Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Traditional

A brand new anthology of previously unpublished and uncollected supernatural mysteries by some of the masters of the Golden Age - thrills, spills and chills perfect for Halloween. It is said that books are written to bring sunshine into our dull, grey lives -...

Private detective Albert Campion hunts a serial killer in London's theatre district, in this crime novel from "the best of mystery writers" (The New Yorker).A spate of murders leaves Campion with only two baffling clues: a left-hand glove and a lizard-skin letter-case. These minimal...

Octogenarian former sheriff Bill Gastner and Undersheriff Estelle Reyes-Guzman investigate a puzzling double murder in this twisty, page-turning instalment in the critically acclaimed Posadas County mystery series "If you haven't yet discovered these wonderful mysteries, you are in for a treat!" Anne Hillerman, New...

When looking into the abyss, be wary of who's looking back... When the lifeless body of a psychiatrist is uncovered in the heart of Edinburgh, the responsibility of unraveling this murder falls upon DCI Harry McNeil and his dedicated team. This well-respected professional had...

Anne Beddingfeld embarks on an adventurous journey following a cryptic clue after witnessing a man's death in the London Underground. Her investigation leads her aboard the Kilmorden Castle, where she encounters a diverse cast, including the mysterious Colonel Race and Sir Eustace Pedler. As...

Detective Inspector Harry Charlton finds himself invited to a reunion at Mereworth School at which a particularly unpleasant, but very famous and accomplished old boy, Colonel Bernard Garstang -VC, DSO and MC, .. aka 'Rhino' will be present. The Colonel is attending this event...

Returning to her quaint Midwestern hometown of Harmony Falls, Minnesota-a place she couldn't wait to leave-numbers expert Kate Abbott discovers murder does pay, if you live long enough. After leaving over a decade ago, Kate returns to Harmony Falls to bury her father, who...

A desolate moor. A burned body. A deadly conspiracy.DCI Tom Raven is enjoying the long summer days when an encounter with an old army pal spouting conspiracy theories reignites long-buried memories he would rather forget.A few days later, walkers crossing the North York Moors...

From Scott Douglas Prill, the author of the historical fiction novels Into the Realm of Time and From the Realm of Time, comes a story of mystery and murder that begins in Iowa in 1940 and ends thirty years later in 1970.In November 1940,...

Clyde B. Clason, creator of Professor Theocritus Lucius Westborough, has produced several books with unusual backgrounds for the ingenious murders the mild little professor solves. In GREEN SHIVER, the last case for the charming Professor, the author weaves an intricate tapestry of suspense and...

A Dorrie Redden Mystery with twists and turns you'll never see coming! Tranquility in the yellow house on Iris Lane disintegrates in a split second of violence, bearing witness to Dorrie Redden's lifetime philosophy, "You're just fine right up until you're not." She finds...

"The Charing Cross Mystery" is a detective novel written by J. S. Fletcher. It belongs to the mystery genre, where a central puzzle or crime forms the core of the narrative. J. S. Fletcher was known for his contributions to classic detective fiction, and...

IT IS SAID THAT HELL HATH NO GREATER FURY THAN A WOMAN SCORNED.They were wrong!There is a greater fury.And its name is: Count Dracula!Dracula's greatest love is stricken down before he can profess his undying love for her.Enraged and grief stricken, caught in the...

When the body of Rose Charteris is found at the bottom of a sand pit off Medchester Common, everyone assumed it was the result of a tragic accident, but when Chief Inspector Pointer of Scotland Yard discovers certain discrepancies, it becomes clear the death...

In Imogene and the Case of the Missing Pearls, a day after Imogene's obnoxious step-cousins pay a visit, her mother's pearls go missing. When Sherlock Holmes is called in, Imogene, harboring a secret desire to become a detective, sees her chance to learn from...

Kentucky horse-racing journalist David Alexander wrote fifteen mystery novels (as well as short stories and other books) between 1951 and 1962. This volume collects his first two mysteries, which introduce hefty (and eccentric) millionaire Tommy Twotoes, penguin fancier and former bootlegger, and Terence R....

