Fredric Brown Livres

Ce roman de science-fiction est une excellente et attrayante parodie de l'oeuvre de Wells: ##La guerre des mondes##. Inénarrable et vraiment farfelu, mais chef-d'oeuvre en son genre. [SDM].

George Weaver, père de famille durement éprouvé par ses revers de fortune et son épouse dépressive, part se refaire une santé dans un coin perdu du Nouveau-Mexique. Alors qu'il s'abandonne à la solitude et au whisky, il apprend que la petite maison qu'il loue a été, huit ans auparavant, le théâtre d'un drame : le meurtre jamais élucidé de Jenny Ames. D'abord, Weaver s'intéresse juste au fait divers, mais se laisse bientôt fasciner par cette jeune femme dont il ignore tout. Au point de nouer avec elle une relation morbide, obsessionnelle, qui lui fait peu à peu espérer l'impossible : et si Jenny avait finalement échappé à son assassin ? Décidé à reprendre l'enquête, il en arrive à une sidérante conclusion.

With its roots in the American private-detective fiction of the 1920s but traceable back as far as Sherlock Holmes, the private-eye story remains as popular as ever. Here are thirty of the finest short novels and stories from the hardboiled world of the private eye. The characters in this collection range from the tough, cynical, hard-drinking Philip Marlowe type to hard-hitting female sleuths and the one-armed intellectual Dan Fortune. This collection features old favorites and new contributions from masters of the genre, past and present, including Ross Macdonald, Raymond Chandler, Sue Grafton, Marcia Muller, Michael Collins, Ed McBain, William Campbell Gault, and many more.

Set in a dystopian future, this gripping tale follows a group of young athletes who are forced to compete in a brutal sport known as Madball. As they navigate the challenges of survival and loyalty, the characters confront moral dilemmas and the harsh realities of their world. Themes of resilience, friendship, and the quest for freedom are explored as they fight against oppressive forces. With intense action and emotional depth, the story delves into the impact of sport on identity and community in a society that thrives on chaos.

Night of the JabberwockMurder, bank-robbing, gangsters and haunted houses in Lewis Carroll's Wonderland. A fascinating mystery, unavailable for over 30 years.The Screaming Mimifilmed by Gerd Oswald with Anita Ekberg and Phil CareyBeauty and the beast succumb together to evil as a ripper is loose in the night.Knock Three-One-Twofilmed by Jean-Pierre Mocky with Michel Simon and Michel Serrault and for American TV with Warren OatesA liquor salesman with a bad gambling habit observes the killer who is terrorizing the city. But who really is the killer?The Fabulous Clipjointwinner of the Edgar for Best First Novel in 1950All the suspense of a midnight walk through a long Chicago alley, at the end of which lurks a new kind of murderer.

47 short and short-short stories by a master of the humorously macabre. Contents:1 · Nasty 2 · Abominable 5 · Rebound [“The Power”] 7 · Nightmare in Gray 8 · Nightmare in Green 9 · Nightmare in White 10 · Nightmare in Blue 12 · Nightmare in Yellow 14 · Nightmare in Red 15 · Unfortunately 16 Granny’s Birthday 18 · Cat Burglar 20 · The House 22 · Second Chance 24 · Great Lost Discoveries I - Invisibility 26 · Great Lost Discoveries II - Invulnerability 27 · Great Lost Discoveries III - Immortality28 · Dead Letter [“The Letter”] 30 · Recessional 31 · Hobbyist 33 · The Ring of Hans Carvel 34 · Vengeance Fleet [“Vengeance, Unlimited”]36 · Rope Trick 37 · Fatal Error [“The Perfect Crime”] 39 · The Short Happy Lives of Eustace Weaver I, II, & III [“Of Time and Eustace Weaver”] 43 · Expedition 45 · Bright Beard 46 · Jaycee 47 · Contact [“Earthmen Bearing Gifts”] 49 · Horse Race 51 · Death on the Mountain 54 · Bear Possibility56 · Not Yet the End 58 · Fish Story 60 · Three Little Owls (A Fable)62 · Runaround [“Starvation”]660 · Murder in Ten Easy Lessons [“Ten Tickets to Hades”] 740 · Dark Interlude · Fredric Brown & Mack Reynolds 810 · Entity Trap [“From These Ashes”]950 · The Little Lamb 106 · Me and Flapjack and the Martians113 · The Joke [“If Looks Could Kill”]121 · Cartoonist [“Garrigan’s Bems”]128 · The Geezenstacks137 · The End [“Nightmare in Time”]

Fredric Brown's The Fabulous Clipjoint comes from a now-vanished world of crime fiction that once satisfied the same appetites in the audience that are now fed by television programming. Neatly crafted and loaded with atmosphere and humor, The Fabulous Clipjoint, published in 1947, follows the exploits of an unlikely pair of amateur sleuths -- a teenaged boy and his uncle, who follows the carnival -- in solving a disturbing murder. The victim is a drunk, who seems to have gotten rolled and winds up lying dead in an alley. A cop discovers the body, and a routine inquiry turns up nothing more than sad and pitiful evidence -- another blasted life that ends in another random murder. But the victim has a son, 18-year-old Ed Hunter, who is not willing to let his father's death be dismissed so quickly. He has no one to help him, so he turns to the only person he can trust, his Uncle Ambrose, a carny he has not seen in years. Ambrose agrees to help Ed, and the two set out on a most unlikely murder investigation. It takes them down dark and abandoned Chicago streets, confronting a gallery of unsavory characters in the underworld, armed only with a crazy kind of courage and an ever-growing determination to discover the truth. The Fabulous Clipjoint was Fredric Brown's first full-length novel, though its assured skill comes from the author's experience in turning out hundreds of detective stories for magazines in the 1930s and 1940s. Ed and Ambrose are an couple of offbeat heroes, foolish enough to get themselves in extraordinary situations. Brown creates a rollicking world for them to explore, filled with vivid characters and plenty of danger -- a sleek, suspenseful read.

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Set against the backdrop of a traveling carnival, Ed Hunter and his Uncle Am must uncover a murderer targeting victims based on size. As they navigate the vibrant yet dangerous world of freaks and strippers, Ed's investigation is complicated by his burgeoning romance with a captivating redhead. The story offers intriguing insights into carnival life while blending mystery and personal stakes, as Ed grapples with both love and the looming threat of a killer in their midst.