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【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Helpless at the Gates of Graceland【電子書籍】[ Jon Wilson ]

＜p＞A man crushed by profound grief seeks solace at Elvis Presley's mansion...Three shunned children embark on a peculiar quest that changes their lives...A despondent writer finds new hope when he meets a crazy cat lady... A missing lion revives the flagging career of a private eye who is not as hard-boiled as he thinks...Time travel promises exotic romance when a dull boy learns life offers more than his weekly soda ... plus more short fiction, poetry, and essays as Helpless at the Gates of Graceland explores the power of emotion, yearning hearts, and sudden magic.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Enter the Peerless【電子書籍】[ Kyle Winkler ]

＜p＞Elpenor, a newly minted private investigator, finds his first case on Craigslist: twenty-nine people have entered an abandoned trailer in rural Indiana, and none of them have left. Unable to open the trailer's doors or windows, Elpenor enlists two local accomplices, a knife grinder (Don the Knife) and a janitor (Hugh Gardener). When they finally gain access, they fall into a pocket universe ruled by a godlike being called Fiascoal.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Refugees of this worldーa depopulated and exact copy of our worldーcongregate around a web of communities in St. Louis. Elpenor attempts to find the missing people but is instead forced to become the new host of Fiascoal as a communal ritual. His search for the missing in the netherworld and the needs of the hungry, petulant god conflict as Don the Knife raises a cult of personality, community leaders abuse their authority, and Elpenor must decide whether to save the few over the many. That is, if he can find a way out of the metaphysical prison he's broken into. Told in a charged high-rhetorical, hard-boiled style, ＜em＞Enter the Peerless＜/em＞ is a detective novel for the paranoiacs and heartsick rejects who know an angel in the dirt when they see one.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Arthur Morrison e l’emergenza del noir【電子書籍】[ Antonino Fazio ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Giallo＜/strong＞ - saggio (33 pagine) - Cosa accade quando un investigatore non ? ci? che sembra?＜/p＞ ＜p＞In questo saggio acuto e ben documentato, Antonino Fazio ci guida alla riscoperta di Arthur Morrison, autore spesso ricordato per Martin Hewitt, ma che con il personaggio ambiguo e disturbante di Horace Dorrington anticipa i temi e le atmosfere del noir ben prima che il genere venga codificato. Attraverso un’analisi puntuale della narrativa gialla ? dal giallo classico al thriller, dall’hard-boiled americano al noir europeo ? Fazio smonta luoghi comuni e propone una rilettura sorprendente: non ? la California degli anni '40 la vera culla del noir, ma la Londra vittoriana. ＜em＞Arthur Morrison e l’emergenza del noir＜/em＞ ? un saggio che scava nell’ombra del genere poliziesco e mette in discussione le sue certezze. Un testo per chi ama il mistero, ma soprattutto per chi vuole capirlo davvero.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Antonino Fazio＜/strong＞, laureato in filosofia e in psicologia, pi? volte finalista al Premio Urania e al Premio tedeschi, ha pubblicato racconti, articoli, manuali, saggi, romanzi, (tra cui ＜em＞Pi? oscuro della notte＜/em＞, Delos Digital 2015), un’antologia di fantascienza (＜em＞CyClone＜/em＞, Perseo 2005) e ha curato, con Riccardo Valla, un volume saggistico sullo scrittore noir Cornell Woolrich (＜em＞L'incubo ha mille occhi＜/em＞, Elara 2010). Con il racconto ＜em＞La sparizione di Majorana＜/em＞ ha vinto il Premio Italia nel 2011, e con il racconto ＜em＞Sherlock Holmes e la sposa insoddisfatta＜/em＞ lo Sherlock Magazine Award nel 2022.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】DEADLY ATTRACTION【電子書籍】[ NEIL LOW ]

＜p＞＜strong＞DEADLY ATTRACTION＜/strong＞ is the fifth novel in the Alan Stewart and Vera Deward Murder Mystery series, set in 1940s Seattle.＜/p＞ ＜p＞On his way to work, a young carpenter discovers the partially nude body of Audrey Lockhart, a hopeful Hollywood starlet, near the Green Lake walking path. A recent Smith College graduate, Audrey had stopped in Seattle to visit her dying father and her uncle-King County Commissioner Dan Lockhart-before heading to Los Angeles. Her uncle, a former detective on Seattle's Dry Squad, once worked under current Chief of Detectives Mike Ketchum, who had previously tried to fire him for corruption. Due to this complex history, private investigators Alan Stewart and Vera Deward are brought in to help police avoid conflicts of interest and assist with the investigation.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Armed with sharp instincts, old-school detective skills, and a willingness to take risks, Stewart and Deward delve into a twisted case that may be linked to other unsolved rapes and murders in the region. Their search for answers pulls them deep into the city's underworld-gambling dens, the Chinese underground, and the shadowy Seattle waterfront-revealing that, in some cases, blood may be thicker than water.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This gripping mystery paints a vivid portrait of wartime Seattle, full of danger, corruption, and intrigue. With fast-paced storytelling, period authenticity, and noir-style grit, ＜strong＞DEADLY ATTRACTION＜/strong＞ delivers a tense and atmospheric read.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Praise for Neil Low and the Alan Stewart & Vera Deward series:＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞"With DEADLY ATTRACTION, Neil Low offers another fine mystery with master sleuths Vera Deward and Alan Stewart scoping out corrupt World War II-era Seattle. Each chapter fires round after round of adrenaline-packed action and mystique. Low's mastery of prose and detective-like attention to detail makes this deadly yarn a unique addition to the hard-boiled genre." -Don Roff, Author of Zombies: A Record of the Year of Infection＜/p＞ ＜p＞"I truly enjoyed DEADLY ATTRACTION. This fast-paced Seattle mystery is rich in historical context and filled with suspense." -Kenyon S. Chan, Chancellor, University of Washington, Bothell＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Reader praise for previous titles:＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞"Reminds me of Ed McBain!" -Bill B., AZ＜/p＞ ＜p＞"Real characters, intriguing story, and fascinating Seattle history." -Danny B., CA＜/p＞ ＜p＞"Although the deeds are dastardly, the ending is quite satisfying!" -Randy C., Seattle＜/p＞ ＜p＞"My husband read it twice-he's read all your books!" -Sue, OH＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Other books in the series:＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Thick as Thieves (2008), Sign of the Dragon (2009), Unreasonable Persuasion (2010), and Unholy Alliance (2011)-each a regional bestseller in Seattle. Author Neil Low is currently writing book six, Theater of the Crime.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Heather's Treehouse: A Macabre Thriller【電子書籍】[ Christopher Alan Broadstone ]

