In this tightly plotted novel, we follow the bizarre career of a man who loathes criminals. After Humphrey Challoner finds his wife killed by the bullet of a robber in his home, he vows to catch the man. Mr. Challoner is a wealthy savant, and he saved the fingerprints of the robber as well as some
“The pleasures of the novel go far beyond the crackling, breathless plot and the satisfaction of watching the puzzle fall into place. The book is shot through with humor, both laugh-out-loud and subtle.” —New York Times Book Review From National Book Award finalist and Printz Award winner Laura
Quests, mystery, action, and adventure spill forth with every word. This third volume continues to deliver a unique experience that will delight fantasy fans of all ages.
After an awkward first encounter, Birdie and Daniel are forced to work together in a Seattle hotel where a famous author leads a mysterious and secluded life in this romantic contemporary novel from the author of Alex, Approximately. Mystery-book aficionado Birdie Lindberg has an overactive
From longtime Rolling Stone contributing editor and journalist Randall Sullivan, The Curse of Oak Island explores the curious history of Oak Island and the generations of individuals who have tried and failed to unlock its secrets. In 1795, a teenager discovered a mysterious circular depression in
Elsie has a problem. She has a mystery she is bent on solving, a mystery that led her to run for her life down the streets of Navesink Bank until she found herself rescued by a sexy stranger. Paine has a past. He’s done everything in his power to move on from it, to distance himself from the
Armagnac Jardineux, the son of a Louisiana planter family, travels to Europe to study and sample all the pleasures that the Old World has to offer. The Civil War begins back home, separating him from his family and their money. Soon, both are gone. Left alone in London, he drowns his despair in
XIII Mystery - belgijska seria komiksowa, poboczny cykl serii XIII, stworzonej przez Jeana Van Hamme i Williama Vance'a. Ukazuje się od 2008. Każdy z zaplanowanych trzynastu tomów cyklu opowiada indywidualną historię postaci drugoplanowych z serii XIII.
Seria "retro SF", która na tle wielkiej historii ukazuje narodziny i przygody pierwszego francuskiego super-bohatera TAILLEFER'A. Scenariusz serii stworzył znany i doceniany w Polsce Xavier Dorrison (Long John Silver, Trzeci Testament, Asgard, XIII Mystery, W.E.S.T). Rysownik, Enrique Breccia to
A landscape of frozen darkness punctuated by grim, gray days. The feeling like a buzz in your teeth. The scrape of bone on bone. . . Paul Gallo saw the report on the news: a mass murderer leading police to his victims’ graves, in remote Dread’s Hand, Alaska. It’s not even a town; more like the
