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Houdini: The Man Who Walked Through Walls

by William Lindsay Gresham ...

No Magician has captured the imagination of the World as did Harry Houdini, his very name become a byword for stunning, amazing escapes.In this authoritative biography, acclaimed author and noted psychic sceptic, William Lindsay Gresham details the life of the great man. The strands of Houdini's life are chronicled in rich detail; the stage illusions and their invention, his private life as he ... Read more

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No Magician has captured the imagination of the World as did Harry Houdini, his very name become a byword for stunning, amazing escapes.In this authoritative biography, acclaimed author and noted psychic sceptic, William Lindsay Gresham details the life of the great man. The strands of Houdini's life are chronicled in rich detail; the stage illusions and their invention, his private life as he
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Nightmare Alley

by William Lindsay Gresham ...

Nightmare Alley begins with an extraordinary description of a freak-show geek—alcoholic and abject and the object of the voyeuristic crowd’s gleeful disgust and derision—going about his work at a county fair. Young Stan Carlisle is working as a carny, and he wonders how a man could fall so low. There’s no way in hell, he vows, that anything like that will ever happen to him.And since Stan is ... Read more

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Nightmare Alley begins with an extraordinary description of a freak-show geek—alcoholic and abject and the object of the voyeuristic crowd’s gleeful disgust and derision—going about his work at a county fair. Young Stan Carlisle is working as a carny, and he wonders how a man could fall so low. There’s no way in hell, he vows, that anything like that will ever happen to him.And since Stan is
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Houdini

The Man Who Walked Through Walls

by William Lindsay Gresham ...

No magician has captured the imagination of the world as did Harry Houdini, his very name a byword for stunning, amazing escapes. In this authoritative biography, acclaimed author and noted psychic skeptic, William Lindsay Gresham details the life of the great man. The strands of Houdini’s life are chronicled in rich detail; the stage illusions and their invention, his private life as he traveled ... Read more

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No magician has captured the imagination of the world as did Harry Houdini, his very name a byword for stunning, amazing escapes. In this authoritative biography, acclaimed author and noted psychic skeptic, William Lindsay Gresham details the life of the great man. The strands of Houdini’s life are chronicled in rich detail; the stage illusions and their invention, his private life as he traveled
... Read more
Houdini: The Man Who Walked Through Walls. Illustrated

by William Lindsay Gresham ...

Houdini: The Man Who Walked Through Walls by William Lindsay Gresham is a captivating biography of the legendary magician and escape artist Harry Houdini. Gresham paints a vivid and intimate portrait of Houdini, tracing his journey from humble beginnings as Erik Weisz, a Hungarian immigrant, to becoming one of the most famous and enigmatic performers in the world. The book explores Houdini’s ... Read more

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Houdini: The Man Who Walked Through Walls by William Lindsay Gresham is a captivating biography of the legendary magician and escape artist Harry Houdini. Gresham paints a vivid and intimate portrait of Houdini, tracing his journey from humble beginnings as Erik Weisz, a Hungarian immigrant, to becoming one of the most famous and enigmatic performers in the world. The book explores Houdini’s
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Nightmare Alley

by William Lindsay Gresham, Adam Sims ...

Narrated by Adam Sims, Gunnar Cauthery ...

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10 hours 23 min

Stanton Carlisle is smart, good-looking and ambitious. Among the outcasts, freaks and geeks of the Ten-in-One sideshow, he learns that the public is there to be gulled, and he learns how to do it. Amoral and brilliant, he aims for the brighter lights of vaudeville before a much bigger coup faking spiritualism for the rich. But his own dark fears haunt him, and he is not the only one taking ... Read more

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Stanton Carlisle is smart, good-looking and ambitious. Among the outcasts, freaks and geeks of the Ten-in-One sideshow, he learns that the public is there to be gulled, and he learns how to do it. Amoral and brilliant, he aims for the brighter lights of vaudeville before a much bigger coup faking spiritualism for the rich. But his own dark fears haunt him, and he is not the only one taking
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Nightmare Alley

by William Lindsay Gresham ...

Narrated by Peter Berkrot ...

Unabridged

10 hours 44 min

One of the twentieth century's most darkly beautiful works of crime fiction—a story of carny life, spiritualism, and a con man of merciless resolve.Nightmare Alley begins with an extraordinary description of a freak-show geek—alcoholic and abject and the object of the voyeuristic crowd's gleeful disgust and derision—going about his work at a county fair. Young Stan Carlisle is working as a carny, ... Read more

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One of the twentieth century's most darkly beautiful works of crime fiction—a story of carny life, spiritualism, and a con man of merciless resolve.Nightmare Alley begins with an extraordinary description of a freak-show geek—alcoholic and abject and the object of the voyeuristic crowd's gleeful disgust and derision—going about his work at a county fair. Young Stan Carlisle is working as a carny,
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After Dark, My Sweet

by Jim Thompson ...

Narrated by Kevin T. Collins ...

