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If Sinners Entice Thee – ebook
William Le Queux
Then it’s an entire mystery? „Yes, Phrida.” „But it’s astounding! It really seems so utterly impossible,” declared my well-beloved, amazed at what I had just related. „I’ve simply stated hard facts.” „But there’s been nothing about this affair in the papers.” „For certain reasons the authorities are not exactly anxious for any publicity. It is a very puzzling problem, and they do not care to own themselves...Data dostępności:
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La Dégringolade – ebook
Émile Gaboriau
C’est une saga en trois tomes, où se réunissent les complots, l’amour impossible, les vengeances et tous les ingrédients du genre. L’ingénieur Raymond Delorge, trouvé moribond sur le boulevard Clichy. Autrefois le père de Raymond, un général, a été tué parce qu’il connaissait les détails d’un coup d’État auquel il ne voulait pas participer. Plus tard, Raymond tombé amoureaux avec Simone de Maillefert,...Data dostępności:
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A Personal Record – ebook
Joseph Conrad
”A Personal Record” is the story of the design and manuscript of „Caprice Olmeyer,” Conrad’s first novel, as well as the story of his dream about the sea, and the story of his cousin who ate a dog, and the story of a beloved dog presented to his son, but above all, – the story of the novel „The Olmeyer Caprice”, and the strange prototype of the hero of this novel, and a few more words about the man...Data dostępności:
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Martin Hewitt, Investigator – ebook
Arthur Morrison
„Martin Hewitt, Investigator” is a collection of late Victorian short stories linked by the protagonist, Martin Hewitt. This book chronicles seven of Hewitt’s cases, and gave rise to his reputation as England’s „second-best-detective”. They are tales of impossible to solve crimes that Hewitt was able to crack by piecing together a few clues where the police detectives had failed. Like the Holmes stories,...Data dostępności:
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The Mill Mystery – ebook
Anna Katharine Green
Early detective novelist Anna Katharine Green was a unique writer in several respects, including the fact that many of the detectives featured in her novels are women. In this mystery, protagonist Constance Sterling takes on the seemingly impossible task of uncovering the true culprits behind the drowning death of a popular well-respected clergyman who is believed to have killed himself. The news is...Data dostępności:
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Penelope of the Polyantha – ebook
Edgar Wallace
„There is a man in London – I guess he is still in London, though I have not had news of him in months – he’ll be useful to you, Penn, if you ever need help.” And so begins this story. It is impossible not to be thrilled by Edgar Wallace. „Penelope of the Polyantha” is a crime novel by this pioneer of detective fiction. One of the most prolific writers of the twentieth century, Edgar Wallace was an...Data dostępności:
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The Missing Million – ebook
Edgar Wallace
When millionaire Rex Walton mysteriously vanishes on the eve of his wedding, a chain of strange, violent events is set in motion. Intrepid Joan Walton assists Inspector Dicker in the search for her brother. The main suspect is notorious criminal „The Panda” („The Prince of Blackmailers”). You quickly find out that Rex has his own connection to the blackmailer. This is a great example of The Golden...Data dostępności:
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L’Île aux trente cercueils – ebook
Maurice Leblanc
Une atmosphère sombre des légendes celtes, le présage sanglant, le comte Vorski sans-cœur, voilà de quoi frissonner d’angoisse et de terreur. Les gens superstitieux appellent ce lieu «L’île aux trente cercueils». La raison est simple: il y a une terrible prophétie, que dit trente victimes doivent mourir dont quatre femmes en croix. Quelle est la destinee de la jeune femme de bonne famille Véronique,...Data dostępności:
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Old Man Tutt – ebook
Arthur Ch. Train
America’s wisest and kindliest lawyer tackles a series of impossible cases and wins. Mr. Ephraim Tutt is a wily old lawyer who supported the common man and always had a trick up his sleeve to right the law’s injustices. Based on author Arthur Train’s experiences working in the offices of the New York District Attorney, „Old Man Tutt „ is a must-read for fans of legal mysteries. Arthur Cheney Train,...Data dostępności:
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To Win the Love He Sought – ebook
E. Phillips Oppenheim
This third novel by Oppenheim was published in 1895. It was originally published under the title „A Daughter of the Marionis” and was reprinted several times. The story of a vendetta, makes a capital plot for the novelist who takes characters from Southern life for his story, and in Margharita, „a daughter of the Marionis,” we have a not impossible character. She does not appear till late in the story,...Data dostępności:
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