John D. Carr Livres

Miles Despard, un vieux garcon de cinquante-six ans, a ete enterre dans un caveau scelle au milieu de sa propriete, en presence de dizaines de temoins, a Crispen, aux portes de Philadelphie. Mais voila que des soupcons pesent sur sa mort. Maladie ou empoisonnement ? Pour couper court aux rumeurs et eviter le scandale, son neveu decide d'exhumer le corps et de pratiquer une autopsie. Le caveau est descelle, le cercueil ouvert et... rien ! Le cadavre a disparu. Peu a peu les langues se delient: la femme du gardien pretend avoir vu, la nuit de la mort de Miles, une femme dans sa chambre, conversant avec lui, puis cette derniere serait sortie de la piece en traversant le mur. Il semble bien que l'irrationnel soit au coeur de l'affaire... Traduit de l'anglais (Etats-Unis) par Maurice Bernard Endrebe

Voodoo Drums! Dennis's dreams vibrated with their message of death... Suddenly a hand touched his heaving body. He was shocked awake. Beryl West was standing over him. "Bruce has disappeared," she sobbed. Dennis stared at the girl. Her cry echoed in the eerie light of the half-darkened room. An unknown author had written a play about a murderer and sent it to actor Bruce Ransom. Bruce like it, but his friends Beryl West and Dennis Foster thought the ending unreal. To prove that they were wrong, Bruce proceeded to impersonate the killer in real life. Suddenly his part got out of hand. He had rung up the curtain on a scene called Murder!

From the son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and one of America's greatest mystery writers, John Dickson Carr, comes twelve riveting tales based on incidents or elements of the unsolved cases of Sherlock Holmes. The plots are all new, with painstaking attention to the mood, tone, and detail of the original stories. Here is a fascinating volume of mysteries for new Sherlock fans, as well as for those who have read all the classics and crave more!

A Doubter's Guide to World Religions presents each of the world's five major religions and carefully outlines the history, belief systems, and spiritual practices of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam so that the interested and curious doubters can explore their similarities and differences.

Is the world better off without Christianity? Author and historian John Dickson provides an honest account of 2,000 years of Christian history, blending narrative with critique of contemporary debates. The Christian Church faces significant image issues, grappling with a legacy that includes the Crusades, the Inquisition, and ongoing racism and abuse within both Catholic and Protestant traditions. Yet, the Church has also experienced moments that resonate with Jesus' teachings, such as the rise of charity and the establishment of hospitals. For defenders of the faith, recognizing both the good and bad in the Church's history is crucial for living in alignment with Christ. For skeptics, this exploration serves as a thought-provoking introduction to the notion that Christianity remains an essential foundation of our civilization. The journey spans from the Sermon on the Mount to modern times, providing contextual accounts of notorious chapters in Christian history while acknowledging their darker aspects. It outlines significant movements within the faith and defends its lesser-known heroes and saints. Ultimately, the examination of the Church alongside the teachings and life of Jesus reveals its successes and failures in striving to imitate Christ.

A Doubter's Guide to Jesus is an introduction to the major portraits of Jesus found in the earliest historical sources.