從黯夜一路行來的女人 《黯夜女子》一書其實是一部中篇小說，一九三三年四月分三期登載於當時的《自由雜誌》（週刊）上頭，小說的副題寫道：A Novel of Dangerous Romance.一則危險的愛情故事。 當然，古往今來的愛情故事鮮有不危險的，但，咳，我們曉得並不是這個意思。 關於「牆壁——眼睛——膝蓋」 本來，古典推理小說作家是不可以寫愛情的，不是說誰有資格如此命令他們，主要是他們本身自絕於愛情： 推理作家相信萬事萬物皆有其秩序，但愛情卻遠在秩序之前，來自人性中最原初的混亂。 推理作家服膺理性，偏偏愛情起於激情，因為純淨的理性溫度太低，到達不了戀愛所需的燃點。 推理作家肯定事物發生有其緣由，服從於因果律，偏偏愛情是隨機的、偶然的、漂流的，而且還很不講理，講道理的愛情通常不被看成愛情，毋寧更像某種談判，或甚至交易。 推理作家仰靠邏輯想事情，但這...(展开全部)

A young, frightened, foreign woman appears at the door of an isolated house. The man and woman inside take her in. Other strangers appear in pursuit of the girl. Menace is in the air. Originally published in 1933, Hammett's Woman in the Dark shows the author at the peak of his narrative powers. With an introduction by Robert B. Parker, the author of the celebrated Spenser novel...(展开全部)

麦家，现居成都。出版有长篇小说，《解密》《暗算》，小说集《紫密黑密》《地下的天空》《让蒙面人说话》等多部。其笔下人物均系一群智力超凡的天才特工，其文风智性灵异，偏执不羁，是中国“新智力小说”和“特情小说”的开创者。根据其同名小说改编的电视剧《暗算》深受观众喜爱。

麦家，现居成都。出版有长篇小说，《解密》《暗算》，小说集《紫密黑密》《地下的天空》《让蒙面人说话》等多部。其笔下人物均系一群智力超凡的天才特工，其文风智性灵异，偏执不羁，是中国“新智力小说”和“特情小说”的开创者。根据其同名小说改编的电视剧《暗算》深受观众喜爱。

The little town of Amnestie had not known a death so bloody since the fifteenth century. And certainly none more baffling—to all except Mr Verity. From the moment he appears this bearded giant—ruthless inquirer, devastating wit and enthusiastic collector of the best sculpture— has matters firmly (if fantastically) under control. Things are certainly complicated, but this is har...(展开全部)

Featuring a preface by Elinor Shaffer and an introduction by Martin Edwards 'A corpse in a blood-soaked room; a locked door and a locked window; a masked man; a beautiful girl trussed inside a wardrobe; and now a pretender to the throne! This is superb!' One July morning in the seaside town of Amnestie, just before eight o'clock, the amateur sleuth Mr Verity is striding down fr...(展开全部)

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder "Better and better!" cried Verity, chuckling and rubbing his hands. "A corpse in a blood-soaked room; a locked door and a locked window; a masked man; a beautiful girl trussed inside a wardrobe; and now a pretender to the throne! This is superb!" The little Sussex town of Amnestie had not known a death so bloody since th...(展开全部)

One of the premier Japanese novels of the twentieth century, The Women in the Dunes combines the essence of myth, suspense, and the existential novel. In a remote seaside village, Niki Jumpei, a teacher and amateur entomologist, is held captive with a young woman at the bottom of a vast sand pit where, Sisyphus-like, they are pressed into shoveling off the ever-advancing sand d...(展开全部)

The little town of Amnestie had not known a death so bloody since the fifteenth century. And certainly none more baffling—to all except Mr Verity. From the moment he appears this bearded giant—ruthless inquirer, devastating wit and enthusiastic collector of the best sculpture— has matters firmly (if fantastically) under control. Things are certainly complicated, but this is har...(展开全部)

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