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Father Brown Complete Murder Mysteries: The Innocence of Father Brown, The Wisdom of Father Brown, The Donnington Affair…

par G. K. Chesterton ...

Shabby and lumbering, with a face like a Norfolk dumpling, Father Brown makes for an improbable super-sleuth. But his innocence is the secret of his success: refusing the scientific method of detection, he adopts instead an approach of simple sympathy, interpreting each crime as a work of art, and each criminal as a man no worse than himself... ... En savoir plus

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Shabby and lumbering, with a face like a Norfolk dumpling, Father Brown makes for an improbable super-sleuth. But his innocence is the secret of his success: refusing the scientific method of detection, he adopts instead an approach of simple sympathy, interpreting each crime as a work of art, and each criminal as a man no worse than himself...
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Complete Mystery Pulp Collection

par Norbert Davis ...

Includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.ContentsHolocaust House (1940)Doan & Carstairs SeriesThe Mouse in the Mountain (1943)Sally's in the Alley (1943)Oh, Murderer Mine (1946)Something for the Sweeper (1937)Doan & Carstairs Series-appy, hard-boiled stories featuring Doan--a short, chubby little detective--and Carstairs, his Great Dane. Carstairs is so big that Doan only half ... En savoir plus

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Includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.ContentsHolocaust House (1940)Doan & Carstairs SeriesThe Mouse in the Mountain (1943)Sally's in the Alley (1943)Oh, Murderer Mine (1946)Something for the Sweeper (1937)Doan & Carstairs Series-appy, hard-boiled stories featuring Doan--a short, chubby little detective--and Carstairs, his Great Dane. Carstairs is so big that Doan only half
... En savoir plus
Detecting Canada

Essays on Canadian Crime Fiction, Television, and Film

Modifié par Jeannette Sloniowski, Marilyn Rose ...

Collections Livre 16 - Film and Media Studies
The first serious book-length study of crime writing in Canada, Detecting Canada Canada’s most popular crime writers, including Peter Robinson, Giles Blunt, Gail Bowen, Thomas King, Michael Slade, Margaret Atwood, and Anthony Bidulka.Genres examined range from the well-loved police procedural and the amateur sleuth to those less well known, such as anti-detection and contemporary noir novels. The ... En savoir plus

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The first serious book-length study of crime writing in Canada, Detecting Canada Canada’s most popular crime writers, including Peter Robinson, Giles Blunt, Gail Bowen, Thomas King, Michael Slade, Margaret Atwood, and Anthony Bidulka.Genres examined range from the well-loved police procedural and the amateur sleuth to those less well known, such as anti-detection and contemporary noir novels. The
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Mark Twain: The Complete Novels

par Mark Twain ...

Here you will find the complete novels of Mark Twain in the chronological order of their original publication: - The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - The Prince and the Pauper - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - The American Claimant - Tom Sawyer Abroad - The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson - Tom Sawyer, Detective - Personal ... En savoir plus

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Here you will find the complete novels of Mark Twain in the chronological order of their original publication: - The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - The Prince and the Pauper - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - The American Claimant - Tom Sawyer Abroad - The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson - Tom Sawyer, Detective - Personal
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Hitchcock's Diegetic Imagination

Thornton Wilder, Shadow of a Doubt, and Hitchcock's Mise-en-Scene

par Donna Kornhaber ...

The author considers the collaboration between Thornton Wilder and Alfred Hitchcock on Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and examines the influence of Wilder's theories of theatrical abstraction and cinematic realism on Hitchcock's developing sense of mise-en-scene. Wilder helped Hitchcock employ mise-en-scene as a vital tool of suspense, thus producing a thriller that turned as much on details of ... En savoir plus

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The author considers the collaboration between Thornton Wilder and Alfred Hitchcock on Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and examines the influence of Wilder's theories of theatrical abstraction and cinematic realism on Hitchcock's developing sense of mise-en-scene. Wilder helped Hitchcock employ mise-en-scene as a vital tool of suspense, thus producing a thriller that turned as much on details of
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The Hollow Needle

par Maurice Leblanc ...

Traduit par Teixeira de Mattos Alexander ...

A legendary secret, a hidden treasure, and Arsène Lupin on the trail of an extraordinary mystery. In The Hollow Needle, Maurice Leblanc brings readers another unforgettable adventure featuring Arsène Lupin, the brilliant gentleman thief whose intelligence and daring schemes have made him a classic figure in crime fiction. When a mysterious secret connected to lost treasure and French history comes ... En savoir plus

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A legendary secret, a hidden treasure, and Arsène Lupin on the trail of an extraordinary mystery. In The Hollow Needle, Maurice Leblanc brings readers another unforgettable adventure featuring Arsène Lupin, the brilliant gentleman thief whose intelligence and daring schemes have made him a classic figure in crime fiction. When a mysterious secret connected to lost treasure and French history comes
... En savoir plus
Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Collection

par Arthur Conan Doyle ...

