Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Traditional

The Lock and Key Library was an ambitious project to bring together a large collection of the best mystery and detective stories from a variety of times and cultures. This volume, the 8th in the series, concentrates on Modern English stories - modern for...

A Chief Inspector Pointer Mystery Sir Adam Youdale, K.C. was Britain's preeminent barrister, at least for the defense. If there was anyone who could get his clients off, it was Sir Adam. Yet when the lawyer is found dead at Westwood, his home in...

A woman and her stepson are gunned down while driving to school on a quiet residential street. An former bodyguard kills himself by firing two pistols simultaneously. Was the killer really aft er the woman's husband, the notorious drug baron Mansel Shale? And what...

Author: Ivanka FearISBN-10: 1685128920ISBN-13: 9781685128920Publisher: Level Best BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/25/2025Pages: 302Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.89lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.68d

In this intriguing novel, Dr. Thorndyke, a forensic investigator and one of the earliest fictional detectives to use scientific methods, is called upon to solve a complex case. A body is found in mysterious circumstances, leading to a web of clues that only Dr....

London, 189- In the dead of winter, the great city is brought to a standstill by a series of blizzards and Sherlock Holmes is bored to distraction. It would take a miracle to bring a case to the detective's door. . . What arrives...

The pen is mightier than the sword--but both are deadly in the wrong handsWhen mystery author Berit Gardner agrees to attend a writer's conference in the idyllic French countryside, she dreams of basking in the sun and nurturing budding talent. But her vacation takes...

As Megan delves into her newfound powers and investigates the strange occurrences in her inherited house, she becomes increasingly convinced that there is more to the situation than just ghosts in the attic. The unexplained phenomena intensify, leaving Megan and her friends with a...

Detective Nate Fisher must go back to the Amish community he left behind and confront his past to help the woman he once loved in this dual-POV mystery perfect for fans of Linda Castillo. Back to active duty after an administrative leave of absence...

Murder links past and present once again in this mind-boggling metafictional mystery from Anthony Horowitz featuring detective Atticus P?nd and editor Susan Ryeland, stars of the New York Times bestsellers Magpie Murders and Moonflower Murders.Editor Susan Ryeland has left her Greek island, her hotel...

Cambridge University master Sir Flyte Rascallian has little interest in the innocent-looking set of old paintings he inherits from his aunt Beatrice, until he takes a closer look . . . and ends up dead in this page-turning cozy. Something is bothering Sir Flyte...

The Devil Calls Twice.The third in the Lee Hunter Crime Files.Lennard Post was recently released from prison after serving twenty-two years for murdering his wife. Post contacts Hunter asking for help to clear his name for the murder he maintains he did not commit.Hunter...

A former cop turned minister is forced to bring back his old skills when his church is rocked by a murder within its hallowed walls.Asa Carter was once one of Chicago's best homicide detectives. But he left that world behind to go into the...

This thrilling mystery novel follows the adventures of a group of friends who must solve a puzzling series of events involving a suspicious telegram, a mysterious warning, and a deadly game of cat and mouse. Set against the backdrop of the early days of...

Join Miss Madelyn Mack, the intrepid detective and gifted problem-solver, as she tackles cases ranging from theft to murder in this collection of mystery stories. With a keen mind and a fearless spirit, Miss Mack is a worthy successor to Sherlock Holmes and a...

A thrilling and suspenseful short story featuring the renowned Sherlock Holmes and his remarkable companion, Doctor Watson, as they investigate the curious happenings at Three Gables. When an elderly woman, Mary Maberley, approaches Sherlock Holmes to ask for help, her case doesn't seem interesting...

Agatha Christie's first Tommy & Tuppence book is a thrill-packed novel of international intrigue, murder and suspense. Tommy and Tuppence who feature in three other Christie novels and one collection of short stories. Childhood friends Tommy Beresford and Prudence "Tuppence" Cowley meet and agree...

A new serial killer is at large in Liverpool. The victims appear to have no connection to each other, and Detective Inspector Andy Ross and the Merseyside Police Force Specialist Murder Investigation Team are brought in to investigate.The victims are all middle-aged and the...

As the midnight train from Manchester to Liverpool approaches the city, it hits the body of a man. After the police look into the case, they learn that the man was a well-known movie director - of the adult variety.Soon, they find out that...

Soon after the cargo liner Alexandra Rose steams into the Mersey Estuary, one of the ship's passengers is found dead, leading into Detective Inspector Andy Ross's most baffling case to date.Another death soon follows, and Ross discovers that the case has its roots in...

1966. England wins the soccer World Cup. The same night, a barmaid's body is discovered near an abandoned lighthouse. Two more murders follow; all remain unsolved.2005. D.I. Andy Ross is called in when a disturbingly similar series of murders begins in the same location....

After the discovery of two bodies, Detective Inspector Andy Ross and Detective Sergeant Izzie Drake must lead their team in a race against time to prevent further atrocities.Clues point towards the enigmatic priest, Father Gerald Byrne, who has recently returned to the city of...

After a woman's body is found in a local beauty spot, her heart surgically removed, D.I. Andy Ross and his team are called in to investigate.But this time, they face a criminal mastermind unlike any they have before, who soon becomes known as The...

When a monk is found poisoned at St. Emma's Priory, the Chief Constable - a friend of the Prior - insists that Andy Ross and his team handle the investigation.The case turns out to be more complex than they first thought. After a second...

A skeleton and a missing woman. A doomed romance. A mystery spanning two generations.Liverpool, 1961. A group of young men come together seeking fame and fortune, as the fledgling sounds of the Swinging Sixties take root in the city. Soon, Liverpool becomes synonymous with...