＜p＞A MACABRE THRILLER For Those Who Love POE, Clive BARKER, and The TWILIGHT ZONE.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Purisima Concepci?n Mission＜/p＞ ＜p＞Tej?s 1716＜/p＞ ＜p＞“Despelleja los diablos rojos vivos!” cried Guarco.＜/p＞ ＜p＞More soldiers ran past the Spanish jailer as he cheered them on.＜/p＞ ＜p＞“Skin the red devils alive, I say! And may God damn them to hell!”＜/p＞ ＜p＞Roaring with laughter, Guarco forced the jail door shut against the whiplash wind and secured it. With the intense heat of the day colliding with the cold of this evening tempest, hail and worse would soon follow. Pulling a torch from its hammered sconce, he made his way from the jail’s anteroom and down its unlit corridor to look in on his newest prisoner, Brezo. She did not lift her chin from her chest.＜/p＞ ＜p＞“Witch!” he growled. “You hurt my friend. You let him kiss and kiss and kiss, and you ate his tongue. You chewed out his eyes while he choked on his own blood. Y-you, you-ou??”＜/p＞ ＜p＞Brezo moved so quickly Guarco did not even see her head jerk or shudder, let alone rise, her upturned eyes so intense, the whites so bared, it looked as if two hard-boiled eggs had been set into her sockets. And, for the first time in his life, Guarco the jailer felt he had become the prisoner.＜/p＞ ＜p＞So begins Heather’s Treehouse, a tale sprigging from the brutal black magic of Native American witchcraft, vengeance, and the savage, merciless end of things in the Old World, gone to seed in 1716 and burgeoning 272 years later in the far more modern world of 1988, Edgewood, Texas. On the outskirts of this sleepy little town, the purest form of evil has been nurtured by the blood and somatic fluids of centuries of slaughter and simmering hatred, gestating within a morbidly gnarled black oak named Heather’s Treehouse by fifteen-year-old, aspiring author Matley Joe Roberts.＜/p＞ ＜p＞For Matley, Sheriff R. J. Whittaker, and the elderly Tawakoni Indian, Pappy Sobs, the horrific and grisly fight to save Edgewood is a fight not only to save their home and its unsuspecting populace, but also their own souls and the higher ideals of humanity. It is a reckoning that quickly escalates into the first battle in a timeless war of tribalism versus individualism, ensconced identity-fueled vengeance versus commonsense and reason, the inevitable result an epic total-war ruin that could threaten all of mankind if allowed to flourish and spread beyond the borders of Edgewood.＜/p＞ ＜p＞“And that,” says the ever-wise Pappy Sobs to young Matley, “is why we fight. ‘Cause the very Devil himself might run this world, but he still doesn’t own it. Not as long as we never, ever, ever lie down.”＜/p＞ ＜p＞“Broadstone creates three-dimensional mythologies for his fictional worlds, and with Heather's Treehouse, suggests that if the bad histories man keeps buried underground aren't exhumed, they will find a way to burst forth and reclaim an unassuming civilization with a bloody vengeance. With sharply-defined characters inhabiting a small-town familiarity, the reader becomes invested in the misfits, the bullies, and the civil servants, to the point where their commingling with supernatural forces results in genuine, mind-altering shock. Written with page-turning urgency, Heather's Treehouse is yet another gem from an innovative literary mind.” ?? Jonny Numb＜/p＞ ＜p＞“Heather's Treehouse is full of unexpected twists and action. It's epic, it's blood-curdling, and its raw human drama left me astounded. A tale masterfully crafted and brilliantly told! The story of Bloodmoon will haunt you for nights to come.” ?? L.R.Liverpool, Author of The Man In Black＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Imposter The Chameleon, #1【電子書籍】[ Sharon E. Buck ]

