The Games Keeper A Classic British Locked Room Mystery

Author : Jack Benton
Publisher : AMMFA Publishing
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Games Keeper: A classic British locked room mystery by Jack Benton Pdf

A classic British locked room mystery for fans of both thrillers and crime: The Games Keeper Having fallen on hard times, disgraced soldier turned private investigator John “Slim” Hardy is hired by rich and enigmatic land owner Oliver Ozgood to uncover the identity of a mysterious blackmailer. The man is demanding a fortune in exchange for his silence. He claims to be Dennis Sharp, a former employee of Ozgood, and threatens to reveal secrets that will soil Ozgood’s family name and send the patriarch to prison. There’s only one problem. Dennis Sharp is dead, killed by Ozgood himself. In search of answers, Slim moves to the remote rural hamlet of Scuttleworth in the Devonshire countryside, where he will confront demons both from within and without in his most challenging case yet. The Games Keeper is the third book in the Slim Hardy Mystery series. While the stories follow a rough sequence, they can be read in any order. Other titles available: The Man by the Sea The Clockmaker’s Secret Slow Train The Angler's Tale

Author : Jack Benton
Publisher : AMMFA Publishing
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Clockmaker's Secret: a classic British locked room mystery by Jack Benton Pdf

A classic British locked room mystery for fans of both thrillers and crime: The Clockmaker's Secret. Currently FREE for a limited time only! A buried clock holds the key to a decades-old mystery. On holiday to escape the nightmares of his last case, disgraced soldier turned private detective John “Slim” Hardy comes upon something buried in the peat on Bodmin Moor. Unfinished and water-damaged but still ticking, the old clock provides a vital clue to an unsolved missing-persons case. As Slim begins to ask questions of the tiny Cornish village of Penleven, he is drawn into a world of lies, rumours, and secrets, some of which the residents would prefer to stay buried. Twenty-three years ago, a reclusive clockmaker left his workshop and walked out onto Bodmin Moor, taking his last, unfinished clock with him. He disappeared. Slim is determined to find out why. The Clockmaker’s Secret is the stunning sequel to Jack Benton’s acclaimed debut, The Man by the Sea. #freeebook #freemystery #classicmystery #britishmystery #privateinvestigator #lockedroom #traditionalbritish #theclockmakerssecret #doomedlove #secretsandlies

Author : Jack Benton
Publisher : AMMFA Publishing
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Man by the Sea: a classic British locked room mystery by Jack Benton Pdf

A classic British locked room mystery for fans of both thrillers and crime: The Man by the Sea by Jack Benton. "An absolute feast for noir and paranormal thriller fans alike. Highly recommended." ~~ bestthrillers.com John "Slim" Hardy, heavy drinker and disgraced soldier turned bumbling private detective, is hired to investigate Ted Douglas, an investment banker who slips out of work every Friday to visit a desolate cove on the Lancashire coast. There, he walks to the shore, opens an old book, and begins to read aloud. His wife thinks he's having an affair. Slim thinks he's insane. The truth is more incredible than either could imagine. The Man by the Sea is the sensational debut novel by Jack Benton, a classic story of love, betrayal, murder, and intrigue.

Author : Jack Benton
Publisher : AMMFA Publishing
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Eight Days: A classic British locked room mystery with twists until the last page by Jack Benton Pdf

Eight Days: A thrilling British mystery from master of the genre Jack Benton and featuring private investigator John 'Slim' Hardy in an adventure with twists up to the last page. After nearly a year out of the game, former soldier turned private detective John “Slim” Hardy takes what he hopes will be an easy comeback case in the quiet Devonshire town of Launceston. The disappearance in mysterious circumstances of local schoolgirl Emily Martin left police clueless. Eight days later, her sudden reappearance left them equally baffled. Apparently unharmed, Emily claimed no memory of her period of abduction, and in time, the investigation faded. Two years later, as her relationship with her daughter falls apart, Emily’s desperate mother Gloria turns to Slim, wanting answers. Her eight days missing has changed Emily, so much so that Gloria is unsure the girl is even her daughter at all … From the author of The Man by the Sea and The Clockmaker’s Secret, comes another stunning mystery, one which will keep you guessing to the last page.

