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Tragedy at Beechcroft
by A. E. FieldingTragedy at Beechcroft, first published in 1935, is a classic British 'golden-age' murder mystery. The book, authored by A. E. Fielding (whose real identity remains somewhat of a mystery itself) features Scotland Yard's Chief Inspector Pointer, who is called to the Beechcroft estate to investigate an 'accidental' death and an apparent suicide, but which are, in fact, murders. A host of characters, from the sinister to the silly, populate the Beechcroft household in this inventive, highly readable mystery.At first it had seemed just a tragic accident, a conjuring trick gone horribly wrong when a real sword substituted for a prop results in the death of a woman. Moments later the amateur magician, the ladies' husband, overwhelmed with grief committed suicide. But when certain aspects don’t seemed to add up, one of Scotland Yard’s finest, Chief Inspector Pointer, is sent to the scene of the tragedy, Beechcroft, to investigate. Was it truly an accident and suicide? Or was it something more sinister, a double murder? And if so, why? And more importantly, by whom? These are the questions Pointer must unravel as he investigates the . . . Tragedy at Beechcroft
Tragedy at Ravensthorpe (A Clinton Driffield Mystery)
by J. J. Connington'Mr J. J. Connington is a name revered by all specialists on detective fiction' Spectator In Clinton Driffield's second case he must tangle with a plethora of crimes including robbery, murder and a disappearance - not to mention a Family Curse, and a less than sympathetic victim ...
Tragedy at Ravensthorpe
by J. J. Connington'Mr J. J. Connington is a name revered by all specialists on detective fiction' Spectator In Clinton Driffield's second case he must tangle with a plethora of crimes including robbery, murder and a disappearance - not to mention a Family Curse, and a less than sympathetic victim ...
Tragedy at Two
by Ann PurserShe's worked through all the days of the week, scrubbing up both messes and murderers in the village of Long Farnden. But crime is a persistent stain, and when Lois's daughter's boyfriend is left for dead in a ditch, Lois must find a twisted path that leads to arson, local delinquents, secret assignments, and blackmail-before she can discover who's been tinkering with the truth.
Tragedy at Two
by Ann PurserShe's worked through all the days of the week, scrubbing up both messes and murderers in the village of Long Farnden. But crime is a persistent stain, and when Lois's daughter's boyfriend is left for dead in a ditch, Lois must find a twisted path that leads to arson, local delinquents, secret assignments, and blackmail-before she can discover who's been tinkering with the truth.
The Tragedy of Brady Sims (Vintage Contemporaries Ser.)
by Ernest J. GainesErnest J. Gaines's new novella revolves around a courthouse shooting that leads a young reporter to uncover the long story of race and power in his small town and the relationship between the white sheriff and the black man who "whipped children" to keep order. After Brady Sims pulls out a gun in a courtroom and shoots his own son, who has just been convicted of robbery and murder, he asks only to be allowed two hours before he'll give himself up to the sheriff. When the editor of the local newspaper asks his cub reporter to dig up a "human interest" story about Brady, he heads for the town's barbershop. It is the barbers and the regulars who hang out there who narrate with empathy, sadness, humor, and a profound understanding the life story of Brady Sims—an honorable, just, and unsparing man who with his tough love had been handed the task of keeping the black children of Bayonne, Louisiana in line to protect them from the unjust world in which they lived. And when his own son makes a fateful mistake, it is up to Brady to carry out the necessary reckoning. In the telling, we learn the story of a small southern town, divided by race, and the black community struggling to survive even as many of its inhabitants head off northwards during the Great Migration.
The Tragedy of Marsdon Manor
by Agatha ChristieAn aging, heavily-insured country squire whose estate is in financial ruin is thought to have committed suicide. Hercule Poirot investigates, in the guise of a representative of the victim's insurance company, to uncover the identity of the real murderer.
The Tragedy of X
by Ellery QueenWhy was the streetcar conductor murdered? Why won't Longstreet's partner talk? Here is a mystery you may be able to solve!
