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The Unfinished Clue
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Author : Georgette Heyer
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2010-09-30
The Unfinished Clue written by Georgette Heyer and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-30 with Fiction categories.
'Pure joy from start to finish' Dorothy L Sayers ____________________________________ The stabbing of irascible General Sir Arthur Billington-Smith fails to stir up grief in anyone - least of all his family, which is no wonder considering the way he had treated them all during the fateful weekend. He had disinherited his son, humiliated his wife, refused to help his financially stricken nephew and made no secret of his loathing for his son's fiancée, a cabaret dancer. As Inspector Harding investigates, he must pick his way through a mass of familial discontent to find the culprit - and find much more besides ...
The Unfinished Clue
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Author : Georgette Heyer
language : en
Publisher: Rivercity Press
Release Date : 1976
The Unfinished Clue written by Georgette Heyer and has been published by Rivercity Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Fiction categories.
Fear And Clothing
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Author : Jane Custance Baker
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2023-01-26
Fear And Clothing written by Jane Custance Baker and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-26 with Design categories.
Through analyzing dress in detective fiction, Fear and Clothing reveals a cultural history of identity affected by the social upheaval caused by war. In-depth analysis of interwar publications by a comprehensive range of writers reveals readers' anxieties and fears about class, gender and race and how these changed over the period. Although read and written by both men and women, detective fiction was deemed at the time to be a masculine and high-status entertainment. However the literature demonstrates an admiration and acceptance of the woman's identity, performed during the Great War and continuing throughout the interwar period, as girl pal and female gentleman. In chapters that explore age, character, class, masculinity, performative womanhood and race, Jane Custance Baker exposes how dress was a status marker to both male and female readers, made anxious by social change brought about by war. Dress in detective fiction reveals a set of signs to be read, digested, and possibly employed to model the individual reader's personal dress choices. Fear and Clothing sheds new light on dress of the period, the social and cultural environment as depicted in the popular fiction genre in the early 20th century, and is of interest to researchers and scholars within dress history, literary and historical studies, as well as anyone who enjoys the history of detective fiction.
Georgette Heyer Biography
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Author : Jennifer Kloester
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-10-06
Georgette Heyer Biography written by Jennifer Kloester and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
_________________________ The perfect accompaniment to the definitive new editions of Georgette Heyer's celebrated novels that are currently being reissued. A remarkable biography of one of Britain's best-loved and best-selling novelists, 'the queen of Regency romance'. Georgette Heyer remains an enduring international bestseller, read and loved by four generations of readers and extolled by today's bestselling authors. Despite her enormous popularity she never gave an interview or appeared in public. Georgette Heyer wrote her first novel, The Black Moth, when she was seventeen in order to amuse her convalescent brother. It was published in 1921 to instant success and it has never been out of print. A phenomenon even in her own lifetime, to this day she is the undisputed queen of regency romance. During ten years of research into Georgette Heyer's life and writing, Jennifer Kloester has had unlimited access to Heyer's notebooks and private papers and the Heyer family records, and exclusive access to several untapped archives of Heyer's early letters.
Burial Plots In British Detective Fiction
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Author : Lisa Hopkins
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-01-24
Burial Plots In British Detective Fiction written by Lisa Hopkins and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-24 with Literary Criticism categories.
Burial Plots in British Detective Fiction offers an overview of the ways in which the past is brought back to the surface and influences the present in British detective fiction written between 1920 and 2020. Exploring a range of authors including Agatha Christie, Patricia Wentworth, Val McDermid, Sarah Caudwell, Georgette Heyer, Dorothy Dunnett, Jonathan Stroud and Ben Aaronovitch, Lisa Hopkins argues that both the literal and literary disinterment of the past use elements of the national past to interrogate the present. As such, in the texts discussed, uncovering the truth about an individual crime is also typically an uncovering of a more general connection between the present and the past. Whether detective novels explore murders on archaeological digs, hauntings, cold crimes or killings at Christmas, Hopkins explores the underlying message that you cannot understand the present unless you understand the past.
The Encyclopedia Of Murder And Mystery
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Author : B. Murphy
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 1999-12-09
The Encyclopedia Of Murder And Mystery written by B. Murphy and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-12-09 with Literary Criticism categories.