＜p＞Alex never expected her post-FBI life to involve barcode scanners and retail strategy meetings, but working for POSSーPoint of Sale Strategiesーwas supposed to be quiet. Normal. Safe.＜/p＞ ＜p＞That illusion shatters when Pinky Fingers Morales, a mid-level thug with a taste for loud shirts and louder crimes, turns up dead… minus his trademark digits.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Worse, all signs point to Paul, Alex's smug co-worker with suspicious access to sensitive filesーand even more suspicious ties to the infamous Giodorno gang. Toss in Ronnie, Alex's maddeningly charming ex-boyfriend with a murky agenda and a habit of showing up when bullets fly, and Alex finds herself in a tangled mess of secrets, betrayal, and criminal ambition.＜br /＞ Was Ronnie trying to take over the Giodorno operation? Did he put Paul up to murder? Or is there an even bigger play behind the curtain?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Armed with a sharp mind and a dry wit, Alex dives into a dangerous game of cat and mouse to expose the imposter before she becomes the next target.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞The Imposter＜/em＞ blends high-stakes crime with snarky charm in a mystery where everyone's got secretsーand nobody's who they claim to be. Clean, hard-boiled, short cozy mystery - perfect for a 2 hr. evening read.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Maltese Falcon【電子書籍】[ Dashiell Hammett ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Dashiell Hammett’s ＜em＞The Maltese Falcon,＜/em＞ first published in 1930, is one of the greatest crime novels of all times, inspiring numerous spinoffs in film, television, and theater.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The hero, Sam Spade, is a hard-bitten and ethically ambiguous detective who is approached by the beautiful and mysterious Miss Wonderly to track down her missing sister. Spade’s partner, Miles Archer, steps in, only to be shot that very night. Spade’s honor as a detective requires him to track down Archer’s killer.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Spade’s journey takes him through San Francisco of the 1920sーdark, foggy, and sinister, in one of the city’s many moods. Spade knows that Miss Wonderly is not who she claims to be. Unraveling this mystery, he encounters Joel Cairo, an effeminate Greek antiquities dealer; Casper Gutman, a fat man in search of a priceless figurine of a black falcon; and Wilmer, a brutal young gunslinger.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞The Maltese Falcon＜/em＞ has captured the public imagination through the famous 1941 film starring Humphrey Bogart. But the novel itself is a masterpiece of mystery fictionーand of the lean, hard-boiled prose style that came to characterize the American detective novel. It remains as compelling as it was the day it was published.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Born in 1894 to a working-class family in Maryland, Dashiell Hammett drifted through odd jobs before taking a job at the Pinkerton Detective Agency, where he learned the ins and outs of detective work that would furnish the material for his crime novels. Between 1929 and 1934, he published five of theseーthe most famous being ＜em＞The Maltese Falcon＜/em＞ and ＜em＞The Thin Man＜/em＞ (itself the inspiration of several Hollywood films).＜/p＞ ＜p＞In later years, Hammett’s abilities waned, affected by alcohol, smoking, and tuberculosis. In the 1950s, his leftist politics would put him at odds with the House Un-American Activities Committee. He died in 1961.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But Hammett’s stark, unsentimental complexity continues to influence crime fiction to this very day. He was the first and most influential creator of the tough but charismatic detective that continues to fascinate the world’s readers nearly a century later.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Johnny Steele and the Mulberry Street Mystery The Detective Johnny Steele Mysteries, #1【電子書籍】[ David Moore ]

＜p＞In a city where the rain never stops and danger lurks in every alley, private eye Johnny Steele is about to face the case of his life. When a mysterious dame walks into his smoke-filled office with a story about her husband's murder, Johnny knows this ain't no simple mugging. As he prowls Mulberry Street, peeling back layers of deceit, double-crosses, and secrets darker than the midnight fog, Johnny's grit and gut are put to the ultimate test. In this hard-boiled tale dripping with 1940s noir atmosphere, every dame's got a secret, every shadow hides a lie, and the Mulberry Street mystery might be Johnny Steele's last call.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Hallow Point【電子書籍】[ Ari Marmell ]

＜p＞＜b＞The hard-boiled, non-stop patter-packed fantasy noir series continues as PI Mick Oberon is caught in treasure hunt he can’t afford to lose…＜/b＞＜/p＞＜p＞In 1930s Chicago, being a private detective can get you bumped off as easy as breathing. But Mick Oberon isn’t your average shamus. He’s runaway fae royalty from the Otherworld who hung up his shingle, packs a wand instead of a heater, loves warm milk, and has a serious iron allergy.＜/p＞＜p＞Hey, a nigh-immortal guy’s gotta make a living, right?＜/p＞＜p＞That’s why Mick agrees to help the cops when someone breaks into the Field Museum. Strange thing is, they didn’t steal anything. In fact, they added something. Something Mick really doesn’t want in his townーthe Spear of Lugh, which grants invincibility in battle to whoever wields it. The problem is, some other mug steals it just as fast as it appeared.＜/p＞＜p＞With the spear in play, a whole slew of very heavy hitters from both worlds are coming to the Windy City to claim it as their own. And that means trouble like Mick has never seen before, and is unlikely to see again…＜/p＞＜p＞Because you tend not to see anything when you’re stone dead.＜/p＞＜p＞＜b＞“Among the best urban fantasy novels I have read.” ー＜i＞Rising Shadow＜/i＞＜/b＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Hot Lead, Cold Iron【電子書籍】[ Ari Marmell ]

＜p＞＜b＞First in the fantasy noir series featuring Mick Oberonーa hard-boiled private eye who goes where the case leads him…no matter which world it is.＜/b＞＜/p＞＜p＞Chicago, 1932. Crime and corruption rule. From the gutter to the Gold Coast, the city has more dirty dealings than a sticky-fingered card sharp. A man would have to be crazy to go up against that kind of muscle.＜/p＞＜p＞But PI Mick Oberon is no man. He’s a self-exiled fae prince who left the Otherworld for reasons he’d rather not go into. In the mortal realm, he’s a tough-talking, hard-hitting gumshoe packing a quick wit and a large-caliber magic wand. And, boyo, is he ever gonna need them both.＜/p＞＜p＞Because his newest client is the wife of a heavy-duty mob honcho. She wants Mick to find her daughter, who it turns out was pilfered and replaced with a changeling sixteen years ago. And she wants the investigation kept on the hush hush.＜/p＞＜p＞Which is strange, because suddenly it seems like everyone and their uncle already has their eyes on Mick’s prize. From rival gangsters to the lowest of lowlifes to their even more lethal counterparts in the Otherworld, a lot of people and non-people want Mick out of the picture before he solves the mystery. Unfortunately for all of them, Mick Oberon doesn’t know the meaning of the word “quit.”＜/p＞＜p＞But with this case, he might want to break out the dictionary before he gets killed…＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Wilderness Years Newcastle United 1978-1984【電子書籍】[ Gary Sherrard ]

