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Author : Julian Hawthorne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories written by Julian Hawthorne and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Various
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (57 download)
Download or read book Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories written by Various and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The following book is a collection of mystery-themed short-stories, chosen by the editor, ulian Hawthorne. A total of nineteen stories can be found inside, and featured authors and their works include the following: Honore de Balzac ('Melmoth Reconciled, 'The Conscript'), Luigi Capuana ('The Deposition'), and Pliny, the Younger ('Letter to Sura').
Author : Douglas G. Greene
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486408817
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (864 download)
Download or read book Classic Mystery Stories written by Douglas G. Greene and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1999-06-15 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains thirteen mystery stories, written between 1841 and 1920, and includes "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," by Edgar Allan Poe, "Three Detective Anecdotes," by Charles Dickens, and "The Leopard Man's Story," by Jack London.
Author : Philip Pullman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780753410110
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Detective Stories written by Philip Pullman and published by . This book was released on 2004-06-21 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book features a marvellous collection of murderous, greedy and immoral villains brought to book by the greatest fictional detectives, who date from the golden age of crime literature as well as the present day. Follow in the footsteps of criminal masterminds and marvel at the inspired deductions of Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot and the brilliant (if timid) Mr Budd. Nick Hardcastle's line drawings make these riveting stories come alive
Author : R. Reginald
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 0941028763
Total Pages : 802 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (41 download)
Download or read book Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature written by R. Reginald and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, A Checklist, 1700-1974, Volume one of Two, contains an Author Index, Title Index, Series Index, Awards Index, and the Ace and Belmont Doubles Index.
Author : LeRoy Lad Panek
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786481382
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)
Download or read book The Origins of the American Detective Story written by LeRoy Lad Panek and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-01-24 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edgar Allan Poe essentially invented the detective story in 1841 with Murders in the Rue Morgue. In the years that followed, however, detective fiction in America saw no significant progress as a literary genre. Much to the dismay of moral crusaders like Anthony Comstock, dime novels and other sensationalist publications satisfied the public's hunger for a yarn. Things changed as the century waned, and eventually the detective was reborn as a figure of American literature. In part these changes were due to a combination of social conditions, including the rise and decline of the police as an institution; the parallel development of private detectives; the birth of the crusading newspaper reporter; and the beginnings of forensic science. Influential, too, was the new role model offered by a wildly popular British import named Sherlock Holmes. Focusing on the late 19th century and early 20th, this volume covers the formative years of American detective fiction. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Author : Howard Haycraft
Publisher : Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486829308
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (868 download)
Download or read book Murder for Pleasure written by Howard Haycraft and published by Dover Publications. This book was released on 2019-02-13 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Genuinely fascinating reading."—The New York Times Book Review "Diverting and patently authoritative."—The New Yorker "Grand and fascinating … a history, a compendium and a critical study all in one, and all first rate."—Rex Stout "A landmark … a brilliant study written with charm and authority."—Ellery Queen "This book is of permanent value. It should be on the shelf of every reader of detective stories."—Erle Stanley Gardner Author Howard Haycraft, an expert in detective fiction, traces the genre's development from the 1840s through the 1940s. Along the way, he charts the innovations of Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins, and Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as the modern influence of George Simenon, Josephine Tey, and others. Additional topics include a survey of the critical literature, a detective story quiz, and a Who's Who in Detection.
Author : John Clute
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312198695
Total Pages : 1110 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (986 download)
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Fantasy written by John Clute and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1999-03-15 with total page 1110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like its companion volume, "The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction", this massive reference of 4,000 entries covers all aspects of fantasy, from literature to art.
Author : LeRoy Lad Panek
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476618100
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book After Sherlock Holmes written by LeRoy Lad Panek and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The appearance of Sherlock Holmes in The Strand Magazine in 1891 began a stampede of writers who wanted to emulate, build upon or even satirize Arthur Conan Doyle's work. This book explores the development of detective fiction during the critical period between Conan Doyle's creation of Holmes and the advent of the Golden Age of the detective story during World War I. Both British and American detective writers of the period are surveyed--as well as writers who turned to gentleman burglars and master criminals.
