The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge The Adventure of the Cardboard Box The Adventure of the Red Circle The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans The Adventure of the Dying Detective The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax The Adventure of the Devil's Foot His Last Bow

Krishnamurti's last journal, spoken into a tape recorder at his home, Pine Cottage, in the Ojai Valley, brings the reader close to this renowned spiritual teacher. Dictated in the mornings, from his bed, undisturbed, Krishnamurti's observations are captured here in all their immediacy and candor, from personal reflections to poetic musings on nature and a serene meditation on...(展开全部)

亿万富翁John Benedict与自己的三位前妻Marcia Kemp、Alice Tierney、Audrey Weston相聚在莱特镇，随行的还有律师Al Marsh和律师的秘书Smith小姐。此时奎因父子也受John Benedict之邀，到莱特镇休假。一天晚上，Benedict当众宣布自己要再次结婚，并这样描述新娘：“她就是我生命中最后的女人……”不料当天晚上，Benedict就惨遭杀害，弥留之际，他打电话给埃勒里，拼死说出了最后一句死前留言：“Home……”埃勒里赶到现场，却在现场发现分属三位前妻的晚礼服、假发和手套。究竟是谁杀害了Benedict，而他生命中最后的女人又是谁？

Krishnamurti's last journal, spoken into a tape recorder at his home, Pine Cottage, in the Ojai Valley, brings the reader close to this renowned spiritual teacher. Dictated in the mornings, from his bed, undisturbed, Krishnamurti's observations are captured here in all their immediacy and candor, from personal reflections to poetic musings on nature and a serene meditation on...(展开全部)

extracted & reprinted from The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes New York: The Macmillan Company, 1903

伊斯瑞尔•冉威尔（1864－1926），犹太裔英国人。当过教师、新闻记者、剧作家、幽默文学作家。一八九一年仅用两周时间创作的《弓区之谜》是历史上第一部长篇密室推理小说，为不可能犯罪类型的推理作品开创了新纪元。 《弓区之谜》在世界最权威的百部密室推理小说排行榜中与《三口棺材》、《黄屋之谜》、《中国橘子之谜》等经典作品一起位居前十。伊斯瑞尔•冉威尔也因此在推理小说史上占据了稳固而显赫的地位。

As the weeklong Taungbyon Festival draws near, thousands of villagers from all regions of Burma descend upon a tiny hamlet near Mandalay to pay respect to the spirits, known as nats , which are central to Burmese tradition. At the heart of these festivities is Daisy Bond, a gay, transvestite spiritual medium in his fifties. With his sharp tongue and vivid performances, he has ...(展开全部)

伊斯瑞尔•冉威尔（1864－1926），犹太裔英国人。当过教师、新闻记者、剧作家、幽默文学作家。一八九一年仅用两周时间创作的《弓区之谜》是历史上第一部长篇密室推理小说，为不可能犯罪类型的推理作品开创了新纪元。 《弓区之谜》在世界最权威的百部密室推理小说排行榜中与《三口棺材》、《黄屋之谜》、《中国橘子之谜》等经典作品一起位居前十。伊斯瑞尔•冉威尔也因此在推理小说史上占据了稳固而显赫的地位。

extracted & reprinted from The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes New York: The Macmillan Company, 1903