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The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe

Parodies and Pastiches Featuring the Great Detective of West 35th Street

by Josh Pachter, Otto Penzler, Rebecca Stout Bradbury, Robert Goldsborough, Marvin Kaye, Lawrence Block, Loren D. Estleman, John Lescroart, Robert Lopresti, Dave Zeltserman, Thomas Narcejac, Marion Mainwaring, Jon L. Breen, O. X. Rusett, Frank Littler, Patrick Butler, Mack Reynolds, Michael Bracken, William Brittain, Joseph Goodrich ...

Stories that pay tribute to Rex Stout's legendary private detective by Lawrence Block, Loren D. Estleman, John Lescroart, Robert Goldsborough, and more.If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin have been widely flattered almost from the moment Rex Stout first wrote about them in 1934. The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe collects two dozen literary tributes to ... Read more

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Stories that pay tribute to Rex Stout's legendary private detective by Lawrence Block, Loren D. Estleman, John Lescroart, Robert Goldsborough, and more.If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin have been widely flattered almost from the moment Rex Stout first wrote about them in 1934. The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe collects two dozen literary tributes to
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Vertigo

by Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac ...

Translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury ...

Series Book 5 - Pushkin Vertigo
The original breath-taking psychological thriller behind Hitchcock’s legendary film—the story of a man tormented by his search for the truth, and ultimately destroyed by a terrible secretIt could have happened to any of us, but it happened to a man named Flavieres. His days as a detective were over, and everyone knew he had his reasons. But when an old friend appeared out of nowhere with concerns ... Read more

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The original breath-taking psychological thriller behind Hitchcock’s legendary film—the story of a man tormented by his search for the truth, and ultimately destroyed by a terrible secretIt could have happened to any of us, but it happened to a man named Flavieres. His days as a detective were over, and everyone knew he had his reasons. But when an old friend appeared out of nowhere with concerns
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She Who Was No More

by Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac ...

Translated by Geoffrey Sainsbury ...

Series Book 3 - Pushkin Vertigo
A couple's murderous plot goes horribly awry in this French noir classic that later inspired the Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece PsychoEvery Saturday evening, travelling salesman Ferdinand Ravinel returns to his wife, Mireille, who waits patiently for him at home. But Ferdinand has another lover, Lucienne—an ambitious doctor—and together the adulterers have devised a murderous plan.Drugging Mireille, ... Read more

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A couple's murderous plot goes horribly awry in this French noir classic that later inspired the Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece PsychoEvery Saturday evening, travelling salesman Ferdinand Ravinel returns to his wife, Mireille, who waits patiently for him at home. But Ferdinand has another lover, Lucienne—an ambitious doctor—and together the adulterers have devised a murderous plan.Drugging Mireille,
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Vertigo

by Boileau-Narcejac, Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac ...

Narrated by Simon Vance ...

Unabridged

5 hours 32 min

The sinister, mind-bending roman noir that inspired the 1958 Alfred Hitchcock classic, starring James Stewart and Kim NovakIt could have happened to any of us, but it happened to a man named Flavieres. His days as a detective were over, and everyone knew he had his reasons. But when an old friend appeared out of nowhere with concerns about his withdrawn and mysterious wife, Flavieres didn't have ... Read more

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The sinister, mind-bending roman noir that inspired the 1958 Alfred Hitchcock classic, starring James Stewart and Kim NovakIt could have happened to any of us, but it happened to a man named Flavieres. His days as a detective were over, and everyone knew he had his reasons. But when an old friend appeared out of nowhere with concerns about his withdrawn and mysterious wife, Flavieres didn't have
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The White Mountain

by Robert Goldsborough ...

Series Book 18 - The Nero Wolfe Mysteries
An epicurean mystery featuring the iconic sleuth and his sidekick from the author who "brings Nero Wolfe, late of Rex Stout, gloriously back to life" ( Chicago magazine).A dark cloud has fallen over Nero Wolfe's New York brownstone. For days, house chef Fritz Brenner has worn a worried expression, caused by the news from back home in Switzerland that his beloved cousin is missing. When a hired ... Read more

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An epicurean mystery featuring the iconic sleuth and his sidekick from the author who "brings Nero Wolfe, late of Rex Stout, gloriously back to life" ( Chicago magazine).A dark cloud has fallen over Nero Wolfe's New York brownstone. For days, house chef Fritz Brenner has worn a worried expression, caused by the news from back home in Switzerland that his beloved cousin is missing. When a hired
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How to Avoid Murder and Other Jobs

by Kris Bock ...

Series Book 1 - Tales of a Reluctant Psychic
When a young geologist takes a job as rock and mineral curator at a quirky New Mexico western history museum, she expects a quiet life surrounded by stones, but not murder.Petra Cloch has a secret: she’s psychic. She can touch an object and sense the lingering emotions of those who held it; fear, rage, grief. Introverted and cautious, she’s avoided friendships, preferring rocks that rarely “talk” ... Read more

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When a young geologist takes a job as rock and mineral curator at a quirky New Mexico western history museum, she expects a quiet life surrounded by stones, but not murder.Petra Cloch has a secret: she’s psychic. She can touch an object and sense the lingering emotions of those who held it; fear, rage, grief. Introverted and cautious, she’s avoided friendships, preferring rocks that rarely “talk”
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Everyone a Stranger

by Kevin O'Brien ...

