Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Traditional

Author: Agatha ChristieISBN-10: 0063397935ISBN-13: 9780063397934Publisher: William Morrow & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/14/2025Pages: 336Format: PaperbackAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 5.7Point Value: 12Interest Level: Upper GradeQuiz #/Name: 8892 / Postern of Fate

Author: Agatha ChristieISBN-10: 0063397927ISBN-13: 9780063397927Publisher: William Morrow & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/17/2024Pages: 304Format: Paperback

Author: Robert Jackson BennettISBN-10: 1984820710ISBN-13: 9781984820716Publisher: Del Rey BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/05/2024Pages: 432Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.78lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.88d

A wind chime sways a sweet melody above several pairs of shoes neatly laid out on the welcome the mat: two large pairs, and three small. On the door frame, a perfect crimson handprint, the color of blood... Out on her morning run, Detective...

(This story has just been updated and proofed to correct mistakes made in the first printing) I have received the transcript of a recent discovery of a here-to-fore unknown chronicle written by Dr. John H. Watson, and whether or not these pages proves to...

Author: M. S. MorrisISBN-10: 1914537343ISBN-13: 9781914537349Publisher: Landmark MediaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/09/2024Pages: 308Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.74lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.69d

A fun, provocative murder mystery about the making of a miniseries in the Hamptons during the summer of 2016 that involves today's streaming TV, #MeToo Hollywood, the rise of Donald Trump, Hamptons parties, the stealing of Native American lands, and a well-known New York...

For fans of Anthony Horowitz, Tana French, and Sally Rooney, 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....

In New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz's ingenious fifth literary whodunnit in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series, Detective Hawthorne is once again called upon to solve an unsolvable case--a gruesome murder in an idyllic gated community in which suspects abound.Riverside Close is a...

A disillusioned detective takes one last case that leads to a face from his past - and a deadly secret... Detective Inspector Mike Rowe is on enforced leave after a run-in with his superiors. As a compromise, he is asked to take one last...

"Not a page of this book is without intelligence and grace." --The New York TimesThe mole has been purged from the Circus, and George Smiley, newly-made chief of the agency, has both rebuilding and revenge in his sights. To fully eradicate the threat, Smiley...

A classic from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. "One of the best books by a mystery novelist whose work is always of first rank." --The New York Times Something is afoot at the Ivory Gallery in London. A string of suspicious incidents--a Kang-Tse...

Read along with the new TV drama, coming September 24 to FOX TV and Hulu! For fans of Louise Penny's Chief Inspector Gamache Mysteries. To Karl Alberg, a small town on Canada's Sunshine Coast looks like the perfect place to soothe a psyche that's...

A Scotland Yard detective is snowed in with a strange family and a killer with a lethal passion for literature in this classic British mystery. Something's afoot in the village of Snarl. Incidents include animals turned to stone and ominous tombstones inscribed with deaths...

Author: Agatha ChristieISBN-10: 0063376164ISBN-13: 9780063376168Publisher: William Morrow & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/15/2025Pages: 240Format: Paperback

It's the eve of the First World War, and Sherlock Holmes has retired and taken up beekeeping, or has he? This short spy story is the final tale in the masterful detective's chronology and reveals new depths to his sleuthing skill. Now past his...

Sherlock Holmes ist eine vom britischen Schriftsteller Sir Arthur Conan Doyle geschaffene Detektivfigur. Besondere Bedeutung f r die Kriminalliteratur erlangte Holmes durch seine neuartige forensische Arbeitsmethode, die ausschlie lich auf detailgenauer Beobachtung und n chterner Schlussfolgerung beruht. Er gilt bis heute weithin als Symbol...

The enclosure of the ancient cathedral at Wrychester was a picturesque setting of half ruined, ivy covered walls, an expanse of turf with old cypress and yew and studded with tombs and gravestones. It was known to the locals by the time-honored name of...

Author: Sarah BewleyISBN-10: 168512562XISBN-13: 9781685125622Publisher: Level Best BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/30/2024Pages: 330Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.74d

When a doctor is found murdered in a secret room of his mansion, a Scotland Yard detective uncovers a host of deadly secrets in this classic mystery.As the last stronghold of snobbery in the dying little city of Caldicott, Upper Square is home to...

Inspector Littlejohn faces the most baffling case of his career when a killer in Cheshire strikes close to home in this acclaimed mystery series.It's a shock what happens to Sergeant Cromwell, faithful friend and assistant to Superintendent Littlejohn. While attending his uncle's funeral in...

Inspector Littlejohn is once again summoned to the Isle of Man when a local vicar is accused of murder in this long-running British mystery series.As a rule, the towns of the Isle of Man are eerily silent after dark. But that silence is shattered...

Whose Body? Is perhaps the greatest first novels every written. In it Dorothy L. Sayers introduces us to her brilliant detective Lord Peter Wimsey. Lord Peter receives a call from his mother Dowager Duchess of Denver telling him that there is a dead man...

Some paths lead to enlightenment, others to madness. Dare to take the Lake 40 Challenge?Detective Dom Dupont thought he had left the supernatural behind when he moved to the city of Everett, Washington. But when a gruesome scene at the Lake 40 Trailhead reveals...

A Mystery For the Ages! The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is the sixth novel by Agatha Christie and is considered her Magnum Opus; it was voted best crime novel of all time by the British Crime Writers' Association. Agatha Christie has sold more books...

