339 Results for : ludovic

  • Thumbnail
    The Case of the Careless Thief (eBook, ePUB)
    "How's it going, George?""Sheer murder."When Ludovic Travers went to Sandbeach-"the Blackpool of the South Coast"-his purpose was to investigate on behalf of an insurance company a jewel robbery at one of that lively resort's leading hotels. The victim of the robbery was Mona Dovell, the flighty wife of an elderly and highly respected magistrate. Ludovic was not long on the job before he discovered that Mona was heavily involved with a bookmaker of dubious reputation, and that her relations with certain members of the local C.I.D. were unconventional to say the least of it. After that, even the robbery itself began to smell fishy, and Ludovic started to wonder if there was not also a strong whiff of corruption in the air.The Case of the Careless Thief was originally published in 1959. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans."One can only wonder how he keeps up the standard . . . as ingenious and full of meat as ever." Guardian"In crime writing it's not true that a good wine needs no Bush. The Case of the Careless Thief is another dry sherry by Christopher Bush, one of the best story-tellers in the world.' Western Mail¿'Ingenious and energetic double-murder set in a garish south coast resort. Ludovic Travers, a polished private eye, investigates a jewel-theft insurance-swindle and uncovers the nastiest bunch of seaside characters since Graham Greene visited Brighton.' Sydney Morning Herald
    • Shop: buecher
    • Price: 3.99 EUR excl. shipping
  • Thumbnail
    Lean on Me
    When a flock of crows invades their shared apartment block, farmer-turned-debt collector Ludovic and fashion designer Aurore speak for the first time. With nothing but the birds in common, the two are destined for separate lives, yet are drawn inexplicably together. Though their story is set in Paris, the tale of Ludovic and Aurore is far from an idyllic romance. With one trapped in an unhappy marriage and the other lost in grief, the city of love has brought each of them only isolation and pain. As Aurore faces losing her business and Ludovic questions the ethics of his job, they begin a passionate affair. Love between such different people seems doomed to failure, but for these two unhappy souls trapped in ruthless worlds, perhaps loving one another is the greatest form of resistance.From the award winning author of Wild Dog, Lean on Me is explores the realities of unlikely love, and how connection and intimacy offer us an escape from all that is harsh and cold in our modern day lives.Winner of the prestigious Prix Interallié, Lean on Me is both a touching love story, an insightful look at the alienating effect of contemporary urban life.
    • Shop: buecher
    • Price: 9.49 EUR excl. shipping
  • Thumbnail
    The Case of the Running Man (eBook, ePUB)
    I think murder is practically a certainty.William Weddall was eccentric even in Ludovic Traver's wide experience. There was about him an aura of secrecy and subterfuge at odds with the quiet atmosphere of his estate. Hinchbrook Hall, show-place for his antiques and paintings. He had sent Travers to Paris on the seemingly pointless errand of mailing a letter. And Travers later saw him deliberately miss a boat.Then William Weddall plunged from a window to his death. A running man was seen leaving Hinchbrook Hall after the fatal accident, a man identifiable only by the scar on his chin. Weddall's American chauffeur, Sam, asked Travers to investigate. It was Sam's guess that Weddall was pushed. Suave and urbane, with a connoisseur's eye for antiques, Travers stepped in.An unwholesome nephew, an ambitious housekeeper, faked-antique swindles in a Bohemian underworld-these are the elements that combine to give Christopher Bush's 52nd mystery an electric atmosphere of suspense.The Case of the Running Man was originally published in 1958. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans."Throws incidental information on art and antiques into an ingenious plot as Ludovic Travers pursues the murderer of a collector." Daily Telegraph"As neatly fashioned a puzzle as Ludovic Travers has ever tackled." Guardian
    • Shop: buecher
    • Price: 3.99 EUR excl. shipping
  • Thumbnail
    Radio mystère
    Die beiden Zwillingsschwestern Ombeline und Delphine gewinnen beim Karaoke-Wettbewerb ihres Gymnasiums ein Radio. Sie können nicht ahnen, dass sie damit den Zorn des Schülers Ludovic auf sich ziehen, dem das Radio gehört und der seine guten Gründe hat, es unter allen Umständen zurückzubekommen.
