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An Ensuing Evil and Others: Fourteen Historical Mysteries
ISBN: 9780312342289 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Peter Tremayne is one of the best loved writers of historical mysteries, his novels and stories published in over a dozen countries around the world. An Ensuing Evil collects for the first time fourteen of his historical mysteries ranging in time and place from 7th-century Ireland (featuring his best known sleuth, Fidelma of Cashel) and 8th-century Scotland (featuring the real-life Macbeth) to the recent history of Victorian England and beyond. These fourteen tales of murder, mayhem and mystery each display Tremayne's usual mix of compelling historical detail about the time period... Peter Tremayne is one of the best loved writers of historical mysteries, his novels and stories published in over a dozen countries around the worl... |
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95,03 |
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Nightmare Town: Stories
ISBN: 9780375701023 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Hammett's pioneering hard-boiled style has been much imitated, but the original--packs a wallop."--The New Yorker
Here are twenty long-unavailable stories by the master who brought us The Maltese Falcon. Laconic coppers, lowlifes, and mysterious women double- and triple-cross their colleagues with practiced nonchalance. A man on a bender awakens in a small town with a dark mystery at its heart. A woman confronts a brutal truth about her husband. Here is classic noir: hard-boiled descriptions to rival Hemingway, verbal exchanges punctuated with pistol shots and fisticuffs.... "Hammett's pioneering hard-boiled style has been much imitated, but the original--packs a wallop."--The New Yorker
Here are twenty long-una... |
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83,62 |
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The Fallen Curtain: Stories
ISBN: 9780375704925 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A stranger lures a child into his car with the promise of sweets. A young man spots his fiancee's double in a public park of ill repute. An executive visits the secluded home of a former employee whose intentions are frightfully unclear. A modest soul weds the woman he rescues from suicide--only to fall victim to an unfathomable form of possessiveness...
In the eleven tales gathered in The Fallen Curtain, Ruth Rendell--the grande dame of the literary mystery--lays bare the twisted inner workings of the unbalanced mind. Here are eleven tales of haunting psychological accuracy: the... A stranger lures a child into his car with the promise of sweets. A young man spots his fiancee's double in a public park of ill repute. An executive ...
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57,02 |
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The Selected Stories of Patricia Highsmith
ISBN: 9780393327724 / Angielski / Miękka / 736 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These stories highlight the remarkable range of Highsmith's powers her unique ability to quickly, almost imperceptibly, draw out the mystery and strangeness of her subject, which appears achingly ordinary to our naked eye. Whether writing about jaded wives or household pets, Highsmith continually upsets our expectations and presents a world frighteningly familiar to our own, where danger lurks around every turn. Stories fromThe Animal-Lovers Book of Beastly Murders portray, with incisive humor, the murderously competitive desires of our most trusted companions. In this viciously...
These stories highlight the remarkable range of Highsmith's powers her unique ability to quickly, almost imperceptibly, draw out the mystery and stran...
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83,43 |
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Jemima Shore's First Case: And Other Stories
ISBN: 9780393331875 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There are five Jemima Shore tales, including her first case, which took place when she was fifteen and still at her convent school, the school featured later in Jemima's career in Quiet as a Nun. Jemima is at her sparkling best as she solves the case of the Parr children in a remote corner of the Scottish Highlands and elegantly deals with the case of the missing bride on a romantic Venetian honeymoon. Nor is she afraid to get wet at the Holland Pools where in-laws feud and plot. Relatives are also closely involved in the murder at Arcangelo's Salon, where Jemima has her hair... There are five Jemima Shore tales, including her first case, which took place when she was fifteen and still at her convent school, the school feat... |
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75,83 |
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The Best American Short Stories of the Century
ISBN: 9780395843673 / Angielski / Miękka / 864 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since the series' inception in 1915, the annual volumes of The Best American Short Stories have launched literary careers, showcased the most compelling stories of each year, and confirmed for all time the significance of the short story in our national literature. Now THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES OF THE CENTURY brings together the best of the best - fifty-five extraordinary stories that represent a century's worth of unsurpassed accomplishments in this quintessentially American literary genre. Here are the stories that have endured the test of time: masterworks by such writers as Ernest...
Since the series' inception in 1915, the annual volumes of The Best American Short Stories have launched literary careers, showcased the most compelli...
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121,63 |
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The Best American Short Stories
ISBN: 9780395875148 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Selected from U.S. and Canadian magazines.
Selected from U.S. and Canadian magazines.
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72,03 |
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The Best American Short Stories
ISBN: 9780395926840 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In choosing the stories for the last volume of the century, guest editor Amy Tan found herself drawn to fiction that satisfied her appetite for the magic and mystery she once loved as a child, when she was addicted to fairy tales. The result is a vibrant collection in which truth and fantasy coexist in new works by writers such as Rick Bass, Annie Proulx, Lorrie Moore, Alice Munro, Junot Diaz, and Pain Houston, as well as in startlingly accomplished stories by new writers. Launch events.
In choosing the stories for the last volume of the century, guest editor Amy Tan found herself drawn to fiction that satisfied her appetite for the ma...
