Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Traditional

A corpse hanging over the crops. A team falling ill. Can he find a killer before someone decides murder is contagious?DCI Harry Grimm hates getting sick. Fighting a terrible cold, the under-the-weather detective is already pushing his limits by going house hunting with his...

Lavinia Greenlaw's mesmerising debut novel about growing up in the surreal banality of mid-'70s Essex. Lavinia Greenlaw puts before us the monochrome, immemorial middle England of the 1970s in all its dowdy glory, and has us see through the mercurial, bewitching Mary George's eyes...

Edgar Award Finalist: A comical crime caper "filled with action and imagination" (The New York Times Book Review). John Dortmunder leaves jail with ten dollars, a train ticket, and nothing to make money on but his good name. Thankfully, his reputation goes far. No...

In At the Villa Rose we meet French Inspector Gabriel Hanaud for the first time. Hanaud is a towering figure in the history of genre mystery fiction as he is the obvious inspiration for Hercule Poirot. Whilst on holiday in Aix-les-Bains Inspector Hanaud is...

In At the Villa Rose we meet French Inspector Gabriel Hanaud for the first time. Hanaud is a towering figure in the history of genre mystery fiction as he is the obvious inspiration for Hercule Poirot. Whilst on holiday in Aix-les-Bains Inspector Hanaud is...

Edgar Award Finalist: A comical crime caper "filled with action and imagination" (The New York Times Book Review). John Dortmunder leaves jail with ten dollars, a train ticket, and nothing to make money on but his good name. Thankfully, his reputation goes far. No...

Tom and Eddie are two young brothers, sons of Dan and Ellen Biggs - a high-powered attorney and his socialite wife - who head a dysfunctional family cobbled together by deceit and a thirst for success. Dulcie is their nanny, a young woman hired...

A beautiful society woman is found dead, covered only in gauze, her body staged and lit up in a macabre tableau, in a beachfront summer house as a country club dance is in progress. Two young men stumble upon her, while a curious Tam...

Samantha Olivares seems to have it all but after her beloved father's sudden death, she's devastated. When an unknown cousin comes to town Sam strives to trust again.Jack is at the pinnacle of his career as a medical examiner. Scarred by his loveless childhood,...

Murder in Sin City! Samantha Olivares feels the need to get away. She's looking for adventure, but finds more than she bargains for when she joins a motorcycle club in Las Vegas. Her dreams of sightseeing and idyllic days by the pool are soon...

Lynn Trevor, president of Cedarcliff's bank, has disappeared, and his father hires Tam O'Brien (professionally known as Tam o' Shanter) to investigate. She goes undercover as a nurse, and soon finds there is more than enough reason for grave concern. Multiple professional and personal...

'I KNOW IT WAS MURDER - PLEASE HELP ME PROVE IT!'The Duke of Chellingworth's beloved butler is grieving his brother's death...but was it a really a tragic accident, or was it - as the man's widow believes - murder? Mavis and the dowager Althea...

'I KNOW IT WAS MURDER - PLEASE HELP ME PROVE IT!'The Duke of Chellingworth's beloved butler is grieving his brother's death...but was it a really a tragic accident, or was it - as the man's widow believes - murder? Mavis and the dowager Althea...

How far would you go to get justice for someone you love? Would you kill for them?Chase Humphry is tied to a chair in his living room. His mansion is located in one of the wealthiest neighborhoods of Chicago. His eyes have been removed...

A James "Bonnie" Dundee Mystery The boarding house run by Mrs. Rhodes was a pleasant place, clean and quiet, that is until one of her lodgers, Emma Hogarth is found brutally murdered in her room. The victim had been reputed to keep a large...

These early works by Arthur Conan Doyle were originally published at the beginning of the twentieth century and we are now republishing them with a brand new introductory biography. Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1859. It was between 1876 and...

