100 Menacing Little Murder Stories

Download or read book 100 Menacing Little Murder Stories written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So you think you'd know a murderer if you saw one? Prepare yourself for a challenge. This book spans the century to provide a police lineup of some of the most devious death-dealers in all of crime fiction. Some leave an incriminating trail of bloody footprints; others are unrecognizable but for the hardware in their hands and the dark intent in their hearts.

Download or read book 100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories written by Stefan Dziemianowicz and published by Sterling Publishing (NY). This book was released on 2003 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Match wits with great detectives, devious criminals, and many of the finest minds in the annals of detective literature in this anthology which includes the work of such literary luminaries as J.M. Barrie, Charles Dickens, and O. Henry.

Download or read book 100 Malicious Little Mysteries written by Isaac Asimov and published by Sterling. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charmingly insidious and satisfyingly devious, these 100 baffling little mysteries selected by such prominent authors as Isaac Asimov are just the thing to suit your most malevolent mood.

Download or read book The Cry of An Occasion written by Richard Bausch and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2002-03-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This “smorgasbord of literary offerings” (Publishers Weekly) self-selected by its contributors—“a long list of luminaries” (Library Journal)—includes works by Madison Smartt Bell, Doris Betts, Fred Chappell, Ellen Douglas, Shelby Foote, George Garrett, Allan Gurganus, Barry Hannah, William Hoffman, Madison Jones, Michael Knight, William Henry Lewis, Jill McCorkle, Lewis Nordan, Louis D. Rubin, Jr., Lee Smith, Elizabeth Spencer, Walter Sullivan, and Allen Wier. All are affiliated with the Fellowship of Southern Writers, organized in 1989 under the inspiration of the late Cleanth Brooks for the purpose of encouraging and honoring excellence in southern letters. Each piece in The Cry of an Occasion celebrates the distinctness of southern experience, giving expression in story form to a singular episode of mind, heart, or will. Reading this exemplary collection is pure pleasure.

Download or read book I'll Take Care of You written by Caitlin Rother and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2013-12-24 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A seductive woman turns dangerous after making the fateful promise: "I'll take care of you." Original.

Download or read book Pope's Last Case and Other Stories written by Michael A. Black and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2019-01-17 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the latter half of the fabulous 1940s, Pope’s Last Case and Other Stories details the adventures of tough, hardboiled, ex-Private Eye Vince Pope and his lovely, rich, socialite wife, Laura. Vince, a veteran of WW II, has hung up his PI shingle in favor of a life of leisure, but old pals and new troubles keep interfering. Written as an homage to Dashiell Hammett’s The Thin Man, this collection of short stories deftly captures the mood and optimism of the country after the Second World War when men were men and the ladies were gorgeous. Join Vince and Laura as they confront gangsters, crimes of passion, crooked politicians, and even a serial killer in this thrill-packed collection of stories that also has the continuity of a novel. Stories included in this collection: Whodunit? A Girl’s Best Friend Between Two Worlds Lost Weekend No Promises Bitter Almonds Knockouts Pope’s Last Case

Download or read book Small Sacrifices written by Ann Rule and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of an Oregon woman convicted of shooting her three children, killing one, in 1983.