The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries

The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries PDF Author: Michael Sims
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143137530
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353

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For classic murder mystery readers, a scintillating anthology of lost treasures to read alongside Edgar Allan Poe and Sherlock Holmes A Penguin Classic For The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries, writer and anthologist Michael Sims did not summon the usual suspects. He sought the unfamiliar, the unjustly forgotten, and little-known gems by writers from outside the genre. This historical tour of one of our most popular literary categories includes stories never before reprinted, features rebellious early “lady detectives," and spotlights former stars of the crime field—Austrian novelist Auguste Groner and prolific American Geraldine Bonner among them. For twenty-first century connoisseurs of crime, The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries celebrates how the nineteenth century added a fierce modern twist to the ancient theme of bloody murder.

The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries

The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries PDF Author: Michael Sims
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143137530
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353

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Book Description
For classic murder mystery readers, a scintillating anthology of lost treasures to read alongside Edgar Allan Poe and Sherlock Holmes A Penguin Classic For The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries, writer and anthologist Michael Sims did not summon the usual suspects. He sought the unfamiliar, the unjustly forgotten, and little-known gems by writers from outside the genre. This historical tour of one of our most popular literary categories includes stories never before reprinted, features rebellious early “lady detectives," and spotlights former stars of the crime field—Austrian novelist Auguste Groner and prolific American Geraldine Bonner among them. For twenty-first century connoisseurs of crime, The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries celebrates how the nineteenth century added a fierce modern twist to the ancient theme of bloody murder.

The Penguin Who Knew Too Much

The Penguin Who Knew Too Much PDF Author: Donna Andrews
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312997922
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356

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Meg Langslow plays hostess to a gaggle of penguins and investigates a puzzling murder in the latest delightful mystery from the bestselling author of "No Nest for the Wicket." Martin's Press.

The Memorial Hall Murder

The Memorial Hall Murder PDF Author: Jane Langton
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN:
Category : Cambridge (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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Dead Pan

Dead Pan PDF Author: Jane Dentinger
Publisher: Penguin Mass Market
ISBN: 9780140158342
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244

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Actress/sleuth O'Roarke goes Hollywood and finds herself embroiled in a made-for-TV murder in this new mystery from the author of Murder on Cue. "Dentinger fills her books with show business lore and a marvelous theatrical savvy".--Howard Kissel, New York Daily News.

The Penguin Killer

The Penguin Killer PDF Author: Ste Sharp
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 305

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Brighton, during the glorious Britpop summer of 1995.A second hand bookshop becomes the centre of a serial killer investigation when vintage penguin books are left at murder scenes.Luke Redfern has just inherited the bookshop Red Books from his Grandad and is busy trying to make the big time with his indie band, Beachhead.When Detective Mellor asks him to help find out who has been leaving penguin books at crime scenes, Luke is drawn into the mystery of what the papers are calling the Penguin Killer.

Murder Down Under

Murder Down Under PDF Author: Arthur William Upfield
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bonaparte, Napoleon, Inspector (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 253

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Murder at the Gardner

Murder at the Gardner PDF Author: Jane Langton
Publisher: Penguin Mass Market
ISBN: 9780140113822
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370

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Ex-detective Homer Kelly is called in to investigate pranks at the Gardner Museum. But when a wealthy art patron is murdered, the seemingly harmless becomes deadly serious.

The Transcendental Murder

The Transcendental Murder PDF Author: Jane Langton
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN:
Category : Cambridge (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 290

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Thoreau, Emerson, and the Alcotts are discovered to have done more than they think, two people show up dead, and Lt.-Det., Emerson scholar, Homer Kelly is there.

Murders in

Murders in PDF Author: Elizabeth Daly
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 20

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Death in the Spotlight

Death in the Spotlight PDF Author: Robin Stevens
Publisher: Puffin
ISBN: 9780141373829
Category : Boarding schools
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Someone will take their final bow . . . Fresh from their adventure in Hong Kong, Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells are off to the Rue Theatre in London to face an entirely new challenge: acting. But danger has a nasty habit of catching up with the Detective Society, and it soon becomes clear that there is trouble afoot at the Rue. Jealousy, threats and horrible pranks quickly spiral out of control - and then a body is found. Now Hazel and Daisy must take centre stage and solve the crime . . . before the murderer strikes again.