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The rivals of Sherlock Holmes. [videorecording] by Alwyn, Jonathan.; Ashdown, Clifford.; Bain, Bill.; Barkworth, Peter.; Bond, Julian,1930-; Boothby, Guy Newell,1867-1905.; Bramah, Ernest,1868-1942(CARDINAL)710304; Cooke, Alan.; Craig, Bill.; Dotrice, Roy,1923-2017.(CARDINAL)347706; Eustace, Robert.(CARDINAL)761607; Fraser, John,1931-; Freeman, R. Austin(Richard Austin),1862-1943.(CARDINAL)712039; Goddard, Jim.(CARDINAL)220966; Haggard, Piers,1939-; Hale, Elvi.; Hines, Ronald.; Hodgson, William Hope,1877-1918.(CARDINAL)712745; Hood, Stuart.; Irons, Jeremy,1948-(CARDINAL)809321; Lang, Robert,1934-; Love, Robert.(CARDINAL)544424; Mackie, Philip.(CARDINAL)544181; Meade, L. T.; Mills, Kim.; Morrison, Arthur,1863-1945.(CARDINAL)709159; Neville, John,1925-; Orczy, Emmuska Orczy,Baroness,1865-1947.(CARDINAL)133610; Pemberton, Max,Sir,1863-1950.; Pleasence, Donald.; Sinden, Donald.; Skene, Anthony,1924-2000.; Stephens, Robert,1931-1995.; Steven, Anthony.; Vardy, Mike.; Vaughan, Peter,1923-; Acorn Media (Firm)(CARDINAL)340133; Freemantle Home Entertainment (Firm); Thames Television, ltd.(CARDINAL)134539;
John Neville, Robert Stephens, Peter Vaughan, Roy Dotrice, Donald Pleasence, John Fraser, Ronald Hines, Elvi Hale, Peter Barkworth, Donald Sinden, Robert Lang, Jeremy Irons.Dr. Thorndyke is an early proponent of forensic investigation; and there is the blind gumshoe Mac Carrados; and gentleman thief Simon Carne; and Mr. Carnacki who is a detective of the occult. These men pit their wits against the best that London's underworld has to offer. Victorian London was a boon for crooks and a bane to Scotland Yard, whose job it was to keep the city safe from criminals.Not rated.DVD, full screen (1.33:1); Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Television crime shows.; Mystery television programs.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Criminal behavior; Criminal investigation; Criminals; Murder; Private investigators; Thorndyke, Doctor (Fictitious character);
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The big book of rogues and villains / by Penzler, OttoEditorWriter of introductionnullauthor of introduction, etc.(DLC)n 79061036 ;
The Victorians -- At the edge of the crater / L.T. Meade & Robert Eustace -- The episode of the Mexican seer / Grant Allen -- The body snatcher / Robert Louis Stevenson -- Dracula's guest / Bram Stoker -- The narrative of Mr. James Rigby / Arthur Morrison -- The ides of March / E. W. Hornung -- Nineteenth-century Americans -- The story of a young robber / Washington Irving -- Moon-face / Jack London -- The shadow of Quong Lung / C. W. Doyle -- The Edwardians -- The fire of London / Arnold Bennett -- Madame Sara / L.T. Meade & Robert Eustace -- The affair of the man who called himself Hamilton Cleek / Thomas W. Hanshew -- The mysterious railway passenger / Maurice Leblanc -- An unposted letter / Newton MacTavish -- The adventure of "The Brain" / Bertram Atkey -- The Kailyard novel / Clifford Ashdown -- The parole of Gevil-Hay / K. & Hesketh Prichard -- The Hammerpond Park burlglary / H.G. Wells -- The zayat kiss / Sax Rohmer -- Early twentieth-century Americans -- The infallible Godahl / Frederick Irving Anderson -- The caballero's way / O. Henry -- Conscience in art / O. Henry -- The unpublishable memoirs / A.S.W. Rosenbach -- The Universal Covered Carpet Tack Company / George Randolph Chester -- Boston Blackie's code / Jack Boyle -- The gray seal / Frank L. Packard -- The dignity of honest labor / Percival Pollard -- The eyes of the Countess Gerda / May Edginton -- The willow walk / Sinclair Lewis -- A retrieved reformation / O. Henry -- Between the World Wars -- The