We first meet ex-policeman Bernie Gunther in 1936, in March Violets (a term of derision which original Nazis used to describe late converts.) The Olympic Games are about to start; some of Bernie's Jewish friends are beginning to realize that they should have left while they could; and Gunther himself has been hired to look into two murders that reach high into the Nazi Party. In The Pale Criminal, it's 1938, and Gunther has been blackmailed into rejoining the police by Heydrich himself. And in A German Requiem, the saddest and most disturbing of the three books, it's 1947 as Gunther stumbles across a nightmare landscape that conceals even more death than he imagines. (For a review of Kerr's latest novel, The Grid, see our Thrillers section.)

    Kakababu is one unforgettable character in Bengali adventure and detective stories. To introduce Kakababu to the readers the author tells, "Once I have seen a lame person ascending a difficult path to traverse through a hilly terrain in a remote Himalayan village. The undaunted determination of the person made me to think about the character of Kakababu."১. ভয়ংকর সুন্দর২. সবুজ দ্বীপের রাজা৩. পাহাড় চূড়ায় আতঙ্ক৪. খালি জাহাজের রহস্য৫. মিশর রহস্য৬. কলকাতার জঙ্গলে

    . . a family of three brutally murdered in the projects of Washington, D.C. . . . the thrill-killing of a beautiful elementary school teacher . . . a psychopathic serial kidnapper/murderer who is so terrifying that the FBI, the Secret Service, and the police cannot outsmart him - even after he's been captured.Gary Soneji wants to commit the crime of the century. Alex Cross is the brilliant homicide detective pitted against him. Jezzie Flanagan is the first female supervisor of the Secret Service. They complete one of the most unusual suspense triangles in any thriller you have ever read. Alex and Jezzie are about to have a forbidden love affair—at the worst possible time for both of them. Because Gary Soneji is playing at the top of his game. The latest of the unspeakable crimes happens in Alex Cross's precinct and it happens under the nose of Jezzie and her men.Alex faces the ultimate test: how do you outmaneuver a brilliant psychopath?

    This collection includes stories as 1. The mystery of Bhopal2. Hotel in a Jungle3. The Key of the Junlegarh Palace4. Mystery of the Rajbari5. The mysterious diamond of Bijoynagar6. Kakababu and BajralamaAll the stories are published in mid to late 1980s. ১. ভূপাল রহস্য২. জঙ্গলের মধ্যে এক হোটেল৩. জঙ্গলগড়ের চাবি৪. রাজবাড়ির রহস্য৫. বিজয়নগরের হিরে৬. কাকাবাবু ও বজ্রলামা

    A Caribbean Mystery - garrulous Major Palgrave dies of rumoured heart trouble; they found his blood pressure pills, but not his photo of a killer.2. A Pocket Full of Rye - Rex Fortescue, king of a financial empire, was in his study, and his wife was in the parlor - both dead like the nursery rhyme.3. The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side - famous actress Marina Gregg sees a murder and others see the look of terror on her face. 4. They Do It With Mirrors - in a country house with 200 juvenile delinquents and seven heirs, a shot is fired but the death is elsewhere.Librarian's note: this entry is for the collection, "Miss Marple Omnibus Volume 2." Entries for each of the 12 novels and 20 stories in the Miss Marple series can be found elsewhere on Goodreads.

    Her childhood ambition to be a spy leads her to CIA Carstairs, who revives her from suicidal boredom. In Mexico, Albania, Turkey, and Bulgaria, the courier relies on only English language, friendliness, kindness, ingenuity and determination to achieve exploits that astonish her handlers, enemies, and new allies. 1 The Unexpected Mrs Pollifax - In a Mexico City Parrot bookstore for microfilms, General Perdido kidnaps Emily and debonair John Farrell to remote Albania. 2 The Amazing Mrs Pollifax - Emily rescues decades-undercover Magda from killer mole in Turkey, allies with photographer Colin, piratical Sandor, psychic gypsy Anyeta. 3 The Elusive Mrs Pollifax - Emily, sent with 8 passports to Bulgaria, aided by aged Resistance leader Tsanko and athletic young Debby, eludes vicious General Ignatov, frees wrongfully imprisoned including kidnapped rich student Philip Trenda.

