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Death of a Pilgrim
by David DickinsonWhen a pilgrim is killed in Le Puy en Velay, France, Lord Francis Powerscourt must investigate.
Death on the Holy Mountain
by David DickinsonPraise for the Powerscourt series: #x1C;Fine prose, high society, and [a] complex plot recommend this series. #x1D;-Library Journal #x1C;One hopes to see more of Lord Powerscourt and his friends in the near future. #x1D;-Publishers Weekly In 1905, Lord Francis Powerscourt investigates a series of art thefts from stately homes of the Protestant gentry in Ireland. Then people begin to vanish. As Powerscourt closes in on the killer, his own life is threatened and his patriotism is questioned. David Dickinson, a BBC editor, lives in West London. From the Hardcover edition.
Death of a Wine Merchant
by David DickinsonAn unwelcome guest - Death - gatecrashes a society wedding and Lord Francis Powerscourt is summoned by his barrister friend, Charles Augustus Pugh, to investigate this most singular case of murder in the Fens. The dead man is Randolph Colville, successful wine merchant and father of the groom. The murderer would appear to be his brother Cosmo, found in the same room with a gun in his hand. But is this simply a modern-day version of Cain and Abel, or is there more to it than that? Cosmo isn't speaking and time is running out for him for he has an appointment with the gallows in two weeks. Francis has to act fast and sets out to discover all he can about the dead man - and his brother. Cosmo's silence is bothering him for it can only be for two reasons; either he is protecting a woman - or a family scandal. His investigations take him to the vineyards and towns of Burgundy, where he uncovers evidence of serious malpractise in the Colville wine trade, bitter rivalry with a London-based competitor and a disgruntled ex-employee bent on revenge. But there is another secret - more terrible and shocking than anything gone on before - which finally reveals the motive for the untimely death of a wine merchant. Praise for David Dickinson:'Splendid entertainment' Publishers Weekly'A leisurely period whodunit with Dickinson's customary historical tidbits and patches of local color, swathed in an appealing Victorian narrative' Kirkus Reviews'Detective fiction in the grand style' James Naughtie'A cracking yarn, beguilingly real from start to finish' Peter Snow
The Curious Incident at Claridge's
by R. T. RaichevDid the young and beautiful Lady Tradescant try to poison her elderly husband? If not, who did?There is no shortage of suspects - quite a few people might have wanted Sir Seymour Tradescant dead. His eccentric twin sister Bettina, his disgruntled son Nicholas, his scheming daughter Olivia... Antonia Darcy and Hugh Payne face one of their most baffling cases. Their investigation takes them from the luxury of Claridges Hotel to Mayholme Manor, a residential home for elderly gentlemen. This proves to be a distinctly sinister establishment, where they encounter the mysterious Doctor Fairchild and his albino manservant Madden. Does the solution to the puzzle lie in the past - there seems to be a link to the Nuremberg Trials? It looks as though a controversial royal figure might have secretly plotted to save one of Hitler's mot notorious henchmen from the hangman's noose. Even when Antonia and Hugh believe they know the identity of the killer, the necessary proof is dangerously elusive.
family
by Micol Ostowi have always been broken. i could have. died. and maybe it would have been better if i had. It is a day like any other when seventeen-year-old Melinda Jensen hits the road for San Francisco, leaving behind her fractured home life and a constant assault on her self-esteem. Henry is the handsome, charismatic man who comes upon her, collapsed on a park bench, and offers love, a bright new consciousness, and-best of all-a family. One that will embrace her and give her love. Because family is what Mel has never really had. And this new family, Henry#x19;s family, shares everything. They share the chores, their bodies, and their beliefs. And if Mel truly wants to belong, she will share in everything they do. No matter what the family does, or how far they go. Told in episodic verse, family is a fictionalized exploration of cult dynamics, loosely based on the Manson Family murders of 1969. It is an unflinching look at people who are born broken, and the lengths they#x19;ll go to to make themselves #x1C;whole#x1D; again.
The Tell-Tale Heart
by Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe remains the unsurpassed master of works of mystery and madness in this outstanding collection of Poe's prose and poetry are sixteen of his finest tales, including "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "William Wilson," "The Black Cat," "The Cask of Amontillado," and "Eleonora". Here too is a major selection of what Poe characterized as the passion of his life, his poems - "The Raven," "Annabel Lee," Ulalume," "Lenore," "The Bells," and more, plus his glorious prose poem "Silence - A Fable" and only full-length novel, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym.
