Download or read book Meet Dr Morelle written by Ernest Dudley and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2003-09-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a collection of the strange adventures of Doctor Morelle, that most sardonic of characters, and his gentle, timorous assistant Miss Frayle, in a sequence of fifteen gripping episodes-fifteen dynamically hair-raising chapters from the Doctor's case-book. Meet Doctor Morelle throws some interesting sidelights on what is probably the most sensational partnership ever conceived in the field of crime. "Ernest Dudley's creations appear to be doing not a little to fill the blank caused by the extinction of Gonan Doyle's famous medical partners." -Western Mail

Download or read book Menace for Dr Morelle written by Ernest Dudley and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2003-09-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ERNEST DUDLEY who is known to millions of crime fiction addicts for his weekly 'Armchair Detective' broadcasts, is also author of the famous Doctor Morelle radio series and stories. Doctor Morelle (accompanied inevitably by his assistant, Miss Frayle) has solved scores of strange mysteries and curious crimes during his bizarre and sensational career, but none more intriguing or sinister than his latest adventure. This is Ernest Dudley's first full-length mystery novel featuring the saturnine and sardonic Doctor and the timorous, fluttering Miss Frayle. As followers of this oddly-assorted couple's investigations of murder and mayhem will expect, the shocks and thrills will be adroitly mingled with plenty of comedy and amusing situations. In Menace for Doctor Morelle Ernest Dudley has written a fast-moving whodunit, rushing the reader along with chills following laughs right up to the smashing surprise climax with the identity of the murderer revealed. Fans of Ernest Dudley and his unique sleuth, Doctor Morelle (not forgetting the inimitable Miss Frayle ) will once again delight in a mystery murder, plus comedy entertainment. "Ernest Dudley's creations appear to be doing not a little to fill the blank caused by the extinction of Conan Doyle's famous medical partners." --Western Mail

Download or read book Dr Morelle Meets Murder written by Ernest Dudley and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2012-09-15 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is another collection of the strange adventures of Doctor Morelle, that most sardonic of detectives, in a sequence of eight intriguing episodes from the Doctor’s casebook. The Doctor meets both brutal and cunning murders and murderers, ranging from a man battered to death with a heavy brass object to a woman poisoned with cyanide. Morelle investigates in his inimitable, cerebral, and biting style. He is aided--or sometimes handicapped--by his gentle, timorous assistant, Miss Frayle--who in this volume finally tells gets her backbone up and tells her employer that ?enough is enough!? Finding a new secretary--or keeping the old one--proves to be one of the most difficult mysteries that Dr. Morelle has ever had to solve! Great classic British crime stories.

Download or read book New Cases for Dr Morelle written by Ernest Dudley and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2013-10-07 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cynthia Mason, a young heiress, lives with her violent stepfather, Samuel Kimber, who only holds control of her fortune while she remains unmarried. On announcing her engagement to Peter Lorrimer, a local writer, who is calling to take her away that same evening, she fears Kimber's reaction. Lorrimer arrives and goes to talk with Kimber in his study. Cynthia, meanwhile, carrying a suitcase, tiptoes out the front door--and vanishes! Meanwhile, Miss Frayle, Dr. Morelle's secretary, decides to investigate her friend's disappearance--and soon finds herself being stalked by a ruthless killer! Four traditional British crime stories republished for a brand new audience!

Download or read book Dr Morelle and the Nursing Home written by Ernest Dudley and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2020-11-09 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crime-solving Dr. Morelle finds a new case at a nursing home. A classic British mystery from the author of The Armchair Detective.

Download or read book Dr Morelle Investigates written by Ernest Dudley and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2012-09-15 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Brian Cartwright receives a written death threat, he takes it seriously--in his not unblemished past he has made some bitter enemies. So he calls in the famous criminologist Dr. Morelle to protect him. The threatening note has predicted the exact time he's to die--nine p.m. later that same day. As the hour approaches, Cartwright locks himself alone in his study, all doors and windows sealed, with Dr. Morelle and his previously invited house guests in an adjoining room--also locked. Yet when Dr. Morelle re-enters the study after the appointed hour, he finds Cartwright’s body slumped on his desk, shot neatly through the head--and not by his own hand! Two classic cases in a long-running series.

Download or read book The Case of the Voice in the Night written by Ernest Dudley and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2020-11-09 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Haughty psychiatrist Dr. Morelle returns in "The Case of the Voice in the Night."

Download or read book The Measure of Malice Scientific Detection Stories written by Martin Edwards and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder "Edwards combines the well-known (Conan Doyle, Dorothy Sayers) with the obscure (former actor Ernest Dudley) in this impressive anthology of 14 short stories featuring scientific and technical know-how...fans of TV's CSI will enjoy seeing the evolution of criminal forensics." —Publishers Weekly, STARRED review Forensic dentistry; precise examination of ballistics; an expertise in apiology to identify the exact bee which killed the victim? The detective's role may be simple; solve the case and catch the culprit, but when the crime is fiendishly well-executed the application of the scientific method may be the only answer. The detectives in this collection are masters of scientific deduction employing principles of chemistry, the latest technological innovations and an irresistable logical brilliance in their pursuit of justice. Containing stories by early masters in the field such as Arthur Conan Doyle and L. T. Meade alongside fine-tuned mysteries from the likes of Edmund Crispin and Dorothy L. Sayers, The Measure of Malice collects tales of rational thinking to prove the power of the brain over villainous deeds.

