Sun. Sin. Sex. Scandal - St. Tropez! For the rich and famous, it’s not always fun in the sun… Having recently ended an abusive marriage, the beautiful and filthy rich Contessa Carlotta di Ponti looks to find true love on the beautiful French beaches of the Côte d'Azur. And what better place to find love than the playground of the wealthy and beautiful, the exquisite enclave of St. Tropez. With the annual party season kicking into high gear at billionaire Harry Silver’s palatial mansion, tragedy soon strikes paradise. Among the high fashion, nude sunbathing and heavy drinking a bad oyster, a fatal wasp sting, and a faulty cliff railway have changed the mood of the party-goers. Death is in the air and these appear to be no accidents. Is there something far more sinister coming down upon the wealthy party-goers of the usually festive St. Tropez? The gorgeous detective Gabrielle Poulpe makes it her mission to save the day, as well as the financial security of the town, and find the murderer in their midst. Otherwise, life in this sanctified corner of France could change forever. Can Gabrielle find the suspect before they strike again? St. Tropez is known as the ultimate playground of the rich and famous and thrives on the mega-money spent here, but now, it’s riddled with threats from within which is scaring everyone away…

The St. Tropez Lonely Hearts Club

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

COLLINS, Joan

Mystery

Renaissance Literary & Talent

An Obsession with Death and Dying is a dual-volume collection of some of the most macabre short stories Cornell Woolrich ever wrote, many of which haven’t seen print for decades. In honor of the 50th anniversary of his death, we are resurrecting these thrillingly gruesome tales and reintroducing them to a new generation of noir, horror and mystery fans. Each story within these volumes contains some variant of the words “death” or “dying” in their titles, of which there are over 40 in the extensive pantheon of Woolrich’s short fiction. The idea of death was a constant existential thundercloud that loomed over this tortured writer’s head. He had a fascination with it, a lifelong obsession, one that bled through into his writing and motivated his characters to do some truly horrifying things. Let this master of suspense take you along for a deathly ride in An Obsession with Death and Dying on the 50th anniversary of his death. “Death Lies in Wait” (Volume One) features stories that will transport you to another place, dazzle you with performances or bewitch you with some wild or supernatural force before unleashing the horror of death upon you. The glitter and gold can only hide death for so long -- in a Woolrich story, death always lies in wait. That is true for these ten terrifying tales: -If the Dead Could Talk-Death at the Burlesque-Flowers from the Dead-Preview of Death-The Street of Jungle Death-Speak to Me of Death-A Death is Caused-Men Must Die-Death in the Yoshiwara-The Death Rose For something that thrusts you right into the physical grotesqueries of death, venture into “Death Waits No More” (Volume Two). Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich (4 December 1903 – 25 September 1968) is one of America's best crime and noir writers, and sometimes wrote under the pseudonyms William Irish or George Hopley. He invented and mastered the genre of "pulp-fiction" and wrote hundreds of short stories, novellas and full length novels. One of his most famous stories was “It Had to be Murder,” which was adapted into the classic Alfred Hitchcock film Rear Window in 1954.

An Obsession with Death and Dying: Volume One

Woolrich,Cornell

Literature & Fiction

A 50th DEATH-DAY ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION.An Obsession with Death and Dying is a dual-volume collection of some of the most macabre short stories Cornell Woolrich ever wrote, many of which haven’t seen print for decades. In honor of the 50th anniversary of his death, we are resurrecting these thrillingly gruesome tales and reintroducing them to a new generation of noir, horror and mystery fans. Each story within these volumes contains some variant of the words “death” or “dying” in their titles, of which there are over 40 in the extensive pantheon of Woolrich’s short fiction. The idea of death was a constant existential thundercloud that loomed over this tortured writer’s head. He had a fascination with it, a lifelong obsession, one that bled through into his writing and motivated his characters to do some truly horrifying things. Let this master of suspense take you along for a deathly ride in An Obsession with Death and Dying on the 50th anniversary of his death.“Death Waits No More” (Volume Two) features stories that do not hesitate to unleash the horror of death upon you in the most explicit ways imaginable. You will find physical grotesqueries running rampant in these stories, with dead bodies and body parts playing major roles in the movement of the plot. Tread lightly through these nine horrific tales: -Dilemma of the Dead Lady-The Death of Me-The Night I Died-Death Wins the Sweepstakes-Dead on Her Feet-The Living Lie Down with the Dead-Death Sits in the Dentist’s Chair-Through a Dead Man’s Eye-And So to Death Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich (4 December 1903 – 25 September 1968) is one of America's best crime and noir writers, and sometimes wrote under the pseudonyms William Irish or George Hopley. He invented and mastered the genre of "pulp-fiction" and wrote hundreds of short stories, novellas and full length novels. One of his most famous stories was “It Had to be Murder,” which was adapted into the classic Alfred Hitchcock film Rear Window in 1954.

