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...
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“You’ll have a tombstone on your chest, roses growin’ all around it, too, if you tie into that pair,” Mugs Magoo had warned Paul Pry. But the famous gang buster only laughed as he planned his next baffling deal — muscling artists were...
A bit snobbish and a trifle high-strung, Sybil Foster prides herself on owning the finest estate in Upper Quintern and hiring the best gardener. In fact, she is rapturous over the new asparagus beds when a visit from her unwelcome stepson sends...
About the AuthorBorn in Boston, Massachusetts in 1908, Harry Kemelman was the creator of perhaps one of the most famous religious sleuths: Rabbi David Small. His writing career began with short stories for Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine...
Автор: Куин (Квин) Эллери
Серия: Ellery Queen Detective #34
Язык: английский
Год: 1970
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