

Includes Part 1, Number 2: Books and Pamphlets, Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals (July - December)

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1632 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : American literature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105210120247

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Books in Print by Anonim Pdf