克里斯蒂安·里特（Christiane Ritter） 奥地利艺术家、作家，一八九七年出生。一九三四年，里特与丈夫赫尔曼、探险家卡尔一起，在挪威位于北极圈内的斯瓦尔巴群岛，进行了为期一年的极地探险之旅。回到奥地利后，里特根据其经历写就《一个女人，在北极》。其德文版出版于一九三八年，而后有英、法等多语种版本。后定居维也纳，于二〇〇〇年去世。 译者简介： 赖雅静 专业译者，译有《隐页书城》《资本的世界史》等作品。

克里斯蒂安·里特（Christiane Ritter） 奥地利艺术家、作家，一八九七年出生。一九三四年，里特与丈夫赫尔曼、探险家卡尔一起，在挪威位于北极圈内的斯瓦尔巴群岛，进行了为期一年的极地探险之旅。回到奥地利后，里特根据其经历写就《一个女人，在北极》。其德文版出版于一九三八年，而后有英、法等多语种版本。后定居维也纳，于二〇〇〇年去世。 译者简介： 赖雅静 专业译者，译有《隐页书城》《资本的世界史》等作品。

An eerie and sinister evocation of Parisian backstreets and seedy establishments, traversed by the familiar yet enigmatic Inspector Bencolin. Another enthralling literary puzzle from John Dickson Carr, the beloved author of Castle Skull and It Walks By Night, both reissued as British Library Crime Classics. This book also features the bonus short story ‘The Murder in Number Fou...(展开全部)

"The purpose, the illusion, the spirit of a waxworks. It is an atmosphere of death. It is soundless and motionless... Do you see?" Last night Mademoiselle Duchêne was seen heading into the Gallery of Horrors at the Musée Augustin waxworks, alive. Today she was found in the Seine, murdered. The museum's proprietor, long perturbed by the unnatural vitality of his figures, claims ...(展开全部)

Mystery in the Channel is a classic crime novel with a strikingly modern sub-text. The story begins with a shocking discovery. The captain of the Newhaven to Dieppe steamer spots a small pleasure yacht lying motionless in the water, and on closer inspection, sees a body lying on the deck. When members of his crew go aboard the yacht, they find not one male corpse but two. Both ...(展开全部)

The Chichester is making a routine journey across the English Channel on a pleasant afternoon in June, when the steamer's crew notice something strange. A yacht, bobbing about in the water ahead of them, appears to have been abandoned, and there is a dark red stain on the deck... Two bodies later, with no sign of a gun, there certainly is a mystery in the channel. Inspector Fre...(展开全部)

At the crime scene, Police Detective Kyochiro Kaga recognizes Hidaka’s best friend, Osamu Nonoguchi. Years ago when they were both teachers, they were colleagues at the same public school. Kaga went on to join the police force while Nonoguchi eventually left to become a full-time writer, though with not nearly the success of his friend Hidaka. As Kaga investigates, he eventuall...(展开全部)

At the crime scene, Police Detective Kyochiro Kaga recognizes Hidaka’s best friend, Osamu Nonoguchi. Years ago when they were both teachers, they were colleagues at the same public school. Kaga went on to join the police force while Nonoguchi eventually left to become a full-time writer, though with not nearly the success of his friend Hidaka. As Kaga investigates, he eventuall...(展开全部)

1971 Caldecott Honor BookNotable Children's Books of 1940--1970 (ALA)Best Books of 1970 (SLJ)Outstanding Children's Books of 1970 (NYT)Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1970 (NYT)Children's Books of 1970 (Library of Congress) Carey-Thomas Award 1971--Honor CitationBrooklyn Art Books for Children 1973, 1975

Sendak's hero Mickey falls through the dark into the Night Kitchen where three fat bakers are making the morning cake. So begins an intoxicating dream fantasy, described by the artist himself as 'a fantasy ten feet deep in reality'.