    "Last Bus to Woodstock", "Wench Is Dead", "Jewel That Was OursThree full-length murder mysteries are contained here, each featuring the popular fictional detective, Inspector Morse and his faithful Sergeant, Lewis.

    Morris would like to see the course restored to its former grandeur, but the various Stratton heirs have plans of their own. When an explosion rocks the grandstands, the disagreement turns violent--and Morris finds himself in a race to save himself and his family from an unknown culprit...

    

    

    The case of the sulky girl -- The case of the careless kitten -- The case of the fiery fingers.

    Clive Merrison stars as Holmes with Michael Williams as Watson in these adventures, part of the dramatised BBC canon of Conan Doyle's short stories and novels featuring the world-famous sleuth.

    Combining history, literary history, and practical and speculative criticism, Irwin pursues the issues underlying the detective story into areas as various as the history of mathematics, classical mythology, the double-mirror structure of self-consciousness, the anthropology of Evans and Frazer, the structure of chess, the mind-body problem, the etymology of the word labyrinth, and dozens of other topics. Irwin mirrors the aesthetic impact of the genre by creating in his study the dynamics of a detective story—the uncovering of mysteries, the accumulation of evidence, the tracing of clues, and the final solution that ties it all together.

    

    

    The tobacco in the persian slipper, the piles of monographs and newspaper clippings covering the floor and table, the unanswered correspondence affixedto the mantle with a dagger. What will the next visitor or urgent message bring? Perhaps a request from a mysterious stranger to help prevent "A Scandal in Bohemia." Perhaps Watson will tell us the story, discretely leaving out certain names, of how he and Holmes had to step outside the law toprotect a certain royal personage from a blackmailer in "The Case of Charles Augustus Milverton." Or, for a very unusual treat, perhaps Holmes himself, in quiet retirement in Sussex, will tell a tale in his own words as in "The Lion's Mane." In the more than a century since the publication of the first tale featuring Sherlock Holmes, A Study in Scarlet, Arthur Conan Doyle's characters and stories have inspired countless films, plays, pastiches, literary tributes, and tens of thousands of imitations. Now, Oxford is proud to announce TheOxford Sherlock Holmes, the complete works gathered together in nine handsomely bound, meticulously edited volumes. The books themselves are beautiful, and the entire set comes in an attractive display box, perfect for gift-giving. Beautifully designed, boasting an introduction by a Doyle authority, a chronology, a selected bibliography, and notes, all carefully researched and assembled, this magnificent set will enhance the reading pleasure of readers new to Doyle's work and veterans of Holmsian arcana. A goldmine of readingpleasure, The Oxford Sherlock Holmes is an essential addition to the library of anyone interested in crime fiction.The nine volumes of the Oxford Sherlock Holmes are also available individually: A Study in Scarlet, edited by Owen Dudley Edwards (208 pp., 0-19-212313-0)The Sign of the Four, edited by Christopher Roden (224 pp., 0-19-212316-5)The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, edited by Richard Lancelyn Green (304 pp., 0-19-212318-1)The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, edited by Christopher Roden (288 pp., 0-19-212309-2)The Hound of the Baskervilles, edited by W. W. Robson (208 pp., 0-19-212310-6)The Return of Sherlock Holmes, edited by Richard Lancelyn Green (352 pp., 0-19-212317-3)The Valley of Fear, edited by Owen Dudley Edwards (208 pp., 0-19-212314-9)His Last Bow, edited by Owen Dudley Edwards (240 pp., 0-19-212315-7)The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, edited by W. W. Robson (256 pp., 0-19-212311-4)

    Watson. The detective is at the height of his powers and the volume is full of famous cases, including 'The Red-Headed League, ' 'The Blue Carbuncle, ' and 'The Speckled Band.'

    Readability has been ensured by means of specially designed computer software. Words that are above level but essential to the story are explained within the text, illustrated, and then reused for maximum reinforcement.