The Tragedy of X (Drury Lane Mystery #1)
by Ellery QueenRetired Shakespearean actor Drury Lane solves a mystery from afar Born during intermission in a seedy New Orleans playhouse, Drury Lane has spent the better part of his life in the theater. A majestic old-fashioned ham, he made his name in London, where his record-breaking run as Hamlet defined the role for a generation. When hearing loss forces him to retire, he turns his attention to human drama—specifically crime. Using his powers of disguise, knowledge of human nature, and an occasional dash of theatrical combat, Lane is the most fantastic detective of all time—onstage or off. In The Tragedy of X, a man is poisoned in the middle of a crowded New York streetcar, and not one of the dozens of witnesses can provide any useful evidence. The police are stumped until they receive a letter from Lane, claiming to have solved the crime by reading newspaper reports. He knows the killer’s name—but now he has to catch him.
The Tragedy of Y (Drury Lane Mysteries #2)
by Ellery QueenA Shakespearean actor-turned-sleuth wonders if a suicide&’s been staged—and suspects the members of an eccentric New York family . . . A ramshackle trawler, the Lavinia D rumbles into New York harbor with empty nets. When its crew spies something floating in the water, they drag it in, hoping for a profitable catch. Their prize flops on the deck, limp, cold, and bloody: the corpse of a man. His name was York Hatter, and he had disappeared from his house on the fashionable Washington Square several days before. He hadn&’t left a note and he wasn&’t carrying any money. The police assume he killed himself—but they are very wrong. The Hatter family is famously eccentric, and when a murder attempt is made on York&’s invalid stepdaughter, any one of them could be the culprit. Solving the case will fall to Drury Lane, the retired Shakespearean actor who has turned his genius to solving crimes. But he may find that these Hatters are so crazy and so deadly, they even put Hamlet to shame.
The Tragedy of Z (Drury Lane Mystery #3)
by Ellery QueenInspector Thumm’s daughter, Patience, investigates a political murder with the help of actor Drury Lane Patience Thumm has just traveled the world. She turned heads in London, sipped absinthe in Tunis, and debated philosophy on the Left Bank of Paris. When she returns home to New York with a smuggled copy of Lady Chatterley’s Lover in her bag, her father, the NYPD’s Inspector Thumm, is quite unprepared to handle her. At first, it seems they have nothing in common—but the two soon discover a shared appetite for murder. When a corrupt senator is stabbed to death in his study, Patience can’t resist hunting for the killer. With the help of her father’s old friend Drury Lane, the legendary Shakespearean actor, she will find that all the exotic cities of the world can’t offer anything as exciting as a New York homicide.
Tragedy on the Line (The Dr. Priestley Detective Stories #11)
by John RhodeA body on the tracks and a pair of missing wills have Dr. Priestley puzzled . . . Gervase Wickenden&’s estate is close to a railroad line—and that&’s where his mangled body is found after an unfortunate meeting with a train. The timing is a bit odd though, considering this happened only two days after Wickenden changed his will. And now, neither version of the will can be located . . . The heirs ask Dr. Lancelot Priestley to look into the matter of the missing documents, but he soon stumbles on something else entirely: evidence that the train was not the actual cause of death. It&’s up to him to deduce the facts behind this fatal so-called accident, in a compelling British mystery by a Golden Age master. &“You can never go far wrong with a Dr. Priestley story.&” —The New York Times
Traggedy Ann (Trade Ellis Mystery #5)
by Sinclair BrowningSEX, LIES, AND MURDER. Trade Ellis's high-country Vaca Grande ranch is just a car ride away from a world that couldn't be more different--a city of flash and glitter, poverty and hurt. Trade is happy making her living with Brahman cattle, but an occasional P. I. case in Tucson offers her good cash, a little adventure, and sometimes a date or two. Now she's been hired by an artist whose specialty is creepy paintings of wounded dolls. And this case will offer a little too much of everything: too much sex, secrecy, and murder. Trade's client is the sister of a local news anchor who has gone missing--after getting inside information on the slaying of a musician with a hidden life in a sex cult. Soon Trade finds her way into one of the cult's underground orgies, a scene that shakes and stains her part-Apache soul. Suddenly, to find the missing woman, Trade Ellis must not only match wits with a savage criminal, she must duel with demons--the kind that haunt...the kind that hurt...the kind that kill. From the Paperback edition.
