Зарубежные детективы
Различные книги в жанре Зарубежные детективыThe Gentlest of the Brothers
Kevin McCarthy, lay brother at a seminary, learns of the suicide of Rose Kathleen, his sister. She had been an exotic dancer and prostitute for a childhood bully turned crime lord, Rory O'Bannon. In her suicide note, she also sent Kevin a diary naming names, detailing narcotics transactions, and prostitution activities. Kevin renounces his vows, confessing to his superior his plan to kill Rory O'Bannon…
I Saw Her Die
Grisson, Halliwell, and Dibble are cops in their station when Marvin Hewitt walks in, wondering whom to talk to about witnessing a murder. Hewitt is a landscaper, working on a new development; he claims to have witnessed a murder in one of the houses. However, he has great amount of trouble telling his story…
The Midnight Message
Originally published Sept. 23, 1911, here is issue #769 of the New Nick Carter Weekly. This ebook contains the complete novel originally published in the Nickel Weekly, entitled THE MIDNIGHT MESSAGE.
About Face
It started out as a dog of a case—with Johnny Liddell keeping tabs on a drunken movie star for a fat producer. But things picked up when the actor was found dead in a phony auto accident. “Murder and mayhem in abundant measure.” – The New York Times
Run from the Snakes
Kearney is an alcoholic, trying to recover, and spending his second full day sober. When he witnesseses a «hairless man» kidnap a girl, he pursues them, despite his desire for a drink. But you know the old saying – no good deed goes unpublished…
The Hidden Trail
The Hidden Trail (1924) is volume 7 in the Mystery Stories for Boys" series. Roy J. Snell authored more than 80 books aimed at teenage boys and girls over his long and prolific career, including the «Mystery Stories for Boys» series and trhe «Mystery Stories for Girls» series. «The Hidden Trail» (1924) is volume 7 in the Mystery Stories for Boys" series and continues the adventures of a team of young amateur sleuths.
Five Have Plenty of Fun
Siblings Julian, Dick, and Anne have come to Kirrin to spend the remainder of a school holiday with their tomboy cousin, George, and her dog, Timmy. When a mysterious girl arrives at Kirrin Cottage in the middle of the night, George and her cousins are thrilled. Berta is an American girl trying to elude kidnappers, and the Kirrin Household has been asked to protect and disguise her. Berta cuts her hair, dons boys' clothes, and is transformed into the handsome Lesley – and the Five are on constantly lookout for potential kidnappers. Will the disguise be successful, or will Berta be recognised and find herself in danger?
Big Red
When Danny sees Red, a beautiful Irish setter, he knows this is the only dog for him. Their adventures will bring them up against one of the kings of the wilderness – a killer bear named Old Majesty.
Darkness of Slumber
Put death to the weird music of insanity. Take murder in the madhouse. Add a perfect wife about to lose her husband because his first wife may return from a living grave. Mix seven strangely assorted lives weaving dark patterns of political intrigue and violence – and let a young doctor, with a reputation to clear, uncover the sequence of events behind the too sudden madness of a beautiful woman. <P> Acclaimed as one of the «Ten Best» by the New York Times Book Review, here is an engrossing mystery of sinister emotions and pounding action, told with mounting tension and terror.
Wanted
Ferry Diamond is a mobster with his fingers in nearly every pie: illegal betting, horse racing, stolen cars. When one of his mechanics decides to quit the racket, he finds it isn't so easy to escape…