John Dickson Carr, one of the masters of the British-style detective novel, evokes the danger and delights of 1912 New Orleans in this puzzling murder mystery Journalist and spy novelist Jim Blake takes an assignment for Harper’s Weekly that puts him on a train to New Orleans, where congressional candidate James Claiborne Blake is being targeted by enemies who threaten to reveal that there is a glamorous Creole courtesan in his past. But in New Orleans, a sexual indiscretion is not enough to ruin a politician. That would require murder. When one of Clay’s supporters is found murdered, Jim Blake sets out to clear the candidate’s name—a dangerous mission in a city that comes alive at night, where rumor can be as deadly as poison.

Ten tales of strange experiences and events told during a series of evenings by a family and their guests at an old country house in England.

Ten tales of strange experiences and events told during a series of evenings by a family and their guests at an old country house in England.

Covering the places, the people, and the things that belong to the earthbound realm of the fantastic, this latest volume of the Haunted America series contains supernatural folklore that has been passed down for generations.

From the renowned parapsychologist. “The holy grail of his work . . . from Hollywood to the White House to Amityville and beyond . . . fascinating insights” (Knight of Angels). Join paranormal expert and storyteller extraordinaire Hans Holzer as he explores ghostly manifestations of every variety and delves into the true nature of “the other side.” In this groundbreaking book—featuring eye-opening photographs of ghostly apparitions and visitations—Holzer presents hundreds of case histories, tips on interpreting sounds and other signals from the beyond, and more.

Songs of a Savoyard by W. S. Gilbert collection of songs from the comic operas of the English playwrights Gilbert and Sullivan. The Darned Mounseer, The Englishman, The Disagreeable Man, The Coming By-and-By, The Highly Respectable Gondolier, The Fairy Queen's Song, Is Life a Boon, The Modern Major-General, The Heavy Dragoon, Proper Pride, The Policeman's Lot, The Baffled Grumbler, The House of Peers, A Merry Madrigal, The Duke And The Duchess, Eheu Fugaces—!, They'll None of 'em be Missed, and Girl Graduates are just some of the songs in this collection.