Sinners Beware

E. Phillips Oppenheim

This is another collection of interlinked short stories about the good life in Monte Carlo and Beausoleil after the first World War. Ten stories about Peter Hames, the former Inspector on the New York police department that got tossed off the force when he tried to stop an innocent man being railroaded by a corrupt police force. Disillusioned, but after inheriting a million dollars, he moves to France to become a painter. But the detective instincts never left and he gets involved in various adventures. Oppenheim follows three characters through adventures wherein they solve crimes, thwart criminals, and are duped by professionals.

Pokój zmarłego

Sven Elvestad

Powieść kryminalna, którą cechuje stopniowo i precyzyjnie budowane napięcie. W powieści można zaobserwować luźne nawiązanie do teorii Freuda, która fascynowała autora. Na uwagę zasługuje konstrukcja fabuły i portretów psychologicznych postaci.

The Fortunate Wayfarer

E. Phillips Oppenheim

A best-selling author of novels, short stories, magazine articles, translations, and plays, Oppenheim published over 150 books. He is considered one of the originators of the thriller genre, his novels also range from spy thrillers to romance, but all have an undertone of intrigue. He was the earliest writer of spy fiction as understood today, and invented the Rogue Male school of adventure thrillers that was later exploited by John Buchan and Geoffrey Household. This 1927 old detective story by Oppenheim revisits the plot device of a young man who comes into a large fortune suddenly and explores the class differences between the lower middle, and the upper class.

Janko Muzykant

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Akcja utworu toczy się w XIX wieku w polskiej społeczności, która żyje pod zaborem rosyjskim. Janko jest chorowitym chłopcem. Spośród innych wiejskich dzieci wyróżnia go talent muzyczny. Pewnego dnia zafascynowany dźwiękiem skrzypiec zakrada się do dworu, by dotknąć instrumentu. Zostaje oskarżony o próbę kradzieży i skazany na karę chłosty. Umiera z powodu zbyt surowej kary.

The Lady Called Nita

Edgar Wallace

Few people today would recognize the name Edgar Wallace but before his death in 1933 he was a literary force to be reckoned with. He was both prolific and popular and his books reportedly sold at the rate of 5,000 a day. This enjoyable collection includes eight mystery stories by Edgar Wallace: The Lady Called Nita, The Man Who Married His Cook, Mr. Sigees Relations, The Knight Who Could Not Kneel, Her Fathers Daughter, The Dramatic Butler, Diana Helps, Con-Lacto Is Strength. These stories are fast-paced with some surprising twists, well written and great to read. Highly recommended for people who like to treat a mystery story as a solvable riddle.

Wyspa skarbów

Robert Louis Stevenson

Powieść przygodowa, której głównym bohaterem jest Jim Hawkins. Pewnego dnia wyrusza w emocjonującą wyprawę po wielki skarb kapitana Flinta. Kierując się wytycznymi ze starej mapy, płynie ku marzeniom i przygodzie. Na tym samym pokładzie płyną dawni druhowie legendarnego kapitana. A oni nie będą chcieli podzielić się skarbem. Powieść doczekała się wielu adaptacji filmowych i na stałe weszła do kanonu literatury przygodowej.

Jerychonka

Maria Rodziewiczówna

Akcja powieści rozgrywa się w środowisku cyganerii krakowskiej. Filip Osiecki, Andrzej Oryż i Magda Domontówna są malarzami. Każda z tych postaci kocha, jednak bez wzajemności ze strony obiektu uczuć. Filip jest opętany uczuciem do pięknej baronowej. Nie zdaje sobie jednak sprawy z tego, iż jest jedynie jej zabawką. Andrzej kocha Magdę, lecz jego uczucie nie opiera się na fizyczności. Domontówna jest dla niego niczym muza. Z kolei Magda darzy uczuciem Filipa. Jej miłość ma jednak charakter platoniczny. Dziewczyna bardziej pragnie wcielić się w rolę przyjaciółki i powiernicy niż obiekt namiętności. Wszystko zmierza nieuchronnie do dramatu...

The Crimes Club. A Record of Secret Investigations Into Some Amazing Crimes, Mostly Withheld From the Public

William Le Queux

I sometimes despair of the country ever becoming alive to the danger of the unpreparedness of our present position until too late to prevent some fatal catastrophe. This was the keynote of a solemn warning made in the House of Lords by Earl Roberts. His lordship, whilst drawing attention to our present inadequate forces, strongly urged that action should be taken in accordance with the recommendations of the Elgin Commission that no military system could be considered satisfactory which did not contain powers of expansion outside the limit of the regular forces of the Crown.

