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The Riddle of the Deplorable Dandy by Patricia Veryan
epub |eng | | Author:Patricia Veryan

11 Elspeth came downstairs early the following morning drawn by the fragrance of freshly baked bread. A weak sun slanted its pale beams through the windows of the dining parlour ...
( Category: Historical September 4,2017 )
The Rogue's Disgraced Lady by Carole Mortimer
epub, mobi |eng | 2011-08-26 | Author:Carole Mortimer [Mortimer, Carole]

Not that Crestwood was unique in his complete disregard for his wife‟s pleasure during lovemaking. There would not be as many married women of the ton ready to take a ...
( Category: Historical September 4,2017 )
In this Grave Hour by Jacqueline Winspear
epub |eng | 2017-09-04 | Author:Jacqueline Winspear [Jacqueline Winspear]

Maisie left early the following morning to allow for delays, though traffic diversions put in place to allow for the evacuation of children and movement of troops in the days ...
( Category: Mystery September 4,2017 )
The Witches of New York by Ami McKay
epub |eng | 2016-10-25 | Author:Ami McKay

Adelaide pinned a spray of pheasant feathers to the hat she planned to wear to accompany Beatrice to Dr. Brody’s house. Setting the velvet bonnet high atop her curls, she ...
( Category: Genre Fiction September 4,2017 )
Naive and Sentimental Lover by John le Carre
epub |eng | 1971-01-01 | Author:John le Carre [Carre, John le]

At the door, letting him help her into her coat, Elise kissed him. At first it was a child’s kiss, Mark beneath the mistletoe. Then, like a tiny paintbrush, her ...
( Category: Thrillers & Suspense September 4,2017 )
A Small Town in Germany by John le Carre
epub |eng | 1968-01-01 | Author:John le Carre [Carre, John le]

If I smoked I'd smoke one of your cigars. I could do with a bit of soma just now, he thought; if I can't have one of those, I'll have ...
( Category: Thrillers & Suspense September 4,2017 )
The Pale House by Luke McCallin
epub |eng | 2014-06-06 | Author:Luke McCallin

The desks outside Dreyer’s office were empty of personnel, papers neatly piled up and sorted next to half-filled crates. Reinhardt stood quietly in the doorway to the clerks’ office, wondering ...
( Category: Mystery September 4,2017 )
Agatha Christie - 1961 - The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie
epub |eng | 1961-01-01 | Author:Agatha Christie [Christie, Agatha]

Thirteen Mark Easterbrook’s Narrative I approached my task of interviewing Mrs. Tuckerton with the utmost reluctance. Goaded to it by Ginger, I was still far from convinced of its wisdom. ...
( Category: Mystery September 4,2017 )
The Observations by Jane Harris
epub, mobi |eng | 2007-06-26 | Author:Jane Harris [Harris, Jane]

I’ll say this much for the two gentlemen, they heard me out without really interrupting my testimony (for that is what it felt like I was giving). There was no ...
( Category: Genre Fiction September 4,2017 )
Redmayne 05 - The Parliament House by Edward Marston
epub |eng | 2006-02-28 | Author:Edward Marston [Marston, Edward]

They set out even earlier than usual. Bridget McCoy was not optimistic. 'He'll not be there,' she said, gloomily. 'He may be, Mother. You never know.' 'He was not at ...
( Category: British & Irish September 4,2017 )
14 The Nutmeg of Consolation by O'Brian Patrick
mobi |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:O'Brian, Patrick [O'Brian, Patrick]

Chapter Eight It was from the mizzentop that they first saw this island, or rather the little isolated flat cloud that marked its presence. So many leagues, so many degrees ...
( Category: Genre Fiction September 4,2017 )
Barbara Cleverly by The Palace Tiger
epub |eng | 2011-10-11 | Author:The Palace Tiger [Tiger, The Palace]

Chapter Sixteen Ť ^ ť A name was on the tip of Joe’s tongue. The urge to answer the doctor’s question and indulge with him in a little fervid speculation ...
( Category: Mystery September 4,2017 )
Tenth Gift by Johnson Jane
epub |eng | 2009-09-21 | Author:Johnson, Jane

20 Catherine August 1625 Cat laid aside the pen and sighed. In truth, she had no hopes that her former master would even receive the letter she had just drafted, ...
( Category: British & Irish September 4,2017 )
Tenacious: A Kydd Sea Adventure, #6 by Julian Stockwin
epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:Julian Stockwin [Stockwin, Julian]

Herculaneum turned out to be a dusty expanse of crumbling ruins, picked over by paid labourers and dilettantes. Kydd was glad they had taken the precaution of shifting to shore ...
( Category: British & Irish September 4,2017 )
Dillon 16 - A Darker Place by Jack Higgins
mobi, epub |eng | 2008-01-01 | Author:Jack Higgins

9 Grozny, the Chechen capital, resembled hell on earth, and in spite of constant rain, there were fires everywhere. Heavy tanks had thrown everything they had at the place and ...
( Category: Thrillers & Suspense September 4,2017 )

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