Kerrostalon rappukäytävässä leijuu ikävä kaasunhaju, joka kantautuu vanhan rouva Skrofin asunnosta. Talonmiehen avatessa oven vastassa on järkyttävä näky - kaasuhana on väännetty auki, ja rouva Skrof ja hänen koiransa makaavat kuolleina...
”Eikö teidän huomiotanne kiinnitä muuan hyvin merkillinen seikka?” kysyy komisario Palmu ja jatkaa Bruno Rygseckin tapaturmaiselta näyttävän kuoleman tutkimuksia, vaikka muut haluaisivat ne jo lopettaa. Mika Waltarin perinpohjainen ja persoonall
Having abducted Arsinoe, the wanton priestess of Eryx, Lars Turm's troubles began as he followed her to whatever lands promised her wealth & luxury. When she fell in love with another, he was forced to flee to Etruria & found a destiny beyond his
Highly praised anthology of 100 years of Finnish literary fantasy. The latest volume in the Dedalus European fantasy series, this anthology of short stories includes a wide range of texts covering the period from nineteenth century until today. The richne
s/t: The Memoirs of Minutus Launsus Manilianus, Who Has Won the Insignia of a Triumph, Who Has the Rank of Consul, Who Is Chairman of the Priests' Collegium of the God Vespasian & a Member of the Roman Senate The Roman is a superb reconstruction of a
A magnificent novel of the forty days after Christ rose from the deadWaltari’s famous ideological novel The Secret of the Kingdom describes the Biblical events taking place between Easter and Pentecost. Marcus Mezentius Manilianus, a learned and wealthy
