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Mr. Satterthwaite and Colonel Melrose are comfortably ensconced in the Colonel’s study when the phone suddenly rings. Someone has been murdered, and, as the county chief constable, the Colonel lets Satterthwaite accompany him to the scene of the crime. The two of them have opposing opinions on...

Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and Christie’s wildly unconventional investigator, Parker Pyne, all make appearances in The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories—a riveting collection of short stories featuring a host of murderous crimes of passion, pleasure, and profit. There's a body in a trunk...

Hercule Poirot is reluctant to answer a letter demanding his services by the reclusive and eccentric millionaire Benedict Farley. Farley wants him to diagnose his recurring dream of death, in which he shoots himself at precisely 3:28 p.m. Then, a week after dismissing Poirot, the dream becomes...

Herman Melville is now seen as one of the great figures in American literature, a man who expanded the role of the novel and gave new and complex depths to the meaning of a story. His best work uses the form of the novel or the story as a means of carrying and discussing concerns about the nature of humanity, the role of God, and a sometimes satiric, sometimes bitter, examination of colonialism and capitalism.

When Sherlock Holmes met his demise in "The Adventure of the Final Problem," published in 1893, the distress of the unsuspecting reading public was profound. For years fans showed no signs of letting Sherlock Holmes lie down and die. Eventually, Doyle saw fit to continue his Holmes' canon and wrote a series of 13 short stories, The Return of Sherlock Holmes, published in 1905.

Un romanzo composto da dieci racconti, cesellati con la finezza di Carver e Salinger. Dieci movimenti che ritraggono Sofia lungo trent'anni della sua vita: dalle estati d'infanzia sulle sponde del lago alla scoperta della passione per il teatro, attraverso le profonde e fragili luminosità dell'adolescenza. Un'esistenza che percorre la storia di una generazione, le sue passioni, le sue medicine, le sue città. Ci sfiora, Sofia, mentre si posa indimenticabile nel cuore del lettore.

Che cosa fa una ragazza ingenua, ambiziosa, che non si rassegna a sistemarsi con un matrimonio qualunque? che vuole evadere dal meschino mondo della provincia che ragiona per pregiudizi e condanna senza appelli una donna sulla base del sentito dire?

"Olin onnistunut rauhoittumaan hieman, kun Helena ehkä viiden minuutin kuluttua ilmestyi takaisin makuuhuoneesta. Hänen hiuksensa olivat auki. Lasit eivät olleet enää silmillä. Hänellä oli punaista huulipunaa. Yllään hänellä oli pitsihaalari, joka paljasti, ettei hänellä ollut mitään muuta päällä ja että loppuosakin hänen muodokkaasta vartalostaan sopi yhteen näkemäni kiinteän takapuolen kanssa. Pienenä erikoisena ja tuhmana yksityiskohtana hän oli kiinnittänyt mustaa teippiä kahdeksi ristiksi nänniensä päälle.

7 noveller om konflikten mellem menneskers individualitet og kravet om solidaritet og fællesskab med andre. Novellesamlingen af den franske forfatter Albert Camus (1913-1960) udkom oprindeligt 1957, og den danske oversættelse fulgte året efter. Denne oversættelse er fra 2013, hvor Hans Peter Lund reviderede Carl Johan Elmquists første tekst på dansk.

Sie haben den Lauf der Geschichte verändert, die Ereignisse, die Stefan Zweig in seiner unnachahmlichen Art literarisch zusammenfasst. Mit dabei: Die Flucht in die Unsterblichkeit (Balboa entdeckt den Pazifik), Die Eroberung von Byzanz, Händels Messias, Die Marseillaise, Die Weltminute von Waterloo (Napoleons Untergang), Die Marienbader Elegie (Goethes unerfüllte Liebe), Die Entdeckung Eldorados (Sutter erschließt Kalifornien), Heroischer Augenblick (Dostojewskis Begnadigung), Das erste Wort über den Ozean (Transatlantisches Kabel).

Arsène Lupin ? Ce Robin des Bois moderne met son intelligence, sa force physique et son sang-froid au secours de "l'innocence persécutée". Un caractère à la fois séduisant, torturé et mystérieux, lui ont assuré son succès auprès de nombreux lecteurs. Içi sont rassemblées l'intégrale des 36 nouvelles qui mettent en scène le personnage d'Arsène Lupin, encore que parfois il se fasse passer pour un certain Jim Barnett.

"The Nameless City." Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) is a novelist famous for his horror stories, fantasy and science fiction. Although he was not famous during his lifetime, his work is now considered a classic of literature. Lovecraft's work has influenced many authors, including Stephen King, who considers him "the greatest craftsman of the classic horror story of the 20th century."

"The Shadow over Innsmouth." Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) is a novelist famous for his horror stories, fantasy and science fiction. Although he was not famous during his lifetime, his work is now considered a classic of literature. Lovecraft's work has influenced many authors, including Stephen King, who considers him "the greatest craftsman of the classic horror story of the 20th century."

Neuf nouvelles parmi les douze qui constituent le célèbre recueil d'Anna Gavalda : I. I. G., Cet homme et cette femme, Ambre, Permission, Le fait du jour, Catgut, Junior, Pendant des années et Clic-clac. D'une plume alerte, Anna Gavalda croque des morceaux de vie souvent drôles, parfois grinçants ou graves. Avec son sens aigu de l'observation, elle esquisse de manière enlevée les plus petits détails, les travers les plus subtils, les plus cocasses, les plus ridicules de notre société.

Fantasy icon Jane Yolen is adored by generations of readers and listeners of all ages. Now she triumphantly returns with this inspired gathering of fractured fairy tales and legends. Yolen breaks open the classics to reveal their crystalline secrets: a philosophical bridge that misses its troll, a spinner of straw as a falsely accused moneylender, the villainous wolf adjusting poorly to retirement. Each of these offerings features a new author note and original poem, illuminating tales that are old, new, and brilliantly refined.

In these tales of loss and pleasure, lovers and family, a woman learns to conduct an affair, a child of divorce dances with her mother, and a woman with a terminal illness contemplates her exit. Filled with the sharp humor, emotional acuity, and joyful language Moore has become famous for, these nine glittering tales marked the introduction of an extravagantly gifted writer.

These 18 stories range from magical realism to the Gothic and macabre. Whether describing a burg of one-legged miners, a bizarre brother/sister relationship, or salty seamen telling their favorite real-life horror tales, Eric McCormack disturbs and enchants.

What made Sherlock Holmes a household name and cultural icon? This very first collection of stories featuring the astute sleuth and his loyal assistant, Dr. Watson. In these twelve ingenious mysteries, Holmes is embroiled in betrayal, abduction, thievery, deception, and murder. Relying on logic, driven by instinct, and employing his uncanny powers of observation, Holmes cracks the cases that elude Scotland Yard. This Baker Street dozen by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is all the evidence listeners will need to understand why Sherlock Holmes is an enduring legend in detective fiction.

Eve has a fake ID, a .38, and a violent lover receding in the rearview mirror. He’ll never find her at the isolated motel, and its kindly manager is happy to ease her fears. But if Eve is the only guest, whom does she keep hearing on the other side of the wall? Eve won’t get a good night’s rest until she finds out.

Una serie di storie, favole, leggende scritte e raccolte dal grande Leonardo da Vinci e attualizzate nello stile e nel linguaggio per un ascolto più scorrevole e immediato. Dalle parole di Leonardo emerge l'immenso amore per la natura di un autore che riesce a colorare di poesia anche i miti e i racconti popolari più ingenui, come solo i grandi geni riescono a fare.