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The Cat Saw Murder

Author : Dolores Hitchens
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 161316212X
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book The Cat Saw Murder written by Dolores Hitchens and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An elderly woman drugged, a young woman killed, and the cat’s the sole witness… When Rachel Murdock and her sister Jennifer receive a call for help from their favorite niece, Lilly, in Breakers Beach, CA, they quickly hop a train from Los Angeles to see her — but not before collecting their prized cat Samantha in a picnic basket and bringing her along for the ride. Samatha, it turns out, is an heiress, the inheritor of a fortune left by a wealthy relative, and so the attempt at the cat’s life, made right after they arrive, comes as a shock. The cat survives, but unfortunately, Lilly, murdered soon thereafter, is not so lucky. By the time the police arrive, the clues are already falling into place. The source of Lilly’s trouble is revealed to be a gambling debt incurred during an attempt to cheat at bridge, and the suspects in her slaying quickly pile up. But then another corpse is discovered, buried in the nearby sand, and it becomes clear that the killing spree concerns more than just the young lady’s personal money trouble. With the authorities distracted by lurid details, it’s up to Rachel and her furry friend to uncover the subtleties containing the solution to the puzzle. A prototypical early “cat mystery,” written before the subgenre became a staple of cozy mystery fiction, The Cat Saw Murder is an entertaining and endlessly surprising whodunit with a focus on felines. Reissued for the first time in over half a decade, the book, written pseudonymously by the author better known for her hardboiled and suspense novels, is the first in the long-running Rachel Murdock series. Includes discussion guide questions for use in book clubs.

Catspaw

Author : Joan D. Vinge
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 146682977X
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Catspaw written by Joan D. Vinge and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-11-23 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CAT: Street Punk, Psion, Telepath, Survivor. . . Kidnapped by an interstellar corporation and dragged to Earth, Cat is forced to use his skills to protect those he most hates, those who most hate him . . . . The taMings. A cyber-augmented, DNA-incestuous clan of such wealth and power that their family arguments change the destiny of worlds. Now one taMing is a killer's target. But which? And who would dare? Seeking answers, Cat finds lies and savagery, passion and atrocity--trails that lead from crystal valleys to clubs for silver-skinned beauties. From the homicidal enclaves of drug kings to a fanatic's pulpit. From the halls of the Assembly to a cyberspace hell. Seeking assassins, Cat discovers a mystery that could cost him his future. His sanity. His life. Because Cat is no longer a bodyguard . . . He's bait. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Catspaw

Author : Louis Nizer
Publisher : Dutton Adult
ISBN 13 : 9781556112768
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (127 download)

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Download or read book Catspaw written by Louis Nizer and published by Dutton Adult. This book was released on 1992 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A riveting true-crime story by famed trial attorney and author Louis Nizer. In 1974, a 71-year-old lawyer and his wife were stabbed to death in their home. The New York Times, in reporting the case, said: "The mystery surrounding the murders reads like and Agatha Christie story".

Cat's Paw

Author : Roger Scarlett
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1613162820
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Cat's Paw written by Roger Scarlett and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2022-04-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a wealthy bachelor is murdered in his baroque Boston mansion, a bizarre clue holds the key to whodunnit Martin Greenough’s walled-off mansion is the last remaining holdout in the Boston parkland known as the Fenway—and the fact that it eluded condemnation by the city is a testament to the elderly bachelor’s great wealth. Childless and nearing the end of his life, he surrounds himself with only his cat, his servants, and a friend, Mrs. Warden—to say nothing of the circle of extended family members whose lives he both subsidizes and rules from afar, the nieces and nephews who all seem to be more fond of Uncle Mart’s money than they are of his character. On the eve of his birthday, Greenough requests the presence of his heirs at his home, insisting that he has something important to discuss. Before that discussion can take place, though, the man is murdered in his study. In one way or another nearly everyone there would benefit by his death, and none gathered seem terribly upset by it, so finding the culprit is no easy task for Inspector Kane of the Boston PD. But as he untangles the threads and unburies dark family secrets, the discovery of a bizarre clue might hold the key to solving the crime. A classical “closed circle” mystery featuring a colorful cast of characters, Cat’s Paw exemplifies the puzzling, house-bound tales for which Roger Scarlett is remembered today. It is sure to delight any fan of pure, Golden Age detective stories—especially those with a love of architecturally-focused plots. Includes discussion guide questions for use in book clubs.

