Red Aces and Other Stories (Illustrated) - formato ePub

Antología de cuentos policiales clásicos y otros que se ubican en los límites del género. "El tratado naval", "El jardín secreto", "El guardia", "El problema de la celda 13" y "El robo del elefante blanco".

LOS MEJORES TIMADORES, LADRONES, GRANUJAS Y RUFIANES DE LA ÉPOCA DE SHERLOCK HOLMES, REUNIDOS EN UN SOLO VOLUMEN. GRANT ALLEN, GUY BOOTHBY, E. W. HORNUNG, ROBERT BARR, ARNOLD BENNETT, WILLIAM LE QUEUX,...

"THE OFFICER," said Private Smithy, of the 1st Anchesters, "is a new officer. It isn't the new kind of uniform, or the new Salvation Army cap, or the new silly way of wearing his shoulder sash. He's a...

LIEUTENANT BAXTER was writing letters home and, at the moment Cornish came into the mess-hut, was gazing through the window with that fixed stare which might indicate either the memory of some one loved...

ON the night of May 27, 1911, the office of Gilderheim, Pascoe and Company, diamond merchants, of Little Hatton Garden, presented no unusual appearance to the patrolling constable who examined the lock...

"I am afraid I don't understand you, Mr. Lyne." Odette Rider looked gravely at the young man who lolled against his open desk. Her clear skin was tinted with the faintest pink, and there was in the sober...

John Sands, einem abgefeimter Verbrecher ist es gelungen das Vertrauen von Harry Leman, dessen Nichte und auch deren Verehrer, des Journalisten Jimmy Cassidy zu erringen. Um die Millionen Harry Lemans...

Edgar Wallace's 'The Orator' is a gripping political thriller set in London during the turn of the 20th century. The novel follows the rise of a charismatic speaker who captivates audiences with his powerful...

En el marco de Londres a principios del siglo XX, John Lexman –escritor de novelas de misterio- , casado con la joven e inteligente Mary, se ve involucrado en la muerte por asesinato de un prestamista....

El Círculo Carmesí es una organización secreta que extorsiona y asesina en el Londres de principios del s. XX. Su ingenio diabólico y su eficacia desafían y atemorizan a la sociedad. Así, el lector se...

El joven y millonario Jimmy Blake no tiene otra ocupación en la vida que divertirse. Vive en su magnífica mansión con su primo Gerald, un prestigioso científico sin dinero. Un día Gerald le invita a una...

Ambientada en los barrios más pobres de Londres, una serie de sucesos aterrorizan a los vecinos y dejan perpleja a la policía. El inspector Mason, uno de los Cinco Grandes de Scotland Yard, a partir del...

Thriller de intriga. Narra el hallazgo en la estación londinense de Waterloo de un hombre muerto sin causa aparente, y un desconocido intenta sin éxito apoderarse de la llave que el fallecido lleva en...

Harry Stone, también conocido como Harry el Valet, era detective. Solía cambiar de nombre al registrarse en los hoteles, hasta que la policía de Rodhesia lo relacionó con el robo al Banco Nacional de...

Los tres instrumentos de la muerte: El padre Brown es convocado para investigar el asesinato del anciano más alegre de Londres. La Clave N.º 2: El mundo del espionaje inglés depende de la súper secreta...

Bienvenidos a la colección 3 libros para conocer, nuestra idea es ayudar a los lectores a aprender sobre temas fascinantes a través de tres libros imprescindibles y destacados. Estas obras cuidadosamente...

Two tennis players use a "unique" ball.A chocolate connoisseur finds they can't share.Horror guardians vote on which tropes should continue.These stories and more are featured in G.M. Neary's debut collection,...

Samantha Lancaster never thought she'd see Blake Forrester again. He was her high school crush, her unrequited first love, and her older brother's best friend. But when she returns to her hometown to...

An electrifying tale of courage, secrets, and the flames that bind us. Dive into the heart-pounding world of Logan Kane, a battle-hardened firefighter haunted by the ghosts of his past, and Emma Quinn,...

Once, magic was untamed, feral, relentless. It surged through the women of the realm, a so-called curse the Kings feared. For years, they tried to purge it—through fire, through steel, through doctrine....

Love is the last thing Carly Lennox is looking for when she sets out on her new book tour. The independent, widowed author is content with a life spent writing and raising her daughter. When newscaster...

