David Coward

49 books

Between Two Kings, or, Ten Years Later: A Sequel to the Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

Between Two Kings, or, Ten Years Later: A Sequel to the Three Musketeers

The D'Artagnan Romances #3a

Alexandre Dumas

496 pages • first pub 1847 (editions)

fiction classics historical adventurous dark medium-paced
The Carter of La Providence by Georges Simenon

The Carter of La Providence

Inspector Maigret #2

Georges Simenon

151 pages • first pub 1931 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious fast-paced
The Confession of a Child of the Century by Alfred de Musset

The Confession of a Child of the Century

Alfred de Musset

275 pages • first pub 1836 (editions)

fiction classics dark reflective medium-paced
The Crimes of Love: Heroic & Tragic Tales Preceded by an Essay on Novels (World's Classics) by Marquis de Sade

The Crimes of Love: Heroic & Tragic Tales Preceded by an Essay on Novels (World's Classics)

Marquis de Sade

342 pages • first pub 1799 (editions)

fiction classics short stories dark reflective medium-paced
Dangerous Liaisons by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

Dangerous Liaisons

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

418 pages • first pub 1782 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark slow-paced
A Day in the Country and Other Stories by Guy de Maupassant

A Day in the Country and Other Stories

Guy de Maupassant

336 pages • first pub 1881 (editions)

fiction classics short stories dark reflective slow-paced
The Executioner Weeps by Frédéric Dard

The Executioner Weeps

Frédéric Dard

192 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious reflective fast-paced
The Figaro Trilogy: The Barber of Seville/The Marriage of Figaro/The Guilty Mother by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais

The Figaro Trilogy: The Barber of Seville/The Marriage of Figaro/The Guilty Mother

Figaro Trilogy #1-3

Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais

352 pages • first pub 1775 (editions)

fiction classics play funny reflective sad fast-paced
Félicie by Georges Simenon

Félicie

Inspector Maigret #25

Georges Simenon

192 pages • first pub 1944 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
The Grand Banks Café by Georges Simenon

The Grand Banks Café

Inspector Maigret #9

Georges Simenon

160 pages • first pub 1931 (editions)

fiction crime mystery dark mysterious fast-paced