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30 Suspense and Thriller Masterpieces you have to read before you die
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This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names
A Royal Prisoner [Marcel Allain]
The Thames Valley Catastrophe [Grant Allen]
Mr Standfast [John Buchan]
The Three Hostages [John Buchan]
Greenmantle [John Buchan]
The Island of Sheep [John Buchan]
The Thirty-Nine Steps [John Buchan]
The Efficiency Expert [Edgar Rice Burroughs]
The Man Who Was Thursday: a Nightmare [Gilbert Keith Chesterton]
The Riddle of the Sands [Erskine Childers]
The Woman in White [Wilkie Collins]
The Rome Express [Arthur Griffiths]
Lysbeth [Henry Rider Haggard]
Desperate Remedies [Thomas Hardy]
Rupert of Hentzau [Anthony Hope]
The Prisoner of Zenda [Anthony Hope]
The Apartment Next Door [William Andrew Johnston]
The Film of Fear [Frederic Arnold Kummer]
The Green God [Frederic Arnold Kummer]
The Czar's Spy [William Le Queux]
The Pit: A Story of Chicago [Frank Norris]
The Double Traitor [Edward Phillips Oppenheim]
The Evil Shepherd [Edward Phillips Oppenheim]
The Kingdom of the Blind [Edward Phillips Oppenheim]
The After House [Mary Roberts Rinehart]
The International Spy [Allen Upward]
The Bandbox [Louis Joseph Vance]
Four Just Men [Edgar Wallace]
The River of Death: A Tale of London In Peril [Fred Merrick White]
The Dust of Death: The Story of the Great Plague of the Twentieth Century [Fred Merrick White]
The first table of contents lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC.
This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names
A Royal Prisoner [Marcel Allain]
The Thames Valley Catastrophe [Grant Allen]
Mr Standfast [John Buchan]
The Three Hostages [John Buchan]
Greenmantle [John Buchan]
The Island of Sheep [John Buchan]
The Thirty-Nine Steps [John Buchan]
The Efficiency Expert [Edgar Rice Burroughs]
The Man Who Was Thursday: a Nightmare [Gilbert Keith Chesterton]
The Riddle of the Sands [Erskine Childers]
The Woman in White [Wilkie Collins]
The Rome Express [Arthur Griffiths]
Lysbeth [Henry Rider Haggard]
Desperate Remedies [Thomas Hardy]
Rupert of Hentzau [Anthony Hope]
The Prisoner of Zenda [Anthony Hope]
The Apartment Next Door [William Andrew Johnston]
The Film of Fear [Frederic Arnold Kummer]
The Green God [Frederic Arnold Kummer]
The Czar's Spy [William Le Queux]
The Pit: A Story of Chicago [Frank Norris]
The Double Traitor [Edward Phillips Oppenheim]
The Evil Shepherd [Edward Phillips Oppenheim]
The Kingdom of the Blind [Edward Phillips Oppenheim]
The After House [Mary Roberts Rinehart]
The International Spy [Allen Upward]
The Bandbox [Louis Joseph Vance]
Four Just Men [Edgar Wallace]
The River of Death: A Tale of London In Peril [Fred Merrick White]
The Dust of Death: The Story of the Great Plague of the Twentieth Century [Fred Merrick White]
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About the author
Marcel Allain
161 books41 followersMarcel Allain (1885-1970) was a French writer mostly remembered today for his co-creation with Pierre Souvestre of the fictional arch-villain and master criminal Fantômas.
The son of a Parisian bourgeois family, Allain studied law before becoming a journalist. He then became the assistant of Souvestre, who was already a well-known figure in literary circles. In 1909, the two men published their first novel, Le Rour. Investigating Magistrate Germain Fuselier, later to become a recurring character in the Fantômas series, appears in the novel.
Then, in February 1911, Allain and Souvestre embarked upon the Fantômas book series at the request of publisher Arthème Fayard, who wanted to create a new monthly pulp magazine. The success was immediate and lasting.
After Souvestre’s death in February 1914, Allain continued the Fantômas saga alone, then launched several other series, such as Tigris, Fatala, Miss Téria and Férocias, but none garnered the same popularity as Fantômas.
The son of a Parisian bourgeois family, Allain studied law before becoming a journalist. He then became the assistant of Souvestre, who was already a well-known figure in literary circles. In 1909, the two men published their first novel, Le Rour. Investigating Magistrate Germain Fuselier, later to become a recurring character in the Fantômas series, appears in the novel.
Then, in February 1911, Allain and Souvestre embarked upon the Fantômas book series at the request of publisher Arthème Fayard, who wanted to create a new monthly pulp magazine. The success was immediate and lasting.
After Souvestre’s death in February 1914, Allain continued the Fantômas saga alone, then launched several other series, such as Tigris, Fatala, Miss Téria and Férocias, but none garnered the same popularity as Fantômas.
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February 19, 2020
Very interesting read
The compilation has the most gripping, interesting, pageturners every penned. Despite the books authored in the early 1900's, their freshness is both unnerving and a whiff of fresh air. Cleverly crafted compilation...
The compilation has the most gripping, interesting, pageturners every penned. Despite the books authored in the early 1900's, their freshness is both unnerving and a whiff of fresh air. Cleverly crafted compilation...
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