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Beautifully re-packaged with stunning new cover illustrations and
design that rival some of the best jackets and audio collections
out there The group as a whole stands out with an assortment of
colours and gorgeous text on every spine. This is audio at it's
absolute best
A rare gem of the mystery genre makes its first return to print
since 1956
An honest policeman, Sergeant Wigan, escorts a drunk man home one night
to keep him out of trouble and, seeing his fine book collection, slowly
falls in to the gentle art of book collecting. Just as the friendship
is blossoming, the policeman's book-collecting friend is murdered.
To solve the mystery of why the victim was killed, and which of his
rare books was taken, Wigan dives into the world of 'runners' and book
collectors, where avid agents will gladly cut you for a first edition
and then offer you a lift home afterwards. This adventurous mystery,
which combines exuberant characters with a wonderfully realised
depiction of the second-hand book market, is sure to delight
bibliophiles and classic crime enthusiasts alike.
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Dracula
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Elizabeth Miller
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R1,135
Discovery Miles 11 350
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'A bookshop is a first-rate place for unobtrusive observation,' he
continued. 'One can remain in it an indefinite time, dipping into
one book after another, all over the place.' Mr Richard Dodsley,
owner of a fine second-hand bookshop on Charing Cross Road, has
been found murdered in the cold hours of the morning. Shot in his
own office, few clues remain besides three cigarette ends, two
spent matches and a few books on the shelves which have been
rearranged. In an investigation spanning the second-hand bookshops
of London and the Houses of Parliament (since an MP's new crime
novel Death at the Desk appears to have some bearing on the case),
Ferguson's series sleuth MacNab is at hand to assist Scotland Yard
in an atmospheric and ingenious fair-play bibliomystery.
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales collects more than two hundred tales
set down by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in the early decades of the
nineteenth century, among them some of the best-loved and most
famous fairy tales in all literature: "Little Red Riding Hood,"
"Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs," "Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty,"
"Rapunzel," "Rumpelstiltskin," and "Tom Thumb". Derived from folk
tales that had been part of the oral storytelling tradition for
centuries, these stories are acknowledged as literary landmarks
that transcend their time and culture. This edition also features
ten rarely seen "Children's Legends" and the full-colour artwork of
Arthur Rackham. Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales is one of Barnes &
Noble's Leatherbound classics. Each volume features authoritative
texts by the world's greatest authors in an exquisitely designed
bonded-leather binding, with distinctive gilt edging and a
silk-ribbon bookmark. Decorative, durable, and collectible, these
books offer hours of pleasure to readers young and old and are an
indispensable cornerstone for every home library.
' ... once again Mr Sherlock Holmes is free to devote his life to
examining those interesting little problems which the complex life
of London so plentifully presents.'. Evil masterminds beware!
Sherlock Holmes is back! Ten years after his supposed death in the
swirling torrent of the Reichenbach Falls locked in the arms of his
arch enemy Professor Moriarty, Arthur Conan Doyle agreed to pen
further adventures featuring his brilliant detective. In the first
story, 'The Empty House', Holmes returns to Baker Street and his
good friend Watson, explaining how he escaped from his watery
grave. In creating this collection of tales, Doyle had lost none of
cunning or panache, providing Holmes with a sparkling set of
mysteries to solve and a challenging set of adversaries to defeat.
The potent mixture includes murder, abduction, baffling cryptograms
and robbery. We are also introduced to the one of the cruellest
villains in the Holmes canon, the despicable Charles Augustus
Milverton. As before, Watson is the superb narrator and the magic
remains unchanged and undimmed.
Who is trying to destroy Barclay Clements' fragile wife Nicky? The
mysterious figure from her past? Or someone closer to home? Someone
they look upon as a friend? This is Michael Limmer's fourth
full-length thriller, his previous being A Heart to Betray (2015).
All profi ts from his writings are shared between three Christian
charities: Support for Romania, assisting poor and homeless
families in that country; Starfi sh Asia, helping educate children
from the poorest families in Pakistan; and Barnabas Fund, aiding
persecuted Christian minorities world-wide.
Two dead bodies and a Christmas stocking weaponised. A Postman
murdered delivering cards on Christmas morning. A Christmas tree
growing over a forgotten homicide. It's the most wonderful time of
the year, except for the victims of these shocking and often
elaborate murders. When there's magic in the air, sometimes even
the facts don't quite add up and the impossible can happen -- and
it's up to the detective's trained eye to unwrap the clues and put
together an explanation neatly tied up with a bow. Martin Edwards
compiles an anthology filled with tales of seasonal suspense where
the snow runs red, perfect to be shared between super-sleuths by
the fire on a cold winter's night.
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Basil
(Paperback)
William Wilkie Collins
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R520
Discovery Miles 5 200
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