Tragic (A Butch Karp-Marlene Ciampi Thriller #25)
by Robert K. TanenbaumNew York Times bestselling author Robert K. Tanenbaum takes legal suspense to dramatic new heights when his hero, District Attorney Butch Karp, goes up against a ruthless union leader with too much power, too many secrets, and too many enemies to silence…or kill.New York Times bestselling author Robert K. Tanenbaum ’s hero , District Attorney Butch Karp , goes up against a ruthless union leader with too much power , too many secrets , and too many enemies to silence . . . or kill . Prizefighter tough. Street-hustler smart. Pit-bull vicious. Longshoremen’s union boss Charlie Vitteli clawed his way to the top—and no one’s going to take him down now. Not if they value their lives. Like Vince Carlotta. He accused Vitteli of embezzlement and election rigging. Now Carlotta is just another corpse on the waterfront—allegedly gunned down by an armed robber. Connecting Vitteli to the murder could be the death of anyone who tries . . . unless District Attorney Butch Karp can uncover the one tragic flaw that could bring down the curtain on the cold-blooded villain once and for all. Packed with ingenious twists, diabolical turns, and shocking revelations, Tragic is Robert K. Tanenbaum at his page-turning best.
The Tragic Flaw
by Che ParkerFollowing in his Italian father's gangster footsteps, the bi-racial Cicero Day has little problem rising to the top of the Kansas City underworld. He and his comrades deal with their enemies with all manner of weaponry: guns, knives, poison, trained beasts and even HIV. Yet, Cicero is haunted by recurring nightmares, and bothered with his mother's steadfast belief in God. Cicero, who is an atheist, feels there's no place for myths in a man's life who is trying to ascend to power. While he is the master of his domain and even viewed as a hero to some, there is an unseen kink in his seemingly impregnable armor.
Tragic Magic (A Scrapbooking Mystery #7)
by Laura ChildsA New Orleans mansion is being converted into a haunted house for tourists and scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand has been enlisted to help. No sooner does the project begin than someone winds up dead.
Tragic Spawn
by Joan Hall HoveyTherapist Melanie Snow is driving to her office when her Honda is struck by a dark-colored van and sent spinning into a ditch, where it catches fire. The driver never stops. A passerby pulls Melanie from the car just seconds before it explodes. Waking from the coma nine days later, she is devastated to find she is blind. As Melanie struggles to cope with her new reality, life as a blind woman, her fragile state of mind is further threatened by a madman who is stalking and strangling disabled women. The first two victims were mentally challenged and Detective Matt O’Leary, who carries a torch for Melanie, (even though Melanie is engaged to someone else) tells himself she is not the killer’s targeted prey. But then a woman who lost a leg to cancer is murdered, and another physically disabled woman is stalked. Even with a whole town in terror, Melanie refuses to live her life in fear and reopens her practice in the basement of her home. She has a living to earn. And Detective Matt O’Leary must find a way to keep Melanie safe until the monster is caught. But how? Her door is now open to the public and the killer can just walk through anytime he chooses. And he does.
Tragic Toppings (Donut Shop Mysteries #5)
by Jessica BeckDonut shop owner Suzanne Hart sees customers come and go all day long. But when one of them up-and-disappears, the police start asking questions. It seems Suzanne is the last person to have seen Emily Hargraves, who runs the local newsstand. Suzanne has nothing to report about their encounter. But when Emily doesn't turn up, no news is bad news... <P><P> Suzanne has to admit that Emily's last request was a little odd—a blueberry donut made to order, with chocolate icing, sprinkles, stars, and a chewy sour gummy worm coiled on top. Odder still: Suzanne's ex-husband Max also appears to be missing. But what really takes the cake? The corpse Suzanne finds hanging from a tree in the park. Who knew donut-making could turn out to be such dangerous business...
