Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Traditional

From the pages of the celebrated MX Books of New Sherlock Holmes come eight previously untold stories of Sherlock Holmes and his faithful chronicler Dr Watson. Here you will find stories alluded to by the good doctor but never put into print, such as...

Murder in a Cornish Alehouse is the third in the three-book Mistress Jaffrey Mystery Series. Rosamond, the estranged foster daughter of Susanna, Lady Appleton (the sleuth in the Face Down Mystery series) is grown up and married to Rob Jaffrey, the son of Lady...

Welsh criminal psychologist and globetrotting sleuth, Cait Morgan, and her retired-cop husband Bud Anderson, are enjoying some well-deserved peace and quiet at home, in moody, mountainous British Columbia. The sudden death of a neighbor is a significant loss for them both, so Cait's honored...

The Garston Murder Case, first published in 1930 is the first book in author H. C. Bailey's series featuring hymn-singing criminal lawyer Joshua Clunk, who investigates stolen industrial secrets and a string of murders on the palatial estate of the Garston family and in...

When a road traffic accident on a dark autumn night uncovers a disturbing conspiracy, Detective Sergeant Kay Hunter's investigation exposes a ruthless serial killer exploiting vulnerable young women.With her enemies unmasked and her career spiralling out of control, Kay's determination to seek vengeance for...

Conan Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes mystery. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers. Also includes theme discussions and study questions.Author: Arthur Conan DoyleISBN-10: 1906814643ISBN-13: 9781906814649Publisher: Classics Illustrated ComicsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2015Pages: 48Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize:...

A Case In Three: Three seemingly separate crimes, three detectives. A mysterious stalker is on the loose in London known only as the Goblin Man and his sights are set on a wealthy businessman, David Daniels. A horrific explosion rips through Whitechapel Underground Station...

No one gave much credence to the man when he was alive. In fact, most people never knew who he was, although those who had lived in the area for many years recognised the tired-looking and shabbily-dressed man as he shuffled along, regular as...

When DEEDEE HALPERIN, a reporter for the Cincinnati Journal-Tribune, receives a mysterious text message, she follows confusing story leads that will either make her career or get her fired. The maze of clues forces her to explore the history of other people's lives as...

Venture into the unsettling heart of a coastal town steeped in dread with H. P. Lovecraft's chilling masterpiece, "The Shadow Over Innsmouth." This meticulously prepared print edition invites you to confront the supernatural mystery that lurks beneath the surface of a seemingly ordinary harborside...

Step back in time with Dorothy L. Sayers' classic "Clouds of Witness," a captivating English detective fiction featuring the inimitable Lord Peter Wimsey. This meticulously prepared edition brings to life a timeless murder investigation, showcasing Sayers' masterful storytelling and intricate plotting. Follow the aristocratic...

"The Return of Sherlock Holmes" by Arthur Conan Doyle marks the eagerly awaited reappearance of the world's most famous detective. Presumed dead for three years, Sherlock Holmes makes a dramatic return to England, plunging back into the shadowy world of crime and mystery. This...

Did the perfect company get away with the perfect crime? They had the perfect business plan. The investors ponied up the millions they needed. The company was humming along on all cylinders. And then one day they disappeared. Along with all their research, files...

Private investigator John McAlister is looking for something different. Something that doesn't involve the divorce surveillance work he is so good at. But when high-powered society attorney Amanda Baker hires him to find a missing accused crack dealer, John gets more change than he...

If it hadn't been for the circumstances, Detective Inspector Keith Tremayne would have said the view was outstanding. Up high, overlooking the farmhouse in the valley below, the panoramic vista of Salisbury Plain stretching out beyond. The only problem was that near where he...

Masked balls, duels, and murder: musician, sleuth, and free man of color Benjamin January is caught up in a shocking crime in this gripping nineteenth-century mystery set in New Orleans. February, 1841. It's Carnival season in New Orleans. Free man of color Benjamin January--a...