The Alarm of the Black Cat

Author : Dolores Hitchens
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504066960
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book The Alarm of the Black Cat written by Dolores Hitchens and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic mystery features a family feud, feline intervention, and the spirited septuagenarian sleuth from The Cat Saw Murder. A strange encounter with a little girl named Claudia and a dead toad sparks Rachel Murdock’s obsessive curiosity, and she winds up renting the house next door just to see how things play out. But soon after she and her cat Samantha move in, Rachel realizes they’ve landed right in the middle of a deadly love triangle that’s created animosity among the three families who now surround her. When Rachel finds Claudia’s great-grandmother dead in her basement, she reaches out to a friend in the LAPD to solve the crime. They soon learn the three households have been torn apart by one husband’s infidelity and a complicated will that could lead to a fortune. In a house plagued by forbidden love, regret, and greed, Rachel will have to trust her intuition, as well as Samantha’s instincts, to survive—and keep Claudia out of the hands of a killer whose work has just begun . . . “You will never regret having made the acquaintance of Miss Rachel Murdock.” —The New York Times The Alarm of the Black Cat was originally published under the pseudonym D. B. Olsen. Praise for Dolores Hitchens “High-grade suspense.” —San Francisco Chronicle on Stairway to an Empty Room/Terror Lurks in Darkness “For those who enjoy Little-Old-Lady detectives, this should be a pleasing mystery, particularly if active LOLs are preferred. . . . Both interesting and unusual is the motive for murder.” —Mystery*File on Cats Don’t Smile

Mystery Women, Volume One (Revised)

Author : Colleen Barnett
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1615950087
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (159 download)

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Download or read book Mystery Women, Volume One (Revised) written by Colleen Barnett and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-12-31 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many bibliographers focus on women who write. Lawyer Barnett looks at women who detect, at women as sleuths and at the evolving roles of women in professions and in society. Excellent for all women's studies programs as well as for the mystery hound.

Pick Your Poison

Author : Leann Sweeney
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780451210319
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Pick Your Poison written by Leann Sweeney and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-05-04 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Out of school, out of work, and out of motivation, Abby Rose is contemplating her life and wondering what to do next. It's the kind of situation that would get some girls down, but luckily Abby's got a heart the size of Texas-and a bank account to match. But when she discovers the gardener dead in her greenhouse, Abby realizes what she needs to do with herself: she needs to solve a murder...

Sleep with Strangers

Author : Dolores Hitchens
Publisher : Library of America
ISBN 13 : 1598534866
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Sleep with Strangers written by Dolores Hitchens and published by Library of America. This book was released on 2015-12-08 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rediscover one of America’s pioneering women crime writers with this classic noir starring a Long Beach private investigator reminiscent of Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe “Are you trying to tell me you don't want the job, Mr. Sader?” It started as a missing persons case and grew more puzzling with the discovery of another strangely coincidental disappearance. Private eye Jim Sader finds himself deep in a multilayered intrigue revolving around oil and real estate and the sleazy underpinnings of Long Beach, California, in the 1950s. Taut, suspenseful, and gritty, many consider Sleep with Strangers to be Dolores Hitchens’ best novel.

Death Walks on Cat Feet

Author : Dolores Hitchens
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504072855
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Death Walks on Cat Feet written by Dolores Hitchens and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The senior super-sleuth is the odds-on favorite to discover if a killer stalks the Hollywood Hills in the final Rachel Murdock mystery. Though not a professional private eye, Miss Rachel Murdock has gained notoriety in certain Los Angeles circles for her crime-solving skills. They come in handy after she witnesses an extraordinary event: a woman being thrown into the window of a pet store. Said woman is Ruth Rand, an actress desperate to find her missing niece, Lila. She is convinced that Lila’s husband, a former jockey, killed her. It doesn’t help that he’s the one responsible for Ruth ending up on the pet store floor. When Rachel agrees to help her, she’s drawn into the sordid world of horse racing and gambling. But the more she learns about the lives of those involved, the more she’s willing to bet that the truth lies in the haunting figure of Lila’s one-eyed cat. Praise for Dolores Hitchens and her mysteries “You will never regret having made the acquaintance of Miss Rachel Murdock.” —The New York Times “High-grade suspense.” —San Francisco Chronicle “For those who enjoy Little-Old-Lady detectives, this should be a pleasing mystery, particularly if active LOLs are preferred . . . Both interesting and unusual is the motive for murder.” —Mystery File

Unnatural Ends

Author : Christopher Huang
Publisher : Inkshares
ISBN 13 : 1950301052
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Unnatural Ends written by Christopher Huang and published by Inkshares. This book was released on 2023-06-20 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Lawrence Linwood is dead. More accurately, he was murdered—savagely beaten to death in his own study with a mediaeval mace. The murder calls home his three adopted children: Alan, an archeologist; Roger, an engineer; and Caroline, a journalist. But his heirs soon find that his last testament contains a strange proviso—that his estate shall go to the heir who solves his murder. To secure their future, each Linwood heir must now dig into the past. As their suspicion mounts—of each other and of peculiar strangers in the churchless town of Linwood Hollow—they come to suspect that the perpetrator lurks in the mysterious origins of their own birth.

