ames E. Keirans spent years writing this companion to the works of John Dickson Carr. It is the essential guide to the Henry Merrivale and Gideon Fell novels and historical potboilers written by the acknowledged master of the locked room mystery. Introduced by Keirans and completely indexed, it contains over 300 pages of JDC lore, alphabetized and organized in a readable way.

ames E. Keirans spent years writing this companion to the works of John Dickson Carr. It is the essential guide to the Henry Merrivale and Gideon Fell novels and historical potboilers written by the acknowledged master of the locked room mystery. Introduced by Keirans and completely indexed, it contains over 300 pages of JDC lore, alphabetized and organized in a readable way.

After a routine security check by George Smiley, civil servant Samuel Fennan apparently kills himself. When Smiley finds Circus head Maston is trying to blame him for the man's death, he begins his own investigation, meeting with Fennan's widow to find out what could have led him to such desperation. But on the very day that Smiley is ordered off the enquiry he receives an urge...(展开全部)

John Dickson Carr was one of the most prolific and popular mystery authors from the 1930s through the 1960s, writing more than 80 novels and collections of short stories, at least 200 book-review columns for Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, and numerous radio scripts for the BBC and CBS. Carr's specialty was the locked-room mystery, in which a crime, usually a murder, is commit...(展开全部)

After a routine security check by George Smiley, civil servant Samuel Fennan apparently kills himself. When Smiley finds Circus head Maston is trying to blame him for the man's death, he begins his own investigation, meeting with Fennan's widow to find out what could have led him to such desperation. But on the very day that Smiley is ordered off the enquiry he receives an urge...(展开全部)

The performance of the U.S. economy in the 1990s far outstripped expectations. Growth was surprisingly strong, unemployment fell to the lowest level in a generation, and yet inflation remained dormant. Why? And what lessons can we learn from this wonderful episode? Alan S. Blinder and Janet L. Yellen, who participated in these events both at the Federal Reserve Board and in the...(展开全部)

1979年、静岡県浜松市生まれ。早稲田大学第一文学部卒業。日本大学大学院芸術学研究科博士前期課程修了。ライターとして漫画脚本などを手がけながら小説の執筆活動を続け、本作で第一回アガサ・クリスティー賞を受賞。

Edgar Allan Poe was a master of tales of the mysterious and macabre. From the eerie incantations of "The Raven" to the persistent fright of "The Tell-Tale Heart," his stories and poems are unforgettable explorations of the darker side of life that still offer lessons and insight into human behavior today, making them an integral component of just about any library. This Canter...(展开全部)