Author: Agatha Young
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781494091958
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1948 edition.
Light in the Sky
Author: Agatha Young
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781494091958
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1948 edition.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781494091958
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1948 edition.
Don't Murder Your Mystery
Author: Chris Roerden
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781933523132
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For every author whose manuscript gets published, there are tens of thousands who are rejected. At literary agencies and publishing houses, screeners go through piles of submissions, searching for original voices, attention-grabbing characters, and writing styles that rise above the rest. The piles are large; time is short. The writer who has labored a year or more on a story may have only a page, a paragraph, or a sentence read before the screener moves on to the next submission. It is this heartbreaking reality that the author (who is also an editor and writing teacher) addresses in this helpful book. Pitched midway between the writing advice books that concentrate on format and grammar and those that outline the large-bone mystery basics such as plot, character, dialogue, and creating suspense, Don't Murder Your Mystery identifies twenty-four aspects of the mystery novel, some dealing with the nitty-gritty of submissions but most discussing topics to help inexperienced writers improve the quality of their written work. Roerden's pitch is to help new writers identify and correct pedestrian mistakes and avoid amateurish writing, so they won't be quickly dismissed by screeners. What she has created is an essential handbook for writers longing to improve their knowledge of craft and technique.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781933523132
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For every author whose manuscript gets published, there are tens of thousands who are rejected. At literary agencies and publishing houses, screeners go through piles of submissions, searching for original voices, attention-grabbing characters, and writing styles that rise above the rest. The piles are large; time is short. The writer who has labored a year or more on a story may have only a page, a paragraph, or a sentence read before the screener moves on to the next submission. It is this heartbreaking reality that the author (who is also an editor and writing teacher) addresses in this helpful book. Pitched midway between the writing advice books that concentrate on format and grammar and those that outline the large-bone mystery basics such as plot, character, dialogue, and creating suspense, Don't Murder Your Mystery identifies twenty-four aspects of the mystery novel, some dealing with the nitty-gritty of submissions but most discussing topics to help inexperienced writers improve the quality of their written work. Roerden's pitch is to help new writers identify and correct pedestrian mistakes and avoid amateurish writing, so they won't be quickly dismissed by screeners. What she has created is an essential handbook for writers longing to improve their knowledge of craft and technique.
Sleep No More
Author: P. D. James
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571339891
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
The acknowledged 'Queen of Crime', P. D. James, was a past master of the short story, weaving together motifs of the Golden Age of crime-writing with deep psychological insight to create gripping, suspenseful tales. The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories contained four of these perfectly formed stories, and this companion volume contains a further six, published here together for the first time. As the six murderous tales unfold, the dark motive of revenge is revealed at the heart of each. Bullying schoolmasters receive their comeuppance, unhappy marriages and childhoods are avenged, a murder in the small hours of Christmas Day puts an end to the vicious new lord of the manor, and, from the safety of his nursing home, an octogenarian exerts exquisite retribution. The punishments inflicted on the guilty are fittingly severe, but here they are meted out by the unseen forces of natural justice rather than the institutions of the law. Once again, P. D. James shows her expert control of the short-story form, conjuring motives and scenarios with complete conviction, and each with a satisfying twist in the tail.
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571339891
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
The acknowledged 'Queen of Crime', P. D. James, was a past master of the short story, weaving together motifs of the Golden Age of crime-writing with deep psychological insight to create gripping, suspenseful tales. The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories contained four of these perfectly formed stories, and this companion volume contains a further six, published here together for the first time. As the six murderous tales unfold, the dark motive of revenge is revealed at the heart of each. Bullying schoolmasters receive their comeuppance, unhappy marriages and childhoods are avenged, a murder in the small hours of Christmas Day puts an end to the vicious new lord of the manor, and, from the safety of his nursing home, an octogenarian exerts exquisite retribution. The punishments inflicted on the guilty are fittingly severe, but here they are meted out by the unseen forces of natural justice rather than the institutions of the law. Once again, P. D. James shows her expert control of the short-story form, conjuring motives and scenarios with complete conviction, and each with a satisfying twist in the tail.