Author : Carter Dickson
Publisher : International Polygonics
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1995-11
Category : Detective and mystery stories
ISBN : 1558820272

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Merrivale Holds the Key by Carter Dickson Pdf

Author : Max Afford
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781605431673

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Two Locked Room Mysteries and a Ripping Yarn by Max Afford Pdf

Author : David Stuart Davies
Publisher : Macmillan Collector's Library
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1909621374

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Classic Locked Room Mysteries by David Stuart Davies Pdf

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. A fascinating collection of ingenious mysteries which all pose the question 'howdunnit?' - 'how was the crime done?' Featuring well-known sleuths from Sherlock Holmes to Father Brown, as well as the less familiar, including Jacques Futrelle's Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, in each story the reader is invited to play detective and is presented with a challenge: can you solve the mystery before the solution is revealed? Such stories reached their height of popularity in the Victorian and Edwardian eras; this collection, edited and introduced by David Stuart Davies, brings together stories from such masters of the genre as Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins and G. K. Chesterton.

Author : M. Cook
Publisher : Springer
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780230313736

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Narratives of Enclosure in Detective Fiction by M. Cook Pdf

The locked room mystery is one of the iconic creations of popular fiction. Michael Cook's critical study reveals how this archetypal form of the puzzle story has had a significant effect in shaping the immensely popular genre of detective fiction. The book includes analysis of texts from Poe to the present day.

Author : Douglas G. Greene
Publisher : International Polygonics Limited
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1558821384

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Death Locked in by Douglas G. Greene Pdf

An anthology of locked-room mysteries.

Author : Otto Penzler
Publisher : Atlantic Books Ltd
Page : 2041 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781782390299

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The Locked-Room Mysteries by Otto Penzler Pdf

In this definitive collection, Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler selects a multifarious mix from across the entire history of the locked room story, which should form the cornerstone of any crime reader's library. Virtually all of the great writers of detective fiction have produced masterpieces in this genre, including Agatha Christie, Edgar Allan Poe, Dorothy L. Sayers, Arthur Conan Doyle, Raymond Chandler, G.K. Chesterton, John Dickson Carr, Dashiell Hammett, Ngaio Marsh and Stephen King. The purest kind of detective story involves a crime solved by observation and deduction, rather than luck, coincidence or confession. The supreme form of detection involves the explanation of an impossible crime, whether the sort of vanishing act that would make Houdini proud, a murder that leaves no visible trace, or the most unlikely villain imaginable. 70 stories handpicked by Otto Penzle

Author : Mike Ashley
Publisher : C & R Crime
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781780333564

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The Mammoth Book of Locked Room Mysteries & Impossible Crimes by Mike Ashley Pdf

This collection of criminal conundrums are more than whodunits, they're howdunits and are intended to stretch your powers of deduction to the limits.

Author : Freeman Wills Crofts
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066369750

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The Cheyne Mystery by Freeman Wills Crofts Pdf

'The Cheyne Mystery' delves into the thrilling world of mystery and suspense. In 1920, Maxwell Cheyne, a war veteran and writer, finds himself caught in a web of intrigue. After being drugged and robbed, Cheyne becomes entangled with a dangerous gang searching for a crucial letter. Determined to retrieve the stolen contents, Cheyne embarks on a perilous journey, aided by the brave artist Joan Merrill. As the stakes escalate, Cheyne narrowly escapes death and turns to Scotland Yard's brilliant Inspector French for assistance. Together, they unravel a cryptic code and follow a trail that leads them from London to the depths of Bruges and Antwerp, unearthing the secrets of a deceased German U-boat captain.

