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" [In the wee hours of a 1960s Tokyo morning, a dead body is found under the rails of a train, and the victim's face is so badly damaged that police have a hard time figuring out the victim’s identity. Only two clues surface: an old man, overheard talking in a distinctive accent to a young man, and the word “kameda.” Inspector Imanishi leaves his beloved bonsai and his haiku and goes off to investigate—and runs up against a blank wall. Months pass in fruitless questioning, in following up leads, until the case is closed, unsolved.But Imanishi is dissatisfied, and a series of coincidences lead him back to the case. Why did a young woman scatter pieces of white paper out of the window of a train? Why did a bar girl leave for home right after Imanishi spoke to her? Why did an actor, on the verge of telling Imanishi something important, drop dead of a heart attack? What can a group of nouveau young artists possibly have to do with the murder of a quiet and “saintly” provincial old ex-policemen? Inspector Imanishi investigates.] | \n",
" [Review, Praise for, Inspector Imanishi Investigates, \"A police procedural in the classic tradition of . . . P.D. James's Commander Dalgliesh.\", —, The New York Times, \"Patient, meticulous stories [that] offer an anatomy of a society as much as a picture of a crime.\", —The Economist, \"A master crime writer.\", —Jan van de Wetering, author of, Outsider in Amsterdam, \"The most intricate web of detection . . . A tantalizing double unveiling act . . . Belongs on your shelf next to Christie and Simenon, P.D. James and Robert Van Gulik. A superb thriller.\", —, Los Angeles Times, \"An intriguing slice of the mores and habits of Japanese society . . . Seicho Matsumoto combines the prolific output of a Rex Stout with the literary qualities of Elmore Leonard.\", —, San Francisco Chronicle, From Publishers Weekly, The corpse of an unknown provincial is discovered under the rails of a train in a Tokyo station, and Detective Imanishi is assigned to the case. \"Matsumoto is reputed to be Japan's leading mystery writer; this 1961 work is proof that he is a first-rate novelist,\" judged PW. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc., --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title., About the Author, Native of Fukuoka Prefecture and prolific writer of socially oriented detective and mystery fiction, Matsumoto debuted as a writer after reaching the age of forty with the historically based, Saigo Takamori Chits, , 1950, and, The Legend of the Kokura Diary, , 1952. He then went on to establish his unique style of detective fiction with the works, The Walls Have Eyes, , 1957, and, Points and Lines, , 1958. Matsumoto made a name for himself as the writer of suspense novels that were accesible to all kinds of readership, but it was his historical novel, The Ogura Diary Chronicles, that earned him The 28th Akutagawa Prize, the Japanese equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize. The popular Japanese TV show \"Black Leather Notebook\" was based on his novel of the same name, and several of his detective fiction works have been published in the US (SoHo Crime and Kodansha International)., --This text refers to an alternate, kindle_edition, edition., Read more] | \n",
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" [Two moments in England’s rise to empire, separated by centuries, yet connected by a crime that cannot be forgiven . . ., London, 1811. Along the twisting streets of Wapping, bounded by the ancient Ratcliffe Highway and the modern wonder of the London Dock, many a sin is hidden by the noise and glory of Trade. But now two families have fallen victim to foul murder, and Charles Horton, a senior officer of the newly formed Thames River Police Office, must deliver revenge to a terrified populace. Plymouth, 1564. Young Billy Ablass arrives in the busy seaport with the burning desire of all young men: the getting and keeping of money. Setting sail on a ship owned by Queen Elizabeth herself seems the likely means to a better life. But the kidnapping of hundreds of human souls in Africa is not the only cursed event to occur on England’s first official slaving voyage. On a sun-blasted Florida islet, Billy too is to be enslaved. Based on the true story of the gruesome Ratcliffe Highway murders,, The English Monster, is a breathtaking voyage across centuries, from the Age of Discovery to the Age of Empire, illuminating what happens to Britain as she gains global power but risks losing her soul.] | \n",
