Masterpieces of Mystery and Suspense

Masterpieces of Mystery and Suspense

Author: Martin Harry Greenberg

Publisher: Minotaur Books

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 651

ISBN-13: 9780312022518

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Forty mystery stories include works by Edgar Allan Poe, Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ellery Queen, Ross Macdonald, John MacDonald, Ruth Rendell, Dick Francis, P.D. James, Bill Pronzini, Donald Westlake, and Lawrence Block


Masterpieces of Mystery and the Unknown

Masterpieces of Mystery and the Unknown

Author: Agatha Christie

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2006-02-21

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13: 9780312351489

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Agatha Christie is the world's most popular fiction writer; her works have been outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Best remembered for her classic crime novels such as Murder on the Orient Express and And Then There Were None, her works have been cherished by generations of readers. Christie, however, was also a master of the short story and this volume collects some of her finest short pieces. With such masterpieces as 'Witness for the Prosecution' (the basis for the classic film) and 'Three Blind Mice' (the basis for her Mousetrap, the longest-running play in history), as well as some of her lesser known works, including all of her supernatural suspense tales, this collection of twenty-eight ingenious tales displays Agatha Christie's full range as an author.


Masterpiece

Masterpiece

Author: Elise Broach

Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)

Published: 2008-09-30

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1429985089

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Marvin lives with his family under the kitchen sink in the Pompadays' apartment. He is very much a beetle. James Pompaday lives with his family in New York City. He is very much an eleven-year-old boy.After James gets a pen-and-ink set for his birthday, Marvin surprises him by creating an elaborate miniature drawing. James gets all the credit for the picture and before these unlikely friends know it they are caught up in a staged art heist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that could help recover a famous drawing by Albrecht Dürer. But James can't go through with the plan without Marvin's help. And that's where things get really complicated (and interesting!). This fast-paced mystery will have young readers on the edge of their seats as they root for boy and beetle. In Shakespeare's Secret Elise Broach showed her keen ability to weave storytelling with history and suspense, and Masterpiece is yet another example of her talent. This time around it's an irresistible miniature world, fascinating art history, all wrapped up in a special friendship— something for everyone to enjoy. Masterpiece is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.


More Work for the Undertaker

More Work for the Undertaker

Author: Margery Allingham

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2023-05-30

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 1504087992

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“A top-notch mystery full of keen characterization, humor, old English atmosphere, a charmingly decadent family, and a few sudden deaths.” —The New York Times A beggarwoman on a bench arouses Albert Campion’s curiosity—and helps Scotland Yard lure him into a case of family dysfunction. The seemingly destitute woman is none other than a member of the eccentric Palinode family, which has recently lost two of its members. The police suspect a poisoner is on the loose, which is why Campion is willing to go undercover as a lodger in the boardinghouse where they live. As the recently deceased are exhumed, Campion becomes acquainted with the old-fashioned, out-of-the-ordinary family members, who talk in crossword puzzle clues, sneak out at night, and cook vats of stinky food in the basement to save money. And if that’s not enough to keep Campion on his toes, the local undertaker seems to be digging himself into a hole . . . Praise for Margery Allingham “Margery Allingham stands out like a shining light.” —Agatha Christie “The best of mystery writers.” —The New Yorker “Don’t start reading these books unless you are confident that you can handle addiction.” —The Independent “One of the finest Golden-Age crime novelists.” —The Sunday Telegraph “Spending an evening with Campion is one of life’s pure pleasures.” —The Sunday Times


The Masterpieces of Shirley Jackson

The Masterpieces of Shirley Jackson

Author: Shirley Jackson

Publisher: Constable

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 531

ISBN-13: 9781854874375

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This is a collection of three horror stories by Shirley Jackson: The Haunting of Hill House, The Turn of the Screw and The Lottery.


Smasher

Smasher

Author: Keith Raffel

Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 0738718742

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Ian hunts for the truth behind a hit-and-run incident that leaves his wife Rowena in a coma, fights a corporate take-over of his business, and explores the mystery behind the death of his great-aunt Isobel by a hit-and-driver.


Death in the Family

Death in the Family

Author: Tessa Wegert

Publisher: Berkley

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0593097890

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A storm-struck island. A blood-soaked bed. A missing man. In this captivating mystery that's perfect for fans of Knives Out, Senior Investigator Shana Merchant discovers that murder is a family affair. Thirteen months ago, former NYPD detective Shana Merchant barely survived being abducted by a serial killer. Now hoping to leave grisly murder cases behind, she's taken a job in her fiancé's sleepy hometown in the Thousand Islands region of Upstate New York. But as a nor'easter bears down on her new territory, Shana and fellow investigator Tim Wellington receive a call about a man missing on a private island. Shana and Tim travel to the isolated island owned by the wealthy Sinclair family to question the witnesses. They arrive to find blood on the scene and a house full of Sinclair family and friends on edge. While Tim guesses they're dealing with a runaway case, Shana is convinced that they have a murder on their hands. As the gale intensifies outside, she starts conducting interviews and discovers the Sinclairs and their guests are crawling with dark and dangerous secrets. Trapped on the island by the raging storm with only Tim whose reliability is thrown into question, the increasingly restless suspects, and her own trauma-fueled flashbacks for company, Shana will have to trust the one person her abduction destroyed her faith in--herself. But time is ticking down, because if Shana's right, a killer is in their midst and as the pressure mounts, so do the odds that they'll strike again.