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Download or read book Final Acts written by Martin Edwards and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "... and what a motive! Murder to save one's artistic soul... who'd believe that?" Behind the stage lights and word-perfect soliloquies, sinister secrets are lurking in the wings. The mysteries in this collection reveal the dark side to theatre and performing arts: a world of backstage dealings, where unscrupulous actors risk everything to land a starring role, costumed figures lead to mistaken identities, and on-stage deaths begin to look a little too convincing. . . This expertly curated thespian anthology features fourteen stories from giants of the classic crime genre such as Dorothy L. Sayers, Julian Symons and Ngaio Marsh, as well as firm favourites from the British Library Crime Classics series: Anthony Wynne, Christianna Brand, Bernard J. Farmer and many more. Mysteries abound when a player's fate hangs on a single performance, and opening night may very well be their last.

Download or read book Settling Scores Sporting Mysteries written by Martin Edwards and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-07-02 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder "The detective story is a game between two players, the author...and the reader."—Ronald Knox From the squash court to the golf links, the football pitch to the swimming pool and the race course to the cricket square, no court, grounds, stadium or stand is safe from skullduggery. Entering the arena where sport clashes with crime, this spirited medley of short stories showcases the greatest deadly plays and criminal gambits of the mystery genre. With introductions by Editor Martin Edwards and stories by some of the finest writers in the field—including Celia Fremlin, Michael Gilbert, Gladys Mitchell, and Leo Bruce—this new anthology offers a ringside view of the darker side of sports and proves that crime, naturally, is a game for all seasons.

Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Hammer Films written by Chris Fellner and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-07-31 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dracula and Frankenstein. Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. These are just a few of the icons of Hammer Films. To horror fans, the name “Hammer” conjures visions of hissing vampires and buxom beauties in low-cut negligees. But Britain’s Hammer Film Productions, Ltd., was much more than just a fright factory. For more than thirty years, the company turned out neatly crafted entries in a variety of genres, ranging from comedies to pirate yarns, murder mysteries to war pictures. At the heart of Hammer’s remarkable success was its access to American financing and American theaters. But more than that, the individuals behind the scenes knew how to make good films on tight budgets. These pictures have withstood the test of time and continue to be enjoyed all over the world. The Encyclopedia of Hammer Films details the surprising story of Britain’s most successfulindependent film company and includes Entries on all of Hammer’s feature films, featurettes, and television episodes, including staff, production details, US and UK release data, cast, synopses, reviews, behind-the-scenes quotes, and US financial participation Capsule biographies of directors, producers, technicians, and actors––including the lovely ladies of Hammer glamour Special entries on Hammer-related topics, including “tax shelter” companies, Hammerscope, the British Board of Film Censors, and the recent Hammer reboot An annotated appendix of more than 150 unrealized Hammer projects A chronological, annotated listing of every production and coproduction from the company’s inception in 1934 An invaluable resource, this volume includes snapshots of the men and women who made the studio a success—including Peter Cushing, Terence Fisher, Christopher Lee, Ingrid Pitt, and Jimmy Sangster—as well as such iconic films as The Curse of Frankenstein, The Devil Rides Out, Dracula Has Risen from the Grave, and Vampire Circus. With more than six hundred entries, The Encyclopedia of Hammer Films is a must-have for every fan of this unique studio.

Download or read book Case of the Bodyguard written by Ernest Dudley and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rex Bader is a private investigator from earth who is called to Island Three at the LaGrange Point to solve the mystery of the missing professor and father of the entire LaGrange Point project. At the same time as the investigation, the cases of Wide Syndrome (a contagious kind of claustrophobia) are on the increase and there are talks of revolution. Who is behind all three scenarios and what can Rex do to save the day?

Download or read book The Whodunit MEGAPACK written by Robert Reginald and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2018-01-17 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 9 great reads for a lonely night of thrills and chills! In Sydney J. Bounds's "The Book Miser" has detective Josephine "Jo" Royal trying to thwart an unscrupulous book collector who's taken advantage of an innocent seller. In "The Purple Glove Murders," by Mary Wickizer Burgess, attorney Gail Brevard is asked to solve a killing that appears to be linked to another murder from decades earlier. In Victor Cilinca's "Eggs," a multi-millionaire pasta company executive becomes the target of a scam. In "The Case of the Telbury Halt Ghost," by Ernest Dudley, well-known detective Doctor Morelle must unravel the mystery behind the apparent haunting of a rural railway station. "The Adventure of the Forgotten Umbrella," by Mel Gilden, is one of those tales of Sherlock Holmes mentioned—but never actually related—by Doctor Watson. Michael Hemmingson tells the story of an unfortunate young man on the make who's quite simply overwhelmed by his three "Vivacious Vixens!" Francis Jarman demonstrates, "In the Light of What Happened," that poking around in old Indian temples can have unforeseen consequences! James B. Johnson's "Flankspeed" is one of the most unusual mysteries ever encountered by this editor—and also one of the best. Arlette Lees, a rising star of the noir mystery magazine scene, contributes "Blood Bayou," one of those backwater places that you probably want to avoid on your next little escape from the law.

Download or read book The Whole Story written by John E. Simkin and published by K. G. Saur. This book was released on 1996 with total page 1228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is the only comprehensive guide to sequels in English, with over 84,000 works by 12,500 authors in 17,000 sequences.

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