Remains Silent
by Linda Kenney Michael BadenWhen a body is found beneath a construction site near the Catskill Mountains, New York City deputy chief medical examiner Jake Rosen is called to the scene, where he meets his match: Philomena "Manny" Manfreda, a beautiful crusading attorney. Together they stumble upon a decades-old mystery involving a long-shuttered mental institution, shocking medical experiments, and a troubled love affair.From the Paperback edition.
Rendezvous in Black
by Cornell WoolrichOn a mild midwestern night in the early 1940s, Johnny Marr leans against a drugstore wall. He's waiting for Dorothy, his fiancée, and tonight is the last night they'll be meeting here, for it's May 31st, and June 1st marks their wedding day. But she's late, and Johnny soon learns of a horrible accident--an accident involving a group of drunken men, a low-flying charter plane, and an empty liquor bottle. In one short moment Johnny loses all that matters to him and his life is shattered. He vows to take from these men exactly what they took from him. After years of planning, Johnny begins his quest for revenge, and on May 31st of each year--always on May 31st--wives, lovers, and daughters are suddenly no longer safe.
Self's Punishment
by Bernhard Schlink Walter PoppSixty-eight years old; a smoker of Sweet Aftons, a dedicated drinker of Aviateur cocktails, and the owner of a charismatic cat named Turbo, Gerhard Self is a somewhat unconventional private detective. During the war he was a Nazi state prosecutor, and he is still haunted by the memories of his misguided youth. His usual cases involve insurance investigations - such as the case of the ballet dancer who may or may not have deliberately broken his leg in order to claim compensation - and he shares them over games of Doppelkopf with his friends: a chessmaster, an ornithologist and a surgeon. So when Self is summoned by his long-time friend and rival Korten to investigate several incidents of computer-hacking at a chemicals company, he finds himself dealing with an unfamiliar kind of crime, and one that throws up many challenges for the computer-illiterate detective. But in his search for the hacker and his attempts to prevent a hazardous chemical leak, Self stumbles upon something far more sinister. His investigation eventually unearths dark secrets that have been hidden for decades, and forces Self to confront his own demons of guilt, responsibility and loyalty.
Snakeskin Shamisen
by Naomi HiraharaFrom Summer of the Big Bachi to Gasa-Gasa Girl, Naomi Hirahara’s acclaimed novels have featured one of mystery fiction’s most unique heroes: Mas Arai, a curmudgeonly L. A. gardener, Hiroshima survivor, and inveterate gambler. Few things get Mas more excited than gambling, so when he hears about a $500,000 win–from a novelty slot machine!–he’s torn between admiration and derision. But the stakes are quickly raised when the winner, a friend of Mas’s pal G. I. Hasuike, is found stabbed to death just days later. The last thing Mas wants to do is stick his nose in someone else’s business, but at G. I. ’s prodding he reluctantly agrees to follow the trail of a battered snakeskin shamisen (a traditional Okinawan musical instrument) left at the scene of the crime…and suddenly finds himself caught up in a dark mystery that reaches from the islands of Okinawa to the streets of L. A. –a world of heartbreaking memories, deception, and murder. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Some Bitter Taste
by Magdalen NabbMarshal Salvatore Guarnaccia is a decent policeman who meant to follow up on Signora Sara Hirsch's complaint that an intruder had been in her apartment. But by the time he's dealt with the other cases handed to him at that moment, the signora has been murdered.
Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (A Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book)
by Larry MillettThe year is 1896, and St. Paul&’s magnificent Winter Carnival is under way when Holmes and Watson are summoned by the city&’s most powerful man, railroad magnate James J. Hill. A wealthy young man disappears on the eve of his wedding—and his fiancée suspiciously discards her wedding dress. After a grisly discovery in the carnival&’s Ice Palace leads to a flurry of clues, Holmes is on the case. His pursuit of the murderer takes him through the highest echelons of St. Paul society and into cahoots with Shadwell Rafferty, a gregarious saloonkeeper and part-time private investigator. Soon Holmes, Watson, and Rafferty are embroiled in a perilous adventure that takes them from one frozen corner of the city to another and out onto the treacherous ice of the Mississippi River as they trail a cruel and ruthless killer.
