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1) The Stoat
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Gore's assistance is sought by his old army colleague Colonel Margesson, who was having difficulties with his wife and children. When not only Margesson but his two children are killed, the case proves baffling until a visit to Ireland reveals the explanation.
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David Daunt had just been released from prison after serving nine years for the manslaughter of his cousin, Robin Daunt. When he reached his home town and reported to the police station with his parole paper, he was shocked to learn that his widowed mother had married his late father's brother - Robin's father! David didn't like any of the Daunts - there was bad blood in them all. He knew that danger awaited him at home...
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The story begins with the sudden death of an elderly clergyman named Anderby, who drops dead while hosing the garden ... death that is followed by another in circumstances which give rise to suspicion and to the local police calling upon Inspector MacDonald. E. C. R. Lorac's novels are always enjoyable, and Inspector MacDonald is rapidly becoming one of the most popular Crime Club sleuths.
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When a stationary car is struck by an oncoming lorry at a very dangerous hairpin bend known as Dyke's Corner and the driver killed it seems an obvious accident. However, MacDonald's methodical investigations reveal it was in fact a cleverly contrived murder.
"We've taken the wrong fork. There's a double hairpin bend somewhere." There was! Immediately in front of them a car was drawn up on the opposite side of the road. As they swung round the...
5) Crossed Skis
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The investigation of a dead body in London's Bloomsbury takes Rivers to the Austrian Alps to hunt down the murderer amidst the visitors to a ski resort.
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The lonely old house in Starvel Hollow stands as usual one evening. The next morning it is a heap of smouldering ruins. When the almost cremated remains of its three inmates are discovered an inquest is held and a verdict of accidental death arrived at. However, some weeks later an incident occurs which arouses suspicion in a bank manager and Inspector French is called in.
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In his introduction, guest editor James Patterson observes, "I often hear people lamenting the state of Hollywood ... If that's the case, I've got one thing to say: read these short stories. You can thank me later." Patterson has collected a batch of stories that have the sharp tension, drama, and visceral emotion of an Oscar-worthy Hollywood production. Spanning the extremes of human behavior, The Best American Mystery Stories 2015 features characters...
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Ancianas degolladas mirando hacia La Meca, el líder de los musulmanes ejecutado por el rito kosher judío... El multicultural barrio de Lavapiés es una bomba con varias mechas encendidas y hará saltar Madrid por los aires.
Solo la Brigada de los Apóstoles de Severo Justo y Dalia Fierro puede evitarlo. O no. Tras un año atrapando asesinos internacionales y distraídos por sus problemas personales, los está derrotando un asesino de barrio.
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Hacía mucho tiempo que Florián Falomir no veía a Mateo Reblet, un antiguo compañero suyo de clase, ahora famoso director de cine, con una carrera cinematográfica fulgurante y una vida llena de lujos. Pero la vida privada de Reblet no es tan segura como su trayectoria profesional. Recientemente, el director se había vuelto a casar con la actriz Valeria Lázaro, treinta años más joven que él, y ahora teme que un enfermizo admirador los esté...
10) Pastores del mal
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Cuando el padre Damián Isún cambió de postura para acomodarse en su cama, el corazón le dio un vuelco al palpar, bajo la colcha, el cuerpo desnudo y sin vida de uno de sus pupilos. ¿Cómo había llegado allí? El pánico se apoderó de él y acudió a su antiguo discípulo, mosén Estanis, en busca de ayuda y refugio.
El mosén no dudó en contactar con el comisario Javier Gallardo, que aunque se había retirado hacía poco del servicio, nunca...
11) Andrea's Secret
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In early 1974, a pregnant Andrea Steedman leaveshome to conceal the birth of her daughter MaryTherese. A few months after she has given birth,depressed and confused, she agrees to an adoptionunder highly irregular circumstances.Twenty two years later on her deathbed, Andreareveals the existence of her daughter to her wealthy brother Warwick, who promises to find Mary Therese.
12) Deep Wound
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Deep Wound, is a bloody and romance story by Reza Taheri Bashar that tells the old tale of greed and love and grudge and revenge.that tells the story of conspiracy and spiteful and betrayal.A conspiracy that destroy a great noble family, little by littleThis book is a rare and truly different book.
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From the award-winning author of The Innocent Spy comes the next book in this exceptional series set in WWII London
Summer, 1944. After almost five years of conflict, London's inhabitants are exhausted. War-weary DI Ted Stratton is no exception, but he cannot help being drawn in by his latest case. Called on to investigate when a doctor is found dead in Fitzrovia's Middlesex Hospital, Stratton soon realizes that someone involved is not who they...
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The story revolves around the murder of a wealthy playboy, David Henley. When Henley is found dead in his locked study, the police are stumped as to how someone could have entered the room without leaving any clues. Enter Sir Clinton Driffield, a renowned detective who is known for his brilliant deduction skills. With his assistant, Squire Wendover, Sir Clinton must unravel the mystery of Henley's murder and identify the culprit among nine possible...
15) Pick Any Title
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Lord Clive' bought his lordship at a 'Lord of the Manor' sale where titles fetch anything from two thousand to two hundred thousand pounds. Why not buy another cheap and sell it high? Why stop at only one customer? When some of his American buyers, each of whom imagines himself an English lord, come to England to inspect their property Clive leaves the beautiful Jane Strachey to handle them.But Clive was careless who he sold to, and among his victims...
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Montréal, janvier 1836. Un livre bouleverse la ville : il relate de sordides histoires de fornication entre les Hospitalières de l'Htel-Dieu et les Sulpiciens, évoquant profanation, assassinats et débauche. La bonne société est en émoi, et l'évêque doit défendre la réputation de son diocèse.
Montréal, septembre 1892. Un charnier d'enfants est découvert, rue Le Royer. Puis, le corps mutilé d'un banquier est retrouvé à Griffintown et...
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First published in 1928, public domain. J. S. Fletcher (b. 1863, d. 1935) was a prolific British author and journalist. He wrote over 230 titles, both fiction and non fiction. He was one of foremost writers of detective fiction during the Golden Age of murder mystery novels.
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Fresh from their hair-raising adventures in Paris, on the Istanbul Express, in Rome, and in Istanbul (when they eventually get there!) Màiri and Lianna are looking forward to spending a relaxing couple of weeks at home with family. Can they quietly enjoy their Christmas holidays? Or is something unexpected about to happen?
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París, primavera de 1942. Bajo ocupación nazi la población capitalina vive con temor al bombardeo aliado y a merced del contrabando, las desapariciones forzadas. Para Léon Sadorski, inspector de policía modélico, anticomunista y antisemita, la política colaboracionista de Vichy representa una oportunidad de ascenso social, mientras hace lo que mejor sabe: extorsionar, perseguir y arrestar judíos, terroristas y miembros de "La Résistance"....
20) Deadly Yours
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A letter, sealed with blood red wax, arrives in a small coastal town. Samantha's hopes of a new, quiet life are shattered. The killer is back. Like years before, the crime scenes mimic classic mysteries Samantha once taught in her English Lit class-The Art of Detection. Is one murder staged from an Ellery Queen novel? P.D. James? Sherlock Holmes? Maybe more? Five years ago, strangers died. This time-friends. As the body count climbs, this menace must...