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Indiana

An Ellis Peters Memorial Anthology of Historic Crime

Edith Pargeter, who also writes under the name Ellis Peters, previously combined her passion for history and storytelling in her creation of the much-loved monk, Brother Cadfael. It was she who paved the way for many others to explore the past through the thriving field of historical mysteries, and for this she was loved by readers and other writers alike. Past Poisons is a bumper crop of outstanding new short stories by the leading American and British historical crime writers, all wishing to pay tribute to the work of Ellis Peters.

Past Poisons

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Edward Marston

Former Library Book, pages are very clean and crisp, boards are excellent and well bound. 

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Missouri

1858. The death of two men aboard a derailed goods train brings Inspector Colbeck, the Railway Detective, north to the Caledonian Railway Company. What at first looks like industrial sabotage is traced to a larger conspiracy. The targets: the Queen and Prince Consort.

Peril on the Royal Train

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Imogen Robertson

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Nevada

London, 1781. Harriet Westerman anxiously awaits news of her husband, a ship's captain who has been gravely injured in the king's naval battles with France. As London's streets seethe with rumor, a body is dragged from the murky waters of the Thames.

Having gained a measure of fame as amateur detectives for unraveling the mysteries of Thornleigh Hall, the indomitable Mrs. Westerman and her reclusive sidekick, anatomist Gabriel Crowther, are once again called on to investigate. In this intricate novel, Harriet and Gabriel will discover that this is no ordinary drowning-the victim is part of a plot to betray England's most precious secrets.

The critics raved about their first adventure, comparing them with the characters of Tess Gerritsen in period clothes. Fans of Instruments of Darkness will find the smart and spirited pair's second outing just as riveting.

Anatomy of Murder

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Randall Silvis

Wonderful paperback mystery thriller about Edgar Allan Poe’s life after his wife died mysteriously. No pages stained, spine tight but has several dog ear pages. See all photos 

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South Carolina

Poe and Augie investigate the disappearances of several young women in this gripping, atmospheric historical mystery- A trade paperback reprint of the second installment of Randall Silvis's acclaimed Edgar Allan Poe mystery series- Set seven years after On Night's Shore, Disquiet Heart delves deeper into the evolution of Poe's psycheDevastated by the loss of his beloved wife, Poe decides a change of scenery is in order. He reunites with his former investigative companion, Augie Dubbins, now a young man in search of adventure, and together the pair travel to Pittsburgh.Upon their arrival, Augie and Poe discover the city ravaged by a recent cholera epidemic.Even more alarming are the disappearances of several young, working-class women over the past six months. Finding themselves entangled in another mystery, Poe and Augie traverse the gritty, industrialized streets of Pittsburgh in the hopes of discovering thewhereabouts of the missing women - and their captor.

Disquiet Heart

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Gretchen Jeannette

Pennsylvania

The 2021 Global Book Awards - Silver Medalist The Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2020 - Finalist-Adult Fiction The Coffee Pot Book Club Book of the Year Awards 2020 - Silver Medal-Historical Romance 2020 Independent Author Network Award Winner 2020 B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree 2020 Global Ebook Award Winner 2020 Kindle Book Awards Semi-Finalist Chill With A Book--PREMIER Readers' Award; 2020 Book of the Year Runner Up 2020 Book Excellence Awards Finalist 2020 Maggie Awards of Excellence Finalist 2020 Readers' Favorite Book Awards Finalist A Love Forged in the Fire of Revolution. The American Colonies, 1776. As the flames of revolution spread across a divided land, a shadowy figure prowls the streets of Philadelphia. Known only as Jack Flash, rebel highwayman, he preys on aristocrats loyal to the British Crown. The unpredictable outlaw always manages to elude his foes, until the night he targets a Loyalist lady whose fiery spirit could spell his doom. Alexandra Pennington has her future well planned when a chance encounter turns her world upside down. Betrothed to a dashing king's man, the young widow tangles with an unrefined rebel fiercely opposed to British rule. Against all reason, she finds common ground with an enemy of the Crown. The sensible course for her is clear, but her bond with the notorious rogue will test her loyalty not only to her king but also to the man she vowed to marry.

⏳ This Day Is Ours

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Dennis Lehane

Kentucky

A Novel

Set in Boston at the end of the First World War, bestselling author Dennis Lehane's extraordinary eighth novel unflinchingly captures the political and social unrest of a nation caught at the crossroads where past meets future. Filled with a cast of richly drawn, unforgettable characters, The Given Day tells the story of two families—one black, one white—swept up in a maelstrom of revolutionaries and anarchists, immigrants and ward bosses, Brahmins and ordinary citizens, all engaged in a battle for survival and power. Coursing through the pivotal events of a turbulent epoch, it explores the crippling violence and irrepressible exuberance of a country at war with, and in the thrall of, itself.

The Given Day

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Jessica Argyle

North Carolina

All Elle wants is a little land to call her own. And she has earned it, finding a measure of peace on a lonely isle near the bottom of the Florida Keys. But others have their own designs, especially Billy, her deadbeat, absent husband who could show up any time to claim her or maliciously destroy what he cannot have.In 1935, as Labor Day approaches, a storm is brewing that will alter Elle's life and the landscape of the Florida Keys forever. How far will Elle go to protect the little that she has? And if she does the unimaginable, can she keep her freedom?In the great depression of the 1930's, No Name Key is still unconnected to the mainland; wild weather, desperate characters and treacherous swamp, a woman has got to use all her strength just to survive.