The Malice Domestic cozy anthology series returns with a new take on "cozy" mysteries in the Agatha Christie tradition. Here are 22 original stories (and one modern classic reprint) set at conventions, conferences, and gatherings of all kinds Included are: Conventional Wisdom, by Marcia...

R. Austin Freeman was an early 20th century British writer of detective stories. Dr. Jervis is approached by a man who tells him he has a friend who is very ill and needs his help. He cannot tell the Doctor where the man is...

When rising young artist Clive Hexley, R.A., vanishes, his friends suspect foul play. Chief-Inspector Calthorp of Scotland Yard is called upon to look into the disappearance, and his investigations lead him to question Hexley's ex-fianc馥, Elsa Farraday. Farraday writes horror-tinged mysteries under a pseudonym,...

"Sherlock Holmes Mystery Megazine" returns with issue #9, presenting the best in modern and classic mystery fiction Included this time are the usual columns by Lenny Picker and Mrs Hudson, plus the following stories: BONEYARD, by Marc Bilgrey BULLY FOR YOU, by Carla Coupe...

A drunken man is shot dead on his doorstep in this classic mystery starring the "observant [and] appealing" seventy-year-old sleuth (Publishers Weekly). Walking home wearily from an evening spent poring over the books of the Parchly Heights Methodist Ladies' Aid searching for a fifty-eight-cent...

A drunken man is shot dead on his doorstep in this classic mystery starring the "observant [and] appealing" seventy-year-old sleuth (Publishers Weekly). Walking home wearily from an evening spent poring over the books of the Parchly Heights Methodist Ladies' Aid searching for a fifty-eight-cent...

A former private detective with a penchant for trouble stumbles into a deadly conspiracy that puts him in a killer's crosshairs in this witty crime novel, perfect for fans of Timothy Hallinan and Janet Evanovich. Former police officer turned private detective Davis Reed is...

Get ready for cocktails and cats. One of the best light-hearted mystery series has a flair for murder. Richard and Frances Lockridge are best known for their married characters, Jerry and Pam North, who appeared in twenty-six novels, movies, TV, and Broadway. They also...

Ellison Russell Jones's best friend Libba has a questionable track record when it comes to men. But finally--finally--she's selected a good one. Charlie Ardmore hales from a fine family, plays a mean game of golf, and is a cardiologist. Even Mother approves. But when...

The story opens when student is murdered at East Boston High School and a student who saw the dead body runs to the Street Law Center for help. The story centers around this murder and all the people involved in the case. So most...

Ellison Russell Jones's best friend Libba has a questionable track record when it comes to men. But finally--finally--she's selected a good one. Charlie Ardmore hales from a fine family, plays a mean game of golf, and is a cardiologist. Even Mother approves. But when...

Murder darkens the bright days of summer in an idyllic Suffolk village, in an Albert Campion mystery that is simply "unforgettable" (A.S. Byatt).Private detective Albert Campion's glorious summer in Pontisbright is blighted by death. Amidst the preparations for Minnie and Tonker Cassand's fabulous summer...

Lord Peter Wimsey is asked to investigate the seemingly unsuspicious death of ninety-year-old General Fentiman, found in full rigor mortis in an armchair at the Bellona Club on Armistice Day. Wimsey, a fellow Bellona Club member, is tasked with determining the precise time of...

"A top-notch mystery full of keen characterization, humor, old English atmosphere, a charmingly decadent family, and a few sudden deaths." --The New York Times A beggarwoman on a bench arouses Albert Campion's curiosity--and helps Scotland Yard lure him into a case of family dysfunction....

"The Tiger in the Smoke is a phenomenal novel." --J. K. RowlingA fog is creeping through the weary streets of London--so too are whispers that the Tiger is back in town, undetected by the law, untroubled by morals. And the rumors are true: Jack...

In Dorothy L. Sayer's third Lord Peter Wimsey novel, Unnatural Death, Agatha Dawson, a woman of advancing years, appears to suffer a natural demise. Amidst the fa軋de of calm, a disquieting unease piques the curiosity of aristocratic crime fighter Lord Peter Wimsey, prompting him...