A young war widow is unwittingly drawn into a sinister web of intrigue and murder in this taut, unexpected, masterfully plotted historical thriller set in WWII-era Seattle, where the enemy may be closer than anyone thinks. A crafty, addictive read for fans of The Americans, Anna Pitoniak, Graham Moore, and Elizabeth Wein.**“A page-turning masterclass in storytelling— historically captivating, ... Read more

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A young war widow is unwittingly drawn into a sinister web of intrigue and murder in this taut, unexpected, masterfully plotted historical thriller set in WWII-era Seattle, where the enemy may be closer than anyone thinks. A crafty, addictive read for fans of The Americans, Anna Pitoniak, Graham Moore, and Elizabeth Wein.**“A page-turning masterclass in storytelling— historically captivating,
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Bird in a Cage

by Frédéric Dard ...

Narrated by Josh Twedale ...

Unabridged

2 hours 39 min

'The French master of noir' Observer Trouble is the last thing Albert needs. Travelling back to his childhood home on Christmas Eve to mourn his mother's death, he finds the loneliness and nostalgia of his Parisian quartier unbearable... Until, that evening, he encounters a beautiful, seemingly innocent woman at a brasserie, and his spirits are lifted. Still, something about the woman disturbs him ... Read more

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'The French master of noir' Observer Trouble is the last thing Albert needs. Travelling back to his childhood home on Christmas Eve to mourn his mother's death, he finds the loneliness and nostalgia of his Parisian quartier unbearable... Until, that evening, he encounters a beautiful, seemingly innocent woman at a brasserie, and his spirits are lifted. Still, something about the woman disturbs him
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Two Truths and a Murder

by Colleen Cambridge ...

Series Book 5 - A Phyllida Bright Mystery
Agatha Christie’s trusted housekeeper, Phyllida Bright, has become an amateur sleuth in her own right, using her little grey cells to solve crimes. When a party game leads to murder, she decides to crash the investigation in this latest sparkling mystery from Colleen Cambridge.While her famous employer is happily back home at Mallowan Hall, wrestling with her Belgian detective’s dilemma on board ... Read more

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Agatha Christie’s trusted housekeeper, Phyllida Bright, has become an amateur sleuth in her own right, using her little grey cells to solve crimes. When a party game leads to murder, she decides to crash the investigation in this latest sparkling mystery from Colleen Cambridge.While her famous employer is happily back home at Mallowan Hall, wrestling with her Belgian detective’s dilemma on board
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Beautiful

The Life of Hedy Lamarr

by Stephen Michael Shearer ...

Narrated by Christa Lewis ...

Unabridged

17 hours 26 min

The Surprising Story of Hedy Lamarr, "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"Hedy Lamarr's exotic beauty was heralded across Europe in the early 1930s. Yet she became infamous for her nude scenes in the scandalous movie Ecstasy. Trapped in a marriage to one of Austria's munitions barons, a friend of Mussolini's who hid his Jewish heritage to become an "honorary Aryan" at the onset of World War II, ... Read more

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The Surprising Story of Hedy Lamarr, "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"Hedy Lamarr's exotic beauty was heralded across Europe in the early 1930s. Yet she became infamous for her nude scenes in the scandalous movie Ecstasy. Trapped in a marriage to one of Austria's munitions barons, a friend of Mussolini's who hid his Jewish heritage to become an "honorary Aryan" at the onset of World War II,
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Muse of Fire

by Howard Linskey ...

Series Book 2 - William Shakespeare Mysteries
The more he gains, the more he has to lose...William Shakespeare is now both a man at court and a man of the theatre. Accepted into Elizabeth I's world, he is trusted to write plays for her. But his position is insecure, based entirely on the queen's whims.When one of the her ladies-in-waiting is found dead, almost everyone suspects it was murder. But who stood to gain by her death? Were the ... Read more

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The more he gains, the more he has to lose...William Shakespeare is now both a man at court and a man of the theatre. Accepted into Elizabeth I's world, he is trusted to write plays for her. But his position is insecure, based entirely on the queen's whims.When one of the her ladies-in-waiting is found dead, almost everyone suspects it was murder. But who stood to gain by her death? Were the
... Read more

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Rust & Stardust

A Novel

by T. Greenwood ...

Narrated by Thérèse Plummer ...

Unabridged

10 hours 34 min

“Greenwood’s glowing dark ruby of a novel brilliantly transforms the true crime story that inspired Nabokov’s Lolita. Shatteringly original and eloquently written....So ferociously suspenseful, I found myself holding my breath.” —Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of YouBased on the experiences of real-life kidnapping victim Sally Horner and her captor, whose story ... Read more

$26.99 USD

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“Greenwood’s glowing dark ruby of a novel brilliantly transforms the true crime story that inspired Nabokov’s Lolita. Shatteringly original and eloquently written....So ferociously suspenseful, I found myself holding my breath.” —Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of YouBased on the experiences of real-life kidnapping victim Sally Horner and her captor, whose story
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