109 títulos para "Coachwhip Publications"

The Four Defences

Connington, J. J.

Mr. Connington’s wireless detective, The Counsellor, matches wits with a murderer who has planned a veritable Maginot Line of defences to screen his guilt. First: The corpse in the burning car—unrecognizable itself—would be identified and a verdict of suicide reached. Second: If th...

Grim Vengeance (Nemesis at Raynham Parva)

Connington, J. J.

Two murders at night, both the victims foreigners; and when Sir Clinton Driffield, visiting his sister, is forced to suspect the South American whom his niece has just married, he finds himself faced with a problem in morals and psychology. Finally, a third murder takes place, this one in the house...

The House with the Blue Door (an Amos Lee Mappin Mystery)

Footner, Hulbert

Sandra Cassells, a rich widow, has set up a home for ex-convicts, but her good intentions create a boiling cauldron of trouble, as passion, jealousy, and manipulation lead to murder. Amos Lee Mappin has no difficulty finding suspects and motives-and it quickly becomes obvious that no one is outside...

THE SPECTRUM OF ENGLISH MURDER

EVANS CURTIS

The Nation's Missing Guest (an Amos Lee Mappin Mystery)

Footner, Hulbert

Sheik Ahmed bin Said arrives in the United States with his British bride-to-be and her overbearing mother, amid political machinations between France and Britain as they jostle for control of his country, Shihkar, and plotting by his devious stepbrother. Ahmed asks his old Oxford chum, Luke Imbrie,...

The Uncle Abner Mysteries

Post, Melville Davisson

Melville Davisson Post's famed historical detective, Uncle Abner, solved perplexing crimes of passion and greed with courage and the understanding that justice must be served. All 22 of the original Uncle Abner stories are included here.

Roaming the Dark

Middleton, Richard;Pain, Barry

These two authors penned tales of crime, insanity, and the supernatural. While some stories are lighter in tone (like The Ghost-Ship and The Amazing Hieroglyphics), many leap straight into the darkness via murder and madness. In The Conjurer, a magician finds his trick works too well; in The Coffin...

Tanks and How to Draw Them (WWII Era Reprint)

Terence T. Cuneo

Artist Terence T. Cuneo describes how to sketch and detail military tanks (including action scenes). This was originally published during WWII.

Who Killed the Husband? (an Amos Lee Mappin Mystery)

Footner, Hulbert

Jules Gartrey, a prominent banker, is killed in his apartment and the police have Al Yohe in their sights. Crime writer and occasional detective Amos Lee Mappin finds himself corralled into investigating by his staff and Yohe's young bride. Mappin soon finds that this there are plenty of suspect...

Boston Blackie & Friends

Boyle, Jack

Jack Boyle's Boston Blackie is one of the better known crooks in mystery and crime fiction. Making a gritty start in his earliest tales, he was transformed into a "gentleman thief" who lived by his own code, taking what he wanted, but always willing to help out a pal. These stories paint emotional...

The Tourmaline ; The History of Mount Mica of Maine, U.S.A.

Hamlin,Augustus Choate

A. C. Hamlin's two classic books (collected together in one volume) on the famous tourmalines of Mount Mica, Maine, discuss the history and illustrate the beauty of these gemstones. A wonderful addition to any rockhound or mineral collector's bookshelf.

The Fantastic Imagination of George MacDonald, Volume III

Macdonald, George

George MacDonald's classic fantasies, fairy tales, and supernatural stories are collected in three volumes. This volume includes The Princess and the Goblin, The Princess and Curdie, The Light Princess, and The History of Photogen and Nycteris. It also includes the short stories Cross Purposes, The...