Thrillers Of The Victorian Age

Author : Fergus Hume
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066167578

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For the Defence by Fergus Hume Pdf

For the Defence by Fergus Hume is a British mystery about an insurmountable rivalry, a confounding love triangle, and an array of delicious and tantalizing scandals. Excerpt: "Laurence Jen was a retired major, a bachelor, and the proprietor of a small estate at Hurstleigh, in Surrey. On leaving the service, he decided--not unwisely--that it was better to be a Triton in the country than a minnow in town; and acting upon this theory he purchased "Ashantee" from a ruined squire. Formerly the place had been called Sarbylands, after its original owners; but Jen had changed the name, in honor of the one campaign in which he had participated. He had been present at the downfall of King Koffee..."

Author : John MacLachlan Gray
Publisher : Minotaur Books
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466883475

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White Stone Day by John MacLachlan Gray Pdf

"I mark this day most especially with a White Stone." ---Lewis Carroll, The Diaries of Lewis Carroll Edmund Whitty, a London newspaper correspondent who can usually be counted upon for crisp and lurid copy, has fallen upon lean times. After his triumphant exposé of a notorious serial killer, he has inexplicably lost his knack for sensational reporting. Broke and desperate, he seizes upon a generous offer from a mysterious American to discredit a quack psychic. But how, he ends up wondering uneasily, does the psychic know so much about a scandal involving Whitty's late brother? When the psychic is brutally murdered, Whitty finds himself accused of the crime and thrown into Milbank prison, the most bizarre institution of its kind in England. Help comes unexpectedly from "the Captain," a gangster not known for charity work. To save his own skin, Whitty must find the men responsible for the disappearance of the Captain's young niece, Eliza. Whitty's search takes him to Oxford, where he meets the brilliant and eccentric Reverend William Boltbyn, a renowned children's author who delights in playing croquet, devising elaborate stories, and taking artistic photographs of little girls. There he uncovers a looking-glass world, the dark side of Victoriana, and the murder of innocence. John MacLachlan Gray, who evoked "the mean streets and byways of 1852 London with a skill worthy of Dickens" (Publishers Weekly) in The Fiend in Human, spins an even more irresistible tale of dark secrets behind the facade of Victorian respectability in White Stone Day.

Author : Keith Stonier
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781665595841

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Thrillers by Keith Stonier Pdf

This book contains two stories from the dark side of the author’s imagination: - a Crime Thriller - a Supernatural Thriller Read it if you dare! You have been warned!

Author : Michelle Spring,Laurie R. King
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781472523938

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Crime and Thriller Writing by Michelle Spring,Laurie R. King Pdf

Including advice from bestselling writers, this is a complete guide to writing crime novels, from research and planning to getting published.

Author : John Bainbridge
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1537615122

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Deadly Quest by John Bainbridge Pdf

A reign of terror sweeps through the Victorian underworld as a menacing figure seeks to impose his will on the criminals of London. On the abandoned wharves of the docklands and in the dangerous gaslit alleys of Whitechapel, hardened villains are being murdered, dealers in stolen goods and brothel keepers threatened. The cobbles of the old city are running with blood, as pistol shots bark out death to any who resist. Who can fight back to protect the poor and the oppressed? The detectives of Scotland Yard are baffled as the death toll mounts. There is, of course, William Quest - Victorian avenger. A man brought up to know both sides of the law. But Quest faces dangers of his own. Sinister watchers are dogging his footsteps through the fog, as Quest becomes the prey in a deadly manhunt, threatened by a vicious enemy, fighting for his life in a thrilling climax in the most dangerous rookery in Victorian London. Deadly Quest or dead Quest?

