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What makes a mystery intriguing? Which element makes the investigators' sixth sense rear up and say this crime will stand out in their memories forever?Dozens of crabs pushing a man to jump from his balcony should do the trick. Or an island's one of two inhabitants eating rat poison with his cereal. How about an octagonarian going after internet trolls? An experienced kayaker surprised by bad weather? Or a jail break creating unimaginable damage with...
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When the homicide boys are baffled, only Captain Leopold can unravel the mystery On his way to the circus, a young boy named Tommy pauses for fifteen minutes in a grassy vacant lot. It begins to rain, and by the time the storm has passed, Tommy is dead in the tall grass, strangled with a strong piece of rope. Police suspicion falls on a shifty ex-con employed by the circus, but Captain Leopold isn't satisfied with this too-simple solution. Something...
83) Guilty Parties
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Severn House is proud to be publishing a collection of new stories from the glittering talent of the members of the Crime Writers' Association.
84) Crime Time
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Here are eleven tales of crime and mystery. Tales of people of all ages making desperate choices, calculated choices, and survival choices. Everything from killers and junkies on the run to innocents caught in a web of danger. Darkness and fear rule, and surprises occur when some think they're safe at last. It's Crime Time, and it's a black, cold street at night here...
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Retired Police Chief Rick Bates is always eager to dive into a case - usually a case of wine. He didn't start drinking until he was 75; but now he's making up for lost time. But it's not all play and no work for Rick, Even in his 80s, he is a one man stone wall against the waves of crime. In Chapter One, he solves the case of the NAME GAME MURDERS. Mrs. Blade was killed with a knife. Mr. Gunn died from a wound caused by a pistol. And John Roper? He...
86) Prom Queen
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Mean girl Cindy Wayne is the most beautiful girl at Friendly High School. And, she is willing to do anything...anything...to have David Duncan, the most popular boy in school. And, when Cindy says anything... she means anything. But, how can she have David when he's already got a girlfriend he's in love with?
Cindy comes from an upper-class family in the suburbs of Fort Washington, Maryland. The prom is coming up soon and she wants David to take...
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Sightless detective Max Carrados solved his first cases in Edwardian London, in the early days of the 20th century when the city was the beating heart of the vast British Empire. This collection contains the very best tales of the blind sleuth, 10 adventures that range from his first challenge, "The Coin of Dionysus," to mysteries set during the World War I era and the early 1920s. Like Sherlock Holmes, Max Carrados debuted in The Strand magazine,...
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During the 1890's, the heyday of Sherlock Holmes, Martin Hewitt ranked among England's most popular fictional detectives. A favorite of readers of The Strand and other magazines, Hewitt returns in this collection of nine of his best cases. Hewitt enters the scene in "The Lenton Croft Robberies," in which he is called upon to solve three successive jewel robberies whose only clues are three half-burnt wooden matches. In "The Case of the Dixon Torpedo,"...
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Dieser Band enthält folgende Krimis:
Trevellian und der Bazooka-Killer
Erwürgt!
Drei Männer werden ermordet – und immer wird ein Springseil um ihren Hals zu einer Schlinge drapiert. Die Ermittler stehen vor einem Rätsel...
Packender Thriller von Alfred Bekker.
Alfred Bekker ist ein bekannter Autor von Fantasy-Romanen, Krimis und Jugendbüchern. Neben seinen großen Bucherfolgen schrieb er zahlreiche Romane für Spannungsserien...
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Mystery writer Esther Luttrell has assembled a treasury of suspense fiction. Scottish novelist Ian Hall presents the lead story, Case of the Howling Husky, a brilliant tale of international intrigue set at a ballet performed for the world elite, inside an Antarctic Ice Station. Mike Graves weaves plots-with-a-twist in The Leaves Never Lie and in his short, short story Nighty Night. Vicki Julian pens a relationship tale of Double Deception, while acclaimed...
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Gus Mackie is not a Hollywood type private investigator, he not good looking, muscle-bound, or full of knowledge. He's rough around the edges and is imperfect. His cases are few and far between but he gets free rent by living in his office. His closest friend is a Native-American Police Detective who acts as his conscience and covers his ass from getting in trouble. Gus has been hired by a man to find out if his secretary is cheating on him, even...
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Rob Vagle brings you six mystery & crime stories in assorted shades of malfeasance. From a revealing meeting between one kleptomaniac and another to a collection agency that may not be on the up and up. From modern-day pirates looking for forgiveness to a reluctant dog trained to do the assassin's bidding. Stories with malfeasance never imagined before.
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A collection of stories featuring a UCLA film archivist who searches for lost footage-and finds trouble instead Though he shares his name with the most famous heartthrob of the silent era, Valentino is not part of film history. Rather, he is a scholar of it, working at UCLA to help find and preserve rare films. But not all movies are lost because of careless storage. Some were hidden deliberately, and there are those who will kill to ensure they stay...
94) Happigo Bloodeye
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Benton Harles is murdered in the home of Dame Venetti. Happigo Bloodeye is mildly intoxicated after a failed night of searching for someone to dance with. Her best friend, Officer Lily, the half-werewolf, enlists Happigo to investigate the scene of the crime. The blood is running cold, and only the ancient power Happigo hides beneath an eyepatch will help find a murderer amidst vampires, werewolves, mummies, and homonculi. It's time for Happigo to...
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Best Eaten Cold and Other Stories showcases a group of highly regarded, award-winning crime writers who all share a special passion for crime, which is reflected in this superb new volume. Funny and sad, atmospheric and dark, ingenious and frightening, each of the thirteen stories in this collection will thrill lovers of crime fiction.
96) Deadly Pleasures
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To celebrate the Crime Writers' Association Diamond Jubilee, a collection of original stories from distinguished members of the CWA especially commissioned for this volume.
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This short story integrates both comedy and mystery into an exciting adventure. Be intrigued by the death of Mr. Bailey as his servants and guests investigate. But don't get too serious - the plot brings in an array of characters that display both comedy and wit. The story is written in a very unique way that gives it its own sense of elegance. It is divided into two parts; the first section relays the same events five times - each through a different...
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What goes together like tea & sympathy, rock & roll, or a skull & crossbones? Sex & crime. Nineteen members of Sisters in Crime living in the Carolinas serve up stories around the universal themes of lust, love, and longing, and the criminal consequences of thwarting these human desires. Some stories are laugh-out-loud funny, others are evilly dark, but each packs a delicious read. Whether set in an ice cream parlor or an equestrian center, from World...
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Amid its bustling, diverse fabric, injustice is unfortunately as much a part of the New York City landscape as Times Square, the Empire State Building, and the Statue of Liberty. Such inequities are spotlighted in this collection of sixteen short and thought-provoking stories penned by some of the Sisters in Crime New York/Tri-State chapter's most prolific authors.
Injustice may lurk inside a swanky Manhattan apartment, a high school classroom, a...
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This is the 17th book of the Neptune King series. In A Question of Identity, Neptune King, while on his way home from a fancy dress party with Rachel spots a light on in a bank. He stops to investigate, still dressed in his Sherlock Holmes costume. He spots someone emerging from the side door of the bank a moment before all hell breaks loose as the side wall of the bank is blown out. Neptune is caught in the blast and knocked unconscious. When he...
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