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Author : David Stuart Davies
Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
Page : 1284 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1840220651
This is a richly entertaining collection of stories from the golden age of crime fiction - a period when crimes were solved by the wit and ingenuity of the sleuth with only his own intelligence to rely on
Author : Cyril Hare
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066380816
During Christmas dinner, Robert Warbeck, the only son and heir of the old Lord, dies in front of the other guests. Because of heavy snowfall Warbeck Hall is cut off the outer world, and the phone line is broken. Detective Rogers takes upon himself the task of investigating the murder. Soon after the old Lord Warbeck, already being on his last legs, dies. A silent panic strikes the guests, who try to keep together. Still, another guest dies, this time it is Mrs. Carstairs. Both Robert Warbeck and Mrs. Carstairs seem to have been poisoned. Doctor Bottwink, who was originally invited to study centuries-old documents in the family library, turns into an amateur detective trying to solve murder cases.
Author : Arthur Gask
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066381578
Will you forgive yourself if under an influence of a weird substance you turn into a ruthless murderer? What if you are a detective yourself and in-charge of the murder investigations? Will you surrender yourself or will you hide yourself from the law? Peter Wacks will soon learn it the hard way… Excerpt: "I shall never know what dreadful impulse compels me to write it all down. My life is so many, many times forfeit to the State that were my hideous secret to become known, even now, after all these years, within an hour infuriated crowds would gather at my gate and I should be torn limb from limb without the slightest hope of mercy or reprieve. I shall never be forgiven. My crimes were too brutal. I spared neither young nor old, and every deed of violence that could bring pain and horror it was fiendish joy to do..."
Author : E. W. Hornung
Publisher : Musaicum Books
Page : 962 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788075832818
This unique edition of carefully collected vintage British mysteries has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Shadow of the Rope – a love story and an unusual murder mystery unfolded through the eyes of different character with a surprising twist in the end! The Camera Fiend – a tale of a young photographer who wants to capture the moment when a person's soul leaves the body! Dead Men Tell No Tales – after losing the love of his life in a shipwreck the protagonist gets the shock of his life upon learning that the ship was sunk deliberately. Who did it and why? Witching Hill – when supernatural elements trouble the inhabitants of a new estate everyone tries their best to explain things rationally but is it that simple? Stingaree: A Voice in the Wilderness – in a desperate attempt to save his life, a convict from London escapes to the Australian outback, will he survive? At the Pistol's Point – an old man comes face to face with an escaped convict. Where will this lead to? The Shadow of a Man – a man and a woman are chatting amicably when a stranger interrupts them. Who is he? And what does he wants? Ernest William Hornung (1866–1921) was an English author and a war poet known for writing the A. J. Raffles series of stories about a gentleman thief in late 19th-century London. It was a deliberate inversion of his brother-in-law Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes series. Hornung's works are also remembered for giving insight into the social mores of late 19th and early 20th century British society.
Author : Robert Barr
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 1101 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788075832788
This carefully edited collection of thriller classics and murder mysteries has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Mystery of the Five Hundred Diamonds The Siamese Twin of a Bomb-Thrower The Clue of the Silver Spoons Lord Chizelrigg's Missing Fortune The Absent-Minded Coterie The Ghost with the Club-Foot The Liberation of Wyoming Ed Lady Alicia's Emeralds The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs The Adventure of the Second Swag An Alpine Divorce Which Was The Murderer? A Dynamite Explosion An Electrical Slip The Vengeance of the Dead Over The Stelvio Pass The Hour and the Man "And the Rigour of the Game" The Woman of Stone The Chemistry of Anarchy The Fear of It The Metamorphoses of Johnson The Reclamation of Joe Hollends The Type-Written Letter A New Explosive The Great Pegram Mystery Playing With Marked Cards The Count's Apology Converted An Invitation The Long Ladder "Gentlemen: The King!" The Hour-Glass In a Steamer Chair Mrs. Tremain A Society for the Reformation of Poker Players The Terrible Experience of Plodkins A Case of Fever How the Captain Got His Steamer Out Miss McMillan "How Finley McGillis Held the Pier" How to Write a Short Story . . . Literary Article: "Canadian literature" Robert Barr (1849–1912) was a Scottish-Canadian short story writer and novelist, born in Glasgow, Scotland. His famous detective character Eugéne Valmont, fashioned after Sherlock Holmes, is said to be the inspiration behind Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot.