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess, and is renowned for his skillful use of deductive reasoning (somewhat mistakenly - see inductive reasoning) ... En savoir plus

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Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He is the creation of Scottish born author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based detective, Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess, and is renowned for his skillful use of deductive reasoning (somewhat mistakenly - see inductive reasoning)
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The Grand Tour

Around the World with the Queen of Mystery

par Agatha Christie ...

Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. In this fascinating travelogue of the prolific author's yearlong trip around the British Empire in 1922, Christie provides the clues to the origins of the plots and locales of some of her bestselling mystery novels. Containing never-before-published letters and photos from her travels, and ... En savoir plus

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Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. In this fascinating travelogue of the prolific author's yearlong trip around the British Empire in 1922, Christie provides the clues to the origins of the plots and locales of some of her bestselling mystery novels. Containing never-before-published letters and photos from her travels, and
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The World of Raymond Chandler

In His Own Words

par Raymond Chandler ...

Raymond Chandler never wrote a memoir or autobiography. The closest he came to writing either was in—and around—his novels, shorts stories, and letters. There have been books that describe and evaluate Chandler’s life, but to find out what he himself felt about his life and work, Barry Day, editor of The Letters of Noël Coward (“There is much to dazzle here in just the way we expect . . . the book ... En savoir plus

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Raymond Chandler never wrote a memoir or autobiography. The closest he came to writing either was in—and around—his novels, shorts stories, and letters. There have been books that describe and evaluate Chandler’s life, but to find out what he himself felt about his life and work, Barry Day, editor of The Letters of Noël Coward (“There is much to dazzle here in just the way we expect . . . the book
... En savoir plus
The Philosophy of Sherlock Holmes

par Philip Tallon, David Baggett ...

Collections series The Philosophy of Popular Culture
Essays about the famed fictional detective and the mysteries of life: "Both elegantly erudite and consistently entertaining" (E. J. Wagner, Edgar Award–winning author of The Science of Sherlock Holmes).Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective has stood as a unique figure for more than a century with his reliance on logical rigor, his analytic precision, and his disregard of social mores. A true classic, ... En savoir plus

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Essays about the famed fictional detective and the mysteries of life: "Both elegantly erudite and consistently entertaining" (E. J. Wagner, Edgar Award–winning author of The Science of Sherlock Holmes).Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective has stood as a unique figure for more than a century with his reliance on logical rigor, his analytic precision, and his disregard of social mores. A true classic,
... En savoir plus
The Mysterious Affair at Styles of Agatha Christie

par Agatha Christie ...

The novel is set in England during World War I at Styles Court, an Essex country manor (also the setting of Curtain, Poirot's last case). Upon her husband's death, the wealthy widow, Emily Cavendish, inherited a life estate in Styles as well as the outright inheritance of the larger part of the late Mr. Cavendish's income. Mrs. Cavendish became Mrs. Inglethorp upon her recent remarriage to a much ... En savoir plus

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The novel is set in England during World War I at Styles Court, an Essex country manor (also the setting of Curtain, Poirot's last case). Upon her husband's death, the wealthy widow, Emily Cavendish, inherited a life estate in Styles as well as the outright inheritance of the larger part of the late Mr. Cavendish's income. Mrs. Cavendish became Mrs. Inglethorp upon her recent remarriage to a much
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Murder at the Abbey

A murder mystery in the bestselling Exham-on-Sea series

par Frances Evesham ...

Collections Livre 8 - The Exham-on-Sea Murder Mysteries
The Brand NEW instalment in the bestselling Exham-on-Sea series.An unsolved murder echoes down the corridors of Cleeve Abbey for years.The Exham-on-Sea’s History Society's annual summer picnic comes to an abrupt end when human bones are discovered in Washford River, beside historic Cleeve Abbey.Thrilled to find evidence of a possible centuries-old murder mystery, the members of the society ... En savoir plus

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The Brand NEW instalment in the bestselling Exham-on-Sea series.An unsolved murder echoes down the corridors of Cleeve Abbey for years.The Exham-on-Sea’s History Society's annual summer picnic comes to an abrupt end when human bones are discovered in Washford River, beside historic Cleeve Abbey.Thrilled to find evidence of a possible centuries-old murder mystery, the members of the society
... En savoir plus
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas Classics)

par Alexandre Dumas ...

