Download or read book Funny He Doesn t Look Like a Murderer written by Shirley Pierce Bostrom and published by Ingram. This book was released on 2002-11-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True story of the murder of Margie Bostrom, who was brutally killed by her husband. Written from the victim's mother's point of view, it tells how the author and her family cope with the tragic result of domestic violence and become powerful advocates against it.

Download or read book Bummy Davis vs Murder Inc written by Ron Ross and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tough kid with a heart of gold, Al "Bummy" Davis grew up in the streets of Brownsville, New York on the fringes of the Jewish mob during the 20's and 30's-thanks to his older brother, a feared racketeer. But as much as he resisted the underworld of Murder, Inc. by becoming a championship fighter and a Brownsville hero, he never did escape the Jewish Mob's shadow. Though he repeatedly stood up to mob kingpins, Bummy suffered a spectacular fall from grace as a result of a smear campaign by the press. Ron Ross' Bummy Davis vs. Murder, Inc. is not just about one Jewish boxer, his meteoric rise to fame, and victimization by the press. Bummy's life was intertwined with the Great Depression, the survival of the Brooklyn Jewish immigrant population during Prohibition, and the inevitable offshoot of Prohibition-Murder Inc., one of American history's most notorious band of killers. Ron Ross portrays an important historical time period, an enigmatic Jewish subculture, and the surprising juxtaposition of a generation of Jews and their talent for boxing. Bummy Davis vs. Murder, Inc. features a cast of colorful villains whom you'll love to hate, a boxing legend who was the unwitting pawn of fate, and the human drama of the boxing world. With his vivid, street-smart Damon Runyonesque writing style, Ron Ross redeems a tragic hero who fought the pull of one of the most brutal groups of killers to grace the twentieth century.

Download or read book Funny Thing About Murder written by David Geherin and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on crime fiction and films that artfully combine comedy and misdeed, this book explores the reasons writers and filmmakers inject humor into their work and identifies the various comic techniques they use. The author covers both American and European books from the 1930s to the present, by such authors as Rex Stout, Raymond Chandler, Robert B. Parker, Elmore Leonard, Donald E. Westlake, Sue Grafton, Carl Hiaasen and Janet Evanovich, along with films from The Thin Man to the BBC's Sherlock series.

Download or read book British Murder Mysteries Dorothy L Sayers Collection written by Dorothy L. Sayers and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-26 with total page 2491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dorothy L. Sayers was an English crime writer from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. Sayers is best known for her mysteries featuring English aristocrat and amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey. She also created few more characters such as detective Montague Egg and forensic analyst Sir James Lubbock. Table of Contents: Lord Peter Wimsey Series: Biographical Introduction Novels: Whose Body? Clouds of Witness Unnatural Death The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club Strong Poison The Five Red Herrings Have His Carcase Murder Must Advertise The Nine Tailors Gaudy Night Busman's Honeymoon Lord Peter Views the Body: The Abominable History of the Man with Copper Fingers The Entertaining Episode of the Article in Question The Fascinating Problem of Uncle Meleager's Will The Fantastic Horror of the Cat in the Bag The Unprincipled Affair of the Practical Joker The Undignified Melodrama of the Bone of Contention The Vindictive Story of the Footsteps That Ran The Bibulous Business of a Matter of Taste The Learned Adventure of the Dragon's Head The Piscatorial Farce of the Stolen Stomach The Unsolved Puzzle of the Man with No Face The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba Other Lord Peter Wimsey Stories: The Image in the Mirror The Incredible Elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey The Queen's Square The Necklace of Pearls In the Teeth of the Evidence Absolutely Elsewhere Striding Folly The Haunted Policeman Talboys Montague Egg Stories: The Poisoned Dow '08 Sleuths on the Scent Murder in the Morning One Too Many Murder at Pentecost Maher-Shalal-Hashbaz A Shot at Goal Dirt Cheap Bitter Almonds False Weight The Professor's Manuscript Other Novels & Stories: The Documents in the Case The Man Who Knew How The Fountain Plays The Milk-Bottles Dilemma An Arrow O'er the House Scrawns Nebuchadnezzar The Inspiration of Mr. Budd Blood Sacrifice Suspicion The Leopard Lady The Cyprian Cat

