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DISCOVER THE FIENDISHLY TWISTY, UTTERLY ADDICTIVE CRIME FICTION OF VICTORIA DOWD.**FROM THE WINNER OF THE PEOPLE'S BOOK PRIZE FOR FICTION 2021 AND SHORTLISTEE OF THE CWA DAGGER AWARD 2023**A winter wedding.A mysterious disappearance.A body under the ice.Handsome Spear proposes marriage and Ursula Smart suddenly has a glimpse of the sort of happy life she had never imagined for herself. Beginning with a small winter wedding, on the edge of a secluded, frozen lake, away from it all.But trouble is never far from the Smart women, especially when the atmosphere is already so frosty.Tensions start rising as soon as they arrive and it's not just Ursula's mother Pandora getting cabin fever.Poisoning. Stabbing. A mysterious disappearance. Who's targeting the wedding party?Then on a midnight jaunt, Ursula sees a face trapped under the ice, eyes staring in frozen horror. And her happy future begins to fall apart.Weddings should be joyous occasions. But there's a murderer at this one.

"Supplément au Voyage de Bougainville" est une ¿uvre écrite par le philosophe et écrivain français Denis Diderot. Il a été rédigé dans la seconde moitié du XVIIIe siècle, mais il n'a pas été publié de son vivant en raison de ses aspects controversés.Ce texte est un dialogue entre deux personnages, un Tahitien et un Français, qui discutent des différences culturelles et des points de vue sur la société. L'¿uvre explore la question de la moralité, de la civilisation et des rapports entre les cultures européennes et polynésiennes à l'époque de l'exploration.Denis Diderot était un des philosophes majeurs de l'époque des Lumières en France et l'un des principaux contributeurs de l'Encyclopédie. "Supplément au Voyage de Bougainville" s'inscrit dans le contexte de la philosophie des Lumières, remettant en question les préjugés et les valeurs de l'époque, tout en encourageant la tolérance et la compréhension interculturelle. Il est reconnu pour sa réflexion sur le relativisme culturel et la manière dont les sociétés européennes percevaient d'autres cultures lors de l'exploration du monde.

Could a cold case hold the key to a brutal murder?Spring 1930. In the quiet streets of Craynebrook, a sinister presence lurks in the shadows, ready to pounce on the unsuspecting women of the suburban London town. After every attack, the assailant disappears into the night, leaving behind no trace, no witnesses, and no clues for Detective Inspector Matthew Stannard to follow.Until one attack turns deadly and a reporter suggests a connection with an unsolved local murder, opening up a new avenue of investigation which, Matthew hopes, will give him the lead he so desperately needs.But with a long list of suspects and a dearth of tangible evidence, Matthew's confidence in his ability to find the killer wavers.Does the truth lie buried in the past? Or will digging into an old murder put other women at risk?

Featuring Contributions by: Roger Riccard, Tracy Revels (2 stories), Liese Sherwood-Fabre, Brenda Seabrooke (2 stories), Gordon Linzner, Mike Adamson, Hugh Ashton, David Marcum, Jane Rubino, Brett Fawcett, Susan Knight, Alan Dimes, Arthur Hall, Paula Hammond, Tim Newton Anderson, Robert Stapleton, and a poem by Joseph W. Svec III53 New Traditional Canonical Holmes Adventures Collected in Three Companion VolumesThroughout the original Holmes Canon, there were hints and teases of other intriguing cases - The Tarleton Murders . . . The Grice-Paterson Curse . . . The Abernetty Tragedy. Watson mentions over one-hundred-and-twenty of these, which have collectively come to be known as The Untold Cases. Now, once again MX Publishing brings us fifty-three of these adventures in three simultaneously published volumes, with all royalties going to support the Undershaw school for special needs children, located at one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's former homes."Somewhere in the vaults of the bank of Cox and Co., at Charing Cross, there is a travel-worn and battered tin dispatch box with my name, John H. Watson, M.D., Late Indian Army, painted upon the lid. It is crammed with papers, nearly all of which are records of cases to illustrate the curious problems which Mr. Sherlock Holmes had at various times to examine . . . ." - Dr. John H. WatsonSo wrote Dr. Watson in "The Problem of Thor Bridge" - and ever since, Sherlockians have been seeking to know more about these tales from the legendary Tin Dispatch Box. While Watson's original Literary Agent only edited the pitifully few sixty stories that make up the original Canon, there have since been literally thousands of traditional adventures about the true Sherlock Holmes - and yet there will never be enough!In 2018, MX Publishing presented Parts XI and XII of this acclaimed and ongoing series, Some Untold Cases, and then in 2020, Parts XXII, XXIII, and XXIV returned to that theme with Some More Untold Cases. Now that concept is revisited with more Sherlock Holmes adventures that further explore those many tantalizing references to some of Holmes's other Untold Cases, as mentioned in The Canon.Join us as we return to Baker Street and discover more authentic adventures of Sherlock Holmes, described by the estimable Dr. Watson as "the best and wisest . . . whom I have ever known."

