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"Many readers will enjoy the peek inside the organization's hierarchy. Also enjoyable is the spirited romance between Doyle and Vicky Stanopolis, his partner in more ways than one. And the surprise ending is a wowser."– Mystery Scene Magazine "Heffernan's style harks back to traditional hard-boiled mysteries… The Scientology Murders isn't likely to make the church's recommended reading list, but for mystery fans it's an entertaining tale."– Tampa Bay Times "The Dead Detective pursues miscreants attached to the Church of Scientology from their Florida headquarters to the Yukon State. . .Highly entertaining."–Kirkus Reviews"Action moves from Florida's Gulf Coast to the wilds of Alaska, where a most satisfying conclusion takes place. Heffernan pulls no punches in taking on Scientology (and, briefly, Tom Cruise) in this long-awaited return of Harry Doyle. Hard-boiled action with a layer of controversy."–Booklist"The good guys–Doyle; his detective partner, Vicky Stanopolis; and Clearwater police sergeant Max Abrams–remain entertaining and appealing throughout."–Publishers Weekly"While investigating a murder that has also left his much-loved adoptive father seriously wounded, Harry Doyle (aka the Dead Detective) finds himself contending with executives from the Church of Scientology."–Publishers Weekly, Spring 2017 announcements, Mysteries & Thrillers"This is a fun and fast paced novel…If you are a thriller or mystery reader and curious about the inner workings of Scientology, then The Scientology Murders is a must read." –Lit Reactor "This is Heffernan's second novel about the 'Dead Detective,' Harry Doyle, a Pinellas County homicide detective, who in this book investigates a series of murders that lead back to the intensely secretive Church of Scientology."– Tampa Bay Times "The Dead Detective is Heffernan's first novel in seven years, and wherever he's been, he hasn't forgotten how to write a good, gritty police procedural. . .This edgy police drama succeeds in capturing the hysteria that grips Tampa residents when a celebrity criminal is found dead in a cypress swamp."–New York Times Book Review on The Dead DetectiveA series of murders in Florida have left the police force baffled and Detective Harry Doyle's much-loved adoptive father seriously wounded. As his investigation becomes personal, Doyle–known to his peers as the Dead Detective–finds he must penetrate one of the most private institutions in the country in order to track down those responsible.Clearwater, Florida, is the spiritual center of Scientology, a religion that encourages its members to remain pure and true to their beliefs. One senior leader has a misguided young man in his employ, a twisted soul who will stop at nothing to make sure the rules are followed–even if it means shaming the very virtues espoused by the church.With veils of secrecy surrounding the church's inner sanctums, the detectives are stonewalled at every turn. Eventually, however, the investigation leads Doyle, his partner Vicky Stanopolis, and Clearwater Sergeant Max Abrams to the far reaches of Alaska, where they come face-to-face with death in a form they never expected.


The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Автор: Эдгар Аллан По

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"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been claimed as the first detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination".


The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Автор: Эдгар Аллан По

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A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Jennifer Bassett. The room was on the fourth floor, and the key on the inside. The windows were closed and fastened – on the inside. The chimney was too narrow for a cat to get through. So how did the murderer escape? And whose were the two angry voices heard by the neighbours as they ran up the stairs? Nobody in Paris could find any answers to this mystery. Except Anguste Dupin, who could see further and think more clearly than other people. The answers to the mystery were all there, but only a clever man could see them.


The Mitford murders. Загадочные убийства The Mitford murders. Загадочные убийства

Автор: Джессика Феллоуз

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Джессика Феллоуз – автор бестселлеров «The New York Times» о культовом сериале «Аббатство Даунтон» и племянница его создателя, лорда Феллоуза. Она также получила заслуженную известность как уникальный знаток жизни Великобритании XX века. 1920 год. Луиза Кэннон отчаянно стремится вырваться из лап нищеты. Ее спасение – стать нянькой в известном аристократическом семействе. Здесь она сближается со старшей дочерью лорда, Нэнси, умной не по годам девушкой. Вместе они оказываются втянуты в расследование загадочного убийства сестры милосердия, героини Первой мировой войны, – убийства, совершенного в поезде прямо посреди бела дня. Так начинается история сестер Митфорд, шести реально существовавших женщин, скандально известных во всем мире…


Вбивство на вулиці Морг = The murders in the rue Morgue Вбивство на вулиці Морг = The murders in the rue Morgue

Автор: Едгар Аллан По

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Ім’я Едгара Аллана По (1809–1849) – американського письменника-романтика, поета, драматурга і критика, майстра короткого оповідання і засновника детективу – відомо в усьому світі. Оповідання «Вбивство на вулиці Морг» вважають першим детективним твором в історії літератури. Огюст Дюпен, молодий чоловік, який має надзвичайні аналітичні здібності, розслідує жорстоке й загадкове вбивство двох жінок – матері та доньки, скоєні у Парижі, в будинку на вулиці Морг. Також до видання увійшли оповідання «Метценгерштайн», «Береніка», «Не закладайся з чортом на власну голову» та інші, в яких яскраво розкрився непересічний талант Е. А. По.


The Monogram Murders The Monogram Murders

Автор: Sophie Hannah

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The new Hercule Poirot novel – another brilliant murder mystery that can only be solved by the eponymous Belgian detective and his ‘little grey cells’.Since the publication of her first book in 1920, Agatha Christie wrote 33 novels, two plays and more than 50 short stories featuring Hercule Poirot. Now, for the first time ever, the guardians of her legacy have approved a brand new novel featuring Dame Agatha's most beloved creation.Hercule Poirot's quiet supper in a London coffee house is interrupted when a young woman confides to him that she is about to be murdered. She is terrified, but begs Poirot not to find and punish her killer. Once she is dead, she insists, justice will have been done.Later that night, Poirot learns that three guests at the fashionable Bloxham Hotel have been murdered, a cufflink placed in each one’s mouth. Could there be a connection with the frightened woman? While Poirot struggles to put together the bizarre pieces of the puzzle, the murderer prepares another hotel bedroom for a fourth victim…In the hands of internationally bestselling author Sophie Hannah, Poirot plunges into a mystery set in 1920s London – a diabolically clever puzzle that can only be solved by the talented Belgian detective and his ‘little grey cells’.