Zack is in his element when he receives VIP tickets to a local comic-con, and beyond thrilled when he gets to meet one of his favorite actors, Michael Biehn. But immediately there's a bigger problem. Valuable memorabilia and movie props-including a movie weapon Michael...

First published in 1946 and set in the fell country of Lunesdale over the course of a rainy September, The Theft of the Iron Dogs is the very picture of a cosy crime mystery and showcases Lorac's masterful attention to detail and deep affection...

The Murders in Praed Street is a 1928 detective novel by John Rhode, the pen name of the British writer Cecil Street. It features the fourth appearance of the armchair detective Lancelot Priestley, who figured in a long-running series of novels during the Golden...

Justin Pierce seeks a reason to live.But death keeps nipping at his heels.A prominent special agent for both the United States and Mexico, Justin struggles to recover from deep personal loss and near fatal injuries sustained during his last operation. Demetrio, Justin's closest friend,...

AN UNPUTDOWNABLE COZY MYSTERY, PERFECT FOR FANS OF GRAHAM NORTON'S HOLDING AND RICHARD OSMAN.It's the final cut for Bromgrove's best-loved stylist!One sleepy Saturday morning, Becca Drew arrives at the Mane Event, the bijoux salon where she works. To find nothing is as it should...

When Rachel Murdock and her sister Jennifer receive a call for help from their favorite niece, Lilly, in Breakers Beach, California, they quickly hop a train from Los Angeles to see her--but not before collecting their prized cat Samantha in a picnic basket and...

When Rachel Murdock and her sister Jennifer receive a call for help from their favorite niece, Lilly, in Breakers Beach, California, they quickly hop a train from Los Angeles to see her--but not before collecting their prized cat Samantha in a picnic basket and...

In 1990, Katherine Kenny described the book as the most successful of Sayers' early fiction, coupling a slick detective plot with vivid details of post-war English life. "The book is a tightly constructed little drama based upon the old joke about an Englishman's club...

The Red House Mystery is a mystery novel by A. A. Milne, published in 1922. It was Milne's only mystery novel; he is better known for his children's stories like "Winnie the Pooh" and poems. The Red House is an English country house loaded...

From a British mystery author known as "the master of the whodunnit," an amateur sleuth searches for a source of poison-pen letters in an English village (The New York Times Book Review). The small town of Cotten Abbas is losing some of its quirky...

This 1945 classic British mystery from "a master of the whodunnit . . . combines a flawless plot, witty dialogue and a touch of surreal hilarity" (The New York Times Book Review). On holiday in the town of Tolnbridge with his butterfly net in...

Raising butterflies is peaceful and calm, until someone dies. Majestic Monarch Butterfly Farm might flitter away forever. That is, unless Seneca James acquires the property next door. She and Winifred, her costume-wearing cat, have a fight on their hands. Their land sits next to...

Agatha Christie's famous serial-killer mystery starring Hercule Poirot. Now with a beautiful new series look."Let us see, Mr. Clever Poirot, just how clever you can be."There's a serial killer on the loose, working his way through the alphabet and the whole country is in...

***Nominated for the Agatha Award for Best First Mystery Novel***Rare books librarian Juniper Blume knows this much...an ancient Celtic manuscript shouldn't be in a Maryland cemetery. But that's exactly what her brother-in-law claims. Last year, Juniper saw the 1,200-year-old Book of Kells in Ireland....

The Malice Domestic cozy anthology series returns with a new take on mysteries in the Agatha Christie tradition -- 30 original tales with historical settings Included are: The Blackness Before Me, by Mindy Quigley Honest John Finds a Way, by Michael Dell Spirited Death,...

Prepare to embark on a thrilling journey aboard the luxurious Blue Train, bound for the French Riviera. A beautiful heiress, a precious collection of rubies, and a love triangle form the backdrop of Agatha Christie's fifth Hercule Poirot novel. As the Belgian detective sets...

From America's Queen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark, an investigation into the connection between a long-ago murder and a plastic surgeon's obsession with a perfect face catapults prosecutor Kerry McGrath into the strange and ominous territory of those so hungry for beauty they'll kill...

