Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Traditional

"If one man does not make a move, the other must, and by permitting the adversary to make the attack one learns something about him."In The Big Four, Hercule Poirot investigates a string of murders that appear to be disconnected on the surface, but...

The atmosphere didn't crackle with suspense. Nobody felt a shiver of apprehension. Rather, Flo Fenton laughed at the ludicrous sight of a 265-pound woman, in diamonds and a cotton sunsuit, standing precariously on a ladder and reaching for a ripe tomato. . . ....

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in June 1926 in the United Kingdom by William Collins, Sons and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company. It is the third novel...

THE FIFTH GRAVEKarl Craven is a P.I. who hits town on a simple but well-paying job. He's been hired to get a young woman out of a local religious cult. He's also looking for his partner. Then he finds out that his partner's been...

Meet Lady Lupin Lorimer Hastings the young, lovely, scatterbrained and kind-hearted newlywed wife to Andrew, the vicar of St Marks parish in Glanville, Sussex. When it comes to matters clerical, she is rather at sea. Nevertheless, she is determined to make her husband proud...

After the death of his wife, homicide lieutenant Rollie Finch retired from the New York City Police Department to raise his three daughters in Queens, New York. Now as a private investigator, Rollie's cases are mostly for defense lawyers. He earns a steady living...

When a body dressed only in a pair of pince-nez glasses is found in the bathtub at 59 Queen Caroline Mansions in Battersea, the only thing that becomes obvious is that it is not the body of the financier, Sir Reuben Levy. But whose...

A blood-curdling mystery yarn, teeming with action and human interest, packed with thrills, and lifting the element of suspense to the nth degree.When a beautiful young woman was found brutally murdered in the advertising department of a great luxury store, a ghoulish Roman holiday...

When an old Jesuit Mission House in Carthage, Ohio, is nominated for National Landmark status, the committee sends a private investigator to get to the bottom of the hostile letters they've received. Arriving in Carthage is Marian Warner, a New York PI whose life...

December, 1940. Christmas is coming, but the season of goodwill is overshadowed by the death and destruction of the Blitz. In London's Covent Garden, where the glamour of theatreland rubs shoulders with the bustle of the capital's biggest fruit and vegetable market, the war...

A lethal new weapon endangers all of Europe--unless Elena Standish can rescue an ingenious scientist from Hitler's clutches--in this action-packed suspense novel by bestselling author Anne Perry. "Unbearably suspenseful . . . pushes the envelope and succeeds on nearly every level."--Bookreporter It is the...

Baltimore City is a powder keg. Its last few years have seen protests, riots, and too many murders. Its citizens don't trust the police, the police don't trust the State's Attorney's Office, and the State's Attorney wants to put as many cops in jail...

A cold February morning in Scotland begins with the discovery of a body, as Hector Mathewson is found dead within the cask room of his own distillery.While directing the hunt for the murderer, DCI Alex Warren needs to balance his own turbulent personal life....

Book two in the Mad Max series. Peter Maxwell didn't want to attend the GNVQ course. He didn't want to get mixed up in murder either - but perhaps it was all part of death's rich tapestry. And while a disparate gathering of teachers...

In depression era Philadelphia, Jewish upholsterer Jake Glazer prays for God's forgiveness while dodging man's retribution. Irish detective, John Maloney pursues him while struggling with his own conflict: he's in love with a Spanish divorcee. Marriage to her seems impossible until a ghost prods...

Detective Chief Inspector Wilfred Dover is the most idle and avaricious hero in all of crime fiction. Why should he even be bothered to solve the case?Dover and the Claret Tappers is a surprising departure for the series featuring Scotland Yard's least competent detective,...

From the curious clauses in a miser's will, to a sinister tradition in an old Tudor manor-house, these twelve cases, from the early years of Holmes's career in the 1880s, present a singular collection of mysteries for the world's first consulting detective to resolve.What...

When Leonard Smith, a publisher of erotic books, is found brutally murdered in his London flat, Inspector Lestrade asks Sherlock Holmes to assist him. Holmes soon suspects there is a criminal conspiracy behind the murder, a suspicion which is confirmed when Sir Henry Baskerville's...