Author : Caroline Carlson
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 006236829X
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (623 download)
Download or read book The World's Greatest Detective written by Caroline Carlson and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-05-16 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 2017 Agatha Award Nominee! * A Best Children’s Book of the Year Pick for Kids 9 to 12 from Bank Street College! Caroline Carlson, author of the Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates series, returns with The World’s Greatest Detective, a story of crime, tricks, and hilarity for those who know that sometimes it takes a pair of junior sleuths to solve a slippery case. Detectives’ Row is full of talented investigators, but Toby Montrose isn’t one of them. He’s only an assistant at his uncle’s detective agency, and he’s not sure he’s even very good at that. Toby’s friend Ivy is the best sleuth around—or at least she thinks so. They both see their chance to prove themselves when the famed Hugh Abernathy announces a contest to choose the World’s Greatest Detective. But when what was supposed to be a game turns into a real-life murder mystery, can Toby and Ivy crack the case?
Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780785748588
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (485 download)
Download or read book The Body in the Library written by Agatha Christie and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1992-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A corpse is discovered in the home of Col. and Mrs. Bantry, and when suspicion fall on the colonel, Miss Marple set out to prove her innocence.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 834 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book System written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Freeman Wills Crofts
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1464206724
Total Pages : 634 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (642 download)
Download or read book Mystery in the Channel written by Freeman Wills Crofts and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-01-03 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder "Not only is this a first-rate puzzler, but Crofts' outrage over the financial firm's betrayal of the public trust should resonate with today's readers." —Booklist STARRED review The Chichester is making a routine journey across the English Channel on a pleasant afternoon in June, when the steamer's crew notice something strange. A yacht, bobbing about in the water ahead of them, appears to have been abandoned, and there is a dark red stain on the deck... Two bodies later, with no sign of a gun, there certainly is a mystery in the channel. Inspector French soon discovers a world of high-powered banking, luxury yachts and international double-dealing. British and French coastal towns, harbours—and of course the Channel itself—provide an alluring backdrop to this nautical adventure, along with a cast of shady characters.
Author : Hillary Waugh
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1464213062
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (642 download)
Download or read book Last Seen Wearing written by Hillary Waugh and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one saw her leave, and no one knows where she went... It's a perfectly typical day for Lowell Mitchell at her perfectly ordinary university in Massachusetts. She goes to class, chats with friends, and retires to her dorm room. Everything is normal until suddenly it's not—in the blink of an eye, Lowell is gone. Facts are everything for Police Chief Frank Ford. He's a small-town cop, and he knows only hard evidence and thorough procedure will lead him to the truth. Together with the wise-cracking officer Burt Cameron, the grizzled chief will deal with the distraught family, chase dead-end leads, interrogate shady witnesses, and spend late nights ruminating over black coffee and cigars. Everyone tells him what a good, responsible girl Lowell is. But Ford believes that Lowell had a secret and that if he can discover it, this case will crack wide open. Considered one of the first-ever police procedurals and hailed as an American mystery milestone, Last Seen Wearing—based on a true story—builds suspense through its accurate portrayal of an official police investigation. Hillary Waugh, who earned the title of Grand Master from the Mystery Writers of America, went on to create several memorable series, but this classic crime novel ranks among his finest work. This next installment in the Library of Congress Crime Classics series will keep readers in suspense until the final page.
Author : Patricia Craig
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780192829689
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (296 download)
Download or read book The Oxford Book of English Detective Stories written by Patricia Craig and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1992 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential reading for all armchair detectives, this collection of 33 classic whodunits is the cream of crime writing.
Author : G. K. Chesterton
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486115224
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)
Download or read book Favorite Father Brown Stories written by G. K. Chesterton and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-27 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beloved clerical sleuth in roster of remarkable cases: "The Blue Cross," "The Sins of Prince Saradine," "The Sign of the Broken Sword," "The Man in the Passage," "The Perishing of the Pendragons," more.
Author : Martin Edwards
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781873226513
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (265 download)
Download or read book Murder Squad written by Martin Edwards and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
