Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Traditional

It is1960 and15-year-old Frankie Moretti is living with her aunt and uncle in Baltimore. Her American mother has died, and her Italian father is at sea ten months of the year. Learning that Frankie has run away from two boarding schools, her father reluctantly...

One body in the river. A flood of suspects on shore.Artist and part-time private investigator Fen Maguire's peaceful location scouting takes a dark turn when kayakers pull a corpse from the Colorado River. The grisly discovery sets off a chain of events that plunge...

When retired State Crime Bureau investigator Russ King receives an early call from his old friend Stony, now a county sheriff's investigator, he expects a routine morning. But the discovery of an unidentified woman's body at Hansen's Gravel Pit quickly turns his day-and life-upside...

New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance returns with a new pulse-pounding suspense novel featuring beloved private investigator J. P. Beaumont as his investigation of a seemingly accidental death uncovers a complex web of evil.Former Seattle homicide cop J. P. Beaumont faces trouble...

Some lies will never stay hidden.When the body of a teenage boy is found in the River Witham, it falls to DI Freya Bloom and her team to raise the truth from the depths.The boy, nicknamed Simple Simon, was a troubled soul. But when...

Fourteen stories, all in classic style, introduce Holmes to new clients with strange and quirky problems. Clues to a fortune are hidden in a ludicrous painting, a modern mummy walks, and a novel tourist attraction holds the key to why an unattractive lady is...

Perfect for fans of C. J. Box and William Kent Krueger, a sleepy town is rocked to its core when a dead body is found in this debut novel. In the quiet seaside town of Blaine, Washington, the most serious police work involves dealing...

Author: Camilla TrinchieriISBN-10: 1641296739ISBN-13: 9781641296731Publisher: Soho CrimeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/15/2025Pages: 336Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbs

Agatha Christie's favorite mystery writer!Author: Elizabeth DalyISBN-10: 1631943251ISBN-13: 9781631943256Publisher: Classic MayhemLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/26/2024Pages: 216Format: Paperback

Suffolk, 1934: when the Very Reverend Eckhart Vale, the 'Red Dean' of Midchester Cathedral, falls to his death during Evensong, the police are only too quick to dismiss the whole affair as a tragic accident, and the only guilty party some rotten wooden railings....

From the New York Times bestselling author of the TikTok sensation Murder in the Family and the DI Adam Fawley series comes a brand new gripping crime thriller about a figure from his past...When Nick Vincent, producer of true-crime show Infamous, hears about an...

Considered to be one of the first detective novels ever published, this book tells the story of a murder investigation in 19th century Melbourne, Australia. With its twists and turns, colorful cast of characters, and evocative portrayal of Victorian society, it remains a page-turner...

Cat lovers, rejoice! The second installment in Mandy Morton's cat-driven series has arrived with Cat Among the Pumpkins, where crime-solving is in the capable paws of felines. And these cats haven't been declawed. As All Hallows' Eve approaches, Hettie Bagshot of The No. 2...

Author: Bruce AlexanderISBN-10: 0425171205ISBN-13: 9780425171202Publisher: Penguin Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/1999Pages: 416Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.43lbsSize: 6.79h x 4.23w x 1.20dReview Citation(s): Ingram Paperback Advance 10/01/1999 pg. 28

Author: Steven F. HavillISBN-10: 1448311691ISBN-13: 9781448311699Publisher: Severn HouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/04/2025Pages: 224Format: Hardcover

Fraudulent cozy mystery expert Agatha Dorn is cancelled -- and severely ticked off! -- in this quirky homage to Golden Age detectives, lost manuscripts, and famous authors "Oh how I enjoyed this thoroughly delightful and nasty mystery" - Alice Bell, author of Grave Expectations...

For the first time in print, Skin and Bones features a collection of eight gripping original short stories in the bestselling Mike Bowditch series--including one brand new, never-before-published story--from Edgar-award nominated author Paul Doiron. In THE BEAR TRAP, legendary Maine woodsman and bush pilot...

Spenser investigates the past secrets of an elusive tech billionaire in this latest installment of Robert B. Parker's beloved series, and the first written by celebrated writer Mike Lupica. Andrew Crain has it all: a brilliant scientist and astute businessman, his groundbreaking work with...

In Dogged Pursuit, David Rosenfelt takes readers back to the start of this beloved series as Andy Carpenter begins his career as a defense attorney in Paterson, New Jersey. Andy Carpenter has spent the three years since graduating law school working as a prosecutor...

Sherlock Holmes and his faithful friend Dr. John Watson return in forty-one new classic pastiche adventures. Spanning Holmes's career, the tales chronicle adventures that are by turns whimsical, mysterious, and dangerous. In Part 1, Tales of Light, Holmes is presented with quirky clients and...

Read along with the new TV drama, coming September 24 to FOX TV and Hulu!For fans of Louise Penny's Chief Inspector Gamache Mysteries. A refugee from big-city policing, Karl Alberg thinks he's seen it all, but he's not even going to know what hit...

Author: Cathy AceISBN-10: 1990550282ISBN-13: 9781990550287Publisher: Four Tails Publishing Ltd.Language: EnglishPublished: 10/07/2024Pages: 284Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.12lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d

In The Land of Mist, Arthur Conan Doyle delves into the supernatural, blending mystery and spiritualism. Professor Challenger returns, confronting the unknown as he navigates s?ances, ghostly encounters, and the clash between science and the paranormal. A haunting exploration of the afterlife, this novel...

In the second DCI Harriet Martens novel, Harriet faces a high-profile case, yet finds herself distracted. Could love destroy her career? Britain's number one tennis star, Bubbles Xingara, has been murdered in the grounds of her luxurious home. Harriet is now in charge of...