Moll Flanders
by Daniel DefoeMoll Flanders, Defoe's 18th Century classic novel, was "marketed" in its day in much the same way that a modern commercial novel might be - its title page promised the racy details of a woman's life spent in thievery and whoredom. The book is much more than this; it is a Puritan tale of sin, repentance, conversion, and redemption. It is also seen by many critics as a satirical and ironic picaresque novel with a twist (that being its female protagonist). On yet another level, it is a playful and beguiling social commentary set between the Puritan age (which saw humankind as fallen) and the Age of Reason in which humankind was seen as born innocent and good and corrupted by society. Taking center stage in this whorl of irony, humor, pathos, and religious faith is one Moll Flanders - both the most plausible sinner and the most pious repentant in English literature; arguably the most notorious heroine in the canon of fiction in the English language. She is as controversial today as when she first appeared in 1722.
The Scarlet Pimpernel: Large Print (Scarlet Pimpernel Ser. #Vol. 1)
by Baroness Emmuska OrczyThe first and most successful in the Baroness’s series of books that feature Percy Blakeney, who leads a double life as an English fop and a swashbuckling rescuer of aristocrats, The Scarlet Pimpernel was the blueprint for what became known as the masked-avenger genre. As Anne Perry writes in her Introduction, the novel “has almost reached its first centenary, and it is as vivid and appealing as ever because the plotting is perfect. It is a classic example of how to construct, pace, and conclude a plot. . . . To rise on the crest of laughter without capsizing, to survive being written, rewritten, and reinterpreted by each generation, is the mark of a plot that is timeless and universal, even though it happens to be set in England and France of 1792.”
All That Consumes Us
by Erica WatersAll That Consumes Us has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.
El conseguidor
by Guillermo ValcárcelUn encargo sencillo, un misterioso reloj y una lucha desesperada por seguir con vidaDesde hace tiempo la compraventa de objetos de arte en el mundo que rodea al madrileño mercadillo de El Rastro ya no es lo que era. Jota, uno de los conseguidores míticos --'conseguidor', aquel que es capaz de obtener cualquier objeto, por métodos no siempre legales, que satisfaga el ansia coleccionista de alguien dispuesto a pagar--, lo sabe. Le cuesta mucho encontrar trabajos decentes pecuniariamente hablando y debe sobrevivir a base de engaños y trapicheos. Por eso se sorprende cuando Clara Morgades, una de las anticuarias más reputadas del gremio, lo cita para encargarle una búsqueda muy bien remunerada y simple de ejecutar. Tiene que encontrar un reloj y para ello solo cuenta con una serie de fotografías. Lo que en apariencia es un trabajo sencillo lo lleva a sumergirse en el enmarañado mundo de la falsificación y el coleccionismo, en su lado más oscuro, turbio y violento. Un juego de venganzas en el que nada es lo que parece y en el que deberá enfrentarse a su pasado para conseguir su verdadero objetivo: salvar la vida.Guillermo Valcárcel construye con maestría una novela atrayente que acelera el ritmo cardiaco y que dibuja un Madrid de lugares extraños, de piezas únicas, de delirios de coleccionista. Un entramado atípico, peculiar, en el que el engaño, la sospecha y la frustración se entremezclan en un juego de espejos que exige estar alerta.
La ciudad oculta (Los casos de Marina Altamirano #Volumen 2)
by Mar P. ZabalaNo te puedes perder este nuevo caso de la brillante policía Marina Altamirano. En esta segunda entrega de la trilogía conoceremos la increíble historia de los pasadizos secretos de la ciudad de Salamanca. Marina Altamirano, convertida en la detective estrella de la comisaria de Salamanca, trabaja a las órdenes de Carlos Tejedor, el que en otro tiempo era su compañero. Una mañana un hotel céntrico de la ciudad amanece con sus puertas cerradas y sus habitaciones vacías. No hay rastro ni de los huéspedes ni del personal que trabaja en él. Los familiares se agolpan en comisaria pidiendo una pronta resolución del caso. La investigación lleva a Marina y a su actual compañero, Pepón García, hasta unos túneles que durante años han permanecido ocultos bajo el subsuelo de la ciudad, comunicando edificios sin que los ojos curiosos de los habitantes puedan verlo. Una emocionante aventura que hará descubrir al lector la historia olvidada de Salamanca y sus misteriosos túneles. «-Despierta, despierta, Rosa, venga que ya es hora de ponerse a trabajar. Odiaba su voz, desde el momento en que interrumpió en su habitación, en donde se sentía a salvo y por fin podía descansar de las noches de hospital. Esa voz, grave, ruda y desagradable que desde aquel día la atormentaba noche y día, aparentando una afabilidad que estaba muy lejos de poseer. Y el olor, una mezcla de mal aliento y tabaco, que a estas alturas, con las fosas nasales inundadas de la pestilencia de aquellos húmedos y oscuros pasadizos, ya casi no notaba. La ropa de abrigo que les habían dado, aquel feo chándal y la sudadera dos tallas más grandes, no parecía ser nunca suficiente para quitarse la sensación de frío. Habían perdido la noción del tiempo, comían cuando les daban algo para hacerlo, caminaban sin rumbo fijo sintiendo el agua llenando las deportivas, que al menos eran de su número, y oyendo las ratas deslizándose junto a ellos.»
