Aneby bibliotek

Part of the Pennington Wise series of mystery novels from author Carolyn Wells, in ‘The Come Back’ grieving father Benjamin Crane has turned to spiritualism and placed his faith in ...

In Long Island, wealthy heiress Lucy Carrington has been found murdered in her own home. There are a whole host of suspects leaving local police baffled. Expert detective Fleming S ...

The tenth in the Fleming Stone series of mystery novels, ‘The Diamond Pin’ is a classic whodunnit. Fabulously wealthy Ursula Pell is fond of playing tricks on her family and friend ...

Millionaire Rowland Trowbridge has been found murdered, and his niece is determined to find the culprit. A young boy called Fibsy who worked in Trowbridge’s office is able to piece ...

Sam Appleby pays a weekend visit to Sycamore Ridge, Dan Wheeler’s Connecticut estate. His intentions are not innocent, however, as they are old political rivals, and Appleby wants ...

A group of wealthy New Yorkers. An interest in the supernatural. A haunted cabin deep into the mountains of Vermont. What could go wrong? When a bizarre summer vacation results in ...

Myra Heath is a woman of few luxuries. She does not use cosmetics, she runs her business with precision and frugality, and she likes to pretend that her marriage is a happy one. In ...

Victoria Van Allen is something of a riddle for her neighbour, Chester Calhoun. Known as Vicky Van to her friends, she is somewhat avant-garde but respected nonetheless. When a mil ...

First published in 1923 ‘Wheels Within Wheels’ is a classic mystery from the Pennington Wise series of novels by American author Carolyn Wells. Pennington and his trusty assistant ...

Mr Scarborough is an ill, elderly man with a dilemma. Father of two sons, his eldest son and heir Mountjoy is a debt-ridden gambling addict and wastrel. His younger son Augustus is ...

Set between western Ireland and Dorsetshire, An Eye for an Eye was originally completed by Anthony Trollope in 1870, but held back from publication until 1879 following serialisati ...

Originally published in The London Review in 1861, A Ride Across Palestine is a short story by Anthony Trollope. Our narrator, the somewhat mysterious Mr Jones, is travelling throu ...

First published in 1861 ‘Tales of all Countries’ is Anthony Trollope’s first collection of short stories and includes some of his most-loved stories set all around the world. Works ...

One of three novels Anthony Trollope published anonymously at the height of his career, ‘The Golden Lion of Granpere’ is a tale of forbidden love. Set in the Alsace region of Franc ...

The second in Anthony Trollope’s ‘Chronicles of Barsetshire’ series ‘Barchester Towers’ was first published in 1857. The story opens with the death of the much-loved Bishop of Barc ...

‘The Prime Minister’ is the fifth in Anthony Trollope’s ‘Palliser’ series of novels. ‘The Prime Minister’ follows the fortunes of Plantagenet Palliser, the Duke of Omnium, who has ...

First published in 1866, Anthony Trollope’s ‘Travelling Sketches’ is a series of eight short sketches based around the topic of travel. Each of the eight essays deals with a differ ...

Marilynne Robinson är en av de stora amerikanska romanförfattarna idag och hon nämns ständigt i  nobelprissammanhang. Med sin romansvit om den lilla staden Gilead har hon tagit båd ...

Marie de France är utslängd från hovet eftersom hon är för ful för att giftas bort. Sjutton år gammal blir hennes öde att ansvara för ett utfattigt nunnekloster som rids av svält o ...

Mitro Tell herää saarella, jonka hän on saanut Yhteiskunnalta käyttöönsä. Täällä hän voi hengittää vapaammin – aluevalvontalennin lentää saaren yli vain kerran kuukaudessa. Mitro o ...

Biologi Hannes Järvi on nuori perheenisä, joka on saanut kutsun keskustelutilaisuuteen. Aiheena on “Tuhoaako ihminen myös itse itsensä?”. Biologin näkemykset perustuvat tieteeseen, ...

Pakkomielteisesti naisia iskevä mies mustaa Suomen kartalta ne alueet, joilta tulleita naisia hän on jo onnistunut hurmaamaan. Mitä käy, kun koko maa on mustattu?Ikonimaalari yritt ...

On vuosi 1898. Suomalaiset kapinalliset pysäyttävät junan, jossa matkustaa itse kenraali Bobrikov. Bobrikov esittää kapinallisille haasteen, hän tahtoo nimittäin lahjoittaa kauniil ...

Nuori nainen aloittaa opinnot Pariisin yliopistossa. Pian hän kohtaa ranskalaisen miehen, joka mullistaa naisen elämän. Suhde on raastava, sillä mies on naimisissa, ja rakastuminen ...

Kanadalainen Ray Millington on vetänyt malminetsintäsafareja kartoittamattomassa Keski-Afrikassa jo vuosia. Nyt mies kaipaa vaihtelua, mutta ensin hänen on kuitenkin löydettävä vai ...