Ужасы и Мистика
14439 кн.
Martin Slade wants to bury his past as a saboteur in wartime Denmark and smuggler in postwar Europe. Returning to Denmark as a respectable journalist, he's approached by Birgitte Holtesen, an old flame now married to an elderly trader. Birgitte wants Martin to smuggle something back to English for her–but he refuses. She enlists instead a young musician, Sean Clifford. When Martin returns to England, he's attacked in his flat, and the place is ransacked. And then he learns that Sean...
| Автор | John Burke |
An innocent man is arrested for a murder committed by a woman. A guilty killer confesses to a murder–but the police arrest an innocent woman. A man finds the woman of his dreams–only to discover that he's entrapped in a nightmare. The tenants of a new block of flats are so delighted with their home that they don't ever want to leave–little realizing that they CAN'T leave. A husband and wife find that all their wishes can come true–but with death as the price. Eight great macabre...
| Автор | John Burke |
When Sterling Seabright is found strangled in the woods outside the small farming community of Abundance, Wisconsin, even her closest friends are shocked to learn of her secret life. When a second body is found murdered in a cabin by the lake, it's up to Deputies Robely Danner and Frack Telusky to discover the link. Sterling's classmates hold various pieces of the puzzle, and although they may be talking among themselves, Robely and Frack are unable to break their code of silence.
| Автор | Arlette Lees |
The murder is as impossible as it is horrible. Archeologist Reuben Hayles, following written threats to his life, receives police protection at his home. Superintendent Budd stations himself outside the door of his bedroom, while Sergeant Leek remains on alert outside the room's only external window. Yet Hayles is found dead, his head battered by some tremendous blow. Apart from his corpse, the room is empty, devoid of any possible weapon. A search reveals no hidden panels, so how has the...
| Автор | Gerald Verner |
The creator of the famous criminologist, Dr. Morelle, here gives us four stories of another brilliant detective, whom the newspapers have dubbed «The Amazing Martin Brett.» Brett appears to be selfish and lazy, and his effort at solving crimes is entirely motivated by the size of his fee. His attractive secretary (and narrator) is often the butt of his sardonic humor and sexist remarks, which she finds unnecessary and uncalled for. But she puts up with him because she suspects Brett has a secret...
| Автор | Ernest Dudley |
Elizabeth Darcy is in the world's most intriguing city to cover for old friend and fellow correspondent Peter Franklin, found dead in the Bosphorus. She's convinced it wasn’t an accident. But uncovering secrets can be a dangerous business. Are spies involved? Criminals? Where does religion become politics, and vice versa? And who are those men following her? <P> Danger stalks her through the ancient streets. Elizabeth will be lucky to return safely to Washington. Fortunately,...
| Автор | Peggy Hanson |
Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine returns with issue #11, presenting the best in modern and classic mystery fiction! Included this time are the usual columns by Lenny Picker and Mrs Hudson, plus the following stories: «The Adventures of Sherlock Hoosier,» by Dan Andriacco; «To Walk a Crooked Mile,» by Hal Charles; «Closing the Circle,» by Sergio Gaut vel Hartman; «The Cantor and the Ghost,» by G. Miki Hayden; «The Compound,» by Marc Bilgrey; «The Adventure of the Missing Countess,» by Jon Koons;...
| Автор | Jack Grochot |
When Inspector Pinkey investigates the murder of Sir Daniel Denton in his country home, he's confronted with three prime suspects: the man's widow, his brother, and a recently-fired servant. But everywhere the policeman looks, he finds conflicting evidence–and the individuals involved all hate each other. Then Gerard Denton apparently commits suicide–or is it murder?–and the servant suddenly disappears. Is Lady Denton the murderer by default? An absolutely stunning classic crime novel,...
| Автор | S. Fowler Wright |
Even by Hollywood standards, Nora Frost is the stage mother from Hell. Her futile drive to turn her talentless twin sons into child superstars has left figurative bodies strewn throughout Los Angeles. But after Nora hires hapless young private detective Dave Beauchamp to investigate a letter threatening the brothers, the body count begins to mount. It's up to Dave (a recovering lawyer and serious movie buff) to discover why people connected to Nora's crusade are turning up dead, and...
| Автор | Michael Mallory |
"Detective Jack Dunning and his partner Jim Tunney have their hands full. Two young boys have turned up dead within a two-month period on the same stretch of lonely highway outside the small agricultural town of Santa Paulina, California. Are they the victims of the same illusive hit-and-run sedan that mowed down rookie cop, Curley McDaniel? Or are they part of a darker, more sinister plot? <P> Jack's beautiful young girlfriend, Angel Doll, has problems of her own when a man...
| Автор | Arlette Lees |
The patrol car swerved, came to a halt; Ron Webber opened his eyes and looked about dazedly: «Where are we?» «Municipal Hospital,» the officer said. The ceremony was brief: the sheet was raised, and Webber glanced and nodded: «It's him. It's Frank…» Webber performs background checks for insurance companies, alongside his best friend, Frank Milford. Now Frank's dead, and so's the young woman whom he was investigating. Ron wants to know why, and teams up with Homicide Lieut....
| Автор | Lloyd Biggle, Jr. |
