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46 produkter
In a Lonely Place
Häftad, 2023
152 kr
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'The new crime and espionage series from Penguin Classics makes for a mouth-watering prospect' Daily TelegraphLos Angeles, the late 1940's. A serial killer stalks the foggy streets at night ...Dix Steele, a former fighter pilot, moved to L.A. after the war, looking for a new life. But the city is …
Ride the Pink Horse
Häftad, 2026
152 kr
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The first masterpiece by the doyenne of American noirSailor, former henchman and trouble-accruing gangster, travels from Chicago to Santa Fe, New Mexico, looking for revenge and for money. But it's hard to make a dishonest buck when everything seems to be against him. It is Fiesta, it is hot, …
In a Lonely Place
Häftad, 2010
149 kr
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'Puts Chandler to shame ... Hughes is the master we keep turning to' Sara ParetskyAfter the war, cynical veteran Dix Steele has moved to L.A., a city terrified by a strangler preying on young women. Bumping into an old friend, now a detective working on the case, Dix is thrilled by closely …
In a Lonely Place
E-bok, 2010
102 kr
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'The new crime and espionage series from Penguin Classics makes for a mouth-watering prospect' Daily TelegraphLos Angeles, the late 1940's. A serial killer stalks the foggy streets at night ...Dix Steele, a former fighter pilot, moved to L.A. after the war, looking for a new life. But the city is …
So Blue Marble
E-bok, 2015
45 kr
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Superb Art Deco suspense set in the glamorous world of high society New York from ''An author with a flair for terror'' The New Yorker ''If you wake up in the night screaming with terror, don''t say we didn''t warn you'' New York Times Once the dashing, top-hatted twins, Danny and David, who share …
So Blue Marble
Häftad, 2015
286 kr
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Superb Art Deco suspense set in the glamorous world of high society New York from 'An author with a flair for terror' The New Yorker'If you wake up in the night screaming with terror, don't say we didn't warn you' New York TimesOnce the dashing, top-hatted twins, Danny and David, who share nice …
Cross-Eyed Bear Murders
E-bok, 2015
45 kr
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Alone in New York City, Lizanne Steffasson comes face to face with reality when her dream of acting on Broadway collapses. Now she just needs to pay her rent. So she answers an unusual ad in the paper, for ''a beautiful girl. One not afraid to look on danger''s bright face''. Lizanne is neither …
Cross-Eyed Bear Murders
Häftad, 2015
286 kr
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Alone in New York City, Lizanne Steffasson comes face to face with reality when her dream of acting on Broadway collapses.Now she just needs to pay her rent. So she answers an unusual ad in the paper, for 'a beautiful girl. One not afraid to look on danger's bright face'.Lizanne is neither …
Bamboo Blonde
E-bok, 2015
45 kr
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Griselda and Con Satterlee are spending a second honeymoon in a cottage on Long Beach, and it''s not going well. To cap it all, Con picks up a blonde in the Bamboo Bar one night and walks out with her, leaving Griselda on her own. Con comes back, saying that he took the blonde outside to try to …
Bamboo Blonde
Häftad, 2015
286 kr
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Griselda and Con Satterlee are spending a second honeymoon in a cottage on Long Beach, and it's not going well. To cap it all, Con picks up a blonde in the Bamboo Bar one night and walks out with her, leaving Griselda on her own.Con comes back, saying that he took the blonde outside to try to stop …
Fallen Sparrow
E-bok, 2015
79 kr
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Who killed Louie Lepetino? Was it Barby, with her silvery sheen of hair, looking like a top model and acting like a woman madly in love? Or the beautiful Toni, who is hiding some strange secrets? Could it be Otto, a handsome refugee, nicknamed Blue Eyes and an object of attraction for Barby? Kit, a …
Fallen Sparrow
Häftad, 2015
286 kr
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Who killed Louie Lepetino?Was it Barby, with her silvery sheen of hair, looking like a top model and acting like a woman madly in love?Or the beautiful Toni, who is hiding some strange secrets?Could it be Otto, a handsome refugee, nicknamed Blue Eyes and an object of attraction for Barby?Kit, a …
Delicate Ape
E-bok, 2015
39 kr
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Diplomatic corps man Piers Hunt watches the glittering lights of Broadway from his Hotel Astor room. The German girl''s mocking voice returns to his mind yet again: ''More melodrama, Piers?'' Yes: this time it''s ''more melodrama'', but with a vengeance. In New York incognito, only Piers knows that …
