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By: Annie Roe Carr | |
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By: Janet Aldridge | |
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By: Max Pemberton (1863-1950) | |
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By: Florence Finch Kelly (1859-1932) | |
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![]() New Mexico's hot, dry winds are taking their toll: cattle suffer long treks to get food and water. But it is not just a hard time for them. Lucy Bancroft has sought a milder climate so she can recover from typhoid fever. She and her father stop to see Curt Conrad, a rancher, on their way to their new home. The two men discuss politics (some of it crooked) at the state level. they also talk about an easterner, a man named Delafield, who years earlier cheated Conrad's father out of his considerable wealth. Curt has vowed to seek revenge on Delafield if he can ever find the crook. thus begins a harrowing tale of determined search and blossoming love in the hot, dry climate of New Mexico. |
By: Isabel Ostrander (1883-1924) | |
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By: Elia Wilkinson Peattie (1862-1935) | |
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By: Hulbert Footner (1879-1944) | |
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By: William Murray Graydon (1864-1946) | |
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By: Mary Cholmondeley (1859-1925) | |
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By: Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell (1878-1959) | |
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By: Janet D. Wheeler | |
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By: Francis Worcester Doughty (1850-1917) | |
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By: H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile (1888-1937) | |
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By: Bayard Veiller (1869-1943) | |
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By: Frederick Arnold Kummer (1873-1943) | |
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![]() (Written under the pseudonym, Arnold Fredericks.) Ruth Morton is a world-renowned film actress who seems to have it all: youth, beauty, wealth, and a viable career. But she soon becomes the target of a malicious stalker who begins sending her a series of cryptic threats. Dismissed at first, the stalker soon emerges as a legitimate -- and mysterious -- threat. She soon must call for the services of Richard and Grace Duvall, a husband and wife detective team who soon find themselves ensnared in a mystery where everyone soon becomes a target. |
By: Frederic Arnold Kummer (1873-1943) | |
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By: S. F. (Samuel Francis) Aaron (1862-) | |
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By: Elliott Whitney | |
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By: Marcel Allain (1885-1969) | |
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![]() Fantômas was introduced a few years after Arsène Lupin, another well-known thief. But whereas Lupin draws the line at murder, Fantômas has no such qualms and is shown as a sociopath who enjoys killing in a sadistic fashion.He is totally ruthless, gives no mercy, and is loyal to none, not even his own children. He is a master of disguise, always appearing under an assumed identity, often that of a person whom he has murdered. Fantômas makes use of bizarre and improbable techniques in his crimes, such as plague-infested rats, giant snakes, and rooms that fill with sand... |
By: Wilson Woodrow (1870-1935) | |
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By: Van Tassel Sutphen (1861-1945) | |
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By: E. R. (Ernest Robertson) Punshon (1872-1956) | |
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By: Richard Dallas | |
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![]() This murder mystery, written in 1903 by Richard Dallas (pseudonym), describes a fictional crime that took place in the New York City of 1883. A fine period piece as well as a clever detective story. (Introduction by Delmar H. Dolbier) |
By: Susan Morrow Jones (1864?-1926) | |
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By: Eustace Hale Ball (1881-1931) | |
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By: Lizette M. Edholm | |
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By: John Thomas McIntyre (1871-1951) | |
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![]() Ashton-Kirk, who has solved so many mysteries, is himself something of a problem even to those who know him best. Although young, wealthy, and of high social position, he is nevertheless an indefatigable worker in his chosen field. He smiles when men call him a detective. "No; only an investigator," he says.He has never courted notoriety; indeed, his life has been more or less secluded. However, let a man do remarkable work in any line and, as Emerson has observed, "the world will make a beaten path to his door... |
By: H. L. (Harry Lincoln) Sayler (1863-) | |
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