Bøger af David Stuart Davies

'Johnny Hawke breathes new life into the traditional British mystery. He's a hero with a heart.' Val McDermid 1950. England. In the midst of the growing Cold War, Detective Johnny 'One Eye' Hawke is approached by Frances Clements, to help locate her missing husband. A seemingly ordinary case, nothing can prepare Hawke for the mystery that unravels. Clements is not who his wife thought he was, and Hawke's new client is found dead a day later. Hawke sets out on a dangerous investigation, alongside Mrs Clements' sister, who came to support Frances after her husband's disappearance. They soon discover that this mystery is bigger than a missing person. Clements was living a secret life and now appears to be on the run with something in his possession that threatens the peace and stability of Britain. Johnny has to track down this shadowy figure before he disappears but there are others who desire to reach Clements first. As the case unfolds, so does the web of lies in which Hawke becomes entangled. But who can be trusted? Who is telling the truth? Both a murder mystery and spy thriller, Spiral of Lies is full of unexpected twists and gripping set pieces. Author David Stuart Davies is also a film historian and expert on Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. He is a member of the national committee of the Crime Writers' Association and has edited Red Herrings, their monthly publication, since 1999. Praise for David Stuart Davies: 'Dark but very compelling. David Stuart Davies knows how to write and how to twist the knife inside the reader's mind.' Peter James 'A neatly crafted crime novel offering an unusual perspective on London, by turns dark and poignant.' Andrew Taylor 'A strong story immaculately told. What a rare pleasure it is to discover a book that you can truly call a thriller. Wartime London is beautifully evoked in a plot as crafty as the black market.' Peter Lovesey 'Wartime London makes a great setting for crime fiction and Davies uses it shrewdly. Johnny Hawke is a keeper.' Booklist

'The Darkness Rising is fast, creepy, gruesome, working up from shock to shock till the last line.' Kim NewmanOne year after the death of her husband, Kate Barlow is desperate to move on. She can still feel Michael permeating her reality, calling out to her from the other side.He is a voice on the wind, or perhaps the phantom presence of a man who does not wish to stay dead. Her memories of him threaten her relationship with David, a writer who wishes to help her overcome her guilt and the strange lingering desire for her husband. But Michael haunts more than just his beloved wife. Their son, Timothy, has a connection to his father that binds them together in both life and death. Robert Moore, a friend of Michael's and a co-worker of David's, experiences night terrors of a grotesque corpse rising from the dead to exact vengeance upon those who wronged him. Then a medium shows up at Kate's door, bearing a message from beyond the grave. Michael will not rest until he has her - and she is given the chance to speak to him one last time. As Kate struggles to escape her past, the spirit of Michael grows more determined to possess her future. His dark passion for her, the love of his life and death, is all consuming. He will stop at nothing to return and fulfil the promise he made: that he would never let her go - that he would come back for her.Author David Stuart Davies is also a film historian and expert on Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. He is a member of the national committee of the Crime Writers' Association and has edited Red Herrings, their monthly publication, since 1999. His other titles include the Johnny Hawke thriller Spiral of Lies.Praise for David Stuart Davies: 'Dark but very compelling. David Stuart Davies knows how to write and how to twist the knife inside the reader's mind.' Peter James'A neatly crafted crime novel offering an unusual perspective on London, by turns dark and poignant.' Andrew Taylor'A strong story immaculately told. What a rare pleasure it is to discover a book that you can truly call a thriller. Wartime London is beautifully evoked in a plot as crafty as the black market.' Peter Lovesey'Wartime London makes a great setting for crime fiction and Davies uses it shrewdly. Johnny Hawke is a keeper.' Booklist'Thrills, delights, and scares in equal measure - and with witty and elegant style.' Matthew Booth

A Rupert Wilde Golden Age Murder Mystery. It is the 1920s and Ambrose De Lacy is the doyen of mystery writers and founder of The Murder Club, an exclusive social club for successful authors of crime fiction. He receives death threats by post and so consults private detective Rupert Wilde and his Indian assistant Kishen Chabra to get to the bottom of this sinister matter. However, the case proves to be more complex than it first appears. Wilde discovers that the killer is on a vengeful mission to eliminate various members of the club. And what is the dark secret from the past that De Lacy is harbouring? Wilde's investigations place him in personal danger before leading him and Kishen to the mysterious isolated cottage on the south coast where horror awaits. However, there are more clues to follow before Wilde is able to unmask the murderer.

Christmas is not always the season of goodwill. As this hugely entertaining collection shows, it can also be the season of mysterious deaths, hidden poison bottles and blunt instruments...Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, cloth-bound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. The stories in Classic Christmas Crime Stories have been selected and introduced by writer David Stuart Davies.This collection of ten stories from the golden age of British crime writing features festive whodunits by Margery Allingham and Ngaio Marsh. There are unexplained deaths by all manner of suspect means from famous writers such as Baroness Orczy and Marjorie Bowen, and dastardly Christmas crimes to be solved from esteemed crime writers such as Robert Barnard, Nicholas Olde and H. R. F. Keating. Each story is brilliantly plotted - some deliciously tense, others laced with humor - and each is bound to thoroughly entertain.

Introducing Rupert Wilde, the smart and sophisticated new sleuth in the first of his Golden Age mysteries.

In The Shadows: Weird Tales that Chill and ShockBy David Stuart DaviesSettle into your easy chair, but be sure to leave the lights on! This collection of twenty-five tales of the macabre and uncanny will keep you up at night. As a child, were you ever worried that someone, or something, was watching you from a shadowy corner of your bedroom? What if that earnest stage magician is more than a mere illusionist? Have you ever been unsettled by a doll that seemed just a little too life-like?What happens when a horror author finds himself trapped in his own tale?All these and more await you if you dare to venture In The Shadows...

A brand-new Sherlock Holmes mystery from acclaimed Sherlockian author David Stuart Davies, featuring the return of the sinister Moriarty gang...

A brand-new Sherlock Holmes mystery from acclaimed Sherlockian author David Stuart Davies, featuring the sinister Dr Caligari

Three British Mystery Novels: detective, thriller and (mild) horror set in Britain by British authors. Three great reads, for those who like to wrap their minds round unusual plots presented as an omnibus print edition.

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson investigate the case of a kidnapped child. With no ransom note, and a sinister connection to the highest echelons of Victorian society, the companions' lives are in danger. What is the child's true heritage? And what is the connection with the vicious Whitechapel murders?

Blend the wild and fevered Irish imagination with a wonderful facility for recounting a dark, compelling tale, add a dash of the supernatural, and you have a potent brew of spine-tingling tales. This anthology of the best ghost stories from Ireland and Irish writers includes contributions from such masters as Sheridan Le Fanu, Bram Stoker, Oscar Wilde, W. B. Yeats and Rosa Mulholland. Within these pages you will find strange accounts of haunted houses, death warnings from beyond the grave, and revengeful spirits, all guaranteed to stir the imagination and chill the blood.The haunting tales featured in this beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition of Irish Ghost Stories have been selected and introduced by David Stuart Davies.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.

An intriguing collection of baffling mysteries from such masters as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and G. K. Chesterton.

Prepare to have your blood chilled and your nerves tingled ...This collection of eighteen short stories blurs the line between the real and unreal, and transports you to the misty world of the supernatural, where faceless phantoms linger and nothing is what it appears. And why is a whitewashed cottage called 'The Fly House'?

The sixth novel in the Detective Johnny (One Eye) Hawke series. Two laser-sharp detectives, two thought-provoking cases and two skilful plots.