Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Traditional

Author: Matthew SweetISBN-10: 1398530905ISBN-13: 9781398530904Publisher: Simon & Schuster (UK)Language: EnglishPublished: 06/09/2026Pages: 416Format: Paperback

The Ticket is a contemporary suspense novel about an ordinary woman who wins an extraordinary fortune and has to outsmart the very modern dangers that follow.Rachel Mercer is in her forties, stuck in a call center job in Forney, Texas, and living quietly in...

A mysterious and thrilling novella, with just a hint of science fiction, about a young police officer who makes his career solving three mysterious murders at Golden Park. Twenty-five years later, a new body shows up in the exact same spot. Our young police...

"Let's say, a man's presumed innocent--""A very proper attitude," Denning applauded. "But don't you think you're carrying it a little too far?"Antony and Jenny Maitland's stage actress friend Meg Hamilton (see Bloody Instructions) tells them that her lover Roger Farrell is the prime police...

And then he received the small note in a laboured, childish scrawl: "She didn't...she didn't...she didn't!"Is beautiful Barbara Wentworth, on trial for the fatal poisoning of her wealthy sister, Laura Canning, whose heir she was, telling the truth--or is she deceitfully spinning a web...

"He didn't know where he was......and hard on that realization the further thought came with the force of a blow. He didn't know who he was."Antony and Jenny Maitland's old friend Peter Hammond didn't think he had smuggled heroin into the country when he...

Murder cloaked in rhyme and terror grips New York in The Bishop Murder Case, the fourth thrilling entry in S. S. Van Dine's legendary Philo Vance Mystery series. A fiendish killer is on the loose-one who leaves behind cryptic nursery rhymes at the scenes...

A terrible scream rent the air. "Too late!" Holmes exclaimed, and started running towards the sound. I followed after, my pistol cocked at the ready. Had my dream mysteriously and horribly foreshadowed what was to happen? For here was Holmes again, rushing back towards...

"The 39 Steps" is a heart-pounding espionage thriller that catapults readers into a world of danger, intrigue, and relentless pursuit. Penned by the legendary author John Buchan, this classic novel introduces Richard Hannay, an ordinary man unwittingly swept into a deadly conspiracy. Framed for...

Eight traditional Sherlock Holmes cases from the pen of Paul Metcalfe.The Case of the Australian Atlases - As Inspector Lestrade asks: why, gentlemen, would someone break into a house, murder the owner and then steal only one volume of an Australian atlas, when all...

The Secret of Chimneys, a classical book, has been considered essential throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and...

P.I. Peri Min­neopa has had enough. She's clos­ing her busi­ness, mar­ry­ing her detec­tive boyfriend, and set­tling down to a life of ease-until her brother shows up, accused of a mur­der he swears he didn't com­mit. Now she's back in the thick of things, inves­ti­gat­ing...

Never guessing that their very lives might be in danger, well-to-do women come from all over the country to stay at guest ranches around Reno to establish the six weeks' residency required for a quickie Nevada divorce in 1955.When a Circle E Ranch guest...

Nine amazing novels featuring Inspectors Lestrade, Bradstreet, Gregson, and Hopkins, along with Our Heroes, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor WatsonIn 2008, Marcia Wilson began simultaneously writing a number of novels and short stories relating the stories of the Scotland Yard Inspectors who worked closely with...

In 2009 Ross K.Foad founded No Place Like Holmes, A Sherlock Holmes media entity group that has risen from obscurity to becoming the Number 1 Sherlock Holmes Fan Video Site. From its humble start as a low key web drama comedy based upon the...

In Charles M. DuPuy's suspenseful mystery Easy Kill, book 1 of the E.Z. Kelly Series, readers will meet a new leading lady willing to kick her opponent's butt, whatever the circumstance. Will dangerous lady E.Z. Kelly succeed in finding the real culprit?E.Z. Kelly is...

