Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Traditional

He's a liar and a thief. Now his sins may ruin him...Scott Lyon owns a title company with an office on the 105th floor of the World Trade Center South Tower. He's been stealing money from clients, and when one client threatens to expose...

Author: Anthony GilbertISBN-10: 1963956966ISBN-13: 9781963956962Publisher: Ancient Wisdom PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/12/2025Pages: 190Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d

The color of passion is Blood Red.For Freddie Little, it is not only the color of the family heirloom ruby necklace, it is the color of his deep love for his wife, Kathy Briscow Little. When Kathy wears the gem to a gala party,...

Author: Jenna BennettISBN-10: 194293968XISBN-13: 9781942939689Publisher: Magpie InkLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/20/2025Pages: 326Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.73d

When UC-San Diego Professor Marcus George discovers the body of an outspoken, overbearing colleague in a faculty office, he becomes entangled in a murder investigation and reluctantly finds himself playing amateur sleuth. His partner, attorney Bob Abramson, is coping with a family tragedy-and, as...

It was some time before Sherlock Holmes recovered from the events of late 1871. Physically, it took many months; mentally, it took many years. He was bound by both a promise to the living and a commitment to honour the dead, and being so...

Disowned by his father and sent down by his college, a penniless Sherlock Holmes seeks refuge with his brother Mycroft in London. Soon a fellow student introduces him to a mysterious world of magic and deception which will teach him skills he will use...

The genteel tranquility of a country house party is shattered when the gamekeeper is shot. Was his death the result of his recent indiscretions, or long-buried secrets?The weekend was supposed to be an enjoyable time with her family at the neo-Gothic manor of Lord...

The genteel tranquility of a country house party is shattered when the gamekeeper is shot. Was his death the result of his recent indiscretions, or long-buried secrets?The weekend was supposed to be an enjoyable time with her family at the neo-Gothic manor of Lord...

One story. Twenty writers. Your choice.Murder You Wrote: An Interactive Mystery is a choose-your-own-investigation murder mystery set in remote Tasmania, a world of stunning beauty, dark history and deadly creatures.You are a retired police detective invited to speak at a crime fiction writers festival....

A hunt into history with a mysterious knife. Bloody tales of past deeds and a cult's modern agenda to match. Can DI Clarissa Urquhart uncover the trail of gory patriotism to release someone dear from the organisation's silent grip?Handed a poisoned chalice, Macleod's Rottweiler...

Babies snatched from their prams. Adult bodies left by the roadside. Can DI Hope McGrath find the connection and bring the children safely home?When a body left on the A9 is found to be the uncle of a kidnapped child, Hope McGrath smells a...

An unresolved murder of Macleod's former colleague. A wall of silence within the ranks to the point of death. Can New DI Emmett Grump pull the blind and lay a thirty-year-old mystery to rest?Installed by DCI Macleod in the new Inverness cold case unit,...

A book to read left at a brutal death on the island of Barra. A follow up killing delivers the second volume for perusal. Can DI Hope McGrath catch the murderer before the series is completed?Despite suffering from severe morning sickness, Mum-to-be DI Hope...

In the sleepy village of Elderwick, the past refuses to stay buried-literally...When an archaeology dig uncovers a skeleton, Dr Laurel Nightingale finds herself drawn into another grisly mystery. The bones aren't ancient as everyone hoped, and the police confirm a killer is on the...

When Alasdair Hamilton and Toby Bowe swopped the seats of their spitfires for the glamour of Landseer studios, they couldn't have imagined that they'd end up playing Holmes and Watson both onscreen and off.Their reputation for amateur sleuthing has led them into some tricky...

The young oak tree with freshly budding leaves seemed unremarkable until his eyes travelled down to the wooden plaque set into the ground. The words sent an icy chill through his heart: They shall remember you.In the Scottish Highlands where secrets settle like mist...

Many of the adventures of my friend, Mr Sherlock Holmes the consulting detective, in which I was privileged to assist him, I have recorded elsewhere. There were however, a number of instances when, sometimes for reasons of his own which I could not fathom,...

