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The murder, a brutal stabbing, definitely took place on Guy Fawkes'
night. It was definitely by the bonfire on the village green. There
were definitely a number of witnesses. And yet, was it definitely
clear to anybody exactly what they had seen? In the writhing,
violent shadows, it seems as if the truth may have gone up in
smoke. Julian Symons' phenomenal 1960 novel is a searing drama of
wrongful accusation, twisty police procedural and account of grim
murder all rolled together. This edition also includes the resonant
short story 'The Tigers of Subtopia'.
Lady Wainwright presides over the gothic gloom at Belting, in
mourning for her two sons lost in the Second World War. Long
afterwards a stranger arrives at Belting, claiming to be the
missing David Wainwright - who was not killed after all, but held
captive for years in a Russian prison camp. With Lady Wainwright's
health fading, her inheritance is at stake, and the family is torn
apart by doubts over its mysterious long-lost son. Belting is
shadowed by suspicion and intrigue - and then the first body is
found. This atmospheric novel of family secrets, first published in
1964, is by a winner of the CWA Diamond Dagger.
Christmas Eve. While the world sleeps, snow falls gently from the
sky, presents await under the tree ... and murder is afoot. In this
collection of ten classic murder mysteries from the best crime
writers in history, death and mayhem take many festive forms, from
the inventive to the unexpected. From a Santa Claus with a grudge
to a cat who knows who killed its owner on Christmas Eve, these are
stories to enjoy - and be mystified by - in front of a roaring
fire, mince pie to hand.
It's the middle of summer. On Cornish sea-fronts, happy children grip melting ice-creams. In the south of France, sunlight filters through leaves as families picnic in the shade. And in the fashionable resorts of the Mediterranean, the beautiful people sun themselves on picture-postcard beaches.
And in those long, hot summer nights ... murder walks abroad. Away from familiar surroundings, and as the temperature rises, old grudges come to the surface, new hatreds reach boiling point - and clever minds start to make dangerous plans. These ten classic mysteries, from some of the finest crime writers, prove that no matter where you travel to - there's no rest for the wicked.
"Animal Farm" is the most famous by far of all twentieth-century
political allegories. Its account of a group of barnyard animals
who revolt against their vicious human master, only to submit to a
tyranny erected by their own kind, can fairly be said to have
become a universal drama. Orwell is one of the very few modern
satirists comparable to Jonathan Swift in power, artistry, and
moral authority; in animal farm his spare prose and the logic of
his dark comedy brilliantly highlight his stark message.
Taking as his starting point the betrayed promise of the Russian
Revolution, Orwell lays out a vision that, in its bitter wisdom,
gives us the clearest understanding we possess of the possible
consequences of our social and political acts.
(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)
'Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic Socialism as I understand it'. Thus wrote Orwell following his experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War, chronicled in Homage to Catalonia. Here he brings to bear all the force of his humanity, passion and clarity, describing with bitter intensity the bright hopes and cynical betrayals of that chaotic episode.
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1984 (Hardcover)
George Orwell; Introduction by Julian Symons
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"Nineteen Eighty-Four" revealed George Orwell as one of the
twentieth century's greatest mythmakers. While the totalitarian
system that provoked him into writing it has since passed into
oblivion, his harrowing cautionary tale of a man trapped in a
political nightmare has had the opposite fate: its relevance and
power to disturb our complacency seem to grow decade by decade. In
Winston Smith's desperate struggle to free himself from an
all-encompassing, malevolent state, Orwell zeroed in on tendencies
apparent in every modern society, and made vivid the universal
predicament of the individual.
(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)
All of the Midways will remember this Saturday ... because Jenny
Midway is about to vanish from the face of the earth. In a strange
turn - almost as if magnetic poles have been reversed - the members
of the Midway family will begin to repel each other, exchange
personalities, and discover shocking strengths and weaknesses they
never knew existed. Detective Superintendent Hilary Catchpole is
called in to investigate the disappearance, which might very well
not be a crime at all. Against daunting odds, he must unearth the
truth about Jenny - before the rest of the family implodes,
changing beyond recognition and becoming utterly without mercy ...
In celebration of distinguished author/critic Julian Symons' 80th
year, here is the third and final revised edition of his classic
history of mystery fiction. The views expressed here are as candid
as ever. One bestselling writer is called unreadable, another
compared to writers of "strip cartoon stories". But the general
tone is warmly appreciative of every sort of book within the genre.
There are times when Judith Lassiter feels content, perhaps even
happy. She is content to be married to a well-heeled architect who
graciously remembers their fifteenth anniversary with fifteen red
roses. She is content with Green Diamonds, the house her husband
designed, the envy of their acquaintances. She is content with her
life in the town of Wyfleet, content with her financial status,
even content with her appearance. Then why does Judith write
herself imaginary love letters in the solitude of her bedroom? Why
does she take on a very real lover several years her junior? Why
does she believe she can redeem her life only by taking another's,
employing the unlady-like recourse of a professional hit man?
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