    • Shop: buecher
    • Price: 7.20 EUR excl. shipping
  • Thumbnail
    The Case of the Jumbo Sandwich (eBook, ePUB)
    "Death from manual strangulation after a blow that slightly fractured the skull."Ludovic Travers, private investigator, is approached by a slight acquaintance from his past, one Isabel Herne. She has seemingly fallen into the hands of a charming con-man, who has promised her the earth, including a very expensive racehorse. When the race-horse fails to materialize, and the man vanishes, she tasks Ludovic with finding the latter and, if possible, recovering her money. But what appears to be one kind of case soon plunges headlong into another - one of blackmail, black magic, a black sheep, and murder. Ludo will have to pit his wits against a desperate killer-and his wife Bernice will play an unexpectedly active part.The Case of the Jumbo Sandwich was originally published in 1965. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.
    • Shop: buecher
    • Price: 3.99 EUR excl. shipping
  • Thumbnail
    The Vampire's Assistant: A Paranormal Vampire Fantasy Novella (The Vampires of Emberbury, Book 0) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 155min
    A magical world beneath a graveyard. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to find magic and love among the creatures of the night.When Julia asks her deceased husband to take her with him, she doesn’t expect an answer. But when it’s vampires who hear her request, she’s given a choice: follow her husband to the hereafter...or become a witch and assist the undead. As Julia tries to solve the mystery of her husband's death, she will get to know Ludovic, a charming Italian vampire who pledged to never fall in love with a witch again.The Vampire’s Assistant is a paranormal witch and vampire romance and mystery novella. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Angel Pean. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/235792/bk_acx0_235792_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
    • Shop: Audible
    • Price: 9.95 EUR excl. shipping
  • Thumbnail
    The Case of the Treble Twist (eBook, ePUB)
    Enough words and enough speed and you can get away with murder.There was something unique about the Case of the Treble Twist. It isn't often one gets a preview of a case or hovers round its fringes four years before it breaks, but that was just what happened here. The preview began the evening Ludovic Travers had a drink with Chief Inspector Jewle, and first heard the name of Harry Tibball, suspect involved in a series of big-scale robberies. Then a few months later Tibball's body was found in a wrecked car not far from a newly burgled house in Bedfordshire. The surviving accomplice was caught and gaoled, but nothing was recovered and nothing more discovered concerning Tibball's past history. Three years went by, and Travers had virtually forgotten the whole business when a pleasant-voiced woman from America rang the Broad Street Agency and asked him to undertake a highly confidential assignment. It proved to be a voice from the past, for it belonged to the daughter of the last man Tibball had robbed.The Case of the Treble Twist was originally published in 1958. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans."Ludovic Travers disentangles his fifty-first mystery, involving jewel robbery, impersonation, eventual murder, and a most ingenious series of double, not to say treble, crosses." Tablet"Particularly good." Birmingham Post¿"A dry wine, Ludovic, for sophisticated palates." Western Mail
    • Shop: buecher
    • Price: 3.99 EUR excl. shipping
  • Thumbnail
    Louis de Funes - Edition 3 DVD-Box
