Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Traditional

Mardie Wickett never gave much thought to the possibility of an afterlife. Plodding through her earthly existence was enough of a chore, working just enough to pay for good times with bad people while her brilliant estranged sister, Mili, solved murders for Scotland Yard,...

January, 1892. Night. Fog. London. A cemetery. The police discover an abandoned hearse with an old coffin, with new nails. Inside the coffin is the body of a young, stylishly-dressed woman. Her throat has been slashed. The chase is on as Scotland Yard's best...

"Everything I want in a mystery...a plot that keeps you turning pages, terrific dialog, humor, great local color, ...oh yes, and murders too. I enjoyed every minute of it."Cape Cod To Lydia Vivaldi, fleeing a meltdown in Boston, the quaint seaside village of Quansett...

Sherlock Holmes Perhaps the greatest, and certainly the most famous, literary detective in history. His tales have entertained readers for well over 100 years, and his adventures have been adapted into over 200 movies. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's keen investigator has thrilled fans of...

Francesco Ferrari Mines the Mission, a reverent send-up of Alfred Hitchcock's major motion picture masterpiece, VERTIGO(1958), is the third and most epic entry in this crime suspense thriller series. Francesco Ferrari, San Francisco's new iconic private detective for the times(not the dated Sam Spade...

The criminal cases of Inspector Elk-six novels in three volumes There was a time, nostalgically familiar from the black and white British movies made from the late 1930s to the mid-1950s, when the detectives of the C. I. D, the men from Scotland Yard...

The criminal cases of Inspector Elk-six novels in three volumes There was a time, nostalgically familiar from the black and white British movies made from the late 1930s to the mid-1950s, when the detectives of the C. I. D, the men from Scotland Yard...

The criminal cases of Inspector Elk-six novels in three volumes There was a time, nostalgically familiar from the black and white British movies made from the late 1930s to the mid-1950s, when the detectives of the C. I. D, the men from Scotland Yard...

The penultimate volume in Leonaur's collected edition of Sapper's original Bulldog Drummond-two great adventure novels and a bonus short story These are the original adventures of Sapper's Bulldog Drummond collected together in a special Leonaur five volume collection-each special book containing two full length...

A third satisfying helping of Sapper's original Bulldog Drummond-two more exciting novels and a bonus short story These are the original adventures of Sapper's Bulldog Drummond collected together in a special Leonaur five volume collection-each special book containing two full length Bulldog Drummond novels...

The second volume of Sapper's original Bulldog Drummond-two more exciting novels and a bonus short storyThese are the original adventures of Sapper's Bulldog Drummond collected together in a special Leonaur five volume collection-each special book containing two full length Bulldog Drummond novels plus one...

Sapper's original Bulldog Drummond-5 volumes, 10 novels and 5 great short stories These are the original adventures of Sapper's Bulldog Drummond collected together in a special Leonaur five volume collection-each special book containing two full length Bulldog Drummond novels plus one short story featuring...

The first volume of a special seven volume series In Craig Kennedy the American nation might justifiably lay claim to their own Sherlock Holmes, for here is a detective whose activities projected him into the modern age. Where Conan Doyle's famous character of a...

THE SCENERY IS LUSH, THE MANSIONS ARE HUGE, AND THE SECRETS ARE DEEP. Detective Oliver Parrott's next case takes us to the ancestral home of Blake Allmond, a renowned artist, whose paintings have been stolen from his studio. Before Parrott can get a foothold...

Gemma ditches her high-flying job and returns to Oxford to follow her dream: opening a traditional English tearoom serving warm buttery scones with jam and clotted cream, and fragrant tea in pretty bone china... Only problem is-murder is the first thing on the menu...

In the cellar there was no sound at all except her own breathing and the soft rustle of her skirts. After her eyes had grown accustomed to the dark, she noticed a niche in the wall a yard from where she stood. She saw...

