Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Traditional

All aboard the good ship SS Columbus for an African adventure to die for . . ."Fascinating . . . Bert and Mamie Mason are the most entertaining detective couple since Nick and Nora Charles" Publishers Weekly February 1939. Mamie Mason isn't enthusiastic when...

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...

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...

A Murder. A Homecoming. A Day of Reckoning.A man's body washes up on a beach on the North Yorkshire coast with a single gunshot wound to the chest. The only clue to the victim's identity is a ring engraved with two names.DCI Tom Raven...

"I assure you that the most winning woman I ever knew was hanged for poisoning three little children for their insurance money." Sherlock Holmes to Dr. Watson in The Sign of Four. Early 1902 - On the eve of Newgate Prison's demolition, Watson spies...

"I assure you that the most winning woman I ever knew was hanged for poisoning three little children for their insurance money." Sherlock Holmes to Dr. Watson in The Sign of Four. Early 1902 - On the eve of Newgate Prison's demolition, Watson spies...

When Detective Chief Inspector Richard Langley and Detective Inspector Eilidh Simmons are tasked with investigating a stolen Botticelli painting from the home of a former slave trader-at Penrhyn Castle in Wales-three brutally murdered bodies are discovered in Hampstead Heath, London.One victim appears to have...

How can $2 million in diamonds vanish? First, the diamonds were assessed to make sure they were authentic. Then, in front of witnesses, they were placed in a locked cabinet. Under guard, the cabinet with the diamonds was loaded into an armored car and...

"In the city, sitting in a squad car made you an easy target, but in the country you were a shield." -The Kill FloorFrank "Flash" Gordon knows it's a detective's duty to speak for the victim, even when the world would rather they turn...

Game Warden Mike Bowditch's engagement party is interrupted by the discovery of a gruesome double murder in Dead Man's Wake, a thriller from Edgar Award-nominated author Paul Doiron.On the evening of their engagement party, Maine Game Warden Investigator Mike Bowditch and Stacey Stevens witness...

Lights, camera, action in bestselling author David Rosenfelt's Flop Dead Gorgeous, as Andy Carpenter goes bicoastal to prove an old friend's innocence. Retired lawyer Andy Carpenter remembers every dog that's come through the Tara Foundation's doors, but the most well-known alum of the dog...

In Holy Chow, the next mystery from bestselling author David Rosenfelt, the beloved characters--both human and canine--of this fan favorite series are back on the case with the author's trademark wit and humor. Retired lawyer Andy Carpenter's calling has always been running the Tara...

Aristocratic sleuth Charles Lenox makes a triumphant return to London from his travels to America to investigate a mystery hidden in the architecture of the city itself, in The Hidden City by critically acclaimed author Charles Finch.Author: Charles FinchISBN-10: 1250767164ISBN-13: 9781250767165Publisher: Minotaur BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

The eerie, windswept Hatchet Island off the coast of Maine becomes the site of a double murder and a disappearance in this thriller from bestselling author Paul Doiron. A call for help from a former colleague leads Maine game warden investigator Mike Bowditch and...

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAgatha Award Winner for Best Contemporary Novel 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...

Cyrus Hampton, the Director of a small, Federal Government Agency that reports to the President of the United States, dies suddenly one day after work. His death occurs while he was investigating criminal activity at the Select Committee for General Services. The President appoints...

Boston PI Spenser takes on a new case in this installment in Robert B. Parker's iconic New York Times bestselling series. Carolina Garcia-Ramirez is a rising star in national politics, taking on the establishment with her progressive agenda. Tough, outspoken, and driven, the young...

Faith Usher had a decidedly morbid personality. She talked about taking her life, and kept cyanide in her purse. So when she collapses and dies from a lethal champagne cocktail in the middle of a high society dinner party, everyone calls it suicide--including the...

Author: Peter SwansonISBN-10: 0062980084ISBN-13: 9780062980083Publisher: William Morrow & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/07/2023Pages: 336Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d

"A well-tangled web of intrigue and murder."--Entertainment Weekly"Kellerman invariably rides high in the bestseller lists...Blindman's Bluff shows why."--St. Louis Post-DispatchOne of the popular couples in contemporary crime fiction, LAPD homicide detective Peter Decker and his wife Rina Lazarus are back in Blindman's Bluff--and placed...

A classic crime novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, 'The King of Detective Story Writers', featuring Inspector French, coming soon to television.Money - or lack of it - can be, to certain members of society, a powerful motive for murder. Two sisters and a brother...

