Fiction from Nostalgic Books & Elements

INSCRIBED by the author on the title page "Spanning most of the 20th century, a fictional family is woven through historical places, people and events as they struggle to maintain values passed on from knights loyal to Scottish Kings. They resist escalation of wars, violence sexual temptations and crime in what they view as a world gone mad. Many twists ensue… Read more about this item

1974 Book: red leatherette boards with gilt design and lettering; beautiful black and white illustrations throughout

"When Tamara Britton agrees to temporarily take in fourteen-year-old foster child Sienna Larson, she at first finds the girl more than she can handle, until she learns to open her heart as well as her home." -bookfinder

Printed in Germany "Oliver is an orphan living on the dangerous London streets with no one but himself to rely on. Fleeing from poverty and hardship, he falls in with a criminal street gang who will not let him go, however hard he tries to escape. One of the most swiftly moving and unified of Charles Dickenss great novels, Oliver Twist is… Read more about this item

"Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time In this book, the author of Seven Gothic Tales gives a true account of her life on her plantation in Kenya. She tells with classic simplicity of the ways of the country and the natives: of the beauty of the Ngong Hills and coffee trees… Read more about this item

A Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery

SIGNED by the author on the title page The sequel to "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas" First published in Great Britain in 2022 by Doubleday (20 pounds) "When is a monster's child culpable? Guilt and complicity are multifaceted. John Boyne is a maestro of historical fiction. You can't prepare yourself for the magnitude and emotional impact of this powerful novel" - John… Read more about this item

SIGNED BY TONY HILLMAN "Lawrence Block, Sarah Caudwell, Tony Hillerman, Peter Lovesey, and Donald Westlake describe how they would commit the perfect murder" - Bookfinder

SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE "Never married, living with an Iraqi-immigrant uncle and devoted dog, and working as a chef in a Lebanese restaurant, thirty-nine-year-old Sirine finds her life turned upside down by a handsome Arabic literature professor who not awakens unexpected feelings but also stirs up memories of her parents and questions about her Arab-American identity. By… Read more about this item

"New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore channels William Shakespeare and Edgar Allan Poe in The Serpent of Venice, a satiric Venetian gothic that brings back the Pocket of Dog Snogging, the eponymous hero of Fool, along with his sidekick, Drool, and pet monkey, Jeff. Venice, a long time ago. Three prominent Venetians await their most loathsome and foul dinner guest,… Read more about this item

"Even the unflappable Hercule Poirot is taken aback by the trail of murders perpetrated by a criminal conspiracy led by a brilliant Chinese man, an American millionaire, a French woman scientist, and a master of disguise." - Bookfinder

100th Anniversary Edition "Unfortunately, Hercule Poirot receives a request for his help from Emily Arundell after she had already passed away, and he suspects greedy family members might be involved when he finds out that she revised her will right before her untimely death." - Bookfinder

"They all came together in the old mansion on a dark winter night...the brilliant Scotland Yard detective...the honored old clergyman...the dazzling woman artist...the celebrated lawyer...the handsome young writer...all famous in their own ways, all haunted in their own ways. But there was another guest at the feast. Its name was Death, and is icy fingers reached out to touch the… Read more about this item

"A young woman investigates an accidental death at a London tube station, and finds herself of a ship bound for South Africa! Pretty, young Anne came to London looking for adventure. In fact, adventure comes looking for her -- and finds her immediately at Hyde Park Corner tube station. Anne is present on the platform when a thin man, reeking… Read more about this item

"A spellbinding collection of short stories features three of Christie's top sleuths, Harley Quin, Mr. Parker Pyne, and Hercule Poirot, and includes "The Love Detectives," a tale about a murder in a library with not one, but two, confessed killers" - bookfinder

"Rex Fortescue, king of a financial empire, was sipping tea in his 'counting house' when he suffered an agonising and sudden death. On later inspection, the pockets of the deceased were found to contain traces of cereals. Yet, it was the incident in the parlour which confirmed Miss Marple's suspicion that here she was looking at a case of crime… Read more about this item

"A classic mystery by the all-time most popular writer in the mystery genre follows the unfailingly wry detective Hercule Poirot into a labyrinth of murder and intrigue in the Middle East. Reissue." - bookfinder

"The beautiful woman who once belonged to a ring of international jewel thieves makes known to her former associates the location of certain gems, thereby triggering a number of people to recover them at any cost" - bookfinder

Agatha Christie paperback 3 author solutions - Christie, Sayers, and Chesterton

Vintage Agatha Christie paperback Dell 5860 (45 c) Original title: Three Blind Mice and Other Stories