A criminal sentenced to life in a French penal colony leaves his girlfriend to take care of his stash. When he escapes, he finds that she has spent it all on frivolous living, and he sets out to exact vengeance.Guest appearances from Inspector Hanaud and Julius Ricardo.

The 'Murder Mystery - Boxed Set: 800+ Whodunit Mysteries, True Crime Stories & Action Thrillers' stands as a monumental anthology that spans a broad spectrum of the genre, encapsulating the evolution and diversity of mystery writing from the classic detective tales of the 19th century to the intricate plots of the early 20th century. This collection showcases a rich variety of literary styles and thematic undertakings, bringing together some of the genre's most compelling narratives withou...

This meticulously edited collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes True Crime Stories G. K. Chesterton: Father Brown Edgar Wallace: Four Just Men Mr. J. G. Reeder Detective Sgt. Elk The Earl of Nowhere P.-C. Lee Wilkie Collins: The Woman in White Armadale… Ethel Lina White: Fear Stalks the Village… Annie Haynes: The Abbey Court Murder The Crystal Beads Murder… R. Austin Freeman: Dr. Thorndyke H. C. McNeile...

A retired tea-broker with a passion for fine claret looks forward to his annual autumn tour of the Bordeaux vineyards. But a chance conversation in a London drawing-room plunges him into strange happenings. A young American woman begs him to watch over her friend, the heiress of a rose-pink château above the river, who has broken off her engagement without explanation. The young woman swears that every letter from the château reveals shifting, half-formed faces beneath the ink.Relu...

A Romance of WastdaleAt the Villa RoseClementinaEnsign Knightley and Other StoriesGreen StockingsLawrence ClaveringMiranda of the BalconyParson KellyRunning WaterThe Affair at the Semiramis HotelThe Broken RoadThe Courtship of Morrice BucklerThe Four Corners of the WorldThe Four FeathersThe PhilanderersThe SummonsThe TruantsThe TurnstileThe WatchersWitness Fo...

Enjoy solving crime and puzzles with this meticulously edited mystery collection: Arthur Conan Doyle: Complete Sherlock Holmes Series True Crime Stories G. K. Chesterton: Father Brown Edgar Wallace: Four Just Men Mr. J. G. Reeder Detective Sgt. Elk The Earl of Nowhere P.-C. Lee Wilkie Collins: The Woman in White Armadale… Edgar Allan Poe: The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Mystery of Marie Roget The Purloined Letter The Gold Bug Thou Art the Man Louis Tracy: Detectives White & Furneaux Myst...

20 Complete Works of A. E. W. MasonA Romance of WastdaleAt The Villa RoseClementinaGreen StockingsLawrence ClaveringMiranda of the BalconyParson KellyRunning WaterThe Affair at the Semiramis HotelThe Broken RoadThe Courtship of Morrice BucklerThe Four Corners of the WorldThe Four FeathersThe Great MonopolyThe PhilanderersThe SummonsThe TruantsThe TurnstileTh...

The second volume in the Detective Fiction Collection!Featuring:The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel, by A. E. W. MasonThe Mysterious Card, by Cleveland MoffettThe Mysterious Card Unveiled, by Cleveland MoffettThe Double Four, by Edward Phillips OppenheimThe Evil Shepherd, by Edward Phillips OppenheimThe Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective, by Catherine Louisa PirkisThe Fall of the House of Usher, by Edgar Allan PoeThe ...

A. E. W. Mason was an English early-twentieth century author of detective fiction and adventure novels, best remembered for his 1902 novel of courage and cowardice in wartime, ‘The Four Feathers’. He was also the creator of Inspector Hanaud, a French detective that served as an early template for Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot. Mason was a prolific writer, whose novels and short stories feature well-drawn characters and complicated, even intriguing plots. Many of his novels were made and...

Messrs. Frobisher & Haslitt, the solicitors on the east side of Russell Square, counted amongst their clients a great many who had undertakings established in France; and the firm was very proud of this branch of its business."It gives us a place in history," Mr. Jeremy Haslitt used to say. "For it dates from the year 1806, when Mr. James Frobisher, then our very energetic senior partner, organised the escape of hundreds of British subjects who were detained in France by the edict o...

Inspector Hanaud was the first modern detective of the 20th century, appearing first in 1910. He is believed to have been an influence on Agatha Christie's detective, Hercule Poirot. The series consists of 7 novels and stories:At the Villa RoseThe affair at the Semiramis HotelThe House of the ArrowThe Prisoner in the OpalThey Wouldn't Be ChessmenThe House in Lordship LaneThe Ginger King.If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to searc...

The Four Feathers is a 1902 adventure novel by British writer A. E. W. Mason that has inspired many films of the same title. Against the background of the Mahdist War, young Feversham disgraces himself by quitting the army, which others perceive as cowardice, symbolized by the four white feathers they give him. He redeems himself with acts of great courage and wins back the heart of the woman he loves.Alfred Edward Woodley Mason (1865 – 1948) was an English author and politician. H...