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Jack London
The protagonist of the story the old Imber from the White Fish tribe can cause conflicting feelings among readers he killed many white people without much reason, at first glance. He does not hide from justice, but he himself comes to the city of Yukon and admits everything he has done. What prompted him to such an act? And does the reason that prompted Imber to kill, deserve understanding?
Earl Derr Biggers
Mimo upływu lat Aleksander Eden wciąż pamięta, jak w wieku siedemnastu lat pobierał w Honolulu nauki tańca od uroczej dziewczyny imieniem Alicja. Była to córka milionera, czego dowodził sznur błyszczących pereł na jej szyi. Ścieżki tych dwojga rozeszły się na lata, by przeciąć się ponownie, gdy oboje są już więcej niż dojrzałymi ludźmi. Aleksander prowadzi dobrze prosperującą firmę jubilerską, zaś Alicja po śmierci męża popadła w tarapaty finansowe. Mężczyzna pomaga swojej dawnej miłości sprzedać sznur pereł. Zakupem jest zainteresowany ekscentryczny milioner - kosztowności trzeba jednak dostarczyć na pustynię w Kalifornii. Aleksander wysyła w tę misję swojego syna Boba. Towarzyszy mu przybyły z Honolulu chiński policjant Charlie Chan. To druga powieść z serii kryminałów o charakterystycznym detektywie. Książka była dwukrotnie ekranizowana - w 1927 i 1934 r. - jednak obie wersje uważane są za stracone.
Max Brand
Renowned Western writer Max Brand does it again in the eminently enjoyable short novel Chip And The Cactus Man . Packed with enough action and romance to please even the most die-hard fans of the genre, the novel also addresses a wide range of important themes with insight and sensitivity. The plot is well constructed with well drawn subsidiary characters and provides a number of interesting twists. Faust wrote more than 500 novels and over 400 short stories & novellas using twenty pseudonyms. Experience the West as only Max Brand could write it!
B.M. Bower
Chip of the Flying U, published in 1906, was B.M. Bowers first and best-known novel. The story is about a cattle ranch, run by a group of happy and hilarious young men, and owned by a crusty older man. Chip is a colorful young man who works as a cow puncher in Montana. He is the typical woman-shy cowboy, but he is also a gifted artist. Well, one day, his boss announces that his (the bosss) sister is done with her doctor training and coming out to the ranch. And guess who gets to pick her up? Thereafter the Little Doctor begins to make the ranch feel like a different place entirely, especially in Chips own heart. The result as a quality ranch romance.
Max Brand
Max Brands action-filled stories of adventure and heroism in the American West continue to entertain readers throughout the world. "Chip Traps A Sheriff" is one of his work. Neatly plotted and briskly told, it illustrates Brands remarkable gift for storytelling. One of the greatest western authors of all time. Max Brand leads the reader on a very authentic tale of the old west the way it was. Brand penned over 200 full-length Westerns in his career, including "Destry Rides Again" and "Montana Rides". Experience the West as only Max Brand could write it!
Talbot Mundy
Author Hulbert Footner (1879-1944) brought the excitement of the 1920s and 1930s to Madame Storeys cosmopolitan adventures, moving away from Edwardian and Victorian flavors of the mystery genre. Beautiful and aloof. Her secretary/narrator/companion is Bella Brickley. Rosika lives near Gramercy Park in NYC and has a pet monkey. She seems to solve cases by use of good guesswork, practical psychology and fortuitous prior knowledge of certain facts or people. So we are introduced to the fascinating Madame Rosika Storey, fearless and intelligent, who plays cat-and-mouse with killers, goes undercover to break up criminal gangs, and unravels deadly mysteries.
Grzegorz Gortat
Najbardziej realistyczne opowieści to... baśni! Kontynuacja cyklu o królestwie Kambriddów. Fantastyczny lud wciąż musi stawiać czoła wrogom - zarówno tym jawnym, jak i utajonym. Podczas gdy bohaterowie przelewają krew w otwartych walkach z nieprzyjaciółmi, kapłani subtelnie sterują wydarzeniami z wygodnego gmachu Świątyni. Precyzyjnie skonstruowana fabuła, wartka akcja i uniwersalny wydźwięk - to cechy powieści, które zyskały uznanie czytelników. Prace autora były nagradzane tytułem Książka Roku w latach 2006, 2009, 2013. Fantastyka, magia i rozbudowane sceny batalistyczne - fani Tolkiena powinni pognać do księgarń!