Download or read book Marriage Murder written by Ruby Blaylock and published by JB Woods. This book was released on 2019-09-23 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weddings are wonderful occasions...unless the guests start dropping dead. “Goodbye, Earl.” Annie is thrilled to be hosting her mother’s wedding reception in the newly renovated barn. She envisions it as a premier destination for weddings and parties, not the sort of place where her guests drop dead from poisoning. Earl was a drunk and a bully, but did he deserve to die? And who could have killed him? He certainly had enemies. With a string of broken hearts and angry women behind him, Earl had lots of enemies. But Can Annie figure out who wanted him dead badly enough to actually do the deed? She only has days to solve the murder and make sure her mother’s big day goes off without a hitch, or it could be the end of her new business venture before it’s even had a chance to get started. Dark secrets, dangerous motives, and wedding drama could drive Annie over the edge. That is, if they don’t send her to her grave first...

Download or read book Farm Fresh Murder written by Paige Shelton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-04-06 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First in the Farmer's Market Mystery Series. Becca Robins leads a simple life, making jams and preserves on her very own farm. But when there's a murder in her quaint little town, she puts herself in the line of fire to defend her friend's innocence-and goes from making jam to being in one.

Download or read book As Easy as Murder Primavera Blackstone series Book 3 written by Quintin Jardine and published by Headline. This book was released on 2012-01-05 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evil stalks an idyllic retreat... An exciting ensemble of characters make for a gripping read in As Easy as Murder, Quintin Jardine's third unmissable crime thriller to feature Primavera Blackstone. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and James Oswald. 'Don't plan to begin reading this one on a work night. You won't put it down until the final page' - Globe and Mail A tranquil Spanish village by the sea is the perfect place for Primavera Blackstone to raise her ten-year-old Tom, son of the late lamented Oz, especially when they are joined by his nephew, tyro pro golfer Jonny Sinclair. But when her best friend Shirley introduces her new man, Patterson Cowling, he seems to be a trouble magnet. A casual thief tries to pick his pocket and is found a few days later with his face blown off. A bloody coincidence, or does Patterson Cowling have a past to protect? As the body count rises, and Primavera becomes den mother to an extended golfing family, it seems that homicide is par for the course, and that hazards lie in wait for everyone. Can she save the day, or is the game just too rough? What readers are saying about As Easy as Murder: 'Primavera Blackstone at her very best' 'A great read and keeps you on the edge of your seat right until the end' 'Five stars'

Download or read book Dressed Up 4 Murder written by J.C. Eaton and published by Kensington Cozies. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Mystery Tribune’s Best Books of the Month Last one standing is the winner . . . The holiday season has arrived and bookkeeper/amateur sleuth, Sophie “Phee” Kimball, would love nothing more than to enjoy the comforts of her new home with her detective boyfriend near Arizona’s Sun City West. Instead, her mother Harriet wants to showcase her chiweenie-chihuahua-dachshund Streetman in the Precious Pooches Holiday Extravaganza costume events. The festivities begin in October and end on St. Patrick’s Day—with the winner starring in the St. Pat’s Day parade. But things quickly turn an awful shade of green when Streetman uncovers a dead body under a tarp-covered grill in the neighbor’s yard. The victim is Cameron Tully, a seafood distributor working out of Phoenix, who died from ingesting a toxic sago palm leaf. Before the police can even find a motive and suspect, another Precious Pooch owner nearly dies from the same poison. With Harriet believing someone’s targeting her and Streetman because of the costume contests, Phee will need a potful of Irish luck to sniff out a killer . . . Praise for the Sophie Kimball Mysteries “An eclectic cast of entertaining characters that will keep you wondering whodunit!” —USA Today Bestselling Author Nicole Leiren, on Staged 4 Murder “A thoroughly entertaining series debut, with enjoyable, yet realistic characters and enough plot twists—and dead ends—to appeal from beginning to end.” —Booklist STARRED REVIEW on Booked 4 Murder

Download or read book HOW TO COMMIT MURDER AND GET AWAY WITH IT written by Diego and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-11-20 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Last week Cheryl was working as an intern and making love to the man she loved and this week she's on her way back home. Cliff. What was she going to do without seeing Cliff everyday? There was a knock at her door. She was startled. Could it be Cliff? She looked out the small window next to the door. No, it's not. It's some guy in a uniform. Maybe he's sending word. But he wasn't sending word. This is your opportunity to see how a crime is committed in a scheme involving four people-but only one is aware of the true motive. Live the last few days of the main characters in this tragedy and see how the death of Cheryl unfolds before each of their eyes.