No one in tiny Wagon Mound, New Mexico heard a thing on the day of the Bean Day festival, but one of the biggest bank heists in state history happened right under their noses. The crime has never been solved. This much is true....

"A master of plotting." Library Journal. It's Toronto in July. There's an out-of control baseball player. A frenzied sports media. A talk-show host who enjoys playing devil's advocate. The field is ready--for murder. "A finely drawn police procedural written in the style of Georgette...

Author: Deni StarrISBN-10: 1609752627ISBN-13: 9781609752620Publisher: Silver Leaf BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/03/2020Pages: 250Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.57d

'I feel the net drawing in around me even closer and closer. Dufydd has appeared suddenly in Southmouth. He will never forgive. I remember his last words to me. "Remember to come back, man, for if you do not, vengeance will follow." What did...

Escape on an Egyptian Excursion to the Land of the Pyramids!Tour highlights include: Hieroglyphics and high tea in the desert, followed by murder after sunset . . . It's 1924 and Blix Windway has made a career out of her wanderlust, giving lectures to...

From a British Golden Age author "in a class by himself among detective story writers," Sir John Appleby solves an art world crime (The Times Literary Supplement).When Sir John Appleby is persuaded by Lady Appleby to attend an art exhibit, he believes he is...

Too Many Suspects: Who Killed A Woman Nobody Liked?The last time Chicago lawyer Quille C. Davis investigated a crime as a favor to a friend, it destroyed the friendship. Yet she can't bring herself to say no when a desperate teenage girl begs for...

Meet Megan Montaigne, your new favorite small-town amateur sleuth For Megan Montaigne, library director, living in the top floor of the mansion-turned-library is a dream come true. At least it was, before the murders started.Megan Montaigne has always secretly wanted to be a forensics...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a Scottish physician and writer. Although he wrote a number of series, such as his Professor Challenger stories, he is by far best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes. In later life he gained notoriety for his...

A beautiful heiress has been found dead on a train. A playboy has been stabbed through the heart during a costume ball. An elderly woman suspects that she is being slowly poisoned to death. A prince fears for his reputation when his fianc e...

Dazzling psychological suspense. Razor-sharp dialogue. Plots that catch and hold like a noose. These are the hallmarks of crime legend Ruth Rendell, "the best mystery writer in the English-speaking world" (Time magazine). From Doon with Death, now in a striking new paperback edition, is...

Spring, 1985... Just north of Parker City in the small town of Wakeville, a string of robberies have the residents of the quiet community on edge. Then, when two homes in one of Parker City's wealthiest neighborhoods are broken into on the same night,...

Monsieur Lecoq is a pioneering detective novel that laid the groundwork for modern crime fiction. The story follows Lecoq, a brilliant investigator, as he solves intricate mysteries with his keen observation and deductive reasoning. Filled with suspense, intrigue, and unexpected twists, this classic tale...

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics.'The woman who first gives life, light, and form to our shadowy conceptions of beauty, fills a void in our spiritual nature that has remained unknown to us till she appeared.'One of the earliest...

Follow Sherlock Holmes on four mysteries that after collecting dust for years, his friend and raconteur, Dr. Watson, has finally decided to publish: A wealthy businessman is found bludgeoned to death in his locked and guarded hotel room; Poison has mysteriously finds its way...

A man found drunk on a sidewalk in Boston's West End is taken to Joy Street Jail, he's found dead in the morning. Young Peter Attwood is the policeman who brought him in. When local politician Martin Lomasney gets complaints from his Jewish voters...

For fans of Anthony Horowitz and Lucy Foley, a wonderfully original, genre-breaking literary debut from Ireland that's an homage to the brilliant detective novels of the early twentieth century, a twisty modern murder mystery, and a searing exploration of grief and loss.A group of...

Once again, the pen of Stephen Herczeg has produced another set of eclectic stories from the world of Sherlock Holmes and his creator. All have featured in annals of the MX Books of New Sherlock Holmes stories and the many anthologies from Belanger Books.A...

Another eight eclectic tales from the pen of Stephen Herczeg. All have featured in annals of the MX Books of New Sherlock Holmes stories and the many anthologies from Belanger Books.The body was in the box, and then it wasn't. Holmes must find the...

Private Eye Jade Cavendish thought she was just attending another somber funeral, paying respects to the late Benji Thompson. But when an elegant woman named Hilda Bauer urgently pulls her aside, Jade's day takes an unexpected turn. Hilda's mother's brooch, a family heirloom, was...

★★★★★ "My favourite mystery series of all time!"A charming bed and breakfast. A diabolical murder. A guest with a secret to hide...The prestigious Lavender bed and breakfast in Chiddlinghurst, England has stylish decor, lovely gardens... and a deadly problem.Norah Travis, a beautiful young woman,...

The next gripping mystery featuring DI Wesley Peterson by the million-copy-bestselling author Kate Ellis. Despite many years living in South Devon, DI Wesley Peterson has never visited the tiny island of St Rumon's. That is until erosion from a storm reveals three bodies buried...

The Box Office Murders by Freeman Wills Crofts, published in 1929. The plot follows Inspector French as he investigates the murder of a young woman involved in a mysterious theater ticket fraud scheme. French is known for his meticulous, methodical approach to solving crimes,...

For fans of Anthony Horowitz and Lucy Foley, a wonderfully original, genre-breaking literary debut from Ireland that's an homage to the brilliant detective novels of the early twentieth century, a twisty modern murder mystery, and a searing exploration of grief and loss.A group of...

In The Man Who Was Thursday we are transported to a surreal turn-of-the-century London Gabriel Syme a poet is recruited to a secret anti-anarchist taskforce at Scotland Yard. Lucian Gregory an anarchist poet is the only poet in Saffron Park until he loses his...