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Francesca
Literarischer Abenteuerroman von Donald F. Mayo
East Timor, 1975. Indonesian soldiers invade the village of Dili, raping and slaughtering. A young girl named Francesca sees her parents and two brothers shot and her baby sister taken away. She escapes, eventually discovered hiding under a pier by a man named Hasan. He has a boat and takes her to the city of Bandakan, hoping his boss, Benny Surikao can help the pretty young girl. Interwoven in Francesca’s journey are a cast of vividly drawn characters.
Donald F. Mayo ist Engländer, aber aufgewachsen in Australien und Südostasien. Letzteres ist der Hintergrund dieses Romans. “The author creates a powerful picture of ex-pat life in 1970s Indonesia from both the Indonesians and foreigners‘ perspective. The attention to detail in his writing conjures up such vivid images I could almost smell the humidity of the jungle.” (Rezensentin) (12 Rezensionen / 4,3 Sterne), 394 Seiten – noch gratis?
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Secret of High Eldersham
Krimi von Miles Burton
Samuel Whitehead, the new landlord of the Rose and Crown, is a stranger in the lonely East Anglian village of High Eldersham. When the newcomer is stabbed to death in his pub, and Scotland Yard are called to the scene, it seems that the veil dividing High Eldersham from the outside world is about to be lifted.
Cecil John Charles Street (* wohl 1884 in Gibraltar; † wohl Januar 1965) war ein britischer Kriminalschriftsteller und Armeeoffizier. Miles Burton ist eines seiner vielen Pseudonyme. “I am thoroughly enjoying the British Library Crime Classics series, and this book is by far the very best I have read. It has a wonderful plot. The characters are clearly defined and I found it so exciting it was almost overwhelming and I could not put it down.” (Rezensentin) (45 Rezensionen / 4,4 Sterne), 220 Seiten noch günstig?
Mystery in the Channel
Krimi von Freeman Wills Croft
The captain of the Newhaven to Dieppe steamer spots a small pleasure yacht lying motionless in the water, and on closer inspection, sees a body lying on the deck. When members of his crew go aboard the yacht, they find not one male corpse but two. Both men have been shot, but there is no sign of either the murderer or the pistol. The dead men, it quickly emerges, were called Moxon and Deeping, and they were chairman and vice-chairman respectively of the firm of Moxon General Securities, one of the largest financial houses in the country.
Freeman Wills Crofts (* 1. Juni 1879 in Dublin; † 11. April 1957 in Worthing, West Sussex) war ein irischer Schriftsteller. “This is Freeman Wills Croft at his best with a fiendish plot which hangs on precise timing, the spirit of place with some scenes in France and his usual technical bent, in this instance linked to shipping.” (Rezensentin) (27 Rezensionen / 4,5 Sterne), 256 Seiten noch günstig?
The Gondola Maker
Historischer Roman von Laura Morelli
Venetian gondola-maker Luca Vianello considers his whole life arranged. His father charted a course for his eldest son from the day he was born, and Luca is positioned to inherit one of the city’s most esteemed boatyards. But when Luca experiences an unexpected tragedy in the boatyard, he believes that his destiny lies elsewhere. Soon he finds himself drawn to restore an antique gondola with the dream of taking a girl for a ride.
Laura Morelli ist eine amerikanische Kunsthistorikerin. Sie hat Sachbücher und Reiseführer über italienische Kunst veröffentlich und auch Romane. Übrigens: Verwirrender Weise ist das als Band 2 einer Serie gekennzeichnet, ist aber ihr erster Roman und kann ganz unabhängig von Band 1 gelesen werden.“I loved The Gondola Maker. It transported me back to Venice at a time when people were proud of their art and devoted their entire life, generation after generation. Laura Morelli possesses the talent of a great story teller as well as a vast knowledge of art history .” (Leserin) (115 Rezensionen / 4,3 Sterne), 300 Seiten – noch gratis?
Marcus und Dylan sind mitten in einem dreitausend Jahre alten Krieg geboren worden. Das einzige Problem: Sie wussten nicht, dass es ihn gab. – Meine Eltern haben mich zur Adoption freigegeben und mich ohne Besitz zurückgelassen. Achtzehn Jahre später habe ich mein Erbe eingesammelt: eine Sammlung alter Zeitschriften, die Macht, aus den nackten Händen zu schießen und das Geheimnis, wer ich wirklich bin – ein Xarponian. „This book is beyond amazing, the way the author captured my attention with the characters as well as the element of surprise. Never knew what to expect throughout the story line it continued to keep me guessing.“ (Leserin) (20 Rezensionen / 4,7 Sterne), 428 Seiten – noch gratis?
