This collection contains a series of short stories that typically fall within the mystery, suspense, and detective fiction genres. Each story presents its own narrative, often exploring themes of crime, intrigue, and unexpected twists. Barr, known for his engaging storytelling, offers readers a mix of suspenseful and sometimes humorous tales.Robert Barr was a Scottish-Canadian writer who crafted stories that captivated audiences with their clever plots and intriguing characters. "From Whos...

Annie Graceland: Cheesehead. Unwed. Hi-LAR-ious baker who speaks to 'The Dead!'LOL, feel-good ANNIE GRACELAND mysteries can be read as STAND ALONES.“So much fun! …Ghost Whisperer with Stephanie Plum’s crazy world!” Wendy Luvs2Read__I'm Annie Graceland -- a Midwestern baker with a pinch of psychic ability living in the City of Angels. When Dr. Derrick Fuller -- the self-help guru to 'the Stars' as well as the...

Summer, 1915. As Zeppelins rain death upon the rooftops of London, eminent members of society begin to behave erratically: a Member of Parliament throws himself naked into the Thames after giving a pro-German speech to the House; a senior military advisor suggests surrender before feeding himself to a tiger at London Zoo; a famed suffragette suddenly renounces the women's liberation movement and throws herself under a train.In desperation, an aged Mycroft Holmes sends to Sussex for...

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An Eye for an Eye: The Untold Story of Jewish Revenge Against Germans in 1945, which states that some Jews in Eastern Europe took revenge on their former captors while overseeing over 1,000 concentration camps in Poland for German civilians. The book provides details of the imprisonment of 200,000 Germans „many of them starved, beaten and tortured” and estimates that „more than 60,000 died at the hands of a largely Jewish-run security organisation.”

The Fixed Period (1882) is a satirical dystopian novel by Anthony Trollope. Gabriel Crasweller, a successful merchant-farmer and landowner, is Britannula's oldest citizen. Born in 1913, he emigrated from New Zealand when he was a young man and was instrumental in building the new republic as one of a group of similar-minded men which included his best friend John Neverbend, ten years his junior, who is now serving his term as President of Britannula. Whereas decades ago Crasweller also vot...

Delve into the intriguing world of W. B. Maxwell’s The Devil's Garden, a gripping novel that blends mystery and psychological depth within a richly crafted narrative. Experience a story that explores the darker corners of human nature and the complexities of personal intrigue.As Maxwell’s narrative unfolds, you’ll be captivated by the novel’s exploration of character and motive, set against a backdrop of suspense and psychological tension. The story invites...

A riveting tale of love, art, sex, jealousy, and compromise based on one of the most famously liberated marriages of the early twentieth centuryA leading literary figure of the Progressive Era, Neith Boyce wrote "The Girl Bachelor," a popular and pioneering column in Vogue about life as a single woman in New York City. When Boyce—whose circle of famous friends included Carl Van Vechten, Eugene O'Neill, Mina Loy, Mable Dodge Luhan, Margaret Sanger, and Djuna...

A side from her Pulitzer Prize-winning talent as a novel writer, Edith Wharton also distinguished herself as a short story writer, publishing more than seventy-two stories in ten volumes during her lifetime. The best of her short fiction is collected here in Roman Fever and Other Stories. From her picture of erotic love and illegitimacy in the title story to her exploration of the aftermath of divorce detailed in "Souls Belated" and "The Last Asset," Wharton shows...

In "Passing of the Third Floor Back," Jerome K. Jerome crafts a captivating narrative that explores the intersection of the mundane and the transcendent within a boarding house setting. The story unfolds through the character of a mysterious traveler who, with his affable demeanor, breathes new life into the disillusioned residents of the third floor. Jerome's characteristic wit and humor are on full display, deftly blending elements of social commentary and philosophical reflection. Roote...