Featuring Contributions by: Derrick Belanger, Susan Knight, Shane Simmons, Tim Newton Anderson, Peter Coe Verbica, Josh Reynolds, J. Lawrence Matthews, John McNabb, Don Rowley, I.A. Watson, David Marcum, Paul Hiscock, Andrew Salmon, Steven Philip Jones, Mike Chinn, Martin Daley, Orlando Pearson, Liz Hedgecock, Roger...

Featuring Contributions by: Tracy J. Revels, Steve Lockley, Marcia Wilson, Arthur Hall, David MacGregor, Paula Hammond, William Todd, Susan Knight, Naching T. Kassa, David Marcum, Dan Rowley and Don Baxter, Paul Nash, Robert Stapleton, DJ Tyrer, Mike Fox and Arianna Fox, Mike Adamson, Paul...

Featuring Contributions by: Mike Adamson, P.C. Shumway, Arthur Hall, Marcia Wilson, David Marcum, Brett Fawcett, Ian Ableson, Paula Hammond, John Linwood Grant, John Lawrence, Tim Newton Anderson, Tracy J. Revels, Richard Gillman, Alan Dimes, I.A. Watson, Sean M. Wright and DeForeest B. Wright III,...

Featuring Contributions by: Deanna Baran, David Marcum, Tom Turley, Brenda Seabrooke, Tracy J. Revels, Stuart Douglas, Roger Riccard, Marcia Wilson, Mark Mower, DJ Tyrer, Jane Rubino, Hugh Ashton, Gordon Linzner, Will Murray, Stephen Herczeg, Shane Simmons, Paul Metcalfe, and a poem by Kevin Thornton.81...

That which does not kill you... only makes them try harder...When the body of a celebrity author, recently returned to the Isle of Skye seemingly to live out his remaining days, is found on Staffin Beach, D.I. Duncan McAdam is left with a mystery...

That which does not kill you... only makes them try harder...When the body of a celebrity author, recently returned to the Isle of Skye seemingly to live out his remaining days, is found on Staffin Beach, D.I. Duncan McAdam is left with a mystery...

Sherlock Holmes is missing. Dr. Watson receives a cursed note, summoning him to the city of Milan. In his plight, he turns to the one person who can help him: Mycroft Holmes, secret agent and eternally concerned elder brother. Mycroft has to team up...

And then there was one . . . can Donald Langham and Maria Dupré stop a killer who's picking off victims one by one? December, 1956. Donald Langham's wife Maria Dupré receives a chilling invitation to attend a death at the home of Maxwell...

Hercule Poirot, the dapper Belgian detective with a penchant for order and a mind like a finely tuned chronometer, faces his most formidable foe yet in Agatha Christie's The Big Four. Not a cunning murderer, but a cabal of powerful individuals known as "The...

From Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling Author, P.D. Workman!Zachary Goldman, Private Investigator, is flawed with a capital F.Shattered by the tragedies of his own life, he will somehow still manage to pick himself up and dig just a little bit deeper than anyone else...

Murder With a Laugh Track In In$urance Blues: Aunt Delia's Demise, nondescript claims adjuster John Smith takes on a greedy developer, a scam nonprofit, and an entire dysfunctional family. While stuck in a malfunctioning car wash in his beloved yolk-yellow Saturn, John has an...

A small-town shopkeeper is found bleeding and unconscious. A former police officer goes missing. Francis Hood, a sheriff in Central Missouri, steps into a quagmire of small-town secrets when he begins to look into these seemingly unrelated cases. He seeks assistance from Sandra Brondel,...

Author: Mary Elizabeth BraddonISBN-10: 166768311XISBN-13: 9781667683119Publisher: Wildside PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/19/2024Pages: 342Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.85d

Vested interest: "a special concern or stake in maintaining or influencing a condition, arrangement, or action especially for selfish ends." -Merriam Webster Dictionary.In Vested Interest: A David Elliott Mystery, an attractive, intelligent young member of David Elliott's congregation disappears; fear and ugly rumors spread...

