He invented the inverted detective story and used some of his early experiences as a colonial surgeon in his novels.
Popular in its day, this is the last collection of short stories about E. W. Hornung's most famous character - followed only by a novel, Mr. Justice Raffles.
This edition of A Thief in the Night by E.W Hornung now features a new, eye-catching cover design and is printed in a font that is both modern and readable.
It was the third book in the series, and the final collection of short stories. In it, Raffles, a gentleman thief, commits a number of burglaries in late Victorian England.
Popular in its day, this is the last collection of short stories about E. W. Hornung's most famous character - followed only by a novel, Mr. Justice Raffles.
Popular in its day, this is the last collection of short stories about E. W. Hornung's most famous character - followed only by a novel, Mr. Justice Raffles.
The bank merely saw this as a necessary evil to be competitive, so a challenge for Cirrus was to create the value proposition for customers and banks to use such technology. I remember some of the marketing promotions—one with Chris ...
The sentimental side of their story has never before been shown so dramatically and romantically, and the suggestion in this book of the final conclusion of their careers cannot but make these stories of the greatest interest to all readers ...
Amongst the pistols were my nice old Browning GP 35 and a few Heckler and Koch USP plus Remington Model 870 pump action shotgun. There were also a few grenade launchers and mortars of the old design and none of the AICW grenade launcher ...
An inquiry into the death of Pope John Paul I, the Smiling Pope, the investigation uncovering lies, half-truths and neglect within the Catholic church.
Fantasy lovers who regularly devour the works of Brent Weeks, Scott Lynch, and Joe Ambercrombie—and fans of the action-packed epic fantasy of George R. R. Martin (Game of Thrones) and R. A. Salvatore—will be entranced by this gritty and ...
All of the above are covered in A Thief in the Night. Contains the short stories Critters, Two’s Company, Gertrude and the Trojan Horse, Like Mother Like Daughter, and The Red Brick Haze.
In A Thief in the Night: Life and Death in the Vatican, Cornwell tells the story of his search, including a startling theory about Pope Paul I’s untimely demise—and a chilling and unprecedented look inside one of the world’s oldest, ...
Aladdin and Jasmine are in for new adventures when they meet a powerful sorcerer who is visiting Agrabah.
My friends had let their house, furnished, as anybody but Raffles would have explained to me in the beginning. “All right,” I said. “Shut the door.” And he not only shut it without a sound, but drew a bolt that might have been sheathed ...
Patty, a young wife, awakes to hear a radio news report of the disappearance of thousands of people.
In these classic stories, England’s most honorable thief and his loyal companion elude criminologists, cops, and ruthless professional villains, stealing whatever they want—and doing it with flair.
A Thief in the Night is a 1905 collection of short stories by Ernest William Hornung, featuring his popular character A. J. Raffles. It was the third book in the series, and the final collection of short stories.
Popular in its day, this is the last collection of short stories about E. W. Hornung's most famous character - followed only by a novel, Mr. Justice Raffles.
A Thief in the Night