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Rick Boyer
Rick Boyer (born 1943)

  • University of Iowa

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The Daisy Ducks
Moscow metal
Gone to earth
Billingsgate Shoal
Yellow bird
The penny ferry
The whale's footprints
Billingsgate Shoal
The man who whispered
A Sherlockian quartet
Places rated almanac
Places rated almanac
Home schooling
Take Back the Land
Android 9 Development Cookbook: Over 100 recipes and solutions to solve the most common problems faced by Android developers, 3rd Edition
Places rated retirement guide
Parenting from the heart
Hands-on Dad
Home Educating With Confidence
The giant rat of Sumatra
Mzungu Mjinga
Rand McNally Retirement Places Rated
Places rated almanac
Runt
Yes, They're All Ours
Pirate trade
Roderick Thorp
Roderick Thorp (1936-1999)

actor

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River
Rainbow Drive
The detective
Devlin
Nothing lasts forever
Die hard
Dionysus
Wives
Jenny and Barnum
Westfield
The circle of love
Westfield
Slaves
The music of their laughter
Dionysus
Into the forest
The Detective by Roderick Thorp (1987-07-01)
Wives
The Music of their laughter
Hot Pursuit
Rosa Ribas Moliné
Rosa Ribas Moliné (born 1963)

  • University of Barcelona

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Un asunto demasiado familiar
El pintor de Flandes
El gran frío
Don de lenguas
Problemata literaria, 62: Testimonios de la conciencia linguistica en textos de viajeros alemanes a America en el siglo XVI
Entre dos aguas
Problemata literaria, 66: Bl atter im Wind: homenaje a Maya Sch arer-Nussberger
Testimonios de la conciencia lingüistica en textos de viajeros alemanes a America en el siglo XVI
Si no, lo matamos
La luna en las minas
La conciencia lingüística en la "Wahrhaftige Historia" (1557) de Hans Staden
Azul Marino
The whispering city
La detective miope
Lejos
Auf der anderen Seite der Ramblas
Pensión Leonardo
Nos Vemos Hoy 2. Edición para el estudiante
Nos vemos hoy 3 Ed. híbrida, Edición para estudiantes
Nos vemos Hoy 2- Edición Híbrida - Spanish course for English speakers
Die große Kälte
Si no, lo matamos
Nos vemos Hoy 1 Ed. hibrída Edición para estudiantes
Nos vemos hoy 3 Ed. híbrida, Edición para estudiantes
El gran frío
Nos vemos Hoy 1- Spanish course for English speakers
Nos vemos Hoy 1- Spanish course for English speakers
Los buenos hijos
Nos vemos Hoy 2- Spanish course for English speakers
Nos vemos Hoy 2 Ed. hibríada Edición para estudiantes
Nos Vemos Hoy 3.Edición para estudiantes
Das Flüstern der Stadt
Nos vemos Hoy 1- Edición Híbrida. Spanish course for English speakers
Miss Fifty
Nos Vemos Hoy 1. Edición para Estudiantes
Nos vemos Hoy 2 Ed. hibríada Edición para estudiantes
Nos Vemos Hoy 3.Edición para estudiantes
Nos vemos Hoy 1 Ed. hibrída Edición para estudiantes
Lejos
Trilogía de los años oscuros
Nos vemos Hoy 2- Edición Híbrida - Spanish course for English speakers
Nos vemos Hoy 2- Spanish course for English speakers
Si no, lo matamos
gran frío (un caso de Ana Martí 2)
Entre aguas / Con anuncio / Caída libre
Nos Vemos Hoy 1. Edición para Estudiantes
Nuestros muertos
En caída libre
Ragnar Jónasson
Ragnar Jónasson (born 1976)

translator, jurist

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The Island
Nightblind
The Mist
Snowblind
Blackout
Winterkill
The Girl Who Died
Outside
Rupture
Whiteout
Reykjavík
Snjór (French Edition)
Minotaur Sampler, Volume 2
Nátt
Minotaur Sampler, Volume 5
The Darkness
Snjor
Sótt (Points policiers) (French Edition)
J. I. M. Stewart
J. I. M. Stewart (1906-1994)

