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Предыстория сыщика-астролога Киёси Митараи, главного героя романов-головоломок «Токийский Зодиак» и «Дом кривых стен». Токио, 1978 год. Некий человек пришел в себя на скамейке в совершенно незнакомом месте и постепенно понял, что ничего не помнит о прошлой жизни и вообще не знает, кто он такой. Кроме того, обнаружил, что вместо своего лица видит в зеркалах нечто вроде пунцовой дыни. В безнадежной ситуации ему на помощь пришла девушка Рёко, они полюбили друг друга и поселились вместе. Неизвестный принял имя Кэйсукэ Исикава. Не видя иной попытки выяснить хоть что-то о себе, он обратился к чудаковатому астрологу Киёси Митараи, заведя с ним приятельские отношения. Однако помогли вовсе не звезды, а случай: Кэйсукэ нашел первый ключ к разгадке. В вещах Рёко. Воспользовавшись этим ключом, он обрушил на себя целый водопад шокирующих открытий. И разобраться в них сможет только Митараи, имеющий способности, о которых Кэйсукэ и не догадывался…
Двойник с лунной дамбы
Предыстория сыщика-астролога Киёси Митараи, главного героя романов-головоломок «Токийский Зодиак» и «Дом кривых стен». Токио, 1978 год. Некий человек пришел в себя на скамейке в совершенно незнакомом месте и постепенно понял, что ничего не помнит о прошлой жизни и вообще не знает, кто он такой. Кроме того, обнаружил, что вместо своего лица видит в зеркалах нечто вроде пунцовой дыни. В безнадежной ситуации ему на помощь пришла девушка Рёко, они полюбили друг друга и поселились вместе. Неизвестный принял имя Кэйсукэ Исикава. Не видя иной попытки выяснить хоть что-то о себе, он обратился к чудаковатому астрологу Киёси Митараи, заведя с ним приятельские отношения. Однако помогли вовсе не звезды, а случай: Кэйсукэ нашел первый ключ к разгадке. В вещах Рёко. Воспользовавшись этим ключом, он обрушил на себя целый водопад шокирующих открытий. И разобраться в них сможет только Митараи, имеющий способности, о которых Кэйсукэ и не догадывался…
Civil Twilight
San Francisco stunt double Darcy Lott specializes in creating the illusion of serious danger. But when her lawyer brother calls and asks her to wine and dine a mysterious client, the danger is no illusion.Darcy takes an instant liking to the client, Karen Johnson, but there are too many unanswered questions. Karen claims to be getting a divorce, but Darcy’s brother Gary doesn’t handle divorces. And when he insists that their older brother John, a cop, must not know of their meeting, Darcy’s red flags are raised. Who is this woman? And why does she need a high-powered lawyer?Soon, a murder shocks the city and John is the primary suspect. With John and Gary both in hiding and the police anxious to pin the death on John, Darcy finds herself with no one she can trust. Desperate for an end to the madness, she delves deep into Karen’s past, only to uncover a scheme even more shocking than murder itself.
Twentynine Palms
Cracking in the desert heat, the sleepy town of Twentynine Palms sits outside the bright blankness that is the sprawl of Los Angeles. For someone on the run like Jack Baylor, who needs a quick exit out of L.A. after a steamy affair with his best friend’s wife, Twentynine Palms is the perfect refuge.Standing on the balcony of room 203 at Rancho del Dorotea, Jack plans to lay low for a few days, relax, and enjoy the high desert and the pool. But Jack’s best friend, Tory, is already following his trail up Highway 61, and he wants nothing but revenge.Before Jack has a chance to plan his next move, a family disappears from the motel, leaving behind the signs of a gruesome struggle. In the eyes of the Twentynine Palms police, Jack is the only logical suspect. Now Jack has to clear his name and escape his angry best friend. With the unexpected help of a 14-year-old girl, Jack desperately works to evade the police and Tory before his world comes entirely unhinged.With feverish Southern California as the backdrop, Twentynine Palms is a sun-soaked, skittering race toward a surprising truth.
No Good Deed
Barb Goffman, one of the most acclaimed short story authors and edtiors in the mystery field, is selecting and editing a line of great modern mystery stories. This time, she has selected Charles Salzberg's story «No Good Deed.» <P> Charles Salzberg is the author of the Shamusnominated Swann’s Last Song, Devil in the Hole, named one of the Best Crime Novels of 2013 by Suspense Magazine, and the Shamusnominated Second Story Man, winner of the Beverly Hills Book Award. He is a founding member of New York Writers Workshop and serves on the MWANY board. Learn more at www.Charlessalzberg.com.
Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard MEGAPACK®
“Josephine Tey” was one of several pseudonyms used by Elizabeth Mackintosh (1896–1952), a Scottish author best known for her mystery novels. I have chosen to release this volume under this particular pseudonym since 5 of the 6 volumes were first published under it. (She published the first book as by “Gordon Daviot,” a name she primarily used for plays with historical themes.)<P> In five of six novels in this series, the hero is Scotland Yard Inspector Alan Grant. (Grant appears in a sixth, The Franchise Affair, as a minor character—but it is included here for completeness.) The most famous of these is The Daughter of Time, in which Inspector Grant, while laid up in hospital, has friends research reference books and contemporary documents so that he can puzzle out the mystery of whether King Richard III of England murdered his nephews, the Princes, in the Tower.<P> The Daughter of Time was the last of Tey’s books to be published during her lifetime. In 1990, the British Crime Writers’ Association selected it as the greatest mystery novel of all time. One final crime novel, The Singing Sands, was found in her papers and published posthumously. It is last in this collection.<P> If you enjoy this collection, search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside MEGAPACK» to see the complete list of available titles. We have published more than 400 volumes in the series, covering mysteries, adventure, historical fiction, science fiction – and much, much more!
Mystery Mile
Judge Crowdy Lobbett has found evidence pointing to the identity of the criminal mastermind behind the deadly Simister gang. After four attempts on his life, he ends up seeking the help of the enigmatic and unorthodox amateur sleuth, Albert Campion. After Campion bundles Lobbett off to a country house in Mystery Mile, deep in the Suffolk countryside, all manner of adventures ensue.
The Man in the Brown Suit
The Man in the Brown Suit is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by The Bodley Head on 22 August 1924 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. Anne Beddingfeld is on her own and ready for adventures when one comes her way. She sees a man die in a tube station and picks up a piece of paper dropped nearby. The message on the paper leads her to South Africa as she fits more pieces of the puzzle together about the death she witnessed. There is a murder in England the next day, and the murderer attempts to kill her on the ship en route to Cape Town…