" [Review, \"Intelligently explores the tendency of man to be invigorated, even transported by death… The, English Monster, is an original, imaginative investigation into some of the most disturbing episodes of the nation’s history.\", --, Times Literary Supplement, “A brilliantly imagined historical crime novel\" --, The Sun, (UK), \"A story as rich in ideas as it is in intrigue…If all this sounds ambitious to the point of audacious for a debut novel, then suffice to say that Shepherd pulls it off… The English Monster becomes as vivid an education as it is an entertainment. None of which is to mention that devilish twist in this tale.\", --, Independent on Sunday, (UK) \"Masterful storytelling... If you like your historical fiction with a mighty twist, want to know more about London in the early 19th Century, or simply enjoy pacey but thoughtful fiction, the English Monster is up there with the best.\", -- The Londonist, \"A feat of perfectly maintained tone and tension... A sinister, fine-grained novel.\" --, Booklist, (Starred Review), “The English Monster, is a riveting police procedural, a thrilling tale of life at sea, and an evocative piece of historical re-creation—all with an intriguing element of the fantastic that makes it irresistible. This is a novel that surprised and astounded me time and again.” –Felix Palma, New York Times bestselling author of, The Map of Time \"A book of remarkable scope and imagination.\" -- Essie Fox, author of, The Somnambulist, \"An unusual, vivid and well-written story.\" --, The Free-Lance Star, Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved., The English Monster, 21, JUNE, 1585, The ancient road began at the Tower and ran east to west along a terrace of gravel. To the east it disappeared into the flat treeless horizon of the estuary, merging into the earth just as the earth merged into the sea at the muddy edge of England. As it left London, this road, which in only a few years would become a highway, formed the northern boundary of a dreary region of swampy land. The great river, as it bent south then north again, formed the southern edge of this semicircle of marshland. It had been drained and flooded, drained and flooded half a dozen times in the previous fifty years, while England burned Protestants then Catholics and then Protestants again. This place could not seem to decide if it was of the river or of the earth. The ancient name for the misbegotten half-land was Wapping. No one could remember where the name came from. In recent years small wharves and little clusters of houses had appeared along the riverbank at Wapping. The rich men who funded the buildings decided that houses and wharves would do a better job of keeping out the river than the sea walls they’d been building for decades in their vain attempts to reclaim the land from the waters. And, more to the point, a wharf generated more profit than a wall. During the days men made themselves busy around the dozens of boats that moored up along the wharves, the vessels settling down into the riverbed when the tide went out and rising again as it flooded back in, washing up against the wood-and-brick pilings. The pickings were not rich. London’s most lucrative trade still headed further upstream toward the wharves that operated within the city walls, but a new gray economy was emerging here downstream at Wapping. Beyond this sliver of moneymaking and building, back behind the wharves, between the river and the road, were the marshes. The occasional flood still occurred, sweeping away families and livelihoods as well as the property of the men of business. This dank, oozing landscape, unpromising and undeveloped, was the result of the river’s inundations. The ground was low, lower than sea level in some places, rising up to the bluff along which the road ran to the north. A man could stand there in the marshes, his feet sinking into the mud, and look to the backs of the wharves and warehouses along the river and imagine that they were floating on water. There was a gap in the riverside development, and in this gap stood a group of gallows. The gallows lived on borrowed time—already there were complaints that this place of execution was dragging down the land value of investments. Could it not be moved downstream a bit, perhaps to Ratcliffe, somewhere benighted and undeveloped where men of business were not trying to attract custom? But for now the gallows still stood. On this midsummer’s eve there were six river pirates hanging there. The gallows were right at the water’s edge, set in among the wharves. The six unfortunates hanging from the ropes had been caught after leaping aboard a barge in the river. It had been their sixth attack in four weeks and it was to be their last. The local lightermen and watermen had banded together to bait a