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An Ice-Cream War by William Boyd
epub, azw3 |eng | 1981-12-31 | Author:William Boyd

9 18 March 1915, Stackpole Manor, Kent Felix took off his eye-patch and stepped out onto the platform at Ashurst Station, blinking furiously in the weak early after-noon sun. His ...
( Category: Historical December 8,2014 )
Stars and bars by William Boyd
epub |eng | 1984-12-31 | Author:William Boyd

Chapter Seven The next morning Henderson got out of bed and fell over. He sat on the floor for a few seconds and watched his hands shake. A largish prism ...
( Category: Contemporary December 8,2014 )
The Phantom of the Temple by Robert van Gulik
epub, mobi |eng | 1964-12-31 | Author:Robert van Gulik

Twelve Judge Dee found his First and Third Ladies in the former’s boudoir. He told them briefly about the interview with the old prefect. “Mrs Woo’s visit must have a ...
( Category: Mystery December 8,2014 )
The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken by Tarquin Hall
epub, mobi |eng | 2011-12-31 | Author:Tarquin Hall

Sixteen Puri stood on the flat roof of his mock-Spanish villa looking down, in more ways than one, at the new home on plot number 23/B. It had been built ...
( Category: Suspense December 8,2014 )
Judge Dee at Work by Robert van Gulik
epub, mobi |eng | 1966-12-31 | Author:Robert van Gulik

5 The Two Beggars This story explains why Judge Dee was late for his family dinner on the Feast of Lanterns. This feast is the concluding phase of the protracted ...
( Category: Contemporary December 8,2014 )
What is the What by Dave Eggers
epub |eng | 2005-12-31 | Author:Dave Eggers

18 Most prophecies go unfulfilled. It’s just as well. The expectations Father Matong put upon me took many years to fade from the forefront of my mind. But thank God ...
( Category: Curricula December 8,2014 )
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips by Michael Morpurgo
epub |eng | 2004-12-31 | Author:Michael Morpurgo

Thursday, December 30th 1943 I still can’t find Tips. I’ve been looking for her all day today – and all yesterday too. I looked in every barn, every shed. Grandfather ...
( Category: Military & Wars December 8,2014 )
The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing by Tarquin Hall
epub |eng | 2010-12-31 | Author:Tarquin Hall

Thirteen Facecream didn’t wake until long after it was light. She guessed it must have been around nine. Feeling groggy and dull-headed, she lay on the bedroll in the dormitory ...
( Category: Suspense December 8,2014 )
Thirty-Three Teeth by Colin Cotterill
epub, mobi |eng | 2004-12-31 | Author:Colin Cotterill

17 Second Sunrise The second sunrise came at around 8 a.m. It was when the first sun had risen high enough to reflect from the golden dome of Xiang Thong ...
( Category: Contemporary December 8,2014 )
The Collector of Treasures (short story) by Bessie Head
epub |eng | 1976-12-31 | Author:Bessie Head

As Dikeledi read the note she began to shake with anger. She knew what the note meant: Garesego was coming home to have sex with her. “Banabothe,” she said, “will ...
( Category: Movements & Periods December 8,2014 )
The Red Pavilion by Robert van Gulik
epub, mobi |eng | 1960-12-31 | Author:Robert van Gulik

Ten Judge Dee sat down again and slowly emptied his tea cup. Gradually he was getting an interesting insight into the relations of all these people. But it didn’t help ...
( Category: Contemporary December 8,2014 )
Murder in Canton by Robert van Gulik
epub, mobi |eng | 1965-12-31 | Author:Robert van Gulik

Thirteen Chiao Tai had arrived at the palace two hours earlier, shortly after Judge Dee had left for the visit to Liang Foo. The majordomo ushered him into the hall ...
( Category: Mystery December 8,2014 )
The Willow Pattern by Robert van Gulik
epub, mobi, pdf |eng | 1964-12-31 | Author:Robert van Gulik

Fourteen A large military sedan chair carried Judge Dee and his three lieutenants to the Yee mansion. The coroner and his assistant followed in a second chair. The fog had ...
( Category: Contemporary December 8,2014 )
The Poe Shadow by Matthew Pearl
epub, mobi, azw3 |eng | 2005-12-31 | Author:Matthew Pearl

Seventeen Dear Sir,—There is a gentleman, rather the worse for wear, at Ryan’s 4th Ward polls, who goes under the cognomen of Edgar A. Poe, and who appears in great ...
( Category: Historical December 8,2014 )
The Musical by Robert Rankin
epub |eng | 1989-12-31 | Author:Robert Rankin

Seventeen Let’s get serious, no let’s don’t, let’s mime the hard bits. Frank Zappa Rex didn’t pause long in his burning apartment. He snatched up his weatherdome and tore away ...
( Category: Humorous December 8,2014 )

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