A sense of impending evil hovers over a cathedral town, where one man, an outwardly respectable opium addict, is consumed with jealousy over the engagement of his nephew, Edwin Drood, to a lovely young lady. So enraged is he, that he even plots the younger man's murder. But Drood's sudden disappearance halts further scheming and leaves only one big mystery. What happened to Edwin Drood? And what became of his body?Unfinished at the time of his death, Charles Dickens's intriguing...
This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Jimgrim is an American secret agent who has been recruited by the British intelligence services because of his in-depth knowledge of Arab life. Together with his friends and compatriots Ramsden and Ross he encounters an old acquaintance, beautiful Joan Leich, who is experiencing certain unpleasance on her property in Egypt. The group travels to Egyptian desert, accompanied by an old...
"The Mystery of Orcival" by Emile Gaboriau. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible...
This eBook edition of «The Mystery of Orcival» has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Excerpt:"On the bank of the river, among the stumps and flags, was stretched a woman's body. Her long, dishevelled locks lay among the water-shrubs; her dress—of gray silk—was soiled with mire and blood. All the upper part of the body lay in shallow water, and her face had sunk in the mud. «A murder!» muttered Philippe, whose voice trembled....
This eBook edition of «The Mystery of Room 75» has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Excerpt: "There was something so sinister about the whole thing that Wendover rushed in and stood there, with startled eyes. For there, behind that screen of greenery, lay the dead body of a man in evening dress. He lay there with his eyes turned upwards, lay there with a cruel gash in the centre of his dazzling expanse of shirt front, on which...
"The Mystery of the Clasped Hands" by Guy Boothby. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and...
A fabulously rich gold mine in Mexico is known by the picturesque and mysterious name of The Four Fingers. It originally belonged to an Aztec tribe, and its location is known to one surviving descendant—a man possessing wonderful occult power. Should any person unlawfully discover its whereabouts, four of his fingers are mysteriously removed, and one by one returned to him. The appearance of the final fourth betokens his swift and violent death. Frederick White (1859–1935), mostly known for...