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The Case of the Caretaker

Author : Agatha Christie

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 33 pages

File Size : 19,97 MB

Release : 2011-09-27

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0062129732

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Doctor Haydock, the resident GP of St. Mary Mead, hopes to cheer up Miss Marple as she recovers from the flu with a little story. The tale revolves around the return of the prodigal son of Major Laxton, the devilishly handsome Harry Laxton. Harry, after leading a life of childish indiscretions and falling head over heels for the village tobacconist’s daughter, has made good and returned to lay claim to his tumbling childhood home and introduce the village to his beautiful new wife. But, the villagers are prone to gossip about young Harry’s past, and one person in particular cannot forgive him for tearing down the old house. Will Miss Marple’s acumen be up to the task of solving the story?



The Case of the Caretaker's Cat

Author : Erle Stanley Gardner

Publisher : Fawcett

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 21,9 MB

Release : 1985

Category : Detective and mystery stories

ISBN : 9780345321565

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"In his will, Peter Laxter guaranteed his faithful caretaker a job and a place to live for life. But Laxter's grandson Sam says the deal doesn't include the caretaker's cat. When Perry Mason takes the case, he finds there's much more at stake than an old man's cat -- a million dollars to be exact. And as he investigates, he finds a web of greed and treachery among the heirs. But which one actually pulled off the almost perfect crime?"--bn.com.



Miss Marple's Final Cases

Author : Agatha Christie

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 7 pages

File Size : 36,35 MB

Release : 2004-06-15

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0061748064

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Despite the title, the stories collected here recount cases from the middle of Miss Marple's career. They are: 'Sanctuary'; 'Strange Jest'; 'Tape-Measure Murder'; 'The Case of the Caretaker'; 'The Case of the Perfect Maid'; 'Miss Marple Tells a Story'; 'The Dressmaker's Doll'; 'In a Glass Darkly'; 'Greenshaw's Folly.'



The Caretaker

Author : Doon Arbus

Publisher : New Directions Publishing

Page : 134 pages

File Size : 17,45 MB

Release : 2020-09-15

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0811229505

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A lush, disorienting novel, The Caretaker takes no prisoners as it explores the perils of devotion and the potentially lethal charisma of things Following the death of a renowned and eccentric collector—the author of Stuff, a seminal philosophical work on the art of accumulation—the fate of the privately endowed museum he cherished falls to a peripatetic stranger who had been his fervent admirer. In his new role as caretaker of The Society for the Preservation of the Legacy of Dr. Charles Morgan, this restive man, in service to an absent master, at last finds his calling. The peculiar institution over which he presides is dedicated to the annihilation of hierarchy: peerless antiquities commune happily with the ignored, the discarded, the undervalued and the valueless. What transpires as the caretaker assumes dominion over this reliquary of voiceless objects and over its visitors is told in a manner at once obsessive and matter-of-fact, and in language both cocooning and expansive. A wry and haunting tale, The Caretaker, like the interplanetary crystal that is one of the museum’s treasures, is rare, glistening, and of a compacted inwardness. Kafka or Shirley Jackson may come to mind, and The Caretaker may conjure up various genres—parables, ghost stories, locked-room mysteries—but Doon Arbus draws her phosphorescent water from no other writer’s well.



The Caretaker

Author : A. X. Ahmad

Publisher : Minotaur Books

Page : 302 pages

File Size : 18,77 MB

Release : 2013-05-21

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1250016835

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Who is the caretaker hiding in the shadows of the Martha's Vineyard mansions he tends? Back in India, Ranjit Singh commanded an elite army squad. But that was years ago, before his Army career ended in dishonor, shattering his reputation. Driven from his homeland, he is now a caretaker on the exclusive resort island of Martha's Vineyard, looking after the vacation homes of the rich and powerful. One harsh winter, faced with no other choice, he secretly moves his family into the house of one of his clients, an African-American Senator. Here, his wife and daughter are happy, and he feels safe for the first time in ages. But Ranjit's idyll is shattered when mysterious men break into the house. Pursued and hunted, Ranjit is forced to enter the Senator's shadowy world, and his only ally is Anna, the Senator's beautiful wife, who has secrets of her own. Together, they uncover a trail of deception that leads from the calm shores of the Vineyard to countries half a world away. And when his investigation stirs up long forgotten events, the caretaker must finally face the one careless decision that ruined his life- and forced him to leave India. A gripping tale of hidden histories, political intrigue and dangerous attractions, A. X. Ahmad's The Caretaker introduces a new hero for our times: an immigrant caught between two worlds and a man caught between two loves.