And Then There Were None
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312330873
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
And Then There Were None is the signature novel of Agatha Christie, the most popular work of the world's bestselling novelist. It is a masterpiece of mystery and suspense that has been a fixture in popular literature since it was originally published in 1939. First there were ten-a curious assortment of strangers summoned to a private island off the coast of Devon. Their host, an eccentric millionaire unknown to any of them, is nowhere to be found. The ten guests have precious little in common except that each has a deadly secret buried deep in their own past. And, unknown to them, each has been marked for murder. Alone on the island and trapped by foul weather, one by one the guests begin to fall prey to the hidden murderer among them. With themselves as the only suspects, only the dead are above suspicion.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312330873
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
And Then There Were None is the signature novel of Agatha Christie, the most popular work of the world's bestselling novelist. It is a masterpiece of mystery and suspense that has been a fixture in popular literature since it was originally published in 1939. First there were ten-a curious assortment of strangers summoned to a private island off the coast of Devon. Their host, an eccentric millionaire unknown to any of them, is nowhere to be found. The ten guests have precious little in common except that each has a deadly secret buried deep in their own past. And, unknown to them, each has been marked for murder. Alone on the island and trapped by foul weather, one by one the guests begin to fall prey to the hidden murderer among them. With themselves as the only suspects, only the dead are above suspicion.
The Building of the Ship
Author: Winston Rice
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1553690710
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
The tragic story of the Titanic has echoed and re-echoed down the years. Countless books have been written about it. Two motion pictures have been produced with the Titanic story. However, The Building of the Ship is the very antithesis of the Titanic story. Yes, a huge ship named The Leviathan takes to the waves, but around it are no icebergs. Instead, around it swirls intrigue, romance and courage. The Building of the Ship is an exciting tale of faith and courage. Set in the years 1911-1912, we see a man and wife, beset by another man's jealousy and ambition to stop the ship being built. They overcome every obstacle, even attempted murder, with the help of a higher power. The Building of the Ship takes readers back, in words, to the time in 1911 when this story of fantasy-romance started.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1553690710
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
The tragic story of the Titanic has echoed and re-echoed down the years. Countless books have been written about it. Two motion pictures have been produced with the Titanic story. However, The Building of the Ship is the very antithesis of the Titanic story. Yes, a huge ship named The Leviathan takes to the waves, but around it are no icebergs. Instead, around it swirls intrigue, romance and courage. The Building of the Ship is an exciting tale of faith and courage. Set in the years 1911-1912, we see a man and wife, beset by another man's jealousy and ambition to stop the ship being built. They overcome every obstacle, even attempted murder, with the help of a higher power. The Building of the Ship takes readers back, in words, to the time in 1911 when this story of fantasy-romance started.
Love from a Stranger
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: Samuel French, Incorporated
ISBN: 9780573702433
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Cecily Harrington's fiance is in the Sudan when she wins a sweepstake prize and decides to postpone her wedding and spend the money on a European trip. She meets, falls in love with, and marries a stranger-- a homicidal maniac who sweeps her off to his cottage with plans to murder her as he's murdered several women before her. When Cecily gets wind of her new husband's plans, she finds she is trapped with no way to escape.
Publisher: Samuel French, Incorporated
ISBN: 9780573702433
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Cecily Harrington's fiance is in the Sudan when she wins a sweepstake prize and decides to postpone her wedding and spend the money on a European trip. She meets, falls in love with, and marries a stranger-- a homicidal maniac who sweeps her off to his cottage with plans to murder her as he's murdered several women before her. When Cecily gets wind of her new husband's plans, she finds she is trapped with no way to escape.
