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Comprised of six short works of fiction, The Dorrington Deed-Box follows a London-based private detective named Horace Dorrington. Motivated by profit, Dorrington will do whatever it takes to catch criminals-even if that means killing them. This immoral and dishonest behavior extends to his clients as well, as Dorrington will manipulate anyone he can into hiring him. Outwardly polite, even-tempered and charming, Dorrington is socially pleasant but professionally corrupt. Told through the perspective of James Rigby, Dorrington's latest client, The Dorrington Deed-Box begins when Rigby and Dorrington meet on a train. After appealing to Rigby's paranoia, Dorrington gets hired to save Rigby from a threat that the detective mostly made up. However, as Rigby's narration follows the private detective through his cases, it is impossible not to be fascinated with the way Dorrington works. As he solves crimes, recovers stolen items, outsmarts scammers and exposes crooked businesses, Dorrington is unafraid to get his hands dirty. He is willing to intimidate, steal, or dispose of anything and anyone standing in the way of a resolved case. Originally published in the midst of the detective fiction craze, spearheaded by the Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle, The Dorrington Deed-Box by Arthur Morrison is a collection of work that celebrates an anti-hero detective. Featuring a variety of clever and interesting works of short fiction, The Dorrington Deed-Box adds a unique and dark twist to detective fiction. With film and television adaptations and allusions, Arthur Morrison's The Dorrington Deed-Box and its protagonist, Horace Dorrington, have earned a place in pop culture, remaining fun and riveting to contemporary audiences. This edition of The Dorrington Deed-Box by Arthur Morrison now features an eye-catching new cover design and is printed in a font that is both modern and readable. With these accommodations, this edition of The Dorrington Deed-Box creates an accessible and pleasant reading experience for modern audiences while restoring the original wit and intrigue of Arthur Morrison's work.

From 18 chillingly brilliant writers of horror & literary fiction:Susan Barker, JK Chukwu, Bridget Collins, Mariana Enriquez, Michel Faber, Lewis Hancox, Emilia Hart, Ainslie Hogarth, Robert Lautner, Adorah Nworah, Irenosen Okojie, Lucy Rose, Lionel Shriver, James Smythe, Lavie Tidhar, Francine Toon, Evie Wyld & Louisa Young

In this supernatural thriller, six teenagers attempt to survive the horrors ¿ both human and supernatural ¿ that haunt them as they try to escape a seemingly infinite forest where far older, crueler things wait for them with plans of their own.

This is a classic science fiction novella by Stanley G. Weinbaum that was originally published in Wonder Stories in 1934. It is only Weinbaum''s second published story and is a sequel to ''A Martian Odyssey''. The tale follows Dick Jarvis and his mission to retrieve the film he took one week earlier that was lost when his auxillery rocket crashed. Along with his colleague ''Frenchy'' the pair visit the city of the cart creatures and the site of the pyramid building creature before going in search of Tweel, the birdlike Martian he met in ''A Martian Odyssey''. This work is part of our Vintage Sci-Fi Classics Series, a series in which we are republishing some of the best stories in the genre by some of its most acclaimed authors, such as Isaac Asimov, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and Robert Sheckley. Each publication is complete with a short introduction to the history of science fiction.

Twenty years ago, Detective Mark Davis investigated the disappearance of two young girls. Now, as a cold case detective, he has the chance to re-open the case. In doing so, however, he is led down a twisted path, plagued with terror and lies. Will he finally be able to put this case to rest?A dark secret left Abby Dalton scarred at Twelve years old. Very few people even know that Abby isn't her real name. When she starts receiving threatening letters, she begins questioning everything and everyone - especially her new love interest, Oscar. To attain closure, Abby will need to battle the demons of her past as well as her greatest obstacle...herself.This is fiction...but also not.It is for the crime-obsessed warriors. Those who are haunted by the darkness, chasing that ultimate fix - justice served.But, above all, it is for them...the ones who never made it home.