trap for them, putting out stories that a barge with wool intended for France and Spain would be traveling downstream that day. When the pirates had clambered onboard, a group of twenty river men hidden beneath sails had emerged and captured them, but sadly not before the pirates, or at least, reported most of the ambushers, the apparent captain of the pirates, whose knife had flashed more quickly and more viciously than those of his crew, had sent three of the Wapping lightermen into the embrace of the old river, their throats slashed and their eyes empty. Eventually the men overcame the pirates and after some cursory discussions with what passed for the authorities in this new outpost they decided upon a customary punishment. The pirates were hanged at Execution Dock, where they would be left for three tides as a signal to others (and perhaps an offering to the river) before being cut down and disposed of. The river was already rising for the first of these three tides when the leader of the pirates heard a clatter of hoofs on the mixture of mud and stones that constituted the main street here in Wapping, running along the curve of the river behind the wharves. A mighty carriage, it sounded like. The clatter stopped, and he heard the sound of a carriage door slamming. A few minutes later, some squelching footsteps as a man approached. The pirate kept his eyes prudently closed as the footsteps stopped, perhaps directly in front of him. Within two hours, the river would be up to the chins of the men on the gallows, before falling back again. Carefully, the pirate opened one eye halfway. He saw the swaying feet of his dead shipmates on either side of him, and opened the eye a little further. His visitor was standing on the foreshore, dressed in the Dutch style, all somber black and white, the clothes effortlessly wealthier than the new gay and gaudy fashions that were rippling out from the English Queen’s court. The visitor cleared his throat and spat. The pirate heard a small splash in the water, and his careful eyes caught the sun as it glittered on a thick lump of green phlegm which appeared and spun around in the water as it commenced its journey down to Tilbury. The visitor glanced up and behind at the gallows, and the pirate closed his eyes quickly. He resolved to keep his eyes that way as the visitor started to speak, in rich aristocratic tones with just the hint of a clammy Dutch accent. “Quite a view they’ve given you. Desirable waterfront property, I’d say.” The pirate said nothing, obviously. The creaking of the gallows was the only sound as he and his men swung gently in the soft summer breeze. Miles and miles upstream, it was a beautiful evening among the willow trees and reeds at Runnymede and Richmond, where the aristocrats played at court and love and wrote poetry to each other. The sun was setting in the opulent west. But here, to the east of the metropolis, the dominant colors were grays and browns. Mud and water, not trees and flowers. The thought seemed to make the visitor positively cheerful. He put his hands behind his back and actually rose up on his toes at the vista before him. “Someday all this will be very desirable property, captain. When my father built his wall here, he had a vision of a new suburb, with the river kept out and the land turned into meadows and orchards. He wanted this to be the prettiest part of London. And all within sight of that dreadful Tower.” It occurred to the pirate to wonder why the Dutchman was speaking when, as far as the man knew, there was no one there alive to listen to him. The visitor spoke again, and even with his eyes closed the pirate captain had the impression that the Dutchman had turned his back on the river and was facing him. Almost as if he were speaking to him. Perhaps he was practicing an address. “You’ll be the last, captain. The last crew to be hanged on this so-called Execution Dock. It’s keeping the developers away, this grisly habit, and this land is valuable. A hundred years, maybe two hundred, this’ll be the busiest port in the world. Trade is coming, captain. Trade. Not petty thievery or the ridiculous swapping of bits of unmade cloth for bits of food ’n’ drink. The world’s wealth is out there waiting to be bought and sold, and unlike most of my countrymen I predict that the buying and selling will happen here, in London, not in Antwerp or Rotterdam. Wapping’s going to flourish. It’s going to become the hub on which the world turns. You’ll go down in history, captain. The last pirate to be hanged at Wapping. My congratulations.” Another movement, and then the sound of the visitor walking back to his carriage. The slamming door, the “hai!” of the coachman, and