Delicate Ape
Häftad, 2015
286 kr
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Diplomatic corps man Piers Hunt watches the glittering lights of Broadway from his Hotel Astor room. The German girl's mocking voice returns to his mind yet again: 'More melodrama, Piers?' Yes: this time it's 'more melodrama', but with a vengeance.In New York incognito, only Piers knows that his …
Johnnie
E-bok, 2015
45 kr
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Private First Class Johnnie Brown is on a break in New York, with just two days to spend however he likes before shipping out to fight the Nazis. All he wants to do is ride the subway, and while his fellow soldiers are exploring the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building and what the …
Johnnie
Häftad, 2015
286 kr
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Private First Class Johnnie Brown is on a break in New York, with just two days to spend however he likes before shipping out to fight the Nazis. All he wants to do is ride the subway, and while his fellow soldiers are exploring the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building and what the …
Dread Journey
E-bok, 2015
45 kr
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One-way ticket to death . . .? ''Hughes is the master we keep turning to'' Sara Paretsky ''The tension and terror of Dread Journey are such that few will be able to lay the book down unfinished'' New York Times ''Cornell Woolrich meets Agatha Christie'' Publishers Weekly ''Superbly done'' …
Dread Journey
Häftad, 2015
286 kr
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One-way ticket to death . . .? 'Hughes is the master we keep turning to' Sara Paretsky'The tension and terror of Dread Journey are such that few will be able to lay the book down unfinished' New York Times'Cornell Woolrich meets Agatha Christie' Publishers Weekly'Superbly done' Washington PostIn …
Ride the Pink Horse
E-bok, 2015
45 kr
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''Nobody but Dorothy Hughes can cast suspense into such an uncanny spell, and she''s never done it better'' San Francisco Chronicle '' An excellent novel . . . A sympathetic study of the development of a criminal'' New York Times It''s carnival time in Santa Fe, and three out-of-town visitors are …
Ride the Pink Horse
Häftad, 2015
286 kr
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'Nobody but Dorothy Hughes can cast suspense into such an uncanny spell, and she's never done it better' San Francisco Chronicle'An excellent novel . . . A sympathetic study of the development of a criminal' New York TimesIt's carnival time in Santa Fe, and three out-of-town visitors are drawn …
Candy Kid
E-bok, 2015
40 kr
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Jose Aragon is a ranch hand between jobs. Looking and smelling just like a piece of border-town trash, he''s hoping the Chenoweth Hotel, El Paso, will let him in for a much-needed shower, a room and a couple of cold beers. But a beautiful and wealthy woman with golden-brown hair, Dulcinda Farrar, …
Candy Kid
Häftad, 2015
286 kr
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Jose Aragon is a ranch hand between jobs. Looking and smelling just like a piece of border-town trash, he's hoping the Chenoweth Hotel, El Paso, will let him in for a much-needed shower, a room and a couple of cold beers.But a beautiful and wealthy woman with golden-brown hair, Dulcinda Farrar, …
Davidian Report
E-bok, 2015
45 kr
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One of them is the link to Davidian. One of them is holding out . . . Steve Wintress''s flight to Los Angeles is forced down in bad weather, and he shares a car into town with three fellow travellers: a shy young soldier, a cool Hollywood actress and a Justice Department official. But all four …
Davidian Report
Häftad, 2015
286 kr
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One of them is the link to Davidian.One of them is holding out . . .Steve Wintress's flight to Los Angeles is forced down in bad weather, and he shares a car into town with three fellow travellers: a shy young soldier, a cool Hollywood actress and a Justice Department official.But all four …
Blackbirder
E-bok, 2015
100 kr
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Espionage, adventure and a hard-boiled heroine not to be trifled with - this classic noir will have you gripped from start to finishJulie Guilles is in trouble. She's fled her home in Occupied France for a seedy neighbourhood in New York and has been laying low - but not low enough. Because now she …
Bamboo Blonde
E-bok, 2022
34 kr
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When Con Satterlee picked up the half-intoxicated blonde in the Bamboo Bar, Griselda was annoyed. When he walked out with the blonde, leaving Griselda flat, she was furious. She was frightened, too, returning alone to the isolated, ramshackle beach cottage. And this was to have been their second …