＜p＞＜strong＞What was it like to be a die-hard Newcastle fan stuck in the void between the club’s Wembley glory days of the 1950s and its dazzling entertainers of the 90s?＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞After humiliating relegation from the old First Division in 1978, it soon became clear to fans there was no plan to bounce straight back. The Magpies were trapped in the wilderness. It would take more than mediocrity, though, to deter the fledgling fans born in the right place at the wrong time.＜/p＞ ＜p＞This gripping book:＜/p＞ ＜ul＞ ＜li＞Tells the story of a young Newcastle fan, from matchday debut to die-hard, across six seasons when his team were reduced to an irrelevance at a time when English clubs dominated Europe＜/li＞ ＜li＞Reveals what it was like to grow up on terraces that featured boiled burgers, bovver boys, basic facilities, questionable catering, police cordons and the horror of fan fencing＜/li＞ ＜li＞Captures the life and times of a typical North-East lad, with dreams of becoming the next Malcolm Macdonald in the number-nine shirt, in a story transferred from schoolboy diaries, scrapbooks and newspaper cuttings＜/li＞ ＜li＞Chronicles moments of hope too, and includes a happy ending with the signing of a superstar and promotion in his final season as reward for the patience and loyalty of the fans＜/li＞ ＜/ul＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞This is one resolute supporter’s tragi-comic remembrance of times past, dedicated to anyone who calls themselves a football fan and doesn’t only sing when they’re winning.＜/strong＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Won't Back Down【電子書籍】[ J.D. Rhoades ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Bounty hunter Jack Keller can't outrun his past. Sixth in the series from the author who "writes action as well as anybody in the business" (C. J. Box, #1 ＜em＞New York Times＜/em＞?bestselling author).＜/strong＞＜br /＞ Back in rural North Carolina, Keller is trying to build a life beyond bloodshedーa steady job, a relationship with Francis, the son he never knew. But Francis's half-brother Ben still blames Keller for a day of fire and death that once changed everything.＜br /＞ Then Keller steps in to protect a refugee girl, and hell follows. A ruthless trio of sadistic female assassins has come hunting, and they're not just after Kellerーthey're after Ben, Marie, and Francis.＜br /＞ This time, Keller won't stand alone. But when the bullets start flying, he'll do what he's always done: pick up the gun, take the fight to them, and make damn sure they regret coming after the people he loves.＜br /＞ Fast, brutal, and relentlessーperfect for fans of Lee Child and David Baldacci.＜br /＞ ＜strong＞Praise for J. D. Rhoades＜/strong＞＜br /＞ "Jack Keller is a sure-fire star of the new generation of hard-boiled heroes." ーStephen Booth, award-winning author of ＜em＞Dying to Sin＜/em＞＜br /＞ "A fine example of redneck noir." ー ＜em＞The Washington Post＜/em＞＜br /＞ "For fans of high-octane thrillers that don't ignore character development, Rhoades belongs on the same reading list with Stephen Hunter, Lee Child, and Randy Wayne White." ー ＜em＞Booklist＜/em＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Easter Egg Murder【電子書籍】[ Leslie Meier ]

＜p＞＜em＞＜strong＞Light pink, robin’s egg blue, daffodil yellow, mint greenーEaster eggs hiding sweet treats come in every pastel color. But in a few small towns this year, cracking them could be more fatal than fun…＜/strong＞＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞EASTER EGG MURDER by LESLIE MEIER＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In Provence to visit her daughter, part-time reporter Lucy Stone is soaking up the atmosphere, even if it includes one Carole Capobianco, the empty-nester she encountered on the flight over. Not exactly two peas in a pod, they’re both amused by the tale of a neighbor’s chickens refusing to lay eggs. The decoy eggs he’s set out to encourage the egg-centric hens are not only gorgeously Faberge-style, they’re being stolen! That’s confusing enough, but what’s happened to the cook is deadly serious.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞DEATH BY ANOTHER EASTER EGG by LEE HOLLIS＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞When an ambitious young reporter dies mid-meal at Hayley Powell’s Bar Harbor restaurant, Hayley is horrified. Determined to save her eatery’s reputation, Hayley scrambles to crack the case wide open like an egg, discovering that the victim was about to break a juicy storyーone that a number of people (er, suspects) did ＜em＞not＜/em＞ order off the menu. Which makes finding the killer more than devilishly hard . . .＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞AN EGGY WAY TO DIE by PEGGY EHRHART＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Cleaning up after the Easter egg hunt in the Arborville park, friends Pamela and Bettina are startled to find something else hiddenーthe dead body of a local cookbook author, surrounded by broken shells and slippery yolks. The pair are far from hard-boiled detectives, but as they search for clues, they find that the whole case smells distinctly like rotten eggs . . .＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Astral: A Jack Doyle Paranormal Mystery【電子書籍】[ Mark Reeder ]

＜p＞In the shadow of Seattle's skyline, Detective Jack Doyle faces the most baffling case of his career. Bodies of notorious gang members are turning up completely drained of bloodーwith no wounds, no evidence, and no explanations.＜/p＞ ＜p＞As tensions in Chinatown threaten to explode into war, Doyle's investigation collides with the enigmatic Dr. Zaina Khoury, a physicist who proposes a theory so outlandish it can't possibly be true: the killer isn't using conventional means, but the power of the mind itself.＜/p＞ ＜p＞"The astral plane connects to the earth's magnetic field... The higher it goes, the more energy is available to people who travel on it."＜/p＞ ＜p＞Meanwhile, in a quiet nursing home across the city, a comatose patient lies motionlessーperhaps not as unconscious as the doctors believe. As the inexplicable murders continue, Doyle is forced to question everything he understands about reality, consciousness, and the limits of human capability.＜/p＞ ＜p＞With his career on the line, personal life unraveling, and the body count rising, Doyle must navigate a case where the laws of physics and the boundaries between life and death blur beyond recognition. In a world where conventional weapons seem useless, what defense exists against a killer who can strike from beyond the physical realm?＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞Astral＜/em＞ merges hard-boiled detective fiction with supernatural elements in a heart-pounding thriller that explores the hidden powers of the human mind and the darkest corners of vengeance.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】30 Suspense and Thriller Masterpieces A Gripping Anthology of High-Stakes Crime, Espionage, and Psychological Drama【電子書籍】[ Marcel Allain ]

