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For fans of Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot, author Rick Bleiweiss's quirky new detective and ensemble cast of characters set against the backdrop of small-town England in the 1910s will feel both comfortingly familiar and thrillingly new.The year is 1910, and in...

Society sleuth Fleming Stone is an expert at solving the most baffling of locked-room mysteries. The young detective and his associate Fibsy assist authorities in unsolved homicides on the Upper East Side. British Mystery Multipack Vol. 14 - The Fleming Stone Collection presents the...

When Launie Sanderson's trial abruptly ends with bloodshed, and two mighty explosions rip through the Sound, costing millions of dollars, the Prof and his friends at the La Mancha start to believe that this season will be worse than the previous two. Two daring...

"The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" is the second series of stories featuring the world's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. This particular book is the 4th story of the second series. Enjoy Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's imagination as you read "The "Gloria Scott" ". *Matte...

Treachery on Okaloosa Island is the sequel to Death Doesn't Vacation on Okaloosa Island where it picks up at the trial of Launie Sanderson. She is accused of killing Ollie her bouncer at her strip joint which was actually a front for much of...

In Hercule Poirot's Christmas, the holidays are anything but merry when a family reunion is marred by murder--and the notoriously fastidious investigator is quickly on the case.Christmas Eve, and the Lee family's reunion is shattered by a deafening crash of furniture and a high-pitched...

Murder is part of the curriculum at an exclusive school for girls in Agatha Christie's Cat Among the Pigeons, as the intrepid Poirot sets out to bring a stealthy killer to justice.Late one night, two teachers investigate a mysterious flashing light in the sports...

In Agatha Christie's Dumb Witness, Hercule Poirot investigates the very suspicious death of an elderly spinster who, fearing the very worst, had written to the great detective prior to her demise.Everyone blamed Emily Arundell's accident on a rubber ball left on the stairs by...

Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew thatthe woman he loved had poisoned her brutal firsthusband. He suspected also that someone had beenblackmailing her. Then, tragically, came the news thatshe had taken her own life with a drug overdose.But the evening post brought Roger...

World War I battlefield nurse Bess Crawford goes to dangerous lengths to investigate a wounded soldier's background--and uncover his true loyalties--in this thrilling and atmospheric entry in the bestselling "vivid period mystery series" (New York Times Book Review).At the foot of a tree shattered...

Death goes to town at Moriston House, Lord Hugo Anstead's elegant estate tucked away in the rosy English countryside. Afternoon tea turns cold when the Mayfair Detective Agency investigates a mysterious death at Bellmair Cottage, home of former politician and local crook, Albert Denman....

Cub reporter Mary Llewellyn is on a soothing sea cruise to help her recover after a minor operation. Her fellow passengers are pleasant enough, gathering to play a friendly game of bridge to pass the time. But the game turns considerably less so when...

Detective George McCraken is on a dangerous mission to solve the murder of Hampton socialite Rosalie Stevens, who has been found slumped over the steering wheel of her BMW with roses in her hand and a bullet in her head. McCraken must outsmart a...

They weren't supposed to cross the border. But they did it anyway. Twice. L.A. Sheriff's Homicide Detective Josefina Sanchez cannot turn her back on a former colleague and friend, even when he is suspected of murder and has fled the country. Jerry Townsend's wife...

Unleash the Mystery!Step into the world of Agatha Christie like never before with this unique retelling through the nose of Reggie, a courageous greyhound and former Mercy Dog. This intrigue-filled tale stays true to its roots while offering a fresh perspective from our four-legged...

Author: John LescroartISBN-10: 0451209818ISBN-13: 9780451209818Publisher: Berkley BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/04/2003Pages: 288Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.56lbsSize: 7.96h x 5.29w x 0.64d

Originally published in 1945, V as in Victim was the first crime novel to feature ordinary cops as the main characters, launching the subgenre known as "police procedurals" and earning Lawrence Treat an important place in the history of mysteries."So Mitch knew in general...

