The Mysterious Railway Passenger
Author: Maurice Leblanc
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Published: 2012-01-01
Total Pages: 39
ISBN-13: 1465556109
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The Mysterious Train No. 88
Author: Achal Gandhi
Publisher:
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9781910090169
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Author: Otto Penzler
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Published: 2017-10-24
Total Pages: 930
ISBN-13: 0525432485
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler's new anthology brings together the most cunning, ruthless, and brilliant criminals in mystery fiction, for the biggest compendium of bad guys (and girls) ever assembled. The best mysteries--whether detective, historical, police procedural, cozy, or comedy--have one thing in common: a memorable perpetrator. For every Sherlock Holmes or Sam Spade in noble pursuit, there's a Count Dracula, a Lester Leith, or a Jimmy Valentine. These are the rogues and villains who haunt our imaginations--and who often have more in common with their heroic counterparts than we might expect. Now, for the first time ever, Otto Penzler gathers the iconic traitors, thieves, con men, sociopaths, and killers who have crept through the mystery canon over the past 150 years, captivating and horrifying readers in equal measure. The 72 handpicked stories in this collection introduce us to the most depraved of psyches, from iconic antiheroes like Maurice Leblanc's Arsène Lupin and Sax Rohmer's Dr. Fu Manchu to contemporary delinquents like Lawrence Block's Ehrengraf and Donald Westlake's Dortmunder, and include unforgettable tales by Robert Louis Stevenson, Bram Stoker, Washington Irving, Jack London, H.G. Wells, Sinclair Lewis, O. Henry, Edgar Wallace, Leslie Charteris, Erle Stanley Gardner, Edward D. Hoch, Max Allan Collins, Loren D. Estleman, and many more.
The Motion Demon
Author: Stefan Grabiński
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2013-12-12
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781466419766
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Macabre trains and maverick railwaymen inhabit the world of THE MOTION DEMON, a translation of the highly-original short story collection from the pen of Stefan Grabinski, first published in 1919. Sometimes called the "Polish Poe" or the "Polish Lovecraft," Grabinski is a unique voice in fantastique literature who crafted his own style and addressed themes that no other horror/fantasy writer at the time was exploring. Grabinski's work was largely ignored in his native country during his life, but in recent times there has been growing international interest in this writer, with notable voices, such as author China Mieville, proclaiming him a master of horror/fantasy. Translator Miroslaw Lipinski introduced the writings of Stefan Grabinski to English-speaking readership, first with translations in the small press, and then with the short story collections THE DARK DOMAIN (1993), THE MOTION DEMON (2005) and ON THE HILL OF ROSES (2012). Of Polish ancestry and British-birth, Lipinski resides in New York. He is currently working on a mammoth volume of Grabinski stories for Centipede Press' "Masters of the Weird Tale" series.
The Adventures of Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief
Author: Maurice Leblanc
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Published: 2021-11-11
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 1529078210
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The Mystery Passenger
Author: Hans Broder, Jr.
Publisher:
Published: 2023-11-07
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13:
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The Complete Railway Mysteries
Author: Victor L. Whitechurch
Publisher: Good Press
Published: 2023-12-29
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13:
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Bhagavad Gītā and Leadership
Author: Satinder Dhiman
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2018-12-17
Total Pages: 298
ISBN-13: 3319675737
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Why We the People Must Vote
Author: Vincent H. Wilcox
Publisher: Sunstone Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 142
ISBN-13: 0865344477
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Wilcox hopes to bridge the generational gap by focusing on the humanitarian achievements of the last century so that the newer generations can understand the need and urgency for a renewed stewardship whereby Social Security, Medicare, and education are revitalized and secure for the generations to come.