＜p＞〓 Secrets. Shadows. Shock. 30 Suspense and Thriller Masterpieces brings you an electrifying collection of iconic stories from the greatest minds in crime fiction, psychological suspense, and high-stakes mystery. From hard-boiled detectives and government agents to master manipulators and mind-bending twistsーthis anthology is packed with tension, danger, and unforgettable characters 〓?♂?〓. Explore gripping works from Edgar Allan Poe, Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Patricia Highsmith, and more. This edition features fully formatted texts, annotations, and introductions for each taleーideal for lovers of thrillers, noir, and classic crime fiction. "A thrilling collection for fans of relentless suspense and masterful storytelling." ー Thriller Digest "An essential read for fans of classic and contemporary thrillers alike." ー Mystery & Crime Monthly 〓 Click Buy Now to uncover 30 stories where every page hides a secretーand every ending delivers a shock.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Good Boy A Novel【電子書籍】[ Theresa Schwegel ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Edgar award winner Theresa Schwegel returns with ＜em＞The Good Boy＜/em＞, her most dramatic and emotional novel to date, a family epic that combines the hard-boiled grit of her acclaimed police thrillers with an intimate portrait of a young boy trying to follow his heart in an often heartless city.＜/strong＞＜br /＞ For Officer Pete Murphy, K9 duty is as much a punishment as a promotion. When a shaky arrest reignites a recent scandal and triggers a multimillion-dollar lawsuit, all eyes are on Pete as the department braces for another media firestorm.＜br /＞ Meanwhile, Pete's eleven-year-old son Joel feels invisible. His parents hardly notice himーunless they're arguing about his "behavioral problems"ーand his older sister, McKenna, has lately disappeared into the strange and frightening world of teenagerdom. About the only friend Joel has left is Butchie, his father's furry "partner."＜br /＞ When Joel and Butchie follow McKenna to a neighborhood bully's party, illegal activity kicks the dog's police training into overdrive, and soon the duo are on the run, navigating the streets of Chicago as they try to stay one step ahead of the bad guysーbad guys who may have a very personal interest in getting some payback on Officer Pete Murphy.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Rafale【電子書籍】[ Marc Falvo ]

＜p＞Gabriel Sacco. Quarante-quatre ?t?s. Gorille dans un cercle de jeu clandestin. Son quotidien : la s?curit? de la bo?te et le recouvrement des cr?ances douteuses. En dix ans de m?tier, Gab s’est beaucoup plus souvent servi de ses poings que de ses neurones, sans que ?a ne lui pose trop de questions existentielles... Tout irait donc pour le mieux dans le plus glauque des mondes si un joueur inv?t?r? ne se volatilisait pas apr?s une partie. L’homme de main part aussit?t ? sa recherche sans en r?f?rer ? son boss. Pourquoi ? Myst?re. Dieu seul ? et lui ? le savent...＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞＜strong＞Rafale＜/strong＞＜/em＞, avec son atmosph?re enfum?e, ses tripots et son blues lancinant, remet au go?t du jour la tradition s?culaire du roman noir. Ceux de Richard Stark et James Hadley Chase. Le polar hard-boiled fa?on ＜em＞La loi du milieu＜/em＞ (Get Carter), o? un homme voit sa vie enti?re boulevers?e par l’obsession d’une enqu?te. D’une qu?te. Et peu importe s’il doit pour cela bousculer son quotidien et les codes ?tablis, voire frayer d’un peu trop pr?s avec les emmerdes. Rafale est l’histoire d’un fieff? salopard, non d?nu? d’humour, qui encha?ne r?pliques assassines et torgnoles fatales tout en se d?couvrant sur le tard une conscience.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Un gangster, un cercle de jeu, des baffes, des belles bagnoles, une jolie m?me, des truands, du blues, des passages ? tabac, un joueur qui se volatilise, une enqu?te... le retour du roman noir, le vrai !＜/strong＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Little Town Blues【電子書籍】[ David Gonthier ]

＜p＞Is it a genre-bending spin on the police procedural novel? Or a stylized variation on the mystery-horror novel with touches of melodrama... Or is it a ghost story with a splash of parapsychology?＜/p＞ ＜p＞Set in the mythical New England microcosm of Fryebury Falls, Little Town Blues tells the story of nine characters, in the spring, summer, and fall of 1984: Mild-mannered police chief Mike Melanson, his eccentric, prophetic wife "Miss Julie" and their empathetic son, Adam; the gifted and tarnished Pearson brothers, former best-selling writer Sam and former high school coach and teacher, George, marked by tragedy and scandal; hard-boiled musician, Moira Davis and her precocious teenage daughter, Maygyn, going through her own coming-of-age story; and the diabolical deputy Jack Cleary and his emotionally tortured brain-injured son, J.J. This interwoven mosaic of small-town neuroses and psychoses leads to a quirky scandal involving the chief of police.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Little Town Blues critiques small-town America through the lens of ethics, traditions, creativity, repression, the illusion of fame and diversity, gender identity, and undiagnosed mental illnesses. In his first novel, David Gonthier illustrates how the unfolding of one event might easily be forgotten because of the unfolding of another event... just like in our own lives.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Clock【電子書籍】[ Ed Lynskey ]

