Author: Julian Symons
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755129636
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Arthur Brownjohn has never quite got anything right. Take the murder of his wife – a bungled, inferior affair despite his having consulting all the experts in the field of killings, executions and dastardly deeds. Resolving never to repeat the same mistakes, he enlists the help of Major Easonby Mellon – a man who really knows what he’s doing...
The Man Who Killed Himself
Author: Julian Symons
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755129636
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Arthur Brownjohn has never quite got anything right. Take the murder of his wife – a bungled, inferior affair despite his having consulting all the experts in the field of killings, executions and dastardly deeds. Resolving never to repeat the same mistakes, he enlists the help of Major Easonby Mellon – a man who really knows what he’s doing...
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755129636
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Arthur Brownjohn has never quite got anything right. Take the murder of his wife – a bungled, inferior affair despite his having consulting all the experts in the field of killings, executions and dastardly deeds. Resolving never to repeat the same mistakes, he enlists the help of Major Easonby Mellon – a man who really knows what he’s doing...
The Colour of Murder
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Languages : en
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Featuring Tom Smith, Clare Corbett, Lydia Leonard & Don McCorkindale.
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Featuring Tom Smith, Clare Corbett, Lydia Leonard & Don McCorkindale.
The Life And Works Of Edgar Allen Poe
Author: Julian Symons
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755148355
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
The Tell-Tale Heart strips away myths that have grown up around the life of Edgar Allen Poe, providing a fresh assessment of the man and his work. Symons reveals Poe as his contemporaries saw him – a man struggling to make a living and whose life was beset by tragedy, such that he was driven to excessive drinking and unhealthy relationships.
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755148355
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
The Tell-Tale Heart strips away myths that have grown up around the life of Edgar Allen Poe, providing a fresh assessment of the man and his work. Symons reveals Poe as his contemporaries saw him – a man struggling to make a living and whose life was beset by tragedy, such that he was driven to excessive drinking and unhealthy relationships.
Sweet Adelaide
Author: Julian Symons
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780708907597
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
In 1886 Adelaide Barlett was tried at the Old Bailey on the charge of poisoning her husband Edwin. In this book the author offers an imaginative interpretation of this famous case, ending with a solution of an affair which still remains a mystery. Did the adjective 'sweet' apply to Adelaide, or was she a cunning and deliberate poisoner? Was the Wesleyan Minister George Dyson just a platonic friend, or something more than than? And if Adelaide committed the crime, how did she do it? --Book jacket.
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ISBN: 9780708907597
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
In 1886 Adelaide Barlett was tried at the Old Bailey on the charge of poisoning her husband Edwin. In this book the author offers an imaginative interpretation of this famous case, ending with a solution of an affair which still remains a mystery. Did the adjective 'sweet' apply to Adelaide, or was she a cunning and deliberate poisoner? Was the Wesleyan Minister George Dyson just a platonic friend, or something more than than? And if Adelaide committed the crime, how did she do it? --Book jacket.
Masters of the "Humdrum" Mystery
Author: Curtis Evans
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786490896
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
In 1972, in an attempt to elevate the stature of the "crime novel," influential crime writer and critic Julian Symons cast numerous Golden Age detective fiction writers into literary perdition as "Humdrums," condemning their focus on puzzle plots over stylish writing and explorations of character, setting and theme. This volume explores the works of three prominent British "Humdrums"--Cecil John Charles Street, Freeman Wills Crofts, and Alfred Walter Stewart--revealing their work to be more complex, as puzzles and as social documents, than Symons allowed. By championing the intrinsic merit of these mystery writers, the study demonstrates that reintegrating the "Humdrums" into mystery genre studies provides a fuller understanding of the Golden Age of detective fiction and its aftermath.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786490896
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
In 1972, in an attempt to elevate the stature of the "crime novel," influential crime writer and critic Julian Symons cast numerous Golden Age detective fiction writers into literary perdition as "Humdrums," condemning their focus on puzzle plots over stylish writing and explorations of character, setting and theme. This volume explores the works of three prominent British "Humdrums"--Cecil John Charles Street, Freeman Wills Crofts, and Alfred Walter Stewart--revealing their work to be more complex, as puzzles and as social documents, than Symons allowed. By championing the intrinsic merit of these mystery writers, the study demonstrates that reintegrating the "Humdrums" into mystery genre studies provides a fuller understanding of the Golden Age of detective fiction and its aftermath.
The Man Whose Dream Came True
Author: Julian Symons
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 1842329251
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
A likeable but rather hapless young man decides he's tired of small-time games and attempts to break into the big league. However, he finds himself woefully out of his depth and ends up caught out in an ingenious back-firing murder conspiracy. Entertaining and full of suspense, Symons' plot has enough twists to keep you guessing right until the final thrilling conclusion.
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 1842329251
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
A likeable but rather hapless young man decides he's tired of small-time games and attempts to break into the big league. However, he finds himself woefully out of his depth and ends up caught out in an ingenious back-firing murder conspiracy. Entertaining and full of suspense, Symons' plot has enough twists to keep you guessing right until the final thrilling conclusion.
Murder Takes a Holiday
Author: Tim Kelly
Publisher: I. E. Clark Publications
ISBN: 9780886802233
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Publisher: I. E. Clark Publications
ISBN: 9780886802233
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
A Man Called Jones
Author: Julian Symons
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755128958
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
The office party was in full swing so no one heard the shot – fired at close range through the back of Lionel Hargreaves. The killer left only one clue – a pair of yellow gloves – but it looked as if he wanted them to be found. Inspector Bland encounters a deadly trail of deception, suspense – and two more dead bodies.
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755128958
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
The office party was in full swing so no one heard the shot – fired at close range through the back of Lionel Hargreaves. The killer left only one clue – a pair of yellow gloves – but it looked as if he wanted them to be found. Inspector Bland encounters a deadly trail of deception, suspense – and two more dead bodies.
The Detective Story in Britain
Author: Julian Symons
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
The John Franklin Bardin Omnibus
Author: John Franklin Bardin
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Publisher: Penguin Group
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description