Un Trago a la Muerte
by Chris KarlsenEl verano de 1889 demostró ser extraño para el detective inspector Rudyard Bloodstone y su compañero. Tuvieron un pervertido sexual suelto. El hombre en realidad no lastimó a las mujeres, pero las amenazó a punta de cuchillo, las acarició y finalmente se robó las medias. Mucho más graves fueron los asesinatos de hombres influyentes, que parecían aleatorios, aparte de que todos fueron asesinados con veneno de arsénico. Nunca él y su compañero tuvieron casos con tan poca evidencia factible. Además, la rivalidad entre él y su némesis detective en el otro departamento de policía de Londres se estaba intensificando. Ese Némesis era la campeona de boxeo de su departamento y quería desafiar a Rudyard, que nunca entrenó como Boxer. Además del orgullo de Rudyard en juego, y el orgullo de su estación, su némesis también tenía en su poder una fotografía escandalosa de la mujer por la que Rudyard está muy preocupado. La nueva dama en la vida de Rudyard había capturado su corazón y él pelearía contra el diablo para salvar su reputación.
Un trago antes de la guerra
by Dennis LehaneBatallas sangrientas, bandas callejeras, asesinatos, racismo, prostitución y corrupción en Boston: así es la ópera prima del gran maestro del noir estadounidense. Kenzie y Gennaro asumen una tarea en apariencia simple: descubrir el paradero de Jenna Angeline, una mujer de la limpieza negra que, según, ha sustraído documentos confidenciales. Pero la pareja se entera de que Jenna no posee documentos. Tiene un hijo y un esposo que lideran pandillas callejeras, una hermana enojada y una foto de un político con su esposo en una habitación de hotel. Mientras ayuda a Patrick, Jenna es abatida a tiros. La guerra de pandillas se declara de inmediato y los dos detectives planean vengar a los inocentes y castigar a los culpables. Un trago antes de la guerra es un recorrido por una ciudad donde el fanatismo y la corrupción institucionalizada son a menudo la norma. Un vibrante thriller policíaco que es también un espejo de nuestro mundo. La crítica ha dicho:«Las soberbias novelas de Dennis Lehane se han convertido en una especie de salvavidas para mí».Stephen King «Una ópera prima que impresiona por su ritmo seguro, su humor y la precisión de los escenarios».Kirkus Reviews«Dura y escalofriante. Una historia absolutamente fabulosa».The Boston Sunday Globe «Una trama absorbente, implacable, violenta y catártica».Time Out «Una primera novela fantástica [...] y el comienzo de una extraordinaria serie».Booklist «Excelente».The Daily Telegraph
Trahison
by Hannah HowePremier d'une série de cinq titres, Trahison se déroule au pays de Galles, pendant la seconde guerre mondiale. Le jour où son mari part en mission secrète, Ann Morgan retourne à l'agence du détéctive privé Trevor Bowman où elle travaille comme secrétaire. Mais elle n'est pas prête d'oublier cette journée car en l'espace de vingt-quatre heures, la vie d'Ann va être bouleversée et marquée par une suite d'événements tels qu'un meurtre odieux, la rencontre avec un inspecteur de police dont le physique et le charme ne la laissent pas indifférente et la résolution d'un crime après une enquête palpitante.
Traición
by Hannah HoweLa saga de misterio La Guerra de Ann es una saga de cinco novelas ambientadas en los años 1944/1945. Las historias son Betrayal, Invasion, Blackmail, Escape y Victory (títulos originales), cada una con aproximadamente 15 000 palabras y un misterio que queda resuelto. La historia de Ann evolucionará a lo largo de la saga y alcanzará su conclusión con el quinto libro. Traición Mientras su marido se encuentra en una misión secreta, Ann Morgan se prepara para otro día más como secretaria en la agencia de investigación de Trevor Bowman. Sin embargo, hoy no será como cualquier otro día. En veinticuatro horas, su vida cambiará por completo al descubrir un asesinato, al conocer a un atractivo viudo (el detective Max Deveraux) y al enfrentarse al asesino. Una historia llena de tentaciones e hipocresía.