the snap of hoofs and wheels on the road back into London. And then only the sound of the creaking gallows again. The tide rose, and later it fell. It rose and it fell three times. When the locals came to cut them down, they were disconcerted to find only five pirates hanging from the gallows. The sixth—the captain—had gone. BOOK, 1, Drake As I was a-walking down Ratcliffe Highway A flash-looking packet I chanced for to see I hailed her in English, she answered me clear I’m from the Blue Anchor bound for the Black Bear Sing too relye addie, sing too relye ay. She had up her colours, her masthead was low She was round in the counter and bluff in the bow She was blowing along with the wind blowing free She clewed up her courses and waited for me I tipped up my flipper, I took her in tow And yardarm to yardarm away we did go She lowered her topsail, t’gansail and all Her lily-white hand on my reef-tackle fall I said, “My fair maiden, it’s time to give o’er For twixt wind and water you’ve run me ashore My shot locker’s empty, my powder’s all spent I can’t fire a shot for it’s choked round the vent” Here’s luck to the girl with the black curly locks Here’s luck to the girl who run Jack on the rocks Here’s luck to the doctor who eased all his pain He’s squared his mainyards, he’s a-cruising again., (TRADITIONAL, NINETEENTH CENTURY), --This text refers to an alternate, kindle_edition, edition., Review, \"Intelligently explores the tendency of man to be invigorated, even transported by death… The, English Monster, is an original, imaginative investigation into some of the most disturbing episodes of the nation’s history.\", --, Times Literary Supplement, “A brilliantly imagined historical crime novel\", --, The Sun, (UK), \"A story as rich in ideas as it is in intrigue…If all this sounds ambitious to the point of audacious for a debut novel, then suffice to say that Shepherd pulls it off… The English Monster becomes as vivid an education as it is an entertainment. None of which is to mention that devilish twist in this tale.\", --, Independent on Sunday, (UK), “The English Monster, is a riveting police procedural, a thrilling tale of life at sea, and an evocative piece of historical re-creation—all with an intriguing element of the fantastic that makes it irresistible. This is a novel that surprised and astounded me time and again.”, –Felix Palma, New York Times bestselling author of, The Map of Time, \"A book of remarkable scope and imagination.\", -- Essie Fox, author of, The Somnambulist, --This text refers to an alternate, kindle_edition, edition., About the Author, Lloyd Shepherd is a former journalist and digital producer who has worked for the Guardian, Channel 4, the BBC and Yahoo. He lives in South London with his family. He is the author of The English Monster and The Poisoned Island., --This text refers to an alternate, kindle_edition, edition., Read more] | \n",
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" [“First rate suspense, with a soupcon of horror in the Hannibal Lecter vein... You won’t be disappointed.\" —Stephen KingFrom Peter Blauner, the writer Dennis Lehane calls \"one of the most consistently bracing and interesting voices in American crime literature,\" comes a new thriller about a lone young cop on the trail of a powerful killer determined not just to stop her, but to make her pay., In the summer of Star Wars and Son of Sam, a Long Island schoolgirl is found gruesomely murdered. A local prosecutor turns a troubled teenager known as JT from a suspect to a star witness in the case, putting away a high school football star who claimed to be innocent. Forty years later, JT has risen to chief of police, but there's a trail of a dozen dead women that reaches from Brooklyn across Long Island, along the Sunrise Highway, and it's possible that his actions actually enabled a killer. That's when Lourdes Robles, a relentless young Latina detective for the NYPD, steps in to track the serial killer. She discovers a deep and sinister web of connections between the victims and some of the most powerful political figures in the region, including JT himself. Now Lourdes not only has to catch a killer, but maybe dismantle an entire system that's protected him, possibly at the cost of her own life.] | \n",