Author : Michelle Spring,Laurie R. King
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781408166154

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The Arvon Book of Crime and Thriller Writing by Michelle Spring,Laurie R. King Pdf

The Arvon Book of Crime and Thriller Writing is an essential guide to writing in these exciting genres. Part 1 explores the nature and history of the genre and helps you get started with ideas, planning and research. Part 2 includes tips by bestselling crime writers: Mark Billingham, S. J. Bolton, Alafair Burke, Lee Child, N. J. Cooper, Meg Gardiner, Tess Gerritsen, Sophie Hannah, Jim Kelly, Laura Lippman, Gayle Lynds, Alex McBride, Val McDermid, Dreda Say Mitchell, Sara Paretsky, Jill Paton Walsh, George Pelecanos, Ian Rankin, Peter Robinson, S. J. Rozan, Guy Saville, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Dana Stabenow, Andrew Taylor, Charles Todd and Laura Wilson. Part 3 contains practical advice--from shaping plots and exploring your characters to the meaning of writer's block, the power of the rewrite, and how to find an agent when your novel is complete.

Author : Elizabeth K. Helsinger,Robin Lauterbach Sheets,William Veeder
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Women
ISBN : 071900988X

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The Woman Question by Elizabeth K. Helsinger,Robin Lauterbach Sheets,William Veeder Pdf

Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 2106 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788026873624

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BLEAK HOUSE (Historical Thriller Based on True Events) by Charles Dickens Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook: "BLEAK HOUSE (Historical Thriller Based on True Events)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. At the centre of Bleak House is the long-running legal case, Jarndyce and Jarndyce, inspired by a real-life Chancery case, which came about because someone wrote several conflicting wills, which than led to numerous family feuds, schemes and murder. Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.

Author : Fergus Hume
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 4764 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547747697

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The Collected Works of Fergus Hume: 22 Thriller Novels by Fergus Hume Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Collected Works of Fergus Hume: 22 Thriller Novels (Including The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, The Secret Passage, The Bishop's Secret, The Green Mummy, The Silent House, The Crowned Skull and more)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Fergus Hume (1859-1932) was a prolific English novelist. His self-published novel, "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab", became a great success. Hume based his descriptions of poor urban life on his knowledge of Little Bourke Street. It eventually became the best selling mystery novel of the Victorian era, author John Sutherland terming it the "most sensationally popular crime and detective novel of the century". Table of Contents The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Professor Brankel's Secret Madame Midas The Harlequin Opal The Expedition of Captain Flick Hagar of the Pawn-Shop The Silent House The Bishop's Secret A Woman's Burden The Pagan's Cup A Coin of Edward VII The Mandarin's Fan The Red Window The Secret Passage The Opal Serpent The Green Mummy The Crowned Skull The Solitary Farm The Mystery Queen Red Money A Son of Perdition The Caravan Mystery

Author : Fergus Hume
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 4629 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547808862

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FERGUS HUME - The Ultimate Mystery Collection: 21 Thriller Novels in One Volume by Fergus Hume Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook: "FERGUS HUME - The Ultimate Mystery Collection: 21 Thriller Novels in One Volume" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Fergus Hume (1859-1932) was a prolific English novelist. His self-published novel, "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab", became a great success. Hume based his descriptions of poor urban life on his knowledge of Little Bourke Street. It eventually became the best selling mystery novel of the Victorian era, author John Sutherland terming it the "most sensationally popular crime and detective novel of the century". Table of Contents: The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Professor Brankel's Secret Madame Midas The Harlequin Opal The Expedition of Captain Flick Hagar of the Pawn-Shop The Silent House The Bishop's Secret A Woman's Burden The Pagan's Cup A Coin of Edward VII The Mandarin's Fan The Red Window The Secret Passage The Opal Serpent The Green Mummy The Crowned Skull The Solitary Farm The Mystery Queen Red Money A Son of Perdition

Author : Delphine Woods
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1694276708

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The Button Maker by Delphine Woods Pdf

