Sunday, May 6, 2018

Through the Magic Door

                                           


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  • Paperback: 282 pages
  • Publisher: BiblioLife (May 25, 2009)
  • Language: English


This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.









Early German and Austrian Detective Fiction: An Anthology

                                            


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  • Paperback: 254 pages
  • Publisher: McFarland & Company (October 1, 2007)
  • Language: English


   Often considered an Anglo-American and French phenomenon, the detective story is now known to have been German as well, at least since Adolph Mullner's 1828 novella The Caliber--published 13 years before Edgar Allan Poe's "Murders of the Rue Morgue." The Germanic stories, however, were neglected by German and Austrian academics with literary-canonical predilections, dismissed by self-important Anglo-American scholars, and suppressed by National Socialists. Now, as scholars reexamine noncanonical works in all genres, these stories arise newly appraised and appreciated by critics and readers at last have access to the Germanic contemporaries of Poe, Gaboriau and Conan Doyle.







Detecting Women 2 Pocket Guide: A Checklist for Mystery Series Written by Women (No. 2)

                                             


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  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Purple Moon Pr; Revised edition (November 1, 1995)
  • Language: English








Mystery Women: An Encyclopedia of Leading Women Characters in Mystery Fiction : 1860-1979

                                         


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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: E B Houchin Co (October 1, 1997)
  • Language: English








Real Life Dramas: Volume One

                                       


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  • Paperback: 210 pages
  • Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (May 29, 2012)
  • Language: English


Real Life Dramas: Volume One is a collection of nine factual accounts experienced by real people inauthentic situations. These accounts have been related to the author in detail, who has then dramatised these actual events in story form. 

Inside this book of short inspirational true stories:

  • Mauled
  • Captive
  • Shallow Grave
  • Firestorm
  • Outplayed
  • The Other Side of Darkness
  • Murder At Midnight
  • Bad Moon Rising
  • Nowhere Man

Real life drama stories of tragedy, triumph and survival. Read them if you dare....







Real Life Dramas - Volume One

                                         


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  • Paperback: 210 pages
  • Publisher: Lulu Press (June 6, 2011)
  • Language: English


There are no more gripping and engaging stories than those that are true....Real life encounters, situations and dramas that involve real people. 

Real Life Dramas: Volume One is a collection of nine factual accounts experienced by real people inauthentic situations. These accounts have been related to the author in detail, who has then dramatised these actual events in story form. 

Inside this book of short inspirational true stories:

  • Mauled
  • Captive
  • Shallow Grave
  • Firestorm
  • Outplayed
  • The Other Side of Darkness
  • Murder At Midnight
  • Bad Moon Rising
  • Nowhere Man

Real life drama stories of tragedy, triumph and survival. Read them if you dare....








Ian Rankin's Black and Blue: A Reader's Guide (Continuum Contemporaries)

                                          

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  • Series: Continuum Contemporaries
  • Paperback: 96 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic; First Edition edition (January 2002)
  • Language: English


   This is an excellent guide to Ian Rankin's breakthrough novel. It features a biography of the author and interview with him, a full-length analysis of the novel, and a great deal more. If you're studying this novel, reading it for your book club, or if you simply want to know more about it, you'll find this guide informative and helpful.
This is part of a new series of guides to contemporary novels. The aim of the series is to give readers accessible and informative introductions to some of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential novels of recent years - from ‘The Remains of the Day' to ‘White Teeth'. A team of contemporary fiction scholars from both sides of the