Bożena Mazalik
Mocna dawka adrenaliny i wartkiej akcji pod gorącym słońcem Afryki Przed Martą Canavan otwiera się wspaniała ścieżka kariery. Zostaje współwłaścicielką agencji detektywistycznej. Jest pełna energii i zapału, ale kiedy na spotkaniu z informatorem jej wspólniczka zostaje ranna, Marta nie jest w stanie wykonać żadnego ruchu i oskarża siebie, że nie potrafiła pomóc. W tym momencie z afrykańskiego buszu dzwoni jej ojciec i informuje ją, że został postrzelony przez kłusowników, ona zaś powinna odnaleźć i ostrzec swoją matkę Oliwię, która jest gdzieś w Afryce. Stawka jest wysoka. Węże, lwy, lamparty i surowa przyroda to nic w porównaniu z gwałtem i śmiercią związanymi z rządową aferą. Marcie nie pozostaje nic innego, jak poszukać pomocy u przyjaciół, którzy wraz z nią ruszają na Czarny Kontynent Dajcie się uwieść tej hipnotyzującej opowieści. Egzotyka, emocje oraz smakowita intryga. Nikt tak nie pisze o Afryce jak Bożena Mazalik! Warto zarwać noc! Katarzyna Bonda
Max Brand
Claws Of The Tigress is an adventurous historical romance set in 16th-century Italy. The main character is Tizzo, a master swordsman, known as Firebrand because of his flaming red hair and flame-blue eyes. Max Brand (1892-1944) is the best-known pen name of widely acclaimed author Frederick Faust, creator of Destry, Dr. Kildare, and other beloved fictional characters. Prolific in many genres he wrote historical novels, detective mysteries, pulp fiction stories and many more. His love for mythology was a constant source of inspiration for his fiction, and it has been speculated that these classical influences accounted in some part for his success as a popular writer.
Georg Ebers, Mary J. Safford
Two lovers, Antony and Cleopatra want to be together despite everything. But it can not be so simple. The hero may die to be buried next to the woman he loved until the last hour. His desire was fulfilled, and love, as it turned out, never dies.
Cleopatra. Being an Account of the Fall and Vengeance of Harmachis
H. Rider Haggard
Henry Rider Haggard relies on adventure and exotic concepts. This story unfolds in the era of the Ptolemaic era of ancient Egyptian history. The line of the dynasty defended by the priesthood of Isis is trying to survive in difficult circumstances. The main character Harmachis must overthrow Cleopatra, banish the Romans and return to Egypt its former status.
Max Brand
One of Max Brands worth reading as an alternative to his western stories. Michael Clovelly might not have been the greatest swordsman ever to come to London town during the reign of the Merry Monarch, Charles the Second, but if a better man ever wielded a blade, he had not yet stepped forth to claim the distinction. Seeking gold with which to elevate his beggarly fortunes, Clovelly chances to encounter a bully, and his fierce sword work brings him to the attention of Lord Teynham, who has need of a resourceful man with a rapier. The commission: to turn highwayman and rob a certain coach. The reasons? They are both murky and mysterious. But they have to do with a certain lady of impeccable character...
Max Brand
Another great Western by Max Brand aka Frederick Faust, Clung is one his most memorable and intriguing characters. As a Western author, Brand did not shrink from controversial topics such as race relations in the Old West. There is a mystery about the birth of Clung, who is raised by an old Chinese man in a small Arizona town, but none about his skill with weapons. At first he shoots in self-defense, then recklessly to avenge an insult. With a price on his head, he begins a long journey that takes him far beyond the border country into strange and dangerous encounters. Here, readers will find the Eastern mysticism they seek, Confucian ethics, and a kind of loyalty they may not expect set against one thrilling action scene after another.
Talbot Mundy
Madame Rosika Storey was one of the most celebrated fictional female private investigators during the Golden Age of the mystery (1920-40). This collection of six stories featuring the woman private detective, glamorous Madame Storey psychologist and detective! From missing persons to ghastly murder (often in the same case) Madame Storey and her faithful secretary Bella take on the criminal underworld of 1930s New York in these thrilling mysteries. But many of Mme. Storeys attitudes are surprisingly modern, and shes always on the side of justice, as is narrator Bella, who, however, is nowhere near as intrepid as her beautiful, intelligent and intuitive boss.
Collected Short Stories. Volume 11
Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle never wasted time in getting his stories moving. His plots are always direct and refreshingly lucid, and the narrative has a velocity that sweeps you along right to the end. This was no doubt a large part of his immense worldwide success. Not surprisingly, each time he tried to end the series, his fans would howl in protest. But, as he says in the preface to his last collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, all good things must come to an end. And so it is with this series, as we have now arrived at the end of the Sherlock Holmes tales, Conan Doyles most magnificent creation. The collection includes the famous stories about Sherlock Holmes, the brilliant detective. A mysterious light in a strange valley leads to danger and more... The mystery of the Mary Celeste solved! ... An ailing and paranoid General threatens his daughters marriage... These are the first two short stories, and first novel for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, which started one of the most successful writing careers of all times!
Colonel Quaritch, V.C. A Tale of Country Life
H. Rider Haggard
Colonel Quaritch left the English army and moved to live at Honham Cottage. This is a quiet, calm and old place, which is located near the castle of the de la Molle family. He falls in love with Ida de la Molle, the only child of the squire, who has mortgaged his possessions to their full value. The young girl without wealth, but she promised her hand and help to the young banker.