Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Traditional

A man in a wolf mask bursts into a teepee in the middle of a sacred ritual, a peyote ceremony, and kills Michael Soto, the owner of Sabado Indian Arts on the Santa Fe Plaza. The next morning Detective Fernando Lopez, a member of...

In the Tulsa underworld, everyone is connected.The consequences of Renaldo's death reverberate through Gabriella's life. As his mother seeks answers, she learns just how far she is willing to go to get revenge for her son's murder.Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Gabriella, Cattle Cop Frankfort Corbin...

The Missing YearsAccording to the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes, while battling his arch foe, Prof. Moriarty, was lost in the Falls at Reichenback and presumed dead, though his body was never recovered. Upon his return to London four years later,...

From out of the PastThe year 1885 finds Doctor John H. Watson down on his luck. His prospects look bleak until a chance encounter leads him to a meeting with another literary-minded young physician named Arthur Conan Doyle. Together, they hatch a plan for...

Busy Body continues the tradition in M. C. Beaton's beloved Agatha Raisin mystery series--now a hit show on Acorn TV and public television. Agatha Raisin has always been ambivalent about holiday cheer, but her cozy little village of Carsely has long prided itself on...

E.D. Ward's first novel in the Harry Circus mystery series is a story of unforgettable suspense from the dramatic opening to the bloody finish. In rural Down East Maine, a seasoned State Trooper, Harry Circus, is driven to solve the most gruesome murder he's...

Sherlock Holmes has a problem: Hannah Nickalls, an eighteen year old Quaker from rural England. She likes raising chickens, reading books, and teaching school. Hannah is an enthusiastic student of detecting. Sherlock's life will never be the same again. Author: Lucy PriceISBN-10: 821523111XISBN-13: 9798215231111Publisher:...

Obsession can be deadly.When a fellow student in her glass blowing class drops dead, finding his killer becomes personal for amateur sleuth Kate Chambers. The young Eugene Rose had a bright future as a historian in the world of art collecting; luckily for Chief...

First published in a limited run in 1934, this exceedingly rare and fast-paced bibliomystery set against the landscapes of Yorkshire is long overdue its return to print.The note read: "Will the gentleman who took by mistake a copy of Bunyan's Life and Death of...

At the age of ten in the mid-1970's, David Marcum discovered Mr. Sherlock Holmes, and from that point, he knew that the original 60 Canonical adventures would never be enough. This, coupled with his life-long desire to write, meant that eventually he would find...

This volume features 12 enthralling Sherlock Holmes stories, culminating in 'The Final Problem', which caused much uproar and controversy among the fictional detective's loyal fans. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes features famous characters such as the detective's brother, Mycroft Holmes, and the evil Professor...

An Inspector Anthony Slade Mystery The Malverne Diamonds, also known as "The Tears of Death" a necklace of matchless diamonds at least four of which dark and horrible histories. On the eve of their sale by Lady Malverne, the widow of Sir Julius Malverne,...

In Book 4 of the MURDER IN MARIN Mysteries: News that elderly Henrietta Hammer has died, Sausalito's retired fifth grade teacher, who once terrified her students including Sheriff's Detective Eddie Austin, newspaper publisher Rob Timmons and his assistant Holly Cross, is greeted with bemused...

The town of Marysburg, Indiana, is buzzing with excitement when legendary British blues guitarist Derek Tufnell appears at Marysburg Music to sign autographs and chat with fans the afternoon before a performance at the Marysburg Center for the Performing Arts. The meet-and-greet session is...

In the Tulsa underworld, everyone is connected.The consequences of Renaldo's death reverberate through Gabriella's life. As his mother seeks answers, she learns just how far she is willing to go to get revenge for her son's murder.Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Gabriella, Cattle Cop Frankfort Corbin...

On a chill November night, Thea Lorimar arrives on the last train to the small village of Kingston, Rhode Island. She patiently waits, unaware of her killer lurking in the darkness. South Kingstown's Detective Lieutenant Kara Langley is charged with unraveling the clues left...

