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  | | The Hour of Peril(Reprint) The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War by Daniel Stashower, Charles Spicer Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2014 by Minotaur Books ISBN-13: 978-1-250-04266-8, ISBN: 1-250-04266-6 ""It's history that reads like a race-against-the-clock thriller." --"Harlan Coben"Daniel Stashower, the two-time Edgar award-winning author of "The Beautiful Cigar Girl," uncovers the riveting true story of the "Baltimore Plot," an audacious conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln on the eve of the Civil War in THE HOUR OF PERIL.In February of 1861, just days before he assumed the presidency, Abraham Lincoln faced a "clear and fully-m ..." |
 | | The Hour of Peril(1st Edition) The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War by Daniel Stashower Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2013 by Minotaur Books ISBN-13: 978-0-312-60022-8, ISBN: 0-312-60022-4 ""It's history that reads like a race-against-the-clock thriller." ―Harlan CobenDaniel Stashower, the two-time Edgar award–winning author of The Beautiful Cigar Girl, uncovers the riveting true story of the "Baltimore Plot," an audacious conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln on the eve of the Civil War in THE HOUR OF PERIL.In February of 1861, just days before he assumed the presidency, Abraham Lincoln faced a "clear and fully-mature ..." |
 | | The Beautiful Cigar Girl(Reprint) Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Invention of Murder by Daniel Stashower Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2007 by Berkley Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-425-21782-5, ISBN: 0-425-21782-5 "Merritt dispatched Dr. Cook, the coroner, to Mrs. Loss's tavern to examine the evidence. Cook, too, had reason to be wary of leaping to conclusions, but in his mind there could be no doubt. The items belonged to Mary Rogers, and the strips of fabric had been torn from the dress she wore at the time of her death. In all likelihood, then, the thicket at Nick Moore's Tavern was the spot where Mary Rogers had been murdered. As official ..." |
 | | Sherlock Holmes in America(Reprint) 14 Original Stories by Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg, Daniel Stashower Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2019 by Skyhorse ISBN-13: 978-1-5107-4441-7, ISBN: 1-5107-4441-X "The world’s greatest sleuth makes his American debut in this groundbreaking collection of never-before-published mystery stories set in the US. The world’s greatest detective and his loyal sidekick Dr. Watson are on their first trip across the Atlantic—to nineteenth-century America! From the bustling neighborhoods of New York City and Boston to sinister locales like Salt Lake City and fog-shrouded cities like San Francisco, the beloved ..." |
 | | Dangerous Work(1st Edition) Diary of an Arctic Adventure by Arthur Conan Doyle, Jon Lellenberg, Daniel Stashower Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2012 by University Of Chicago Press ISBN-13: 978-0-226-00905-6, ISBN: 0-226-00905-X "In 1880 a young medical student named Arthur Conan Doyle embarked upon the “first real outstanding adventure” of his life, taking a berth as ship’s surgeon on an Arctic whaler, the Hope. The voyage took him to unknown regions, showered him with dramatic and unexpected experiences, and plunged him into dangerous work on the ice floes of the Arctic seas. He tested himself, overcame the hardships, and, as he wrote later, “came of age at 80 ..." |
 | | Arthur Conan Doyle(Reprint) A Life in Letters by Jon Lellenberg, Daniel Stashower, Charles Foley, Lellenberg Stashower Paperback, 706 Pages, Published 2008 by Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-311433-8, ISBN: 0-14-311433-6 "A remarkable annotated collection of previously unpublished private correspondence from the creator of Sherlock Holmes This extraordinary annotated collection of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's private correspondence offers unique insight into one of the world's most popular authors. Detailing Conan Doyle's life from his beginnings as a country doctor to his struggle with the success of Sherlock Holmes and his ultimate calling as the foremost ..." |