Author: Katarina BivaldISBN-10: 1420531751ISBN-13: 9781420531756Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/28/2026Format: Library BindingLarge Print

Author: Sulari GentillISBN-10: 1420530518ISBN-13: 9781420530513Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/07/2026Format: Library BindingLarge Print

Author: Mike LupicaISBN-10: 1420524445ISBN-13: 9781420524444Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/24/2025Format: Library BindingLarge Print

Masked balls, duels, and murder: musician, sleuth, and free man of color Benjamin January is caught up in a shocking crime in this gripping nineteenth-century mystery set in New Orleans. February, 1841. It's Carnival season in New Orleans. Free man of color Benjamin January--a...

Two-Bit Street, 1946Where sin is cheap.And death is cheaper.Private investigator Lafayette Dole isn't expecting company when a terrified, middle-aged accountant named Simon Tully-a family man with more information on the mob than is good for anyone's health-bursts through the door to his Two-Bit Street...

Everyone is dying to attend the Christmas gala-the event of the season-until one of the hosts turns up that way. Dead, that is.When a doctor is urgently summoned, Matthew rushes to help. But he's too late.Was the man murdered?Suspecting foul play, Matthew calls the...

Detective Lieutenant J. Meurer was born in Germany. He Immigrated to the United States in December 1951. Going through all the academics, on the 27th day of August 1979, he received a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice administration while he was a...

According to Dean, "Everyone's done something they regret." He's been dealing with that, making amends. Now, after nine months of sobriety, he feels confident. So confident that when a troubled woman from his past pursues him, he overlooks every red flag ever and plunges...

When Joan Bendix dies after eating poisoned chocolates intended for someone else, Scotland Yard declares the case unsolvable. Enter the Crimes Circle, a gathering of London's most ingenious amateur detectives, who take it upon themselves to crack what the professionals cannot.Six members step forward,...

The tenth Anty Boisjoly Mystery!It's the biggest Boisjoly by bounds when none other than Anty's friendly rival Inspector Wittersham is the only suspect in a locked-room murder.Of course Anty doesn't believe for a second that Inspector Wittersham murdered a prisoner locked in a cell...

Behind a veil of betrayal and murder, a family's truth is unearthed.January 1928. Of all times to travel to upstate New York, Alice Cary thought grimly as she hurried into Grand Central Station, it had to be in the teeth of a blizzard. Alice-a...

When DCI Ian Ahmed agrees--reluctantly--to convalesce on a remote island in the Stockholm archipelago, he expects nothing more than bitter winds, silence, and boredom. But just across the bay, a sleek, modern house stirs to life. Staff arrive in dark clothing, cleaning and prepping...

The Great Game continues for Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. In 'The Gravesend Gryphon and other Sherlock Holmes stories', the great detective encounters a wounded old soldier, Baroness Orczy's old man in the corner, H. G. Wells's Sea lady, and a household with a...

A young woman is murdered at the height of summer in this gritty, page-turning mystery set in London and featuring DCI Bill Slider - "one of Britain's most engaging coppers" (Booklist) Most homicides are young male on young male, and that's bad enough. But...

One PI. Two murders. Secrets that run deeper than the river.As private investigator Fen Maguire rushes to finish a riverside sketch before the next downpour, he spots something caught in the massive cypress roots below-a human body. The former sheriff's instincts kick in immediately;...

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...

Crime-fiction librarian - and reluctant amateur sleuth - Ray Ambler gets mixed up in murder once again when he's called to appraise a mystery-novel collection at an exclusive New York college. An invitation from a prestigious liberal arts college to buy their mystery-novel collection...

With his sniffer dog, Pippin, Dr. Peter Bannerman uncovers suspects, treats animals, tracks a kitten kidnapper, and must solve a locked-room mystery. In the fourth book in the series, Dr. Peter Bannerman's brother Sam takes in three Bengal kittens after the previous owner, his...