Dodging and Burning
Author: John Copenhaver
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1681777150
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
A lurid crime scene photo of a beautiful woman arrives on mystery writer Bunny Prescott's doorstep with no return address—and it's not the first time she's seen it.Fifty-five years earlier, in the summer of 1945, Ceola Bliss is a lonely twelve-year-old tomboy, mourning the loss of her brother, Robbie, who was declared missing in the Pacific. She tries to piece together his life by rereading his favorite pulp detective story “A Date with Death” and spending time with his best friend, Jay Greenwood. One unforgettable August day, Jay leads Ceola and Bunny to a stretch of woods where he found a dead woman, but when they arrive, the body is gone. They soon discover a local woman named Lily Vellum is missing and begin to piece together the threads of her murder, starting with the photograph Jay took of her abandoned body.As Ceola gets swept up playing girl detective, Bunny becomes increasingly skeptical of Jay. She discovers a series of clues that place doubt on the identity of the corpse and Jay’s story of how he found it, and journeys to Washington, D.C. in search of Lily. In D.C., Bunny is forced to recognize the brutal truth about her dear friend, and sets off a series of events that will bring tragedy to Jay and decades of estrangement between her and Ceola.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1681777150
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
A lurid crime scene photo of a beautiful woman arrives on mystery writer Bunny Prescott's doorstep with no return address—and it's not the first time she's seen it.Fifty-five years earlier, in the summer of 1945, Ceola Bliss is a lonely twelve-year-old tomboy, mourning the loss of her brother, Robbie, who was declared missing in the Pacific. She tries to piece together his life by rereading his favorite pulp detective story “A Date with Death” and spending time with his best friend, Jay Greenwood. One unforgettable August day, Jay leads Ceola and Bunny to a stretch of woods where he found a dead woman, but when they arrive, the body is gone. They soon discover a local woman named Lily Vellum is missing and begin to piece together the threads of her murder, starting with the photograph Jay took of her abandoned body.As Ceola gets swept up playing girl detective, Bunny becomes increasingly skeptical of Jay. She discovers a series of clues that place doubt on the identity of the corpse and Jay’s story of how he found it, and journeys to Washington, D.C. in search of Lily. In D.C., Bunny is forced to recognize the brutal truth about her dear friend, and sets off a series of events that will bring tragedy to Jay and decades of estrangement between her and Ceola.
Roslander
Author: Jolynn Rose
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1490742417
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Roslander is the book about a couple, Frank and Agatha. They were stranded on an island for five years, where they meet some unusual creaturesa clan of merbeings (mermaids and mermen). They learn to live with the merbeings in harmony. They also learn many other secrets and the history of the merbeings. Agatha keeps a journal of the five years and the information they learn while they are on the island. There are all kinds of adventures and discoveries throughout the book.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1490742417
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Roslander is the book about a couple, Frank and Agatha. They were stranded on an island for five years, where they meet some unusual creaturesa clan of merbeings (mermaids and mermen). They learn to live with the merbeings in harmony. They also learn many other secrets and the history of the merbeings. Agatha keeps a journal of the five years and the information they learn while they are on the island. There are all kinds of adventures and discoveries throughout the book.
The Wasp Factory
Author: Iain Banks
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476750246
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The polarizing literary debut by Scottish author Ian Banks, The Wasp Factory is the bizarre, imaginative, disturbing, and darkly comic look into the mind of a child psychopath. Meet Frank Cauldhame. Just sixteen, and unconventional to say the least: Two years after I killed Blyth I murdered my young brother Paul, for quite different and more fundamental reasons than I'd disposed of Blyth, and then a year after that I did for my young cousin Esmerelda, more or less on a whim. That's my score to date. Three. I haven't killed anybody for years, and don't intend to ever again. It was just a stage I was going through.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476750246
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The polarizing literary debut by Scottish author Ian Banks, The Wasp Factory is the bizarre, imaginative, disturbing, and darkly comic look into the mind of a child psychopath. Meet Frank Cauldhame. Just sixteen, and unconventional to say the least: Two years after I killed Blyth I murdered my young brother Paul, for quite different and more fundamental reasons than I'd disposed of Blyth, and then a year after that I did for my young cousin Esmerelda, more or less on a whim. That's my score to date. Three. I haven't killed anybody for years, and don't intend to ever again. It was just a stage I was going through.
Agatha Christie's Murder at the Vicarage
Author: Moie Charles
Publisher: Samuel French , Limited
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
When the Parson declares rather carelessly 'Anyone who murdered Colonel Prothero would be doing the world at large a service !', he does not realise his words will come back to haunt him. From several potential murderers, Miss Marple must find the real killer
Publisher: Samuel French , Limited
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
When the Parson declares rather carelessly 'Anyone who murdered Colonel Prothero would be doing the world at large a service !', he does not realise his words will come back to haunt him. From several potential murderers, Miss Marple must find the real killer