Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Rupa
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 712
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8129104202
Description
Here’s a treat for Ruskin Bond fans-The Ruskin Bond Omnibus Vol-I.
These tales, selected by Ruskin bond, are about mystery, adventure, suspense, and crime-themes of enduring appeal to the reader.
In Great Crime Stories, danger lurks in tales by the masters of the short story. Dangerous men and women, ruthless in their motives to satiate their egos with revenge and murder, fill the pages of the stories.
True tales of Mystery and Adventure illustrate thirteen authentic tales of incredible journeys, shipwrecks, imprisonment and torture, great escapes, adventures in the wilds, and yes, experiences of the supernatural too.
The thirteen tales in suspense stories by well-known writes are bound to keep you burning the midnight oil. And then you are on your own.
Contents
CRIME STORIES
INTRODUCTION
Death at the Wicket
The Perfect Murder
Query
The Interruption
The Café of Terror
The Chinese Girl
The Lighthouse on Shivering Sand
The Adventure of the speckled Band
A Considerable Murder
A Lesson in Crime
A Job Well Done
The Islington Mystery
Back to Burmah
The Unexpected
TRUE TALES OF MYSTERY AND ADVENTURE
INTRODUCTION
Journey to the Forbidden City
The Wreck of the Strathmore
Rajib Roy: An Episode of the Indian Mutiny
The Khan’s Treasure
The Ordeal of Henry Gouger
Gold Bricks at Badulla
The Perils of a Palki Journey
Ina Crystal Ball-A Mussoorie Mystery
A Mysterious Call
Jungle Tales
The Worship of Hudum Deo
Alexander’s Indian Campaign
Ants
GREAT SUSPENSE STORIES
INTRODUCTION
The Lodger
The Upper Berth
The Biscobra
The Avu Observatory
Leiningen Versus the Ants
The Law
From the Primaeval Past
The Road to the Shore
The Three Sisters
The Ivory god
The Duel
The beast with Five Fingers
Miss Bracegirdle does Her Duty