'Criminally underrated.' MW Craven, author of the Sunday Times bestselling Washington Poe series'One hell of a writer.' Ken BruenCorporate corruption, a burning vengeance and a man who's died twice. This could be Konstantin's strangest investigation yet... When the corpse of an old friend turns...

First published in 1890, The Sign of Four is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's second book starring legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. The story is complex, involving a secret between four ex-cons from India and a hidden treasure. More complex than the first Holmes novel, The...

How can a Greyhound Bus with four bank robbers, $10 million in cash, the contents of all of the safety deposit boxes and 12 hostages being followed by the San Francisco Police vanish off the Golden Gate Bridge? The police are stumped so a...

Detective Chief Inspector Tom Stone was very worried. Although he had just returned from a well-deserved holiday, after helping to solve one of the country's highest profile murder cases, he suspected that his recent feeling of both personal and professional contentment would soon be...

It began as a murder mystery, more than twenty years old and remaining unsolved, and it held a special fascination for Kim and Diana because Kim had inadvertently rented the scene of the crime - but as they were to discover, once you start...

"One of the most iconic British fictional detectives of the 21st century . . . a delight." --Daily MailNo fingerprints. No weapon. No witnesses. Can DS Cross prove it was murder?When a young woman is found dead - with no fingerprints, no weapon, and...

"They call me Mina. I was once like you, but everything changed the day he left. Now I'm a warrior in a struggle that I can't face alone. Some days I don't know who I am, but I won't stop going until I know...

The Hunt for Ned October is an advanced novel for children. The story is about a little six year old boy who lost his pet turtle. The pet turtle Ned seeks out his friends to help him find his way home and the little...

Once again Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agents Carrie Border and Randy Jeffries are working hard to find who's drowning young girls drawn into prostitution and human trafficking. With personal issues new and old still unresolved, will they be able to take down the...

'Gripping' JANICE HALLETT'Gut-wrenching' M. W. CRAVEN'Devastating' JACKIE KABLER'Compelling' JO CALLAGHAN------------------------One heroic act rips a small town apart in this unmissable summer thriller, perfect for fans of Andrea Mara and Ann Cleeves.------------------------ HE RUNS INTO THE FLAMES A HERO. Steve thought he had left his...

A potentially momentous discovery. A suspicious fire. A 50-year-old missing person's case. Are they connected? When Buddy Bolden died in a Louisiana insane asylum in 1931, a quarter century after his reign as the undisputed first "king" of jazz, he left behind no known...

The past proves deadly when a witness to a case gone cold is murdered--a chilling message meant to silence those involved . . . Summoned to Gravesend, Scotland Yard Inspector Henry Field is shocked to discover the body of a man he interviewed only...

A dark cloud casts a long shadow in this thriller from the bestselling DI Bob Willis series.It is 1986. Assigned to a new Cold Case Unit, retired Detective Inspector Mungo 'Bob' Willis has reopened the investigation into the 1962 disappearance of a nine-year-old boy....

The past proves deadly when a witness to a case gone cold is murdered--a chilling message meant to silence those involved . . . Summoned to Gravesend, Scotland Yard Inspector Henry Field is shocked to discover the body of a man he interviewed only...

Author: Bartholomew GillISBN-10: 0380722062ISBN-13: 9780380722068Publisher: Avon BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/1996Pages: 256Format: Mass Market PaperboundWeight: 0.26lbsSize: 6.70h x 4.30w x 0.70d

Author: Christopher JansmannISBN-10: 1960914308ISBN-13: 9781960914309Publisher: Ephram Cotte & Company, PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/18/2025Pages: 278Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d

Author: G. R. JordanISBN-10: 1917497342ISBN-13: 9781917497343Publisher: Carpetless PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/18/2025Pages: 242Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.55d

Miles from civilization. Minutes from death.From USA Today Bestselling Author Bev Pettersen comes another heart-pounding K9 mystery that will keep you guessing until the final page.Private investigator Nikki Drake thought she was heading to California's remote Marble Mountains for a simple insurance claim-investigating a...