When wealthy Colonel Delamere dies after a botched burglary, it's up to Eric Ward to manage his estate--and catch the killers. But the Colonel's will contains perplexing instructions for the disposal of an ancient Egyptian statuette, first discovered by Howard Carter in the Valley...

February, 1932: the highly unpopular Joan Hexham, 'the spider at the centre of a web of village gossip', is killed on stage during an amateur performance of Hamlet. An accident, surely. Nobody would be brazen enough to commit murder in full view of fifty...

A missing sister. Her lying twin. Their estranged father. Her brother doesn't know where to turn or whom to trust. Attorney JD Thompson leaves his practice in a small town to trace his sister across Texas. He can't believe she would run away. She...

Not-quite-newlywed Angela Marchmont is having a belated honeymoon on the idyllic Greek island of Rhodes, but has barely even unpacked her bathing-suit before an unwelcome encounter with the dead body of a young archaeologist draws her into a tangled web of murder and blackmail.Everyone...

Queen Victoria lays dying and some predict she will not live out the week. It is a turning point for the Empire as the man who is about to take the reins of power is known to be an unbridled libertine void of anything...

THIRTY YEARS AGO, THE REMAINS OF A YOUNG CHILD WERE FOUND IN A CAVE. HIS NECK WAS BROKEN. The child was never claimed.There were no witnesses.There were no leads.The case went cold. Gil Novak decides to retire and concentrate on improving his health. His...

UNCOVER THE TRUTH BEHIND A COLD CASE MURDER AT NASA IN THIS THRILLING INVESTIGATION.By the year 2030, the investigation into the brutal murder of NASA Space Plane Test Manager Scarlet Hauk has grown cold. In a last-ditch effort to solve the case and give...

The Watson Chronicles. Christopher D. Abbott, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Michael Jan Friedman and Aaron Rosenberg team up to bring you another stunning collection of Sherlock Holmes adventures. A pea-souper descending over London brings with it many villainous activities hidden deep within those thickly yellow-hazed...

When several strange incidents occur in India that appear to be related the niece of Colonel James Good, commander of the Calcutta barracks, calls upon Dr Watson for help, since he served with Good. When the facts of the case are presented, Holmes agrees...

France and Prussia - 1863, When someone close to Edward Tyrington is murdered, he is charged with bringing the murderer to justice. The murky path to catch the criminal leads him through the borderlands of France and Prussia, two countries on the brink of...

"Readers will hope this marks the start of a long-running series" - Publishers Weekly Starred Review Introducing Irish-born cop turned private investigator Tom Collins in the first of a brand-new historical mystery series. February, 1922. Hollywood is young but already mired in scandal. When...

Crime-fiction librarian Ray Ambler gets more than he bargained for when he acquires the archives of a controversial hardboiled crime author in this contemporary twisty mystery set in New York City. Hardboiled crime writer Will Ford might be critically acclaimed, but he's every bit...

Dogged by depression, doubt, and--as a trip to the Mayo Clinic has revealed--emphysema, 66-year-old Sherlock Holmes is preparing to return to England when he receives a shock: a note slipped under his hotel room door, from a vicious murdererAuthor: Larry MillettISBN-10: 1517907608ISBN-13: 9781517907600Publisher: University...

"G. M. Malliet has crafted the English village of our dreams." --Charlaine Harris Agatha Award-winning author G. M. Malliet has charmed mystery lovers and cozy fans with her critically acclaimed mysteries. In Prior's Wood, featuring handsome spy-turned-cleric Max Tudor, won't disappoint. Newly returned from...

When her stepfather dies, Miss Lois Cayley finds herself alone in the world with only twopence in her pocket. Undaunted, the intelligent, attractive, and infinitely resourceful young woman decides to set off in search of adventure. Her travels take her from London to Germany,...