A small island with big lies...Welcome to Rockfish Island.Philip Russell, a U.S. Park Ranger for a small island in the Pacific Northwest has stumbled across a dead body in the woods. Unsure if the dead woman is a local or someone from the mainland,...

Taliesin MacGuire promises his grandmother he will discover why his father left thirty years ago and never returned to his family. Finn MacGuire was the seventh son of a seventh son, and the legend of shapeshifter followed him throughout his life in Southwest Virginia.Was...

William Breen, hard-hearted banker of Keedora, Iowa, is shot by an unknown assailant whose identity remains a mystery until the very end. This is a perfect murder because there is no corpus delicti and no real clue--only a deserted Buick with blood on the...

A small island with big lies...Welcome to Rockfish Island.Once again, death has found its way to Rockfish Island's National Park, this time in the form of a terrible climbing accident. When Sheriff Lane discovers the victim has ties to an accidental drowning the summer...

They made a handsome wedding present; two exquisite strands of pearls rumored to have belonged to Queen Charlotte. And the couple, Arthur Walsh and Violet Finch, seemed destined for happiness, despite the differences in family and background. But all was not as it seemed....

Three complete novels in one The Rome Express - Arthur GriffithsThe Voice in the Fog - Harold MacGrathThe Grand Babylon Hotel - Arnold BennettThree novels of travel and mystery from some of the best known writers of the Edwardian AgeA man is mysteriously murdered...

Things are eerily quiet at Gemma's quaint English tearoom and she can't understand why - until she learns about the trendy new "tea bar" that's opened on the other side of the village. To her horror, she soon finds her customers being stolen and...

After a dinner-party to celebrate the engagement of one of their members, twelve young men, all veterans of the recent war in France, and all from the best New York families are found unconscious in the drawing-room of a Fifth Avenue mansion. A thirteenth,...

Chasses au trésor de minuit, fêtes costumées, et meurtre au sang bleu . . . Novembre 1923. Gigi, une ancienne camarade d'école d'Olive, l'invite à Londres. Elle va découvrir que la grand-mère un peu foldingue de la jeune femme se sent menacée... ou du...

Lord Loudwater was a perfectly detestable person so, when he was found stabbed to death in his study, there were no shortage of suspects. Was the murderer the much abused wife who he had threatened with scandal and divorce? Or the wounded Colonel Gray...

The second book in the Major Gregory Lewis Mystery series investigates the apparent suicide of the husband of a former flame. Of course, conspiracy and murder are both indicated.Author: Zenith Brown, David FromeISBN-10: 1434459918ISBN-13: 9781434459916Publisher: Wildside PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/31/2023Pages: 286Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.93lbsSize: 9.00h x...

The murder of two brothers at the same time. though six hundred miles apart, is only the first of many mysteries surrounding Ravensdene Court. How could the two brothers have been murdered when they were both on a ship that went down with all...

An unexpected visitor comes into Hercule Poirot's bedroom and collapses on the floor. The only clue as to what he wants is his repeating Poirot's name and address and writing the number 4, many times. When Poirot's friend Hastings jokingly calls it "The Mystery...

"Truth is said to be stranger than fiction, and certainly the extraordinary murder which took place in Melbourne Friday morning goes a long way towards verifying that saying." Thus opens The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, the best selling mystery of the nineteenth century....

Aspiring musician, Billy, grows up in the glamour of sixties Liverpool dreaming of stardom. Hopes fade when he gets a girl pregnant and is hastily married. Seeking honest work at sea, his ship sinks with Billy presumed dead. When he returns, he finds his...

A muggy July weekend in Toronto. A house party with a disparate assortment of guests. A tired police inspector, his rookie partner, and murder. "Reminiscent of the best Agatha Christie had to offer... Humor, complications, and characters so real that you can just about...

Murder and Mayhem! Three very different women. And three men. The latest Melbourne crime-solving adventure story of super sleuth detective Inspector Linda Alexander. This novel follows the growth and interaction of local and international criminals involved in drugs, murder, human trafficking, prostitution, necrophilia and...