Author: J. Jefferson FarjeonISBN-10: 1616466103ISBN-13: 9781616466107Publisher: Coachwhip PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/13/2025Pages: 266Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d

Officer Peregrine 'Pithecanthropus' Smith may lack handsome features and ambition, but his intelligence and good-humor give him an edge while investigating puzzling cases. A dead man on the moors is killed with an unusual weapon, but while he had many enemies, none of them...

The story is laid in Ringshall, a small English village, rich in tradition, superstition, and folklore. Squire Godfrey Harrington, land-rich and coffers-poor, has married a wealthy widow who intends to compel the village's advancement towards progress and culture whether they like it or not....

The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of thirteen Sherlock Holmes stories including: The Adventure of the Empty House The Adventure of the Norwood Builder The Adventure of the Dancing Men The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist The Adventure of the Priory School...

Obsession can be deadly.When a fellow student in her glass-blowing class drops dead, Dr. Kate Chambers wants to help the police catch the killer. The victim, Eugene Rose, seemed like a nice kid with a bright future in art collecting. Eugene attended the university...

It's normal in this sleepy town nestled up close to the Mississippi River in the Delta; the land that is the birthplace of the blues. They serve iced tea and beer in mason jars. The Friday lunch special at the Plantation Inn is sometimes...

It's seven in the morning. The Bantrys wake to findthe body of a young woman in their library.She is wearing an evening dress and heavy makeup, which is now smeared across her cheeks. But whois she? How did she get there? And what is...

Was Maddy Benson asking for trouble? Everyone knows everyone in a small town like Jarrett Creek. So Chief of Police Samuel Craddock is perplexed when he receives a call from a woman asking the police to rescue her sister. Who is Maddy Benson? Maddy...

Author: Tessa WegertISBN-10: 1448315069ISBN-13: 9781448315062Publisher: Severn HouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/04/2025Pages: 256Format: Hardcover

When Fredericka Wing arrives in South Sutton, Massachusetts, a tiny New England town, it seems an ideal place for a working summer vacation. She plans on managing Miss Hartwell's bookstore while working on her own writing. She never dreamed she would find a body...

MURDER IN MAIDSTONE is Book 6 in best-selling author Marilyn Clay's popular Juliette Abbott Regency Mystery Series.Upon arriving at Maidstone Manor to begin her next assignment, Miss Abbott and her maid Tilda are stunned to find that a gentleman on the estate has only...

A baffling mystery grips England's aristocracy in Dorothy L. Sayers's enthralling novel, "Whose Body?: A Lord Peter Wimsey Novel." When a corpse is discovered in an unusual location, the eccentric and brilliant Lord Peter Wimsey finds himself embroiled in a complex investigation that challenges...

In Agatha Christie's classic detective novel, "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd," the tranquility of a small village is shattered by a shocking crime. Renowned detective Hercule Poirot, drawn into the investigation, must unravel a web of secrets and deceptions to uncover the truth behind...

Step into the world of Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie's debut novel, "The Mysterious Affair at Styles." A classic of the detective genre, this timeless tale of murder and intrigue introduces readers to the brilliant Belgian detective as he unravels a perplexing crime. Set...

Step into the world of Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie's debut novel, "The Mysterious Affair at Styles." A classic of the detective genre, this timeless tale of murder and intrigue introduces readers to the brilliant Belgian detective as he unravels a perplexing crime. Set...

IT'S FINALLY HAPPENED, THE OPIOID CRISIS HAS ARRIVED IN CRAWFORD, WYOMINGCourt Stenographer Lauren Besoner was finally recovering, both physically and emotionally, from her narrow escape from death, but when she discovers her young neighbor's lifeless body in the bone-chilling snow all the dark memories...

The murder of a Naval Aviation Cadet threatens to capsize "The Cradle of Naval Aviation."In 1956, in Pensacola, Florida, a gunnery training "accident" left a mechanically sound T-28 trainer in a farmer's field and the student pilot dead in the cockpit. While simultaneously working...

Boston PI Sunny Randall is back to investigate the disappearance of a hard-partying energy drink mogul, in the latest thriller in Robert B. Parker's bestselling series. After a near-death experience, Sunny Randall is ready to lighten her load as a PI, that is until...