Series series Mulholland Classic
Unabridged

6 hours 2 min

A classic crime novel about a kidnapping scheme gone wrong from Jim Thompson's, America's "Dimestore Dostoevsky."William "Kid" Collins was once a respected boxer. Now he's a drifter, on the run after escaping from a mental institution.One afternoon he meets Fay, a beautiful young widow. She is smart and decent — at least when she's sober. Soon Collins finds himself involved in a kidnapping scheme ... Read more

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A classic crime novel about a kidnapping scheme gone wrong from Jim Thompson's, America's "Dimestore Dostoevsky."William "Kid" Collins was once a respected boxer. Now he's a drifter, on the run after escaping from a mental institution.One afternoon he meets Fay, a beautiful young widow. She is smart and decent — at least when she's sober. Soon Collins finds himself involved in a kidnapping scheme
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Dead of Winter

The unmissable new crime novel from the award-winning writer

by Anders de la Motte ...

Narrated by Julie Maisey ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Seasons Quartet
Unabridged

12 hours 42 min

IT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A NIGHT TO REMEMBERWINTER 1987Laura is excited to spend Christmas as usual with her beloved aunt Hedda and her friends. But her festive mood soon turns sour as she finds both old faces and new are keeping secrets from her. When a fire claims the life of her best friend, the beautiful and talented Iben Jensen, the scars of that night will remain with Laura for the rest of ... Read more

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IT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A NIGHT TO REMEMBERWINTER 1987Laura is excited to spend Christmas as usual with her beloved aunt Hedda and her friends. But her festive mood soon turns sour as she finds both old faces and new are keeping secrets from her. When a fire claims the life of her best friend, the beautiful and talented Iben Jensen, the scars of that night will remain with Laura for the rest of
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The Night They Vanished

The obsessively gripping thriller you won't be able to put down

by Vanessa Savage ...

'Vanessa Savage hooks her readers and keeps them dangling till the very last page' Daily MailA family with a secret.A past about to catch up with them.At thirty, Hanna has finally decided she's better off without her family. They hold her responsible for the incident that ruined their lives fourteen years ago and they've barely spoken since.But then, whilst browsing a true crime website, she sees ... Read more

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'Vanessa Savage hooks her readers and keeps them dangling till the very last page' Daily MailA family with a secret.A past about to catch up with them.At thirty, Hanna has finally decided she's better off without her family. They hold her responsible for the incident that ruined their lives fourteen years ago and they've barely spoken since.But then, whilst browsing a true crime website, she sees
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Dead of Winter

The unmissable new crime novel from the award-winning writer

by Anders de la Motte ...

Series Book 3 - Seasons Quartet
The thrilling new standalone suspense novel from Sweden's answer to Val McDermid and Sunday Times Book of the Month author, Anders de la Motte.'Tightly plotted and dark with psychological suspense, intriguing characters and vivid milieus that never stop delivering' KATRINE ENGBERG, author of the Korner and Werner seriesIT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A NIGHT TO REMEMBERWI... ... Read more

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The thrilling new standalone suspense novel from Sweden's answer to Val McDermid and Sunday Times Book of the Month author, Anders de la Motte.'Tightly plotted and dark with psychological suspense, intriguing characters and vivid milieus that never stop delivering' KATRINE ENGBERG, author of the Korner and Werner seriesIT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A NIGHT TO REMEMBERWI...
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The Rim of Morning

Two Tales of Cosmic Horror

by William Sloane ...

Two “elegant, disquieting” novels of cosmic horror, collected in one volume with an introduction from Stephen King (Elizabeth Hand, bestselling author of Wylding Hall).“I can think of no other novels exactly like these two, either in style or substance.” —Stephen KingIn the 1930s, William Sloane wrote two brilliant novels that gave a whole new meaning to cosmic horror. In To Walk the Night, Bark ... Read more

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Two “elegant, disquieting” novels of cosmic horror, collected in one volume with an introduction from Stephen King (Elizabeth Hand, bestselling author of Wylding Hall).“I can think of no other novels exactly like these two, either in style or substance.” —Stephen KingIn the 1930s, William Sloane wrote two brilliant novels that gave a whole new meaning to cosmic horror. In To Walk the Night, Bark
... Read more
After Dark, My Sweet

by Jim Thompson ...

Series series Mulholland Classic
The classic crime novel about a kidnapping scheme gone wrong from America's "Dimestore Dostoevsky," the basis for the noir film of the same name (Geoffrey O'Brien, poet, critic author, former editor and chief, Library of America).William "Kid" Collins was once a respected boxer. Now he's a drifter, on the run after escaping from a mental institution.One afternoon he meets Fay, a beautiful young ... Read more

$8.69 USD

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The classic crime novel about a kidnapping scheme gone wrong from America's "Dimestore Dostoevsky," the basis for the noir film of the same name (Geoffrey O'Brien, poet, critic author, former editor and chief, Library of America).William "Kid" Collins was once a respected boxer. Now he's a drifter, on the run after escaping from a mental institution.One afternoon he meets Fay, a beautiful young
... Read more

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