Everyone is a character in somebody's story, but not everyone finds out they are. Things get complicated when Sherlock Holmes can't prove he's real. We thought we lived in 21st-century London, but when everything around us turned into that Victorian cesspool on the pages...

To all those who lead monotonous lives in the hope they may experience at second-hand the delights and dangers of adventure. --Told by the bestselling book writer of all timeIt was 2 p.m. on the afternoon of May 7, 1915. The Lusitania had been...

When a monk is found poisoned at St. Emma's Priory, the Chief Constable - a friend of the Prior - insists that Andy Ross and his team handle the investigation.The case turns out to be more complex than they first thought. After a second...

The Art of Sherlock Holmes Global Edition 1 is truly unique. While there have been literally hundreds of Holmes pastiches written (even a few of mine), before our two volumes, The Art of Sherlock Homes-West Palm Beach and USA, there had never been volumes...

A young ship's officer stands in the sitting room at 221B Baker Street, begging Sherlock Holmes, the great detective, to help recover his sister. "It's desperation that drove me to your door, Sir. You may not know it but...if you won't help us, then...

An identified killer ... A simple arrest . . . What could go wrong?It was supposed to be a routine arrest. Detective Mike Salas has identified the killer . . .Salas knows where the killer is . . .His plan: Arrest the suspect before...

The Sign of the Four is the second novel by British Writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring Sherlock Holmes. The story begins on a foggy day in 1888 when Dr. Watson confronts Holmes about his cocaine use. Holmes is bored because he has no...

English novelist Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes wrote a book titled The Lodger. The short tale was initially released in the January 1911 issue of McClure's Magazine. The story is told from Ellen Bunting and Mr. Bunting's perspectives as they work together to run a...

One murder mystery movie. Three Dahlias. And a whole cast of suspects... Ex child star Posy Starling is finally filming her dream role - Dahlia Lively in The Lady Detective movie. But things take a nightmare turn when a prop weapon is replaced with...

A Toronto homicide detective is attacked at his doorstep when his investigation into possible links between the Nazi occupation of Italy and the murder of his brother decades later gets too close to the truth--in the new crime thriller from bestselling author Robert Rotenberg....

""The Leavenworth Case"" is a classic mystery novel written by Anna Katherine Green and was first published in 1878. It is considered one of the earliest detective novels in American literature. The story revolves around the murder of wealthy businessman Horatio Leavenworth and the...

With Trouble in Queenstown, Delia Pitts introduces private investigator Vandy Myrick in a powerful mystery that blends grief, class, race, and family with thrilling results. Evander "Vandy" Myrick became a cop to fulfill her father's expectations. After her world cratered, she became a private...

A cryptic note to a long-retired policeman. A clergyman stabbed by a masked figure in public. Can Macleod and McGrath find the story behind the panic as it becomes open season on the church?When a note is delivered to a care home on the...

Cryptic clues beyond the newspaper crossword. Old cases that were pushed aside for all the wrong reasons. Will Macleod and McGrath prevail as the Avenging Angel seeks out larger conspiracies?Angry at the escape of the serial killers they pursued across Scotland, DCI Macleod and...

Messages passed to a policeman in hospice care. Apocalyptic tales found in notes in his room. Is Macleod losing his mind as well as his health, or is there one last hurrah for a familiar foe?When Seoras Macleod believes he sees an horrific figure...

The best stories are the ones we didn't know needed to be toldThe small, rundown village of Great Diddling is full of stories--author Berit Gardner can feel it. The way the villagers avoid outsiders, the furtive stares and whispers in the presence of newcomers......

WHERE EVERY MURDER IS A MASTERPIECE A double murder, a public spectacle, a killer toying with the police. And then, from nowhere, a mysterious woman with a story to tell, a suspect handed to DI Buchan on a plate. ______ It's been a bad...