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7) Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: forty stories of crime and detection from original illustrated magazines
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Castle Books
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English
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You are invites to enter of world of gas-lit London. Rivals Of Sherlock Holmes presents 40 rare stories - exactly as they appeared in the original popular magazines - by authors who competes with Arthur Conan Doyle in entertaining the public. In reading them, you are as close to the creation of a whole genre of fiction as if you had gone back in time. --from amazon.com
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Simon & Schuster
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English
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"Few growing up in the aftermath of World War II will ever forget the horrifying reports that Nazi concentration camp doctors had removed the skin of prisoners to makes common, everyday lampshades. In The Lampshade, bestselling journalist Mark Jacobson tells the story of how he came into possession of one of these awful objects, and of his search to establish the origin, and larger meaning, of what can only be described as an icon of terror"--P. [2]...
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"The latest entry in Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger's popular Sherlock Holmes-inspired mystery series, featuring fifteen talented authors and a multitude of new cases for Arthur Conan Doyle's most acclaimed detective. Sherlock Holmes has not only captivated readers for more than a century and a quarter, he has fascinated writers as well. Almost immediately, the detective's genius, mastery, and heroism became the standard by which other creators...
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Is it a gesture of goodwill or a sinister trap that lures Rupert St. Vincent and his family to a magnificent estate? How desperate is Joyce Lambert, a destitute young widow whose only recourse is to marry a man she despises? What unexpected circumstance stirs old loyalties in Theodora Darrell, an unfaithful wife about to run away with her lover? In this collection of short stories, the answers are as unexpected as they are satisfying. The Queen of...
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