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Millionaire Rowland Trowbridge has been found murdered, and his niece is determined to find the culprit. A young boy called Fibsy who worked in Trowbridge’s office is able to piece ...

Sam Appleby pays a weekend visit to Sycamore Ridge, Dan Wheeler’s Connecticut estate. His intentions are not innocent, however, as they are old political rivals, and Appleby wants ...

A group of wealthy New Yorkers. An interest in the supernatural. A haunted cabin deep into the mountains of Vermont. What could go wrong? When a bizarre summer vacation results in ...

Myra Heath is a woman of few luxuries. She does not use cosmetics, she runs her business with precision and frugality, and she likes to pretend that her marriage is a happy one. In ...

Victoria Van Allen is something of a riddle for her neighbour, Chester Calhoun. Known as Vicky Van to her friends, she is somewhat avant-garde but respected nonetheless. When a mil ...

First published in 1923 ‘Wheels Within Wheels’ is a classic mystery from the Pennington Wise series of novels by American author Carolyn Wells. Pennington and his trusty assistant ...

»Peter May är en av mina favoriter.« Magnus Utvik, Gomorron Sverige, SVT »Intrigen är genialisk! Det här är en lysande deckare att sträckläsa!« Soli läser  »Peter May är en författ ...

EN SAKNAD FLICKA, EN SKYLDIG MAN, EN DÖDLIG HEMLIGHETEn ung flicka faller från femte våningen i ett höghus, och kriminalinspektör Annelie Cederborg står plötsligt inför ett av sitt ...

Vilho, Rudolf ja nuori pankkiiri Yrjö Kuusenkorpi viettävät railakasta iltaa Helsingin keskustassa. Viina virtaa ja uhkapelejä pelataan yön pikkutunneille saakka. Vilho puhuu kovaa ...

Kanadalainen Ray Millington on vetänyt malminetsintäsafareja kartoittamattomassa Keski-Afrikassa jo vuosia. Nyt mies kaipaa vaihtelua, mutta ensin hänen on kuitenkin löydettävä vai ...

Helsingissä eletään sisällissodan aikaa. Hämärät hahmot yllättävät yksityisetsivä Haukan tämän omassa asunnossaan. Haukka saa kuulla, että paikalliselta rosvopäälliköltä on vohkitt ...

Pekka Lipponen on viettämässä lomaa meksikolaisella rannalla uskollisen kumppaninsa Kalle-Kustaa Korkin kanssa. Korkki ei pidä paikasta alkuunkaan, sillä alueella vilisee pahamaine ...

The great Roman general, Titus Andronicus, returns home after fighting Rome’s enemies for the last 10 years. He brings along his captives, Tamora, Queen of the Goths, her three son ...

Poe is the master of unreliable narration and deceptive oratory. So, should we believe him when he professes to exonerate the innocent and illuminate the guilty?"Thou Art the Man" ...

Perhaps fitting for a horror short story, the devil is in the details in Poe’s "The Oval Portrait" (1842).A benighted traveller finds shelter in an abandoned mansion in the Apennin ...

When Poe takes us to sea, we get sucked in.In "A Descent into the Maelstrom" (1841) Poe’s narrator recounts his horrific experience when he and his brother’s boat get sucked down i ...

A collection of Stevenson’s first published works, "New Arabian Nights" is divided into two volumes of loosely connected short stories. There is no Scheherazade this time, but Stev ...

‘The Old Nurse’s Story and Other Tales’ is a collection of eleven short stories from the much-loved Victorian author, Elizabeth Gaskell. The title story follows the strange and sup ...

A superbly crafted psychological chiller with an ending to die for! Let H. G. Wells walk you through the fear and uneasiness that abounds at night in the Red Room in Lorraine Castl ...

Ombord en isbrytare i Arktis hör en sonaroperatör ett märkligt oväsen. Hon inser snart att ljudet kommer från under istäcket. Och att det låter som mänskliga skrik. I Washington mi ...

»En imponerande debut.« Lotta Olsson »Griper långsamt tag i läsaren på samma subtila sätt som Näcken lurar sina offer med vackert fiolspel.« Litteraturmagazinet Unn blickar framåt. ...

Toiset ansaitsevat rangaistuksen, toiset ansaitsevat kuolla Nora Feller on nähnyt M-ryhmän pimeän pelin eikä halua olla enää missään tekemisissä sen kanssa. Sen sijaan hän on aloit ...

Rikoskomisario Ingrid Bergman palaa uudessa tiheätempoisessa dekkarissa Kun 84-vuotias Elna Oskarsson löydetään kuolleena asunnostaan Göteborgissa, kaikki merkit viittaavat siihen, ...

An ancestors legacy. The promise of gold. The excitement of adventure. Who could resist? When young heir Francis Morgan receives an offer to hunt for the lost treasure of his ances ...

‘The Sea-Wolf’ is a 1904 psychological adventure novel by American novelist Jack London.The book's protagonist, Humphrey van Weyden, is a millionaire literary critic who is a survi ...