Henry Carter Hull

In the English language, there are a few, very special words that can function as nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. One word goes further, creating new words from old. That word is Jack. For your puzzle solving pleasure, Mysteries to Die For presents: Things that Go Jack in the Night. Twelve stories arranged for you to beat the detective to the solution. Twelve "jacks" that should definitely not be taken at face value. It's a race between you...

Trevellian deckt die Verschwörung auf: Zwei Krimis von Alfred Bekker Über diesen Band: Dieser Band enthält folgende Krimis: Trevellian und der Bazooka-Killer (Alfred Bekker) Killer ohne Skrupel (Alfred Bekker) Am Ausgang des Lincoln Tunnels war der Teufel los, als Milo und ich dort eintrafen. Mein Freund und Kollege Milo Tucker saß am Steuer eines Mercedes, den wir von der Fahrbereitschaft des FBI-Districts New York...

Delve into the intricate world of the crime fiction genre as S. S. Van Dine provides an in-depth analysis and critique of what makes a great detective story. In this essay, S. S. Van Dine examines the various elements that make a brilliant detective novel, including plot, characterisation, and setting. Exploring the works of famous detective novelists such as Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, and G. K. Chesterton, Van Dine provides insights...

Anchored in the earthly slice of coexistent realities from their secret off-grid location, Keeto and Elize must transcend the lies that govern world order. Even their Gadlin hosts, whose innovations and virtues had saved humanity from three mass extinctions, are vulnerable to treason from within. Only mastery of an ancient art form can hone the skills the twins need to escape the entities that hunt them. But will old alliances stay true? In this fifth...

Will chasing a killer put this determined fighter on the wrong end of a bullet?Lauren Beck never stopped caring despite her relinquished badge. Still flat broke after a criminal wiped her out, the cancer survivor visits her beloved dad only to be mugged on his doorstep. Then learning her stepmother has mysteriously vanished, the former cop suspects her attack foreshadows a deeper threat.Following the trail of money transfers, Lauren's search for the...

Nip. Tuck. Cut. Kill.Cheek implants.Botox.He's only 22 years old. What's he trying to hide behind plastic surgery?Dr. Hope Sze scours the Internet for real-life clues to this patient's past, present, and deadly future.Photos. Videos. And anything else she and her computer-savvy boyfriend can pin on him before it's too late."The Sin Eaters," inspired by a true case of murder in Montreal and a finalist for the Arthur Ellis Award for the best crime story...

By the time Jim Thompson was sixteen years old, he had been a newspaper boy, a burlesque show hawker, a plumber's helper, a comedian in two-reel pictures, a night bellboy in a luxury hotel and over a dozen other occupations. By the time he was eighteen, he was driving across America in a broken-down Ford without a penny to his name and his mother and his kid sister Freddie in tow, looking for just one more paycheck to keep them all alive. A bittersweet...

« Chantal, est-ce que tu as fait du mal à ta fille ? » Ces mots résonnent comme une condamnation. La maman d'Élodie n'oubliera jamais ce mercredi de novembre. Trois jours après la Toussaint, elle a trouvé sa fille allongée sur son lit. Morte. Afin d'essayer de comprendre ce geste désespéré, Chantal consulte Lanza Garan, psychothérapeute aux pratiques étranges, récemment installé sur les bords de l'Odet. Pour répondre aux inquiétudes...

A FAST-PACED, TWISTY THRILLER WITH ECHOES OF DAPHNE DU MAURIER Jen Shaw has climbed all her life: daring ascents of sheer rock faces, crumbling buildings, cranes - the riskier the better. Both her work and personal life revolved around climbing, and the adrenaline high it gave her. Until she went too far and hurt the people she cares about. So she's given it all up now. Honestly, she has. And she's checked herself into a rehab centre to prove it. Yet,...

Walking the dog, Brandon Flinders sees flashlights in the sky. They seem to be moving towards an unknown, but nearby airstrip. Flinders wonders what's going on. Smugglers…aliens? He tries to find out, following the lights in the middle of the night. What will he find?