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(0)Frank Richardson
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The body of a wealthy man is discovered by his valet. The valet hurried to a friend of the dead man to tell him of the tragedy. They return to find the body gone! The motive of the murder becomes a deeper mystery still, and no clue seems to lead anywhere. Little by little, however, evidence is built up round a theory, and clever detective work triumphs in the end.
First published in 1907 as ''2835 Mayfair'' and in 1929 as "The Mayfair Mystery",...
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The first in a new series of classic detective stories from the vaults of HarperCollins involves a disappearing corpse, a supernatural theory, and a genuinely shocking finale.
"The Detective Story Club", launched by Collins in 1929, was a clearing house for the best and most ingenious crime stories of the age, chosen by a select committee of experts. Now, almost 90 years later, these books are the classics of the Golden Age, republished at last with...
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Eldarin and Eldeena, twin siblings orphaned at a young age after the murder of their parents, were, raised in the village of Umbraxia at the orphanage. Kept in the dark as to the nature of their parents' deaths, the two grew up as normal and happy as one could expect under the circumstances. They laughed, had friends, got into trouble, and loved each other as siblings should.
Nearing the age of thirteen, the two were excited to learn that they would...
