Editorial: Passerino Editore
The incredible adventures of Joe and Mark, from the moment they meet in Boston two beautiful sisters, Debbie and Susan, until the epilogue in Venice. Angelo Cosmo Sortino born in Boston U.S.A. currently lives in Gaeta (Italy)
A short story. Turmoil continues between the drug barons, Toxic Ted and the corrupted government. The Pill has created instability on the streets and the fight continues.Ver libro
A zombie detective must save Christmas after someone steals Santa’s list in this humorous mystery short story by a New York Times–bestselling author. Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I., finds himself tackling a bizarre Christmas case when Santa Claus himself becomes a client, hiring Dan to recover some very precious stolen North Pole property. If you like werewolves, vampires, evil elves, zombies, as well as a lot of belly laughs, curl up with this story and some eggnog.Ver libro
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English writer of 957 short stories and over 170 novels. He is widely recognized as one of the most prolific writers of his age.The Mind-Readers is a classic detective story of a Scotland Yard detective determined to trap the master criminal who has just executed a remarkable and ingenious emerald heist. The only way to outwit the thief is going to be to read his mind.Ver libro
When friendship is stronger than fear… When Wren’s friend Meg sacrifices her life to save the people of Thamon, Wren realizes that what she has hidden on her home planet may return Meg to life. Returning home to get help, Wren discovers her planet is dying, and she alone knows the answer to how to save it. But will anyone listen to her? Her parents banished her for disobeying the prophecy that she must marry Oloron. Does Wren prove the prophecies are false in time? Or will the evil king, Oloron, find what she had hidden before she can retrieve it and use it to destroy the planet with his lust for power. Read this short story on its own, or to learn the answer to the question posed at the end of Discovered, the third book in the Chronicles of Thamon.Ver libro
This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last namesThe Mysterious Mansion [Honoré de Balzac]The Tomb of Heiri [Arthur Christopher Benson]Chickamauga [Ambrose Bierce] An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge [Ambrose Bierce]The Death of Halpin Frayser [Ambrose Bierce]A Halloween Wraith [William Black]The Goblin's Collection [Algernon Blackwood]The Wood of the Dead [Algernon Blackwood]Let Loose [Mary Cholmondeley]The Horror of the Heights [Arthur Conan Doyle]The Lift [Arthur Conan Doyle]The Terror of Blue John Gap [Arthur Conan Doyle]Captain Murderer [Charles Dickens]The Trial for Murder [Charles Dickens]Cold Ghost [Chester S. Geier]Fragments from the Journal of a Solitary Man [Nathaniel Hawthorne]The Devil in Manuscript [Nathaniel Hawthorne]The Adventure of the German Student [Washington Irving]Rip Van Winkle [Washington Irving]The Romance of Certain Old Clothes [Henry James]The City Of Dreadful Night [Rudyard Kipling]The Untold Sequel to the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [Frances Little]Hypnos [H.P Lovecraft]Nyarlathotep [H.P Lovecraft]The Tomb [H.P Lovecraft]Dagon [H.P Lovecraft]The Cats of Ulthar [H.P Lovecraft]The Devil [Guy de Maupassant]Who Knows? [Guy de Maupassant]When I was Dead [Vincent O'Sullivan]Doom of the House of Duryea [Earl Peirce]The Yellow Wallpaper [Charlotte Perkins Gilman]The Masqued Red Death [Edgar Allan Poe]The Black Cat [Edgar Allan Poe]Silence: A Fable [Edgar Allan Poe]The Tell Tale Heart [Edgar Allan Poe]The Room of Mirrors [Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch]The Mystery of Joseph Laquedem [Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch]The Wolves of Cernogratz [Saki] An account of some strange disturbances in Aungier Street [Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu]Dracula's Guest [Bram Stoker]The Squaw [Bram Stoker]The Dualists [Bram Stoker]The Valley of Spiders [H.G Wells]The Sea Raiders [H.G Wells]The Red Room [H.G Wells]Jimmy Goggles the God [H.G Wells]The Eyes [Edith Wharton]The Wind in the Rose-Bush [Mary E. Wilkins Freeman]The Substitute [Georgia Wood Pangborn]Ver libro
A “compulsively readable collection” of Poe’s short stories accompanied by essays from Jeffery Deaver, Stephen King, Lisa Scottoline, and many more (Booklist, starred review). In the Shadow of the Master is an exceptional collection of classic stories from the lord of literary darkness himself—the inimitable Edgar Allan Poe—accompanied by enthralling essays from twenty of his acolytes and admirers, including New York Times-bestselling authors and winners and nominees for the prestigious award named after Edgar by the Mystery Writers of America. It’s a must-have for thriller and mystery fans of all ages, with contributions from: T. Jefferson Parker * Jan Burke * Lawrence Block * P.J. Parrish * Lisa Scottoline * Laura Lippman * Michael Connelly * Laurie R. King * Tess Gerritsen * Stephen King * Steve Hamilton * Edward D. Hoch * Peter Robinson * S.J. Rozan * Nelson DeMille * Sara Paretsky * Thomas H. Cook * Jeffery Deaver * Sue Grafton “A wonderful treat for the Poe connoisseur, or a perfect introduction to his works.” —Charlotte ObserverVer libro