The discovery of a mummified body of a dead infant in the chimney of Hannah Ives' new house leads Hannah on the hunt for clues as to its identity. But she is unaware that more shocking events lie around the corner . . .Author:...

When a New York Senator's parents are murdered, Detective Tara Woods and her partner begins an investigation that leads them from murder to missing runaway teens to white slavery. Tara learns from a man who calls himself "Teach" the secrets that link the dangerous,...

Peaceful life in a corner of rural England is shattered when a small village becomes the focus of a major art crime investigation. An art thief loses control of his car, the trunk flies open and valuable artwork is strewn across a quiet country...

A medieval mystery in the tradition of Ellis Peters and Edward Marston, Murder on the Canterbury Pilgrimage casts noted poet Geoffrey Chaucer in the role of detective. Chaucer uses his keen insights into human nature, his experience as a spy, and his skills as...

"Raw panic seemed to overcome Holmes' expression. I could only imagine that he suddenly foresaw the inexorable conclusion as vividly as any of his past deductions. We were about to face our own deaths " A youthful Sherlock Holmes is recuperating from the ordeal...

When the bodies of the Cowpers, a reclusive middle-aged couple, are discovered brutally slaughtered -- and their teenage daughter goes missing -- the tiny village of Nether Bowston reels in shock. And as the townspeople mull over the first murder in a century, everyone...

Author: Russell BraddonISBN-10: 0393344991ISBN-13: 9780393344998Publisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/1973Pages: 170Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.42lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.39d

Fear grips the drug underworld after two principals in the trade are murdered, and even ACC Desmond Iles is under a cloud of suspicion. Now the chief players start closing in on a fortune, while Iles, Chief Constable Mark Lane, and Detective Chief Superintendent...

Three generations torn apart -- by bullets fired fifty years ago. Philadelphia, 1965: Two street cops -- one black, one white -- are gunned down in a corner bar. One of the fallen officers, Stan Walczak, leaves behind a 12-year-old boy, Jimmy. Philadelphia, 1995:...

A missing tourist spells trouble for Senior Investigator Shana Merchant in this page-turning twisty mystery set in an atmospheric island community with a small-town vibe. Former NYPD detective Shana Merchant is a skilled Senior Investigator keeping New York's beautiful Thousand Islands community safe. She's...

Suspense, intrigue and a classic love triangle set against the brooding atmosphere of a remote tarn in the Lake District, from the author of STILL WATER.Adam Turner is an investigative journalist plagued by the memory of a girl who vanished from the town where...

Don't miss Lucy Foley's new book, The Midnight Feast, coming June 18th!THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Told in rotating points of view, this Tilt-A-Whirl of a novel brims with jangly tension - an undeniably engrossing guessing game." -- Vogue"[A] clever, cliff-hanger-filled thriller." -- PeopleFrom...

"Chief Inspector Armand Gamache returns in the eighteenth book in #1 New York Times bestseller Louise Penny's beloved series. It's spring and Three Pines is reemerging after the harsh winter. But not everything buried should come alive again. Not everything lying dormant should reemerge....

Now that the case has been solved, Diane tries to pick up the pieces she had to leave behind. She will now have to learn to go on with life without her family. Jade has found a way to slip through the cracks and...

Nova Scotia - Canada - October 2012'a cold place to die'One morning, David Kettle finds a woman unconscious in the snow in his garden. As she is rushed to the hospital in a coma, he struggles to figure out why she was there and...

Three college students enjoy a fun resort vacation in Mexico...until one of them disappears.As a frantic search for missing student Avery Jennings begins, everyone is hiding something-Avery's family and friends, the resort's staff, and its wealthy guests. It's up to FBI Special Agent Victoria...

In Wendy Sand Eckel's much-anticipated third book in the Rosalie Hart Mystery Series, Rosalie's hard-earned organic farm certification is threatened by a toxic neighbor who is about to crop dust his winter wheat. When their impulsive farm hand decides to confront him, she finds his...

