Download or read book Mystery in White a Christmas Crime Story illustrated Edition written by J. Jefferson Farjeon and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-24 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The settings of train, blizzard, and the eerily welcoming home are all engrossing. Dorothy L. Sayers characterized Farjeon as 'unsurpassed for creepy skill in mysterious adventures.' This reissue proves it."

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Download or read book Mystery in White written by J. Farjeon and published by British Library Crime Classics. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in London in 1937 by Wright & Brown.

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Download or read book Rewind written by Catherine Ryan Howard and published by Blackstone Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PLAY Andrew, the manager of Shanamore Cottages, watches his only guest via a hidden camera in her room. One night the unthinkable happens: a shadowy figure emerges on-screen, kills her, and destroys the camera. But who is the murderer? How did they know about the camera? And how will Andrew live with himself? PAUSE Natalie wishes she’d stayed at home as soon as she arrives in the wintry isolation of Shanamore. There’s something creepy about the manager. She wants to leave, but she can’t—not until she’s found what she’s looking for ... REWIND Psycho meets Fatal Attraction in this explosive story about a murder caught on camera. You’ve already missed the start. To get the full picture you must rewind the tape and play it through to the end, no matter how shocking ...

Download or read book Christmas With Agatha Christie written by Agatha Christie and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-23 with total page 1356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On this Christmas Eve indulge your senses with the greatest mysteries from the Queen of crime fiction. This edition of famous murder mysteries, crime thrillers and puzzling cases by Agatha Christie is bound to make your holidays memorable and exciting. Contents: The Mysterious Affair at Styles The Murder on the Links The Secret Adversary The Secret of Chimneys The Affair at the Victory Ball Mrs Opalsen's Pearls (The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan) The Adventure of the Clapham Cook The Cornish Mystery The Double Clue The Lost Mine The Kidnapping of Johnnie Waverly The King of Clubs The Lemesurier Inheritance The Mystery of the Plymouth Express The Chocolate Box The Case of the Veiled Lady The Submarine Plans The Market Basing Mystery The Western Star The Marsdon Manor Tragedy The Adventure of the Cheap Flat The Hunter's Lodge Case (The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge) The Million Dollar Bond Robbery The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb The Kidnapped Prime Minister The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman The Case of the Missing Will The Man in the Brown Suit The Wife of the Kenite The Red Signal

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