Résultats pour "Talk Talk" dans Affaires criminelles

In the year 1792, the French Revolution is in the midst of its bloodiest stage. Aristocrats are being executed left and right by the Republic when the guillotine begins to be repeatedly cheated of aristocratic victims due to a series of daring rescues carried out by a mysterious hero known only as “The Scarlet Pimpernel.” Nothing is known about this person, save that he is a master of disguise, has saved dozens of lives, and has never been caught. He is the hero of the aristocrats, the bane of the Republic, and the talk of high society across the channel in England. As the inane and ...

Five years before the story begins, a man convicted of murdering a powerful, corrupt financier escaped and disappeared. Now, five years later, another financier, an honest one, is murdered in Seattle. The famous lawyer who is his executor is attacked on the train stuck in the snow in the wilds of Montana. Who can be the attacker? Is it the odd young man the lawyer’s daughter finds irritating and intriguing? Is it the man who claims a telegram that can’t be his? Is it someone else? After another murder, some safe cracking, a burned bridge, and a suspicious manhunt, the deep insights of a ...

It's the dawn of a new era with this first issue of The Thrill Book Volume 2, and the influential pulp magazine is back and twice as big as prior issues! This time we have the suspenseful gold mining mystery "Vanishing Gold", the taut spy thriller "The Seventh Glass", the third part of the globe-trotting spy story "Strasbourg Rose", and the first part to H. Bedord-Jones' swashbuckling adventure "The Opium Ship" to meet your pulpy needs. And if you are looking for something a little more weird or spooky, the suicide-tinged "When Ghosts Walked", the bizarre tale "The Bibulous Baby", and the ...

The Hardy Boys track down a ring of car thieves - summary by Anthony St. Pierre

Welcome to Issue #5 of the exciting and influential pulp magazine The Thrill Book, a noted precursor to the mighty Weird Tales! In this issue, we conclude the haunting "Down the Coast of Shadows", we take to the salty seas in the first part of "The Devil's Own", we solve a thrilling mystery with "Nothing But Dust" and and we head up into the wilderness on "The One-Man Log Drive". Plus included is the horrific tale of a stone god come to life in "The Stone Image" by frequent Weird Tales contributor Seabury Quinn. All this and more await in the exciting pages of The Thrill Book! (Summary by Ben ...

Am 3. Januar 2026 fällt plötzlich im Südwesten Berlins der Strom aus. 100.000 Menschen sitzen im Dunkeln, ohne Heizung, ohne Internet, ohne Notruf – bei Minusgraden und Schnee. Was erst wie eine einfache Netzstörung aussieht ist Sabotage. Aus einem Brandanschlag auf ein Versorgungskabel am Rande einer Kleingartenkolonie wird der längste Blackout in der deutschen Nachkriegsgeschichte: 104 Stunden bleibt in Teilen der Hauptstadt der Strom weg. Ein Stresstest für die Menschen und die Stadt. Doch es ist kein Berliner Problem. Es könnte überall in Deutschland passieren. Bundesweit gab es ...

Heidi Stark survived something. Then she wrote a book about it. Now she's reading it to you — and filling in everything the pages left out. Pretty Red Flags is a true crime podcast, a book club, and a survivor testimony. And it's just getting started.

Young peoples book of adventure in aviation with young women in the lead rolls. This is in the earlier days of aviation. - Summary by Susan Morin

When the Crandall family jewels are stolen from the Lilac Inn, Nancy Drew is on the case! With multiple suspects, Nancy follows the clues which lead her to a world of lies, suspense and danger. A perilous and life-threatening boat ride almost defeats Nancy, as there are those who will stop at nothing to prevent Nancy from solving the mystery. This is the fourth book of the series, and is the last Nancy Drew Mystery Story to be written by Mildred Wirt Benson under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Subsequent authors continued to use Carolyn Keene as a pseudonym for each book in the series. - Summary...

Book 3 in Adventure Stories for Girls. When one sees a theft committed, it is instinctive for one to immediately alert the authorities and put a stop to it, but is it always the best thing to do? Lucile is faced with such a dilemma when she realizes a little girl is stealing valuable books from the University Library where Lucile works. Her delay in making the report led her, and her roommate Florence, on a wild search that takes her form Chicago to New York, and back through thieves and fire to set things right. With the help of a few acquaintences, Providence, and her own plucky, resourceful...

In the second book of the series, Nancy Drew comes to the aid of elderly sisters Rosemary and Floretta Turnbull to uncover the cause of strange hauntings in their old country mansion. In the process, Nancy discovers a hidden staircase which leads her to the heart of the mystery. Will Nancy's midnight adventure reveal the secret of the hidden staircase? The Hidden Staircase was written by Mildred Wirt Benson writing under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. - Summary by Louise Jaeschke

Rick, Scotty and Barby have a new challenge related to their work at a secret rocket base. Science and ingenuity will be the skills that solve the mystery and stop the sabotage! - Summary by Cyndajm

A teenage mystery book While holidaying on Lake Huron Florence and a gypsy dancer friend meet up with a lady detective searching for a lost ruby and meet up (and survive) many dangers.

A dying criminal confesses that his loot had been secreted in an old tower. It remains for the Hardy Boys to make an astonishing discovery that will clear up the mystery. (Adapted from an old advertisement) "The Tower Treasure" is the first volume in the original Hardy Boys Mystery Stories.

In the third book of the series, Nancy Drew comes to the aid of new friend Laura Pendleton. As Laura, whose mother recently died, meets her new guardian, suspicious behavior leads Nancy on a path of dangerous twists and turns, as she tries to uncover the truth about Laura's inheritance. Nancy's perseverance prevails as she solves the mystery and saves a life. The Bungalow Mystery was written by Mildred Wirt Benson under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. - Summary by Louise Jaeschke

Mary Louise Gay decided to spend the summer holiday in her family's cottage at Shady Nook. But an unknown arsonist has been setting the cottages on fire and it's up to Mary Lou, her best friend Jane, and their loyal pup Silky, to find out who the culprit is and save the houses and their summer holiday. - Summary by Mary Escano

Book 2 of the Adventures for Girls series. Three young, female college students manage to get free housing aboard a friend's luxury yacht, the O Moo, that's in a Chicago dry dock. Fortunately for them, they have much experience in dealing with fearful situations and mystery, because these things seem to follow them around. A threatening note, a terrifying blue face, even being set adrift in a harrowing winter storm all work together to test their courage and resourcefulness, and eventually lead to peace. (Summary by Keith Salis)

The Marvelous Land of Oz: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman is the second of L. Frank Baum's books set in the Land of Oz, and the sequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Tons of exciting things happen in this book, including the story of the little boy Tip who makes a magic sawhorse and then a Pumpkin headed man come to life, runs away from the witch Old Mombi and seeks to find the Emerald City where the Scarecrow rules in all of his magnificence. Be prepared for dangerous encounters, exciting plot twists and marvelously brave (and stupid in the case...

The Hardy boys begin their first case as sons of a famous detectives tracking down a jewel thief. - Summary by ClueChaser

Frank and Joe solve the case of a counterfeiting ring, after Mrs. Hardy took some from a stranger. A tale full of thrills! This is third book in the "Hardy Boys" series. (Adapted from old ad by Maria Therese)