Frankenstein: The 200th Anniversary Edition (Enriched Classics)
by Mary ShelleyENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP A timeless, terrifying tale of one man's obsession to create life -- and the monster that became his legacy. EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: A concise introduction that gives readers important background information A chronology of the author's life and work A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations Detailed explanatory notes Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential. SERIES EDITED BY CYNTHIA BRANTLEY JOHNSON
Brighton Belle: Brighton Belle, London Calling And England Expects (A Mirabelle Bevan Mystery #1)
by Sara Sheridan"Great fun. The world needs Mirabelle's feistiness, intelligence, and charm."--James Runcie, author of the Grantchester mysteries In post-World War II England, former Secret Service operative Mirabelle Bevan becomes embroiled in a new kind of intrigue... 1951: In the popular seaside town of Brighton, it's time for Mirabelle Bevan to move beyond her tumultuous wartime years and start anew. Accepting a job at a debt collection agency seems a step toward a more tranquil life. But as she follows up on a routine loan to Romana Laszlo, a pregnant Hungarian refugee who's recently come off the train from London, Mirabelle's instincts for spotting deception are stirred when the woman is reported dead, along with her unborn child. After encountering a social-climbing doctor with a sudden influx of wealth and Romana's sister, who seems far from bereaved and doesn't sound Hungarian, Mirabelle decides to dig deeper into the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death. Aided by her feisty sidekick--a fellow office worker named Vesta Churchill ("no relation to Winston," as she explains)--Mirabelle unravels a web of evil that stretches from the Brighton beachfront to the darkest corners of Europe. Putting her own life at risk, she must navigate a lethal labyrinth of lies and danger to expose the truth.
The Count of Monte Cristo: The Count Of Monte Cristo; Volume 3
by Alexandre DumasAn epic adventure and one of the most enduring fables in Western literatureEdmond Dantés has a life that any man would envy. A promising young sailor about to be made a captain, he has come home to Marseille to marry his beautiful fiancée, Mercédès. But on the eve of his wedding, Dantés is betrayed, accused of treason, and sentenced without trial to life in prison. For the first six years, Dantés can only mourn his stolen future and dwell on the treachery that landed him behind bars. On the verge of suicide, he meets a fellow prisoner who gives him not just an education in revenge, but the means to accomplish it, as well. After an ingenious escape, Dantés recovers a hidden treasure and returns to Marseille as the Count of Monte Cristo, a man whose unlimited resources are matched only by his boundless thirst for vengeance.An illuminating portrait of early nineteenth-century France and a timeless tale of justice achieved, The Count of Monte Cristo has inspired numerous adaptations, from comic books and Broadway plays to the hit TV series Revenge.