Author : Arthur Conan Doyle,Edgar Wallace,Annie Haynes,R. Austin Freeman,H. C. McNeile,G. K. Chesterton,Arthur Morrison,Ernest Bramah,Victor L. Whitechurch,Thomas W. Hanshew,J. S. Fletcher,Rober Barr
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 14830 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788026881353

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THE GREAT BRITISH DETECTIVES - Boxed Set: 270+ Thriller Classics & Murder Mysteries (Illustrated Edition) by Arthur Conan Doyle,Edgar Wallace,Annie Haynes,R. Austin Freeman,H. C. McNeile,G. K. Chesterton,Arthur Morrison,Ernest Bramah,Victor L. Whitechurch,Thomas W. Hanshew,J. S. Fletcher,Rober Barr Pdf

This grand collection includes some of the greatest mystery tales and murder cases of the famous British detectives and investigators: Sherlock Holmes Series: A Study in Scarlet The Sign of Four The Hound of the Baskervilles The Valley of Fear The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes The Return of Sherlock Holmes His Last Bow The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes Father Brown Stories: The Innocence of Father Brown The Wisdom of Father Brown The Incredulity of Father Brown The Secret of Father Brown The Scandal of Father Brown Inspector Furnival Series: The Abbey Court Murder The House in Charlton Crescent The Crow's Inn Tragedy Inspector Stoddart Series: The Man with the Dark Beard Who Killed Charmian Karslake? The Crime at Tattenham Corner The Crystal Beads Murder Martin Hewitt Series: Martin Hewitt, Investigator Chronicles of Martin Hewitt Adventures of Martin Hewitt The Red Triangle Dr. Thorndyke Series: The Red Thumb Mark The Eye of Osiris The Mystery of 31 New Inn A Silent Witness Helen Vardon's Confession The Cat's Eye The Mystery of Angelina Frood The Shadow of the Wolf The D'Arblay Mystery A Certain Dr. Thorndyke As a Thief in the Night Mr. Pottermack's Oversight Pontifex, Son and Thorndyke When Rogues Fall Out Dr. Thorndyke Intervenes For the Defence: Dr. Thorndyke The Penrose Mystery Felo De Se? The Stoneware Monkey Mr. Polton Explains The Jacob Street Mystery Percival Bland's Proxy The Missing Mortgagee Dr. Thorndyke's Cases The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke Dr. Thorndyke's Casebook The Puzzle Lock The Magic Casket Hamilton Cleek Series: Cleek, the Master Detective Cleek of Scotland Yard Cleek's Government Cases The Riddle of the Night The Riddle of the Purple Emperor The Riddle of the Frozen Flame The Riddle of the Mysterious Light The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel Bulldog Drummond Adventures Max Carrados Mysteries Thorpe Hazell Mysteries P.C. Lee Stories Paul Campenhaye – Specialist in Criminology Eugéne Valmont Mysteries ...

Author : Arthur Conan Doyle,Ernest Bramah,Arthur Morrison,Thomas W. Hanshew,Edgar Wallace,J. S. Fletcher,R. Austin Freeman,G. K. Chesterton,H. C. McNeile,Victor L. Whitechurch,Annie Haynes,Rober Barr
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 10886 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547752301

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THE GREAT BRITISH DETECTIVES - Boxed Set by Arthur Conan Doyle,Ernest Bramah,Arthur Morrison,Thomas W. Hanshew,Edgar Wallace,J. S. Fletcher,R. Austin Freeman,G. K. Chesterton,H. C. McNeile,Victor L. Whitechurch,Annie Haynes,Rober Barr Pdf

