A collection of thirteen short stories brings back an acclaimed Golden Age mystery author's beloved sleuth, as well as a host of fresh characters and genres. Margery Allingham fans will delight at being reunited with the Queen of Crime's most thrilling detective, Albert Campion. From capers and traditional mysteries to slice-of-life stories, romantic tales, and even a Christmas story, this anthology is a must-have for Allingham enthusiasts, as...

What would you sacrifice for your child? Dreams? Ambitions? Everything? Jim Bowen is a single father who struggles with his ex-wife. He still loves her and wants it to work but her toxic personality is devastating to their sweet seven-year-old daughter, Lily. His grand ambitions of being an architect and building skyscrapers in a big city have eluded him. He's on edge, working in a factory and living in a dying mid-west town while trying to raise...

This is a short story about a Pediatric Psychologist who loved his job, but could no longer continue working. On his birthday, he wished for someone to carry on his work of helping children after he passed away. By forces beyond our understanding, his wish comes true through a peculiar character.

A deathbed promise puts one man at odds with the desire of his heart while one woman's duty to family may cost her everything she'd ever dreamed of. Despite Emma Richards' fanciful dreams growing up in the shadow of King Arthur's castle and the manor on the cliff, the orphan is now trapped inland serving her wealthy cousins with no hope for her own future. Sir Grayson Wentworth spent his years at Cambridge dreaming of the Cornwall coast and wishing...

Dillian was obsessed with his neighbor Brittney since they were 7. They're now in high school and all he wanted was a shot with her. He finally got his opportunity, so he took it. He soon regretted it after when she told everyone he raped her.

A lonesome cowboy's second chance Big Sky Cowboy The last thing Cora Bell wants is a distracting cowboy showing up on her family's farm seeking temporary shelter. Especially one she is sure has something to hide. Wyatt Williams just wants to leave his troubled past behind and make a new start. But there's something about Cora that he's instinctively drawn to. Dare this solitary cowboy risk revealing his secrets for a chance at a future with Cora? Big...

Inhalt: Der Mord im Ballsaal Ein seltsamer Zeuge Das Auge Wischnus

Extrait: "Vainement on chercherait dans Paris une rue plus paisible que la rue Saint-Gilles, au Marais, à deux pas de la place Royale. Là, pas de voitures, jamais de foule. A peine le silence y est rompu par les sonneries réglementaires de la caserne des Minimes, par les cloches de l'église Saint-Louis ou par les clameurs joyeuses des élèves de l'institution Massin à l'heure des récréations."

Ben Malone is a modern-day Los Angeles private eye in the mold of Chinatown's Jake Gittes and Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe, a street-wise, smart-mouthed tough guy with a heart of gold. Offered as another option for readers, "Malone Mystery Novels Two Book Sets" include two books in the series in chronological order at a special price. Two Book Set No. 1 consists of the first two books in the series, "Come What May" and "Fair Is Foul, and Foul...

Larry Watson's bestselling novel Montana 1948 was acclaimed as a "work of art," a prize-winning evocation of a time, a place, and a family (San Francisco Chronicle). Justice is the stunning prequel that illuminates the Hayden clan's early years, and the circumstances that led to the events of Montana 1948. With the precision of a master storyteller, Watson moves seamlessly through the decades and among the strong and hard-bitten characters that make...