When the truth could cost a woman her life, she must learn the language of lies. England, 1853. Birmingham button-maker, Cat Davies, has only ever wanted one thing for her and her sisters: to have a better life than her mother. But Victorian society does not favour poor orphans, and everyone is out to get a piece of her. When she thinks she might have finally found love, her happiness starts to crumble all around her, and she is forced to do unimaginable things. All that changes when she meets landowner, Osborne Tomkins. On the brink of death, Osborne saves her and brings her to his country estate. Whilst recovering in the luxurious surroundings, Cat realises that Osborne is her only chance of getting the life she has always dreamed about, and she will do whatever it takes to win him. But Osborne does not know the truth about Cat. If he finds out, will she survive his wrath? Perfect for fans of Emma Donoghue's Slammerkin and Michael Faber's The Crimson Petal and the White. The Button Maker is a fast-paced, thrilling read which will transport you to the dark streets of Birmingham and the dangerous drawing rooms of the landed gentry. Inspired by the nursery rhyme, Ding Dong Bell, The Button Maker is a standalone novel, the third in Delphine Woods' Convenient Women Collection, and contains mature themes. Trigger warning: this book includes scenes of sexual abuse. Get your copy today and step inside the city slums. Convenient Women Collection of standalone Victorian mystery-thrillers:Book One: The Cradle BreakerBook Two: The Promise KeeperBook Three: The Button MakerBook Four: The Little Wife

Author : R. Austin Freeman
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 1850 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788026852506

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The Complete Works of R. Austin Freeman: Thriller Classics, Adventure Novels & Detective Stories (Illustrated) by R. Austin Freeman Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Works of R. Austin Freeman: Thriller Classics, Adventure Novels & Detective Stories (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Richard Austin Freeman (1862-1943) was a British writer of detective stories, mostly featuring the forensic investigator Dr. Thorndyke. He introduced the inverted detective story; a crime fiction in which the commission of the crime is described at the beginning, usually including the identity of the perpetrator, with the story then describing the detective's attempt to solve the mystery. Many of the Dr. Thorndyke stories involve genuine, but often quite arcane, points of scientific knowledge, from areas such as tropical medicine and toxicology. Table of Contents: Introduction: Short Biography The Art of the Detective Story Dr. Thorndyke Series: Meet Dr. Thorndyke Novels 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 Short Story Collections 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 Other Novels: The Golden Pool The Unwilling Adventurer The Uttermost Farthing The Exploits of Danby Croker The Surprising Experiences of Mr. Shuttlebury Cobb Flighty Phyllis Other Short Stories: By the Black Deep The Adventures of Romney Pringle The Further Adventures of Romney Pringle From a Surgeon's Diary The Great Portrait Mystery and Other Stories

Author : R. Austin Freeman
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 7077 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547807599

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The Complete Works of R. Austin Freeman: Thriller Classics, Adventure Novels & Detective Stories by R. Austin Freeman Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Works of R. Austin Freeman: Thriller Classics, Adventure Novels & Detective Stories (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Richard Austin Freeman (1862-1943) was a British writer of detective stories, mostly featuring the forensic investigator Dr. Thorndyke. He introduced the inverted detective story; a crime fiction in which the commission of the crime is described at the beginning, usually including the identity of the perpetrator, with the story then describing the detective's attempt to solve the mystery. Many of the Dr. Thorndyke stories involve genuine, but often quite arcane, points of scientific knowledge, from areas such as tropical medicine and toxicology. Table of Contents: Introduction: Short Biography The Art of the Detective Story Dr. Thorndyke Series: Meet Dr. Thorndyke Novels 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 Short Story Collections 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 Other Novels: The Golden Pool The Unwilling Adventurer The Uttermost Farthing The Exploits of Danby Croker The Surprising Experiences of Mr. Shuttlebury Cobb Flighty Phyllis Other Short Stories: By the Black Deep The Adventures of Romney Pringle The Further Adventures of Romney Pringle From a Surgeon's Diary The Great Portrait Mystery and Other Stories

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 : 48,6 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 : Fred M. White
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4066338099778

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Paul Quentin by Fred M. White Pdf

This novel revolves around John Dugdale. John has been accused of swindling. He is anxious that he will be handed over to the police. Though he has a telegram in his pocket, that isn't enough to get him out of the problem he is facing.