One murdered, one missing, and an entire town full of suspects.Scrappers find the body of a much-despised junk man, covered in grass clippings and a rogue kiddie pool, at the local dump. In the process of the murder investigation, Sheriff Peter Elliott discovers the...

Author: J. J. ConningtonISBN-10: 1616463295ISBN-13: 9781616463298Publisher: Coachwhip PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/31/2016Pages: 228Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d

Detective Peter Diamond goes undercover at a seasonal festival in this delightful and bittersweet conclusion to the multi-award-winning series. Detective Peter Diamond, chief of the Avon and Somerset Murder Squad, is taking a short holiday in the country. His former colleague Julie Hargreaves has...

Murdered Parents, Missing Sister, No Leads.Clara Wilson, a mere six years old, stumbled upon a scene of unspeakable horror: her parents, victims of a brutal and heinous act, their lives cruelly taken away. To compound the tragedy, her sister mysteriously vanished. After a decade...

The year is 1896. Sherlock Holmes meets Thomas Edison. At the dawn of Cinema, a beautiful Broadway danseuse is murdered in Edison's New Jersey Laboratory. Irene Adler encounters ghosts on Broadway. Harry Houdini mystifies the New York Vaudeville circuit. Holmes and Watson go hunting...

Crime-fiction librarian Ray Ambler gets more than he bargained for when he acquires the archives of a controversial hardboiled crime author in this contemporary twisty mystery set in New York City. Hardboiled crime writer Will Ford might be critically acclaimed, but he's every bit...

A comedy of manners and the odd dead bodyLondon is full of clubs. The Garrick, for example, caters to those with theatrical inclinations, the Athenaeum to eggheads. But the Asterisk may have the strictest membership regulations: Acquitted murderers only.Happily, Benjamin Cann fits the brief....

She can hear the faint lapping of waves nearby as she tries to open her swollen blue eyes. But all she can see is darkness, there is nothing but the suffocating sand that surrounds her. As her consciousness fades, she wishes she had never...

The chief character, Lord Peter Wimsey, goes to the Bellona Club to have a meal with an old friend of his, ninety-year old General Fentiman. In great surprise, he finds the aged man fully dressed by the fire in full rigor mortis. A question...

Remarkable Power of Stimulus is the sequel to These Scattered Houses. Sherlock Holmes returns to London after three years away. Traveling from New York to Liverpool he faces death-defying challenges. He finds his city in the grip of a mass murderer and No. 221B...

When Gabriel Ash comes across a terrified young woman fleeing a brutal attacker, he and Hazel Best are drawn into a complex and baffling investigation. Rachel Somers, running . . . Something appalling happened in the wood. When Gabriel Ash and his dog come...

It's the middle of the night in the small northern Minnesota town of LaBrette when Crossings County prosecutor John Hoffman receives word that his daughter has been arrested for murder. He rushes to the police station where his friend Sheriff Vern Esch is sympathetic...

"There's a spy in England. Read Frankie's letter..." A dying man's words to Anthony Brooke at the height of WW1. Who is Frankie? Cover blown and the German army close, English secret agent Brooke's search leads him to a country house. In the English...

Father Brown returns Chesterton's fourth volume of great mystery fiction 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....

Cataclysm collects four more of Lyn McConchie's intriguing and entertaining Sherlock Holmes and Mandalay stories "Cat's Paw" When Miss Emily Jackson brings a small, second-hand table home, her brown Burmese cat Mandalay will not stop frantically scratching at the table top. What should she...

Maria Black, M.A., Principal of Roseway College for Young Ladies, does not expect to come face to face with murder in her favorite cinema, when a stranger seated in Number 11 on Row A is found to be dead--shot through the head with a...

'The Secret of Chimneys, ' an unforgettable classic from legendary British author, Agatha Christie. Marking the first appearance of Agatha Christie's character Inspector Battle, it was first published in 1925 and went on to be a hit among readers. This mystery novel follows Anthony...

