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In a secret drawer of his desk, making it difficult to open or close, lay docketed reports headed Villiers, Diana, widow of Charles Villiers, late of Bombay, Esquire, and Canning, Richard, of Park Street and Coluber House, co. Bristol. These two were as carefully documented as any pair of State suspects working for Bonaparte’s intelligence services
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Margery Allingham—A Tribute by Agatha Christie Do Detective Story writers read other people’s detective stories? That is a question that is very often asked me. The answer, as far as I am concerned is: “Yes, they do.” First because you obviously like detective stories, or you wouldn’t take the trouble, (and detective stories are a lot of trouble) t
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Una piccola questione di cuore (Le avventure di Carlo Monterossi Vol. 11) (Italian Edition)
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The Beekeeper's Apprentice: or, On the Segregation of the Queen (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Book 1)
Poe’s insight was that the audience didn’t care about the murder. That was just the setup, the inciting incident. What they really cared about was the mystery.
Jonah Lehrer • Mystery: A Seduction, A Strategy, A Solution
You’re taking too long. How much blood can a patient lose before death is imminent? When she didn’t reply, he all but shouted. How much blood? “Five pints.” Correct. And your blundering has cost her at least three. Dr. Seldon,