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Author: Daniel Stashower Publisher: Titan Books ISBN: 0857686194 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 283
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New York City in 1897 and young escapologist Harry Houdini is struggling to get the recognition he craves from the ruthless entertainment industry. When toy tycoon Branford Wintour is found murdered in his Fifth Avenue mansion, detectives call upon Houdini to help solve this mysterious crime. When Harry and his brother Dash reach the scene of the murder, they discover that Wintour was killed seemingly by a magic trick...
Author: Daniel Stashower Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA) ISBN: 0857686194 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 273
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Harry Houdini and his brother, Dash, are called to solve the murder of a toy tycoon in this first locked room mystery starring the legendary real-life magicians New York City, 1897: Young escapologist Harry Houdini is struggling to get the recognition he craves from the ruthless entertainment industry. But when toy tycoon Branford Wintour is found murdered in his Fifth Avenue mansion, detectives call upon Houdini to help solve this mysterious crime, ushering in a new era of Houdini’s career: amateur sleuth. When Harry and his brother Dash reach the scene of the murder, they discover Wintour was found dead in a room that was locked from the inside out—the result of a cruel magic trick. Together, the brothers Houdini launch their first ever investigation, venturing into the bizarre world of rare curios and the collectors who will pay any price to own them.
Author: Daniel Stashower Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA) ISBN: 0857686208 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 270
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The world’s most famous escape artist must uncover why his master’s illusion went horribly wrong in this “charming” historical mystery series from an Edgar Award–winning author (New York Times) In turn-of-the-century New York City, struggling young performer Harry Houdini is working for the renowned magician Kellar. One night his master’s astonishing illusion the Floating Lady goes horribly wrong, with Kellar’s levitating assistant apparently plunging to her death. Houdini, along with his wife Bess and brother Dash, must solve the mystery and figure out how the young lady died from drowning rather than a fatal fall.
Author: Daniel Stashower Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA) ISBN: 0857686216 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 269
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Will Harry Houdini’s penchant for exposing the trickery of mediums get him into a deeper mystery than he can handle? Still struggling to make a name for himself in turn-of-the-century New York, Harry Houdini sees an opportunity for glory in exposing the tricks of the medium Lucius Craig. But to do so, he must work out how the medium managed to conjure a “spirit” while tied to a chair by Houdini himself—and how the apparition was able to stab an audience member to death and then disappear. The Houdini Specter is the third thrilling adventure in a Sherlock Holmes-inspired series starring the legendary magician.
Author: Donald Hamilton Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA) ISBN: 1783293012 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 217
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It was a double mission this time. Firstly, to terminate a top-notch enemy agent. Secondly, to locate the missing fiancée of a Texas oil millionaire, lost in the Bermuda Triangle. Somehow these two cases were connected, but it wasn’t clear how until more high-profile types disappeared. They weren’t dead, just part of a deadly little game…
Author: Titan Books Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA) ISBN: 1781161437 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 243
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After a mysterious schooner runs aground in an English harbor with no human passengers -- only the dead captain, drained of blood -- a series of bizarre nocturnal crimes takes place in London. It can only be the work of Count Dracula, and only one man can save the city: the world’s greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes.
Author: Helen Macinnes Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA) ISBN: 178116164X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 318
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It was 1953, and nothing could shake William Denning's resolve to leave the army and return to the States. Nothing, except one of the largest diamond hauls ever - which, in the wrong hands, on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain, was a potentially lethal force. In a small village in the Swiss mountains, Denning discovered that there was not only a jewellery robbery at stake. In the ruthless world of espionage and international conspiracy his adversaries were the most unlikely people - and the most dangerous.
Author: Helen Macinnes Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA) ISBN: 1781164428 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 498
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Terrorists lead ex-intelligence officer Robert Renwick on a cat-and-mouse chase through the streets of Europe and Asia in this suspense thriller by a master of the spy novel. For Nina O’Connell, a trip round the world was the holiday of a lifetime. Travelling in a group led by the attractive James Kiley and his friend Tony Shawfield, she is surprised when she runs into her old flame Robert Renwick, ex-army major attached to NATO. He is on the hunt for two terrorists who have left a trail of bombings and murder in their wake—and now he must keep Nina safe while trying to discover their next target. Soon Nina is caught up in a grim game of life or death that stretches from the back streets of Bombay to the highest reaches of Washington’s political elite.
Author: Paul Kane Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA) ISBN: 1781161763 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 348
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An anthology of stories based around the very first mystery detective, Le Chevalier C. Auguste Dupin, created by Edgar Allan Poe. Dupin famously featured in 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' (1841), then went on to star in two more investigations, 'The Mystery of Marie Rogêt' (1842) and 'The Purloined Letter' (1844). The anthology will include the original 1841 story and Clive Barker's sequel, 'New Murders in the Rue Morgue' (which was first published in his Books of Blood series) to bookend the stories. Conributors: Guy Adams, Steve Volk, Thomas Monteleone, Lisa Tuttle, Simon Clark, Joe R. Lansdale, Elizabeth Massie, Ed Gorman, Jonathan Mayberry, Yvonne Navarro, Weston Ochse and Clive Barker
Author: Sax Rohmer Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA) ISBN: 0857686798 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 208
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World War II has ended. The United States is locked in a Cold War with the Eastern Bloc. It’s the time of mutually assured destruction, yet the atomic bomb isn’t the only weapon to fear. And the Soviets have another enemy with whom to contend. Dr. Morris Craig has developed an energy weapon with the potential for unlimited destruction—whoever controls it could tip the balance of global power. The quest for Craig’s invention once again brings Fu-Manchu to New York City, his mission to prevent the Communists from acquiring the device. But who can keep it out of the hands of the Devil Doctor himself?
Author: Sax Rohmer Publisher: Titan Books (US, CA) ISBN: 085768678X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 322
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The year is 1941, and the world is engulfed in war. Having consolidated his forces, Fu-Manchu seeks to tip the balance of power by launching assaults from a hidden stronghold in the Caribbean. His target: the United States naval forces, just entering the global conflict. To stop the Devil Doctor, Sir Denis Nayland Smith and his ally, Bart Kerrigan, pick up the trail in London during the blackout, following it to New York, then the Panama Canal, and finally the land of voodoo—Haiti. There they face the enemy’s deadly combination of advanced technology and deep-rooted mysticism! ALSO IN THIS VOLUME A LONG-LOST NAYLAND SMITH SHORT STORY! AFTERWORD BY LESLIE S. KLINGER
Author: Daniel Stashower
Author: Daniel Stashower
Author: Daniel Stashower
Author: Daniel Stashower
Author: Donald Hamilton
Author: Titan Books
Author: Helen Macinnes
Author: Helen Macinnes
Author: Paul Kane
Author: Sax Rohmer
Author: Sax Rohmer