Rich. Successful. Dead . . . The mysterious death of Marion Cane leads criminologist Will Traynor into a deeply challenging and disturbing new case. Marion Cane swapped a successful city career in New York and London for a quiet retirement in a wealthy village...

The clock is ticking for DCI Slider when a woman goes missing. Can he find her - and does she even want to be found? "[Slider is] one of Britain's most engaging coppers" Booklist Felicity Holland is missing. She left her handsome West London...

The end is near and Special Agent Diane Greer is so close to solving this case. It had been going on way too long. All the evidence was at her fingertips and she didn't know all she had to do was reach out and...

Critic comment 2019: I was reading a few older books from my mother's collections. This was among them.I do critiques of many books for groups, and make recommendations as to what I feel is worthy of buying. I must admit that more than half...

A twisted MO torn straight from the history books.Arnold Landon steps out with his lady friend, hunting for relics on the deserted dig site where he works. Before long, they stumble on something under a bridge. The mangled remains of Arnold's fellow historian.His chest...

Fifty short stories featuring Sherlock Holmes' older sister, Scarlett. Scarlett Holmes is two years or so older than her sibling Sherlock. They fell out in childhood and abraded one another in later life. John Watson met her and found her captivating but prickly. Scarlett...

Edgy, twisted and disturbing, the first Crime Writers' Association Daggers Award retrospective anthology featuring 19 visceral and thrilling stories. Featuring bestselling authors Ian Rankin, Jeffery Deaver, John Connolly, Denise Mina, John Harvey and more. NINETEEN CWA DAGGER AWARD-WINNING SHORT STORIES FROM THE BEST OF...

A HARD-DRINKING, TWO-FISTED PROTAGONIST IN THE MIDST OF A PARADE OF COLORFUL CHARACTERS-GRITTY REALISM AT ITS FINEST.After years of tracking down pedophile priests, Vatican investigator-and former cop-Father Michael Barrett snaps and beats one to near-death. Spared a trial by church intervention, he is transferred...

"Warm up the apple crisp and cozy up to a detective mystery that has been 75 years in the making." -BestThrillers.comIn the simpler times of 1971, Inspector Philip Steele, recently transferred to Fredericton, takes a well-deserved holiday visiting his beloved, elderly godmother in her...

New York Times bestseller Deborah Crombie returns with a new novel focusing on Scotland Yard detectives Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James as they must solve the stabbing death of a young woman before panic spreads across London.On a rainy November evening, a young woman...

1913. The clouds of war are gathering. The world's great empires vie for supremacy. Europe is in turmoil, a powder keg awaiting a spark. A body is discovered on the shore below Beachy Head, just a mile from Sherlock Holmes's retirement cottage. The local...

This Book "In the Onyx Lobby" has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole...

All these people who thought themselves securely in possession are now going to be dependent on the caprice of this young man.'During a blinding rainstorm, Jake Seaborne takes a wrong turn and arrives at Ullstone Hall, where is he is initially mistaken for 'Hugo',...

"Combines the soothing sleuthing of Murder, She Wrote with the humble charm of All Creatures Great and Small." -- Publishers Weekly STARRED review For readers of The Thursday Murder Club comes a lighthearted mystery with an incredible sense of place It's springtime in rural...

A remote island in the Scottish Hebrides...the death of a Hollywood legend...secrets waiting to destroy.Meet PC Colin Buxton - disillusioned with his career - who, during the worst storm in a century, is forced to investigate a gruesome murder alone. But how can he...

One by one the "Group of Nine" are being picked off. Two were killed last spring when the plot to kill the Mayor was uncovered. Another was just murdered. The killer's note threatened the rest of the Group along with fledging detective, Tom O'Banion....

When death comes home, is nowhere safe? The quest for love and home becomes deadly when Detectives Erik Jansson and Deb Metzger must find a man with no address in their search for the killer of an adulterous real estate agent. Author: Priscilla PatonISBN-10:...