J S Fletcher: 108 books

Excerpt: "In der Mitte der Haupt­stra­ße von High­mar­ket stand eine wuch­ti­ge, mas­si­ve Tor­fahrt, die noch aus dem Mit­tel­al­ter stamm­te. Wenn man hin­durch­ging, kam man auf einen qua­dra­ti­schen Hof, zu des­sen Sei­ten sich alte Stein­häu­ser er­ho­ben. Wel­cher...

Der vor fünf Jahren nach Kanada ausgewanderte Richard Malvery kehrt zurück in seine Heimat Brychester, einem Kaff in England. Kaum angekommen, verschwindet er noch am gleichen Tag spurlos. Der Kanadier David Blake, ein Freund und Geschäftspartner, reist an, treibt die Nachforschungen voran und...

This carefully edited collection contains the greatest tales of the legendary British sleuths and investigators, including Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, Father Brown, Tommy and Tuppence, Dr. Thorndyke and many others: Sherlock Holmes Series: A Study in Scarlet The Sign of Four The Hound of the...

When Mordecai Chiddock came to join the lighthouse staff on Shivering Sand, Jezreel Cornish was taking his allowance of sleep, and Chiddock, being new to the place, did not know who it was he would meet when Cornish woke up. Otherwise, the boat which had brought him and a month's provisions...

Excerpt: "Everyone who has had the pleasure of Mr. Poskitt's acquaintance knows that that estimable Yorkshireman is not only the cheeriest of hosts, but the best of companions. Those of us who have known the Poskitt High Tea (a much more enjoyable meal than a late dinner) know what follows the...

‘What is it, Sevidge?’ I asked. He glanced round to make sure that we were alone. Then he came close. ‘It’s murder, Mr Henderson!’ he said in a low voice. ‘Do you know that young fellow Maidment—Roger Maidment?’ ‘The rent-collector?’ I replied. ‘Yes!’ ‘He’s lying there...

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Root of All Evil. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by J. S. (Joseph...

In the last two decades, there has been a major increase in the actual numbers of women diagnosed with breast cancer (from 65000 new cases 20 years ago in the United States to 183000 in 1993). Concomitant with this has been a shift toward making the diagnosis earlier and toward diagnosing an earlier...