From 1965 until 1980, there was a virtual moratorium on executions for capital offenses in the United States. This was due primarily to protracted legal proceedings challenging the death penalty on constitutional grounds. After much Sturm und Drang, the Supreme Court of the United States, by a divided vote, finally decided that "the death penalty does not invariably violate the Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause of the Eighth Amendment." The Court's decisions, however, do not moot the con...

This unique crime and mystery collection includes the great masterpieces of the mystery every fan of the genre should experience: Edgar Allan Poe: The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Masque of the Red Death The Fall of the House of Usher The Tell-Tale Heart The Cask of Amontillado The Purloined Letter Arthur Conan Doyle: A Study in Scarlet The Sign of Four The Valley of Fear The Hound of the Baskervilles and other Sherlock Holmes Cases Josephine Tey: The Man in the Queue A Shilling for Candl...

'Behind Enemy Lines: 40 Spy Thrillers' captures the exhilarating and treacherous world of espionage through a diverse array of narratives and literary styles. This anthology presents a mosaic of suspenseful tales, each meticulously curated to showcase the genre's rich tradition and evolution. From the gripping plots and unexpected twists to the complex character studies, the collection immerses readers in a myriad of thrilling scenarios. Each story not only stands as a solitary pillar of i...

There's an irresistible thrill to the world of spies—secrets whispered in shadowy alleys, coded messages hidden in plain sight, and daring agents who risk everything to unravel conspiracies. Spy novels captivate us because they plunge us into a world of deception and high-stakes intrigue, where nothing is ever as it seems. Whether set against the backdrop of war, international espionage, or political betrayal, these stories explore the fine line between loyalty and treachery, duty and pers...

Featuring contributions from Al Mohler, John MacArthur, Mark Dever, and moreCurating insights from some of America’s greatest Christian minds, High King of Heaven is a series of reflections on Christology, one of the church’s central doctrines. It contains essays from over twenty well-known pastors and theologians, including John MacArthur, Mark Dever, Albert Mohler, Miguel Nuñez, and Ligon Duncan.Each essay not only elucidates an aspect of Christ’...

E-artnow presents to you this exceptional crime and mystery collection filled with the greatest classics of the genre: Bleak House (Dickens) Great Expectations (Dickens) Crime and Punishment (Dostoevsky) The Double (Dostoevsky) Guy Mannering (Scott) Moll Flanders (Defoe) Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë) Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë) Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë) The Count of Monte Cristo (Dumas) The Man in the Iron Mask (Dumas) Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Hardy) The Picture of Dorian...

Two BBC Radio full-cast dramas from the master of classic crimeAnthony Berkeley was a journalist, novelist, and founding member of the Detection Club - whose members included Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers - and was one of crime fiction's greatest innovators, developing the idea of the psychological crime novel in the 1920s and 30s. One of his recurring and most-beloved characters was Roger Sheringham, a novelist and amateur detective.

A six-part radio spy thriller about an ex-SAS agent framed for murder and on the runTerry Prince is an ex-SAS professional occasionally hired by the Secret Services to do special 'jobs'. His latest mission seems straightforward enough: find and retrieve a top secret file, belonging to the Department of Internal Security, that has been leaked to a left-wing magazine.Arriving at the offices of Socialist Attack, he discovers the editor dead - and he h...