Author : Charles Dickens,Edgar Allan Poe,Anna Katharine Green,Mary Roberts Rinehart,John Kendrick Bangs,Agatha Christie,Robert Barr,Ellis Parker Butler,Maurice Leblanc,Wilkie Collins,Edgar Wallace,Melville Davisson Post,R. Austin Freeman,A. E. W. Mason,E. W. Hornung,G. K. Chesterton,Victor L. Whitechurch
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 8607 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547775508
Good Press presents to you this meticulously edited mystery collection: Arthur Conan Doyle: A Study in Scarlet The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes 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 R. Austin Freeman: Dr. Thorndyke's Cases The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke Dr. Thorndyke's Casebook 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 Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles The Murder on the Links The Kidnapped Prime Minister The Million Dollar Bond Robbery The Secret Adversary
Author : Marg McAlister
Publisher : Blue Gem Publishing
Page : 983 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
“ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL READS!” Take one eighth-generation gypsy who is unwilling to admit that she has a gift for foretelling the future. Add a likable and slightly eccentric group of friends who love the retro lifestyle and follow Georgie into one madcap adventure after another… … and you have a foolproof recipe for a unique mystery series! Forget the body count - you won’t find dead bodies piling up here: just intriguing puzzles that need a gypsy fortune-teller (and her friends) to unravel the clues! Readers say... "Well, I read all of them in about a week! Great, fantastic, Awesome. I would recommend them to anyone that likes a good mystery, love story, fun books!" (Blanche Wegman) "I love everything about these books! If you don't read them, you'll miss out on some of the best writing you could ever read..." (Karen) NOW YOU CAN ENJOY THE ENTIRE 10-BOOK SERIES IN ONE COLLECTION. Book 1: GOOD TO GO Georgie B. Goode decides to take to the road in a vintage gypsy trailer - but finds herself up to her neck in trouble from the very first stop! Book 2: GEORGIE BE GOOD When Sarah West turns up at a vintage trailer rally to see if Georgie can help her falsely accused husband, Georgie just can't bring herself to say 'no'. Book 3: GOOD RIDDANCE Georgie meets a teenage boy who seems more set on having her arrested rather than seeking her help....but she knows that there's more behind his football-jock muscles and acne scars than meets the eye. Book 4: UP TO NO GOOD Georgie's brother Jerry starts specializing in building Bug-Out vehicles for survivalists -- but then he disappears. It's time to forget family feuds and start looking. Book 5: IN GOOD HANDS Jaxx Saxby is widely known as "The TV Presenter from Hell", so it's a very reluctant Georgie that finds herself back in Elkhart to take part in a cable TV special. Then Georgie realizes that Jaxx is in grave danger... Book 6: TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE Twelve-year-old Charlotte Draper begs Georgie for help to clear her older brother, Ricky, of the crime of which he's been accused. Will he be welcomed back into the family? Book 7: AS GOOD AS IT GETS Behind the cheerful music, the clever stunts, and the flamboyant costumes at Callaway's Circus, there lurks a traitor: a heartless saboteur who wants to put the family out of business - at any cost. Book 8: GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY Miss Molly, loved by everyone in the vintage trailer community, is in trouble. Someone close to her is to blame - but who? Is the thief one of the waifs and strays that she welcomes into her home, or someone she considered a friend? Book 9: GOOD VIBRATIONS At a week-long 60s-style beach party with her friends, Georgie takes time out to locate a missing child. All too quickly, things take a turn for the worse. Book 10: A ROCKING GOOD CHRISTMAS Georgie doesn't usually stop for hitchhikers, but she is sure that Santa Claus is a pretty safe bet! Unfortunately, she's wrong - but by the time she realizes she's in big trouble, it's all too late.