burglar / John Russell -- Portrait of a Murderer / Q. Patrick -- Karmesin and the big flea / Gerald Kersh -- The very Raffles-like episode of Castor and Pollux, diamonds de luxe / Harry Stephen Keeler -- The most dangerous game / Richard Connell -- Four Square Jane / Edgar Wallace -- A fortune in tin / Edgar Wallace -- The genuine old master / David Durham -- The colonel gives a party / Everett Rhodes Castle -- Footsteps of fear / Vincent Starrett -- The signed masterpiece / Frederick Irving Anderson -- The hands of Mr. Ottermole / Thomas Burke -- "His lady" to the rescue / Bruce Graeme -- On getting an introduction / Edgar Wallace -- The fifteen murderers / Ben Hecht -- The damsel in distress / Leslie Charteris -- The pulp era -- After-dinner story / William Irish -- The mystery of the golden skull / Donald E. Keyhoe -- We are all dead / Bruno Fischer -- Horror insured / Paul Ernst -- A shock for the countess / C.S. Montanye -- A shabby millionaire / Christopher B. Booth -- Crimson shackles / Frederick C. Davis -- The adventures of the voodoo moon / Eugene Thomas -- The copper bowl / George Fielding Eliot -- Post-World War II -- The cat-woman / Erle Stanley Gardner -- The theft from the empty room / Edward D. Hoch -- The shill / Stephen Marlowe -- The Dr. Sherrock commission / Frank McAuliffe -- In round figures / Erle Stanley Gardner -- The racket buster / Erle Stanley Gardner -- Sweet music / Robert L. Fish -- The moderns -- The Ehrengraf experience / Lawrence Block -- Quarry's luck / Max Allan Collins -- The partnership / David Morrell -- Blackburn sins / Bradley Denton -- The black spot / Loren D. Estleman -- Car trouble / Jas. D. Petrin -- Keller on the spot / Lawrence Block -- Boudin noir / R.T. Lawton -- Like a thief in the night / Lawrence Block -- Too many crooks / Donald E. Westlake.The best mysteries--whether detective, historical, police procedural, cozy, or comedy--have one thing in common: a memorable perpetrator. For every Sherlock Holmes or Sam Spade in noble pursuit, there's a Count Dracula, a Lester Leith, or a Jimmy Valentine. These are the rogues and villains who haunt our imaginations--and who often have more in common with their heroic counterparts than we might expect. Now, for the first time ever, Otto Penzler gathers the iconic traitors, thieves, con men, sociopaths, and killers who have crept through the mystery canon over the past 150 years, captivating and horrifying readers in equal measure.
Subjects: Short stories.; Mystery fiction.; Detective and mystery stories; Rogues and vagabonds; Villains; Criminals;
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The big book of rogues and villains / by Penzler, Otto,editor.(CARDINAL)351801; Meade, L. T.,1844-1914.At the edge of the crater.; Allen, Grant,1848-1899.Episode of the Mexican steer.; Stevenson, Robert Louis,1850-1894.Body snatcher.(CARDINAL)609509; Stoker, Bram,1847-1912.Dracula's guest.(CARDINAL)676738; Morrison, Arthur,1863-1945.Narrative of Mr. James Rigby.; Hornung, E. W.(Ernest William),1866-1921.Ides of March.; Irving, Washington,1783-1859.Story of a young robber.; London, Jack,1876-1916.Moon-face.(CARDINAL)677474; Doyle, C. W.(Charles William),1852-1903.Shadow of Quong Lung.; Bennett, Arnold,1867-1931.Fire of London.;