scholar of English, literary critic

  • Edinburgh Academy, Oriel College

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Great Tales of Crime and Detection
Going it alone
The Appleby file
Sheiks and adders
The case of Sonia Wayward
Appleby Talking
The Mysterious Commission
Appleby Talks Again
The Michael Innes Omnibus
Appleby and the Ospreys
The paper thunderbolt
Money from Holme
Lament for a maker
Myself and Michael Innes
The Gay Phoenix
Appleby's Answer
Country House Murders
A family affair
Candleshoe
The Open House (Inspector Appleby Mystery)
Carson's Conspiracy (Inspector Appleby Mystery)
The Crabtree Affair
Silence Observed (Inspector Appleby Mystery)
Death At The Chase (Inspector Appleby Mystery)
A Night of Errors (Inspector Appleby Mystery)
The Bloody Wood (Red Badge Mysteries)
Death at the president's lodging
The Ampersand Papers (Inspector Appleby Mystery)
An Awkward Lie (Inspector Appleby Mystery)
Death on a Quiet Day
Old Hall, New Hall
The daffodil affair
The long farewell
Appleby's end
Lord Mullion's Secret
Appleby on Ararat
Dead man's shoes
Appleby intervenes
Hare sitting up
From London afar
The Spider strikes
A private view
Appleby and Honeybath
The secret vanguard
The man from the sea
Hamlet, revenge!
Appleby's Other Story (Classic Crime)
Appleby talks about crime
A Comedy of Terrors/(English Title = There Came Both Mist and Snow)
Death by Water/(English Title = Appleby at Allington)
Eight modern writers
Cucumber sandwiches, and other stories
The Case of the Journeying Boy
Full term
The new Sonia Wayward
A change of heir
The man who wrote detective stories
Rudyard Kipling
Young Pattullo
The Naylors
Parlour 4 and other stories
The gaudy
The Madonna of the Astrolabe
Thomas Hardy: a critical biography
James Joyce
What happened at Hazelwood
Character and motive in Shakespeare
My Aunt Christina and other stories
Honeybath's Haven (Inspector Appleby Mystery)
Christmas at Candleshoe
Andrew and Tobias
An open prison
A memorial service
Joseph Conrad
A use of riches
Junior hymns and songs : For use in the church school
Avery's mission
The bridge at Arta and other stories
A Question of Queens
Mungo's dream
The Weight of Evidence
Shakespeare's lofty scene
Mark Lambert's supper
The last Tresilians
The Aylwins
The guardians
Gulliver's Travels, an account of the Four Voyages in Several Remote Nations of the World, Junior Heritage Edition; wood engravings by Fritz Eichenberg;
The man who won the pools
A palace of art
Thomas Love Peacock
Our England is a garden and other stories
Shakespeare's characters
The second Michael Innes omnibus
A Villa in France (Cab 110)
Michael Innes Omnibus counter display
The unsuspected chasm
Vanderlyn's kingdom
Who was Shakespeare
An acre of grass
Appleby Talks
A Staircase in Surrey
Applebys Arche
James Joyce
An open prison
Stuart M. Kaminsky
Stuart M. Kaminsky (1934-2009)