" [Review, \"Peter Blauner has created one of the most memorable psychopaths since Hannibal Lecter.\" -, Washington Post, \"What James Ellroy did to L.A. in 'L.A. Confidential,' Peter Blauner does to L.I. in his new thriller, \"Sunrise Highway.\"...A master class in how to write a thriller.\" -, Newsday, \"Excellent...A page-turner of the highest order.\" -, Publishers Weekly (Starred Review), \"The prose is economical and precise, the setting well drawn and the characters real enough to give you a chill the next time you cruise past a police car.\" -, Associated Press, \"Blauner excels with strong, realistic characters, believable police work, and smart, propulsive dialogue. A highly readable and unnervingly close-to-home view of power in the service of evil.\"-, Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review), \"Nifty...Blauner keeps a tight focus on his regional setting.\" -, New York Times Book Review, --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title., About the Author, PETER BLAUNER is an Edgar-winning,, New York Times, bestselling author of several novels, including, Slow Motion Riot, and, The Intruder, ., He is currently the co-executive producer of the CBS show,, Blue Bloods, ., Proving Ground, is his first novel in ten years., --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.] | \n",
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" [From Publishers Weekly, Arguably, this is the best of the Blackford Oakes series. Since we first met him at a callow 26, in Saving the Queen, Oakes has maturedhe's become more worn around the edges, less abrasive and, as a result, more likable. It is now 1963; Castro and Khrushchev are bickering. With the help of the CIA (Operation Mongoose), President Kennedy is involved in three separate plots to assassinate Castro. The first twopresenting Castro with a toxic wetsuit and supplying his mistress with poison pills (both were actually attempted)fail. The third, providing a disillusioned Castro protege with a rifle (also a real CIA plan) looks the most promising. Oakes is sent to Cuba to help coordinate the uprising that will inevitably follow. Suddenly the CIA discovers that Castro is about to launch a medium-range missile (left from the Cuban missile crisis) at Dallas, Tex., and the president. It's up to Oakes to prevent an escalation of the Cold War. Buckley has abandoned straightforward narration for a series of rapid-fire, cinematic scenes that are sometimes confusing as they jump from Washington, D.C., to Moscow to Havana. On the plus side, this high-flying thriller is grounded in reality, thanks to Dorothy McCartney, research editor of the National Review, whose help Buckley acknowledges. Readers will enjoy the sheer exuberance of this all too plausible caper. Major ad/promo; Troll Book Club Main selection. Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc., From Library Journal, Blackford Oakes plays a relatively quiescent part in this retelling of the Kennedy assassination, which links Oswald to the Castro regime. Learning that the Soviets have secretly left behind a single missile after the U.S. challenge, Castro masterminds a scenario that will see Kennedy dead whether by bullet or ballistic missile. Vital to the story's plot are various documented attempts on Castro's life, one Oakes's assignment, and the love affair between Blacky and Sally Partridge. With a deft ear for the Cuban phrase and respect for technical detail, Buckley has again loosed the fox among the pigeons with satisfying results. Troll Book Club main selection. Barbara Conaty, Library of CongressCopyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.] | \n",
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" {'avatar': 'https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51tNBQEOPsL._SY600_.jpg', 'name': 'Peter Robinson', 'about': ['Peter Robinson grew up in Yorkshire, and now divides his time between Richmond and Canada. Peter has written twenty-four books in the Number One Bestselling DCI Banks series as well as two collections of short stories and three standalone novels, the most recent of which is Number One bestseller BEFORE THE POISON. Peter's critically acclaimed crime novels have won numerous awards in Britain, the United States, Canada and Europe, and are published in translation all over the world.', 'Peter's DCI Banks is now a major ITV1 drama by Left Bank productions. Stephen Tompkinson (Wild at Heart, Ballykissangel) plays Inspector Banks, and Andrea Lowe (The Bill, Murphy's Law) plays DI Annie Cabbot. The first series aired in Autumn 2011 with an adaptation of FRIEND OF THE DEVIL, the second in Autumn 2012, and the third in February 2014.', 'Peter's standalone novel BEFORE THE POISON won the IMBA's 2013 Dilys Award as well as the 2012 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Novel by the Crime Writers of Canada. This was Peter's sixth Arthur Ellis award.', 'Find out more from Peter's website, www.inspectorbanks.com, or visit his Facebook page, www.facebook.com/peterrobinsonauthor.']} | \n",
" 4.0 | \n",
" 12317 | \n",