They say love makes fools of us all. It certainly makes idiots out of some of us.It's Dash's second Halloween in Hastings Rock, and this year, he's determined to have a normal spooky season—he's going...

Enter the world of The Royal Curtain, Amsterdam's premier gentleman's club.Here you can have as good a time as your money can stretch. You can watch the dancers, have a private dance, you can take things...

As a young Cherokee woman, Sequoia Ravenheart must learn to balance honoring her ancestors, but also not losing her desire to fight against an oppressive nation. She gains a sister through her struggles,...

In a contemporary version of Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice', Will Dawson heads to Rainbow Beach in Queensland, Australia, for the Christmas period, aiming to work in his aunt's cafe, catch a few...

Whispers of the Tuscan Heart by Nadia Lacey is a beautiful, enchanting erotic tale that follows Skylar Walker, a woman traveling to Tuscany in search of healing following the tragic loss of her family....

The heatwave of 1995. Sixteen years since an infamous tiger-lynx hybrid escaped a small moorland zoo and ate someone. Sixteen years since the animal was euthanised. Sixteen years for the zoo to fall into...

Featuring AnaRose and the Templar's Quest, AnaRose and Pharaoh's Gold, AnaRose and Medusa's CurseEmbark with AnaRose Preston on a riveting odyssey through the veiled annals of history. In her relentless...

After studying the Sun card, Alice and Eliot get married with some interesting guests.

They pissed off the wrong cybernetic, talking, magic, murder kitty. Now, betrayal runs deep, but revenge runs deeper.Skritch isn't your average cat. She just happens to look a bit like one. Armed with...

A deadly explosion at the St Merryn's Cove regatta shatters the town's peace. Was it sabotage, jealousy, or revenge? Demelza Pascoe must navigate treacherous waters to unmask a killer.The annual sailing...

Love, Lust, and Lethal ExperimentsAkio, the nerdy anime-lover in my science class, is hiding a secret. His parents are the notorious mob leaders in town, and while he seems like the perfect student with...

In Sweet Li Jie, two distant worlds converge: Wuhan Province in China and British Guiana.Jia Yun, a traveling textile merchant, leaves Wuhan to join the exodus of migrants escaping poverty. Most of them...

She thinks she's better off alone. I'm here to show her how wrong she is. NashI live by discipline. Training K-9s for Search and Rescue doesn't leave room for distractions. But when I come to Bearclaw...

Bordered by powerful neighboring kingdoms, Xisa has managed to maintain its autonomy through the shrewd diplomacy and strategic maneuvering of its kings. Zhanglong have to choose who will inherit the...

Sequoia Ravenheart, a young Cherokee woman, and expert tactical officer on her best friend's submarine, finds her life in upheaval after the ship scrapes an underwater mountain, and is forced into dry...

Living in Beirut after the 2020 port explosion, young Nasira learns to navigate life alone, and serve as protector for her city using graceful parkour, Arabic stic fighting, and the cover of night

I am Alexandra and I use the map of the universe within myself to go to the planet, Sortenla. It is a strange land or world that is at war with an undead general named Michael Cronin and his undead armies....

A secret family, a dangerous journey, and a reluctant protector who might save her heart. Catherine Lenora McKenna has never lacked for anything.  She has a loving father and is surrounded by people who...

When a deep-space cargo ship's seemingly empty lifeboat appears in the system that Misevelin Salvage calls home, Aric and his team get hired to investigate. There are a lot of reasons why a lifeboat might...

There is no other path when the heart knows what it wants.Lady Beatrice Stanhope is looking forward to two things: the annual Basildon Park ball and the return of her childhood best friend. Her parents...

Irina Ismaylova kills people . But she doesn't kill for pleasure, or money, or to save her own life. She kills at the behest of Sergei Krupatin, a Russian crime lord who exerts a shadowy, heartless hold...

Bubbles …champagne, challenges, and spa treatments at the Beach House Hotel ...            Rhonda and Ann are touched when they learn members of a small book club have saved for a long time to be able...

When you play for the same team, there's a fine line between love and hate. As the MVP on the university football team, Paul Martell doesn't get distracted. Ever.Not even by quarterback Will MacLeod in...

Four friends. Two couples. One family. How many explosive secrets will it take to tear them apart?Sidra prides herself on being the anchor of her chosen family. She's the steady, reliable one. Holding...

Former Hollywood studio executive, Ann Morgan, has reinvented herself as a successful blogger and podcast host of "Of A Certain Age," a show for women who are excited about life and embrace aging gracefully....