Résultats Éditeur "Isis" dans Policier, thrillers et œuvres à suspense

A dinner party ends with a sudden death, and it is up to Major Bob Seymour to get to the bottom of the mystery, using his knowledge of exotic flora.

Amelia is constantly overshadowed by her beautiful cousin, Ernestine. When two men both fall for Ernestine, they dare each other to stay in an ominous vine-covered pavilion, and it is up to Amelia to come to the rescue in this eerie feminist tale.

Known for his nautical themes, William Hope Hodgson begins this story with a small rowing boat in distress and its sailor regaling a tragic tale. This story differs from many in the botanical gothic genre in that it features sinister fungi, as opposed to the traditional vines, flowers or trees.

A tragic past comes back to haunt the present in The Ash Tree. When Sir Richard Fell inherits Castringham Hall, it comes with a curse that has caused the mysterious deaths of the previous owners.

Emma Vane blurs the line between human and plant in this short story featuring a lily that has developed a mouth and can moan. Concern is soon raised for the safety of the central protagonist, botanist Carl Brense.

The titular house in this short story sits not far from the state of Missouri. An old, run-down building, missing windows and doors, it has been overgrown with foliage, and its dilapidated appearance has given it an ‘evil reputation’.

Intrigued by other sailors’ superstitions of a cursed island, Sam Lenartson rows out to see for himself. Once there, he discovers an abandoned house with a mysterious tenant.

Professor Jonkin is a scientist who has successfully cultivated a tree that produces many fruits. He doesn’t stop there though and starts experimenting on a pitcher plant with disastrous results....

The story is set in Padua and follows botanist Giacomo Rappaccini’s garden of poisonous plants. A student from the university of Padua falls for a maiden in the luscious garden, but he soon learns some troubling information about his beloved’s true nature.

A short story from the British Library Tales of the Weird collection Evil Roots. Best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes, this short story by Conan Doyle preceded the famous detective by almost a decade. After an altercation, a disgruntled American storms off into the night, only to disappear mysteriously. Could a giant flytrap really be capable of engulfing an adult victim?

Charlotte Perkins Gilman is known for her themes of female entrapment and patriarchal control, and she gives this a Gothic twist in "The Giant Wistaria". A wealthy young couple and their friends rent a manor house, excited by the prospect that it’s haunted, and they are not disappointed when they all experience the same vivid dream.

"Carnivorine" follows the tale of Ellis Graham, who has been asked to find his friend’s lost son, Julius. Ellis heads to Europe in his search, only to find Julius on the brink of a remarkable discovery about carnivorous plants.

A grisly spirit turns travelling companion for the unwitting passenger of a London bus; a repulsive neighbour returns from the grave, rejected by the very earth; an innocuous back garden becomes the stage for a nightmare encounter with druidic sacrifice. From deep in the British Library vaults emerges a new selection of E.F. Benson's most innovative, spine-tingling and satisfyingly dark 'spook stories'. Complete with an introduction exploring the fascinating story of Benson's life, and including the never-before-republished story 'Billy Comes Through'.

Amy Snowden, in middle age, has long since settled into a lonely life in the Yorkshire town of Gunnarshaw, until - to her neighbours' surprise - she suddenly marries a much younger man. Months later Amy is found dead - apparently by her own hand - and her husband, Wright, has disappeared. Sergeant Caleb Cluff - silent, watchful, a man at home in the bleak moorland landscape of Gunnarshaw - must find the truth about the couple's unlikely marriage and solve the riddle of Amy's death.

Un homme réveille un docteur en clamant qu'il est fou et qu'il faut l'enfermer.

Lors de l'enterrement sous la pluie de Carlo Stecpnich, trafiquant notoire de drogue et de filles, deux flics commentent l'arrivée de six voitures remplies de fleurs et de filles somptueuses.

Dorothée, épouse de Gérard, d'un caractère difficile à supporter, décide un voyage en Espagne. Dans un cabaret de Barcelone, Gérard rencontre son ancienne petite amie Pascale, toujours chanteuse. Elle disparaît, mais il la retrouve aux Baléares, ayant convaincu sa femme d'y séjourner. Il espère la convaincre de lâcher son compagnon actuel et de lui revenir, d'autant que des circonstances fortuites lui permettent d'éliminer son épouse - l'enquête concluant à un accident.

Devant une Cour d'Assise, Denise Moulin, ravissante jeune femme est accusée par son mari Robert Moulin d'avoir toutes les qualités, d'être parfaite, de l'aimer et de vouloir le rendre heureux ; Robert se trouve de plus être l'avocat général et accuse donc à charge son épouse de ces méfaits. Paradoxe de la situation et humour du jargon juridique.

En 1889, l'ingénieur hydraulique Victor Hatherley arrive chez le docteur Watson la main en sang et le pouce sectionné. Après l'avoir soigné, Watson l'amène chez Sherlock Holmes qui tente de résoudre cette étrange affaire.