＜p＞P.I. Frank Johnson is paid to make a video proving that an ex-boyfriend is stalking his client in violation of a protective order. Frank is also battling a midlife crisis as he hears the “clock” tick away. On a traumatic journey to M?xico, he raced against the clock to obtain laetrile therapy for his friend with stage four liver cancer. By the end of the week, Frank has accepted that he cannot stop time and is a more seasoned, if not smarter, private investigator.＜/p＞ ＜p＞As he always does, Frank leans on his long-time friend and business partner, Gerald Peyton; his medical examiner wife, Dreema; and his brilliant but outspoken attorney, Robert Gatlin. While juggling these and his other cases, Frank works long hours to reach a satisfactory resolution for each of his clients.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Critically acclaimed crime novelist James Crumley endorsed the P.I. Frank Johnson Mystery Series. “With a plot as complex as your grandmother’s crocheted doilies, Mr. Lynskey creates a portrait of the rural hill country that rings as true as the clank of a Copenhagen can on a PBR can, as does his handle on guns, love, and betrayal. This novel is well worth the read and makes me want more.”＜/p＞ ＜p＞#1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins states, “Ed Lynskey’s P.I. Frank Johnson’s books are as hard-bitten and hard-boiled as they come. The dialogue crackles with such sharpness that you’d swear sparks were jumping off the pages. And P.I. Frank Johnson is a character cut from the Tarantino mold: tough, wounded, conflicted, and badass.”＜/p＞ ＜p＞New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award-winning author Megan Abbott writes the P.I. Frank Johnson mystery series, which “bears the richest nicotine and bourbon stains of the hardboiled genre, yet also bristles with vitality. The plot sings, the characters are twisty and textured, and the violence is brutal but inevitable. These elements would be more than enough, yet Ed Lynskey offers so much more in the form of a perfectly pitched prose style that swings effortlessly from back-country grit to Appalachian poetry and back again.”＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Maltese Falcon【電子書籍】[ Dashiell Hammett ]

＜p＞"The Maltese Falcon" was Dashiell Hammett's third novel - after the Continental Op books "The Dain Curse" and "Red Harvest" - and was the first story to introduce the iconoclastic private detective Sam Spade.＜/p＞ ＜p＞When his partner is killed on what appeared to be a routine case, Sam Spade is drawn into a mystery that stretches back hundreds of years and involves a priceless, jewel-encrusted statue of a bird from antiquity that has been hunted by treasure seekers since the 16th century. Filled with action, double-crosses, murder and mayhem, "The Maltese Falcon" is the quintessential "hard-boiled" detective novel and catapulted Dashiell Hammett into the pantheon of mystery writers.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Later adapted into one of the greatest film noir movies of all time, "The Maltese Falcon" is regularly listed at or near the top of the greatest detective novels ever written.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Katie Bell - Lights, Camera... Silence Katie Bell Mysteries, #2【電子書籍】[ Adam Earl ]

＜p＞When a rising Hollywood starlet vanishes without a trace, hard-boiled PI Katie Bell dives into a web of secrets, lies, and mind games hidden beneath Tinseltown's glittering facade.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Judy & I: My Life with Judy Garland【電子書籍】[ Sid Luft ]

＜p＞Sid ‘One-Punch’ Luft, amateur-boxer, producer and Judy Garland’s third husband was the one man in her life who stuck around, helping her achieve a meteoric comeback in the 1960s. It was Luft who reversed the fortunes of an apparently faded career, seeing her triumph at Carnegie Hall, in ‘A Star Is Born’ and ‘The Judy Garland Show’.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Previously unpublished, Sid Luft’s intimate autobiography tells their story in hard-boiled yet elegant prose. It begins on a fateful night in New York City when the not-quite-divorced Judy and the not-quite-divorced Sid meet at Billy Reed’s Little Club. A straight-talking sharp shooter, Sid fell for Judy hard and fast and the romance persisted through separations, reconciliations, and later divorce. However, her drug dependencies and suicidal tendencies put a tremendous strain on the relationship.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Sid did not complete his memoir; it ended in 1960 after Judy hired David Begelman and Freddie Fields to manage her career. But Randy L. Schmidt, acclaimed editor of ＜em＞Judy Garland on Judy Garland＜/em＞, seamlessly pieced together the final section of the book from extensive interviews with Sid, most previously unpublished.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Despite everything, Sid never stopped loving Judy and never forgave himself for not being able to save her from the demons that ultimately drove her to an early death at age forty-seven in 1969. Sid served as chief conservator of the Garland legacy until his death at the age of eighty-nine in 2005. This is his testament to the love of his life.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜em＞‘In prose so brassy that it bruises the sensibilities, Luft… illuminates the dark side of life in the spotlight and dispels any sentimental illusions about the glories of show business in Hollywood’s classic age.’＜/em＞ - The New Yorker＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Devil Sent the Rain A Mystery【電子書籍】[ Lisa Turner ]

＜p＞＜em＞Edgar Award nominee and bestselling author Lisa Turner’s hard-boiled Detective Billy Able returns in this dark Southern mystery about the murder of a dazzling Memphis socialiteーand the scandals revealed in the wake of her death＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞The heart can be an assassin. Detective Billy Able knows that from experience.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞Fresh from solving Memphis’ most sensational murder case, Homicide Detective Billy Able and his ambitious new partner Frankie Malone are called to a bizarre crime scene on the outskirts of town. A high society attorney has been murdered while dressed in a wedding gown. Billy is shocked to discover he has a very personal connection to the victim. When the attorney’s death exposes illegal practices at her family’s prestigious law firm, the scandal is enough to rock the southern city’s social world.＜/p＞ ＜p＞In a tale of the remnants of Old South aristocracy and entitlement, twisted by greed and vengeance, Billy must confront the secrets of his own past to have any chance at solving the murder of the girl he once knew. But as he seeks the truth, he’s drawn closer to an embittered killer bent on revengeーand eliminating the threat Billy poses.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Red Harvest【電子書籍】[ Dashiell Hammett ]

