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Edgar Wallace
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English crime writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and numerous articles in newspapers and journals. One of the most prolific writers of the twentieth century, Edgar Wallace was an immensely popular author, who created exciting thrillers spiced with tales of treacherous crooks and hard-boiled detectives. He was known for the The Four Just Men, the Ringer, and for creating the Green Archer character during his lifetime. Over 160 films have been made of his novels. This volume contains 11 short stories with surprises and twists. Courtroom drama from the master of crime and creator of King Kong!
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Edgar Wallace
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English crime writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and numerous articles in newspapers and journals. One of the most prolific writers of the twentieth century, Edgar Wallace was an immensely popular author, who created exciting thrillers spiced with tales of treacherous crooks and hard-boiled detectives. He was known for the The Four Just Men, the Ringer, and for creating the Green Archer character during his lifetime. Over 160 films have been made of his novels, more than any other author. In the 1920s, one of Wallaces publishers claimed that a quarter of all books read in England were written by him. This volume contains 11 short detective and romance stories with surprises and twists. Courtroom drama from the master of crime and creator of King Kong!
Piotr Zmarzłowski
Dziesiątki miast, setki kobiet, bezsenne noce, intensywne dni - atrakcyjny sposób na życie czy ucieczka przed rzeczywistością? Mike wiedzie beztroski żywot pilota. Nienaganna postura, pewny krok i błysk w oku - jego postać sprawia, że kobietom miękną kolana. By osiągnąć swoje cele, mężczyzna bez skrupułów wykorzystuje cały swój urok. Bywa, że sięga przy tym po niedozwolone środki. Jedno jest pewne, wiele kobiet, które raz spędziły z nim noc, nie chciałyby spotkać go ponownie. Jeśli w ogóle są jeszcze wśród żywych... Idealna lektura dla osób szukających czegoś pomiędzy "Pięćdziesiąt twarzy Greya" a "American Psycho". Piotr Zmarzłowski - z wykształcenia i zawodu architekt, z zamiłowania fotograf i stolarz. Jako pisarz porusza się w różnych gatunkach i formach literackich i nie boi się stawiania trudnych pytań. Autor powieści "Cykl" po raz pierwszy opublikowanej w 2024 r.
Emilia Szelest
Niektóre sekrety rodzą się ze strachu, inne z milczenia... W małym mieście nikt nie znika bez śladu, a jednak Laura zniknęła. Z każdym dniem rośnie niepokój, a pytania pozostają bez odpowiedzi. Ci, którzy próbują ją odnaleźć, zaczynają dostrzegać, że prawda nie jest prosta i że Laura nie mówiła wszystkiego. Z każdym dniem cisza staje się coraz głośniejsza, a pytania coraz bardziej niewygodne. Bo prawda nie zawsze chce zostać odnaleziona, a milczenie potrafi być najgłośniejszym krzykiem.
Edgar Wallace
Edgar Wallace was an English writer. Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, joining the army at 21, he was a war correspondent during the Second Boer War for Reuters and The Daily Mail. During the First World War Edgar Wallace wrote a number of morale-boosting tales about the skill and derring-do of the British military and intelligence services, mostly in the form of series published under such titles as Clarence-Private. Several series were published in the form of dramatic pseudo-documentary accounts of what he claimed to be true stories. Clarence-Private is a fine series of Wallace stories about wartime espionage.
Thomas W. Hanshew
Hamilton Cleek is back or is he? Margot, Queen of the Apaches, the notorious French criminal gang, has been released on bail and vanished, Inspector Narkom of Scotland Yard has a series of inexplicable murders to solve, there is talk of revolution in Mauravania. And Cleek is missing. The stories collected here are some of the best about the clever and resourceful private detective Cleek, the man of the forty faces, who through his talents for disguise solves crime and mystery in London. Hold on to your hats for another thrilling ride as spying, murder, mysterious disappearances, jewel theft and horse theft, bombs and political intrigue rear their ugly heads. The stories range from well-done mysteries involving excellent deductive reasoning to fast-paced action tales set in exotic locales with highly romanticized villains.
Cleek. The Man of the Forty Faces
Thomas W. Hanshew
A classic mystery novel featuring Hanshews best-known creation, the consulting detective Hamilton Cleek, known as the man of the forty faces for his incredible skill at disguise. An ex-cracksman turned Scotland Yard detective, Cleeks slim and faultlessly dressed form is topped by an india-rubber-like face, of which he has remarkable control. Cleek is based in Clarges Street, London, where he is constantly consulted by Inspector Narkom of Scotland Yard. Cleek is the central figure in dozens of short stories that began to appear in 1910 and were subsequently collected in a series of books. Cleek: The Man of the Forty Faces is the first book in the saga. A wonderfully entertaining story from the turn of the century of mystery, chivalry, and intrigue. If youre looking for good mystery look no further.
Thomas W. Hanshew
Collection of several short mysteries, starring consulting detective Hamilton Cleek and his incredible skills at disguise with the assistance of his cockney assistant Dollops. Cleek is poacher-turned-gamekeeper, a master criminal who decides to turn straight and work for Scotland Yard after being stricken by the sight of a lovely, innocent young woman whose jewels he was about to pinch. Told as a fairly continuous narrative, held together by the underlying thread of Cleeks efforts to redeem himself and thus gain the affection of the woman with whom he has fallen in love. There is also another underlying thread concerning Cleeks erstwhile accomplice, Margot, and her present accomplice, Merode, as Cleek occasionally finds himself foiling their plans. Each one of these stories is a romp, some more successful than others.