The Green Hell Treasure

Author : Robert L. Fish
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504006996

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The Green Hell Treasure by Robert L. Fish Pdf

In search of a missing treasure, Da Silva returns to an old case Off the island of Barbados, the crew of a Brazilian ocean liner strains to hear the sounds of Carnival coming from shore. A small boat pulls alongside, and a band of steel drummers offer to play for them. As they make their rounds on the ship, the bandleader slips away. He pistol whips one of the crew, forcing him to open the ship’s safe, and escapes before the song has ended, taking half a million dollars in gems with him. The Brazilian police send young detective José Da Silva to investigate the robbery. He captures the thieves but never recovers the jewels. Fifteen years later, three of the gang’s members have died in prison, and the fourth is due for release. Da Silva follows him back to Barbados, hoping the thief will lead him to the long-forgotten treasure—and a final solution to the case that started his career.

Author : Julian Duguid
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473383012

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Green Hell by Julian Duguid Pdf

'Mr. Duguid's account of his journey through the Bolivian Chaco is the work of a man who has that rare combination of gifts - a capacity for adventure, and a sensitiveness and imagination that are equal to the occasion when he comes to write. Mr. Duguid's prose admirably renders the brute, physical aspect of the scene so that it seems present in all its overpowering gaudiness to the senses, as one reads.' New StatesmanKeywords: New Statesman Rare Combination Physical Aspect Chaco Renders Brute Prose Senses Imagination Journey

Author : Otto Penzler
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-28
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781453266403

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The Great Detectives by Otto Penzler Pdf

The origins of literature’s finest crime fighters, told by their creators themselves Their names ring out like gunshots in the dark of a back alley, crime fighters of a lost era whose heroic deeds will never be forgotten. They are men like Lew Archer, Pierre Chambrun, Flash Casey, and the Shadow. They are women like Mrs. North and the immortal Nancy Drew. These are detectives, and they are some of the only true heroes the twentieth century ever knew. In this classic volume, Otto Penzler presents essays written by the authors who created these famous characters. We learn how Ed McBain killed—and resurrected—the hero of the 87th Precinct, how international agent Quiller wrote his will, and how Dick Tracy first announced that “crime does not pay.” Some of these heroes may be more famous than others, but there is not one whom you wouldn’t like on your side in a courtroom, a shootout, or an old-fashioned barroom brawl.

Author : B. Murphy
Publisher : Springer
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1999-12-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780230107359

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The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery by B. Murphy Pdf

Bruce Murphy's Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery is a comprehensive guide to the genre of the murder mystery that catalogues thousands of items in a broad range of categories: authors, titles, plots, characters, weapons, methods of killing, movie and theatrical adaptations. What distinguishes this encyclopedia from the others in the field is its critical stance.

Author : Amnon Kabatchnik
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-18
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780810883550

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Blood on the Stage, 1975-2000 by Amnon Kabatchnik Pdf

Discussing more than 80 full-length plays, this volume provides an overview of the most important and memorable theatrical works of crime and detection produced between 1975 and 2000. Each entry includes a plot synopsis, production data, and the opinions of well-known and respected critics and scholars.

Author : NA NA
Publisher : Springer
Page : 1585 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781349813667

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Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers by NA NA Pdf

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Page : 1642 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Copyright
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119497621

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

Author : Robert L. Fish
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504006767

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Moonlight Gardener by Robert L. Fish Pdf

A small-town sheriff investigates a bizarre disappearance in this Edgar Award–winning short story Nobody could blame Charley Crompton for wanting to kill his wife. For years, she’s made his life hell, but poor old Charley has always been too meek to stand up for himself. One night they have a terrible fight, loud enough for Mrs. Williams next door to hear every word, and the argument is followed by eerie silence. The next thing Mrs. Williams knows, Charley is digging up the peach tree in his backyard and burying it again. When Mrs. Crompton doesn’t reappear, Mrs. Williams has only one thought on her mind: Mrs. Crompton has been murdered. When the local sheriff knocks on the Cromptons’ door, Charley answers holding a bloody ax. As the circumstantial evidence piles up, the police are forced to decide: Is Charley Crompton a cold-blooded killer? Or has he simply lost his mind?

