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Agatha Christies most daring crime mystery - an early and particularly brilliant outing of Hercule Poirot, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, with its legendary twist, changed the detective fiction genre for ever. Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew that the woman he loved had poisoned her brutal first husband. He suspected also that someone had been blackmailing her. Now, tragically, came the news that she had taken her own life with a drug overdose. But the evening post brought Roger one last fatal scrap of information. Unfortunately, before he could finish the letter, he was stabbed to deat

Wuthering Heights is Emily Brontes only novel. It was first published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell, and a posthumous second edition was edited by her sister Charlotte. The name of the novel comes from the Yorkshire manor on the moors on which the story centres (as an adjective, wuthering is a Yorkshire word referring to turbulent weather). The narrative tells the tale of the all-encompassing and passionate, yet thwarted, love between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, and how this unresolved passion eventually destroys them and many around them.

Do you know Wolfies laws? I dont think so because I just made them up!Wolfies Law # 1If a secret surveillance or spying is technically possible, it will happen. Why? Because voyeurism is human nature and there is nothing more appealing to IT-specialists than to find things others not even have lost!Wolfies Law # 2A secret surveillance or spying is the more intensive the harsher and more restrictive data security laws in this country are. Why? Nothing is more appealing than forbidden fruits!Wolfies Law # 3Most of the inhabitants of this planet dont fight secret surveillance or spying. Why? Because they are human sheep who arent disturbed by these practices as little as animalistic sheep fights shearing, having the misguided opinion theyve got nothing to hide!Wolfies Law # 4The louder a whistleblower like Snowden blows his horn, the tighter human sheep cover their ears. Why? Because they cherish their quiet and their slogan is: What the eye does not see, the heart does not grieve over! Louis Abolafia, a legendary hippie leader, conducted his election campaign in 1968 stark naked using the slogan: "What have I got to hide?" Do you, too, belong to these mental exhibitionists? Do you, too, share your most intimate thoughts, pictures, clips, videos voluntarily with the rest of the world?Then DO NOT buy this booklet. Its wasted money FOR YOU !!!But if ever you want to keep your privacy private - In this booklet Ill show you how to do it in a jiffy! Just using two freeware programs to encrypt and hide your data with a mouse click and so securely no hacker or secret service of this planet will ever crack your data. Promised - if you follow my instructions in this booklet to the letter!

You are about to read a collection of the most inhuman, perverted, obscene and disgusting tales ever written - and those tales are written by the most perverted man in the world - Baldassare Cossa. Hated by all of society, shunned and despised by everyone on every social networking site. Feared, loathed, outcast - only a man so abhorrent could write stories so depraved. These short stories make for an extreme philosophy - based on the choices people are forced to make in extreme circumstances. Whats worse - is Cossa shows that sometimes the most awful and extreme situations, that result in extreme and evil behaviour - are the most banal, boring, routine, monotonous - the most moral lifestyles, that can lead to the most horrific consequences. Sometimes the characters are victims of horror, sometimes victims of boredom, sometimes witnesses of horror or boredom or both - and sometimes the characters are simply psychopathic monsters with too much power and nothing to stop them doing what they do.

The term "shakira" is the Arabic word "grateful". Shakira, the full name Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, was born in Columbia on 2 February 1977. She is a successful singer in Latin America, but also all over the world. Her parents are Nydia del Carmen Ripoll Torrado, of Spanish origin and William Mebarak Chadid, of Lebanese origin. She has eight step brothers and sisters from her fathers previous marriage. Shakiras religion is Roman Catholic. She speaks English, Portuguese, Italian and she handles Arabic pretty well. Shakira has an impressive IQ of 140. The singer has showed creative spirit since an early age, composing her first poem, "La Rosa De Cristal" at four years old. Throughout her childhood she wrote a series of short literary works, while her first song was written at the age of eight. "Tus Gafas oscuras" was inspired by a motorcycle accident that caused the death of one of her step brothers.

Worried How to market your upcoming college fest? Thinking How will you spread news about your newly open store?Want to sell online but Dont know How to market it online? Dont want to spend money on costly marketing books and agencies?Well This Book has all the answers .Even if you are new to social media,This brief guide will enrich you with every possible key detail about marketing your product without spending a penny.this book by a 19 years old author Helps marketers, advertisers, and small business owners quickly develop effective, practical approaches to social media marketing campaigns and Highlights the latest you should know about Facebook, Twitter, and blogger and helps you in making a fully reliable marketing strategy through social media.

Lost Souls is the story of a 13 year old boy named Coby in the summer before his freshman year. The summer starts out like any other, he hangs out at the lake and spends time with his two best friends, but when new neighbors move in across the street Coby makes a friend that will change his life forever.

Long time ago a satellite detected a massive star ship in the desert of Thar Desert, Pakistan. A team of scientist from all over the world was commissioned to research this massive artifact that holds the key to the world oldest and most thought provoking question. Are we alone? Relto Sahi, who specializes in Indus and Sumerian civilizations, was assigned as one of the scientist. His task was to understand the alien language and find out a way to decode the language so that the origin of the ship could be pinpointed. But are the alien who designed this ship among us or is this there was to observe our civilization? What this discovery a mere coincidence or is there something more sinister behind the discovery of this alien ship. As Relto answer these questions he soon realizes that nothing that he sees in the world is what it seems. What follows is a tale of mans quest of truth and how he overcomes all odds.