In the dog days of August, it is no surprise to see New Yorkers perspire. But this summer, a killer called the Cat gives the city a new reason to sweat. He selects his victims seemingly at random and strangles them, then escapes without...

Victor Silvius has spent nine years as an inmate at The Grange, a private sanatorium, for the crime of attacking judge Sir Giles Drury. Now, the judge's wife, Lady Elspeth Drury, believes that Silvius is the one responsible for a series of threatening letters...

All the thrills and chills, murder and mayhem, secrets and suspense you can handle-in one collection. Join these New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling authors for this collection of gripping, heart-pounding mysteries. Intrepid, determined sleuths follow twisty, dangerous paths to bring treacherous...

With Temple and Steve pursuing the murderous REX, this film script finally appeared in UK cinemas in 1948 under the title Calling Paul Temple.Author: Melvyn Barnes, Francis DurbridgeISBN-10: 1915887267ISBN-13: 9781915887269Publisher: Williams & WhitingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/30/2023Pages: 154Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.38lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.36d

Detective Inspector Mike Houston, investigating the kidnapping of a five year old girl, is soon faced with several murders all connected with a toy windmill.Author: Melvyn Barnes, Francis DurbridgeISBN-10: 1915887399ISBN-13: 9781915887399Publisher: Williams & WhitingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/19/2023Pages: 182Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.42d

"An unusually well told mystery tale" -- The New York Times The party has commenced, yet the host is inexplicably absent. The lifeless body of Sir Simon Chandos, the wealthy and respected owner of Freyne Abbey, is discovered in his library, ostensibly a victim...

Sexton Blake and his assistant Tinker are summoned to a Northumderland castle, where the younger brother of the Marthioly family has been murdered. They not only pursue the murderer, but also the family ghost known as "The Man in the Iron Mask".Author: Melvyn Barnes,...

A murder game. A real dead body. Can he help a friend through a torrent of danger?DCI Harry Grimm smells trouble brewing. As the Chief Inspector and his team prepare for a harsh winter storm, a call comes in from an old pal that...

Detective George McCraken is on a dangerous mission to solve the murder of Hampton socialite Rosalie Stevens, who has been found slumped over the steering wheel of her BMW with roses in her hand and a bullet in her head. McCraken must outsmart a...

Layla Dolak blamed her sister Erika for destroying all of her hopes and dreams. Over the past several years, Layla was kicked out of college, had most of her possessions and all of her hair stolen from her, and was about to lose custody...

In Concord, Louisa May Alcott farms pigs after success with Little Women, but as New England's freezing winter approaches, death isn't far away. Concord's Misses, armed with wit and elegance, money and secrets, are present when Miss Emily Collier dies at her forty-second birthday party....

Poirot becomes involved in investigating the brutal murder of American heiress Ruth Kettering and the disappearance of her fabulous ruby known as the 'Heart of Fire' while he is on the Blue Train traveling between Calais and Nice. Who is to blame for this?...

Passionate, wounded, and fiercely alive, Leeanne Hessinger has never felt free. She wants something more, something bigger than the life she's stumbled into, but fleeing to a town unknown to her with a single promise in mind-to finally write a novel-comes at a very...

For a decade, the Magic Box game store in Marysburg, Indiana, has hosted a twenty-four-hour gaming marathon as a fund-raiser for a local charity. Shockwaves go through the town when the newest marathon champion is strangled less than an hour after the event's conclusion....

We meet Hercule Poirot aboard Le Train Blue, bound for the French Riviera. What begins as an opulent voyage turns macabre when an American heiress is found dead of strangulation in her compartment and a famous ruby, "Heart of Fire" is missing from her...

In this captivating collection of twelve intriguing tales Dorothy Sayers reveals a more grisly and beguiling side to the elegant Lord Peter Wimsey. From a man with copper fingers to the enigma of a stolen stomach, Lord Peter faces baffling conundrums that demand not...