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"The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1843. An unnamed narrator suffering with alcoholism has a strong affection for pets, until he perversely turns to abusing them. In a drunken rage, he hangs his beloved black cat from a tree. He soon finds another black cat but develops a hatred for it as well. When he attempts to kill it with an axe, his wife stops him – and the narrator murders her instead, concealing the body behind a brick wall. But the cat, accidentally walled in with the corpse, alerts the police with its shrieking cry.

This bundle includes The Thief of Blackfriars Lane, The Bride of Blackfriars Lane, and The Sleuth of Blackfriars Lane.

Un guerrier noir qui livre ses frères aux marchands de bois d'ébène s'emporte, ivre, contre sa femme, et la livre au capitaine d'un négrier ; dégrisé, il rejoint le navire pour la délivrer, est lui-même fait prisonnier et prend la tête d'une mutinerie dont l'issue sera tragique. Le thème de la traite des esclaves africains est très en vogue à l'époque où l'auteur rédige Tamango, et un grand nombre d'écrivains et de sociétés s'en émeuvent. Cette nouvelle décrit les coutumes des Africains, conte la révolte des noirs... le tout peint à la manière de Delacroix !

"Metzengerstein: A Tale in Imitation of the German" is a short story by American writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe, his first to see print. It was first published in the pages of Philadelphia's Saturday Courier magazine, in 1832. The story follows the young Frederick, the last of the Metzengerstein family, who carries on a long-standing feud with the Berlifitzing family. Suspected of causing a fire that kills the Berlifitzing family patriarch, Frederick becomes intrigued with a previously unnoticed and untamed horse.

"The Gold-Bug" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe published in 1843. The plot follows William Legrand, who becomes fixated on an unusual gold-colored bug he has discovered. His servant Jupiter fears that Legrand is going insane and goes to Legrand's friend, an unnamed narrator, who agrees to visit his old friend. Legrand pulls the other two into an adventure after deciphering a secret message that will lead to buried treasure.

"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been described as the first modern detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination". The unnamed narrator opens with a lengthy commentary on the nature and practice of analytical reasoning, then describes the circumstances under which he first met Dupin during a visit to Paris.

Ascolta i racconti di una delle voci più amate della letteratura crime contemporanea. In "Urla d'amore", undici storie evocano atmosfere tese e perturbanti, dove anche la quotidianità si trasforma in fonte di inquietudine e scenari opprimenti. I personaggi prendono vita in mondi claustrofobici e irrazionali, muovendosi senza certezze, in una realtà angosciante e misteriosa. "Miss Highsmith è una crime novelist i cui libri possono essere riletti molte volte.

El enfrentamiento con las pijas no ha podido acabar peor, Sara debe dar su último adiós a alguien de una vez por todas y para siempre.

"Thou Art the Man", originally titled "Thou Art the Man!", is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1844. It is an early experiment in detective fiction, like Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", though it is generally considered an inferior story. The plot involves a man wrongfully accused of murdering his uncle Barnabas Shuttleworthy, whose corpse is missing. An unnamed narrator finds the body, suspects the victim's good friend Charles Goodfellow, and sets up an elaborate plot to expose him.

"Hop-Frog" (originally "Hop-Frog; Or, the Eight Chained Ourang-Outangs") is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1849. The title character, a person with dwarfism taken from his homeland, becomes the jester of a king particularly fond of practical jokes. Taking revenge on the king and his cabinet for the king's striking of his friend and fellow dwarf Trippetta, he dresses the king and his cabinet as orangutans for a masquerade. In front of the king's guests, Hop-Frog murders them all by setting their costumes on fire before escaping with Trippetta.

"The Man of the Crowd" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe about a nameless narrator following a man through a crowded London. It was first published in 1840. The story is introduced with the epigraph "Ce grand malheur, de ne pouvoir être seul" — a quote taken from The Characters of Man by Jean de La Bruyère.

The Baron Ritzner Von Jung was of a noble Hungarian family, every member of which (at least as far back into antiquity as any certain records extend) was more or less remarkable for talent of some description — the majority for that species of grotesquerie in conception of which Tieck, a scion of the house, has given some vivid, although by no means the most vivid exemplifications. My acquaintance with Ritzner commenced at the magnificent Chateau Jung, into which a train of droll adventures, not to be made public, threw me during the summer months of the year 18—.

"The Oblong Box" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1844, about a sea voyage and a mysterious box. The story opens with the unnamed narrator recounting a summer sea voyage from Charleston, South Carolina, to New York City aboard the ship Independence. The narrator learns that his old college friend Cornelius Wyatt is aboard with his wife and two sisters, though he has reserved three state-rooms.

"Reading this series is like eating potato chips, you can't read just one!" Hobby farming takes a back seat to crime-solving for Ivy and her clever team. There's no end to the secrets for amateur sleuth, Ivy Galloway, and her canine and feline detectives in quaint Clover Grove.

CIUDAD NEGRA: La última ciudad perdida es la segunda aventura de Ulises Vidal y la espectacular secuela del bestseller internacional LA ÚLTIMA CRIPTA, la novela más vendida en la historia de Amazon España. El relato de CIUDAD NEGRA comienza varios meses después del regreso a casa de Ulises, Cassandra, y el profesor Castillo, tras la aventura narrada en La última cripta. Citados con urgencia por este último, les explica angustiado que su hija Valeria ha desaparecido misteriosamente en el territorio más remoto y peligroso de la Tierra.

Eine Wellness-Oase ist gut für die Nerven – Kriminalermittlungen auch? Die humorvolle Krimi-Reihe kehrt mit ihrem zweiten Fall für Lady Ilse zurück. Nach dem nervenaufreibenden Kriminalfall in Grünwald benötigt Lady Ilse mit ihren Freundinnen Tilde und Marga erst mal eine Entspannungskur. Wo ginge das besser als in dem angesagten Wellnesshotel „Tölzer Oase“? Doch ob die Freundinnen ihre versprochene Erholung bekommen, bleibt fraglich, denn sie werden nicht nur von dem charmanten Franzosen Marcel De'Albray umgarnt, sondern auch von einer unbekannten Frau verfolgt.

Esta narración es una historia enigmática; un relato escalofriante en el que en ningún momento se sabe exactamente qué sucede ni por qué.

'Madmen do not rebel against logic – they merely use it where it is not applicable.' A brilliantly unique collection of short stories, The Poet and the Lunatics was originally published in Nash's Magazine in 1921. Today, it remains a masterpiece of detective fiction. Gabriel Gale, an eccentric poet, often finds himself acting as detective when he becomes entangled in a series of bizarre and psychologically challenging events.

Miss Marple meets Oscar Wilde in this series of cosy mysteries set in the picturesque Cotswolds village of Bunburry. Wedding bells are ringing in Bunburry - but not everyone is celebrating... Alfie and Emma are finally planning their big day in the idyllic Cotswold village of Bunburry. With the legendary wedding planner Elizabeth Ravensdale in charge, perfection seems guaranteed. But when a body is discovered, the dream of a flawless celebration quickly unravels. While the police are convinced they've found their culprit, the Bunburry triangle senses that something doesn't add up.

The Streete Files Volume 1. The first thirteen complete mystery short stories form the Street Files Podcast. The investigative cases of Miss Olivia Streete and her daughter Miss Poppy Streete in their relentless pursuit of the guilty and the truth. London Two Thousand and Twenty-Five