The Victorians -- At the edge of the crater / L.T. Meade & Robert Eustace -- The episode of the Mexican seer / Grant Allen -- The body snatcher / Robert Louis Stevenson -- Dracula's guest / Bram Stoker -- The narrative of Mr. James Rigby / Arthur Morrison -- The ides of March / E. W. Hornung -- Nineteenth-century Americans -- The story of a young robber / Washington Irving -- Moon-face / Jack London -- The shadow of Quong Lung / C. W. Doyle -- The Edwardians -- The fire of London / Arnold Bennett -- Madame Sara / L.T. Meade & Robert Eustace -- The affair of the man who called himself Hamilton Cleek / Thomas W. Hanshew -- The mysterious railway passenger / Maurice Leblanc -- An unposted letter / Newton MacTavish -- The adventure of "The Brain" / Bertram Atkey -- The Kailyard novel / Clifford Ashdown -- The parole of Gevil-Hay / K. & Hesketh Prichard -- The Hammerpond Park burlglary / H.G. Wells -- The zayat kiss / Sax Rohmer -- Early twentieth-century Americans -- The infallible Godahl / Frederick Irving Anderson -- The caballero's way / O. Henry -- Conscience in art / O. Henry -- The unpublishable memoirs / A.S.W. Rosenbach -- The Universal Covered Carpet Tack Company / George Randolph Chester -- Boston Blackie's code / Jack Boyle -- The gray seal / Frank L. Packard -- The dignity of honest labor / Percival Pollard -- The eyes of the Countess Gerda / May Edginton -- The willow walk / Sinclair Lewis -- A retrieved reformation / O. Henry -- Between the World Wars -- The burglar / John Russell -- Portrait of a Murderer / Q. Patrick -- Karmesin and the big flea / Gerald Kersh -- The very Raffles-like episode of Castor and Pollux, diamonds de luxe / Harry Stephen Keeler -- The most dangerous game / Richard Connell -- Four Square Jane / Edgar Wallace -- A fortune in tin / Edgar Wallace -- The genuine old master / David Durham -- The colonel gives a party / Everett Rhodes Castle -- Footsteps of fear / Vincent Starrett -- The signed masterpiece / Frederick Irving Anderson -- The hands of Mr. Ottermole / Thomas Burke -- "His lady" to the rescue / Bruce Graeme -- On getting an introduction / Edgar Wallace -- The fifteen murderers / Ben Hecht -- The damsel in distress / Leslie Charteris -- The pulp era -- After-dinner story / William Irish -- The mystery of the golden skull / Donald E. Keyhoe -- We are all dead / Bruno Fischer -- Horror insured / Paul Ernst -- A shock for the countess / C.S. Montanye -- A shabby millionaire / Christopher B. Booth -- Crimson shackles / Frederick C. Davis -- The adventures of the voodoo moon / Eugene Thomas -- The copper bowl / George Fielding Eliot -- Post-World War II -- The cat-woman / Erle Stanley Gardner -- The theft from the empty room / Edward D. Hoch -- The shill / Stephen Marlowe -- The Dr. Sherrock commission / Frank McAuliffe -- In round figures / Erle Stanley Gardner -- The racket buster / Erle Stanley Gardner -- Sweet music / Robert L. Fish -- The moderns -- The Ehrengraf experience / Lawrence Block -- Quarry's luck / Max Allan Collins -- The partnership / David Morrell -- Blackburn sins / Bradley Denton -- The black spot / Loren D. Estleman -- Car trouble / Jas. D. Petrin -- Keller on the spot / Lawrence Block -- Boudin noir / R.T. Lawton -- Like a thief in the night / Lawrence Block -- Too many crooks / Donald E. Westlake.The best mysteries--whether detective, historical, police procedural, cozy, or comedy--have one thing in common: a memorable perpetrator. For every Sherlock Holmes or Sam Spade in noble pursuit, there's a Count Dracula, a Lester Leith, or a Jimmy Valentine. These are the rogues and villains who haunt our imaginations--and who often have more in common with their heroic counterparts than we might expect. Now, for the first time ever, Otto Penzler gathers the iconic traitors, thieves, con men, sociopaths, and killers who have crept through the mystery canon over the past 150 years, captivating and horrifying readers in equal measure.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Villains in literature.; Short stories.; Rogues and vagabonds; Villains; Criminals;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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