journalist, biographer, film scholar

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, Northwestern University

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The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [18 stories]
Murder in Baker Street
A few minutes past midnight
The devil met a lady
The Dead Don't Lie
To Catch a Spy
The Melting Clock
A fatal glass of beer
The big silence
Guilty As Charged
Fall of a cosmonaut
Retribution
Denial
Rostnikov's Vacation
Lieberman's Law
A cold red sunrise
Hard currency
Blood and rubles
Not quite kosher
Dancing in the Dark
Lieberman's day
Vengeance
Master's Choice - Volume II
Always Say Goodbye
People who walk in darkness
Mildred pierced
Lieberman's folly
Poor butterfly
Red Chameleon
You Bet Your Life
High midnight
Blood on the Sun (CSI: New York)
The dog who bit a policeman
Catch a Falling Clown
Black Knight in Red Square
Now you see it
Lieberman's thief
Murder on the Trans-Siberian Express
Midnight pass
The last dark place
Never Cross a Vampire
The Man Who Walked Like a Bear
Think fast, Mr. Peters
Death of a Dissident
Bullet for a star
Lieberman's choice
Hidden and other stories
Down for the Count
Terror town
Exercise in Terror
The green bottle
Smart Moves
The Man Who Shot Lewis Vance
Devil on my doorstep
Murder on the yellow brick road
When the Dark Man Calls
He Done Her Wrong
Dancing in the Dark (Toby Peters Mysteries
Deluge
Black knight in red square
Bullet for a Star (Toby Peters Mysteries
Tomorrow is another day
Show Business Is Murder
Murder On The Yellow Brick Road (Toby Peters Mysteries
Lieberman's Law (Abe Lieberman)
Midnight pass
Vengeance (Lew Fonesca)
Buried caesars
Kolchak the night stalker
Always say goodbye
The Howard Hughes Affair
Bright Futures
A whisper to the living
Poor butterfly
Behind the mystery
Hollywood and Crime
Mystery in the sunshine state
The Fala Factor
Tomorrow is another day
Books
On a Raven's Wing
The Last Dark Place An Abe Lieberman Mystery
The Rockford Files
A whisper to the living
The Howard Hughes affair
Black knight in Red Square
High Midnight (Toby Peters Mysteries
Fall of a Cosmonaut (Oeb)
The green bottle
People Who Walk In Darkness (Inspector Rostnikov)
Dead of winter
When the Dark Man Calls
Buried caesars
A cold red sunrise
Bullet for a star
Black knight in Red Square
Tomorrow Is Another Day (A Toby Peters Mystery)
Think Fast, Mr. Peters (A Toby Peters Mystery)
High midnight
Fall of a Cosmonaut (Gemstar)
Poor Butterfly (A Toby Peters Mystery)
Mystery Writers of America presents show business is murder
Buried Caesars (Toby Peters Mystery)
The Dead Dont Lie Abe Lieberman Mysteries Paperback
Blood on the Sun
Double Shot (Lew Fonesca)
He Done Her Wrong (A Toby Peters Mystery)
Whisper To The Living
Bullet for a Star (A Toby Peters Mystery)
Bullet for a Star
Bullet for a Star
Lieberman's Law
Whisper to the Living
Double Shot : Two Full Novels
Lieberman's Folly
Exercise in Terror
Lieberman's Thief
Dead of Winter
Terror Town
Last Dark Place
Black Knight in Red Square
Melting Clock
Lieberman's Day
People Who Walk in Darkness
Big Silence
Blood on the Sun
Black Knight in Red Square
Last Dark Place
Exercise in Terror
Lieberman's Choice
Black Knight in Red Square
Bright Futures
Dark Love
American film genres
American television genres
A Fine Red Rain
The last dark place
Coop
Death of a Russian priest
Ingmar Bergman
Bright futures
A Fine Red Rain (Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov Mystery)
The Rockford files
Never Cross a Vampire (A Toby Peters Mystery)
Tarnished Icons (Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov Novel)
The final toast
A Cold Red Sunrise
Dead of winter
Deluge: CSI
Mystery in the Sunshine State
DEAD OF WINTER (CSI: NEW YORK S.)
The Devil Met a Lady (Toby Peters Mysteries
Not Quite Kosher An Abe Lieberman Mystery
He Done Her Wrong (Toby Peters Mysteries
The Rockford Files: The Green Bottle
The Man Who Beat the System
John Huston, maker of magic
Rätselhafte Waagen. Astrokrimi
Midnight Pass (Lew Fonesca)
Liebermann et le chien enragé
Murder on the Yellow Brick Road
The Big Silence An Abe Lieberman Mystery
Melody and Murder
Spur nach Süden
Blood and Rubles (Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov Mystery)
American film genres
Le Poids des morts
Writing for television
Erben oder sterben. Cassette. Ideen, Techniken, Beispiele
24 heures dans la vie de Lieberman
Le caméléon rouge
Rätselhafte Waagen
Terror town
The devil met a lady
You bet your life
When the dark man calls
Der Tod des kubanischen Kochs
Never Cross a Vampire Lib/E
Howard Hughes Affair
Bullet for a Star
Lieberman's Thief (Cassettes)
Cold Red Sunrise
You Bet Your Life
Man Who Walked Like a Bear
Lieberman's Folly
Dog Who Bit a Policeman
Fall of a Cosmonaut
Last Dark Place
Fala Factor
Smart Moves
Dancing in the dark
Rostnikov's Vacation
Poor Butterfly
Poor Butterfly
High Midnight
Lieberman's Choice
Fine Red Rain
Think Fast, Mr. Peters Lib/E
Now You See It
Hard Currency
Melting Clock
Lieberman's Folly
Demain est un autre jour
Death of a Russian Priest
He Done Her Wrong
Down for the Count
Tarnished Icons
Poor Butterfly
Mildred Pierced
A Whisper to the Living Lib/E
Death of a Dissident
Murder on the Trans-Siberian Express
Few Minutes Past Midnight
Few Minutes Past Midnight
Blood and Rubles
Rostnikov's Vacation
Tomorrow Is Another Day
Think Fast, Mr. Peters
Buried Caesars
High Midnight
Man Who Walked Like a Bear
Never Cross a Vampire
Opening Shots
Now You See It
Deluge : CSI
Cold Red Sunrise
Hard Currency
Cold Red Sunrise
The Melting Clock Lib/E
Smart Moves
Melting Clock
Fine Red Rain
He Done Her Wrong
Always Say Goodbye
Lieberman's Thief
Never Cross a Vampire
Denial
Death of a Russian Priest
Clint Eastwood
Always Say Goodbye Lib/E
Murder on the Trans-Siberian Express
A Cold Red Sunrise
Catch a Falling Clown
You Bet Your Life
Lieberman's Law
Fine Red Rain
Tarnished Icons
Devil Met a Lady
High Midnight
To Catch a Spy
Fatal Glass of Beer
The man who walked like a bear
Blood and Rubles
To catch a spy
Never Cross a Vampire
Devil Met a Lady
Red Chameleon
Lieberman's Day/Cassettes
Blood and Rubles
Murder on the Yellow Brick Road
Buried Caesars
Not Quite Kosher
Vengeance (Lew Fonseca Ser)
A Whisper to the Living
Dog Who Bit a Policeman, The
Midnight Pass
Man Who Walked Like a Bear
High Midnight
When the Dark Man Calls
Blood and Rubles
Lieberman's Law
Down for the Count
Red Chameleon
Lieberman's Folly
Death of a Russian Priest
On a Raven's Wing
Hinter Hollywoods Kulissen
Big Silence
Fatal Glass of Beer
Tarnished Icons
Few Minutes Past Midnight
Judy et ses nains
You Bet Your Life
Fall of a Cosmonaut
Fatal Glass of Beer
Smart Moves Lib/E
Don Siegel, director
Hard Currency
Justice
Vengeance
Blood and Rubles
Black Knight in Red Square
Rostnikov's Vacation
Death of a Dissident
Dancing in the Dark
Murder on the Yellow Brick Road
Fala Factor
To Catch a Spy
He Done Her Wrong Lib/E
Fine Red Rain
Dog Who Bit a Policeman
Melting Clock
Tarnished Icons
When the Dark Man Calls
Dancing in the Dark
Howard Hughes Affair
Mildred Pierced
Moi, j'aime le cinéma
Howard Hughes Affair
Catch a Falling Clown
Dog Who Bit a Policeman
Exercise in Terror
Lieberman's Day
Rostnikov's Vacation
Blood and Rubles (Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov Novel)
Murder on the Trans-Siberian Express
Retribution
Lieberman's Thief
Red Chameleon
Dead Don't Lie
Think Fast, Mr. Peters
Red Chameleon
He Done Her Wrong
The Dog Who Bit a Policeman
Death of a Russian Priest
Rostnikovs corpse
Down for the count
The Melting Clock
Ingmar Bergman
Rostinikov's corpse
CSI
Soleil post mortem
Red Chameleon
HOMME TRANQUILLE EN PETARD
Mystery for Short
Double shot
Hard Boiled
Le pope est mort
Coups de feu dans les étoiles
Now you see it
Alfred Walter Stewart
Alfred Walter Stewart (1880-1947)

