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  • A Little Good

    The Sisters of St. Mary in Texas

    by Sister St. John Begnaud ...
    The arrival of three Sisters of St. Mary of Namur at the railroad station of Waco, Texas, on September 23, 1873, brought remarkable change to the state of education in the center and north of the state. Hoping "to do a little good" by living their faith and establishing Catholic schools, Mother Emilie, Sister Mary Angela, and Sister Stanislaus were somewhat appalled to learn that Waco boasted only ... Read more

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  • Genesis Myth in Beowulf and Old English Biblical Poetry

    by Joseph St. John ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture
    Genesis Myth in Beowulf and Old English Biblical Poetry explores the adaptation of antediluvian Genesis and related myth in the Old Testament poems Genesis A and Genesis B, as well as in Beowulf, a secular heroic narrative.The book explores how the Genesis poems resort to the Christian exegetical tradition and draw on secular social norms to deliver their biblically derived and related narratives ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • The Detective Stories Library (26 Books). Illustrated

    The House of the Poplars by Dorothy L. Sayers, Grand Guignol by John Dickson Carr, Boots by Ngaio Marsh, The Yellow Sphere by John Rhode, Shadowed Sunlight by Christianna Brand and Many Others

    by Dorothy L. Sayers, John Dickson Carr, Ngaio Marsh, E. C. R. Lorac, John Rhode, Anthony Berkeley, Anthony Gilbert, Christianna Brand, J. Jefferson Farjeon, Lynn Brock, Cyril Hare, Christopher Bush, Joseph Commings, Christopher St. John Sprigg, Alice Campbell, Stuart Palmer, Josephine Bell, G. D. H. & M. Cole, William A. R. Collins, Nicholas Blake, Ethel Lina White, H. C. Bailey, Gladys Mitchell, Richard Keverne, Herbert Adams ...
    The Detective Stories Library is a rich and engaging collection of classic mysteries by some of the greatest writers of the genre. This illustrated volume brings together brilliant tales of crime, deduction, and suspense, featuring works by masters of the Golden Age of detective fiction such as Dorothy L. Sayers, John Dickson Carr, Ngaio Marsh, John Rhode, and Christianna Brand. Among the ... Read more

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  • The Golden Age Mystery Anthology: 40 Timeless Detective Stories. Illustrated

    The Man Who Knew by Agatha Christie, Where Do We Go from Here? by Dorothy L. Sayers, The Mystery Man of Soho by Margery Allingham, The Yellow Sphere by John Rhode, Boots by Ngaio Marsh, A Piece of Cake by Christianna Brand, and Others

    by Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham, Dorothy L. Sayers, Edmund Crispin, Georgette Heyer, John Rhode, E. C. R. Lorac, Anthony Berkeley, S. S. Van Dine, H. C. Bailey, A. A. Milne, Arthur Upfield, Freeman Wills Crofts, John Dickson Carr, Ngaio Marsh, Anthony Gilbert, Christianna Brand, J. Jefferson Farjeon, George Bellairs, Victor L. Whitechurch, E. C. Bentley, Patricia Highsmith ...
    The Golden Age Mystery Anthology: 40 Timeless Detective Stories is a richly illustrated collection that celebrates the brilliance, elegance, and enduring appeal of classic crime fiction. Bringing together forty masterfully crafted tales, this volume showcases the finest works of the genre’s most iconic authors, including Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Margery Allingham, John Dickson Carr, ... Read more

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  • Case in the Clinic

    by E.C.R. Lorac ...
    Case in the Clinic by E.C.R. Lorac is a classic mystery novel featuring Chief Inspector Robert Macdonald. The story is set in a quiet English village where the seemingly peaceful life is disrupted by a perplexing murder. Dr. Raymond Ferens, a well-regarded local doctor, is found dead in his clinic. The circumstances of his death are suspicious, leading to an investigation by Chief Inspector ... Read more

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  • Black Beadle

    by E. C. R. Lorac ...
    Blackmail and its consequences play a big part in E.C.R. Lorac's 1939 masterpiece of understatement and style. Many of Edith Caroline Rivett's (who wrote as "E.C.R. Lorac") mystery novels are very hard to find and this is one of them. It's one of Inspector Macdonald's best cases. ... Read more

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  • Death at Dyke's Corner

    by E. C. R. Lorac ...
    When a stationary car is struck by an oncoming lorry at a very dangerous hairpin bend known as Dyke's Corner and the driver killed it seems an obvious accident. However, MacDonald's methodical investigations reveal it was in fact a cleverly contrived murder. “We’ve taken the wrong fork. There’s a double hairpin bend somewhere.” There was! Immediately in front of them a car was drawn up on the ... Read more

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  • The Last Escape

    by E. C. R. Lorac ...
    In this final detective novel to feature Superintendent Robert MacDonald, we find the police officer setting up his retirement plans on a hill farm to the south of Lunesdale. Not quite ready to retire, he buys the farm and installs a young couple to oversee his property while he's away detecting. Meanwhile, one foggy morning Rory Macshane who has just finished his first year of a 10-year prison ... Read more

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  • Death Came Softly. The Robert Macdonald Mystery. Illustrated

    by E.C.R. Lorac ...
    In Death Came Softly, E.C.R. Lorac delivers another compelling installment in the Robert Macdonald Mystery series, blending atmospheric tension with a deeply layered puzzle. When a quiet English village is rocked by the unexpected death of Mrs. Garney, a seemingly unassuming widow, the initial verdict of natural causes is questioned. A routine matter soon becomes a complex investigation as subtle ... Read more

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  • Murder by Matchlight. The Robert Macdonald Mystery. Illustrated

    by E.C.R. Lorac ...
    In Murder by Matchlight, E.C.R. Lorac delivers an atmospheric and intricately crafted mystery set in the heart of wartime London. Inspector Robert Macdonald is tasked with unraveling a case that begins in the dim glow of a single match and leads to a dark labyrinth of human motives. On a blackout-shrouded night in Regent’s Park, a seemingly ordinary stroll turns into a deadly encounter. A man ... Read more

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  • Impact of Evidence

    A Welsh Borders Mystery

    by Carol Carnac ...
    Series series British Library Crime Classics
    Near St. Brynneys in the Welsh border country, isolated by heavy snow and flooding from the thaw, a calamity has occurred. Old Dr. Robinson, a known 'menace on the roads', has met his end in a collision with a jeep on a hazardous junction. But when the police arrive at the scene, a burning question hints at something murkier than mere accident: why was there a second body—a man not recognised by ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • Checkmate to Murder

    by E. C. R. Lorac ...
    On a foggy night during the London Blitz, a special constable arrests a young Canadian soldier standing over the dead body of his elderly great uncle in a rundown house in Hampstead. The only other possible suspects are the inhabitants of the art studio next door, a celebrated painter, his sister and their various guests. However as MacDonald and his assistant Inspector Reeves begin to investigate ... Read more

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