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas (père) completed in 1844. It is one of the author's most popular works, along with The Three Musketeers. Like many of his novels, it was expanded from plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. The story takes place in France, Italy, and islands ... En savoir plus

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The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas (père) completed in 1844. It is one of the author's most popular works, along with The Three Musketeers. Like many of his novels, it was expanded from plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. The story takes place in France, Italy, and islands
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Agatha Christie

The Sunday Times bestselling biography of the legendary creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple

par Lucy Worsley ...

The bestselling biography of Britain's 'Queen of Crime' by acclaimed historian Lucy Worsley OBE'Every Christie fan should read this' - THE TIMESTo Lucy Worsley, Agatha Christie was 'thrillingly, scintillatingly modern'. She went surfing in Hawaii, she loved fast cars, and she was intrigued by the new science of psychology, which helped her through devastating mental illness. Born in 1890, Christie ... En savoir plus

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The bestselling biography of Britain's 'Queen of Crime' by acclaimed historian Lucy Worsley OBE'Every Christie fan should read this' - THE TIMESTo Lucy Worsley, Agatha Christie was 'thrillingly, scintillatingly modern'. She went surfing in Hawaii, she loved fast cars, and she was intrigued by the new science of psychology, which helped her through devastating mental illness. Born in 1890, Christie
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The Lincoln Lawyer

A Mysterious Profile

par Michael Connelly ...

Collections series Mysterious Profiles
The #1 New York Times –bestselling author tells the origin story of LA defense attorney Mickey Haller.In this concise, absorbing account, Michael Connelly reveals the work—and the strokes of luck—that contributed to his creation of the character Mickey Haller, the subject of multiple bestselling novels as well as the hit Netflix series. He reveals the lawyers, both fictional and real-life, who ... En savoir plus

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The #1 New York Times –bestselling author tells the origin story of LA defense attorney Mickey Haller.In this concise, absorbing account, Michael Connelly reveals the work—and the strokes of luck—that contributed to his creation of the character Mickey Haller, the subject of multiple bestselling novels as well as the hit Netflix series. He reveals the lawyers, both fictional and real-life, who
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Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey Classic)

par Dorothy Leigh Sayers ...

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The Sherlock Holmes Handbook

The Methods and Mysteries of the World's Greatest Detective

par Ransom Riggs ...

Full of fascinating how-to skills and evocative illustrations, this must-have guide will appeal to Baker Street Irregulars of all ages.This reader’s companion to the casework of Sherlock Holmes explores the methodology of the world’s most famous consulting detective. From analyzing fingerprints and decoding ciphers to creating disguises and faking one’s own death, readers will learn how Holmes ... En savoir plus

$9.62 CAD

Full of fascinating how-to skills and evocative illustrations, this must-have guide will appeal to Baker Street Irregulars of all ages.This reader’s companion to the casework of Sherlock Holmes explores the methodology of the world’s most famous consulting detective. From analyzing fingerprints and decoding ciphers to creating disguises and faking one’s own death, readers will learn how Holmes
... En savoir plus
Agatha Christie’s Poirot

The Greatest Detective in the World

par Mark Aldridge, Agatha Christie ...

From the very first book publication in 1920 to the recent film release of Death on the Nile, this investigation into Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot celebrates a century of probably the world’s favourite fictional detective.This book tells his story decade-by-decade, exploring his appearances not only in the original novels, short stories and plays but also across stage, screen and radio ... En savoir plus

$24.99 CAD

From the very first book publication in 1920 to the recent film release of Death on the Nile, this investigation into Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot celebrates a century of probably the world’s favourite fictional detective.This book tells his story decade-by-decade, exploring his appearances not only in the original novels, short stories and plays but also across stage, screen and radio
... En savoir plus
TRUE CRIME: British Murder Mysteries

Enriched edition. Real Life Murders, Mysteries & Serial Killers of the Victorian Age

par Arthur Conan Doyle, Wyatt Chandler ...

Arthur Conan Doyle's 'True Crime: British Murder Mysteries' delves into the dark and intrigue-filled world of criminal investigations in the late 19th century Britain. Written in the classic style of a detective novel, Doyle's meticulously researched stories bring readers through intricately plotted murder cases with unexpected twists and turns. His attention to detail and skillful storytelling ... En savoir plus

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Arthur Conan Doyle's 'True Crime: British Murder Mysteries' delves into the dark and intrigue-filled world of criminal investigations in the late 19th century Britain. Written in the classic style of a detective novel, Doyle's meticulously researched stories bring readers through intricately plotted murder cases with unexpected twists and turns. His attention to detail and skillful storytelling
... En savoir plus
The Golden Age of Murder

par Martin Edwards ...

