Introduction by Greg Bear
Preface by Mark Cotta Vaz
The giant prehistoric gorilla King Kong is one of the most recognized images in our culture. So great is the mighty Kong s hold on the popular imagination that his story a gripping yarn of man versus nature, coupled with a fantastical update of the Beauty and the Beast legend has been thrice made into a motion picture (most recently in 2005) and referenced endlessly in every medium, from books to prime-time sitcoms.
Beneath King Kong s cultural significance, however, is a tense and surprisingly tender story. One cannot help but be...

DEATH OF A POSEUR

He was a poet, was Mr. Thorton Lyne. Oh so elegant and charming Mr. Lyne owned the estimable shoppe, Lyne's Emporium, and he presided over his dominion and employee's like a dandy king over his subjects. But who has the nerve to resign, after all he's done for her? Why, the beautiful Odette Rider, whom he saved from destitution. The ingrate. And this other vile employee . . . this Mr. Milburgh. There was something fishy about him. So Lyne summoned detective Jack Tarling and his trusty Chinese associate Ling Chu to investigate Mr. Milburgh . . . Later, Mr. Thorton...

Dieser Band enthlt - links englisch, rechts deutsch - drei Erzhlungen von Klassikern der englischen Kiminal-Literatur: Edgar Wallace, Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers. Ob die Spannung durch ein einfaches Rezept oder durch ein raffiniertes Know how erzeugt wird - gleichviel: spannend sind die Geschichten!

Edgar Wallace war einer der bekanntesten englischen Kriminalautoren seiner Zeit (1875 - 1932). Das Buch "Ein gerissener Kerl" (Original: The Twister) entstand relativ spat, namlich im Jahre 1928 und ist seit langem vergriffen.

Kenner der Edgar Wallace Romane sind bei ARAVAIPA richtig. In Deutschland ist Edgar Wallace berühmt geworden durch
eine Reihe von Verfilmungen seiner Werke, u. a. mit Joachim Fuchsberger, Heinz Drache, Klaus Kinski, Elisabeth
Flickenschildt, Eddi Arent etc.