 | | Harry Houdini Mysteries(Reprint) The Floating Lady Murder by Daniel Stashower Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2012 by Titan Books ISBN-13: 978-0-85768-292-5, ISBN: 0-85768-292-X "In turn-of-the-century New York City, struggling young performer Harry Houdini is working for the renowned magician Kellar. One night his master’s astonishing illusion the Floating Lady goes horribly wrong, with Kellar’s levitating assistant apparently plunging to her death. Houdini, along with his wife Bess and brother Dash, must solve the mystery and figure out how the young lady died from drowning rather than a fatal fall.Another thr ..." |
 | | Harry Houdini Mysteries(Reprint) The Dime Museum Murders by Daniel Stashower Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2012 by Titan Books ISBN-13: 978-0-85768-284-0, ISBN: 0-85768-284-9 "New York City in 1897 and young escapologist Harry Houdini is struggling to get the recognition he craves from the ruthless entertainment industry. When toy tycoon Branford Wintour is found murdered in his Fifth Avenue mansion, detectives call upon Houdini to help solve this mysterious crime. When Harry and his brother Dash reach the scene of the murder, they discover that Wintour was killed seemingly by a magic trick...The first in a s ..." |
 | | Harry Houdini Mysteries(Reprint) The Houdini Specter by Daniel Stashower Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2012 by Titan Books ISBN-13: 978-0-85768-293-2, ISBN: 0-85768-293-8 "The Great Harry Houdini is still struggling to make a name for himself in turn-of-the-century New York. He sees an opportunity for glory in exposing the tricks of the medium Lucius Craig - if only he can work out how the medium managed to conjure a "spirit" while tied to a chair by Houdini himself or how the apparition was able to stab an audience member to death and then disappear!The third thrilling adventure for the legendary magicia ..." |
 | | The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Ectoplasmic Man (Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Paperback)) by Daniel Stashower Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2009 by Titan Books Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-1-84856-492-3, ISBN: 1-84856-492-9 "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's timeless creation returns in a new series of handsomely designed, long out-of-print detective stories. From the earliest days of Holmes' career to his astonishing encounters with Martian invaders, the "Further Adventures" series encapsulates the most varied and thrilling cases of the worlds' greatest detective. When Harry Houdini is framed and jailed for espionage, Sherlock Holmes vows to clear his name, with th ..." |
 | | The Beautiful Cigar Girl Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Invention of Murder by Daniel Stashower Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 2006 by Dutton Adult ISBN-13: 978-0-525-94981-7, ISBN: 0-525-94981-X " A gruesome murder, a stunned city, and Edgar Allan Poe come to life with vivid detail in this shocking true story by award-winning author Daniel Stashower On July 28, 1841, the battered body of a young woman was found floating in the Hudson River. It was soon discovered to be the lovely Mary Rogers, a twenty-year-old cigar salesgirl who had gone missing three days earlier. By nightfall, news of the girl’s death had spread and s ..." |
 | | Teller of Tales(1st Edition) The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle by Daniel Stashower Hardcover, 496 Pages, Published 1999 by Henry Holt And Co. ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-5074-5, ISBN: 0-8050-5074-4 "Despite (or because of) the tremendous success of his Sherlock Holmes stories, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle always tended to play down their value and importance in his life. Just before his death in 1930, he drew a memorable sketch of his life's work. Conan Doyle portrayed events from his life as a series of packing cases being loaded onto a wagon and pulled by a flea-bitten workhorse. Perhaps the heaviest case of all, notes Daniel Stashowe ..." |
