wyszukanych pozycji: 71
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A Final Canvas: A Cyrus Skeen Novel
ISBN: 9781729865347 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 28 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
21,77 |
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Reprisals: A Detective Novel of 1929
ISBN: 9781979435604 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 106 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
21,77 |
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Exegesis
ISBN: 9781533003478 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 166 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. It is late June, 1929. Cyrus Skeen has concluded his case in Stolen Words, in which he exonerated a prominent novelist of the charge of murder, even though the author had plagiarized other authors with the cooperation of the now defunct publisher. Skeen's artist wife, Dilys, has returned from a visit to relatives back East in Massachusetts, and was preparing to work on her first painting. Skeen's new secretary, Lucy Wentz, is quick on the uptake, and is working out fine. But now a new nemesis has confronted Skeen, an unknown person who is killing people who have committed horrendous crimes....
It is late June, 1929. Cyrus Skeen has concluded his case in Stolen Words, in which he exonerated a prominent novelist of the charge of murder, even t...
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30,35 |
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Trichotomy: A Detective Novel of 1929
ISBN: 9781537649535 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 114 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This is the twentieth Cyrus Skeen detective novel. Skeen and his artist wife, Dilys, plan to have a quiet Christmas together, but then Skeen is suddenly invited to speak before a sociology class about his "Trichotomy" article in the American Mercury, which appeared in August to great acclaim. His essay is about criminal motives and the psychology of recidivists, or repeat offenders. He has finished the second part of the essay, which will appear in the spring. Skeen, a noted private detective with an impeccable and effective record of dealing with recidivists, agrees to field questions from...
This is the twentieth Cyrus Skeen detective novel. Skeen and his artist wife, Dilys, plan to have a quiet Christmas together, but then Skeen is sudden...
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cena:
22,42 |
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The Pickwick Affair: A Detective Novel of 1930
ISBN: 9781500217167 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. After having some breathing room from his last case, which brought him up against Islamic operatives in San Francisco in The Black Stone, Cyrus Skeen and his wife take a short vacation on a luxury bus, the Pickwick Stage. But the bus is held up by gangsters. Skeen goes into action and foils the hijacking. But his heroism engenders even more problems and perils. Set in San Francisco in March 1930, Skeen moves around in a familiar milieu dampened by the Depression and the growth of Hooverville shanty towns of foreclosed and impoverished men in the shadow of the city's wealthier neighborhoods....
After having some breathing room from his last case, which brought him up against Islamic operatives in San Francisco in The Black Stone, Cyrus Skeen ...
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24,28 |
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The Daedalus Conspiracy: A Detective Novel of 1929
ISBN: 9781481208772 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In Part One, Cyrus Skeen, private detective in 1929 San Francisco, is asked by Charles Gilchrest, chairman of The Daedalus Society, an exclusive men-only club, to go to the The Daedalus Grove, a private enclave north of the city, to determine the nature of some trouble he has been warned about in a cryptic note written by an anonymous member. The note alludes to a controversial Senator from Nebraska and a tariff bill in Congress. It may the overture to a prank or it may be a serious threat to the man's life. Skeen agrees to attend the two-week encampment of the Society in rustic Monte Rio, an...
In Part One, Cyrus Skeen, private detective in 1929 San Francisco, is asked by Charles Gilchrest, chairman of The Daedalus Society, an exclusive men-o...
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38,44 |
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Breakdown: A Cyrus Skeen Mystery
ISBN: 9781985368156 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 74 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
21,81 |
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Presence of Mind: A Chess Hanrahan mystery
ISBN: 9781720664567 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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36,37 |
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China Basin Revised: A Detective Novel of 1928
ISBN: 9781540467973 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Cyrus Skeen, private eye in 1928 San Francisco, is approached by a captivating French countess, Vanessa Favaul, and a brusque retired British army colonel, Burton Heywood, to find the thief who stole a priceless artifact from countess's mother. At the same time, he wonders why a harmless Austrian junk shop owner and connoisseur of the fine arts in China Basin, the city's industrial underbelly, was brutally murdered. Complicating these matters is the mystery of who wrote a hit play and why the author is so publicity shy. Skeen is further intrigued by his new secretary, Dilys Jones, who...
