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  • The Invisible Host

    by Gwen Bristow, Bruce Manning ...
    "Do not doubt me, my friends; you shall all be dead before morning."New Orleans, 1930. Eight guests are invited to a party at a luxurious penthouse apartment, yet on arrival it turns out that no one knows who their mysterious host actually is. The latter does not openly appear, but instead communicates with the guests by radio broadcast. What he has to tell his guests is chilling: that every hour, ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • The Invisible Host

    by Gwen Bristow, Bruce Manning ...
    Series series Library of Congress Crime Classics
    First published in 1930 and quickly adapted into both a Broadway play and a Hollywood film. THE INVISIBLE HOST is a chilling locked room thriller which traps eight dinner guests in a New Orleans penthouse with a host who communicates only by radio,and death as their just desserts.An actress, a businessman, a lawyer, a playwright. A politician, two professors, a butler, and a socialite. All have ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD

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  • The Invisible Host

    A Golden Age Mystery

    by Gwen Bristow, Bruce Manning ...
    Guests at a New Orleans party face a mysterious and deadly host in the widely suspected inspiration for Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None.When eight guests arrive for a party at a luxurious New Orleans penthouse, their unknown host is nowhere to be found. Then, speaking to them through radio broadcast, he informs them of the evening's chilling theme: every hour, one of them will die.As ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

  • The Gutenberg Murders

    A Golden Age Mystery

    by Gwen Bristow, Bruce Manning ...
    "Thou Shalt Not Kill."All New Orleans is disturbed at the rumour that one of its civic treasures, a fragment of the Gutenberg Bible, has been stolen. But when the rumour becomes a fact and is followed by a series of murders so hideous that every paper's headlines screamed each new phase of the case, the concern changes to panic. Each new crime centres on the same group of people: wealthy, ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • The Gutenberg Murders

    A Golden Age Mystery

    by Gwen Bristow, Bruce Manning ...
    An ingenious killer with a penchant for rare books is targeting the Crescent City's elite in this 1930s mystery by the authors of The Invisible Host.A distressing rumor is circulating through New Orleans that one of the city's prized artifacts—a fragment of the Gutenberg Bible—has been stolen. But when the rumor comes true and is followed by a series of murders, distress turns to outright panic. ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Two & Two Make Twenty-Two

    A Golden Age Mystery

    by Gwen Bristow, Bruce Manning ...
    A gambling resort off the coast of New Orleans is in for stormy weather and deadly games in this 1930s crime novel by the authors of The Invisible Host.Twelve miles from the mainland, Paradise Island offers rich bon vivants the finest playground in the Gulf of Mexico. It is well known for sports, gaming tables, and the legendary Peacock Club. But federal agents Andrew Dillingham and Maj. Jack ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Two and Two Make Twenty-Two

    A Golden Age Mystery

    by Gwen Bristow, Bruce Manning ...
    "A woman in a red raincoat killed Linton Barclay."Paradise Island, the brightest spot of all playgrounds edging the Gulf of Mexico, caters gladly to those who can afford to pay well for their entertainment. Twelve miles from the mainland, it has, under the suave management of Brett Allison, come to be known for sports, gaming tables, and the Peacock Club.For some time Federal authorities have ... Read more

    $5.39 CAD

  • The Mardi Gras Murder

    A Golden Age Mystery

    by Gwen Bristow, Bruce Manning ...
    Reverie turns deadly when a secret society of New Orleans elites is infiltrated by a killer in this classic 1930s mystery.For years New Orleans has been enthralled by the secret society dedicated to Dis, Greek god of Inferno, whose membership of fifty is closely guarded from the press and whose rites burlesque the proud tradition of the city's Mardi Gras festival. Lovely Cynthia Fontenay gives Dis ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

  • The Mardi Gras Murders

    A Golden Age Mystery

    by Gwen Bristow, Bruce Manning ...
    "Murder and Mardi Gras together! Ain't we got fun?"For years New Orleans has been enthralled by the secret society dedicated to Dis, Greek god of Inferno, whose membership of fifty is closely guarded from the press, and whose rites burlesque the proud tradition of the city's Mardi Gras festival. Lovely Cynthia Fontenay gives Dis a ball each year, and no member of the order has ever been seen ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

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    by Clare Langley-Hawthorne ...
    Series series Ursula Marlow Mysteries
    In this "absorbing" Edwardian mystery, an heiress turned amateur sleuth investigates murder in a "tightly knit tale with an unexpected twist" ( Publishers Weekly).As heiress to her father's international textile empire, Ursula Marlow's fortune puts her at the top of English society. But as an Edwardian-era woman with wealth and power, Ursula is also the ultimate outsider.Her business leads her to ... Read more

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  • Death in the Fog

    by Mignon G. Eberhart ...
    This classic mystery is " more than a mere crime puzzle. . . . It is a tragic event which deeply affects the destinies of those who are in any way involved" ( The New York Times).The road to her aunt's country house on Lake Michigan is dark and shrouded in fog. But it's a road Katie Warren knows well, having taken up residence with her Aunt Mina after losing her job during the stock market crash. ... Read more

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  • Appleby Talks

    23 Detective Stories

    by Michael Innes ...
    Series Book 14 - The Inspector Appleby Mysteries
    From a British crime author "in a class by himself among detective story writers," twenty-three short mysteries featuring the brilliant Inspector Appleby ( The Times Literary Supplement).It appears Inspector Appleby is ready to tell all in this must-read collection of twenty-three short stories from acclaimed Scottish mystery author Michael Innes. One of the most discerning detectives of Golden ... Read more

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