The Complete Short Stories
by Edgar Allan PoeSurreal tales of suspense and imagination from an American masterThe Complete Short Stories is the ultimate collection of Edgar Allan Poe&’s tales of the macabre—from the world-famous classics &“The Tell-Tale Heart,&” &“The Pit and the Pendulum,&” and &“The Cask of the Amontillado&” to lesser-known masterpieces such as &“The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether&” and &“The Devil in the Belfry.&” Fans of Poe&’s Gothic tales of horror will thrill to discover his brilliant French detective, C. Auguste Dupin. Readers familiar with Poe&’s mysteries will find new pleasure in his dark comedy and early science fiction stories. Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most brilliant and influential authors in American history, and The Complete Short Stories is a must-have for every admirer of his work. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
La ausencia del ogro
by Dominique SylvainLou Necker pretendía evitar que una gran operación inmobiliaria destrozara el antiguo jardín de Louis-Guillaume Giblet, pero terminó muerta. La policía sospecha que Brad Arcenaux es el asesino, pero Ingrid sabe que, a pesar de que el aspecto de su amigo es temible como el de un ogro, no es un sádico... Ahora tendrá que demostrarlo. «Cada hombre lleva en él un jardín ideal. El de Louis-Guillaume Giblet de Montfaury aliaba delicadeza y exuberancia, frescor y negrura. Ese jardín, luminoso y tenebroso, mezclaba el perfume de los recuerdos de infancia con efluvios de mundos lejanos y desconocidos; sus raíces brotarían en los viajes de un joven botánico, que invertiría años soñándolo y una vida entera para que surgiera de la suave tierra de Francia». Desde siglos atrás, los muros de un convento protegieron el jardín, hasta que un promotor se propuso arrasarlo. Lou Necker, la roquera que apareció estrangulada en el parque Montsouris, se opuso violentamente a esa operación inmobiliaria. Toda la policía busca ahora a su presunto asesino, Brad Arcenaux, un jardinero de origen americano. Sin embargo, para Ingrid Diesel su amigo Brad es el hombre más tierno del mundo, aunque tenga el aspecto de un ogro. Solo debe demostrarle su inocencia al insoportable comandante Sacha Duguin. Ingrid iniciará una investigación, junto a su inseparable compañera Lola Jost, que la conducirá al paraíso del botánico, al pasado que compartió con Brad, y a descubrir los siniestros misterios de Tolbiac-Prestige. Con unos diálogos al estilo del director de cine Jacques Audiard y fragancias que brotan de briznas de hierba, Dominique Sylvain nos demuestra su gran talento, igual que Ingrid y Lola, los personajes que el lector ya conoce desde El pasadizo del Deseo, novela ganadora del Premio Elle Policier 2005 que conceden las lectoras. Reseñas:«Dominique Sylvain maneja aquí el suspense tan bien comoel humor y la poesía. ¡Una delicia!».Questions de femmes «Una buena novela negra a la francesa».France Soir «Colgado de los faldones de este improbable dúo y con sus diálogos a ritmo de metralla, la investigación se lee de un tirón. El ritmo es vivo y dinámico, el humor impactante y bien dosificado [...]. Una novela negra con energía».Topo «Dominique Sylvain parece contarnos una historia [...] de pura diversión. Pero bajo la sonrisa, nos ofrece el retrato de una sociedad en plena mutación, de un mundo donde la telerrealidad confunde los contornos de nuestras vidas, así como nuestras referencias. [...] Teje una obra atípica dentro de la novela policiaca francesa, para gran regocijo de su creciente número de fans».Alain Lemoine
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
by Sir Arthur Conan DoyleThe Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes collects together eleven stories detailing the famous exploits and adventures of Baker Street's greatest detective. Arthur Conan Doyle's compilation was originally published in 1894 and contains these stories: Silver Blaze, the Adventure of the Yellow Face, the Stockbroker's Clerk, the Gloria Scott, the Musgrave Ritual, the Adventure of the Reigate Squire, the Adventure of the Crooked Man, the Resident Patient, the Greek Interpreter, the Naval Treaty and the Final Problem.
The Charles Dickens Collection Volume Four: Hunted Down, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and The Old Curiosity Shop
by Charles DickensThree tales that showcase the nineteenth-century novelist&’s famous flair for suspense and plot twists. This volume includes three titles by Victorian England&’s greatest storyteller. Hunted Down: The manager of a life assurance office finds his suspicions growing after becoming acquainted with a mysterious gentleman in this rare detective story by Charles Dickens. The Mystery of Edwin Drood: In this unfinished puzzler—the basis for the Broadway musical that won five Tony Awards—a young man disappears and it may be connected to the beautiful woman he was planning to marry. The Old Curiosity Shop: Little Nell&’s grandfather is determined to give her a better life, but his attempts lead to trouble, in this beloved classic. &“When it comes to walking the mean streets, Dickens could give modern genre authors the tour of their lives.&” —Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times