This classic tale follows the unexpected adventures of a mild-mannered English vicar who finds himself embroiled in international intrigue.When the vicar's roguish brother Edmund returns home with a mysterious cargo and dubious associates, the quiet clergyman is drawn into a web of smuggling and deceit. Forced to navigate unfamiliar waters both literal and figurative, the vicar must confront moral dilemmas as he tries to help his brother while upholding his principles.From ...

MYSTERIES / SUSPENSE / ADVENTURE“Promised Land” by Andrew Welsh-Huggins [Michael Bracken Presents short story]Security specialist Erie Hollar uncovers a sinister conspiracy on the moon’s Shackleton City. After discovering a body and surviving a brutal attack, Erie races against time to unravel the truth, dodging dangerous enemies and bureaucratic traps in a tense, moonlit sci-fi mystery.“The Great Diet Duplicity,” b...

I hate the sight of those terra-cotta envelopes that telegrams come in. They have often announced ill news to me, and even in the absence of ill news they bear with them an atmosphere of emergency, suggestions of sudden action, which is always detestable to me. Bates stood by while I read the ugly puce form which announced, had I known it, the opening of the curious chapter in my otherwise quiet life which I am now trying to recall and to record in its incredible details. Incredible I mean...

I HATE the sight of those terra-cotta envelopes that telegrams come in. They have often announced ill news to me, and even in the absence of ill news they bear with them an atmosphere of emergency, suggestions of sudden action, which is always detestable to me.Bates stood by while I read the ugly puce form which announced, had I known it, the opening of the curious chapter in my otherwise quiet life which I am now trying to recall and to record in its incredible details.Incre...

« Le vent hurlait sur la mer, emportant avec lui des secrets plus anciens que les pierres sous nos pieds. À ce moment-là, j'ai su que rien ne serait plus comme avant.Bienvenue dans Un mystère méditerranéen, où le frisson de l'aventure rencontre les sombres courants sous-jacents du dilemme moral, sur fond d'eaux vastes et traîtresses de la Méditerranée. Dans ce récit captivant, Edmund se lance dans un voyage qui promet la liberté, mais qui offre bien plus que ce qu...

“The wind howled across the sea, carrying with it secrets older than the stones beneath our feet. In that moment, I knew—nothing would be the same again.”Welcome to A Mediterranean Mystery, where the thrill of adventure meets the dark undercurrents of moral dilemma, set against the vast and treacherous waters of the Mediterranean. In this gripping tale, Edmund embarks on a journey that promises freedom but delivers far more than he bargained for: intrigue, betraya...

This file includes: Beasts and Super-Beasts, The Chronicles of Clovis, Reginald, Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches, The Toys of Peace, The Unbearable Bassington, and When William Came. According to Wiipedia: "Hector Hugh Munro (December 18, 1870 - November 13, 1916), better known by the pen name Saki, was a British writer, whose witty and sometimes macabre stories satirized Edwardian society and culture. He is considered a master of the short story and is often compared to O. Henry and...

G. K. Chesterton's masterful mystery features men who earn their livings in the most peculiar waysThe Club of Queer Trades is an incredibly exclusive society that comes with a specific conceit for entry: Its members must have a talent that is extremely unusual and use that skill to earn a living. For judge Basil Grant, the club is also a mystery that he must solve. Basil first learns of the group when his brother tells him about an army major who believes that this ...

An island in the South Sea is the setting for this entertaining tale, and an all-conquering hero and a beautiful princess figure in a most complicated plot. The hero meets a princess in a far-away island among fanatically hostile Musselmen. Romantic love making amid amusing situations and exciting adventures.

Smith, a University of Oxford athlete, witnesses strange things. Edward, a student in Egyptology, collects ancient artefacts, a mummy as well. Not only does he collect them, but Smith suspects that Edward is trying to reanimate the mummy. His suspicions grow bigger when he sees the mummy disappear and then reappear. Will Smith confront Edward and what will follow after that? Is it actually possible to reanimate an artefact or it is simply fruit of imagination? Who will make it out alive – ...

Charlie Durand, Professor of Romance Languages in a western University, had been spending the first weeks of a hard-earned Sabbatical holiday in wandering through Flanders and Belgium, and on the fatal second of August had found himself at Louvain, whose University, a year or two previously, had honoured him with a degree. On the advice of the American consul he had left Belgium at once, and, deeply disturbed by the dislocation of his plans, had carried his shaken nerves to a lost corner o...

What if good manners hid dangerous minds? The Complete Stories and Novels of Saki brings together the full fiction of one of the sharpest wits in English literature. Writing with elegance, irony, and a taste for the unexpected, Saki exposed the absurdities of Edwardian society through perfectly crafted stories that often end with a deliciously dark twist. This comprehensive collection includes Saki's celebrated short stories alongside his novels, featuring mischievous children, pompous adu...