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One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World''Raymond Chandler invented a new way of talking about America, and America has never looked the same to us since' Paul Auster, author of The New York TrilogyRaymond Chandler was America's preeminent writer of detective...
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Penguin
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2000-02-03
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'Marvellously paced and ingeniously plotted. A real page-turner' Observer_________________________One winter morning, Lorimer Black - young, good-looking, but with a somewhat troubled expression - goes to keep a perfectly routine business appointment and finds a hanged...
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Penguin
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1999-02-25
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Despite the grave misgivings of both their families, Valeria Brinton and Eustace Woodville are married. But before long the new bride begins to suspect a dark secret in her husband's past and when she discovers that he has been living under a false name, she determines...
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Penguin
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1998-09-24
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the series of short stories that made the fortunes of the Strand magazine, in which they were first published, and won immense popularity for Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson.The detective is at the height of his powers and the volume...
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OUP Oxford
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1998-06-04
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What are the ingredients of a hard-boiled detective story? "Savagery, style, sophistication, sleuthing and sex," said Ellery Queen. Often a desperate blond, a jealous husband, and, of course, a tough-but-tender P.I. the likes of Sam Spade or Philop Marlowe. Perhaps...
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Oxford University Press
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1997-05-29
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Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time'Well-crafted and unputdownable. An excellent read' 5***** Reader Review'Superbly paced and plotted. One of Francis's best' 5***** Reader Review'A well written and totally...
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Penguin
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1996-03-28
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When the elderly Allan Armadale makes a terrible confession on his death-bed, he has little idea of the repercussions to come, for the secret he reveals involves the mysterious Lydia Gwilt: flame-haired temptress, bigamist, laudanum addict and husband-poisoner. Her...
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Penguin
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1995-01-26
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes are overshadowed by the event with which they close - the meeting of the great detective and Moriarty, the Napoleon of Crime. Their struggle, seemingly to the death, was to leave many readers desolate at the loss of Holmes, but was also to...
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OUP Oxford
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1993-09-30
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In The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes we read the last twelve stories Conan Doyle was to write about Holmes and Watson. They reflect the disillusioned world of the 1920s in which they were written, and he can be seen to take advantage of new, more open conventions in...
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OUP Oxford
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1993-09-30
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In The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes we read the last twelve stories Conan Doyle was to write about Holmes and Watson. They reflect the disillusioned world of the 1920s in which they were written, and he can be seen to take advantage of new, more open conventions in...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
1993-09-30
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes are overshadowed by the event with which they close - the meeting of the great detective and Moriarty, the Napoleon of Crime. Their struggle, seemingly to the death, was to leave many readers desolate at the loss of Holmes, but was also to...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
1993-09-30
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Discover the classic mystery from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time'Grabs you from the first page and never lets go' 5***** Reader Review'Excellent. A well plotted story with plenty of twists and turns' 5***** Reader Review'Flawlessly...
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Penguin
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1993-09-02
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A classic of the crime genre,A Fatal Inversion plunges you into the darker side of humanity with a plot that will keep you guessing throughout!'An absolute winner . . . a gripping read from start to end' Daily Mail 'Brilliant. Vine has the kind of near-Victorian...
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Penguin
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1987-10-29
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A CLASSIC COLLECTION OF JOHN MORTIMER'S ICONIC CHARACTER, DISCOVER THE FIRST RUMPOLE OMNIBUS! 'One of the great comic creations of modern times' Evening Standard 'Rumpole, like Jeeves and Sherlock Holmes, is immortal' P. D. James, Mail on Sunday Who rose to enduring...
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Penguin
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1983-09-29
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''The Devereux Court Mystery'' by Miles Burton (John Rhode) is a Golden Age detective novel where amateur sleuth Desmond Merrion helps Scotland Yard's Inspector Arnold solve a complex case involving a gang, a river setting, and seemingly unrelated crimes that turn out...
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Rare Treasure Editions
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2026-01-28
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In this classic country house mystery, Victor L. Whitechurch delivers a clever and atmospheric tale of theft, suspicion, and deduction. When a daring robbery takes place at the grand Rudwick House, the quiet life of the English countryside is shattered. Precious jewels...
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Asimis Books
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2026-01-26
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Fortune's mannerisms and speech put him into the same class as Lord Peter Wimsey but the stories are much darker, and often involve murderous obsession, police corruption, financial skulduggery, child abuse and miscarriages of justice.
Bailey is a much neglected...
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Rare Treasure Editions
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2026-01-13
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''Mr Fortune's Trials'' includes six curious, gruesome and ingenious crimes which Reggie investigates through minute, scientific detection.
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Rare Treasure Editions
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2026-01-13
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This collection of six puzzling stories introduced the world to Reggie Fortune, a remarkable detective whose rotund frame conceals a razor-sharp mind and a fighting spirit. A true champion of the oppressed, Fortune will never let a murderer escape justice—whether his...
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Rare Treasure Editions
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2026-01-13
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''Mr Fortune, Please'' includes six ingenious, bizarre and murderous crimes which Reggie investigates through minute and forensic, scientific detection.
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Rare Treasure Editions
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2026-01-13
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