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Toward the golden age : the stories that turned crime to gold
\"Fifteen short stories, dating from 1910 to 1925, spotlight the work of writers whose skill and ingenuity led to the Golden Age of crime fiction. Selections include G. K. Chesterton's \"The Blue Cross,\" \"The Ninescore Mystery\" by Baroness Orczy, Mary Roberts Rinehart's \"The Papered Door,\" and captivating tales by lesser-known authors\"-- Provided by publisher.
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The Mysterious Romance of Murder
From Sherlock Holmes to Sam Spade; Nick and Nora Charles to Nero
Wolfe and Archie Goodwin; Harry Lime to Gilda, Madeleine Elster,
and other femmes fatales-crime and crime solving in fiction and
film captivate us. Why do we keep returning to Agatha Christie's
ingenious puzzles and Raymond Chandler's hard-boiled murder
mysteries? What do spy thrillers teach us, and what accounts for
the renewed popularity of morally ambiguous noirs? In The
Mysterious Romance of Murder , the poet and critic David Lehman
explores a wide variety of outstanding books and movies-some famous
(The Maltese Falcon, Double Indemnity), some known mainly to
aficionados-with style, wit, and passion.
Lehman revisits the smoke-filled jazz clubs from the classic
noir films of the 1940s, the iconic set pieces that defined
Hitchcock's America, the interwar intrigue of Eric Ambler's best
fictions, and the intensity of attraction between Humphrey Bogart
and Lauren Bacall, Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer, Cary Grant and
Ingrid Bergman. He also considers the evocative elements of
noir-cigarettes, cocktails, wisecracks, and jazz standards-and
offers five original noir poems (including a pantoum inspired by
the 1944 film Laura) and ironic astrological profiles of Barbara
Stanwyck, Marlene Dietrich, and Graham Greene. Written by a
connoisseur with an uncanny feel for the language and mood of
mystery, espionage, and noir, The Mysterious Romance of
Murder will delight fans of the genre and newcomers alike.
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Survival of the fritters
Emily Westhill runs the best donut shop in Fallingbrook, Wisconsin, alongside her retired police chief father-in-law and her tabby Deputy Donut. But after murder claims a favorite customer, Emily can't rely on a sidekick to solve the crime--or stay alive.
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Initiation into the Mysteries of the Ancient World
The ancient Mysteries have long attracted the interest of scholars, an interest that goes back at least to the time of the Reformation. After a period of interest around the turn of the twentieth century, recent decades have seen an important study of Walter Burkert (1987). Yet his thematic approach makes it hard to see how the actual initiation into the Mysteries took place. To do precisely that is the aim of this book. It gives a ‘thick description’ of the major Mysteries, not only of the famous Eleusinian Mysteries, but also those located at the interface of Greece and Anatolia: the Mysteries of Samothrace, Imbros and Lemnos as well as those of the Corybants. It then proceeds to look at the Orphic-Bacchic Mysteries, which have become increasingly better understood due to the many discoveries of new texts in the recent times. Having looked at classical Greece we move on to the Roman Empire, where we study not only the lesser Mysteries, which we know especially from Pausanias, but also the new ones of Isis and Mithras. We conclude our book with a discussion of the possible influence of the Mysteries on emerging Christianity. Its detailed references and up-to-date bibliography will make this book indispensable for any scholar interested in the Mysteries and ancient religion, but also for those scholars who work on initiation or esoteric rituals, which were often inspired by the ancient Mysteries.
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The view from the cherry tree
Rob admits having seen a murder, but no one believes him--except the murderer.
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The crime fiction handbook
The Crime Fiction Handbook presents a comprehensive introduction to the origins, development, and cultural significance of the crime fiction genre, focusing mainly on American British, and Scandinavian texts.
* Provides an accessible and well-written introduction to the genre of crime fiction
* Moves with ease between a general overview of the genre and useful theoretical approaches
* Includes a close analysis of the key texts in the crime fiction tradition
* Identifies what makes crime fiction of such cultural importance and illuminates the social and political anxieties at its heart.
* Shows the similarities and differences between British, American, and Scandinavian crime fiction traditions
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The mystery of the fire dragon
The disappearance of a young Chinese woman leads Nancy Drew on a hunt that takes her from New York City to Hong Kong.
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The Heirs of Anthony Boucher
The ultimate collection for mystery fans Following in the footsteps of those devoted to science fiction and works about Sherlock Holmes, general mystery fandom emerged in 1967 and has since thrived and become an international phenomenon.
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