chemist

  • University of Glasgow, University of Marburg

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The Sweepstake Murders
The Dangerfield Talisman
The Castleford Conundrum
Death at Swaythling Court
No Past Is Dead
A Minor Operation
The Boat-House Riddle
Nemesis at Raynham Parva
The Twenty-One Clues
The Counsellor
The Two Tickets Puzzle
Tragedy at Ravensthorpe
The Case with Nine Solutions
Truth Comes Limping
In Whose Dim Shadow
The Eye in the Museum
Mystery at Lynden Sands
Alias J. J. Connington
Jack-in-the-Box
Common Sense Is All You Need
Tom Tiddler's Island
Recent advances in organic chemistry
Recent advances in organic chemistry
The Omnibus J. J. Connington
Recent advances in physical and inorganic chemistry
Recent advances in organic chemistry
Nordenholt's Million
Murder in the Maze
Recent advances in organic chemistry
Recent advances in physical and inorganic chemistry
Four Defences
A manual of practical chemistry
Murder will speak
Recent advances in organic chemistry
Il caso con nove soluzioni
Stereochemistry
Some physico-chemical themes.
Recent Advances in Organic Chemistry
Belfast harbour. Its history
Dror Mishani
Dror Mishani (born 1975)

translator, literary editor, editor, literary scholar, man of letters

  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Possibility of Violence
The Missing File LP
A possibility of violence
The missing file
The man who wanted to know everything
Emunah
Man Who Wanted to Know Everything
Tiḳ neʻedar
The Missing File
A possibility of violence
Three
Missing File
Expediente de desaparición
Efsharut shel alimut
Be-khol ha-ʻinyan ha-Mizraḥi yesh ezeh absurd
ha-Ish she-ratsah la-daʻat ha-kol
Drei
Man Who Wanted to Know
Shalosh
Possibility of Violence
Une disparition inquiétante
Missing File
Une deux trois
The Man Who Wanted to Know (Inspector Avraham Avraham)
A possibility of violence
Book 2
Missing File
Three
Die Möglichkeit eines Verbrechens
Skrytai︠a︡ ugroza
Metod inspektora Avraama