Nine teller strokes from the belfry of an ancient country church toll the death of an unknown man and call the famous Lord Peter Wimsey to one of his most brilliant cases, set in the atmosphere of a quiet parish in the strange, flat, fen-country...
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In this book Margaret Millar returns to the wry mixture of imaginative farce and queasy horror which first won the hearts of mystery fans. It has a firm, fast plot and a rich variety of characters that are as real as they are amusing. They are...
Three at Wolfe's...
Perry Mason has cause to ponder the old adage “Like Father, like son” in this explosive drama of murder among California’s upper crust... featuring a small boy ho just loves guns — preferably those that go Bang!
The curtain rises on...
The Secret of...
The woman stretched both her hands out and the priest gave her the cup.“The wine of ecstasy gives joy to your body and soul.”She raised the cup to her lips. Her head tipped back until the last drop must have been drained. Suddenly...
In his spirited Introduction to a topnotch collection of Great American Detective Stories, Anthony Boucher says: “The detective short story belongs to us. It started in America and it started off magnificently. In five stories, Edgar Allan Poe...
Автор: Уоллес Эдгар Ричард Горацио
Серия: Detective Sgt. (Insp.) Elk #3
Язык: английский
Год: 1926
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While the millionaire Stratford Harlow is in Princetown, not only does he meet with his lawyer Mr. Ellenbury, but he gets his first glimpse of the beautiful Aileen Rivers, niece of the actor and convicted felon, Arthur Ingle. When Aileen is...
A woman suffers amnesia as she regains consciousness to find herself standing on cellar steps with a dead girl down below. As she flees she runs into Miss Silver, who takes on this most mysterious...
12th in the Solar Pons Series
by Basil Copper, Illustrated by Stefanie K.Hawks.
Contents:
"The Adventure of the Callous Colonel"
"The Adventure of the Phantom Face"
"The Adventure of the Verger’s Thumb"
"Death at the...