"It had sometimes seemed to Maitland, in the course of his researches, that there was nothing original left to be done when it came to extracting poisonous substances from the hedgerow; they were all there, foxglove and monkshood and deadly nightshade, and man's ingenuity...

" 'To my son Andrew, ' it said, 'I leave the problem of the Velasquez.' " He leaned forward and added eagerly, "The thing is, you see, there wasn't any Velasquez... there never had been."The Gaskells, wealthy owners of a family shipping line, were...

Mystery runs deep along the Grand Strand-deeper than the tides, older than the oaks, and darker than the summer storms that crash in without warning.Along the South Carolina coast, the marsh breathes secrets to life, and the riptide carries stories that linger just out...

The Roman Hat Mystery (1929) is more than just a classic whodunit-it's the landmark debut of the writing team known as Ellery Queen, the pseudonym for cousins Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee. The novel introduces readers to Inspector Richard Queen and his son...

Eight traditional Sherlock Holmes cases from the pen of Paul Metcalfe.The Case of the Australian Atlases - As Inspector Lestrade asks: why, gentlemen, would someone break into a house, murder the owner and then steal only one volume of an Australian atlas, when all...

Sixteen Sherlock Holmes stories from Alan Dimes combining two collections: The Book of Lucifer and Other New Sherlock Holmes StoriesFrom the pages of the celebrated MX Books of New Sherlock Holmes come eight previously untold stories of Sherlock Holmes and his faithful chronicler Dr...

"Decadent apocalyptic cruise sails into a thrilling mystery" -Booklife The nearby star Betelgeuse is about to explode, an event whose consequences for life on Earth are uncertain. Hugo Evans, an American art historian living in London, receives an invitation from a man he has...

Dead Men Don't Talk There's nothing more deadly in a Louisiana bayou than the wildlife thriving in the dark green water and unbearable heat--except a cold-blooded killer with a body to hide. But Witnesses Do There nothing more desperate than the witness to a...

After millionaire Malcolm Capshaw hires Joe Cutler and his team to search for a fabled artifact, they enter a maze of lies, murder and betrayal. The real purpose of their search is soon exposed, as an old London crime family displays an unusual interest...

Thomas Martindale's everyday routine events are often complicated. While Tom is enjoying college commencement ceremony, a trio of seemingly unrelated incidents unfold.During a committee meeting on choosing the new college president one of the candidates is murdered. As Tom investigates, he is summoned to...

For over four hundred years, the Corvus Brotherhood have been plotting for vengeance. As their plans near completion, the Brotherhood are somehow connected with: a spring-heeled tiger; a condemned murder suspect about to be hanged; the deathly communications of a society spiritualist and even...

A not-so-anonymous victim sends Reuben Frost on a chase to catch a high-tech killer The girl is found lying beside the East River, strangled. She's in her late twenties--so why was she carrying a fake ID? The case should have nothing to do with...

More war-time adventures for the Saint: When a shipment of iridium is stolen, the Saint plots to recover the goods, only to be framed for the murder of one of his prime leads. Then in Texas, the Saint's attempts to track down a man...

The beloved detective team from The Librarian Checked Out is back-and the stakes have never been higher.When a cryptic new puzzle lands in their hands, the team is pulled into a twisting mystery filled with hidden clues, unexpected turns, and secrets buried in plain...

Former NHL teammate Bobby Ehle hires Hayden Fuller to investigate the brutal murder of his ex-wife. Chances are Ehle, who has a history of domestic violence, may have done it. Fuller's investigation drops him into a world of domestic terrorism (a revolutionary group, N'oublie...

In the shadow of the great monuments of Glasgow Necropolis a young woman's body is found. There is no obvious cause of death but she has been laid out in a funereal pose wearing a Victorian wedding dress and holding a white rose in...