The Cockeyed Corpse

The Cockeyed Corpse
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Publisher : Open Road Media
Total Pages : 186
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ISBN-10 : 9781480499119
ISBN-13 : 1480499110
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis The Cockeyed Corpse by : Richard S. Prather

The Wild West is not your regular western movie but it is wild! Any movie that involves four beautiful starlets without any clothes is bound to be wild and to attract the attention of Shell Scott, P.I., especially if one of the girls is thought to have been murdered. It is up to Scott to go on location where the film is being shot and determine whether or not her death was an accident. He must also keep himself out of danger, what with the girls--and with the men who are trying to take his life. The Cockeyed Corpse is the 26th book in the Shell Scott Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery

The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 553
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ISBN-10 : 9780230107359
ISBN-13 : 0230107354
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery by : B. Murphy

Bruce Murphy's Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery is a comprehensive guide to the genre of the murder mystery that catalogues thousands of items in a broad range of categories: authors, titles, plots, characters, weapons, methods of killing, movie and theatrical adaptations. What distinguishes this encyclopedia from the others in the field is its critical stance.

Crime Fiction and Film in the Southwest

Crime Fiction and Film in the Southwest
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Publisher : Popular Press
Total Pages : 316
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0879728469
ISBN-13 : 9780879728465
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis Crime Fiction and Film in the Southwest by : Steve Glassman

When Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee, Tony Hillerman's oddly matched tribal police officers, patrol the mesas and canyons of their Navajo reservation, they join a rich traditon of Southwestern detectives. In Crime Fiction and Film in the Southwest, a group of literary critics tracks the mystery and crime novel from the Painted Desert to Death Valley and Salt Lake City. In addition, the book includes the first comprehensive bibliography of mysteries set in the Southwest and a chapter on Southwest film noir from Humphrey Bogart's tough hood in The Petrified Forest to Russell Crowe's hard-nosed cop in L.A. Confidential.

A Corpse in the Koryo

A Corpse in the Koryo
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9780312352080
ISBN-13 : 0312352085
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis A Corpse in the Koryo by : James Church

A rebellious survivor of North Korea's brutal totalitarian regime, Inspector O, a state security officer, risks his life and career to solve a case that begins innocuously enough when he is asked to photograph a certain vehicle.

Ghost Images

Ghost Images
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 280
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780786484218
ISBN-13 : 0786484217
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis Ghost Images by : Tom Ruffles

The possibility of life after death is a significant theme in cinema, in which ghosts return to the world of the living to wrap up unfinished business, console their survivors, visit lovers or just enjoy a well-wreaked scaring. This work focuses on film depictions of survival after death, from meetings with the ghost of Elvis to AIDS-related ghosts: apparitions, hauntings, mediumship, representations of heaven, angels, near-death experiences, possession, poltergeists and all the other ways in which the living interact with the dead on screen. The work opens with a historical perspective, which outlines the development of pre-cinematic technology for "projecting" phantoms, and discusses the use of these skills in early ghost cinema. English-language sound films are then examined thematically with topics ranging from the expiation of sins to "hungry" ghosts. Six of the most significant films, Dead of Night, A Matter of Life and Death, The Innocents, The Haunting, The Shining, and Jacob's Ladder, are given a detailed analysis. A conclusion, filmography, and bibliography follow.

Slocum 230: Slocum and the Comely Corpse

Slocum 230: Slocum and the Comely Corpse
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 142
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781101179338
ISBN-13 : 1101179333
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis Slocum 230: Slocum and the Comely Corpse by : Jake Logan

Slocum wakes up on the wrong side of the law... After going to bed with a beautiful woman—Slocum wakes up next to a corpse. Now there's a bounty on his head—and a gang of thieves hot on his trail!

The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction

The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction
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Publisher : Constable
Total Pages : 804
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ISBN-10 : UCSC:32106011224422
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction by : Michael Ashley

A reference and overview of the genre of crime fiction, primarily covering the 1950s onwards, although major earlier writers, such as Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler, also have entries.

The Armchair Detective

The Armchair Detective
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 442
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ISBN-10 : UVA:X001619494
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis The Armchair Detective by :

Confederate Gold and Dead Man's Gold

Confederate Gold and Dead Man's Gold
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Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages : 500
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781429933575
ISBN-13 : 1429933577
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis Confederate Gold and Dead Man's Gold by : Cameron Judd

Confederate Gold Enoch Brand never met a fight he couldn't resist. His wife Minnie had the same problem with men. Then Minnie finally ran off from Enoch, while the two were headed home to Tennessee. Now Enoch has gone charging after her—running straight into a gun battle, a one-handed ex– Confederate soldier, and a storm of lies, betrayal, and greed that all comes down to one thing: a a fortune waiting to be claimed. The only trouble is, it's killing those who want it most. . . Dead Man's Gold In a remote mining camp in California's rugged Sierra Mountains, a small group of men, women, and children are weathering a slow winter—until a band of trigger-happy, whiskey-slugging thieves comes in search of stolen gold. But what these ruffians didn't count on is having to reckon with the Underhills in a fiery battle that will leave some six feet under...and others rich beyond their wildest dreams.