" [Yorkshire Chief Inspector Alan Banks, helped by psychologist Jenny Fuller, uncovers startling secrets in the town of Eastvale, which is troubled by a Peeping Tom and mischievious teenagers on the verge of violence] | \n",
" [From Publishers Weekly, The considerable appeal of this first novel, an English village police procedural, lies in Robinson's updating of the genre with realistic treatment of contemporary violence and sexual issues, while maintaining the charm and civility of the setting. Chief Inspector Alan Banks, a big-city detective newly arrived in the Yorkshire town of Eastvale, is suddenly confronted with a minor crime wave. A Peeping Tom is alarming his victims and arousing Eastvale's strident feminists. Then a pair of young toughs take to harrassing and robbing the elderly. When an old woman is murdered in her home, Banks must determine if yet a third criminal--a killer--has surfaced, and if any or all of these events are related. Complicating matters is his attraction to the psychologist brought in on the Peeping Tom case and the fact that his own wife has become one of the Peeper's targets. In a climactic moment, these two women are in simultaneous but separate danger and Banks must try and save them both. There is one final secret to be revealed in this impressive debut. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.] | \n",
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" {'Publisher': 'Scribner; First Edition (December 1, 1990)', 'Language': 'English', 'Hardcover': '225 pages', 'ISBN 10': '0684192667', 'ISBN 13': '978-0684192666', 'Item Weight': '1 pounds'} | \n",
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" | 996 | \n",
" Buy a Kindle | \n",
" The Librarian: A Winter Paranormal Mystery | \n",
" Kindle Edition | \n",
" {'avatar': 'https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/amzn-author-media-prod/ndd17dumbhjc1e4miq24hbf3v7._SY600_.jpg', 'name': 'K.C. Nightfall', 'about': ['K.C. Nightfall was born in Petersburg, Virginia to her parents Deljuan and Debra Calvin. She was raised in Hopewell, Virginia along with her younger brother and sister. She knew that she had a knack for writing in the seventh grade when she created a book for a class assignment and received an A+. Through her creative abilities, she aims to motivate and inspire others through the art of storytelling. When she is not writing, she loves spending time with family and friends, watching movies, listening to music and experiencing new things.']} | \n",
" 4.5 | \n",
" 22 | \n",
" [Heartbroken about the infidelity in her relationship, Meena Ragsdale decides to leave her hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina. Traveling as far as her body is physically able to drive, she stops in the town of Bristol, Virginia. Upon making Bristol her new home, Meena is summoned by spirits of the dead to assist with finding each of their killer. Persuaded by the mystery and the strange connection to the Bristol Library, Meena begins to investigate and advocate for the spirits to set them free. What happens to Meena is unexpected, perhaps deadly---a surprising encounter with a force to be reckoned with.] | \n",
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" K.C. Nightfall (Author) Format: Kindle Edition | \n",
" [Books, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers & Suspense] | \n",
" {'Publisher': 'Living Proof Stories (January 13, 2021)', 'Publication date': 'January 13, 2021', 'Language': 'English', 'File size': '2952 KB', 'Text to Speech': 'Enabled', 'Screen Reader': 'Supported', 'Enhanced typesetting': 'Enabled', 'X Ray': 'Not Enabled', 'Word Wise': 'Enabled', 'Sticky notes': 'On Kindle Scribe', 'Print length': '109 pages'} | \n",
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" No. 17 (Ben the Tramp Mystery) | \n",
" Kindle Edition | \n",
" {'avatar': 'https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/01Kv-W2ysOL._SY600_.png', 'name': 'J. Jefferson Farjeon', 'about': ['Joseph Jefferson Farjeon (4 June 1883 – 6 June 1955) was an English crime and mystery novelist, playwright and screenwriter. The grandson of the American actor Joseph Jefferson, his brothers were Herbert, a dramatist and scholar, and Harry, who became a composer. His sister Eleanor became a renowned children's author.', 'One of Farjeon's best known works was a play, Number 17, which was made into a number of films, including Number Seventeen (1932) directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and joined the UK Penguin Crime series as a novel in 1939. He also wrote the screenplay for Michael Powell's My Friend the King (1932) and provided the story for Bernard Vorhaus's The Ghost Camera (1933).', 'Farjeon's crime novels were admired by Dorothy L. Sayers, who called him \"unsurpassed for creepy skill in mysterious adventures.