Неожиданно космос сотрясся и наполнился шумом. Все человечество с трепетом наблюдает за ночным небом, на чьем черном полотне разлетаются миллионы разноцветных огней. Это были планеты и звезды ближайшей Галактики, в которой произошел мощнейший взрыв, навсегда стерев ее с лица Вселенной… а так же уничтожив Ад.
Что же теперь ждет людей после смерти? И почему человечество перестало видеть сны?
Thanks to Aunt Peg and her enthusiastic dog show pals, Melanie’s aptly named Bite Club reading group has book lovers all over town burying their noses in thrilling murder mysteries. But another pet project surfaces when Melanie reluctantly agrees to train a Bulldog puppy for elusive member Evan Major. Between the unusual bruise on his face and a bizarre run-in with an unknown dog show attendee, introverted Evan’s penchant for trouble sends him to an early...
Hodgkiss and The Fatal Map / Hodgkiss and the Telltale Eyes / Hodgkiss and the Unsafe Safe<br /> <br />Hodgkiss is a cranky old sod. The continual sniping and point-scoring between him and his son-in-law, Detective Sergeant Donald Burke, drives his daughter Esme to distraction. Hodgkiss compensates for his obnoxious treatment of Donald by helping him to solve a series baffling crimes, thus giving a welcome boost to his son-in-law's career. But it is towards the incompetent and...
Hours of great reading await, with mystery and crime tales from some of the 20th century's most renowned authors, including Johnston McCulley (creator of Zorro), Sax Rohmer (creator of Fu Manchu), G.K. Chesterton (famous for Father Brown) – and a handpicked selection of modern stories by contemporary masters, including Nora Charles, Marcia Talley, Elaine Viets, and many more! <P> Included in this volume: <P> A SENIOR DISCOUNT ON DEATH, by Nora Charles<BR> MURDER ON...
Carolyn Wells was an American author of mysteries, verse, humor, and children's books. In 1910 she decided to devote herself to mysteries and became an early master of the genre, creating two memorable sleuths: Pennington Wise and Fleming Stone. Earlier in her career, she penned two humorous stories featuring Sherlock Holmes and a plethora of other great detectives, both of which are included here.<P> Sherlock Holmes mysteries:<P> THE ADVENTURE OF THE CLOTHES-LINE...
Occult detectives—sometimes called psychic investigators—have been in vogue since the middle of the 19th century. This collection goes back to the roots of the occult detective story. The earliest story in this collection—Fitz-James O'Brien's «The Pot of Tulips»—originally appeared in 1855. Rare stories by Mary Fortune and Bayard Taylor, famous tales from the end of the 19th century by E. and H. Heron, plus 20th Century stories by Robert E. Howard, Edmond Hamilton, Manly Wade Wellman,...
The second collection of Carolyn Wells work presents several mysteries, a non-fiction study of the art of the detective story, and a good selection of her young adult series novels. Included are:<P> A CAROLYN WELLS BIBLIOGRAPHY<BR> THE DEEP LAKE MYSTERY<BR> FACE CARDS (1925)<BR> THE TECHNIQUE OF THE MYSTERY STORY (1913)<BR> PTOMAINE STREET (1920)<BR> THE STAYING GUEST (1904)<BR> MARJORIE’S VACATION (1907)<BR> MARJORIE’S BUSY DAYS...
The Anna Katharine Green Mystery Megapack selects 35 novels and stories by the classic author, including the complete Amelia Butterworth series and the complete Violet Strange series. If you are not yet familiar with Green's work, you will soon be a fan – she was a major influence on the development of the modern mystery story and a strong influence on Agatha Christie. (Miss Marple was modelled after Amelia Butterworth.) <P> THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR<BR> LOST MAN’S LANE<BR>...
This volume assembles 20 classic stories, a poem, and 2 essays by Manly Banister, classic author of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. FEAR (essay)<BR> WHY VAMPIRES CAN’T REFLECT (letter)<BR> SATAN'S BONDAGE: A WEREWOLF WESTERN<BR> SIX FLIGHTS TO TERROR<BR> CURSED AWAKENING<BR> DEVIL DOG<BR> ROOM WITHOUT WINDOWS<BR> LOUP-GAROU<BR> SONG IN THE THICKET<BR> EENA<BR> THE GREEN THING<BR> CRY WOLF!<BR> THE...