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Memories of midnight Memories of midnight Sidney Sheldon In the seclusion of a convent hidden on a Greek island, Katherine Alexander begins to remember her past, a past so terrible that her mind has all but blotted it out. Then Constantin Demiris enters he… OL10640706W
When the Women Come Out to Dance When the Women Come Out to Dance Elmore Leonard Driven by terrific characters and superb writing, these short pieces (including two novella-length works) are Elmore Leonard at his economical best. In this collection of short fiction, Elmore Leonar… OL111660W
Tonight, Somewhere in New York Tonight, Somewhere in New York Cornell Woolrich TABLE OF CONTENTS *********************** TONIGHT, SOMEWHERE IN NEW YORK (aka THE LOSER) Chapters 1-5 Morning after murder -- The night of February 17,1924 -- Murder, obliquely -- The penny-a-… OL11276652W
Six easy pieces Six easy pieces Walter Mosley,M. E. Willis "Ezekiel Rawlins now has a steady job as senior head custodian of Sojourner Truth High School, a nice house with a garden, a loving woman, and children. He counts the blessings of leading a law-abidi… OL115550W
A New Lease of Death A New Lease of Death Ruth Rendell,Nigel Anthony The second book to feature the classic crime-solving detective, Chief Inspector Wexford. Some cases are impossible to bury. It's impossible to forget the violent bludgeoning to death of an elde… OL12094W
The Red Lamp The Red Lamp Mary Roberts Rinehart Inheriting an isolated lakeside estate that is shrouded in ghost stories, skeptical William Porter and his wife are astonished when they are beckoned by a shadowy apparition and wonder if a ghost or … OL137367W
The swimming pool The swimming pool Mary Roberts Rinehart In a crumbling mansion, two sisters hide from the world, afraid for their lives The Birches was one of the grand mansions of the 1920s, with a ballroom, tennis courts, and, of course, a swimming p… OL137375W
The Bat The Bat Mary Roberts Rinehart Intrigued by her isolated country mansion's many mysteries, old Miss Cornelia longs to play detective, and neither death threats nor unearthly sights and sounds are going to dissuade her OL137388W
And Four to Go And Four to Go Rex Stout From Wikipedia: And Four to Go (British title Crime and Again) is a collection of Nero Wolfe mystery novellas by Rex Stout, published by the Viking Press in 1958. The book comprises four stories —… OL137459W
Five of a Kind Five of a Kind Rex Stout Includes the novels "The Rubber Band," "In The Best Families," and Three Doors to Death (short story collection: "Man Alive," "Omit Flowers," and "Door to Death"). OL137462W
Homicide trinity Homicide trinity Rex Stout Homicide Trinity is a collection of Nero Wolfe mystery novellas by Rex Stout, published by the Viking Press in 1962. The book comprises three stories: "Eeny Meeny Murder Mo", first published in El… OL137473W
The League of Frightened Men The League of Frightened Men Rex Stout This is the second Nero Wolfe book (1935). From Wikipedia: "When two men die under mysterious circumstances and a third disappears after appealing to Wolfe for protection, suspicion falls on Paul Ch… OL137513W
The player on the other side The player on the other side Ellery Queen We know almost from the start who the killer is – a handyman of limited intellect known as Walt, but we also know that Walt is getting instructions telling him what to do – in effect, he is a human w… OL14857800W
The black pearl and The ghost The black pearl and The ghost Walter Dean Myers Two stories: one featuring a great detective in search of a missing pearl, one with a famous ghost chaser tracking down a mischievous ghost. OL14913002W
Don't blink Don't blink Howard Roughan,James Patterson The Lombardo Steak House in New York has three reasons why it's famous, the menu, the clientele and now the murder of an infamous mob lawyer. The assassin is able to slip through the police's fingers… OL14920138W
Selected Poems & Tales Selected Poems & Tales Edgar Allan Poe 16 stories: Balloon-Hoax [Berenice](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15645808W) [Black Cat](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41068W) [Cask of Amontillado](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41016W) [… OL14938088W
Thirty-Two Stories Thirty-Two Stories Edgar Allan Poe [Assignation](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15645797W) Balloon-Hoax [Black Cat](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41068W) [Cask of Amontillado](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41016W) [Descent in… OL14938126W
The return of the Black Widowers The return of the Black Widowers Charles Ardai,Isaac Asimov,Bill Brittain The Acquisitive Chuckle - short story by Isaac Asimov Ph As in Phony - short story by Isaac Asimov Early Sunday Morning - short story by Isaac Asimov The Obvious Factor - short story by Isaac Asim… OL14959489W
Kings Full Of Aces Kings Full Of Aces Rex Stout Containing: Too Many Cooks, Plot It Yourself, Triple Jeopardy (novellas: Home to Roost, The Cop-Killer, The squirt and the Monkey) OL14981349W
Episode of the wandering knife Episode of the wandering knife Mary Roberts Rinehart The stabbing death of her sister-in-law leaves young socialite Judy Shepard scratching her head over the seemingly nonexistant motive, and the murder weapon, which keeps disappearing and reappearing … OL15407236W
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