\" His obituarist in The Times talked on \"ingenious and entertaining plots and characterization.\" The Saturday Review of Literature called Death in the Inkwell (1942) an \"amusing, satirical, and frequently hair-raising yarn of an author who got dangerously mixed up with his imaginary characters.\"', 'Many of Farjeon's works had been forgotten, but the figure of Ben in Number 17 appeared again in a string of novels, including Ben on the Job (1932), reissued in 1955 and 1985. The British Library reissued Mystery in White: A Christmas Crime Story in 2014, and two further novels in 2015, Thirteen Guests and The Z Murders. 'Seven Dead' was reissued in 2016.', 'Mystery in White is also one of at least three of his novels to have appeared in Italian and French editions, as well as recent German, Spanish, Polish, Portugese and Russian translations.', '(c) Wikipedia, adapted']} | \n",
" 4.1 | \n",
" 40 | \n",
" [The first book featuring Ben, the lovable, humorous ex-sailor and down-at-heels rascal who can’t help running into trouble., Ben is back home from the Merchant Navy, penniless as usual and looking for digs in fog-bound London. Taking shelter in an abandoned old house, he stumbles across a dead body – and scarpers. Running into a detective, Gilbert Fordyce, the reluctant Ben is persuaded to return to the house and investigate the mystery of the corpse – which promptly disappears! The vacant No.17 is the rendezvous for a gang of villains, and the cowardly Ben finds himself in the thick of thieves with no way of escape., Ben’s first adventure, No.17, began life in the 1920s as an internationally successful stage play and was immortalised on film by the legendary Alfred Hitchcock. Its author, J. Jefferson Farjeon, wrote more than 60 crime thrillers, eight featuring Ben the tramp, his most popular character.] | \n",
" [Review, ‘There may be contemporary story writers who are equals of Mr Farjeon in the ability to put the reader swiftly and wholly under the spell of the eerie and uncanny, but they have not come within our reading.’ NEW YORK WORLD, ‘Jefferson Farjeon writes thrills enhanced by good writing, good humour, and good character sketches.’ SUNDAY TIMES, --This text refers to an alternate, kindle_edition, edition., About the Author, J. Jefferson Farjeon (1883-1955) was the author of more than 60 crime and thriller novels. His work was highly acclaimed in his day. He is now best known as the author of the bestselling “Mystery in White”, and also “No.17”, a play that was brought to the big screen by Alfred Hitchcock and led to the series of popular ‘Ben’ detective novels., --This text refers to an alternate, kindle_edition, edition.] | \n",
" 10.49 | \n",
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" {'Publisher': 'Collins Crime Club (August 11, 2016)', 'Publication date': 'August 11, 2016', 'Language': 'English', 'File size': '2200 KB', 'Text to Speech': 'Enabled', 'Screen Reader': 'Supported', 'Enhanced typesetting': 'Enabled', 'X Ray': 'Not Enabled', 'Word Wise': 'Not Enabled', 'Sticky notes': 'On Kindle Scribe', 'Print length': '225 pages', 'Page numbers source ISBN': '0008155887'} | \n",
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" | 998 | \n",
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" The Tomb of the Honey Bee: A Posie Parker Mystery (The Posie Parker Mystery Series) | \n",
" Paperback – November 26, 2014 | \n",
" {'avatar': 'https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/amzn-author-media-prod/b71hocikeuvilabecm986e7s0j._SY600_.jpg', 'name': 'L.B. Hathaway', 'about': ['Cambridge-educated, British-born L.B. Hathaway writes historical fiction and contributes to a number of popular history magazines and websites. She worked as a lawyer at Lincoln’s Inn in London for almost a decade before becoming a full-time writer.', 'She brings her love of detective novels set in the Golden Age of Crime and an obsession with English history to her own writing.', 'The Posie Parker series of cosy crime novels span the 1920s. They each combine a core central mystery, an exploration of the reckless glamour of the age and a feisty protagonist who you would love to have as your best friend.', 'Her other interests, in no particular order, are: very fast downhill skiing, theatre-going, drinking strong tea, Tudor history, exploring castles and generally trying to cram as much into life as possible.', 'For more, see: www.lbhathaway.com']} | \n",
" 4.4 | \n",
" 3568 | \n",