In this diverse collection you will find stories about detectives and criminals, serial killers and victims of crime. The five tales are: Drip!, A Perfect Crime, The Apprentice, A Beautiful Friendship, and a Razor and Edge original, The Parrot of Doom. Five tales that prove crime does not pay.

An Offer From a Gentleman is a novel by American writer Julia Quinn published in 2001. It is the third novel in the Bridgerton saga. The book is set between 1815 and 1817 and tells the story of Benedict Bridgerton, second son of the Bridgerton family. Benedict falls in love with Sophie Beckett, illegitimate daughter of Count Richard Gunningworth, and now maid and guest of his second son Bridgerton. From the same series: #2 The Viscount who loved me #3 An offer from a Gentleman #4 Romancing Mister Bridgerton #5 To Sir Phillip, with love #6 When he was wicked

You see that Anna led an arduous and troubled life Her face was worn, her cheeks were thin, her mouth drawn and firm, and her light blue eyes were very bright. Sometimes they were full of lightning and sometimes full of humour, but they were always sharp and clear.Under the grey, industrial skies of Bridgepoint (modelled on Baltimore), three women Anna, Melanctha and Lena live, work and love. Painting a powerful portrait of women trapped in drudgery, Steins Three Lives is a ground-breaking portrayal of abuse and non-heteronormative sexuality, and is a searing indictment of the struggles of the working class in turn-of-the-century America.An astonishing work that toys with style and conventions, Three Lives stands as a monument in Modernism and experimental literature, and comes from the pen of a writer whose intelligence and understanding bleeds from every page.

Jane Austens first novelpublished posthumously in 1818tells the story of Catherine Morland and her dangerously sweet nature, innocence, and sometime self-delusion. Though Austens fallible heroine is repeatedly drawn into scrapes while vacationing at Bath and during her subsequent visit to Northanger Abbey, Catherine eventually triumphs, blossoming into a discerning woman who learns truths about love, life, and the heady power of literature. The satirical novel pokes fun at the gothic novel while earnestly emphasizing caution to the female sex.Northanger Abbey is a coming-of-age novel and a satire of Gothic novels written by Jane Austen. Northanger Abbey was actually the first finished novel that Jane Austen wrote.The story revolves around Catherine Morland, the young and naive "heroine", and her journey to a better understanding of herself and the world around her.When she is invited by her wealthy neighbors, the Fullertons, to accompany them to the spa town of Bath she experiences her first taste of the fashionable upper class society of England. While there she meets the clever young gentleman, Henry Tilney, his sister Eleanor, and their father, the imposing General Tilney. The Tilneys invite Catherine to come stay with them at their estate, the titular Northanger Abbey. Catherines naive over-active imagination quickly leads to embarrassment when she infers some sinister circumstances regarding the lack of emotion that General Tilney shows for the loss of his deceased wife. Eventually she realizes that real life is not at all like that of a Gothic novel. Noted for the insight it gives to Austens one opinions of the literature of her day.Northanger Abbey is both a satirical parody of the gothic romance novel and the story of a young girls maturation into womanhood.

Gullivers Travels describes the four voyages of Lemuel Gulliver, a ships surgeon. In Lilliput he discovers a world in miniature; towering over the people and their city, he is able to view their society from the viewpoint of a god. However, in Brobdingnag, a land of giants, tiny Gulliver himself comes under observation, exhibited as a curiosity at markets and fairs. In Laputa, a flying island, he encounters a society of speculators and projectors who have lost all grip on everyday reality; while they plan and calculate, their country lies in ruins. Gullivers final voyage takes him to the land of the Houyhnhnms, gentle horses whom he quickly comes to admire - in contrast to the Yahoos, filthy bestial creatures who bear a disturbing resemblance to humans. This text, based on the first edition of 1726, reproduces all the original illustrations and includes an introduction by Robert Demaria, Jr, which discusses the ways Gullivers Travels has been interpreted since its first publication. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was born in Dublin.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. Frankenstein tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18, and the first edition was published anonymously in London on 1 January 1818, when she was 20. Her name first appeared in the second edition, which was published in Paris in 1821.Shelley travelled through Europe in 1815 along the river Rhine in Germany, stopping in Gernsheim, 17 kilometres (11 mi) away from Frankenstein Castle, where two centuries before, an alchemist engaged in experiments. She then journeyed to the region of Geneva, Switzerland, where much of the story takes place. Galvanism and occult ideas were topics of conversation among her companions, particularly her lover and future husband Percy B. Shelley. In 1816, Mary, Percy and Lord Byron had a competition to see who could write the best horror story. After thinking for days, Shelley was inspired to write Frankenstein after imagining a scientist who created life and was horrified by what he had made.Though Frankenstein is infused with elements of the Gothic novel and the Romantic movement, Brian Aldiss has argued that it should be considered the first true science fiction story. In contrast to previous stories with fantastical elements resembling those of later science fiction, Aldiss states that the central character "makes a deliberate decision" and "turns to modern experiments in the laboratory" to achieve fantastic results. The novel has had a considerable influence on literature and popular culture and spawned a complete genre of horror stories, films, and plays.