'Augustus knows he is inconveniencing a great many people, and he is enjoying this. He will not change his mind.'Augustus Gale was a man in love-with a woman of genius who had been dead for over a century. So great was his dedication to...

A Scotland Yard detective probes a high-society house party for someone rotten when a government official is murdered in this classic British mystery. Preparations are underway for a grand party at Scamnum Court, the sweeping English country estate of the fabulously wealthy Duke of...

A London detective investigates after a fictional character seems to come to life to harass his creator in this classic British mystery. Richard Eliot began writing crime novels to fund his son's education. The protagonist, known as "the Spider," started off as a notorious...

From multi-million-selling Faith Martin, one of Britain's best-loved mystery writers.Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur sleuth.Jenny Starling has a summer job cooking at a prestigious Oxford college. But she's not expecting murder on the menu.Maurice Raines, womanising taxidermy society president, is found...

This story tells of happenings involved with the Blue Train that runs from London to the Riviera. It involves the murder and theft of expensive jewels of the pampered daughter of a wealthy industrialist. She was wanting very much to have a divorce and...

From the renowned Booker Prize winner and nationally bestselling author of Snow comes a richly atmospheric new mystery about a woman's sudden disappearance in a small coastal town in Ireland, where nothing is as it seems."John Banville is one of my favorite writers alive,...

Emily Watson lives in a quaint English manor house with her twin sister, confined to a 20-mile radius around the estate for reasons she has never known. When the mysterious Professor Moriarty comes to visit and her sister goes missing, she discovers she is...

He's brilliant and fastidious--and has appeared in over thirty novels written by the queen of mystery, Agatha Christie. Poirot Investigates is a riveting anthology of fourteen short stories featuring her beloved Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and his faithful friend, Captain Hastings. The stories, originally...

In this classic mystery novel, detective Lecoq investigates a bizarre murder case involving a rich Parisian family. With plenty of twists and turns, this book will delight fans of the genre and keep them guessing until the very end.This work has been selected by...

From The Davies Brothers, winners of the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writers Showcase (supported by the London Book Fair)... The Centurion Papers is a thrilling new series of Sherlock Holmes mysteries. Too explosive for publication, kept hidden for a hundred years... until now. Three more...

Featuring a neurodiverse lead living with Tourette's syndrome, Ellie Marlowe is ready for a curtain call as her latest production sells out, but when the starring male lead drops dead, and everyone in the cast is a potential suspect or the next victim, she...

From the author of the BBC 2 Between the Covers hit, The Fine Art of Invisible Detection 'The world's greatest storyteller' Guardian'One of the finest crime writers of any generation' Daily Mail'Our finest practitioner of the double-cross plotting' Mick Herron______________________________________ Umiko Wada never set...

How would you solve your own kidnapping? And what if the reason behind it was even stranger than you could imagine?When detective Scott Drayco is abducted and given a mysterious puzzle to solve, his predicament is bizarre enough. But after he's released and one...

A buried secret from the past is the catalyst for murder.FBI Agent Derek Reed is back in Phoenix and in charge of his new cold case team, the Legacy Unit. Plagued by visions and nightmares from his previous case, Derek questions why the dead...

An unidentified woman is found murdered on the North Norfolk Coastal Path and newly promoted Detective Sergeant Kate Brannon and King's Lynn CID have the task of figuring out whom, how, and why. A job that's made more difficult when everyone of the forty...

Volume one of a six volume collection Gilbert Keith Chesterton was one of the most influential English writers of the twentieth century. He put his mind and pen to a broad spectrum of subjects including theology, poetry, biography, journalism and philosophy. Great writers have...

A second helping of deadly justice from the Four Just Men This is the second volume of stories of vigilante justice meted out at the hands of the Four Just Men. These are iconic stories of adventure, intrigue and retribution set in the time...

In a new novel of supernatural adventure, Sherlock Holmes faces his greatest challenge, to locate and defeat the wraith of a powerful wizard. With the assistance of an incorruptible saint, an immortal librarian, a troupe of ghosts, a Scotland Yard Inspector, and, of course,...