DEAD ONE MINUTE Young Harriet & her brother Austin have always been scared of the quarry where their stone mason father works. So when they find him dead on the cold ground they scarper quick smart & look for some help. ALIVE THE NEXT? When help arrives however the quarry is deserted & there is no sign of the body. Were the children mistaken? Is their father not dead? Did he simply get up & run away? A SINISTER DISAPPEARING ACT It seems like another unusual case requiring the expertise of Kate Shackleton. But for Kate this is one case where surprising family ties makes it her most dangerous
- & delicate
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Are librarians meek & mild bookish types with orthopedic shoes & granny glasses? Or are they ruthless killers with voracious appetites for wine women & song? Can a young widow solve a murder with the help of a Chicago policeman & an affinity for Sherlock Holmes? The Murder in the Library reveals all. It is elementary my dears. ...

Murder stolen plans a mysterious death & a menage a trois
- four intriguing novellas featuring Hercule Poirot... How did a woman
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A facsimile first edition hardback of the pre-war Poirot book of four novellas -- Murder in the Mews The Incredible Theft Dead Mans Mirror & Triangle at Rhodes. How did a woman holding a pistol in her right hand manage to shoot herself in the left temple? What was the link between a ghost sighting & the disappearance of top secert military plans? How did the bullet that killed Sir Gervase shatter a mirror in another part of the room? & who destroyed the eternal triangle of love involving renowned beauty Valentine Chantry? Hercule Poirot is faced with four mystifying cases -- Murder in the Mews The Incredible Theft Dead Mans Mirror & Triangle at Rhodes -- each a miniature classic of characterisation incident & suspense. To mark the 80th anniversary of Hercule Poirots first appearance & to celebrate his renewed fortunes as a primetime television star this title in a collection of facsimile first editions is the perfect way to experience Agatha Christie. Reproducing the original typesetting & format of the first edition from the Christie familys own archive this book sports the original cover which has been painstakingly restored to its original glory. ...

A facsimile first edition hardback of the Miss Marple books published to mark the 75th anniversary of her first appearance & to celebrate her new-found success on television. When The Murder at the Vicarage was published in October 1930 little did the literary world realise that Agatha Christie already famous for her early Poirot titles was introducing a character who would become the best-loved female sleuth of all time. The 14 Marple books would appear at intervals over the next 49 years with Miss Marples Final Cases published in 1979 three years after Agathas death. To mark the 75th anniversary of Miss Marples first appearance & to celebrate her renewed fortunes as a primetime television star this collection of facsimile first editions will be the perfect way to enjoy these books in their original form -- 12 novels & two short story collections. Reproducing the original typesetting & formats from the first editions from the Christie familys own archive copies these books sport the original covers which have been painstakingly restored from the best available copies reflecting five decades of iconic cover design. ...

Agatha Christie's ingenious murder mystery thriller reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans & book lovers. Luke Fitzwilliam could not believe Miss Pinkerton's wild allegation that a multiple murderer was at work in the quiet English village of Wychwood
- or her speculation that the local doctor was next in line. But within hours Miss Pinkerton had been killed in a hit-&-run car accident. Mere coincidence? Luke was inclined to think so
- until he read in The Times of the unexpected demise of Dr Humbleby...

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Meet the De Meo gang
- the most deadly killers the Mafia has ever known. They started out as a small-time Brooklyn corner crew
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In a cold windswept field on the outskirts of Edinburgh lies the brutally mutilated body of a young woman. As DI Rob Brennan looks at the tangled mass of limbs & blood he feels his heart freeze. Like Fiona Gow five years earlier this girl has been strangled with her own stockings sexually mutilated & her eyes have been gouged out. Is this the work of an Edinburgh Ripper? The press certainly think so. Rob Brennan is determined to uncover the truth
- however painful that might be. But truth is hard to come by in a world of police rivalries media hysteria & copycat crime.
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Hello Im Johnny Debonair & this is my book
- Murder Most Fab". Buy it. You wont regret it. Everything that has happened so
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At the decadent French court of King Francois the young Anne Boleyn grows into an enigmatic & striking woman a temptation to many courtiers. But whilst Anne's ambitions are high she has learned from her sister's unfortunate reputation. Unlike Mary Anne refuses to become even a King's mistress. So when Anne returns to the English court of Henry VIII it is the King who is led a dance by this mysterious young beauty. Before long Henry is lured away from his stale marriage to Katharine of Aragon. But the new Queen Anne is not loved by the people & it is only a matter of time before Henry's patience runs out... ...