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Rear Window
Cornell Woolrich - 1942
His name represents steamy, suspenseful fiction, chilling encounters on the dark and sultry landscape of urban America in the 1930s and 1940s. Here, in this special collection, are his classic thrilers, including 'Rear Window', the story of Hal Jeffries who, trapped in his apartment because of a broken leg, takes to watching his neighbours through his rear window, and becomes certain that one of those neighbours is a murderer. Also included are such haunting, heart-stopping tales as those involving a man who finds his wife buried alive; a girl trapped with a deranged murderer who likes to knife his victims while dancing; and a woman seizing her chance to escape a sadistic husband, only to find her dream go terrifyingly wrong.Rear window --I won't take a minute --Speak to me of death --The dancing detective --The light in the window --The corpse next door --You'll never see me again --The screaming laugh --Dead on her feet --Waltz --The book that squealed --Death escapes the eye --For the rest of her life
Robbie's Wife (Hard Case Crime #29)
Russell Hill - 2007
But what he found wasn’t solitude and peace—it was temptation. Because Maggie Barlow, the wife of the man putting him up, had something irresistible about her. Something that could drive a man to kill...
The Diamond of Jeru
Louis L'Amour - 2015
Set in Sarawak in 1955, this full dramatization features an international cast of actors, cleverly crafted sound effects, and a stirring musical score that combine to create a unique audio adventure.Library Journal Best Audiobooks of 2015 Audiofile Best Audiobooks of 2015 Praise for The Diamond of Jeru"Groundbreaking production values…a bellwether of what audiobooks could become" —Library Journal, starred review"Beau L’Amour has pulled out all the stops…A sweeping film-like audio production" —Audiofile Magazine, Earphones AwardAn Audio Dramatization, Read by a Full Cast:Joe MortonJoel BryantTraci DinwiddieTime WintersJack OngMichael NgHayden LeeNicholas HoskingJon Jon BrionesRonabir LahiriPeter LavinJosh RosenthalGlenda Morgan BrownPaul GanusWill MacmillanSanjay ChandaniBenny TjanderaJee TeoNick BallardBru MullerLee RehermanFrom the Audiobook Download edition.
The Dead Man's Brother
Roger Zelazny - 2009
That was strange enough—but when a CIA agent showed up to spring him from NYPD custody, things got a lot stranger.Now the CIA is offering to clear up the murder charge but only in return for a favor: They want Ovid to fly to Vatican City and trace the trail of a renegade priest who has gone missing with millions in church funds. What’s the connection? The priest’s lover, a woman Ovid knew in his smuggling days…