This grand collection includes some of the greatest mystery tales and murder cases of the famous British detectives and investigators: Sherlock Holmes Series: A Study in Scarlet The Sign of Four The Hound of the Baskervilles The Valley of Fear The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes The Return of Sherlock Holmes His Last Bow The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes Father Brown Stories: The Innocence of Father Brown The Wisdom of Father Brown The Incredulity of Father Brown The Secret of Father Brown The Scandal of Father Brown Inspector Furnival Series: The Abbey Court Murder The House in Charlton Crescent The Crow's Inn Tragedy Inspector Stoddart Series: The Man with the Dark Beard Who Killed Charmian Karslake? The Crime at Tattenham Corner The Crystal Beads Murder Martin Hewitt Series: Martin Hewitt, Investigator Chronicles of Martin Hewitt Adventures of Martin Hewitt The Red Triangle Dr. Thorndyke Series: The Red Thumb Mark The Eye of Osiris The Mystery of 31 New Inn A Silent Witness Helen Vardon's Confession The Cat's Eye The Mystery of Angelina Frood The Shadow of the Wolf The D'Arblay Mystery A Certain Dr. Thorndyke As a Thief in the Night Mr. Pottermack's Oversight Pontifex, Son and Thorndyke When Rogues Fall Out Dr. Thorndyke Intervenes For the Defence: Dr. Thorndyke The Penrose Mystery Felo De Se? The Stoneware Monkey Mr. Polton Explains The Jacob Street Mystery Percival Bland's Proxy The Missing Mortgagee Dr. Thorndyke's Cases The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke Dr. Thorndyke's Casebook The Puzzle Lock The Magic Casket Hamilton Cleek Series: Cleek, the Master Detective Cleek of Scotland Yard Cleek's Government Cases The Riddle of the Night The Riddle of the Purple Emperor The Riddle of the Frozen Flame The Riddle of the Mysterious Light The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel Bulldog Drummond Adventures Max Carrados Mysteries Thorpe Hazell Mysteries P.C. Lee Stories Paul Campenhaye – Specialist in Criminology Eugéne Valmont Mysteries ...

Author : Arthur Conan Doyle,Ernest Bramah,Arthur Morrison,Agatha Christie,Wilkie Collins,Thomas W. Hanshew,Edgar Wallace,Frank Froest,J. S. Fletcher,C. N. Williamson,A. M. Williamson,R. Austin Freeman,E. W. Hornung,G. K. Chesterton,H. C. McNeile,Victor L. Whitechurch,Rober Barr,Isabel Ostander
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 18265 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547814245

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BRITISH MURDER MYSTERIES Boxed Set: 350+ Thriller Classics, Detective Novels & True Crime Stories by Arthur Conan Doyle,Ernest Bramah,Arthur Morrison,Agatha Christie,Wilkie Collins,Thomas W. Hanshew,Edgar Wallace,Frank Froest,J. S. Fletcher,C. N. Williamson,A. M. Williamson,R. Austin Freeman,E. W. Hornung,G. K. Chesterton,H. C. McNeile,Victor L. Whitechurch,Rober Barr,Isabel Ostander Pdf

This meticulously edited collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Edgar Wallace: The Four Just Men The Council of Justice The Just Men of Cordova The Law of the Four Just Men The Nine Bears Angel Esquire The Fourth Plague or Red Hand Grey Timothy or Pallard the Punter The Man who Bought London The Melody of Death A Debt Discharged The Tomb of T'Sin The Secret House The Clue of the Twisted Candle Down under Donovan The Man who Knew The Green Rust Kate Plus Ten The Daffodil Murder Jack O'Judgment The Angel of Terror The Crimson Circle Take-A-Chance Anderson The Valley of Ghosts P.-C. Lee Series Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes Series A Study in Scarlet The Sign of Four The Hound of the Baskervilles The Valley of Fear The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes The Return of Sherlock Holmes His Last Bow Other Mysteries True Crime Stories Wilkie Collins: The Woman in White No Name Armadale The Moonstone The Haunted Hotel The Law and The Lady The Dead Secret Miss or Mrs? R. Austin Freeman: Dr. Thorndyke Series Other Mysteries Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles The Secret Adversary H. C. McNeile: Bulldog Drummond The Black Gang G. K. Chesterton: The Innocence of Father Brown The Wisdom of Father Brown Arthur Morrison: Martin Hewitt Series Dorrington & Hicks Stories Ernest Bramah: Max Carrados Stories Victor L. Whitechurch: The Canon in Residence Thrilling Stories of the Railway Thomas W. Hanshew: Hamilton Cleek Series E. W. Hornung: A. J. Raffles Series Mystery Novels J. S. Fletcher: Mystery Novels Paul Campenhaye – Specialist in Criminology Rober Barr: The Triumph of Eugéne Valmont Jennie Baxter, Journalist The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs The Adventure of the Second Swag Frank Froest Mystery Novels C. N. Williamson & A. M. Williamson Mystery Novels Isabel Ostander Mystery Novels