Résultats pour "Edgar Allan Poe" dans Romans policiers et thrillers

Der Kriminalautor Vincent Vernier wird tot am Grund eines Brunnens gefunden, der zu einem verlassenen Gehöft gehört. Das Merkwürdige, Verniers letzter Roman handelt von einer Verbrecherbande, die sich nach einem brutalen Raubüberfall auf einem Gehöft verschanzt und ihre Beute in einem Brunnen versteckt. Dupin und Poe treten die Ermittlungen an, um die Wahrheit hinter dem Roman aufzudecken.

First published in an 1839 edition of Burton's Gentleman's Magazine, "The Fall of the House of Usher" is the story of the declining physical and psychological health of the residents of the House of Usher - and the way in which the house itself reflects that. Gothic in theme and style, the story is an exemplar of Poe's philosophy of composition, which dictates that literary works should be short and methodological and have a unity of effect wherein all the elements of the story are related and relevant.

They're baaaaaaaaaaaaacckkkkk!!! Rocky Coast Radio Theatre returns with yet another copious cornucopia of classic concoctions, crafted and compiled for the captive congregation (gotta love that thesaurus!). Nightmares on Congress Street, Part V offers dramatized adaptations (complete with music and sound effects) of chilling stories penned by Edgar Allan Poe, Hugh B. Cave, and H. P. Lovecraft, as well as a few additional treats.

C'EST PARCE QU'ILS PENSENT AUTREMENT QU'IL RESOLVENT L'INSOLUBLE... Ce recueil présente une sélection de brillantes enquêtes menées par de singuliers détectives.

Edgar Allan Poe was a writer, poet, editor and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre, and is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of American literature. Poe was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story and considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre, as well as a significant contributor to the emerging genre of science fiction.

The Detective Novels Collection is a stunning collection of 8 classic detective novels and stories, read by three award-winning narrators. Included here are stories by some of the greatest crime writers in history, including Arthur Conan Doyle; AA Milne; Edgar Allan Poe; Josephine Tey; and Freeman Crofts Wills.

This is a story from the Murders in the Rue Morgue (The Dupin Stories) collection. Auguste Dupin, investigator extraordinaire, was the remarkable creation of Edgar Allan Poe. Written in the 1840s, Poe presented the acutely observant, shrewd but idiosyncratic character who, with his chronicler, provided the inspiration for the more famous Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

A fourth floor room, a door locked with the key inside, no way in, no way out. Edgar Allan Poe is the true grandfather of the murder mystery. Decades before Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot, Poe gave us C. Auguste Dupin, a man able to solve mysteries through observation and deduction.

This Audiobook contains the following works: "The Builder" [Frank L. Packard], "The Man Who Didn't Count" [Frank L. Packard], "Red Petals" [Frederick Merrick White], "The Other Man's Story" [Frederick Merrick White], "The Shebeeners" [Frederick Merrick White], "The Waterwitch" [Frederick Merrick White], "The Brand of the Wild" [G.B Lancaster], "A Fair Smuggler" [George Newnes], "A Castaway of the South" [Gilbert Parker], "As Deep As the Sea" [Gilbert Parker], "The Gift of the Simple King" [Gilbert Parker], "The Treasure of Sacramento" [Nick Guy Boothby].

In the dead of winter, an EMP attack destroys the U.S. power grid. No electricity. No cars or phones. The country is plunged into instant chaos. But for Hannah Sheridan, it's the best day of her life. For the last five years, she's been the captive of a sadistic psychopath—until the EMP releases the lock of her prison.

DES MEURTRES IMPOSSIBLES ! 9 nouvelles ou courts romans célèbres, mettant en scène des meurtres commis dans des lieux hermétiquement fermés. 9 énigmes qui sont autant de défis aux capacités de déduction et d'imagination de l'audiolecteur.

Edgar Allan Poe - the master of horror - was also responsible for writing the first detective stories in history. His master sleuth, the elusive logician C. Auguste Dupin, is the man the police turn to when they find themselves unable to solve a mystery. Here are two of Poe's Dupin stories in a single volume, one involving blackmail of the royal family and the other...a tale of two brutal murders in the heart of Paris!

Actor David Ian Davies' telling of Poe's Gothic horror tale "The Tell-Tale Heart" captures this classic narrative of the unnamed murderer in all its exquisite vileness, its self-effacing insanity that poses rationality where none exists.

In one of Edgar Allan Poe’s most brilliant detective tales, C. Auguste Dupin faces a crime that is as much about intellect as it is about cunning. When a highly sensitive letter is stolen from the royal apartments by a shrewd and unscrupulous minister, the police search tirelessly—yet fail to find it. Called upon for help, Dupin applies his unparalleled powers of observation and deduction, proving that the best hiding place may be in plain sight.

Gerard Lenoir ist einer der angesagtesten Schneider von Paris. Obwohl es Lenoir selbst ist, der sich an Dupin und Poe wendet, um den Fall aufzuklären, bleibt bei den beiden ein Rest Misstrauen, ob der Schneider wirklich in allen Belangen die Wahrheit gesagt hat. Und in der Tat verstrickt sich ihr Auftraggeber immer weiter in Widersprüche, während der Mörder weiter sein Unwesen treibt.

This story is based on the actual murder of Mary Cecilia Rogers, a crime that paralyzed New York because of the unprecedented violence that the murderer turned on her. Mary Cecilia Rogers was born in Connecticut in 1820 and disappeared on October 4, 1838, in unclear circumstances. Some days later the newspapers announced that she had been found and had fled to marry a naval officer. The case was closed, but three years later, on July 25, 1841, Mary Cecilia Rogers disappeared again. Her lifeless body was found floating in the Hudson River

ב-1841 פורסם לראשונה "הרציחות מרחוב מורג" ואתו נולד הסיפור הבלשי. אדגר אלן פו, גאון פרוזה, סופר חודר נפש ותודעה, הוליד את הבלש אוגוסט דופאן והמציא ז'אנר ספרותי חדש...

In einer düsteren Gasse im Zentrum von Paris geht die Angst unter den Bewohnern um. Seit einigen Wochen entsteht dort aus dem Nichts eine unheimliche Nebelwand. Wer sich nach draußen wagt, vernimmt schaurige Laute, sichtet die Schatten schrecklicher Kreaturen im Dunst, die einem verfolgen und verschleppen, wenn man nicht rechtzeitig zurück ins Haus flieht. Florence, die besorgte Tochter der alten Sylvie, die in der "Nebelgasse" lebt, beauftragt Dupin und Poe das Rätsel des Spuks zu lösen. Bei ihren Untersuchungen kommen sie den unheimlichen Erscheinungen näher, als ihnen lieb ist.

הבור והמטוטלת, סיפור-הסיוט שהיה למקור-השראה בלתי-פוסק לעשרות סיפורי-בלהה וסרטי-אימים, הוא אחד מארבעה סיפורים שהקובץ מכיל. מלבדו נמצאים כאן 'כת', 'שנמצא בבקבוק'...

Auguste Dupin, investigator extraordinaire, was the remarkable creation of Edgar Allan Poe. Written in the 1840s, Poe presented the acutely observant, shrewd but idiosyncratic character who, with his chronicler, provided the inspiration for the more famous Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.