Author : Marg McAlister
Publisher : Blue Gem Publishing
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
“ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL READS!” Take one eighth-generation gypsy who is unwilling to admit that she has a gift for foretelling the future. Add a likable and slightly eccentric group of friends who love the retro lifestyle and follow Georgie into one madcap adventure after another… … and you have a foolproof recipe for a unique mystery series! Forget the body count - you won’t find dead bodies piling up here: just intriguing puzzles that need a gypsy fortune-teller (and her friends) to unravel the clues! Here’s just a little of what they’re saying about this series on Good Reads: "Well, I read all of them in about a week! Great, fantastic, Awesome. Enough of that. The health department is probably on the way to close up my home... Got nothing done for a week. They were absolutely wonderful reads. I would recommend them to anyone that likes a good mystery, love story, fun books!" (Blanche Wegman) "I love everything about these books and that makes it easy to review but I'm always worried about giving too much away if I said everything I wanted to say. So I'll keep it short by saying this. If you don't read these books, you'll miss out on some of the best writing you could ever read…" (Karen) "Can't stop raving about this series!!" "Each book tells its own fantastical tale about Georgie and her family and group of friends solving a different puzzle of one kind or another. Marg is VERY inventive and hasn't written about any case twice. Love these books! Way to go Marg McAlister! I'm rushing off to read the next one now!" (Stephanie Villere) 5 BOOKS - 5 GREAT READS! Book 1: Good to Go When_ Georgie B. Goode decides to take to the road in a vintage gypsy trailer, she finds herself up to her neck in trouble from the very first stop. That crystal ball her great-grandma Rosa insisted she take with her seems to be trying to tell her something…but what? Book 2: Georgie Be Good When Sarah West turns up at a vintage trailer rally to see if Georgie can help her falsely-accused husband, Georgie just can’t bring herself to say ‘no’. With the help of her crystal ball and her amateur team of investigators, she starts following the trail—and ends up entangled in a web of lies. Book 3: Good Riddance One of Georgie’s first customers at an RV park in Santa Monica is a teenage boy who seems more set on having her arrested rather than seeking her help. Georgie can sense that there’s more behind his football-jock muscles and acne scars than meets the eye, so she keeps digging - but as the plot thickens, she finds herself calling on her fledgling Crystal Ball Investigation Team for help. What they lack in experience, they make up for in ingenuity! Book 4: Up to No Good If ever there was a stark contrast to the fun of the retro scene with its rockabilly fun and gorgeous little homes on wheels, it would have to be preppers, stockpiling food and waiting for the Apocalypse. It’s not a scene that Georgie has ever had much to do with, until her brother Jerry starts specializing in building Bug-Out vehicles and selling Get Out Of Dodge packs. Then Jerry disappears—and his fate is in the hands of a couple of gypsy fortune-tellers: his great-grandma Rosa and his sister Georgie. Book 5: In Good Hands Jaxx Saxby is widely known as “The TV Presenter from Hell”, so it’s a very reluctant Georgie that finds herself back in Elkhart to take part in a cable TV special. Jaxx, unfortunately, has decided that the mammoth Johnny B. Goode RV Empire is a perfect fit for her show. During a crystal ball reading recorded on camera, Georgie realizes that Jaxx is in grave danger —but where is that threat coming from?