Download or read book Murder in the Bowery written by Victoria Thompson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest Gaslight Mystery from the bestselling author of Murder in Morningside Heights finds Sarah Brandt and Frank Malloy searching for a connection between a murdered newsie and a high society woman with dangerous habits. Frank Malloy’s latest client is the well-dressed Will Bert. He’s searching for his brother, a newsboy named Freddie, so he can share his new financial good fortune. Frank makes quick work of the case and locates Freddie, but a happy reunion between brothers is not in the cards. When Will’s name is mentioned, Freddie runs off—only to be found dead a short time later. Suspicious, Frank tracks down Will who spins a tale of lust and deceit involving a young society woman, Estelle Longacre, also recently deceased. Frank can’t be sure if Estelle’s risky behavior and the company she kept was to blame, or if her own ruthless family had a hand in her death. Frank will need Sarah’s help to unearth the dark secrets of the wealthy Longacres and to discover if there is a connection between Estelle and Freddie’s death. Together they must navigate a perilous underground web of treachery to find the truth.

Download or read book 50 Masterpieces of Murder Mystery Detective Fiction Vol 1 written by Jules Verne and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-26 with total page 12151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: E-artnow presents to you this unique collection of the greatest classics of thriller and mystery every fan of the genre should experience at least once in their life: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie) The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie) The Secret Adversary (Agatha Christie) The Murders in the Rue Morgue (Edgar Allan Poe) The Masque of the Red Death (Edgar Allan Poe) The Purloined Letter (Edgar Allan Poe) A Study in Scarlet (Arthur Conan Doyle) The Sign of Four (Arthur Conan Doyle) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle) The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle) The Innocence of Father Brown (G. K. Chesterton) The Abbey Court Murder (Annie Haynes) The Man Who Knew Too Much (G. K. Chesterton) The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins) Bleak House (Charles Dickens) Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë) Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Thomas Hardy) Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad) Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain) Tom Sawyer, Detective (Mark Twain) The Turn of the Screw (Henry James) Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoyevsky) The Shooting Party (Anton Chekhov) Guy Mannering (Walter Scott) The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde) The Invisible Man (H. G. Wells) The Four Just Men (Edgar Wallace) The Red Thumb Mark (R. Austin Freeman) The Leavenworth Case (Anna Katharine Green) The Circular Staircase (Mary Roberts Rinehart) Bulldog Drummond (Sapper) Martin Hewitt Investigator (Arthur Morrison) The Lodger (Marie Belloc Lowndes) Whose Body? (Dorothy L. Sayers) The Thirty-Nine Steps (John Buchan) The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas) Arsène Lupin (Maurice Leblanc) The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux) The Widow Lerouge (Émile Gaboriau) Fantômas (Marcel Allain) Dracula (Bram Stoker) Uncle Silas (Sheridan Le Fanu) The Call of Cthulhu (H. P. Lovecraft) The House on the Borderland (William Hope Hodgson) The Willows (Algernon Blackwood) The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving) The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Charles Dickens)

Download or read book Christmas Cocoa Murder written by Carlene O'Connor and published by Kensington. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Tis the season for hot chocolate and mouthwatering treats. But sometimes too much of a good thing can be downright deadly . . . CHRISTMAS COCOA MURDER by CARLENE O’CONNOR Siobhán O’Sullivan’s hopes for a quiet Irish Christmas are dashed when the local Santa turns up dead in a carnival dunk tank of hot cocoa. Now instead of hunting down holiday gifts, she’s pursuing a heartless killer. Seems the dead Santa was no angel either, stealing neighborhood dogs to guide his sleigh. But was it his holiday antics—or worse—that led to his death by chocolate? CHRISTMAS COCOA AND A CORPSE by MADDIE DAY When local businessman Jed Greenberg is found dead with a Chocolate lab whimpering over his body, the police start sniffing around Robbie Jordan’s country restaurant for answers. Was it something in Robbie’s hot cocoa that killed Jed, or was it Cocoa the dog? As the suspects pile as high as her holiday tree, Robbie attempts to get to the bottom of the sickly-sweet murder . . . DEATH BY HOT COCOA by Alex Erickson A Christmas-themed escape game seems like the perfect pre-holiday treat for bookstore café owner Krissy Hancock and her best friend. But when the host is found dead in a pool of hot cocoa, it’s up to Krissy and her team to catch the killer—or escape before getting killed. There’s nothing like a hot cup of murder to warm up the holiday season!

