Зарубежные детективы
Различные книги в жанре Зарубежные детективыMurder in Bronze
A junior partner with extravagant tastes. A senior partner who stands in his way. A bust of Julius Caesar heavy enough to crush anyone's skull. You do the math!
Six Reasons For Murder
Fanny, the young and amoral wife of a former crime boss and politician, watches too many westerns. After the latest movie, she begins to wonder whether she could kill her husband by tying wet rawhide around his throat and leaving it to dry and tighten in the sun…
A Story for Which the World Is Now Prepared
The first case in the hitherto unreported criminal inquiries of the firm of Wracke & Rheuwin, Private Investigators. (Will certain eminent groups of devotees chuckle with glee or gnash their teeth in rage? We're betting on the former.)
Obituary
The tragic tale of a grocer who, unsatisfied with his dull wife and enamored with another woman, decides on murder as the only means to achieve his goals… <P> Originally published in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Magazine, March 1966.
The Scarlet Ace #4: House of Crime
The Fourth installment in the Scarlet Ace series originally appeared in All Detective Magazine, July 1933.
The Missing Witness Mystery
A bank embezzlement, an invisible witness, a hidden room filled with Civil War material about the Underground Railroad, and other intriguing ingredients make this tenth Ted Wilford mystery a fine addition to the series.
The Haunting of Hill House
Dr Montague, a scientific investigator of ghostly phenomena, has chosen to live for several weeks at Hill House, by repute a place of horror that will brook no human habitation. To check and contribute to his observations, he selects three companions previously unknown to him; two girls, Theo and Eleanor, and Luke, a young man, who is heir to Hill House. <P> What happens cannot, in fairness, be told. But Dr Montague’s words were prophetic: ‘A ghost cannot hurt anyone; only the fear of ghosts can be dangerous.’ Whether the ghosts at Hill House caused the fear, or the fear created the ghosts, there were such manifestations as to produce, finally, an ultimate terror that was all too palpable and down-to-earth.
Black Cat Thrillogy #9: 3 Historical Mysteries by Edith Maxwell
Edith Maxwell writes the historical Quaker Midwife Mysteries—two of which appear in this collection, as well as a related story. Included are:<P> A Questionable Death<BR>The Mayor and the Midwife<BR>Adam and Eva<P> Edith Maxwell's latest novel, Turning the Tide, appeared from Midnight Ink in April, 2018.
The Big Cat Mystery
When a report reaches the Town Crier office that a leopard is loose in the woods around Vanishing Lake, skepticism is the natural reaction. Is the animal really a leopard? If so, how did it get there? If not, what kind of wild animal is it? Or is the whole thing a hoax with a mysterious purpose behind it? Ted Wilford, working as usual for the bi-weekly newspaper during his summer vacation from college, and Nelson Morgan, the wizard with a camera, are sent to track down the truth behind this strange report. If it proves to be faked, they have the prospect of a few carefree days at the lake as the guests of the paper. If not, there could be lots of excitement and real danger as they attempt to solve the mystery.
Sherlock Holmes in Cat and Mouse
When Miss Emily Jackson’s friend Janet Highvin is accused of poisoning her husband, Miss Emily immediately consults her friends Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. Only Holmes and Watson—with help from Miss Emily’s brown Burmese cat Mandalay—can uncover the truth and save an innocent woman from the hangman!