Gjør som tusenvis av andre bokelskere
Abonner på vårt nyhetsbrev og få rabatter og inspirasjon til din neste leseopplevelse.
Ved å abonnere godtar du vår personvernerklæring.Du kan når som helst melde deg av våre nyhetsbrev.
He'd been warned against the Wild Ones, but something made him ignore the warning. They terrorized the territory, bullied and scared the settlers into cooperating with them, and from what Chet Kelvin could figure out, they seemed to be operating from the mysterious IXL Ranch. If there was anything Chet couldn't stand it was a mystery, but once he started solving it he wished he'd let it alone.
The stories contained in this volume have been chosen by John Shuttleworth, editor of True Detective magazine, as the most exciting and mystifying actual espionage cases of the second world war. Including: The Spy Trap, The Mistake of Agent X, Hitler's Master Spy, and Jap Spies.
In two novellettes and three short stories Melba Marlett's wry and penetrating comments on the ever-shifting relationships between individiuals have an impact far beyond the sheer delight of her plots. Written with versatility, these incisive portraits probe various aspects of midcentury American life. Melba Marlett, the author of several first-class mysteries and the major novel TOMORROW WILL BE MONDAY, writes with insight and a distinctive style all her own.
She was elegant, beautiful, and a cold-blooded killer...or so it appeared. She had the perfect motive, she even admitted behing at the scene of the crime. Scotland Yard was prepared to charge Louise Colton with her husband's brutal murder.Only shy, retiring Mr. Pinkerton believed her innocent. He wandered into the case by accident, but he stayed to plumb its murky depths, to stir the waters of scandal and revenge until the killer moved to strike again...
DON'T LOOK BEHIND YOU!A madman has marked you for death.He follows you in the woods. He climbs the tree outside your window. He knocks on your door at midnight.He lusts for you. His raging desire will not rest until his lovely knife finds your delicious body. He has killed before.He will kill again, and it will be you.He takes the form of someone you know well. He lures you to a deserted building. He reveals himself. You are trapped. You flee down halls and twisting corridors, but he is behind you. You reach a door that will set you free...and it is locked!Daphne Gray cringed against the door. Above her she saw the gleam of a long knife poised to strike...
The wheels hummed on the rails, as 403 roared on and on into the black of night. Jock and Tom McNair were off --and they were sitting next to the pilot in the cab of the engine. For their part in a daring rescue, the boys had been rewarded with a trip across Canada, from Winnipeg to the Rockies, aboard a fast freight -- the dream of their lives come true, a glorious adventure dampened only by the mysterious stranger who haunted the caboose all along the line.Rarely has the excitement and irresistible appeal of railroading been so dramatically woven into such a thoroughly appealing story.
For the many amateur radio operators who like to construct their own antenna gear, and for those interested in getting into the fascinating field of ham radio, here is a practical guide to building and operating many types of ham antennas.Although the antennas described in this book cost little to construct, many will out-perform some of the best-designed, ready-made antennas on the market. By using parts you already have on hand (wire, 2x4s, insulators, etc.), you can build radiators that will allow you to DX places like Singapore, Moscow, Berlin, and the North Pole.Besides full details on many useful and interesting types of antennas, Ham Antenna Construction Projects includes complete information on long-lasting construction methods, as well as how to position your antenna to achieve maximum distance with a given radiation pattern. In addition, much easy-to-understand technical information on tuning antennas and the use of test equipment is presented.If you have a yen to travel the world on radio waves and have little cash to devote to an antenna system, this book is for you. All the information you need is here -- covering both horizontal and vertical antenna types, transmission lines and connections, antenna tuners, methods of construction, and methods and equipment for tuning antennas.
To Ellen Gaylord the exacting routine of Anthony Ware Hospital spelled all the romance and glamour that she asked of life. Affectionately, if a little derisively, her associates called her ''Nightingale." The ever-changing roster of patients adored her and she felt that her life was full and complete.But Ellen was young and very lovely and Cyrus Dent, the handsome new interne, was piqued by her indifference. His efforts to win her favor resulted only in antagonizing her. It took all his charm and ingenuity finally to convince her that being the wife of a struggling young small town practitioner was an even higher calling than that of being a trained nurse.A fine and sincere portrayal of hospital life, with a romance that is unusually appealing.
Edward Phillips Oppenheim (22 October 1866 - 3 February 1946) was an English novelist, in his lifetime a major and successful writer of genre fiction including thrillers. He wrote more than 100 novels between 1887 and 1943. "Floating Peril" was first published serially in "The New York Post" under the title "The Story Without a Title" in 1935.
Abonner på vårt nyhetsbrev og få rabatter og inspirasjon til din neste leseopplevelse.
Ved å abonnere godtar du vår personvernerklæring.