Winner of the 2016 EDGAR, AGATHA, MACAVITY and H.R.F.KEATING crime writing awards, this real-life detective story investigates how Agatha Christie and colleagues in a mysterious literary club transformed crime fiction.Detective stories of the Twenties and Thirties have long been stereotyped as cosily conventional. Nothing could be further from the truth.The Golden Age of Murder tells for the first ... En savoir plus

$2.99 CAD

Winner of the 2016 EDGAR, AGATHA, MACAVITY and H.R.F.KEATING crime writing awards, this real-life detective story investigates how Agatha Christie and colleagues in a mysterious literary club transformed crime fiction.Detective stories of the Twenties and Thirties have long been stereotyped as cosily conventional. Nothing could be further from the truth.The Golden Age of Murder tells for the first
... En savoir plus
Agatha Christie’s Secret Notebooks

Fifty Years of Mysteries in the Making - Includes Two Unpublished Poirot Stories

par John Curran ...

A fascinating exploration of the contents of Agatha Christie’s 73 recently discovered notebooks, including illustrations, deleted extracts, and two unpublished Poirot stories.When Agatha Christie died in 1976, aged 85, she had become the world's most popular author. With sales of more than two billion copies worldwide in more than 100 countries, she had achieved the impossible – more than one book ... En savoir plus

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A fascinating exploration of the contents of Agatha Christie’s 73 recently discovered notebooks, including illustrations, deleted extracts, and two unpublished Poirot stories.When Agatha Christie died in 1976, aged 85, she had become the world's most popular author. With sales of more than two billion copies worldwide in more than 100 countries, she had achieved the impossible – more than one book
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Detective Anthology: Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie's Poirot, and More (Fast Navigation with NCX and TOC)

par Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Better Bible Bureau ...

Table of ContentsThe Complete Sherlock HolmesA STUDY IN SCARLETPART 1Chapter 1 MR. SHERLOCK HOLMESChapter 2 THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTIONChapter 3 THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERYChapter 4 WHAT JOHN RANCE HAD TO TELLChapter 5 OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITORChapter 6 TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DOChapter 7 LIGHT IN THE DARKNESSPART 2THE COUNTRY OF THE SAINTS Chapter 1 ON THE GREAT ALKALI ... En savoir plus

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Table of ContentsThe Complete Sherlock HolmesA STUDY IN SCARLETPART 1Chapter 1 MR. SHERLOCK HOLMESChapter 2 THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTIONChapter 3 THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERYChapter 4 WHAT JOHN RANCE HAD TO TELLChapter 5 OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITORChapter 6 TOBIAS GREGSON SHOWS WHAT HE CAN DOChapter 7 LIGHT IN THE DARKNESSPART 2THE COUNTRY OF THE SAINTS Chapter 1 ON THE GREAT ALKALI
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Sleuth

Gail Bowen on Writing Mysteries

par Gail Bowen ...

Collections Livre 1 - Writers on Writing
A smart, practical, and often funny guide for those who aspire to write mysteries, Sleuth reveals the secrets behind the curtain from a bestselling and award-winning master of the genre.Gail Bowen shows how to map out a plot, how to plant page-turning clues, how to develop fully-rounded characters, and how to create the scene of the crime. She also looks at the psyche, the power of story, and ... En savoir plus

$7.82 CAD

A smart, practical, and often funny guide for those who aspire to write mysteries, Sleuth reveals the secrets behind the curtain from a bestselling and award-winning master of the genre.Gail Bowen shows how to map out a plot, how to plant page-turning clues, how to develop fully-rounded characters, and how to create the scene of the crime. She also looks at the psyche, the power of story, and
... En savoir plus
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES

The Complete Illustrated Novels of Sherlock Holmes NO 3

par ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE ...

Collections Livre 3 - SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE COLLECTION : Grasshopper books
SHERLOCK HOLMESTHE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLESBYARTHUR CONAN DOYLESir Arthur Conan Doyle (18591930) was a Scottish physician and writer known around the world for his stories about detective Sherlock Holmes, which all but created the literary field of crime fiction and made the name Sherlock Holmes synonymous with detectives. Aside from the Sherlock Holmes stories, he was a prolific writer whose ... En savoir plus

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SHERLOCK HOLMESTHE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLESBYARTHUR CONAN DOYLESir Arthur Conan Doyle (18591930) was a Scottish physician and writer known around the world for his stories about detective Sherlock Holmes, which all but created the literary field of crime fiction and made the name Sherlock Holmes synonymous with detectives. Aside from the Sherlock Holmes stories, he was a prolific writer whose
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