Cyrus Skeen, private eye in 1928 San Francisco, is approached by a captivating French countess, Vanessa Favaul, and a brusque retired British army col...
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35,61 |
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Silver Screens: A Cyrus Skeen Mystery
ISBN: 9781508772019 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. It is April, 1930. The Roaring Twenties have ended. The nation is absorbing the shock of the stock market crash of the previous October. However, in the wake of the economic catastrophe, Cyrus Skeen, private detective, scion of East Coast wealth, and a figure in San Francisco Society, is secure. He never bought on margin. In this eighth adventure of Skeen's, Hollywood reaches out to him, literally. A Hollywood producer visits his office and promises him the moon if he would agree to allow his persona and cases be used for some new movies, possibly starring William Powell or Ronald Colman....
It is April, 1930. The Roaring Twenties have ended. The nation is absorbing the shock of the stock market crash of the previous October. However, in t...
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25,61 |
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Split Infinitives: A Detective Novel of 1930
ISBN: 9781542843089 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 88 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. It is late January 1930. This is the twenty-fourth Cyrus Skeen detective novel. It covers the time after Skeen has married Dilys Jones, his intrepid and lovely secretary, and after he has formed close friendships with Mickey Kane, Lieutenant Raggio, and Lieutenant Donovan. Sergeant Hieronymus, his ally in Beginnings, will be making a parting appearance. Linda Bolding, Lucy Wentz, and Clara Reyes, who figure largely over the next twenty cases, have yet to appear as his secretaries. Skeen meets the eccentric Dr. Willett Martin, who teaches psychology at Wexford College in San Francisco. Martin...
It is late January 1930. This is the twenty-fourth Cyrus Skeen detective novel. It covers the time after Skeen has married Dilys Jones, his intrepid a...
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21,81 |
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Gallery: A Cyrus Skeen Mystery
ISBN: 9781795164436 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 106 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
21,81 |
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Inquest: A Detective Novel of 1927
ISBN: 9781546836230 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
24,60 |
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Wintery Discontent: A Detective Novel of 1929
ISBN: 9781517491505 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. It is February, 1929. Cyrus Skeen is hired by an Austrian aristocrat whom Skeen calls a "One-Worlder Gadabout," Count Paul Axel Heinrich Joachim von Wormuth-Esterhazy, of Vienna, to find out who is trying to kill him. He gives Skeen a list he has compiled of twenty attempts to murder him, including flowerpots are dropped from above, a bottle of poisoned schnapps is given to him in a "welcome basket," and nearly being run over by a speeding automobile. The Count has three suspects who may want him dead: consular officials from the German and Austrian consulates in San Francisco, and an elusive...
It is February, 1929. Cyrus Skeen is hired by an Austrian aristocrat whom Skeen calls a "One-Worlder Gadabout," Count Paul Axel Heinrich Joachim von W...
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cena:
25,49 |
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Civic Affairs, Color Edition: A Cyrus Skeen Mystery
ISBN: 9781532818745 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
109,24 |
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Inquest: A Detective Novel of 1927
ISBN: 9781975894863 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
100,67 |
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The Skeen Chronicles: A Cyrus Skeen Mystery
ISBN: 9781979109109 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
21,77 |
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The Janus Affair
ISBN: 9781530042562 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. It is April, 1929. Cyrus Skeen is recovering from his startling escapade in New York City, where he journeyed in March to attend to some of his father's business. There he met a captivating opera singer for whom he developed an affection almost bordering on love. But he loves Dilys much more. The singer introduces him to a concept, "metaphysical importance." Dilys is that to him. Dilys is interviewing models for her new studio. One of them is the irrepressible Valda Redfern. But no sooner does Skeen return than he is asked by Erno Janus, the head of a San Francisco advertising agency,...
It is April, 1929. Cyrus Skeen is recovering from his startling escapade in New York City, where he journeyed in March to attend to some of his father...
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cena:
26,91 |
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School Days: A Detective Novel in December 1929
ISBN: 9781983486142 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 58 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
21,77 |
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Honors Due: A Detective Novel
ISBN: 9781720645269 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 170 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
29,01 |