Traición en Lancaster Gate (Inspector Thomas Pitt #Volumen 31)
by Anne PerryLa última novela de intriga de Anne Perry, protagonizada por Thomas y Charlotte Pitt, arroja una mirada implacable sobre la corrupción en la sociedad victoriana a finales del siglo XIX. El mundo se prepara para profundos cambios sociales y políticos, pero Inglaterra lucha por aferrarse a sus tradiciones, estructura de clases y prejuicios. ¿Atentado o asesinato encubierto? Una bomba estalla en Londres durante una redada policial secreta y se cobra varias vidas. Muchos creen que es un atentado perpetrado por anarquistas, pero el comandante Thomas Pitt, del Servicio de Seguridad del Estado, pronto descubre que se trata del encubrimiento calculado de un asesinato. Las investigaciones de Pitt apuntan hacia un miembro del Parlamento en pos de un lucrativo negocio, un policía de alto rango con oscuros secretos, y un aristócrata sediento de venganza. A medida que sigue el hilo de la trama, Pitt se encuentra una y otra vez con las barreras que protegen a los ricos y poderosos. Barreras que, al derrumbarse, podrían sepultarlo vivo. Críticas:«Anne Perry logra combinar hechos históricos y ficción en una novela de misterio de trama excelente. No solo expone la vida cotidiana tanto de pobres como de ricos, sino que se hace eco de muchos de nuestros problemas actuales.»RT Book Reviews «La trama es relativamente sencilla; sin embargo, la historia resulta absolutamente fascinante. Es la clase de libro que genera un sentimiento de complicidad desde el principio: los personajes son familiares, hay una historia bien construida ambientada en un contexto histórico interesante, la prosa es fluida y el final no resulta para nada previsible. Una novela excelente.»Crime Review «Anne Perry nunca teme examinar en profundidad el corazón de las tinieblas del siglo XIX, y en este caso dirige su mirada resuelta sobre los actos viles cometidos en los niveles más altos de la sociedad.»Longridge News
Traición en Lisson Grove (Inspector Thomas Pitt #Volumen 26)
by Anne PerryDesde las costas de Irlanda se extiende una sombría y peligrosa conspiración que amenaza con acabar con el mismísimo Imperio británico... La vigesimosexta novela de la serie del inspector Pitt En la brumosa ciudad de Londres hay un hombre desangrándose. Se trata de un confidente de Thomas Pitt, y, al tiempo que la vida abandona su cuerpo gravemente herido, la relevante información que debería haber llegado a oídos del inspector se pierde sin remedio. Sin ninguna otra pista sobre el caso, Pitt sigue al presunto asesino hasta la pintoresca costa de Saint Malo, en Francia. Por su parte, el supervisor de Pitt, Victor Narraway, ha sido culpado de robo y destituido de su posición. Con su mejor hombre atrapado en el extranjero y su honor gravemente comprometido, no tiene otro remedio que acudir a la inteligente y perspicaz Charlotte en busca de ayuda. Pero, mientras el matrimonio Pitt se afana en desentrañar sus respectivos misterios, una terrible conjura se forja en la oscuridad, una traición que ninguno de los dos podría haber imaginado jamás.
Traición en Lisson Grove
by Anne PerryLa vigésima tercera novela del inspector Pitt.En la brumosa ciudad de Londres hay un hombre desangrándose. Se trata de un confidente de Thomas Pitt, y, al tiempo que la vida abandona su cuerpo gravemente herido, la relevante información que debería haber llegado a oídos del inspector se pierde sin remedio. Sin ninguna otra pista sobre el caso, Pitt sigue al presunto asesino hasta la pintoresca costa de Saint Malo, Francia. Por su parte, el supervisor de Pitt, VictorNarraway, ha sido acusado de robo y destituido de su posición. Con su mejor hombre atrapado en el extranjero y su honor gravemente comprometido, no tiene otro remedio que acudir a la inteligente y perspicaz Charlotte en busca de ayuda.Pero, mientras el matrimonio Pitt se afana en desentrañar sus respectivos misterios, una terrible conjura se forja en la oscuridad, una traición que ninguno de los dos podría haber imaginado jamás.