For an ex-cop turned private investigator, I've carved out a pretty nice life for myself. Yeah, life is good, but that doesn't stop me from seeking closure and justice for victims of the darker side of Chattanooga. Some would call me reckless. But I'm...

The summer occupants of "Sunnyside" find the dead body of Arnold Armstrong, the son of the owner, on the circular staircase. Following the murder a bank failure is announced. Around these two events is woven a plot of absorbing interestAuthor: Mary Roberts RinehartISBN-10: 1729520170ISBN-13:...

The old salt farmers have always said that the violet scent of the Fleur de Sel at harvest time on the salt marshes of the Gu駻ande Peninsula has been known to cause hallucinations. Commissaire Dupin also starts to believe this when he's attacked out...

Spend time in the Big Apple with your soon-to-be-favorite wise-cracking amateur sleuth, Melanie Deming, as she follows clues from glamorous Park Avenue mansions filled with super-rich moms to gritty soup kitchens. Snarky writer and health fanatic Melanie is shocked to find the body of...

A body in a cave. A family full of secrets. And time running out before the killer strikes again...The case is one of the strangest Detective Lexi Bennett has ever seen. In a cave beneath a vineyard, a young woman wearing angel wings lies...

There were legends about Moordym Downs, that the Moor had given up the stones to build the castle, and that sometimes the Moordyms gave back one of their own in payment. People disappeared out in the rugged, untamed distance and were never heard from...

No one knew who the girl was; she was just a lovely, tragic, haunted face briefly glimpsed in a newsreel of a gala movie premi鑽e. But because of the time and the place, Bynum Fels, assistant district attorney, wanted her for murder. Film producer...

Eddie Maguire's Sherlock Holmes and the Bolshevik Plot follows on immediately after the conclusion of Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Mission, in which our two heros find themselves in Italy where it is clear that the future of Europe and its leaders are in...

In The Granite Coast Murders, the sixth installment of Jean-Luc Bannalec's bestselling mystery series, Commissaire Dupin returns to investigate a murder at a gorgeous Brittany beach resort. Inspector Dupin and Claire are on a two-week vacation, but while Claire seems to enjoy the quiet...

The Missing Corpse is internationally bestselling author Jean-Luc Bannalec's fourth novel in the Brittany Mystery series. It's picturesque, suspenseful, and the next best thing to a trip to Brittany. Along the picturesque Belon River, home of the world famous oyster beds, between steep cliffs,...

Deep sea fishers, dolphin researchers, smugglers, and an island shrouded in myth in the middle of the rough Atlantic ocean: Commissaire Dupin had sworn he would never again investigate on the ocean, but his fifth case takes him offshore, off the west coast of...

A poisoned pawn in chess is defined as any pawn that, if captured, would lead to a serious disadvantage for that player. Here, presented for your enjoyment, are three new cases for Sherlock Holmes. Someone, or something, that may at first seem trivial, is...

The second volume of the complete adventures of Dr. Nikola Leonaur have brought the complete Dr.Nikola stories together in two complementing volumes available in soft cover and hard cover with dust jacket. The three books in this second volume are The Lust of Hate,...

Years after its final episode was broadcasted by the BBC, The Baker Street Sleuth continues to be the most famous Sherlock Holmes TV series of all time, with constant re-runs and thousands of fans. Jerry Bellamy is one of them, and his passion for...

"The 26th issue of Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine features new and classic mystery tales FEATURES: From Watson's Notebooks, by John H Watson, M D Ask Mrs Hudson, by (Mrs) Martha Hudson NON FICTION: Screen of the Crime: Sherlock Gnomes, by Kim Newman Quail, Partridge,...

Sherlock Holmes Mystery Megazine returns with its tenth issue, presenting the best in modern and classic mystery fiction This time we feature an "All Sherlock Holmes" issue, so all stories are Sherlockian puzzlers. Included are the usual columns by Lenny Picker and Mrs Hudson,...

Book eighteen in the Inspector Lestrade series. Many readers of the Lestrade books wonder what is fact and what is fiction - and the author is delighted that they can't always tell! So, for all the readers out there who have ever asked that...