Editora: Wildside Press
Nick Carter and his team find more trouble than they bargained for when they come up against a new kind of criminal: Mortimer Deland, a crook who thinks on an international scale.
First Place Winner of the 2018 Chanticleer Mystery and Mayhem Historical Mystery Award and fourth book in the USA Today bestselling Victorian San Francisco Mystery series. It’s the summer of 1880, and once again the lovely and inquisitive businesswoman, Annie Fuller, is helping San Francisco lawyer and fiancé, Nate Dawson, with a troublesome case. Nate’s client, a female typesetter accused of murdering her boss, refuses to help in her own defense. Complicating matters, Nate’s sister Laura insists on getting involved in the potentially dangerous investigation, while Laura’s friend Seth Timmons, troubled Civil War veteran, finds himself a witness for the prosecution. Will Nate be able to win his first big case? Will Laura and Seth find some way of remaining friends? And finally, will Annie and Nate’s upcoming nuptials be derailed by their attempts to track down a killer? Old friends and new readers alike will enjoy Deadly Proof, this fourth installment of the cozy, historical mystery series that blends light-hearted romance and suspense, while examining the lives of late 19th century women who worked in the printing trades. Deadly Proof is followed by Pilfered Promises and Scholarly Pursuits, and Locke’s shorter works, found in Victorian San Francisco Stories and Victorian San Francisco Novellas, feature minor characters from the series.Ver livro
The first in a new series of classic detective stories from the vaults of HarperCollins involves a disappearing corpse, a supernatural theory, and a genuinely shocking finale. “The Detective Story Club”, launched by Collins in 1929, was a clearing house for the best and most ingenious crime stories of the age, chosen by a select committee of experts. Now, almost 90 years later, these books are the classics of the Golden Age, republished at last with the same popular cover designs that appealed to their original readers. “This most entertaining detective story is concerned with an amazing crime. The body of a wealthy man is discovered by his valet. The valet hurried to a friend of the dead man to tell him of the tragedy. They return to find the body gone! The motive of the murder becomes a deeper mystery still, and no clue seems to lead anywhere. Little by little, however, evidence is built up round a theory, and clever detective work triumphs in the end. For ingenuity and dramatic situations “The Mayfair Mystery” is hard to beat.” First published in 1907 as 2835 Mayfair, the book had caught the imagination of the reading public for its thrilling twists, its wit and imagination, and was chosen to be one of the first 12 classic books released by the Club. In the realm of fiction, The Mayfair Mystery stands at the top, offering a thrilling journey through a complex crime and its ingenious resolution. The narrative is a testament to the power of detective work and the allure of the unknown. nVer livro
Some lines have to be crossed. And for this former federal agent, breaking the law is just the beginning… Working security for a nightclub should be simple. But nothing ever is. When Alexis Parker agreed to protect the club from thieves, she never thought she would end up wanted for murder. But Alex made a mistake. A big one, that could cost her everything. In a single moment, she is transformed from private investigator to cold-blooded killer. With a bullet lodged in her side and a corrupt cop determined to silence her, she's forced to do the one thing she never imagined – she must run. But running only makes her look guiltier. Now, Alex is on a mission to find evidence to clear her name. Fortuitously, she encounters a man who offers to make her problems go away, but his help comes at a steep price. How much will Alex pay to get her life back? Are some risks really worth taking?Ver livro
Sometimes justice needs a lighter touch—this time, it needs the Saint Simon Templar is many things: a gentleman, a rogue, and a man who lives by a moral code entirely his own. Known as the Saint, he moves easily between London’s high society and its criminal underworld while staying one step ahead of both. When a powerful gang begins terrorizing the city, Templar decides it’s time to intervene. Outsmarting ruthless criminals and baffling the police at every turn, he wages a clever, dangerous campaign that proves crime doesn’t always pay, especially when it crosses the Saint. Fast-paced, sharp-witted, and irresistibly stylish, Enter the Saint launches Leslie Charteris’s legendary series with intrigue, adventure, and a hero listeners won’t soon forget.Ver livro
When Tina Evans gets a call from her brother in the middle of the night, she doesn’t think much of it; she’s been fielding distress calls from Bill for the last twenty years, ever since the day their father killed their mother. At first, this call seems just like all the others: Bill’s holed up in a Brooklyn drug den and needs her to come rescue him. But when Tina gets there, her brother’s nowhere to be found. Instead, she discovers the body of a private detective hidden in the junk heap out back. He’s been shot to death, and his gun is missing from its holster. Tina’s about to dial 911 when she receives a three-letter text message from a number she doesn’t recognize: “Shh...” Tina doesn’t believe in coincidence—the death of this detective and her brother’s disappearance must be related. But how? Could it be her father pulling the strings from his prison cell? And is she willing to risk her own freedom—and her life—to uncover the truth?Ver livro
SHE SAID …all three men got her drunk, led her to a hotel room, and took advantage of her. THREE SAID …she was a willing participant and consented to sex with each of them. But after five weeks of listening to all of the evidence and all of the arguments in a celebrity rape trial that has gripped an entire nation, the jury sits down to begin their deliberations. Only they don’t know who to believe… …will you? She Said, Three Said is one of the most provocative and thought-provoking novels of the modern era.Ver livro
