Clarissa, the wife of a Foreign Office diplomat is given to daydreaming. 'Supposing I were to come down one morning and find a dead body in the library, what should I do?' she muses. She has the chance to find out when she discovers a body ... in her drawing room. Desperate to dispose of it, she attempts to persuade her house guests to become accessories and accomplices. Now, a...(展开全部)

Clarissa, the wife of a Foreign Office diplomat is given to daydreaming. 'Supposing I were to come down one morning and find a dead body in the library, what should I do?' she muses. She has the chance to find out when she discovers a body ... in her drawing room. Desperate to dispose of it, she attempts to persuade her house guests to become accessories and accomplices. Now, a...(展开全部)

The new-look series of Hercule Poirot books for the 21st Century. Sir Claud Amory has discovered the formula for a new powerful explosive, which is stolen by one of the large household of relatives and friends. Locking everyone in the library, Sir Claud switches off the lights to allow the thief to replace the formula on the table, no questions asked. When the lights come on, h...(展开全部)

Scene: an English houseparty. As in a nightmare, Clarissa, wife of a foreign diplomat, finds a body in her drawing room. Desperate to dispose of it before her husband brings home an important politician, she enlists the help of her guests. The search for the murderer is interrupted by a police inspector who must be convinced that everything is cricket.

Scene: an English houseparty. As in a nightmare, Clarissa, wife of a foreign diplomat, finds a body in her drawing room. Desperate to dispose of it before her husband brings home an important politician, she enlists the help of her guests. The search for the murderer is interrupted by a police inspector who must be convinced that everything is cricket.

威廉·S.霍尔兹沃思（1871-1944），英国法律史学家，1922年任剑桥大学瓦伊纳法学教授，代表作为十六卷本的《英国法律史》。这部巨著讲述了从盎格鲁—撒克逊时代至1875年司法改革时期的英国法历史，被誉为该领域最全面，也是最出色的作品之一。霍尔兹沃思还著有《盎格鲁—美国法律史》（1928）、《作为法律史学家的狄更斯》（1928），后者是他在耶鲁大学法学院斯托尔斯讲座的授课内容。 何帆，最高人民法院法官，中国人民大学刑法学博士。著有《刑事没收研究：国际法与比较法的视角》（法律出版社，2007）、《刑民交叉案件审理的基本思路》（中国法制出版社，2007）；译有《九人：美国最高法院风云》（上海三联书店，2009）；合著《国际法院新近案例研究：1990-2003》（商务印书馆，2006）；另著有小说《一个伪知识分子的警察生涯》（广西师范大学出版社，200...(展开全部)

威廉·S.霍尔兹沃思（1871-1944），英国法律史学家，1922年任剑桥大学瓦伊纳法学教授，代表作为十六卷本的《英国法律史》。这部巨著讲述了从盎格鲁—撒克逊时代至1875年司法改革时期的英国法历史，被誉为该领域最全面，也是最出色的作品之一。霍尔兹沃思还著有《盎格鲁—美国法律史》（1928）、《作为法律史学家的狄更斯》（1928），后者是他在耶鲁大学法学院斯托尔斯讲座的授课内容。 何帆，最高人民法院法官，中国人民大学刑法学博士。著有《刑事没收研究：国际法与比较法的视角》（法律出版社，2007）、《刑民交叉案件审理的基本思路》（中国法制出版社，2007）；译有《九人：美国最高法院风云》（上海三联书店，2009）；合著《国际法院新近案例研究：1990-2003》（商务印书馆，2006）；另著有小说《一个伪知识分子的警察生涯》（广西师范大学出版社，200...(展开全部)

威廉·S.霍尔兹沃思（1871-1944），英国法律史学家，1922年任剑桥大学瓦伊纳法学教授，代表作为十六卷本的《英国法律史》。这部巨著讲述了从盎格鲁—撒克逊时代至1875年司法改革时期的英国法历史，被誉为该领域最全面，也是最出色的作品之一。霍尔兹沃思还著有《盎格鲁—美国法律史》（1928）、《作为法律史学家的狄更斯》（1928），后者是他在耶鲁大学法学院斯托尔斯讲座的授课内容。 何帆，最高人民法院法官，中国人民大学刑法学博士。著有《刑事没收研究：国际法与比较法的视角》（法律出版社，2007）、《刑民交叉案件审理的基本思路》（中国法制出版社，2007）；译有《九人：美国最高法院风云》（上海三联书店，2009）；合著《国际法院新近案例研究：1990-2003》（商务印书馆，2006）；另著有小说《一个伪知识分子的警察生涯》（广西师范大学出版社，200...(展开全部)

From his 1831 voyage aboard the H.M.S. Beagle to his death in 1882, Charles Darwin experiences grueling sea passages, conducts demanding scientific research, and encounters opposition to his theory of evolution

Joe Coughlin is nineteen when he meets Emma Gould. A smalltime thief in 1920s Boston, he is told to cuff her while his accomplices raid the casino she works for. But Joe falls in love with Emma - and his life changes for ever. That meeting is the beginning of Joe's journey to becoming one of the nation's most feared and respected gangsters. It is a journey beset by violence, do...(展开全部)