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Colonel Race

 In a weird anomaly, I'm not going to introduce Colonel Race, because, duh, I know so little about him. Maybe later, one of these days, I'll add more of Agatha Christie's lesser known heroes/heroines, but for now, just download it if you want it. Personally, I enjoyed The Man In A Brown Suit, but its not much about Race anyway. How can you help? By reading  my blog , sharing it if you like it and spreading the word in general. Also, you can share the ebooks you get from here, as reading will make a better world 1. Sparkling Cyanide :                                       : Download ePub 2. The Man In The Brown Suit                          : Download ePub And yeah, due to complications with google drive, I'm tr...

Alister MacLean's: Thrillers from one of 20th century's finest

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Alister MacLean was a Scotsman, and one of Britain's foremost 20th century authors. He has written countless bestsellers; espionage, war, heists and tales of revenge set in every nook and cranny of this vast world. English was his second language as a child growing up, but he became one of the finest writers with crystal clear phrases and sentences that can be quoted and stuck to your wallpaper.  At age 19, he was called up for war, where he joined the Royal Navy; he was to serve at various stations, ships. His experience with the sea means his sea thrillers are the best of all. H.M.S Ulysses After the war, MacLean studied English at the University of Glassgow, and after a series of odd jobs, worked as a teacher. MacLean used to write short stories as a university student for extra income, and even won a short story competition. This victory brought him to the notice of a publisher, who commissioned him to write a book about the war at sea. MacLean produced in response  '...

The Three Investigators ePub: Rocky Beach's Best

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Disclaimer: if you already know The Three Investigators and are just here for the ePub version, scroll down. The Three Investigators is a series of mystery fiction books, written by various authors, including Robert Arthur, William Arden, M.V Carey and Marc Brandel. Some years later, another spinoff named Three Investigators Crimebusters was published.  Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw and Bob Andrews are the Three Investigators. Set in California, near Hollywood, in a fictional town named Rocky Beach. Far from being rich and affluent like the Hardy Boys or like Nancy Drew, they are relatively grounded financially. Jupiter is an orphan living with his Uncle, who owns and runs a Salvage Yard. Pete and Bob may have relatively well to do parents, but neither are they pampered.  All three are often made to work at the salvage yard by Jupiter's aunt Mathilda for pocket money, who believes that a working boy is a good boy. Jupiter, who is rather stocky and not one to indulge in phys...

Hercule Poirot, Masterpiece Of The 20th Century By Agatha Christie

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There are a multitude of reasons why Dame Agatha Christie is referred to as the Queen of Crime, and this short Belgian detective, with his grey cells and patent leather shoes, is one of the greatest. Another reason is that she's statistically the world's best selling fiction writer of all time. But all that would have never happened if not if she hadn't invented Hercule Poirot. First introduced to the world in 1920, in "The Mysterious Affair At Styles",(which makes it 100 years this year), Hercule Poirot soon swept through the ranks to be known as one the world's most well known fictitious detectives, only behind one Sherlock Holmes. But Hercule Poirot is quite different, and very unique .  First of all, u nlike his Greek eponym Hercules the demigod, Poirot is a LOT less given to physical endeavors. (by the way, eponym is the opposite of namesake) Poirot scoffs at activities for which Sherlock Holmes is famous, such as sniffing cigarette ash and rolling on t...