The third novel in Keating's Harriet Martens series sees Harriet battle the press, the police, and prejudice as she fights corruption at the highest level. Harriet Martens, named the 'Hard Detective' by the media, has been secretly summoned to London to investigate corruption in...

A dying man's bewildering last words pull an inquisitive young man and his beautiful companion into a dangerous web of lethal secrets in Agatha Christie's classic mystery, Why Didn't They Ask Evans?While playing an erratic round of golf, Bobby Jones slices his ball over...

Author: D. J. MaughanISBN-10: 1964230071ISBN-13: 9781964230078Publisher: D.J. MaughanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/05/2024Pages: 294Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.74lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.66d

A locked room. A double-suicide. A pistol found clutched in the Crown Prince's hand. A pair of suicide notes, in the victims' handwriting. Surely, there is no mystery here, Mr. Holmes....In the royal hunting lodge at Mayerling, just outside Vienna, the body of the...

A locked room. A double-suicide. A pistol found clutched in the Crown Prince's hand. A pair of suicide notes, in the victims' handwriting. Surely, there is no mystery here, Mr. Holmes....In the royal hunting lodge at Mayerling, just outside Vienna, the body of the...

A horror movie celebrating its sixtieth year. A copycat murderer enacting the scenes from the movie. Can Macleod spot the celluloid fan amongst terrified public, or will the killer bring the curtain down on a bloody final scene?When a gory slasher film from the...

Father Brown is not an ordinary detective. Father Brown is an ordinary parish priest with extra-ordinary common sense. He never goes looking for mysteries but mysteries always find him. Knowing the very heart of man, with all its weaknesses and wiles, he sees the...

Legendary detective Sherlock Holmes and his faithful chronicler Doctor Watson were an inseparable pair from the 1880s until the interwar era of the twentieth century. Now they are back with eight new adventures, in which the good Doctor recounts the most curious investigations he...

Author: Agatha ChristieISBN-10: 0063397889ISBN-13: 9780063397880Publisher: William Morrow & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/03/2024Pages: 320Format: Paperback

Sometimes there's no escaping evil...When Detective CJ O'Hara and her fianc?, Investigator Ben Parrish, retreat to an isolated fishing lodge in Alaska for a romantic vacation, they're thrilled to book the last cabin of the season and have a week away from fighting crime....

Lestrade heard a shout of warning as he rounded the corner and ducked just in time to avoid getting hit in the face. His would-be assailant swore as Lestrade turned back toward him. Sweat dripping, face contorted into a scowl, he turned as if...

The gruesome murder of a prominent nobleman throws an already unsettled London into chaos in this electrifying new historical mystery by the USA Today bestselling author of What Cannot Be Said. August 1816. England is in the grip of what will become known as...

Two classic mystery stories from the Golden Age author who "stands out like a shining light" (Agatha Christie). "Wanted: Someone Innocent" At a retirement reception for their headmistress, twenty-year-old Gillie Brayton is swept away by the wealthy Rita Fayre to work for her in...

In G.K. Chesterton's The Secret of Father Brown, the unassuming priest-turned-sleuth uncovers the truth behind perplexing mysteries. With keen observation and profound insight into human nature, he navigates through the intricacies of crime, revealing the hidden depths beneath the surface of seemingly ordinary events.Author:...

A Golden Age mystery featuring Scotland Yard's formidable detective duo: Chief Superintendent Winter and Inspector Furneaux. A peaceful night in the small village of Sleaford is disturbed when a local constable is attacked by a mysterious assailant. Soon thereafter, an even worse disaster strikes....

Author: Agatha ChristieISBN-10: 0063376156ISBN-13: 9780063376151Publisher: William Morrow & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/15/2025Pages: 304Format: Paperback

The Sign of the Four first appeared in the February 1890 edition of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine and was published in book form later that year. The second novel featuring the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his companion, Dr. John Watson, the story is celebrated...

When a rogue magician is murdered and secret government papers disappear, Maia and Len must race against time to find the murderer and the papers to decide the fate of all of England's magicians. Lennox Davies is no stranger to plots, lies, and even...

Author: Arthur Conan DoyleISBN-10: 1604443537ISBN-13: 9781604443530Publisher: Indoeuropeanpublishing.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/11/2011Pages: 236Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.77lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d

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When an elderly seller of antique books discovers the will of the late industrialist John Mallathorpe hidden in a copy of The History of Barford it sets in motion a sequence of singular events in the Yorkshire city of Barford involving fraud, blackmail, and...

To mark the publishing centenary of Freeman Wills Crofts, 'The King of Detective Story Writers', this is one of six classic crime novels being issued in 2020 featuring Inspector French, coming soon to television. Work on the widening of the Southern Railway's route along...

Radio legend Jim French was already well known for producing excellent radio dramas, as well as creating Imagination Theatre and its "Movies for your mind" when, in March 1998, the first episode of The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was broadcast, with adventures steeped...

Radio legend Jim French was already well known for producing excellent radio dramas, as well as creating Imagination Theatre and its "Movies for your mind" when, in March 1998, the first episode of The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was broadcast, with adventures steeped...

The first volume of the complete adventures of Dr.Nikola The dark, intense visage of Dr.Nikola is a clear indication of the nature of the man. This is a highly intellectual being whose life and studies have taken him far beyond the limits of conventional...

The complete short story casebook of the blind rival of Sherlock Holmes In the pages of the influential Strand Magazine, there was a time when Ernest Bramah's stories of crime and detection, featuring the blind detective Max Carrados, appeared alongside those about the world's...