Whose Body? Is perhaps the greatest first novels every written. In it Dorothy L. Sayers introduces us to her brilliant detective Lord Peter Wimsey. Lord Peter receives a call from his mother Dowager Duchess of Denver telling him that there is a dead man...

A new book in the Poppy McGowan mystery series!Breaking a great news story might end up breaking your neckMaybe it's a good thing that Poppy McGowan, children's TV researcher, has been seconded to the current affairs show The Daily Report for a month-at least...

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...

Three families. Two murders. One blind PI. Has he finally met his match?Blind PI Steve Smiley's former homicide partner is in trouble. If Leo can't solve an eighty-year-old cold case murder, he'll be put out to pasture before his time. The PI offers to...

A killer is on the loose. CJ will either stop him or be next on his list.CJ Harper's tranquil days as Assistant Police Chief on the quiet university campus come to an abrupt halt with a wave of car thefts. Despite beefed up security...

An island paradise... and a killer on the loose.Warm Caribbean sunshine and the whisper of waves upon the shore beckon blind PI Steve Smiley. He's come for the wedding of his friend, Bella, at her parents' island resort, but the tide turns on the...

Liars at every turn... but which one is the killer?It's up to the blind detective to find out.When blind PI Steve Smiley accompanies his nervous partner to the optometry office for her first eye exam, screams coming from the exam room aren't exactly reassuring....

The truth may cost him everything... but living a lie is no longer an option. Sixteen years ago, David Harper's father was sent to prison for his mother's murder. Escaping the shame and memories, David changed his name and forged a career as a...

One recluse millionaire. One murder... so far.Life between cases is downright boring for blind PI Steve Smiley. When an insurance investigator asks for his help in locating a missing millionaire, the seasoned detective doesn't hesitate to join the hunt.After following a trail of multiple...

Deadly drugs and the vicious man behind them... she'll do what it takes to stop them.The tranquil university campus Assistant Chief of Police CJ Harper once knew has been transformed into a turbulent and dangerous environment. Despite her relentless efforts, drug usage continues to...

A killer is out for revenge... and she's the target.On maternity leave from Agape University, Assistant Chief of Police CJ Harper is torn between her career and embracing her new role as a full-time mom. But when she stumbles upon the murder of a...

Steve isn't celebrating Christmas... he's trying to survive it.Blind PI Steve Smiley loathes Christmas-too many memories. When his partner secures an invitation for them to teach at a mystery writers' conference in Miami, what promises to be a welcome early December escape turns into...

Two murders, mirror image victims... one trail to the killer.Private Investigator Fen Maguire is called in to assist a new police chief in solving a woman's murder on the Guadalupe River. All evidence points to a long-time homeless person, prompting a quick arrest-but Fen...

Fraud, deception, murder... what else awaits Fen along the banks of the muddy Wichita?Substituting for an art professor on medical leave, artist and private detective Fen Maguire is asked to investigate a long-standing cold case. Seven years ago, a real estate broker swindled local...

A fortune in Texas land... and a ruthless killer who wants it.A wealthy rancher's death in a house fire is ruled accidental, but his suspicious son doesn't believe it. After PI Fen Maguire is called in to investigate, he's on the verge of agreeing...

Palms swaying, tensions rising... and a killer's footprints in the sand.Blind private investigator Steve Smiley is pulled into another case when his partner's father suspects corporate espionage. But after an employee is left battered and comatose, it's evident that more sinister forces are at...

It was the perfect murder... until the truth refused to stay buried.With no active murder case to solve, blind private investigator Steve Smiley is enjoying a week of peace and quiet. Meanwhile, his partner is preoccupied with her latest real estate project. However, their...

There's more to this game than dodging paintballs... a killer is on the loose. Newly licensed private investigator Fen Maguire gets his next case - to investigate an extortion ring putting the squeeze on loggers in the piney woods of East Texas. Working undercover...

Nothing takes a detective's mind off Christmas like a murder.Embroiled in a generations-long feud, an oil baron is convinced someone in his family will die soon-and it will probably be him. When blind PI Steve Smiley is called in to find answers, it seems...

A county full of corruption, drugs and murder... it's up to him to clean it up.When Fen Maguire left office as sheriff nine months ago Newman County was clean and safe. But the dead drug dealer found floating down the river says things may...

A desperate woman's innocent escape from London turns deadly in this suspenseful mystery by the renowned author of the Albert Campion series. Out of a job, a home, and luck, Mary Coleridge tells a seemingly innocuous lie in order to take a break from...

"An ace high mystery, with unexpected situations and new methods used by old rogues" from the Golden Age author of the Albert Campion series (Kirkus Reviews). An apparent suicide at a posh men's club in London doesn't fool Scotland Yard Insp. David Blest. There's...

A mysterious invention causes mayhem in a coastal English village--from "my very favourite of the four Queens of Crime" (J. K. Rowling).The ancient hamlet of Saltey, once the haunt of smugglers, now hides a secret rich and mysterious enough to trap all who enter...

We begin with a body. Andrew Crowther, a wealthy retired manufacturer, is found dead in his seat on the 12.30 flight from Croydon to Paris. Rather less orthodox is the ensuing flashback in which we live with the killer at every stage, from the...

Bodies from the Library brings into the daylight the forgotten, the lost and the unknown, and the latest volume is another indispensable collection for any bookshelf.The sixth volume of Bodies from the Library includes the usual eclectic mix of pre- and post-war stories by...