 | | Murder in Baker Street(Reprint) New Tales of Sherlock Holmes by Martin Harry Greenberg, Daniel Stashower, Martin H., John Lellenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg, Howard Engel, Peter Tremayne, Anne Perry, Edward D. Hoch, Bill Crider, Gillian Linscott, Loren D. Estleman, Jon L. Breen, L. B. Greenwood, Carolyn Wheat, Lloyd Rose Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2002 by Running Press ISBN-13: 978-0-7867-1074-4, ISBN: 0-7867-1074-8 "The game's afoot! Read all-new Sherlock Holmes stories and speculative essays, praised as "of the highest order and should be required for every Sherlockian shelf" (Rocky Mountain News). Eccentric, coldly rational, brilliant, doughty, exacting, lazy-in full bohemian color the world's most famous literary detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his loyal companion Dr. John Watson, investigate a series of previously unrecorded cases in this co ..." |
 | | Elephants in the Distance by Daniel Stashower Paperback, 236 Pages, Published 2007 by Felony & Mayhem ISBN-13: 978-1-933397-65-8, ISBN: 1-933397-65-9 "Paul Galliard is a magician by training and heredity: his father died performing the Bullet Catch, an infamous trick that over the centuries has claimed the lives of more than a dozen magicians. A pragmatist, Paul confines his conjuring to commercials; he shows up often on TV screens, demonstrating the magical power of some brand of household cleanser. Then he gets a call. A producer wants to do a show highlighting his father's old cron ..." |
 | | The Adventures of the Ectoplasmic Man by Daniel Stashower Paperback, 203 Pages, Published 1986 by Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-008343-9, ISBN: 0-14-008343-X "1st US Penguin edition paperback fine condition. In stock shipped from our UK warehouse" |
 | | The Beautiful Cigar Girl - Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Invention of Murder by Daniel Stashower, Cover Art Paperback, Published 2006 by Dutton / Penguin ISBN-13: 978-0-7394-8328-2, ISBN: 0-7394-8328-5 "Book by Daniel Stashower" |
 | | The Boy Genius and the Mogul(1st Edition) The Untold Story of Television by Daniel Stashower Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2002 by Broadway ISBN-13: 978-0-7679-0759-0, ISBN: 0-7679-0759-0 "The world remembers Edison, Ford, and the Wright Brothers. But what about Philo T. Farnsworth, the inventor of television, an innovation that did as much as any other to shape the twentieth century? That question lies at the heart of The Boy Genius and the Mogul, Daniel Stashower's captivating chronicle of television's true inventor, the battle he faced to capitalize on his breakthrough, and the powerful forces that resulted in the coll ..." |
 | | The Houdini Specter A Harry Houdini Mystery (Harry Houdini Mysteries) by Daniel Stashower Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2001 by Avon ISBN-13: 978-0-380-80058-2, ISBN: 0-380-80058-6 "In 1898, the Great Houdini's confidence in his own abilities is matched only by the indifference of the paying public. Now the master escape artist has the opportunity to make a name for himself -- by exposing the tricks of the medium Lucius Craig, darling of New York's gullible society set. Though he can easily re-create Craig's ghostly trickery, Harry and his brother Dash can't explain how the medium manages to conjure up a "spirit" w ..." |
 | | Teller of Tales(Reprint) The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle by Daniel Stashower, Sherlock Holmes Paperback, 496 Pages, Published 2001 by Holt Paperbacks ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-6684-5, ISBN: 0-8050-6684-5 "Winner of the 1999 Edgar Award for Best Biographical Work, this is "an excellent biography of the man who created Sherlock Holmes" (David Walton, The New York Times Book Review)This fresh, compelling biography examines the extraordinary life and strange contrasts of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the struggling provincial doctor who became the most popular storyteller of his age. From his youthful exploits aboard a whaling ship to his often st ..." |
 | | The Dime Museum Murders(1st Edition) (Harry Houdini Mysteries) by Daniel Stashower Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 1999 by Avon ISBN-13: 978-0-380-80056-8, ISBN: 0-380-80056-X "In 1897, New York City teems with hustlers and freshly made millionaires, fine artists and con artists, criminals and immigrants. Among them is a rabbi's son who calls himself Houdini. He is struggling to make it in the brutal entertainment business when detectives call on him to attempt the most amazing feat of his fledgling career: solve the mystery of a toy tycoon murdered in his posh Fifth Avenue mansion.It's a challenge which Harry ..." |
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