Author : Marg McAlister
Publisher : Blue Gem Publishing
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
“ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL READS!” Take one eighth-generation gypsy who is unwilling to admit that she has a gift for foretelling the future. Add a likable and slightly eccentric group of friends who love the retro lifestyle and follow Georgie into one madcap adventure after another… … and you have a foolproof recipe for a unique mystery series! Forget the body count - you won’t find dead bodies piling up here: just intriguing puzzles that need a gypsy fortune-teller (and her friends) to unravel the clues! ENJOY BOOKS 6-10 of the GEORGIE B. GOODE MYSTERY SERIES Book 6 - TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE: Twelve-year-old Charlotte Draper begs Georgie for help to clear her older brother, Ricky, of the crime of which he's been accused so he can be welcomed back into the family. After enlisting Tammy's help to infiltrate the Draper household, Georgie soon has a list of suspects. The question is, why would anyone want to frame Ricky, the eldest son and heir to the Draper fortune? What possible motive could they have? It's a challenge for Georgie and her Crystal Ball Investigation Team to find the answer, but they get there in the end with help from unexpected sources! Book 7 - AS GOOD AS IT GETS Behind the cheerful music, the clever stunts and the flamboyant costumes at Callaway’s Circus, there lurks a traitor: a heartless saboteur who wants to put the family out of business – at any cost. Weaving through enthusiastic crowds lining up at sideshows and watching performances in the Big Top, Georgie and her little band of amateur sleuths need to watch their backs while they walk a tightrope between feuding family members and employees. Book 8 - GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY Miss Molly, a lively septuagenarian beloved of everyone in the vintage trailer community, is in trouble. Her finances have taken a disastrous turn, and she is now facing the prospect of losing the home she has lived in for fifty years. Someone close to Molly is to blame for this situation - but who? Is it the thief one of the waifs and strays that she welcomes into her home, or is it someone professing to be a good friend? Book 9 - GOOD VIBRATIONS Georgie is really looking forward to a week’s relaxation by the sea with no work and no worries — just sun, sea and sky at a 60s-style beach party with her friends. It sounds too good to be true! And unfortunately… it is. She agrees to help locate a missing child, but then her nemesis,TV presenter Jaxx Saxby, turns up to complicate her life. Georgie has never had so much on her plate! Book 10 - A ROCKING GOOD CHRISTMAS Georgie doesn't usually stop for hitchhikers, but she is sure that Santa Claus is a pretty safe bet! Unfortunately, she's wrong - but by the time she realizes she's in big trouble, it's all too late. Nobody knows where she is… and she has no way of contacting them. This is absolutely the worst mess she's ever been in. Nothing in her life has prepared her for this!
Author : E. W. Hornung
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 928 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547809180
This carefully crafted ebook: "VINTAGE BRITISH MYSTERIES – 6 Intriguing Brainteasers in One Premium Edition" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Shadow of the Rope – a love story and an unusual murder mystery unfolded through the eyes of different character with a surprising twist in the end! The Camera Fiend – a tale of a young photographer who wants to capture the moment when a person's soul leaves the body! Dead Men Tell No Tales – after losing the love of his life in a shipwreck the protagonist gets the shock of his life upon learning that the ship was sunk deliberately. Who did it and why? Witching Hill – when supernatural elements trouble the inhabitants of a new estate everyone tries their best to explain things rationally but is it that simple? Stingaree: A Voice in the Wilderness – in a desperate attempt to save his life, a convict from London escapes to the Australian outback, will he survive? At the Pistol's Point – an old man comes face to face with an escaped convict. Where will this lead to? The Shadow of a Man – a man and a woman are chatting amicably when a stranger interrupts them. Who is he? And what does he wants? Ernest William Hornung (1866–1921) was an English author and a war poet known for writing the A. J. Raffles series of stories about a gentleman thief in late 19th-century London. It was a deliberate inversion of his brother-in-law Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes series. Hornung's works are also remembered for giving insight into the social mores of late 19th and early 20th century British society.
Author : Sommer Smith
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2023-03-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780369729064
A decades-old mystery. An extensive cover-up. This investigation could turn lethal. When the search for her birth parents is met with a threat to leave town, Brynn Evans turns to private investigator Avery Thorpe—and leads armed assailants to his door. With no clue why she’s a target, Brynn and Avery rush to unfold her family’s secret…and to stay alive. But when the truth reveals a decades-long conspiracy, can they survive a killer’s plan to cover it up? From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.