Download or read book Murder In The Ashram written by Kathleen McCaul and published by Piatkus. This book was released on 2011-04-07 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ruby Jones has moved to Delhi to pursue her dreams of becoming an international news journalist. But when the body of Stephen Newby, her flatmate and best friend, is pulled from the Yamuna River - and the mystery around his death becomes more and more mysterious - she puts her investigative instincts to good use as she tries to uncover who's responsible. Ruby's questions take her deeper and deeper into the world of Indian policing - and into the heart of a yoga ashram. She discovers that the yoga world isn't always the calm, spiritual place advertised, but that beneath the breathing exercises and dog poses lies something sinister - something that she's certain points to dark, hidden secrets that could have huge repercussions for all involved if discovered . . .

Download or read book Stay Tuned for Murder written by Mary Kennedy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maggie's radio show has been getting a boost in ratings ever since Madame Chantal, who claims to talk to dead people, started her regular guest appearance. But when two women are killed after a séance, it's up to Maggie to catch the culprit before she winds up on the other side...

Download or read book Time Off for Murder written by Zelda Popkin and published by Bitingduck Press LLC. This book was released on 1995-12 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary Carner, the efficient department store detective, leaves her job at Blankfort's Fifth Avenue Store when her friend, Phyllis Knight, a young socialite attorney is found murdered after having been missing for six months. Inspector Heinsheimer of the New York Homicide Squad admires Mary Carner and is willing to work with her, but Mary is finally on her own entirely; poking into the affairs of Rockey Nardello who is doing time as leader of a numbers racket gang. Dangerous? So Mary Carner found out!

Download or read book BRITISH MURDER MYSTERIES Boxed Set 350 Thriller Classics Detective Novels True Crime Stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2024-01-18 with total page 18265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This meticulously edited collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Edgar Wallace: The Four Just Men The Council of Justice The Just Men of Cordova The Law of the Four Just Men The Nine Bears Angel Esquire The Fourth Plague or Red Hand Grey Timothy or Pallard the Punter The Man who Bought London The Melody of Death A Debt Discharged The Tomb of T'Sin The Secret House The Clue of the Twisted Candle Down under Donovan The Man who Knew The Green Rust Kate Plus Ten The Daffodil Murder Jack O'Judgment The Angel of Terror The Crimson Circle Take-A-Chance Anderson The Valley of Ghosts P.-C. Lee Series Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes Series A Study in Scarlet The Sign of Four The Hound of the Baskervilles The Valley of Fear The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes The Return of Sherlock Holmes His Last Bow Other Mysteries True Crime Stories Wilkie Collins: The Woman in White No Name Armadale The Moonstone The Haunted Hotel The Law and The Lady The Dead Secret Miss or Mrs? R. Austin Freeman: Dr. Thorndyke Series Other Mysteries Agatha Christie: The Mysterious Affair at Styles The Secret Adversary H. C. McNeile: Bulldog Drummond The Black Gang G. K. Chesterton: The Innocence of Father Brown The Wisdom of Father Brown Arthur Morrison: Martin Hewitt Series Dorrington & Hicks Stories Ernest Bramah: Max Carrados Stories Victor L. Whitechurch: The Canon in Residence Thrilling Stories of the Railway Thomas W. Hanshew: Hamilton Cleek Series E. W. Hornung: A. J. Raffles Series Mystery Novels J. S. Fletcher: Mystery Novels Paul Campenhaye – Specialist in Criminology Rober Barr: The Triumph of Eugéne Valmont Jennie Baxter, Journalist The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs The Adventure of the Second Swag Frank Froest Mystery Novels C. N. Williamson & A. M. Williamson Mystery Novels Isabel Ostander Mystery Novels

Download or read book Moved to Murder written by Gianetta Murray and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2024-06-28 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vivien Brandt (forty-something editor, librarian, and future interior designer extraordinaire) has spent decades dreaming about a life in England, and thanks to her marriage to second husband Geoffrey, her dreams are finally coming true. She and her cat Sydney (who is considerably less excited about leaving the warmth of California) are the newest inhabitants of a cosy South Yorkshire village. But as Vivien meets the locals - including the vicar, a charismatic politician, and a pair of troubled teenagers - she finds she still has a lot to learn about her new home. Especially after she discovers a body in it. Now she must work with her neighbor Hayley and a somewhat mistrustful police inspector to uncover the village’s secrets and find a killer. Preferably, before the killer finds her. Because it seems when the chips (crisps?) are down, the only common language between America and Britain… is murder.