Sandi the Kingmaker

Edgar Wallace

Colonial adventures in a 6 volume collection set on the Dark Continent. Sanders and Co. return to Africa (following the events in Bones in London) to bring the old Kings country under the Union Jack and to try and find what has happened to a missionary and his daughter. It is written in a delightfully humorous style. Sandi, the King-maker among other novels by Edgar Wallace conveys the paternal attitude that Englands officials felt toward the native tribes of Africa. Part of his famous African novels (Sanders of the River series), this volume is highly recommended for those who have read and enjoyed others in the series, and it would make for a worthy addition to any collection.

The Ghost of Down Hill & The Queen of Shebas Belt

Edgar Wallace

Best remembered for penning the screenplay for the classic film King Kong, author Edgar Wallace was an astoundingly popular luminary in the action-adventure genre in the early twentieth century. The Ghost of Down Hill is an entertaining mystery novella, based on the idea that a ghost of a monk haunts a house built on top of former holy ground. This novella has upbeat tone and surprising outcome. The Queen of Shebas Belt features the disappearance of a priceless belt supposedly worn by the Queen of Sheba. Seemingly the theft is not through want of money but an act to set up a rival in love. Wonderful entertainment and highly entertaining. If you havent discovered the joys of Wallaces mysteries there is a good place to start.

Szary proch

Maria Rodziewiczówna

Litwin Wawer Karewis pracuje w Niemczech pod nazwiskiem Lorenz jako kapitan statku. Jest człowiekiem pracowitym ponad miarę i odważnym do szaleństwa. Pewnego dnia postanawia na kilka dni wrócić na ojcowiznę, by na dobre pożegnać się ze swoją wioską i rodziną. Po przyjeździe w rodzinne strony chełpi się swoją narzeczoną Niemką. Niektóre zachowania dawnych sąsiadów śmieszą go, inne złoszczą. Jednak z każdym dniem ów szary proch ziemia rodzinna pod jego stopami odnajduje drogę do jego duszy...

The Four Just Men

Edgar Wallace

Written in 1905, it is one of Wallaces many popular thriller novels. Four Just Men was the start of a series about a determined band of European vigilantes who decide to kill off people in the world whom the law cannot punish. Their ingenuity and ability to keep several steps ahead of those who would thwart them, including police, are the essence of the plot. When the British Foreign Secretary Sir Philip Ramon decides to push through a law which will allow the enforced return of political refugees to their countries of origin, he becomes a target of the Four Just Men. These are iconic stories of adventure, intrigue and retribution set in the time immediately following the First World War. Highly recommended for people who like to treat a mystery story as a solvable riddle.

The Thunder Dragon Gate

Talbot Mundy

The Thunder Dragon Gate is the name of a monastery in Tibet, which is considered a portal to Shambhala, and therefore is a symbol of the threshold to higher levels of spiritual consciousness. American secret agent Tom Greene and his wife, Elsa, are trying to send troopers to the Tho-Pa-gault gate, returning to Tibet to restore the sacred duty and find out what they can do on the way to Shambhala. There are only a few obstacles on their way the crazy Raja Dole, an array of Chinese and Japanese agents, the Tibetan government, the Indian government and the huge spider, called shang-shang.

Flat 2

Edgar Wallace

Emil Louba traded profitably in human souls. When he added Jane Martin to his stock-in-trade, he won the hatred of Hurley Brown-who was soon to be a Power at Scotland Yard. And for Louba, then, the sands were running out... This ones a fairly standard murder mystery by Edgar Wallace mold. The murder is that of the nasty Louba, whos made and lost a fortune. Hes also made lots of enemies over the years so, when hes bumped off with the candlestick in his swanky London apartment, theres no shortage of suspects in fact, even people who arent suspects are offering to help the folk they think might have done it, on the basis that no one deserves to swing for ridding the world of a swine like Louba.

Deutsche Herzen Deutsche Helden. Band IIV

Karl May

Die Geschichte beginnt sehr unheimlich auf einem Friedhof: Hier schwört Ibrahim Pascha Rache an der Familie von Adlerhorst, deren Oberhaupt Alban er fälschlicherweise für den Mörder seines Vaters hält. Einige Jahre später ist Alban tot und die Familie auseinandergerissen. Über zweieinhalb Jahrzehnte danach kommt es in Istanbul zu einer schicksalshaften Begegnung zwischen Lord Eagle-nest, dem Maler Paul Norman und Hermann von Adlerhorst. Zusammen mit dem schrulligen Lord Eagle-nest und dem geheimnisvollem Helden Oskar Steinbach macht sich der junge Hermann von Adlerhorst daran, die verschiedenen Mitglieder seiner Familie zu suchen, die durch eine Tragödie zwanzig Jahre zuvor in alle Welt verstreut wurden. Ihre Spuren finden sich im Orient, im Wilden Westen und in Sibirien. Während Paul Norman sich in Ibrahim Paschas Sklavin Tschita verliebt, kann Hermann von Adlerhorst dessen Lieblingssklavin Zykyma retten, als ihr Pferdegespann losgeht. Beide möchten ihre angebeteten Frauen aus dem Harem befreien, ein Unternehmen, das bei Lord Eagles-nest, einem Liebhaber von Mozarts Oper Die Entführung aus dem Serail, auf starkes Interesse stößt. Für die Freunde beginnt ein großes und gefährliches Abenteuer.

Queen Cleopatra

Talbot Mundy

Queen Cleopatra and Julius Caesar this is probably the most famous majestic love story with the calculation of all time, which changed the entire course of ancient history! Cleopatra was a brave, charming beauty of a cruel and courageous ruler who preferred to save Egypt at all costs, even if one had to challenge the most powerful ruler whom the world knew. Julius Caesar had absolute power and authority, the glory of being a skilful lover and an insistence on leaving Rome the most powerful city. The clash of these two great historical figures is mentioned in this book.