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.Lots of favourite Yates characters are here, as well as some new ones, like the Portuguese mule in trousers, and a few striking villains.This is the legendary Chandos’ final fictional appearance.A tense, assured plot and vintage comedy from a master of the genre.Courts of IdlenessThese comic stories are set during World War I and the period just after, when the genteel world of Edwardian England had changed beyond recognition.One of Yates’ earliest books, it harks back to that more decorous, decadent time, and we encounter the madcap adventures of a group of well-to-do young people as they career across Europe from Madeira to Macedonia fighting heinous villains and solving mysteries.Eye for a ToothOn the way home from Germany after having captured Axel the Red’s treasure, dapper Jonathan Mansel happens upon a corpse in the road, that of an Englishman.There ensues a gripping tale of adventure and vengeance of a rather gentlemanly kind.On publication this novel was such a hit that it was reprinted six times in its first year, and assured Yates’ huge popularity.A classic Richard Chandos thriller, which can be read alone or as part of a series including Blind Corner, Blood Royal, Fire Below and Perishable Goods.Fire BelowRichard Chandos makes a welcome return in this classic adventure story.Suave and decadent, he leads his friends into forbidden territory to rescue a kidnapped (and very attractive) young widow.Yates gives us a highly dramatic, almost operatic, plot and unforgettably vivid characters.A tale in the traditional mould, and a companion novel to Blind Corner, Blood Royal Perishable Goods and An Eye For A Tooth.Gale WarningJonathan Mansel, one of Dornford Yates’ most popular characters, heads a small private organisation dedicated to the detection of serious crime ‘by methods sadly unavailable to the regular police’.An aristocratic member of his team is murdered and the avengers set out in pursuit of the killer, in a tale of ‘violence and a measure of sublimated sex’.Caricatured villains, a page-turning plot and some good jokes – in short, classic Yates.House That Berry BuiltA comic romp featuring the famous ‘Berry’ Pleydell and based on Yates’ own experience of building a house for himself in the Pyrenées – sumptuous, expensive and idyllically located.The house was seized by the Germans during World War II, and this tale, written soon afterwards, gives a hilarious account of its construction and early life.Yates at the peak of his form.Jonah & CoThese are some of Yates’ early short stories featuring the comic Pleydell clan, and on publication proved just a successful and popular as Berry and Co had been.They describe the chaotic journey of the young, well-to-do heroes as they cavort across France, and helped to establish Yates’ reputation as a master of humorous fiction.Ne’er Do WellThis is Dornford Yates’ only ‘straight’ detective novel – it is an uncommon murder story set in a convent, and reveals Yates’ supreme talent for tension, strong characters and a page-turning plot.For traditional tale-telling at its finest, look no further.Perishable GoodsClassic Yates, this novel featuring the suave Richard Chandos was reprinted three times within the first month of publication, was warmly received by the critics and served hugely to expand the author’s already large readership.Typically deft, pacey and amusing, it ‘contains every crime in the calendar and a heart-rending finale’ (A J Smithers).A companion novel to Blind Corner, Blood Royal, An Eye For A Tooth and Fire Below.Gripping stuff.Red In The MorningSet in France after the war amongst the beautiful landscapes of Biarritz, Pau and the Pyrenées, Yates’ favourite thriller hero Richard Chandos returns with Jonathan Mansel in a story of temptation, subterfuge, adventure and revenge.Regarded by many as Yates at the top of his form.She Fell Among ThievesA vintage thriller featuring the welcome return of Richard Chandos, dashing hero extraordinaire, who seeks to rescue a young girl who has been kidnapped and drugged by a sinister old woman in the mountains of the Pyrenées.A gripping read originally published in serial form, She Fell Among Thieves was a huge hit when it first appeared.She Painted Her FaceA tautly written and exciting yarn published when Yates was at the height of his powers, this is a real potboiler of the very best kind – tension, cliffhangers, wit and pace.Both a thriller and a humorous romance, the book draws heavily on the author’s own (somewhat bitter) experiences.It gives an insight into Yates’ rather scabrous views – and is a great read.www.houseofstratus.com [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]