Author : Stephen Spotswood
Publisher : Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780593469040
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR • In the newest entry into the Nero Award-winning Pentecost & Parker Mystery series, Lillian and Will are hot on the trail of a serial killer whose murders are stranger than fiction. The Pentecost & Parker series “takes gritty 40s noir, shakes it up, gives it a charming twist, and serves it up with unforgettable style” (Deanna Raybourn, author of the Veronica Speedwell Mysteries). From the author of Fortune Favors the Dead and Murder Under Her Skin. New York City, 1947: For years, Holly Quick has made a good living off of murder, filling up the pages of pulp detective magazines with gruesome tales of revenge. Now someone is bringing her stories to life and leaving a trail of blood-soaked bodies behind. With the threat of another murder looming, and reluctant to go to the police, Holly turns to the best crime-solving duo in or out of the pulps, Willowjean “Will” Parker and her boss, famed detective Lillian Pentecost. The pair are handed the seemingly-impossible task of investigating three murders at once without tipping off the cops or the press that the crimes are connected. A tall order made even more difficult by the fact that Will is already signed up to spend her daylight hours undercover as a guileless secretary in the hopes of digging up a lead on an old adversary, Dr. Olivia Waterhouse. But even if Will is stuck in pencil skirts and sensible shoes, she’s not about to let her boss have all the fun. Soon she’s diving into an underground world of people obsessed with murder and the men and women who commit them. Can the killer be found in the Black Museum Club, run by a philanthropist whose collection of grim murder memorabilia may not be enough to satisfy his lust for the homicidal? Or is it Holly Quick’s pair of editors, who read about murder all day, but clearly aren’t telling the full story? With victims seemingly chosen at random and a murderer who thrives on spectacle, the case has the great Lillian Pentecost questioning her methods. But whatever she does, she’d better do it fast. Holly Quick has a secret, too and it’s about to bring death right to Pentecost and Parker’s doorstep.
Author : Christine Ansbacher
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 1402730365
Wine expert Christine Ansbacher has some enviable clients: they include both corporate icons such as American Express, as well as cultural giants like The New York Philharmonic. Why? Because she’s fun and passionate about wine...and eager to share extensive knowledge so that ordinary wine drinkers (not just elite oenophiles) can get more pleasure from their glass. Here she reveals her smart secrets that everyone who loves wine ought to know--including how to make a $10 Cabernet taste like a $30 bott≤ how to determine a fair price for a bottle of wine at a restaurant; and how to avoid the dreaded "red wine headache.” She also answers some common questions, including "What wine do you recommend with Chinese food?” Buying wine, storing wine, going on a "wine vacation”, reading the label, ordering in restaurants: all that, and more, is covered in language as sparkling as fine champagne. This Diva is a delight!
Author : Sebastian Faulks
Publisher : Random House
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-27
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781446416259
The publication of Robinson Crusoe in London in 1719 marked the arrival of a revolutionary art form: the novel. British writers were prominent in shaping the new type of storytelling - one which reflected the experiences of ordinary people, with characters in whom readers could find not only an escape, but a deeper understanding of their own lives. But the novel was more than just a reflection of British life. As Sebastian Faulks explains in this engaging literary and social history, it also helped invent the British. By focusing not on writers but on the people they gave us, Faulks not only celebrates the recently neglected act of novelistic creation but shows how the most enduring fictional characters over the centuries have helped map the British psyche - through heroes from Tom Jones to Sherlock Holmes, lovers from Mr Darcy to Lady Chatterley, villains from Fagin to Barbara Covett and snobs from Emma Woodhouse to James Bond. Also included in this fantastic ebook package are four free classic novels: Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe: The legendary story of a marine adventurer shipwrecked on a desert island. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: Accomplished Elizabeth Bennett must navigate a web of familial obligations and social expectations in this witty drama of friendship, rivalry, enmity and love. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens: Pip's life as an ordinary country boy is destined to be unexceptional until a chain of mysterious events lead him away from his humble origins and up the social ladder. The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins: Marian and her sister Laura live a quiet life under their uncle's guardianship until Laura marries Sir Percival Glyde, a man of many secrets. Can she be protected from a mysterious and potentially fatal plot?
Author : Lea Verou
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-04
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781449372774
"Based on two popular talks from author Lea Verou including 'CSS3 Secrets: 10 things you may not know about CSS' this practical guide provides more than 50 undocumented techniques and tips for using CSS3 to create better websites. The talks that spawned this book have been top-rated by attendees in every conference they were presented and praised in industry media such as .'net' magazine. Get information you won't find in any other book. Learn through small, easily digestible chapters. Helps you understand CSS more deeply so you can improve your own solutions. Apply Lea's techniques to problems other than those she discusses. Gain tips from a rockstar author who serves as an Invited Expert in W3C's CSS Working Group"--Provided by publisher.
