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The Female of the Species – ebook
H.C. McNeile
The story revolves around revenge. First, the main character, Bulldog Drummond, kills his stormy enemy, Carl Peterson. And his mistress wants revenge for Peterson. Suddenly, Drummond’s wife is kidnapped, but the criminal leaves traces. By which the main character is trying to find his wife. This chase takes place all over England, leading to an ominous house and a torture chamber.Data dostępności:
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My Lodger – ebook
Mary Fortune
Mary Helena Fortune is one of the first female authors who became famous for detectives. My Lodger is no exception. This work captivated readers with a tense plot, where the reader must think.Data dostępności:
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Some Must Watch – ebook
Ethel Lina White
The plot of the story „"Some Must Watch"” is exciting. Eight women are killed in the countryside. Residents are terrified and in order to protect themselves, they close all the gates of their private homes. But will it help? One of the female characters confesses that she is a man and that she is a murderer. An unexpected twist, but is it?Data dostępności:
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Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc – ebook
Mark Twain
The name of Joan of Arc became a legend: an illiterate village girl, standing at the head of the French army, delivered her country from English rule and enthroned the king, who later betrayed her. In the novel by Mark Twain, the story of Jeanne – her childhood, her victories and death – is presented to the reader on behalf of her friend and secretary. This is a story about a great and noble soul,...Data dostępności:
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Swallow – ebook
M.M. Petlińska
Lucia Cocci runs Magnoopere foundation, which helps forced labor and sexual abuse victims. John Phis Cole is ex-SEALs. With the support of the influential Senator of the United States Congress, they build a secret and illegal female sex-agent team and declare war to human trafficking. However, politicians and other groups of power begin to be interested in the organization. Meanwhile, thousands of...Data dostępności:
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Lady Molly of Scotland Yard – ebook
Emmuska Orczy
By the author of the „Scarlet Pimpernel”, „Lady Molly of Scotland Yard” is a collection of short stories featuring Lady Molly Robertson-Kirk, head of the Female Department at Scotland Yard in and around 1910. The book contains all twelve Lady Molly adventures and is narrated by Lady Molly’s assistant Mary Granard. Lady Molly has a keen and brilliant mind, never failing to unravel a case that baffles...Data dostępności:
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Athabasca Bill – ebook
Bessie Marchant
In Alberta, Canada, young Fred’s family awaits the return of their father who is looking for a site for a new home for them. But just as he return, bloodhounds seeking the thief who stole a box containing hundreds of dollars trace the scent to Fred’s father. Fred sets out to find Athabasca Bill who may have information that will prove that his father is innocent. Elizabeth Marchant (1862–1941) was...Data dostępności:
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Masterpieces of Mystery – ebook
Anna Katharine Green
„Masterpieces of Mystery” is a scintillating collection of suspenseful stories of murder and mayhem from pioneering American detective-story writer Anna Katharine Green, one of the first female writers of detective fiction. Green’s many thrillers were characterized by logical construction and a knowledge of criminal law. Her stories are full of mystery and written in an elegant manner, true to the...Data dostępności:
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Agatha Webb – ebook
Anna Katharine Green
Celebrated as one of the most important early female writers of detective fiction, Anna Katherine Green was lauded for her meticulous plotting and attention to detail. In this classic mystery novel, a universally beloved woman Agatha Webb and a household servant are found dead. Would her husband do it for money matters? Or would it be the rich and well-connected Mr. Fredrick, who ran away into the...Data dostępności:
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Deadwood Dick’s Doom – ebook
Edward Lytton Wheeler
„Deadwood Dick’s Doom or Calamity Jane’s Last Adventure” is a fast-paced thriller by popular dime-novelist Edward Lytton Wheeler who wrote 33 „Deadwood Dick” novels between 1878 and 1885. His stories are well plotted adventures and his slang and dialect heavy narration is funny as hell. He wrote a lot of tales with female protagonists, maybe influenced by the New Woman of the 1890’s. Deadwood Dick...Data dostępności:
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