The Seventh Man

Max Brand

Renowned Western writer Max Brand does it again in the eminently enjoyable novel "The Seventh 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. This novel by Max Brand, tells part of the story of the larger-than-life western character, Dan Barry, known as "Whistling Dan". Its also the story of Kate Cumberland and the incredible five-year-old daughter of Kate and Dan, Joan. "The Untamed" is the third part of a trilogy about a mysterious gunslinger who appears to be a Casper Milquetoaste but, in concert with a powerful wolf-dog, and a murderous stallion; is able to overpower seemingly any opposing force.

The Filigree Ball

Anna Katharine Green

The Filigree Ball centers around the Moore mansion in Washington DC, a creepy house with a terrible library. Over several generations, three dead bodies have been found there on the hearthstone. Aside from bruises from the fall, there were no signs of violence. The police have inspected the death-dealing room and its sinister settee many times over and found no explanation. But its not all those bodies in the library that bring the police to the Moore house this time. Its the suicide of young Veronica Moore, now Mrs. Jeffrey, a bride of only three weeks. Fans of early detective fiction, and Anna Katharine Green in particular, will not want to miss The Filigree Ball.

Hrabia Monte Christo

Aleksander Dumas ojciec

Sztandarowa powieść Aleksandra Dumasa ojca. Bohaterem książki jest 19-letni Edmund Dantes marynarz idealista. Niebawem ma zostać awansowany na kapitana statku i ożenić się z wybranką swego serca, piękną Mercedes. Niestety pada ofiarą spisku. Oskarżony o bonapartyzm trafia do więzienia. Po 14 latach udaje mu się zbiec. Odnajduje ogromny skarb i jako hrabia Monte Christo wraca w rodzinne strony, by odnaleźć ukochaną i dokonać zemsty na swych oprawcach.

The Shadow Crook

Aidan de Brune

Aidan de Brune has been described as the Edgar Wallace of Australia. De Brune was a Canadian-born writer who settled in Australia. His latest novel, The Shadow Crook, certainly justifies the claim. It is an amazing story of a master criminal who terrorized Sydney, taunted the police, and baffled the finger-print experts. The Shadow Crook raided the detective offices in Sydney, bound and gagged the fingerprint expert, and ransacked his records. Who was he? Why did he take the tremendous risk of breaking into police headquarters? What connection had he with the death of Stacey Carr, and the disappearance of valuable jewels? A very private vengeance stalks Sydneys underground.

The Wilderness Mine

Harold Bindloss

This is a novel that contains a mixture of romance and adventure. Events taking place in Canada. Readers can watch the life of a simple girl who, without money, went for a better life. A novel about a strong girl who, despite the obstacles, is ready to go to the end.

Collected Short Stories (Vol. 10). Collected Short Stories. Volume 10

Arthur Conan Doyle

The collection includes the famous stories about Sherlock Holmes, the brilliant detective. Sherlock Holmes, the common man, often lying around, rereading favorite books, the best detective in England. Sherlock Holmes, possessor of an incredible mind, and strength, will surprise you not once, not giving you time to realize the complexity and mystery of the crime and the quickness of its opening. There are 4 Novels and 43 Short Stories. When Sherlock Holmes begins investigating the mystery of a dropped hat and Christmas goose, little does he suspect that such a trivial thing will lead to a much larger mystery. When the goose is cleaned, its crop is found to contain the Blue Carbuncle, a recently stolen gemstone of great value. So, what Holmes needs to find out is how the stone got from its rightful owner to the goose, and who took it. The game is afoot once again!

The War in the Air

Herbert George Wells

Bert Smallways is the unlikely protagonist, a kind of Edwardian Mod, not interested in a steady career, always looking for a good time, riding his proto-scooter down to Brighton at the weekends. When Bert is accidentally scooped up by a German fleet, on its way to launch a surprise attack on the United States, he finds himself with a front row seat to the greatest war that has ever been the war in the air! This new war is to be a different sort of war than all the wars that came before it, unprecedented in its ferocity and destructiveness. The art of war has completely changed with the coming of airplanes, which the author very eloquently brings out. The War in the Air is a story of the awful devastation following a conflict between two first-class powers with the resources of the air at their command. It is one of the most brilliant and successful of Mr. Wellss studies in futurity.

Le Rayon vert

Jules Verne

Deux jeunes hommes de mentalité poétique et aventureux ne pouvaient que se retrouver sur les îles dÉcosse. A la recherche du phénomene dit rayon vert des Oitiques, ils vont dune île lautre afin de trouver un horizon ouvert. Douce histoire de deux amants, rencontrés un moment o il était nécessaire de marcher sans faute en compagnie de compagnons et autres.