Bruce Murphy's Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery is a comprehensive guide to the genre of the murder mystery that catalogues thousands of items in a broad range of categories: authors, titles, plots, characters, weapons, methods of killing, movie and theatrical adaptations. What distinguishes this encyclopedia from the others in the field is its critical stance.
The Clue Of The New Pin
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Author : Edgar Wallace
language : en
Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof
Release Date : 2022-04-04
The Clue Of The New Pin written by Edgar Wallace and has been published by Lindhardt og Ringhof this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-04 with Fiction categories.
Jesse Trasmere is a penny-pinching miser with no faith in banks, instead he keeps his vast fortune in a locked vault at his fortress mansion. Rex Lander his dependant nephew is unhappy with his allowance but before he can talk to his uncle, Jesse rushes out of town on business. The story takes a dramatic turn when Jesse’s body is uncovered inside the locked vault and all eyes fall on Rex. Typical of Wallace’s work there is a splendid cast of brilliant supporting characters in this beautifully designed ‘whodunnit’. With plenty of mystery, intrigue and subversion this book is perfect for anyone with a passion for mysteries or those of you who loved ‘Knives Out’. Edgar Wallace (1875-1932) was an English writer, poet and journalist. He was such a prolific writer that his publisher claimed his work could account for a quarter of all books sold in England. He wrote countless books, screenplays, poems and historical non-fiction, spawning over one hundred and sixty films based on his work. He unfortunately passed away suddenly before he could see his most famous creation ‘King Kong’ come to life. It has been adapted several times over the years, notably by Peter Jackson of Lord of the Rings fame, and more recently in ‘Godzilla vs Kong’ starring Millie Bobby Brown.
Behold Here S Poison
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Author : Georgette Heyer
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2010-10-31
Behold Here S Poison written by Georgette Heyer and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-31 with Fiction categories.
Georgette Heyer's brilliant and highly acclaimed series of detective novels When Gregory Matthews, patriarch of the Poplars is found dead one morning, imperious Aunt Harriet blames it on the roast duck he ate for supper. After all, she had warned him about his blood pressure. But a post-mortem determines that the cause of death is much more sinister. Murder. By poison. Suspicion falls immediately amongst his bitter, quarrelsome family. Each has a motive; each, opportunity. It falls to Superintendent Hannasyde to sift through all the secrets and lies and discover just who killed Gregory Matthews, before the killer strikes again...
The Spanish Bride
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Author : Georgette Heyer
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-02-28
The Spanish Bride written by Georgette Heyer and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-28 with Fiction categories.
If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! 'The greatest writer who ever lived' Antonia Fraser 'Once you step into her world, you won't look back.' Katie Fforde 'If you haven't ready Heyer yet, what a treat you have in store!' Harriet Evans ___________ A veteran campaigner at the age of twenty-five, Brigade-Major Harry Smith is reputed to be the luckiest man in Lord Wellington's army. But at the siege of Badajos, his friends foretell the ruin of his career. For when Harry meets the defenceless Juana, he falls instantly in love. With the selfsame ardour he so frequently displays in battle, Harry dives happily into marriage. In his beautiful young bride, he finds a kindred spirit: bold and courageous, she is his perfect match. But for Juana, who chooses to accompany her new husband's army, a long, perilous year of war must follow ... ___________ Readers love The Spanish Bride . . . ***** 'I'm totally in awe of Georgette Heyer's ability to bring history to life.' ***** 'Her books on the Peninsular War are just... brilliant.' ***** 'Heyer did an amazing job on this one!' ***** 'One of her most exciting books; I couldn't put it down.' ***** 'This book is must read for anyone with a love of period drama, war and romance.'
They Found Him Dead
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Author : Georgette Heyer
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2010-09-30
They Found Him Dead written by Georgette Heyer and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-30 with Fiction categories.
Sparkling characterisation and inventive plot from one of the best known and beloved detective novelists of all time. The sixtieth birthday party of Silas Kane was marred by argument and dissension amongst his family. And then, the morning after the celebrations, Kane is found dead at the foot of a cliff. The theory that Silas accidentally lost his way in the fog is confirmed when the coroner returns a verdict of death by misadventure. But then Kane's nephew and heir is murdered and threats are made on the next in line to the fortune, throwing a new and sinister light on Silas Kane's death. All clues point to an elderly lady of eighty as the killer. But as the redoubtable Superintendent Hannasyde delves further into the case he discovers that nothing is quite as it seems...