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The Rubadub Mystery. Barney Mysteries #4

On a summer holiday in the seaside town of Rubadub, Roger Diana, Snubby and Barney witness sinister goings on – explosions at the secret submarine base, suspicious characters at the old inn, lights flashing at night. Suddenly they are plunged right into the middle of another mystery and of course are determined to solve it! Barney finds work in a Pierot show to be near his friends, and begins to realize that this theatrical setting gives him an excellent opportunity to find his long lost actor
The Rubadub Mystery. Barney Mysteries #4

Last Tales

"Last Tales" is a collection of twelve of the last tales that Karen Blixen wrote under the pen name Isak Dinesen, before her death in 1962. They include seven tales from Albondocani, a projected novel that was never completed; “The Caryatids,” an unfinished Gothic tale of a couple bedeviled by an old letter and a gypsy’s spell; and three tales of winter, including “Converse at Night in Copenhagen,” a drunken, allnight conversation between a boyking, a prostitute, and a poor young
Last Tales

Boulder Dam

There are two parts to this book. One is the love story brewing between a wandering soul who lands at the Boulder Dam and the amazing Boulder Dam itself. The love story is entertaining and the protagonist is very likable. The detail of the multiple jobs at Boulder Dam is some good stuff. There are only a few pages about Las Vegas during the building of the dam but they are fun too.
Boulder Dam

Subspace Explorers

This is an expansion of Smith's story «Subspace Survivors,» containing a three-part theme: A space catastrophe and its results; the discovery and scientific study of psionics; and a war between the corrupt and shortsighted (including Labour, politicians, Sovietstyle communists and greedy capitalists) and those who can see a bit further (mostly tradesmen, professionals, and businessmen). Blended together by an author called the «Father of Space Opera.»
Subspace Explorers

Nothing So Strange

A strange story, told by indirection, as Jane Waring, through recurrent interviews with a mysterious Mr. Small who is trying to get from her all she can give him of her knowledge of Mark Bradley, tells Brad’s story, as she knows it. In complete darkness as to Small’s purpose, Jane withholds (both from him and the reader) many connecting links, impressions, emotional overtones and undertones—telling only what each question involves. Bit by bit the pieces fall into place—and when after some time
Nothing So Strange

The Belt of Seven Totems. A Story of Massasoit

Massasoit Sachem, or Ousamequin (1581–1661), was the sachem or leader of the Wampanoag confederacy. “Massasoit” means “Great Sachem.” This novel was not intended as a true recreation of Pilgram-era history; instead, it is the author’s attempt to reconcile apparently conflicting historical facts and to explain an otherwise inexplicable situation concerning Native Americans and European settlers. At the time of the Pilgrims, all Native Americans—not excepting those of New England—had suffered
The Belt of Seven Totems. A Story of Massasoit

The Sinister Painting

An eery story of a fiendish murder and a midget psychic investigator—by the author of «Invaders From the Dark» and «The Devil's Pool»! Originally published in the classic pulp magazine Weird Tales, this volume includes an introduction by former WT editor John Gregory Betancourt.
The Sinister Painting

St. Francis of Assisi

The life of Francis of Assisi patron saint of animals, is chronicled in a spiritual biography by Christian and mystery author G.K. Chesterton—himself a convert to Catholicism. It covers the saint’s calling, his exceptional life, and his influence in the Catholic Church. A volume sure to appeal to all lovers of animals and nature, as well as those interested in the history of Christianity.
St. Francis of Assisi

Ellen Hart Presents Malice Domestic 15: Mystery Most Theatrical

The Malice Domestic anthology series returns with a new take on mysteries in the Agatha Christie tradition—original tales with a theatrical bent! Included are: Preface, by Ellen Hart The Rock Star, by Frances Aylor Perfectly Awry, by Anne Louise Bannon The Ghost in Balcony B, by Michele Bazan Reed Drama-Rama Flip Flop, by Cindy Brown It’s Not O.K. Corral, by M. E. Browning Mary-Alice Imagines Her Life as a Movie, by Karen Cantwell The Ghost of Hamnet, by R. M. Chastleton When the Wind is
Ellen Hart Presents Malice Domestic 15: Mystery Most Theatrical