Author : Jennifer Speake
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008-10-23
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780191580017

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A Dictionary of Proverbs by Jennifer Speake Pdf

This unique and authoritative dictionary contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English and uses research from the Oxford English Corpus, the world's largest language databank. This edition has been revised and fully updated and includes numerous entirely new entries. It also features expanded coverage of foreign language proverbs currently in use in English. With an emphasis on examples of usage, including the earliest written evidence of its use, this A-Z guide provides a thorough - and fascinating - history for every entry. Arranged in A-Z format and with a useful thematic index, A Dictionary of Proverbs is ideal for browsing and perfectly suited for quick reference. Look up your old favourites, learn punchy new expressions to get your point across, and find the answer to that crossword clue. Seeing is believing: find proverbs relevant to every aspect of life in this entertaining and informative collection.

Author : Bill Pronzini,Marcia Muller
Publisher : Arbor House Publishing
Page : 904 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015012960830

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1001 Midnights by Bill Pronzini,Marcia Muller Pdf

"1001 Midnights is the essential reference -- and reading -- book for all aficionados of mystery, detective, and suspense fiction. It is comprised of 1001 plot summaries, author biographies, and critical evaluations of classic and important crime and espionage novels, as well as short story collections seminal to the genre. It is an indispensible volume of information and criticisim." --

Author : Robert L. Fish
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504000826

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The Xavier Affair by Robert L. Fish Pdf

A quartet of kidnappers make the mistake of hiring Da Silva as their driver Chico Xavier needs cash. His father has cut off his allowance, and for a university student with expensive taste—and an even more expensive girlfriend—this is a death sentence. And so he and his friends arrange to kidnap one of their school chums: a fellow dilettante who lets himself be taken in exchange for a cut of the ransom. Two days of criminal behavior, Chico thinks, and they’ll all live happily ever after—or die in the Rio sand. To store the victim of their faked kidnapping, Chico’s girlfriend pays a taxi driver for the use of his house. But the driver is no ordinary cabbie—he is Captain José Da Silva of Interpol. He can’t tell if Chico’s scheme will turn out to be tragedy or farce, and so he plays along, hoping to save the kidnappers from themselves.

Author : Jennifer Speake
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-24
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780191059599

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Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs by Jennifer Speake Pdf

This unique and authoritative dictionary contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English, utilizing the latest research from the Oxford Languages team to source them. This edition has been thoroughly revised and updated, broadening the cultural range of the proverbs selected, and covering sayings of international origins. With a strong emphasis on concisely explaining the meaning of the proverbs described, the dictionary also provides additional examples of usage, and includes a fascinating history for many entries. Arranged in A-Z order and with a useful thematic index, A Dictionary of Proverbs is ideal for browsing and perfectly suited for quick reference. Look up your old favourites, learn punchy new expressions to get your point across, and find the answer to that crossword clue. It is never too late to learn: find proverbs relevant to every aspect of life in this entertaining and informative collection.

Author : American Film Institute
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 1198 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Motion pictures
ISBN : 0520079086

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The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films by American Film Institute Pdf

"The entire field of film historians awaits the AFI volumes with eagerness."--Eileen Bowser, Museum of Modern Art Film Department Comments on previous volumes: "The source of last resort for finding socially valuable . . . films that received such scant attention that they seem 'lost' until discovered in the AFI Catalog."--Thomas Cripps "Endlessly absorbing as an excursion into cultural history and national memory."--Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.

Author : Lee Falk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Phantom's 80's Anniversary Special by Lee Falk Pdf

Phantom's 80's Anniversary Special

Author : Robert L. Fish
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504006446

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Pursuit by Robert L. Fish Pdf

To escape justice, a Secret Service colonel masquerades as a Jewish refugee The thousand-year Reich is crumbling, and the Red Army races toward Berlin. As the senior leadership of the Nazi party burns its files and flees the country, Colonel Helmut von Schraeder takes a different approach. After years in charge of the concentration camp at Lublin, he knows the Russians will not spare him. And so he throws away his uniform and asks a plastic surgeon to give him a disguise no one will question: that of a Jew. Schraeder disappears among the men and women he has spent the war torturing. When they are rescued, he is treated as a refugee. In Palestine, he is swept up in the fight for Israeli independence, becoming a hero for a people whom he tried so desperately to destroy. But von Schraeder’s past is not finished with him, and as the hate within his soul burns ever brighter, he knows he will have to answer for his crimes.