Raising butterflies is peaceful and calm, until someone dies. Majestic Monarch Butterfly Farm might flitter away forever. That is, unless Seneca James acquires the property next door. She and Winifred, her costume-wearing cat, have a fight on their hands. Their land sits next to a milkweed-covered field, essential for monarchs. If she's unsuccessful in buying it, her precious, winged friends won't survive. When people end up dead on her farmland, Seneca is suspected of murder. What is it about the milkweed field that's worth killing for? And who's the murderer?

"I am so excited for you to be at the very beginning of this trend-setting, beautifully written, vivid series."—from the introduction by LOUISE PENNYThe first installment in one of crime fiction’s most enjoyable, iconic series—now featuring a rare peek into Diamond’s origins and the author’s process in bringing him to life.A woman’s body has been found floating in the weeds in a lake near Bath. There are no marks on her and no murder weapon. No one will identify her. It looks like Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond has his work cut out for him. Diamond is one of the last detectives of his kind, a gumshoe whose heroes solved crimes by question and answer, door stepping and deduction. To unravel this one, Diamond must locate two missing letters attributed to Jane Austen and defy his superiors in order to save a woman unjustly accused of murder.Over thirty years and twenty-one subsequent novels, Peter Lovesey has bewitched his enormous fandom with the wry, stubborn, and fiendishly clever Peter Diamond. The Last Detective started it all, and it is now reissued in a gorgeous deluxe edition featuring an introduction by Louise Penny, an afterword by the author, and fascinating true-crime context describing how this book came to be.

"Featuring a neurodiverse lead living with Tourette's syndrome, Ellie Marlowe is ready for a curtain call as her latest production sells out, but when the starring male lead drops dead, and everyone in the cast is a potential suspect or the next victim, she must catch a killer before they pull another show-stopping murder."--Provided by publisher.

Set in the backwoods of West Virginia during the late 1800s, this collection of short mysteries features the enigmatic Uncle Abner, a layman detective who uses his deep knowledge of human nature and insightful observations to solve crimes that confound local authorities. Post's writing provides a glimpse into rural America during a time of great cultural change and upheaval. Fans of classic detective fiction will enjoy the clever plot twists and engaging characters in this collection.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

En sen forårsaften finder to teenagere resterne af et lig i en forladt bygning i udkanten af Lund. De gamle mure husede engang et psykiatrisk hospital, men tilbage i 1987 blev stedet ramt af en skandale, da to patienter forsvandt sporløst.Politiefterforskerne Fredrika Storm og Henry Calment får til opgave at genoptage sagen, og de indser snart, at der gemmer sig en mørk hemmelighed på hospitalets område. Hvad skete der dengang, og hvor langt er de ansvarlige villige til at gå for at skjule sandheden?Jernblomsten er andet selvstændige bind i krimiserien om Fredrika Storm.Pressen skriver: "Et pirrende mysterium”– BTJ"En fænomenal pageturner ... gå ikke glip af denne serie!"– Booklover"En fantastisk historie ... kan varmt anbefales!"– Mit lille boghjørne

On a frigid January day on London's Whitehall in 1843, a Scottish woodturner named Daniel M'Naghten guns down Edward Drummond, believing him to be British Prime Minister Robert Peel. M'Naghten, who sympathizes with the Chartist cause in Great Britain, claims he intended to murder the Prime Minister-a Tory-because he blames Peel for persecution by the Tories in his home city of Glasgow. Queen Victoria, incensed at the most recent attempt on a high government official's life, demands that M'Naghten be hanged. M'Naghten, however, demonstrates every accepted sign of insanity, which would save him a visit to Tyburn Tree. Queen's Counsel Alexander Cockburn is hired to defend M'Naghten, and he recruits legendary thief-taker Vicar Brekonridge to travel to Glasgow to investigate M'Naghten's claims, with the goal of supporting an insanity plea. He sends young law clerk Simon Daughtrey to Glasgow with Brekonridge, and together they uncover contradictory evidence suggesting that M'Naghten's motivations in the murder of Edward Drummond might be considerably more sinister than mental illness. With M'Naghten's trial days away, Brekonridge and Daughtrey race to find the truth behind the assassination of Edward Drummond.

"Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives" is a book written by Allan Pinkerton, a famous American detective and the founder of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. This book, published in 1884, is a real-life account of Pinkerton's experiences in pursuing and capturing a group of notorious outlaws, including the notorious Jesse James, during the late 1800s.In "Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives," Pinkerton provides a detailed narrative of his agency's investigations, strategies, and the challenges they faced in tracking down and bringing these outlaws to justice. The book offers insights into the detective work and law enforcement methods of the time.Allan Pinkerton's writings and work as a detective played a significant role in shaping the early history of private investigation and law enforcement in the United States. His account of the pursuit of the Mississippi outlaws is one of the many fascinating stories from his career.