No Name Key

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Maxim Jakubowski

New York

The stories in this collection have been written by many historical crime writers all wishing to pay tribute to the work of Edith Pargeter, alias Ellis Peters, who wrote the Brother Cadfael series. The authors have also contributed a short introduction about their sources and influences.

Steven Levingston

Texas

A True Story of Murder in Belle Époque Paris

A delicious true crime account of a murder most gallic--think CSI Paris meets Georges Simenon--whose lurid combination of sex, brutality, forensics, and hypnotism riveted first a nation and then the world.

In 1889, the gruesome murder of a lascivious court official at the hands of a ruthless con man and his pliant mistress launched the trial of the century. When Toussaint-Augustin Gouffé entered 3, rue Tronson du Coudray, expecting a delightful assignation with the comely Gabrielle Bompard, he was instead murdered by Gabrielle and her lover, Michel Eyraud. An international manhunt chased the infamous couple from Paris to America's West Coast, culminating in a sensational trial that investigated the power of hypnosis to possess, control, and even kill. As the inquiry into the guilt or innocence of the woman the French tabloids dubbed the "Little Demon" intensified, the most respected minds in France vehemently debated: Was Gabrielle Bompard the pawn of her mesmerizing lover or simply a coldly calculating murderess capable of killing a man in cold blood?

Little Demon in the City of Light

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James Carnac

In His Own Words, the Confession of the World's Most Infamous Killer

"It's either a genuine confession by Jack the Ripper, or it's an extraordinary novel...Only you can decide."--Paul Begg, author of Jack the Ripper: The Definitive History

In the Whitechapel neighborhood of London in 1888, five women were horribly mutilated and murdered by the infamous killer, Jack the Ripper. Though there were many suspects, the monster was never caught.

This recently discovered memoir from the 1920s introduces a new suspect: James Willoughby Carnac, a little-known figure who claims to have been the Ripper. Carnac describes the events and geography of Whitechapel in 1888 with chilling accuracy, including details of the murders that appear to have been unavailable to the public at the time. He presents a credible motive for becoming Jack, and, for the first time ever, a reason for ending the killing spree. Ultimately, you, the reader, must decide if this is simply one of the earliest imaginings of the case--and a groundbreaking literary addition to the Ripper canon--or if it is the genuine autobiography of Jack the Ripper himself.

"A text that will no doubt be debated for years to come."--Alan Hicken, Montacute Museum, Somerset, England

"Intricate and creepy."--The Daily Express(UK)

"Easily read and worth it for the ending."--Kirkus

The Autobiography of Jack the Ripper

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The book is rough around the edges, but is otherwise in good shape.


New Jersey

Volume 1: 1900-1938

20th Century Murder

David King

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The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris

The gripping, true story of a brutal serial killer who unleashed his own reign of terror in Nazi-Occupied Paris.

As decapitated heads and dismembered body parts surfaced in the Seine, Commissaire Georges-Victor Massu, head of the Brigade Criminelle, was tasked with tracking down the elusive murderer in a twilight world of Gestapo, gangsters, resistance fighters, pimps, prostitutes, spies, and other shadowy figures of the Parisian underworld. But while trying to solve the many mysteries of the case, Massu would unravel a plot of unspeakable deviousness.
 
The main suspect, Dr. Marcel Petiot, was a handsome, charming physician with remarkable charisma. He was the "People's Doctor," known for his many acts of kindness and generosity, not least in providing free medical care for the poor. Petiot, however, would soon be charged with twenty-seven murders, though authorities suspected the total was considerably higher, perhaps even as many as 150.

Petiot's trial quickly became a circus. Attempting to try all twenty-seven cases at once, the prosecution stumbled in its marathon cross-examinations, and Petiot, enjoying the spotlight, responded with astonishing ease. Soon, despite a team of prosecuting attorneys, dozens of witnesses, and over one ton of evidence, Petiot's brilliance and wit threatened to win the day.

Drawing extensively on many new sources, including the massive, classified French police file on Dr. Petiot, Death in the City of Light is a brilliant evocation of Nazi-Occupied Paris and a harrowing exploration of murder, betrayal, and evil of staggering proportions.

Death in the City of Light

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J. C. Tully

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Alabama

The Madman Who Was Jack the Ripper

"James Kelly was criminally insane, and was sent to Broadmoor in 1883 for stabbing his wife to death. He escaped in 1888. His own account of his subsequent adventures in England, France, Canada and the USA is an adventure story in itself, but there is a gap. He was significantly vague over where he was and what he did in 1888/9 - The months of the Ripper Murders." "James Tully's persistent research has revealed damning evidence from previously secret files - some mysteriously called - that during these months the police were well aware that Kelly could well be the Ripper, but they failed to find him and then deliberately covered up their mistakes." "Backing his arguments with meticulous research into the exact evidence at the inquest, and a wealth of historical and psychological detail - Kelly's personality eerily matches today's offender profiles of serial killers - James Tully presents an overwhelming case that here, at last, is the definitive answer to the greatest conundrum in the history of crime."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Dennis Lehane

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