"The Last To Face The Gallows In Britain [1957-1965]" looks at 30 [Thirty] cases in the period when although the death penalty for murder was abolished in Britain in November 1965, the first mandatory life sentence for murder was in fact passed in May...

A daring, military-style armed robbery shakes the heart of Scotland's capital. The criminals are ruthless, the stakes are high, and the risk of them striking again looms large. It's up to Detective Chief Inspector Suzanna McLeod and her renowned Edinburgh team to stop them...

When the lifeless body of a young woman is found mutilated and abandoned on the shores of the River Forth, Detective Chief Inspector Suzanna McLeod is drawn into a case that will take her from the moody landscapes of Scotland to the bustling chaos...

Face Down Below the Banqueting House is book eight in the Face Down mystery series featuring Elizabethan gentlewoman, herbalist, and sleuth, Susanna, Lady Appleton. In 1573, Queen Elizabeth is on a royal progress in Kent and plans to visit Susanna's manor house, Leigh Abbey-an...

Face Down Beside St. Ann's Well is book nine in the Face Down series featuring Susanna, Lady Appleton as a sixteenth-century herbalist who has a knack for solving murders. The story is set in Buxton, Derbyshire in 1575, where a midnight visit to the...

Step into a world of intrigue and suspense with ""Decidedly Odd,"" a captivating classic detective fiction masterpiece by the dynamic duo Edwin Balmer and William MacHarg. This thrilling tale, long out of print and now lovingly restored by Alpha Editions, invites you to unravel...

A cold February morning in Scotland begins with the discovery of a body, as Hector Mathewson is found dead within the cask room of his own distillery.While directing the hunt for the murderer, DCI Alex Warren needs to balance his own turbulent personal life....

After a brutal year on the academic job market, Professor Molly Barda finally lands a teaching job. In Hawaii! But chronically-underfunded Mahina State University isn't exactly paradise. After yet another round of budget cuts, Mahina State finally gets some sweet news: Jimmy Tanaka, founder...

Mayor Jim Parker had a dilemma on his hands. The entire Warner family had simply disappeared, as though into thin air! What happened to them? Jim organized the citizens of the Bendville community to try to find them. Some unusual situations took place before...

A chance encounter at a London tube station plunges a young woman into a thrilling adventure in Agatha Christie's "The Man in the Brown Suit." This classic mystery from the Queen of Crime delivers a suspenseful tale of hidden identities and deadly secrets. When...

Unravel a web of intrigue and deception in Agatha Christie's classic mystery, "The Secret of Chimneys." This timeless tale of crime and suspense plunges readers into a world of hidden identities and perilous secrets. A classic detective story featuring Superintendent Battle, this meticulously prepared...

"Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" by Arthur Conan Doyle presents a collection of gripping detective stories showcasing the unparalleled deductive skills of the world's most famous detective. Set against the backdrop of Victorian England, these classic tales of crime and mystery follow Sherlock Holmes and...

A perfect detective for our time and for all time."--Stephen FryA ransacked room. A dead politician. A burglary gone wrong - or a staged murder?DS George Cross loves puzzles - he's good at them - and he immediately spots one when he begins investigating...

Things are getting even stranger in Caper Cove... When Claire Fontaine and her best friend, Suggie Oh, stumble upon the body of a competitive surfer, their quiet coastal town is once again plunged into chaos. To make matters worse, a famous cosplayer washes ashore,...

When a hurricane upends their lives in Florida, Julie and Ben Pecos decide the time is right to return to New Mexico, the place where they met and the ancestral home to Ben's extended family at Tewa Pueblo. After several years of sharing custody...

Critically acclaimed author Margaret Mizushima is back with Hunting Hour, the third book in the Timber Creek K-9 mysteries.Author: Margaret MizushimaISBN-10: 1683317742ISBN-13: 9781683317746Publisher: Crooked Lane BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2018Pages: 336Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d