The Traitors Gate

Edgar Wallace

This Edgar Wallace mystery takes place in London. Hope Joyner, ward of a Mr. Hallet whom she has never met, is in love with Sir Richard Hallowell. Diana Montague, who was once engaged to Sir Richard, now keeps very dubious company Sir Richards brother Graham for one. He has just been released from prison. Since Graham has been away Diana has acquired money, and she is now Press Secretary for the Prince of Kishlastan, who according to Colly Warrington, is totally besotted with her... About an attempt to steal the British crown Jewels, Edgar Wallace has woven a story that is distinctly superior to the general run of mystery yarns.

The Moon Rock

Arthur J. Rees

Arthur J. Rees is a past master in the art of fashioning ingenious mystery-detective yarns and The Moon Rock is one of his best. The authors many admirers will find keen enjoyment and many puzzling moments in their endeavors to solve the mystery. Robert Turold had spent his life trying to prove his claim to an ancient title. Yet, when it seems he is about to finally succeed, his body is found in a remote cottage on the Cornish coast, an apparent suicide. Detective Brannert of Scotland Yard, however, suspects murder. His young daughter, his long-time servant, his brother and nephew all have something to gain by his death. This fast-paced detective story unfolds through the tangles of complicated family ties and secrets, suspicious servants, and a mysterious Cornish legend.

Tajemnica piaszczystego kanionu

Karol May

Dwaj przyjaciele Winnetou i Old Shatterhand ponownie zabiorą nas w ekscytujący i niebezpieczny wir wydarzeń, rozgrywających się wśród prerii Dzikiego Zachodu. Na drodze do rozwikłania tajemnicy staną im złoczyńcy, których i tym razem uda się brawurowo pokonać. Jednocześnie zyskają nowych przyjaciół i dzięki wspólnej pracy i wzajemnej pomocy odniosą kolejny spektakularny sukces!

Podróż do Ziemi Świętej z Neapolu

Juliusz Słowacki

Poemat dygresyjny o zróżnicowanym charakterze i tematyce. Składa się z dziewięciu pieśni i opiera się na wzorze podróży poetyckiej. Klasyka godna polecenia dla czytelnika w kazdym wieku. Próbka poezji Wieszcza w najlepszym wydaniu.

Dreams End

Thorne Smith

A New York advertising executive leaves his job in the city to write poetry in a hut by the sea. Once there he finds himself caught in the coils of his attraction to two women a situation that so unsettles his wits that he falls prey to a heavily symbolic dream obsession. The story centers on a love triangle that develops between Landor, the niece of the man hes staying with, Scarlet and the wife of the local land baron, Hilda. Dreams End is a radical departure from Thorne Smiths humorous novels, and was, in fact, Smiths first book rejected by publishers until his Topper novels became successful. Fans of Thorne Smith are likely to be intrigued by this book for its gothic nature and for an unexpected glimpse at a more serious side of the author.

The Trail of the White Mule

B.M. Bower

Equal parts daring and prone to disaster, B. M. Bowers beloved hero with a heart of gold, Casey Ryan, is at it again in The Trail of the White Mule. Whether hes veering through traffic at high speed in the boomtown of Los Angeles or pursuing bootleggers in the country, Ryan always seems to find himself in the middle of a maelstrom. He willingly got involved with moonshiners and transporting booze but lucked out in the end by helping the authorities. The Trail of the White Mule was written in the year 1922 by B.M. Bower. This book is one of the most popular novels of B.M. Bower, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.

Tales of Men and Ghosts

Edith Wharton

In 1921, Edith Wharton became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize, earning the award for The Age of Innocence. But Wharton also wrote several other novels, as well as poems and short stories that made her not only famous but popular among her contemporaries. Tales of Men and Ghosts (1910) consists of ten masterful ghost stories that listed here in chronological order of their original publication dates: The Bolted Door, His Fathers Son, The Daunt Diana, The Debt, Full Circle, The Legend, The Eyes, The Blond Beast, Afterward and The Letters. Despite the title, the men outnumber the ghosts, since only The Eyes and Afterward actually call on the supernatural. In only two of the stories are women the central characters, though elsewhere they play important roles. If you have never read Edith Whartons fantasy work before, you will be captivated and delighted.

The Strange Countess

Edgar Wallace

This genuine mystery story takes the reader from one exciting adventure to another with all the adroitness and ingenuity of Mr. Wallaces previous successful books. One is left gasping with suspense as the many clues are unraveled only to be followed by others still more stubborn. A beautiful woman has spent twenty cruel years in prison, for a suspected murder. Her daughter learns of the relationship after a chance visit at the jail. The true facts are known only after the discovery of nefarious plots to kill the daughter, visits to the home of royalty, and enforced stays at a so-called home for mental cases. This early work by Edgar Wallace was originally published in 1925. The Strange Countess is a mystery novel by this prolific author of detective fiction.