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94,84 |
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The Best American Short Stories
ISBN: 9780395926864 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Presents a collection of stories selected from magazines in the United States and Canada.
Presents a collection of stories selected from magazines in the United States and Canada.
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83,43 |
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The Best American Short Stories
ISBN: 9780395926888 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Kingsolver's selections for this anthology showcase a wide variety of new voices and masters, such as Alice Munro, Rick Moody, Dorothy West, and John Updike.
Kingsolver's selections for this anthology showcase a wide variety of new voices and masters, such as Alice Munro, Rick Moody, Dorothy West, and John ...
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83,43 |
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Nightmare Garden: A Novella and Stories
ISBN: 9780595379101 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Two people in the novella "Nightmare Garden" are chained to bad or difficult relationships, find each other and escape into their passion for a time that they hope will last forever. The scenes play out in Paris, Madrid, and in cafes of Tangier and Marrakech, Morocco, locations that the author knows well. In the short story "Dust," set in a small town in northwest Montana, a young man discovers that he can both love his uncle but hate him for what he does. "Mother's Helper" was one of the most surprising mystery-horror stories of the year it was published and was mentioned in "The Best...
Two people in the novella "Nightmare Garden" are chained to bad or difficult relationships, find each other and escape into their passion for a time t...
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37,82 |
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Peninsula Haunting of My Life
ISBN: 9780595440306 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As you journey your mind into the world of dead souls .
She felt someone pulling her hair and tried to fight the hand that was tugging her hair. There standing in front of the closet was this big European guy with NO HEAD! It was a hideous looking demon . A loud noise that sounded like heavy chains filled the whole house. She started to float upwards from the well and slowly came towards our direction. It was a hideous face . There were dead bodies appearing from the walls. They were coming to eat me up. Their eyes were looking straight towards the direction of the garage.... As you journey your mind into the world of dead souls . She felt someone pulling her hair and tried to fight the hand that was tugging her hair. |
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34,02 |
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The Best American Short Stories 2002
ISBN: 9780618131730 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Presents a collection of stories selected from magazines in the United States and Canada.
Presents a collection of stories selected from magazines in the United States and Canada.
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83,43 |
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The Best American Short Stories 2003
ISBN: 9780618197330 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. No other annual story collection delivers the quality, excitement, and visibility of the renowned Best American Short Stories. This year's volume surprises with selections chosen by Walter Mosley from magazines that range from "Esquire" to "Tin House."
No other annual story collection delivers the quality, excitement, and visibility of the renowned Best American Short Stories. This year's volume surp...
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83,43 |
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The Best American Short Stories
ISBN: 9780618197354 / Angielski / Miękka / 462 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first and bestselling volume of its kind showcases the country's finest short fiction. This year's stories come handpicked by a beloved master of the form and are sure to feature more unforgettable characters and extraordinary writing.
The first and bestselling volume of its kind showcases the country's finest short fiction. This year's stories come handpicked by a beloved master of ...
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110,04 |
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The Best American Short Stories 2005
ISBN: 9780618427055 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first and bestselling volume of its kind showcases the country's finest short fiction. This year's stories come handpicked by a beloved master of the form and are sure to feature more unforgettable characters and extraordinary writing.
The first and bestselling volume of its kind showcases the country's finest short fiction. This year's stories come handpicked by a beloved master of ...
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91,04 |
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The Best American Short Stories 2006
ISBN: 9780618543526 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first and bestselling volume of its kind showcases the country's finest short fiction. This year's stories come handpicked by a beloved master of the form and are sure to feature more unforgettable characters and extraordinary writing.
The first and bestselling volume of its kind showcases the country's finest short fiction. This year's stories come handpicked by a beloved master of ...
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87,23 |
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The Best American Short Stories
ISBN: 9780618713486 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bestselling author and pop culture icon Stephen King serves as the guest editor of this popular anthology, and this years collection is an eclectic and exciting mix of diverse voices. Contributors include Richard Russo, John Barth, Jim Shepard, Alice Munro, William Gay, Mary Gordon, and others.
Bestselling author and pop culture icon Stephen King serves as the guest editor of this popular anthology, and this years collection is an eclectic an...
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94,84 |
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Psydececk
ISBN: 9780759636064 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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66,16 |
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Murder, My Dear Watson: New Tales of Sherlock Holmes
ISBN: 9780786712441 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Eccentric, coldly rational, brilliant, doughty, exacting, lazyin full bohemian color the world's most famous literary detective and his loyal companion Dr. John Watson investigate a series of previously unrecorded cases in this second collection of totally original and confounding tales. As in the popular debut volume, Murder in Baker Street, Anne Perry and ten more popular mystery writersincluding Sharyn McCrumb, Carolyn Wheat, Malachi Saxon, Jon L. Breen, Bill Crider, Colin Bruce, Lenore Carroll, Barry Day, Daniel Stashower, and Loren D. Estleman celebrate the mind and methods of Sherlock...
Eccentric, coldly rational, brilliant, doughty, exacting, lazyin full bohemian color the world's most famous literary detective and his loyal companio...
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75,98 |
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