They are masters in the covert world of spies and assassins.Elda Ainsworth cut her teeth as a spy in the Cold War. Currently semiretired, she has been activated by the American government to extract her friend Korinna Federov, a Russian translator for the Kremlin. Elda's background as a military analyst, personal trainer, and psychologist makes her a formidable opponent. Trained by the KGB, Anatoly Petrov was born to be a killing machine. Anatoly's mission is to eliminate Korinna, thus ensuring the American and Russian presidents' secrets she holds are kept safe. The careers of both world leaders are on the line, as well as the delicate balance of peace, should Korinna leak her knowledge of their covert activities. Elda squares off against Anatoly in a high-stakes cat-and-mouse chase across Russia and Europe to see which side will prevail. Alone against the power and resources of the Kremlin, are Elda's wits and skills enough to save Korinna and win one for America in the new Cold War?

For fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Nightingale: an elderly woman recounts her Dutch family's survival during the final years of Nazi occupation, shedding new light on old secrets that rippled through subsequent generations. Eighty-year-old Mieke Geborn's life is one of quiet routine. Widowed for many years, she enjoys the view from her home on the New Jersey shore, visits with friends, and tai chi at the local retirement community. But when her beloved grandson, Will, and his wife, Teru, show up for a visit, things are soon upended. Their marriage is threatening to unravel, and Will has questions for his grandmother--questions about family secrets that have been lost for decades and are now finally rising to the surface.But telling Will the truth involves returning to the past, and to Mieke's childhood in coastal Holland. There, in the last years of World War II, she survived the Hunger Winter, a brutal season when food and heat were cut off and thousands of Dutch citizens starved. Her memories weave together childhood magic and the madness of history, and carry readers from the windy beaches of The Hague to the dark cells of a concentration camp, through the bends of eel-filled rivers, and, finally, to the story of Will's father, absent since Will's childhood.Our Narrow Hiding Places is a sweeping story of survival and of the terrible cost of war--and a reminder that sometimes the traumas we inherit come along with a resilience we never imagined.

Discours civiques de Danton" est une compilation des discours prononcés par Georges Danton, un homme politique français influent de la Révolution française. Ces discours reflètent les idées et les convictions politiques de Danton, ainsi que son éloquence et son talent d'orateur. Danton était un leader du mouvement révolutionnaire et ses discours ont joué un rôle important dans la mobilisation du peuple et dans l'organisation des événements révolutionnaires. Ils ont également contribué à façonner l'histoire politique de la France à cette époque tumultueuse. Cette compilation offre un aperçu précieux des idéaux révolutionnaires et de la rhétorique politique de l'époque.

"La Nouvelle Carthage" est un roman écrit par Georges Eekhoud et publié en 1888. Ce livre dépeint la ville d'Anvers à la fin du XIXe siècle, mettant en lumière ses quartiers populaires, ses habitants marginalisés et ses personnages hauts en couleur. À travers une série d'histoires entrelacées, Eekhoud explore les thèmes de la pauvreté, de la criminalité, de la prostitution, ainsi que les tensions sociales et politiques de l'époque. "La Nouvelle Carthage" offre une représentation réaliste et parfois crue de la vie urbaine à Anvers, tout en offrant une réflexion sur la condition humaine et la société de son temps. Ce roman est considéré comme l'une des oeuvres majeures de la littérature naturaliste belge.

"La Faneuse d'Amour" est un roman écrit par Georges Eekhoud et publié en 1893. Ce livre met en scène l'histoire d'amour tragique entre deux jeunes femmes, Colette et Blanche, dans la campagne flamande du XIXe siècle. Malgré les obstacles sociaux et les conventions de l'époque, les deux femmes entretiennent une relation passionnée et se battent pour vivre leur amour librement. Le roman aborde des thèmes tels que l'homosexualité, l'émancipation féminine et la lutte contre les préjugés, tout en offrant une représentation sensible et poétique de la nature et de la vie rurale en Flandre. "La Faneuse d'Amour" est considéré comme l'un des premiers romans à traiter ouvertement de l'homosexualité féminine dans la littérature européenne