＜p＞"Red Harvest" is a novel by Dashiell Hammett, first published in 1929. It is considered one of the seminal works of hard-boiled detective fiction. The story is set in the fictional town of Personville, often referred to as "Poisonville." The novel follows an unnamed detective, known as the Continental Op, who is hired to clean up the corruption and violence that has taken over the town. The narrative begins when the Op arrives in Personville to investigate the murder of a local man. He quickly discovers that the town is rife with crime and corruption. Various factions are vying for power, and the situation is complicated by the presence of a powerful crime boss named Max Thaler. The Op is determined to restore order, but he soon realizes that the task is more challenging than he anticipated. As the story unfolds, the Op employs his trademark cunning and resourcefulness to navigate the treacherous landscape of Personville. He interacts with a variety of characters, including gangsters, corrupt officials, and desperate citizens. Each character adds depth to the narrative, showcasing the moral ambiguity that permeates the world Hammett has created. One of the central themes of "Red Harvest" is the idea of moral decay in society. The Op is confronted with the harsh realities of crime and corruption, forcing him to make difficult choices. He must decide how far he is willing to go to achieve his goals and whether the end justifies the means. This moral ambiguity is a hallmark of Hammett's writing and is reflected in the complex motivations of the characters. The novel is notable for its fast-paced and gritty writing style. Hammett's prose is sharp and economical, capturing the raw energy of the story. The dialogue is crisp and realistic, adding to the authenticity of the characters and their interactions. This style has influenced countless authors in the detective genre and has helped to establish the conventions of hard-boiled fiction. "Red Harvest" is also significant for its exploration of violence. The Op's methods are often ruthless, and he does not shy away from using force to achieve his objectives. The novel portrays violence as an inherent part of the criminal underworld, reflecting the brutal reality of the time. Hammett's unflinching depiction of violence sets the tone for the novel and contributes to its overall impact. The setting of Personville is almost a character in itself. Hammett vividly describes the town's atmosphere, filled with tension and danger. The streets are alive with the sounds of gunfire and the whispers of betrayal. This sense of place enhances the narrative, immersing readers in the world of the Op and the challenges he faces. "Red Harvest" has received critical acclaim and is often regarded as one of Hammett's best works. It has been praised for its innovative storytelling and complex characters. The novel has influenced many subsequent writers and filmmakers, solidifying its place in the canon of American literature. In addition to its literary significance, "Red Harvest" has been adapted into various forms of media, including film and radio. Its themes of corruption and moral ambiguity continue to resonate with audiences today. The novel's exploration of the darker aspects of human nature remains relevant, making it a timeless read. "Red Harvest" is a compelling and thought-provoking novel that showcases Dashiell Hammett's mastery of the detective genre. Its rich characters, intricate plot, and unflinching portrayal of violence make it a must-read for fans of hard-boiled fiction. The story challenges readers to confront the complexities of morality and the human condition in a world where right and wrong are often blurred. This novel is an essential addition to any literary collection and a testament to Hammett's enduring legacy as a pioneer of detective fiction.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Dain Curse【電子書籍】[ Dashiell Hammett ]

＜p＞"The Dain Curse" is a novel by Dashiell Hammett, first published in 1929. It is a compelling work of detective fiction that showcases Hammett's signature hard-boiled style. The story follows the adventures of an unnamed private detective, often referred to as the Continental Op. The novel is set against the backdrop of San Francisco and delves into themes of crime, corruption, and the complexities of human nature. The narrative begins when the Op is hired to investigate a series of mysterious events surrounding the wealthy Dain family. The family is plagued by a supposed curse that has led to a string of tragic incidents, including deaths and disappearances. As the Op delves deeper into the case, he discovers that the Dain family is not only dealing with personal tragedies but is also entangled in a web of crime and deceit. One of the central characters in the novel is the beautiful and enigmatic Gabrielle Dain. She is the daughter of the family and becomes a key figure in the investigation. Her charm and allure draw the Op into a complicated relationship filled with tension and intrigue. As he navigates the complexities of the Dain family dynamics, the Op must confront his own feelings and the moral ambiguities of the case. Hammett's writing is characterized by its sharp dialogue and vivid descriptions. He creates a gritty atmosphere that immerses readers in the world of crime and danger. The characters are well-developed and often morally ambiguous, reflecting the complexities of human behavior. The Op himself is a compelling protagonist, embodying the traits of a classic hard-boiled detective. He is resourceful, tough, and unflinching in the face of danger. The plot of "The Dain Curse" is intricate and filled with twists and turns. Hammett expertly weaves together elements of mystery and suspense, keeping readers on the edge of their seats. As the Op uncovers the truth behind the Dain family curse, he encounters a cast of colorful characters, including gangsters, corrupt officials, and desperate individuals. Each character adds depth to the story and contributes to the overall sense of intrigue. The novel also explores themes of fate and the impact of the past on the present. The idea of a curse serves as a metaphor for the consequences of one's actions and the inescapability of certain events. Hammett's exploration of these themes adds depth to the narrative, making it more than just a typical detective story. "The Dain Curse" has received critical acclaim for its innovative storytelling and complex characters. It is often regarded as one of Hammett's finest works and a significant contribution to the detective genre. The novel's influence can be seen in the works of subsequent authors who have drawn inspiration from Hammett's style and themes. In addition to its literary significance, "The Dain Curse" has been adapted into various forms of media, including film and radio. Its themes of crime, morality, and the search for truth continue to resonate with audiences today. The novel invites readers to engage with the complexities of human nature and the moral dilemmas faced by its characters. "The Dain Curse" is a gripping and thought-provoking novel that showcases Dashiell Hammett's mastery of the detective genre. Its rich characters, intricate plot, and exploration of deeper themes make it a must-read for fans of crime fiction. Hammett's ability to create a vivid and immersive world ensures that readers will be captivated from the first page to the last. This novel is an essential addition to any literary collection and a testament to Hammett's enduring legacy as a pioneer of hard-boiled detective fiction.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Dark Green Irish Crime Fiction 1665-2000【電子書籍】[ Eamon Maher ]