    -> Der Gendarm von St. Tropez (FR / IT, 1964, ca. 95 min., FSK6):Der ambitionierte Dorfpolizist Ludovic Cruchot (Louis de Funès) wird befördert und an die Côte dAzur nach St. Tropez versetzt. Der Ordnungsfanatiker nimmt sich vor in dem Urlaubsort aufzuräumen und will der vorherrschenden Kriminalität und Unzucht ein Ende bereiten. Sein Hauptziel ist es die zahlreichen FKK-Urlauber vom örtlichen Strand zu vertreiben. Nachdem er dies geschafft hat, warten aber weitaus größere Probleme auf den Musterpolizisten. Seine attraktive Tochter Nicole (Geneviève Grad) schlägt immer mehr über die Stränge und macht sich mit ihrem neuen Freund in Cruchots Auto aufs Land davon...-> Der Gendarm vom Broadway (FR / IT, 1965, ca. 98 min., FSK6):Der Gendarm Ludovic Cruchot (Louis de Funès) und fünf seiner Kollegen aus St. Tropez reisen als französische Delegierte zu einem internationalen Polizeikongress in New York. Cruchots hübsche Tochter Nicole (Geneviève Grad) will ihren Vater unbedingt in die USA begleiten, muss aber in Frankreich bleiben. Nicole widersetzt sich allerdings seinem und überquert als blinde Passagierin, auf dem gleichen Schiff wie ihr Vater den Atlantik. In New York angekommen, sieht Cruchot seine Tochter wenig später als Sängerin in einer Fernsehshow auftreten und erfährt von ihrer neuen Liebe zu einem italienischen Polizisten. Völlig ausser sich beginnt Cruchot mit der turbulenten und chaotischen Suche nach Nicole, die quer durch Manhatten führt...-> Louis und seine verrückten Politessen (FR / IT, 1982, ca. 95 min., FSK6):Im Polizeirevier von St. Tropez geht es drunter und drüber, weil vier attraktive Politessen die Truppe verstärken sollen. Der Gendarm Ludovic Cruchot (Louis de Funès) und seine Männer werden damit betraut die jungen Damen auszubilden und in die Welt der Polizei einzuführen. Die Probleme beginnen, als eine Polizistin nach der anderen während des Dienstes spurlos verschwindet. Schnell wird allen klar, dass die Frauen gekidnappt worden sind und eine turbulente und chaotische Suche nach den Entführern beginnt...
    • Shop: buecher
    • Price: 13.99 EUR excl. shipping
  • Thumbnail
    The Case of the Three-Ring Puzzle (eBook, ePUB)
    "You'll face two charges," I said. "One for murder and one for extortion."Ludovic Travers remembered Brian Jedmont as a photographer whose ambition outran his sense of ethics. The Broad Street Detective Agency had stopped using his services in unfortunate circumstances, and Travers was accordingly surprised when one day Jedmont turned up at the office anxious to become a client on his own account. Specifically, he wanted Travers to investigate an American who was busily beguiling Jedmont's aunt into the purchase of some questionable oil shares. Was it the old story of the con-man and the gullible wealthy widow? Travers agreed to try to find the answer, but in doing so he became involved in matters of blackmail and murder as well. A three-ring puzzle, in fact, and as ingeniously intriguing a one as that old master of the genuine detective story, Christopher Bush, has ever challenged his readers to solve.The Case of the Three-Ring Puzzle was originally published in 1962. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans."Admirers of Ludovic Travers will find him at his best in this intricately-turned baffler." Boston Globe¿"First rate." Washington Star
    • Shop: buecher
    • Price: 3.99 EUR excl. shipping
  • Thumbnail
    Louis und seine verrückten Politessen - Louis de Funès Collection
    Im Polizeirevier von St. Tropez geht es drunter und drüber, weil vier attraktive Politessen die Truppe verstärken sollen. Der Gendarm Ludovic Cruchot (Louis de Funès) und seine Männer werden damit betraut die jungen Damen auszubilden und in die Welt der Polizei einzuführen. Die Probleme beginnen, als eine Polizistin nach der anderen während des Dienstes spurlos verschwindet. Schnell wird allen klar, dass die Frauen gekidnappt worden sind und eine turbulente und chaotische Suche nach den Entführern beginnt...
    • Shop: buecher
    • Price: 10.99 EUR excl. shipping

Similar searches: