Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Traditional

James David finds himself in a tiny hamlet in Cornwall, with the intention of spending two weeks gathering information for a book he is currently writing, while living aboard his small yacht. James then decides to extend his two week trip to three weeks...

Maria Black, the woman's school headmistress who doubles as a detective, is invited to attend the engagement celebrations of an ex-pupil of her college. There she finds herself involved in the mysterious suicide of the prospective bridegroom, Keith Robinson. All the circumstances--death by hanging...

The girl had been lying dead all night. There'd been a terrible struggle, but in the end, the woman had lost her life to the jagged top of a cologne bottle--her jugular vein severed. Suspicious immediately falls on Richard Lane, who'd planned to meet...

On a train trip to Scotland with his chief clerk Martin Lee, London financier Morgan Dale is suddenly confronted by his embittered ex-Secretary, whom he's recently sacked. Janice Elton had once been obsessed with him, but the happily married Dale had spurned her romantic...

Author: Karen Baugh MenuhinISBN-13: 9798679941199Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/02/2020Pages: 296Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.68lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.62d

On a steaming hot July morning in a wealthy neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a man is found dead at the bottom of a backyard swimming pool. Was it murder? Suicide? Or, as several individuals close to the deceased propose, just an accident. Veteran Detective...

"Retired homicide detective Thomas Prescott is reluctant to read the bestselling book Eight in October, a true-crime thriller based on a string of murders occurring throughout October of the past year. After all, it was his case, and he doesn't need to be reminded...

Author: J. J. ConningtonISBN-10: 1616463058ISBN-13: 9781616463052Publisher: Coachwhip PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/07/2015Pages: 224Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.74lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d

"After both Roger and Neville Shandon are felled in Whistlefield's famous hedge maze by curare-tipped darts, Sir Clinton [Driffield] arrives to restore order at this fractious country estate. Sir Clinton's performance as a criminal investigator is dazzlingly acute and the novel boasts several bravura...

The Circular Staircase blends classic gothic elements with early detective fiction as an unlikely heroine uncovers dark secrets buried within a stately home. Combining sharp wit with mounting suspense, the novel helped shape the American mystery genre, introducing readers to atmospheric crime-solving long before...

The gripping new mystery from the bestselling author of Death at the White Hart For its many repeat customers, Parkwood Holiday Village is a haven - idyllic woodland, a tranquil lake, customer service on tap around the clock. For Detective Nicola Bridge, it's a...

The next new mystery in Louise Penny's #1 New York Times bestselling Three Pines mystery series featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache.Author: Louise PennyISBN-10: 1250412609ISBN-13: 9781250412607Publisher: Minotaur BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2026Pages: 400Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d

A mother and her son set out on a treacherous journey to find the boy's father, one of the nation's most wanted criminals, in this vivid and emotional epic, perfect for fans of Kristin Hannah, Chris Whitaker, and Amor Towles. On the day she...

The Case of the Crimson CurtainsA Sherlock Holmes NovelBehind a set of drawn crimson curtains, a crime is believed to have occurred-yet every witness swears to a different truth.When Sherlock Holmes is consulted on a mysterious incident in Victorian London, what appears at first...

The pages of a Sherlock Holmes story are transportive things. They move readers through the cloistered sitting room at 221-B Baker Street in late 19th Century Victorian London amid the cluttered sideboard, the inviting armchairs, the comforting hearth, the sprawling divan, the formidable bookshelves...

In Dr. Priestley's Quest, brilliant logician Dr. Lancelot Priestley returns to confront a mystery built on deception, misdirection, and carefully hidden truth. When an apparently simple case unravels into something far more complex, Priestley applies calm reasoning and relentless logic to uncover what others...

Brilliant, logical, and relentlessly observant, Dr. Lancelot Priestley solves crimes that leave others completely baffled. In Dr. Priestley Investigates, a series of ingenious mysteries unfold in which careful reasoning-not intuition or luck-reveals the truth.Called upon when official investigations stall, Dr. Priestley applies mathematical precision...

A landmark of Golden Age detective fiction, Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers introduces one of the most unforgettable pairings in mystery literature: Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane. When Harriet, a brilliant mystery writer, is arrested for poisoning her former lover, the evidence...

Join Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson as they investigate the murder of George Wathley, a London tea-importer, whose business has expanded into smuggling vast quantities of opium, alcohol, diamonds and jewelry. The story begins at 221B Baker Street, where the smuggler's nephew, Victor Wathley,...

"Tragedy at Ravensthorpe" by J. J. Connington invites readers into a quintessential English country house where peace is shattered by a shocking crime. This gripping detective novel centers on a complex murder mystery that unfolds within the stately confines of Ravensthorpe, a setting rich...

When a dead man's alibi turns into a trail of poison, cobras and coffin-swapped gold, Jimmy Wentworth walks the razor's edge between Chinatown's ancient rites and modern bloodshed. This hardboiled detective collection gathers the savage, breathless Chinatown cases-mussel poisonings, spitting cobras, bee-torture, and a...

The arrival of a celebrity athlete on a remote peninsula in New York's Thousand Islands unearths dark and deadly buried secrets in this heart-pounding blend of suspense and mystery, the first in the new North Country series--Agatha Christie meets Ruth Ware and Lucy Foley...

DISCOVER YOUR NEXT FAVOURITE SERIES. MEET BRITAIN'S BEST-LOVED VILLAGE POLICEMAN. "It's original, it's funny . . . one of life's little pleasures." Yorkshire Post THE BOOKS WHICH INSPIRED HEARTBEAT The brilliantly entertaining and heartwarming books behind the hit 90s TV series Heartbeat. One of...

