And Then There Were Nine-- More Women of Mystery - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook And Then There Were Nine-- More Women of Mystery write by Jane S. Bakerman. This book was released on 1985. And Then There Were Nine-- More Women of Mystery available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Within the formulas of crime fiction, this collection ranges from writers Daphne du Maurier and Margery Allingham, whose names are synonymous with conventional subgenres of crime fiction, through Patricia Highsmith, and Shirley Jackson, who deliberately set conventions aside or who moved those conventions into other realms. Most important, perhaps, Jackson, Highsmith and E. X. Ferrars depict civilizations that are not essentially orderly, that are not founded upon a commonly understood concept of justice--where one must make her own order.
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook And Then There Were None write by Agatha Christie. This book was released on 2001-05-13. And Then There Were None available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. One by one, the guests arrived at the mansion on Indian Island, summoned by a mysterious host. And one by one, with terrifying meticulousness, they were stalked by a cunning murderer. Utterly baffling...and yet there was a pattern, concealed in a nursery rhyme hanging over the fireplace.
The Westing Game
The Westing Game - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Westing Game write by Ellen Raskin. This book was released on 2020-10-13. The Westing Game available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A Newbery Medal Winner For over thirty-five years, Ellen Raskin's Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game has been an enduring favorite. This highly inventive mystery involves sixteen people who are invited to the reading of Samuel W. Westing's will. They could become millionaires-it all depends on how they play the tricky and dangerous Westing game, a game involving blizzards, burglaries, and bombings! Ellen Raskin has created a remarkable cast of characters in a puzzle-knotted, word-twisting plot filled with humor, intrigue, and suspense. Winner of the Newbery Medal Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award An ALA Notable Book A School Library Journal One Hundred Books That Shaped the Century "A supersharp mystery...confoundingly clever, and very funny." —Booklist, starred review "Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand." —The New York Times Book Review "A fascinating medley of word games, disguises, multiple aliases, and subterfuges—a demanding but rewarding book." —The Horn Book
Comic Crime
Comic Crime - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Comic Crime write by Earl F. Bargainnier. This book was released on 1987. Comic Crime available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The humor of Sherlock Holmes, Donald Westlake, Agatha Christie, Michael Innes, and Edmund Crispin are just a few of those discussed. A major point highlighted by this book is simply that wit, slapstick. laughter, and an anything-can-happen motif appear in a significant amount of fiction about crime.
Women of Mystery
Women of Mystery - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Women of Mystery write by Martha Hailey DuBose. This book was released on 2000-12-11. Women of Mystery available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. And though she laments, "So many mysteries, so little time," she makes a good effort at mentioning "some of the best of the rest.""--BOOK JACKET.