An Obsession with Death and Dying: Volume Two

Literary Noir: A Series of Suspense: Volume One

Literary Noir: A Series of Suspense: Volume Two

Literary Noir: A Series of Suspense is a collection of some of the finest short stories and novellas Cornell Woolrich wrote throughout his career. Some of the titles within this collection are well known amongst pulp-fiction and noir fans, while some have not been published in decades. Many of these titles have been made into television shows and feature films throughout the 40s, 50s, and 60s, and were the inspiration for many thrillers in the following years.\nCornell George Hopley-Woolrich (4 December 1903 – 25 September 1968) is one of America's best crime and noir writers, and sometimes wrote under the pseudonyms William Irish or George Hopley. He invented and mastered the genre of "Pulp-Fiction" and wrote hundreds of short stories, novellas and full length novels. One of his most famous stories is It Had to be Murder which was adapted into the classic Alfred Hitchcock film Rear Window in 1954.\nEach Volume within this series was curated thematically to give the reader a straightforward, no-nonsense Woolrich experience. Read at your own risk.\nVolume Three of Literary Noir contains eight of the greatest short stories he ever wrote: 
- The Book that Squealed 
- Momentum 
- Three O’Clock 
- The Dancing Detective 
- Mannequin 
- For the Rest of Her Life 
- Penny-A-Worder 
- Death Sits in the Dentist’s Chair\nFollow this title with Literary Noir Volume One: Rave Against the Clock / Whodunit?, and Literary Noir Volume Two: Out of This World! Countless other Woolrich Novels, Novellas and Short Stories are also available as EBooks from the Estate of Cornell Woolrich and Renaissance Literary & Talent.

Literary Noir: A Series of Suspense: Volume Three

In the Name of Gucci

Patricia Gucci

“Arthur Rubinstein was a seventh child—gifted not only with the extraordinary talent we all listened to but also with one of the totaller recalls which makes possible this easy, expansive memoir of his years into World War I but also and especially a very happy nature which makes itself manifest throughout. ... These are his 'young years'—resilient and outgoing and full of his musical, social and romanticissimo activities.”—Kirkus Reviews\n“My Young Years remains a classic autobiography in the grand manner. Unlike the memoirs that now crowd the bookshelves, exercises in self-administered therapy in which narcissistic narrators of no apparent accomplishment whine ad nauseam about real or imagined angst, this is an exuberant account of what Rubinstein calls, in his brief foreword, 'the struggles, the mistakes, the adventures, and ... the miraculous beauty and happiness of my young years.' His was a life lived to the full, with triumphs and disappointments galore, and by the time he reached his 80s and began to write this book, Rubinstein had such great stature that his story virtually commanded readers' attention.”—Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post\n***\nArthur Rubinstein was a Polish American classical pianist who played in public for eight decades. He received international acclaim for his performances of music written by a variety of composers, and many regard him as the greatest Chopin interpreter of his time. He was described by The New York Times as one of the most gifted pianists of the twentieth century.\nMy Young Years is Rubinstein’s book of personal recollections, providing a record of his life and creative development from his childhood days in Poland to the years of World War I. This edition contains 37 illustrations as well as a foreword and an afterword from the author.\nWith his uncanny memory, with his unsurpassed gift as raconteur, the adored maestro of the piano at last tells the story of his life—the adventures, the struggles, the amours, the mishaps, and the triumphs—from his birth in Lodz in a large, complex Polish-Jewish family (they would have been happier if little Arthur had taken to the much more “distinguished” violin), to his education among strangers in musical Berlin, to his visit to Switzerland (to be displayed to the Great God Paderewski), to the first concerts, the first (of many) loves, and the first triumphant tours. By the close of the book, the world is deep in its first Great War, and Arthur deep in his great career—perhaps the greatest, in music, of our century.\nHere are the places—each new city an adventure—from Warsaw, Berlin, and Paris to St. Petersburg, Vienna, Rome, London, New York (where Rubinstein awoke his first morning to find himself front-page news for reasons far from musical), and Madrid. And here are the people: Josef Hofmann, already adored in America; the young giant Chaliapin, overflowing with animal vitality; the notorious critic Monsieur Willy and his wife (in hair ribbons) Colette—she teasingly urged the young pianist to disaster his first time at roulette; the reputedly terrifying Saint-Saëns; Stravinsky, Casals, Koussevitzky, Diaghilev, Picasso ... In story after wonderful story Rubinstein brings us into the presence of the great, the near great, the once-great, the teachers gentle or tyrannical, the family, the fascinating circles of friends, who populated his Young Years.\nRubinstein’s life and music have been illuminated with a radiant energy, a magic that could have only sprung from a gargantuan love of life. His book—bursting with anecdote, information, opinion, with life—is a testament to that great gift.

My Young Years

Biographies & Memoirs

Rubinstein, Arthur

Arts & Literature

Arthur Rubinstein was a Polish American classical pianist who played in public for eight decades. He received international acclaim for his performances of music written by a variety of composers, and many regard him as the greatest Chopin interpreter of his time. He was described by the New York Times as one of the most gifted pianist of the twentieth century.\nMy Many Years is the follow-up to Rubinstein's first book of personal recollections, My Young Years. Written in his 90s, this tell-all spans an entire 60 years of his life, from 1917 to 1967, and contains 24 pages of photographs as well as preface and epilogue from the author.\nAt the end of World War I, Rubinstein makes a name for himself throughout Latin America on a successful whirlwind tour, then returns to life in Europe as it was before the war, hobnobbing at parties with famous friends like Picasso and Cocteau. The musician finally settles down, marrying the daughter of the great Polish conductor Emil Mlynarski, and starts a family. This change in his life ignites a return to the rigors of study, and twelve- to sixteen-hour days of practicing at the piano.\nPractice having made perfect, Rubinstein takes us on his adventures through Asia, where he gives concerts in Japan, China, Singapore, the Dutch East Indies, and Philippines, and to America, from New York to Hollywood. We also get a look at his (initially reluctant) foray into recording music with RCA. But as Nazi Germany rises and World War II rages, Rubinstein fears for the rest of his family in Poland. He goes on to meet with such renowned political figures as Winston Churchill and Golda Meir, and, as always, rubs shoulders with the biggest names in music, art, and culture all over the world.\nThrough it all, the great maestro recalls these many years with the same charm, exuberance, and candor in which he recounted his young years, his love of life shining through on every page.

My Many Years

Black Alibi

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