The Cat's Paw

Author : Natalie Sumner Lincoln
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1448213290
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (482 download)

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Download or read book The Cat's Paw written by Natalie Sumner Lincoln and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Kitty's aunt and guardian is mysteriously murdered, the hunt is on for the killer. Through the tangles of a love triangle, jealousy, a terrible family secret and a hidden fortune, we follow Kitty in her search for the truth. The Cat's Paw, a fast-paced mystery story set in Washington after WWI, was first published in 1922.

Sleuths in Skirts

Author : Frances A. DellaCava
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815338840
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (388 download)

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Download or read book Sleuths in Skirts written by Frances A. DellaCava and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a comprehensive collection of critical essays on The Taming of the Shrew, and includes extensive discussions of the play's various printed versions and its theatrical productions. Aspinall has included only those essays that offer the most influential and controversial arguments surrounding the play. The issues discussed include gender, authority, female autonomy and unruliness, courtship and marriage, language and speech, and performance and theatricality.

The Village Notary

Author : József báró Eötvös
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 461 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book The Village Notary written by József báró Eötvös and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-22 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This valuable work about Hungarian culture and society gives a glimpse of rural Hungary. The writer bitterly satirized old Hungary and presented many unknown facts that shaped its history.

Mystery Women

Author : Colleen A. Barnett
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1459612329
Total Pages : 598 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Mystery Women written by Colleen A. Barnett and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 1997 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Women Crime Writers: Four Suspense Novels of the 1950s (LOA #269)

Author : Sarah Weinman
Publisher : Library of America
ISBN 13 : 1598534572
Total Pages : 893 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Women Crime Writers: Four Suspense Novels of the 1950s (LOA #269) written by Sarah Weinman and published by Library of America. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 893 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Real Lolita author Sarah Weinman presents a landmark collection of 4 brilliant novels by the female pioneers of crime fiction—women who paved the way for Gillian Flynn, Tana French, and Lisa Scottoline Though women crime and suspense writers dominate today’s bestseller lists, the extraordinary work of the mid-century pioneers of the genre is largely unknown. Turning in many cases from the mean streets of the hardboiled school to explore the anxieties and terrors lurking in everyday life, these groundbreaking novelists found the roots of fear and violence in a quiet suburban neighborhood, on a college campus, or in a comfortable midtown hotel. Their work, influential in its day and still vibrant and extraordinarily riveting today, is long overdue for rediscovery. This volume, the second of a two-volume collector’s set, gathers four classic works that together reveal the vital and unacknowledged lineage to today’s leading crime writers. From the 1950s here are Charlotte Armstrong’s Mischief, the nightmarish drama of a child entrusted to a psychotic babysitter, Patricia Highsmith’s The Blunderer, brilliantly tracking the perverse parallel lives of two men driven toward murder, Margaret Millar’s Beast in View, a relentless study in madness, and Dolores Hitchens’s Fools' Gold, a hard-edged tale of robbery and redemption. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

Fools' Gold

Author : Dolores Hitchens
Publisher : Library of America
ISBN 13 : 1598534599
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Fools' Gold written by Dolores Hitchens and published by Library of America. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two teenagers fresh out of stir set their sights on what looks like easy money in Dolores Hitchens’s Fools’ Gold (1958)—and get a painful education in how quickly and drastically a simple plan can spin out of control. The basis for Jean-Luc Godard’s film Band of Outsiders, Fools’ Gold is a sharply told tale distinguished by its nuanced portrait of a sheltered young woman who becomes a reluctant accomplice and fugitive. This classic novel is one of eight works included in The Library of America's two-volume edition Women Crime Writers: Eight Suspense Novels of the 1940s & 50s, edited by Sarah Weinman.

Sleep with Slander

Author : Dolores Hitchens
Publisher : Library of America
ISBN 13 : 1598534882
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Sleep with Slander written by Dolores Hitchens and published by Library of America. This book was released on 2015-12-08 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Private eye Jim Sader returns in a hard-hitting hunt for a missing child through the dark corners of sunny southern California "You're playing with a child's life": The search for a kidnapped boy leads private detective (and ex-alcoholic) Jim Sader through a labyrinth of well-hidden family secrets and into the heart of an elaborate and malevolent deception. With little to go on--a tight-lipped client, an anonymous letter, a mother who is supposed to be dead--Sader must rely on his wits to find the child even as he outraces the demons that dog him. Sleep with a Slander is a novel in the classic hardboiled tradition, tough, compassionate, and tautly told.