Viola Brothers Shore (1890-1970) was an American author who worked in a variety of mediums from the 1910s through the 1930s. Married three times, she began her writing career as a poet and a writer of short stories and articles or magazines. Towards the end of the silent film era, she began writing screenplays, and eventually expanded into theatrical plays and novels. She is best remembered today for her mystery stories and her Jewish-themed sto ...
The 22nd issue of Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine features new and classic mystery tales – including a brand new Nero Wolfe story! Included are 7 stories, a poem, all the usual features, and more:<P> Features:<P> From Watson's Notebook, by John H. Watson, M. D.<BR> Ask Mrs Hudson, by (Mrs) Martha Hudson<p> Non Fiction:<p> SCREEN OF THE CRIME, by Kim Newman<BR> BETTER THAN HOLMES? by Terry Teachout& ...
Master storyteller Lyn McConchie returns with two tantalizing tales for Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. This time our heroes must dig deep to unearth long-buried family secrets in Familiar Crimes.<P> When Bradon Riggston decides to write his family history, he is shocked to find that many of his relatives and their friends have died by unfortunate accidents. Are Riggston family members and their close associates just unlucky, or is there ...
In the open market in Chicago, a tiger snake could have been bought by a circus for $10. But the particular snake for which Jake Jennings was willing to pay a small fortune was the key to a great mystery. The grand climax is an absolute surprise, and no reader will be able to say, «I knew it from the beginning.»<P> Here is fiction that is stranger than truth. It contains one of the most perplexing and labyrinthine mysteries ever conceived ...
Miss Emily Jackson’s Burmese cat Mandalay often brings home odd items – but a bloodstained alpaca? Her friends Sherlock Holmes and John Watson investigate a murder in a circus, leading to threats on Miss Emily's life. They race to discover the ruthless murderer and keep Miss Emily safe. ...
When Miss Emily Jackson’s brown Burmese cat Mandalay brings her a partially unraveled knit vest, she consults her friends Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. They follow the trail of wool and discover evidence of a horrible crime. Can Watson’s medical expertise save a child’s life, and can Holmes discover who is willing to kill a child, and why? ...
The Fantomas books, created and written by Pierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain, form one of the longest-running and most famous crime series in France. Fantomas first appeared in 1911 and was featured in a total of 32 volumes written by the two collaborators, then a subsequent 11 volumes written by Allain alone after Souvestre's death. The character was also the basis of various film, television, and comic book adaptations. In the history of ...
The Malice Domestic cozy anthology series returns with a new take on cozy mysteries in the Agatha Christie tradition. Here are 22 original stories (and one modern classic reprint) set at conventions, conferences, and gatherings of all kinds! Included are: <P> Conventional Wisdom, by Marcia Talley<BR> Djinn And Tonic, by Neil Plakcy<BR> The Vanishing Wife, by Victoria Thompson<BR> The Right to Bare Arms, by John Gregor ...
When Miss Emily Jackson's brown Burmese cat Mandalay brings her a glove, a pocket watch, and a bloodstained handkerchief, she knows exactly who to consult: Sherlock Holmes. Holmes uses these cryptic clues to rescue an injured policeman and a kidnapped noble, but there's more at stake. Can Holmes outwit a spy and retrieve documents that will, if they fall into a foreign power's hands, lead to war? A brand new Sherlock Holmes advent ...