" [Like your murder mysteries as sweet as honey but with a real sting in the tail?, From acclaimed British author L. B. Hathaway comes this exciting new cozy murder mystery featuring the redoubtable Private Detective, Posie Parker., This is the second book in the Posie Parker Mystery Series, although it can be enjoyed as a stand-alone story. Set across a number of exotic locations during the summer of 1921, 'The Tomb of the Honey Bee' is a classic murder mystery set during the Golden Age of Crime which will appeal to fans of, Agatha Christie, and, Downton Abbey, ., When Posie is asked to find a world-famous explorer who has gone missing, she finds herself in murky waters yet again: an aristocratic family torn apart by hatred, a bizarre murder at an English country house, and a cryptic clue left behind by the explorer which is sweet as honey, but deadlier than poison., In a case where simply everyone has a motive for wanting the explorer dead, Posie’s investigation starts off in the English Cotswolds, takes her through the glamorous South of France, on to the mysterious island of Ortigia in Italy, and then into the Tombs of the Pharaohs in Egypt. But is she being followed by a cold-blooded killer? And where has Len, her almost-boyfriend, disappeared to?, If you love an action-packed historical cozy crime with a feisty protagonist, download a sample or buy 'The Tomb of the Honey Bee' now., ˃˃˃ Other books by L.B. Hathaway available on Amazon:, 'The Tomb of the Honey Bee' (A Posie Parker Mystery #2), 'Murder at Maypole Manor' (A Posie Parker Mystery #3), 'The Vanishing of Dr Winter' (A Posie Parker Mystery #4), 'Murder of a Movie Star' (A Posie Parker Mystery #5), 'Murder in Venice' (Book #6), 'The Saltwater Murder' (Book #7), 'Murder on the White Cliffs' (Book #8), 'Marriage is Murder?' (Book #9), 'Murder in the London Lights?' (Book #10), 'Murder in Tuscany' (Book #11)., ~more on the way!, To be the first to hear about L.B. Hathaway's new releases sign up for the newsletter at:, lbhathaway.com, Follow L.B. Hathaway on:, Twitter: @LbHathaway] | \n",
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" 10.99 | \n",
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" {'Publisher': 'Whitehaven Man Press London; First Edition (November 26, 2014)', 'Language': 'English', 'Paperback': '264 pages', 'ISBN 10': '0992925444', 'ISBN 13': '978-0992925444', 'Item Weight': '12.6 ounces', 'Dimensions': '5 x 0.66 x 8 inches'} | \n",
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" | 999 | \n",
" Books | \n",
" Spyder's Bite (Warpath MC) | \n",
" Paperback – December 5, 2020 | \n",
" {'avatar': 'https://m.media-amazon.com/images/S/amzn-author-media-prod/uja02ctis98d07vck2ne32409p._SY600_.jpg', 'name': 'Elizabeth Knox', 'about': ['Elizabeth is a romantic suspense and dark romance author who is most popular for her motorcycle club and mafia books. While Elizabeth loves to write she is an avid reader as well who enjoys a mixture of genres. She lives in the United States with her fiancé on a rural farm with their rescue animals. When she isn't working you can find her spending time with her family, camping, or binge watching the latest trending show on Netflix.', 'Please make sure you click the follow author button to ensure you're signed up for all of Elizabeth's latest releases.', 'Newsletter: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5f77d138322e6a98015704e9', 'Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elizabethknoxbooks', 'Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/elizabeth-knox']} | \n",
" 4.1 | \n",
" 295 | \n",
" [SpyderThey say everyone has three great loves in their life. But I only had one, and she was a motorcycle I’d built with my own two hands. My bike was a testament to how far I’d come, from a gutter child to a business owner. From a bullied, quiet kid to a man with friends that’d lay down their lives to me as much as I would for them. My bike, my business, and my buds— the three B’s that I couldn’t live without and would defend to the death. Life was about to throw one more ‘B’ at me, though, and my life philosophy was about to get turned up on its head. Bailey— she wasn’t fierce or outspoken, but quiet and determined.And she was a magnet for trouble.] | \n",
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" 12.99 | \n",
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" Raven Scott (Author), Elizabeth Knox (Author), Debbie Barbosa Dumke (Editor), Charli Childs (Illustrator) | \n",
" [Books, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers & Suspense] | \n",
" {'Publisher': 'Independently published (December 5, 2020)', 'Language': 'English', 'Paperback': '288 pages', 'ISBN 13': '979-8575134602', 'Item Weight': '13.4 ounces', 'Dimensions': '5 x 0.65 x 8 inches'} | \n",
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