The Caretaker and the Dumb Waiter

Author : Harold Pinter

Publisher : Grove Press

Page : 132 pages

File Size : 44,17 MB

Release : 1988

Category : Drama

ISBN : 9780802150875

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Jacket description.back: In all of Pinter's plays, seemingly ordinary events become charged with profound, if elusive, meaning, haunting pathos, and wild comedy. In The Caretaker, a tramp finds lodging in the derelict house of two brothers; in The Dumbwaiter, a pair of gunmen wait for the kill in a decayed lodging house. Harold Pinter gradually exposes the inner strains and fear of his characters, alternating hilarity and character to create and almost unbearable edge of tension.



The Caretaker

Author : Thomas William Simpson

Publisher : Bantam

Page : 576 pages

File Size : 47,9 MB

Release : 1999

Category : Family secrets

ISBN : 0553578057

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A slightly twisted and wholly terrifying thriller in which the only sin is a wish come true.... Samantha Henderson is a devoted wife and mother. But life as she knows it is about to change. Sam's about to have her every dream fulfilled--but, in return, she and her family will pay a price, a very high price, for all this love and luxury.... It all starts when Sam's smooth-talking husband accepts a once-in-a-lifetime job. The perks seem too good to be true: an extravagant salary, a country club membership. Even a seaside mansion, complete with a cook, a limo driver, and the perfect caretaker, Brady. Brady is thoughtful and honest. He's eager to please. But there's more to Brady than meets the eye. He will cater to Sam's most intimate needs. Then he'll teach her the true meaning of terror. For Sam and her family have fallen into the hands of a psychopath. Their lives will be cruelly sliced open. Their deepest secrets will be exposed for all to see. Why? The answer lies within. The answer lies with... The Caretaker.



Three Blind Mice and Other Stories

Author : Agatha Christie

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 224 pages

File Size : 33,21 MB

Release : 2012-08-07

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0062243985

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Agatha Christie demonstrates her unparalleled mastery with Three Blind Mice and Other Stories—a classic compendium of mystery and suspense, crime and detection, whose title novella served as the basis for The Mousetrap, the longest running stage play in the history of the London theater. A blinding snowstorm—and a homicidal maniac—traps a small party of friends in an isolated estate. Out of this deceptively simple setup, Agatha Christie fashioned one of her most ingenious puzzlers, which in turn would provide the basis for The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in history. From this classic title novella to the deliciously clever gems on its tail (solved to perfection by Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple), this rare collection of murder most foul showcases Christie at her inventive best, proving her reputation as "the champion deceiver of our time" (New York Times).



Tape Measure Murder

Author : Agatha Christie

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 34 pages

File Size : 46,39 MB

Release : 2011-09-27

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0062129694

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Miss Politt has been waiting and waiting outside Laburnum Cottage for Mrs. Spenlow, to no avail. She nervously acquires the help of her next-door neighbor, whose gumption and persistence reveal that Mrs. Spenlow is dead on the hearthrug. The whole of St. Mary Mead is convinced the murderer is Mr. Spenlow, who shows no emotion upon his wife’s sudden death, but, with characteristic diligence, Miss Marple reveals that it is perhaps not that simple.



Agatha Christie: Murder in the Making

Author : John Curran

Publisher : Harper

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 16,86 MB

Release : 2011-11-22

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 9780062065421

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As he did in the Edgar®-nominated and Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Awards–winning Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks, Christie expert and archivist John Curran once again examines the unpublished notebooks of the world's bestselling author to explore the techniques she used to surprise and entertain generations of readers. Drawing on Christie's personal papers and letters, he reveals how more than twenty of her novels, as well as stage scripts, short stories, and some more personal items, evolved. Here are wonderful gems, including Christie's essay on her famous detective, Hercule Poirot, written for a British national newspaper in the 1930s; a previously unseen version of a "Miss Marple" short story; and a courtroom chapter from her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, which was edited out of the published version in 1920; plus an insightful, well-reasoned analysis of her final unfinished novel, based on the author's notes and Curran's own deep knowledge of Christie and her work. A must-read for every Christie aficionado, Agatha Christie: Murder in the Making is a fascinating look into the mind and craft of one of the world's most prolific and beloved authors.