Snowed-in at an Alpine castle, a cozy Christmas locked-room mystery unfolds. A sharp female sleuth follows foodie clues and art through candlelit halls. Perfect for fans of cozy Christmas mysteries.On Christmas Eve, journalist Marie is stranded at the grand Grimoire Hotel as a blizzard...

"Death waits in the shadows of paradise..."In The Black Camel, the third thrilling installment of Earl Derr Biggers' beloved Charlie Chan mystery series, the idyllic island of Honolulu becomes the stage for a chilling murder. When glamorous Hollywood actress Shelah Fane is found dead...

When the glamorous world of high society collides with the secrets of the desert, only one detective can unravel the truth. In this gripping second installment of the Charlie Chan series, the brilliant Honolulu detective is dispatched to California to oversee the sale of...

"Witty, alert, energetic, talented way above the ordinary." --New York Times Book Review "Shannon's spare, noir style and articulate dialog strike just the right balance between thriller and social consciousness." --Library Journal It's 2002 and Jack Liffey's just doing a favor for a friend--he...

Bonita Kenney has done some terrible things in her life but none as horrible as what she participates in years ago when visiting her newfound brother, Bobby, in Durham, North Carolina. Years have passed by when suddenly Bobby calls with another family crisis which...

Recently released from prison, Jim decides to drop petty crime and take on a new role: contract killing.His new career goes badly wrong when his target, Geoffrey, has a heart attack before he can pull the trigger. As a city worker, Charlotte, rushes to...

When Lieutenant Mark Wheeler of the South Carolina Police Department arrives at a possible murder-suicide, he realizes almost immediately things are amiss. The crime scene is brutal, but upon further investigation, he unveils a sadistic killer at play who will stop at nothing to...

In ""The Silver Bullet,"" Fergus Hume takes readers on another riveting journey through the dark alleys of crime and mystery. The story revolves around a small town's baffling murder, where the only clue to the perpetrator is a silver bullet found at the crime...

Sherlock Holmes was the creation of British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of clients. These...

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...

Autumn, 1888. While the citizens of fog-shrouded London are horrified by Jack the Ripper's murder spree, another, less publicized killer is at large.Each murder takes place right after the Ripper killings, on board the carriages of the London Metropolitan Railway. Inspector Albert Norris is...

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...

Sherlock Holmes was the greatest sleuth in all of English literature. Collected here in this giant oversized volume are seven Sherlock Homes books including A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, The Hound...

'If that ain't jest like life!King Kennedy goin' fifteen hundred miles t' git shot with his own gun.'Stories of Crime & Detection Volume Nine contains a novel and a novelette: Murder for Cash (The Fatal .45) When aged millionaire rancher King Kennedy is murdered...

More exploits of super sleuth Octavius Bear and his cohorts. Just for fun, this series swaps anthropomorphic animals for humans in a world very similar to our own 21st century Earth minus Homo Sapiens. Are there other alternate universes? Could be! Never known for...

Sherlock Holmes's investigations were not always the neat and self-contained stories that were presented for publication. As Watson writes in his "Foreword" Holmes's cases overlapped one another considerably, often with the next beginning while the current was still in motion. Some moved linearly from...

Sherlock Holmes, the world's "only unofficial consulting detective", was first introduced to readers in A Study in Scarlet published by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887. It was with the publication of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, however, that the master sleuth grew tremendously...

From USA Today Bestselling Author, P.D. Workman!A dead child.A mother deep in mourning.Private Investigator Zachary Goldman's life isn't all roses, but he tries to put his own shattered life behind him to investigate the death of five-year-old Declan Bond.Declan's death has been ruled an...

Cameron Winter is troubled in heart and mind. He's plagued by memories of his time as a government operative investigating a notorious Turkish sex trafficker. The fact that the mission was left unfinished still haunts him and threatens to tear him apart. In the...

In this newest entry in Andrew Klavan's USA Today bestselling Cameron Winter series, the ex-spy turned English professor finds love--and murder. After working up the courage to contact Gwendolyn Lord, Cameron Winter finds himself immersed in a heaven-sent passion. When Gwendolyn tells him about...

In a small town north of Los Angeles, Doug Selby claims narrow victory in a hotly-contested race for District Attorney. Then his troubles begin: First, when the local paper, supportive of the incumbent, immediately launches an effort to get Selby recalled. And then there's...

In a small town north of Los Angeles, Doug Selby claims narrow victory in a hotly-contested race for District Attorney. Then his troubles begin: First, when the local paper, supportive of the incumbent, immediately launches an effort to get Selby recalled. And then there's...

Cameron Winter is known for having a sense about crime. His background as a spy trained his mind--and his body--for action, and his current role as an English professor gives him a sharp understanding of human nature. But beyond that, he was born with...

Professor Charles Grimaud is found dead in his study just moments after his housekeeper watched him greet a mysterious visitor and welcome him into the room. Yet no sign of the murderer or murder weapon can be found. The housekeeper saw no one leave...

Cameron Winter is troubled in heart and mind. He's plagued by memories of his time as a government operative investigating a notorious Turkish sex trafficker. The fact that the mission was left unfinished still haunts him and threatens to tear him apart. In the...

"Can you solve the Ferris wheel murder case?"When a sensational killing rocks 1938 London, local newspaper ads offer a hefty sum to the person who can say whodunnit. A man has been shot dead at the top of a Ferris wheel, and his wife...

What has become of Marguerite Fulmer? On an otherwise average day in Upstate New York, the young woman left her family home, never to return. No note was left, no explanation; just a messy bedroom and her sister Gigi, driven to dig through the...