＜p＞The book deals diachronically with Irish crime fiction, from the picaresque of the 17th century up to the late 1990s when the ≪Emerald Noir≫ boom began. Irish writers, often without due recognition, have been instrumental in the development of the genre on an international level, and figures such as Le Fanu, Meade, Childers, Wills Crofts have been responsible for many of the innovations in crime fiction which have later become standard. This book examines Irish crime writing in its widest sense, from the detective mystery to the spy thriller, and seeks to vindicate the relevance of the Irish contribution to the field of crime fiction as well as stressing the importance of crime writing within the field of Irish Studies. This work traces Irish crime fiction from the early appropriation of the picaresque, which would gain resonance throughout Europe, through the gothic, the early detective tale, to the Irish contribution to the Golden Age mystery, to Irish hard-boiled pulp and inner-city police procedurals in which crimes committed by Irish criminals are investigated by Irish agents of detection.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Americanism, Media and the Politics of Culture in 1930s France【電子書籍】[ David A. Pettersen ]

＜p＞Gangsters, aviators, hard-boiled detectives, gunslingers, jazz and images of the American metropolis were all an inextricable part of the cultural landscape of interwar France. While the French 1930s have long been understood as profoundly anti-American, this book shows how a young, up-and-coming generation of 1930s French writers and filmmakers approached American culture with admiration as well as criticism. For some, the imaginary America that circulated through Hollywood films, newspaper reports, radio programming and translated fiction represented the society of the future, while for others it embodied a dire threat to French identity. This book brings an innovative transatlantic perspective to 1930s French culture, focusing on several of the most famous figures from the 1930s ? including Marcel Carn?, Louis-Fernand C?line, Pierre Drieu la Rochelle, Julien Duvivier, Andr? Malraux, Jean Renoir and Jean-Paul Sartre ? to track the ways in which they sought to reinterpret the political and social dimensions of modernism for mass audiences via an imaginary America.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】Trip【電子書籍】[ Amie Barrodale ]

＜p＞**A mortally funny story of a mother's quest to save her son against all odds＜/p＞ ＜p＞'Transcendent and dazzlingly weird' ＜em＞New York Times＜/em＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞'Amie Barrodale is the most important writer of my generation' Ottessa Moshfegh**＜/p＞ ＜p＞Sandra dies unexpectedly at a conference in Nepal. Across the world in a desert in New Mexico, her teenage son, Trip, has run away from a centre for troubled youth.＜/p＞ ＜p＞But Sandra soon discovers that a mother’s work is never done, not even when you’re dead. It turns out limbo is a great place from which to keep an eye on your errant son. When Trip is picked up on the side of the road by a strange man, Sandra is the only one who knows where he is.＜/p＞ ＜p＞As Trip ventures further south towards the coast and directly into the eye of a hurricane, Sandra’s struggle to save him from the other realm begins.＜/p＞ ＜p＞From Florida’s Gulf Stream to the raging seas, through Munich-bound aeroplanes and from one body to another, ＜em＞Trip＜/em＞ takes us on an absurd, profound and irresistibly entertaining odyssey - a story of childhood and motherhood, life and death, and everything in between.＜/p＞ ＜p＞**'Beautifully crafted, hard-boiled fun' Nell Zink＜/p＞ ＜p＞'I was captivated and charmed for its entirety' Adelaide Faith**＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞'An extraordinary novel' Akhil Sharma＜/strong＞＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Maltese Falcon - Unabridged【電子書籍】[ Dashiell Hammett ]

＜p＞Dashiell Hammett was already a well-established hard-boiled mystery writer by the time he released what would turn out to be his masterpiece, "The Maltese Falcon" in 1930. But with the release of this novel, Hammett would be catapulted to the forefront of American crime writers. The novel has been adapted several times for the screen and the 1941 film version - starring Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor - has become a film noir classic.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The story opens in the offices of Spade and Archer, a private detective agency run by partners, Sam Spade and Miles Archer. When they are approached by an enigmatic young woman - called "Miss Wonderley" - to follow a man who has run off with her sister, Archer opts to take the initial shift...and is shot and killed his first night on the job.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Spade discovers that "Miss Wonderley" is, in fact, a treasure seeker named Brigid O'Shaunessey who, with several other disreputable characters, is on the hunt for a mysterious statue; a legendary, jewel-encrusted bird known as the Maltese Falcon. Multiple twists, turns, betrayals and complications ensue, resulting in one of the greatest crime novels of all time. Sam Spade is regularly cited as one of the most iconoclastic detectives in all of crime fiction.＜/p＞ ＜p＞The book is presented here in its original and unabridged format.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

【電子書籍なら、スマホ・パソコンの無料アプリで今すぐ読める！】The Mysterious Romance of Murder Crime, Detection, and the Spirit of Noir【電子書籍】[ David Lehman ]

＜p＞＜strong＞From Sherlock Holmes to Sam Spade; Nick and Nora Charles to Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin; Harry Lime to Gilda, Madeleine Elster, and other femmes fatalesーcrime and crime solving in fiction and film captivate us.＜/strong＞ Why do we keep returning to Agatha Christie's ingenious puzzles and Raymond Chandler's hard-boiled murder mysteries? What do spy thrillers teach us, and what accounts for the renewed popularity of morally ambiguous noirs? In ＜em＞The Mysterious Romance of Murder＜/em＞, the poet and critic David Lehman explores a wide variety of outstanding books and moviesーsome famous (The Maltese Falcon, Double Indemnity), some known mainly to aficionadosーwith style, wit, and passion.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Lehman revisits the smoke-filled jazz clubs from the classic noir films of the 1940s, the iconic set pieces that defined Hitchcock's America, the interwar intrigue of Eric Ambler's best fictions, and the intensity of attraction between Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer, Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman. He also considers the evocative elements of noirーcigarettes, cocktails, wisecracks, and jazz standardsーand offers five original noir poems (including a pantoum inspired by the 1944 film Laura) and ironic astrological profiles of Barbara Stanwyck, Marlene Dietrich, and Graham Greene. Written by a connoisseur with an uncanny feel for the language and mood of mystery, espionage, and noir, ＜em＞The Mysterious Romance of Murder＜/em＞ will delight fans of the genre and newcomers alike.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。