An explosive debut thriller about one womans search for revenge - and the dangerous chain of events she sets in motion..._________Hugely engrossing - a dark delight.Catherine Ryan Howard __________Caroline Atkinson is powerless and angry. She has lost more than most - her marriage, her reputation, even her children. Then one day, she receives an unusual delivery: lost luggage belonging to the very man who is responsible, her estranged husband Jack. In a leather holdall, Caroline unearths a dark secret, one that finally confirms her worst suspicions. Jack has kept a detailed diary of all his affairs; every name, every meeting, every lie is recorded. He even marks the women out of ten. Caroline decides its time to even the score. She will make this man pay, even if it means risking everything...

THE QUEEN OF SCANDINAVIAN CRIME THRILLERS REDA THRILLER WRITER OF THE HIGHEST ORDER LIZA MARKLUND A high-profile murder brings Hanne Wilhelmsen back to the city she fled in the wake of heartbreak, in this chilling thriller for fans of Jussi Adler-Olsen, Ragnar Jonasson and Ann Cleeves When celebrity chef Brede Ziegler is discovered stabbed to death on the steps of the Olso police headquarters it sends a shockwave through the citys in-crowd. Ziegler had lots of famous friends, is there a culprit among them - or was this a random act of violence? Police investigator Billy T. takes on the case, but is met with conflicting information about what kind of man Ziegler was. It seems nobody really knew the dead man - including his glamorous wife, the restaurant co-owner and the editor of his memoir. While Billy T. struggles to break the case, Hanne Wilhelmsen returns to Oslo after a six-month absence. Since the death of her partner Cecilie, Hanne has been in self-imposed exile. Hanne discovers that not only had Ziegler been stabbed, but he had also ingested a lethal dose of painkillers. As the plot thickens, Hanne and Billy T. are pulled deeper into the nefarious world in which Ziegler lived. Was he who he said he was? And can those who claim to have known him best be trusted?Readers love NO ECHOAnne Holt as great as ever *****Absolutely riveting *****Gripping *****Spine tingling *****

The best story of adventure published in the last quarter of a century John BuchanThe perennial classic. Arguably the first spy novel ever written remains one of the finest examples of the genre to this day.While on a duck-hunting holiday sailing in the Frisian Isles, Carruthers and his friend Davies become suspicious of German naval activity off the North Sea Coast. The pair decide to investigate, and are soon embroiled in a world of suspense and intrigue, and the pair set about foiling nothing less than a plot to invade England.Initially published in 1903, The Riddle of the Sands proved a prescient vision of the Anglo-German conflict that was to culminate in the First World War. This thrilling adventure is now regarded as the first - and one of the best - spy novels ever written, inspiring later masters of the genre from John Buchan to John le Carre.

In The Murders in the Rue Morgue, all of Paris is in shock following the ghastly murder of two women - but with all witnesses claiming to have heard the suspect speak a different language, the police are stumped. When Dupin finds a suspicious hair at the crime scene, and places an advert in the newspaper asking if anyone has lost an Ourang-Outang, things take an unexpected turn... In The Mystery of Marie Roget, Dupin and his sidekick undertake to solve the murder of the beautiful young grisette who works in a perfume shop, whose body is found floating in the Seine... And The Purloined Letter, the final in the series, finds Dupin engaged on a matter of national importance: a private (and highly compromising) letter has been pilfered from the Queens private drawing room. The police know who the unscrupulous culprit is, but they can not find the letter, and therefore are unable to pin the crime on him. It it is up to Dupin to solve the case - which he does, with characteristic flair.A master of rational deduction and intellectual insight, Dupin sees things for what they are, rather than what they appear to be...

When private investigator Sandro Cellini is invited to attend a glamorous launch party for a luxury residence overlooking Florence, he has no idea what hes walking into. Behind the austere beauty of Palazzo San Giorgios façade terrible secrets lie hidden: not only an old torture chamber uncovered during excavations, but a much more recent malevolence.Then the head of security dies under suspicious circumstances and Sandro takes on the dead mans role. He soon discovers that his predecessors death was not random, or isolated, when one of the residents is found murdered in her room. Now, Sandro must work to untangle the secrets of the palazzo to unmask a deadly killer before the fate of another victim is sealed...

Four friends, caught in a terrible job market, joke about turning to kidnapping to survive. And then, suddenly, its no joke. For two years, the strategy they devise works like a charm - until they kidnap the wrong man.Now two groups are after them - the law, in the form of veteran state investigator Kirk Stevens and hotshot young FBI agent Carla Windermere, and an organized crime outfit looking for payback. As they crisscross the country in a series of increasingly explosive confrontations, each of them is ultimately forced to recognize the truth: the real professionals, cop or criminal, are those who are willing to sacrifice everything.