Für das Drogenreich von Peter Lee hat alles so gut funktioniert. Er hatte einen Zugriff auf die Produzenten in Afghanistan und Pakistan. Sein Netzwerk an Empfängern ist gewachsen und der Verkauf wurde von vier der größten Gangs in London gehandhabt. Mit einem so guten Geschäftsleben, fing er an, sich auszubreiten. „Mr. Stansfield develops his characters far better than most writers and, in fact, most of the book explores the history and motivation of the principal players. That’s not to say there isn’t plenty of suspense and action.“ (Leser) (172 Rezensionen / 4,1 Sterne), 151 Seiten – noch gratis?
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Death of a Busybody
Krimi von George Bellairs
Miss Tither, the village busybody, is not the best-loved resident of Hilary Magna. She has made many enemies: bombarding the villagers with religious tracts, berating drunkards, and informing the spouses of cheating partners. Her murder, however, is still a huge shock to the Reverend Ethelred Claplady and his parish.
George Bellairs, 1902 – 1985 war vor allem mit seinen Krimis mit Inspektor Littlejohn einer der bekannteren britischen Krimiautoren. “I’m so glad this was reissued as British Crime Classic. I liked the rural setting. Character of Inspector Littlejohn is very likable. He seems to be at the right place at the right time gather information from important witnesses. It was slow to begin with but there’s enough plot twists to keep the reader interested.” (Rezensent) (33 Rezensionen / 4,7 Sterne), 224 Seiten noch günstig?
The Cheltenham Square Murder
Krimi von John Bude
In the seeming tranquility of Regency Square in Cheltenham live the diverse inhabitants of its ten houses. One summer’s evening, the square’s rivalries and allegiances are disrupted by a sudden and unusual death – an arrow to the head, shot through an open window at no. 6. Unfortunately for the murderer, an invitation to visit had just been sent by the crime writer Aldous Barnet, staying with his sister at no. 8, to his friend Superintendent Meredith.
John Bude war das Pseudonym, das der englische Theaterproduzent und -direktor Ernest Carpenter Elmore (1901–1957) für seine Krimis verwendet hat. “I’m so glad this was reissued as British Crime Classic. I liked the rural setting. Character of Inspector Littlejohn is very likable. He seems to be at the right place at the right time gather information from important witnesses. It was slow to begin with but there’s enough plot twists to keep the reader interested.” (Rezensent) (39 Rezensionen / 4,4 Sterne), 257 Seiten noch günstig?
The Sting of the Wasp
Thriller von Yianni Xiros
Athens is without doubt an ancient wonder, but the twenty-first century is not treating it well, as Panos Akritas can testify… In a nation besieged by economic collapse, corruption and uncertainty, even at the highest levels of society, Panos is among the few good cops left to manage the fallout. And when a serial killer, apparently fixed on murdering elderly men, takes to the streets, it seems that Panos and his police force colleagues have yet another type of disaster to deal with.
Yianni Xiros stammt aus Griechenland, hat aber in Kanada an der Universität Literatur unterrichtet. Heute lebt er teils in Kanada, teils in England und teils in Griechenland. Die ideale Voraussetzung, um englische Kriminalromane mit dem Schauplatz Griechenland zu verfassen. 319 Seiten – noch gratis?
Synanon ist der Name der weltweit ersten Selbsthilfeorganisation von Drogenabhängigen. Sie wurde als „Synanon Incorporated“ 1958 von Charles E. Dederich in Santa Monica, Kalifornien, gegründet. Das Synanon-Konzept wurde in den folgenden Jahrzehnten beispielhaft für Einrichtungen der Drogenhilfe, wie etwa Daytop. In den USA entwickelte sich Synanon zur Sekte um Dederich, erklärte sich 1975 zur „Church of Synanon“, war in Bandenkriminalität verwickelt und stellte 1991 alle Aktivitäten ein. Die Autorin ist von ihrer Mutter dahin verschleppt worden, als es schon eine Sekte war. „The story can be hard to read because of all that occurred there and knowing at the same time that this story is true and being told by someone who actually lived the horror as a child. This is a must read to understand what happened at Synanon, how people were sucked in, what it was like to actually live there and most importantly to finally read about „The Game.““ (Rezensentin) (11 Rezensionen / 5,0 Sterne), 271 Seiten – noch gratis?