When student veterinarian Evan McEwan goes deep into the brush of Toronto's Don Valley to catch what he thinks is a stray puppy, he stumbles upon a human skull. While Evan continues his search for the pup, the homicide detectives Publishers Weekly called "captivating"...

A champion barrel racer disappears from her trailer on the eve of the Black Hills Roundup. Two hundred miles away, female remains are discovered at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. Doug and Jill Fletcher, assigned to investigate the crime at the national monument,...

Years ago, Alden Leeds struck it rich when he discovered a vein of gold. Now, aging and single, he finds himself surrounded by family waiting patiently to inherit his fortune. When he announces his engagement to a much younger woman, it sends that family...

Charlie Sparks brought a whole new meaning to dying on stage... Charlie Sparks had it all. A former primetime television personality, his outdated style has seen him relegated to the scrapheap. When he collapses and dies during a stand-up routine at a local pub,...

Responding to an urgent summons, Dr. Watson arrives at 221B to find Sherlock Holmes swathed in filth and in a state of deep shock. To ensure Holmes' safety, he must retrace the detective's last movements and discover the source of his debility. The investigation...

With no evidence against him and no known motive, DI Costello must break the rules if she is to get her man. Detective Inspector Costello has resigned. No notice, no goodbyes. Convinced that George Haggerty murdered his wife and son despite his cast-iron alibi,...

Everyone wants to make money off of insurance. In In$ured to the Hilt this includes a greedy claimant and her voluptuous daughter, an ambitious administrative assistant, a desperate insurance agent, and a man obsessed with maintaining his reputation. In the end, they are all...

More crimes to solve and villains to bring to account in volume five Gilbert Keith Chesterton was one of the most influential English writers of the twentieth century. He put his mind and pen to a broad spectrum of subjects including theology, poetry, biography,...

Booker Prize winner and "Irish master" (New Yorker) John Banville's most ambitious crime novel yet brings two detectives together to solve a globe-spanning mystery In 1950s Dublin, Rosa Jacobs, a young history scholar, is found dead in her car. Renowned pathologist Dr. Quirke and...

PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR MARK HAYES RETURNS FOR BOOK TWO IN BEST-SELLING AUTHOR BRENT TOWNS' PRIVATE DETECTIVE MYSTERY SERIES.It all starts with a missing cooler.When Private Investigator Mark Hayes is hired to find a missing belonging, an investigation more convoluted than anyone thought possible begins to...

The year is 1909, and a Washington attorney, fresh from taking a sensitive deposition in Pittsburgh, finds himself enmeshed in a murder, where he is the prime suspect. To top it all off, his train crashes on the way home, and the deposition testimony...

London, 1821. Former spies Malcolm and M駘anie Rannoch have been friends with Bow Street runner Jeremy Roth since they all met in the intrigues of the Peninsular War. Now settled in London, they frequently collaborate. On a chilly night, an urgent summons from Roth...

November in Mobile, Alabama is a long way from the horrors of the sweltering jungles of Vietnam. In the fall of 1968, what passes for winter is coming to the heart of the deep South. And so are death, deception, draft evasion, drugs, and...

Albert Campion must dig deep into his memory to solve this latest mystery involving king of construction, Sir Lachlan McIntyre. London, 1972. Albert Campion's nephew Christopher, an aspiring public relations guru, needs his uncle's help with a client. Construction magnate Sir Lachlan McIntyre enjoyed...

Somebody tried to kill me.Travel writer Lee Smith experiences a bumpy landing when she returns to Canada from a Caribbean cruise. A text from her best friend, billionaire Jack Hughes, appears on her phone before her plane has even reached the gate in Toronto--Somebody...

On a snowy Valentine's Day in Minneapolis, Minnesota, wealthy, beautiful Crystal Holt is found dead with a gun in her hand. Was it suicide or murder? Veteran Detective Isaac Holt and his frequently distracted team are tasked with finding out. All evidence points to...

Nice People Poison: "A tray of cocktail glasses, a shaker of martinis, and a glass of Bourbon and water. Five people, Nicholas Parr estimated, had access to that highball in the pantry. The husband. The sister. The maid. Tod Burton. Chet Taggart. . ....