Author: Julian Symons
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 184232912X
Category : Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
American-born John Wilson and his troop of distinguished friends were well known in the fashionable parts of London. And at their social gatherings the very latest fad was 'Immaterialism', and the quest for the perfect immaterial work of art - but what they hadn't expected to find was the perfect immaterial murder.
The Immaterial Murder Case
Author: Julian Symons
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 184232912X
Category : Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
American-born John Wilson and his troop of distinguished friends were well known in the fashionable parts of London. And at their social gatherings the very latest fad was 'Immaterialism', and the quest for the perfect immaterial work of art - but what they hadn't expected to find was the perfect immaterial murder.
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 184232912X
Category : Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
American-born John Wilson and his troop of distinguished friends were well known in the fashionable parts of London. And at their social gatherings the very latest fad was 'Immaterialism', and the quest for the perfect immaterial work of art - but what they hadn't expected to find was the perfect immaterial murder.
A Man Called Jones
Author: Julian Symons
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755148363
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The office party was in full swing so no one heard the shot – fired at close range through the back of Lionel Hargreaves. The killer left only one clue – a pair of yellow gloves – but it looked as if he wanted them to be found. Inspector Bland encounters a deadly trail of deception, suspense – and two more dead bodies.
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755148363
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
The office party was in full swing so no one heard the shot – fired at close range through the back of Lionel Hargreaves. The killer left only one clue – a pair of yellow gloves – but it looked as if he wanted them to be found. Inspector Bland encounters a deadly trail of deception, suspense – and two more dead bodies.
The Man Who Killed Himself
Author: Julian Symons
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755148371
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Arthur Brownjohn has never quite got anything right. Take the murder of his wife – a bungled, inferior affair despite his having consulting all the experts in the field of killings, executions and dastardly deeds. Resolving never to repeat the same mistakes, he enlists the help of Major Easonby Mellon – a man who really knows what he’s doing...
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755148371
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Arthur Brownjohn has never quite got anything right. Take the murder of his wife – a bungled, inferior affair despite his having consulting all the experts in the field of killings, executions and dastardly deeds. Resolving never to repeat the same mistakes, he enlists the help of Major Easonby Mellon – a man who really knows what he’s doing...
The Paper Chase
Author: Julian Symons
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 075514841X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
Crime-writer Charles Applegate decided to set his second novel in a school. Taking a job at one to see was it like ‘from the inside,’ Applegate found he was expected to do more than just people-watch. And when a murder took place, his skills as a detective writer were called upon as well. But real-life crime was to prove very different ...
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 075514841X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
Crime-writer Charles Applegate decided to set his second novel in a school. Taking a job at one to see was it like ‘from the inside,’ Applegate found he was expected to do more than just people-watch. And when a murder took place, his skills as a detective writer were called upon as well. But real-life crime was to prove very different ...
A Three-Pipe Problem
Author: Julian Symons
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755148479
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Actor Sheridan Haynes had a preoccupation with Sherlock Holmes. So when the chance came for him to play the part in a TV series, his dreams had come true. And when London was plagued by a series of unsolved murders, it seemed natural for him to investigate. Was this a case of a misguided actor, or was Sheridan actually on to something?
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755148479
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Actor Sheridan Haynes had a preoccupation with Sherlock Holmes. So when the chance came for him to play the part in a TV series, his dreams had come true. And when London was plagued by a series of unsolved murders, it seemed natural for him to investigate. Was this a case of a misguided actor, or was Sheridan actually on to something?
The Plot Against Roger Rider
Author: Julian Symons
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755148436
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Roger and Geoffrey knew each other for years. Roger was the intelligent, good-looking, successful one and Geoffrey was the one everyone picked on. When years of suppressed anger surfaced, Geoffrey took revenge by sleeping with Roger’s wife. Was this enough for all those put-downs? When Roger turned up dead the police certainly didn’t think so.
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755148436
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Roger and Geoffrey knew each other for years. Roger was the intelligent, good-looking, successful one and Geoffrey was the one everyone picked on. When years of suppressed anger surfaced, Geoffrey took revenge by sleeping with Roger’s wife. Was this enough for all those put-downs? When Roger turned up dead the police certainly didn’t think so.
The Killing Of Francie Lake
Author: Julian Symons
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755148347
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Octavius Gaye, founder of a successful magazine empire saw himself as the original ‘plain man’. The truth was rather different. Gaye was an unscrupulous tycoon who surrounded himself with a series of weak-willed puppets that he manipulated. One such was Francie Lake and as the plot unfolds, Symons reveals how and why Francie simply had to die.
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755148347
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Octavius Gaye, founder of a successful magazine empire saw himself as the original ‘plain man’. The truth was rather different. Gaye was an unscrupulous tycoon who surrounded himself with a series of weak-willed puppets that he manipulated. One such was Francie Lake and as the plot unfolds, Symons reveals how and why Francie simply had to die.
Mystery Voices
Author: Dale Salwak
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 0893701785
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
A series of interviews with authors such as P.D. James and Julian Symons.
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 0893701785
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
A series of interviews with authors such as P.D. James and Julian Symons.
The Life And Works Of Edgar Allen Poe
Author: Julian Symons
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755148355
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
The Tell-Tale Heart strips away myths that have grown up around the life of Edgar Allen Poe, providing a fresh assessment of the man and his work. Symons reveals Poe as his contemporaries saw him – a man struggling to make a living and whose life was beset by tragedy, such that he was driven to excessive drinking and unhealthy relationships.
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755148355
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
The Tell-Tale Heart strips away myths that have grown up around the life of Edgar Allen Poe, providing a fresh assessment of the man and his work. Symons reveals Poe as his contemporaries saw him – a man struggling to make a living and whose life was beset by tragedy, such that he was driven to excessive drinking and unhealthy relationships.
The End Of Solomon Grundy
Author: Julian Symons
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755148282
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
When a girl turns up dead in a Mayfair mews, the police write it off as just another murdered prostitute, but Superintendent Manners isn’t quite so sure. He is convinced the key to the crime lies in ‘The Dell’ – an affluent suburban housing estate. And in ‘The Dell’ lives Solomon Grundy...
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755148282
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
When a girl turns up dead in a Mayfair mews, the police write it off as just another murdered prostitute, but Superintendent Manners isn’t quite so sure. He is convinced the key to the crime lies in ‘The Dell’ – an affluent suburban housing estate. And in ‘The Dell’ lives Solomon Grundy...