A classic crime novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, 'The King of Detective Story Writers', featuring Inspector French, coming soon to television.Julia Elton, mistress of Chalfont, is the dutiful wife of a man she does not love. Frank Cox is the man she falls in...

A classic crime novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, 'The King of Detective Story Writers', featuring Inspector French, coming soon to television.Moneylender Albert Reeve has added blackmail to his activities. When his cottage burns down and he perishes within the flames, his death comes as...

A classic crime novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, 'The King of Detective Story Writers', featuring Inspector French, coming soon to television.James Tarrant wants to make a lot of money. But as an assistant chemist in a sleepy village backwater his career seems to have...

A classic crime novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, 'The King of Detective Story Writers', featuring Inspector French, coming soon to television.The new Sir Geoffrey Buller is earning his living in Chicago when he unexpectedly inherits his title, an English baronetcy, and Forde Manor in...

A classic crime novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, 'The King of Detective Story Writers', featuring Inspector French, coming soon to television.When Morrison first heard of old Stott's idea to purchase an ocean liner and run her as a tourist ship in sheltered waters off...

A classic crime novel by Freeman Wills Crofts, 'The King of Detective Story Writers', featuring Inspector French, coming soon to television.Becoming the social secretary for millionaire financier Andrew Harrison sounded like the dream job: just writing a few letters and making amiable conversation, with...

A pool party. A man is murdered. There is an old gun in a chest. Investigation leads to murders ten years ago. A brothel that is now a private home. an attic full of valuable antiques.How is all thia connected?Critic commentVery good, if a...

Two great Urban Fantasy Sherlock Holmes Mystery Adventure books in one edition: FALLEN ANGEL Holmes must deal with a killer who has thrown themselves into the darkness because of a broken heart. Is it even possible to stop them now? A TWIST OF MAGIC...

A quiet morning at Baker Street is thrown into turmoil by the arrival of Inspector Lestrade who informs Holmes a man's body has been discovered in the Tower Bridge which was then under construction. That grisly event proves to be the opening salvo in...

A quiet morning at Baker Street is thrown into turmoil by the arrival of Inspector Lestrade who informs Holmes a man's body has been discovered in the Tower Bridge which was then under construction. That grisly event proves to be the opening salvo in...

Glamorous widow Isabella Portland is in desperate need of Arnold Landon's help. She suspects that at least some of the priceless antiques her late husband left behind were stolen.And Arnold has heard the rumours. The mysterious circumstances surrounding Isabella's husband's death . . .But,...

Two cases are presented from the files of the Michael Joyce Agency, a New York detective firm, both published in the early 1930s.In Poison Case Number 10, the agency is approached by an elderly man who believes that his wealthy family is being systematically...

Two deaths. No crime. For this determined sleuth the answers are not black and white.Community vet 'Mama Rose' Hardie is hoping for peace and tranquility to mourn the death of her faithful husband. But when a woman collapses and dies in her arms, she's...

Donut Mystery #31, Cranberry Crimes, from New York Times Bestselling author Jessica Beck!When Suzanne Hart is commissioned at the last minute to make donuts for a long-time customer's birthday party, she happily complies, but when the guest of honor dies before the party can...

From New York Times Bestselling Author Jessica Beck, Apple Stuffed Alibis, Book 37 in the Donut Mysteries!When a prominent member of the community is murdered, the list of suspects is longer than the lines during a free donut giveaway. Odd couple Suzanne and her...

The 47th Donut MysteryRIGGED RISING by Jessica BeckThere's a mayoral election in April Springs, North Carolina, and just as George Morris discovers that he's been unseated by rival Lily Hamilton, the new mayor-elect winds up dead! A great many fingers point toward George as...

Perjury Proof, Donut Mystery #38From New York Times Bestselling Author, Jessica Beck.A pie shop is opening up in April Springs, but the owner is as sour as her pies are sweet! When she's murdered a few days before the grand opening, too many folks...

Donut Mystery #45, Dusted Discoveries!From Jessica Beck, New York Times Bestselling Author of the Donut Mysteries, the Cast Iron Cooking Mysteries, the Classic Diner Mysteries, the Ghost Cat Mysteries, and more!When former Chief of Police Phillip Martin finds a clue to a missing treasure...

Cocoa Crush, Book 35 in the New York Times Bestselling Mystery Series by Jessica Beck.When Suzanne and Jake leave town to attend a party with friends, they never dream that they are about to become involved in another murder. The stakes continue to rise...

A murdered executive. Key suspects with bulletproof alibis. Can a headstrong investigator catch the killer before the trail disappears?Rome, Italy. Detective Maurizio Scala has a strong debt of honor to the victims of brutal crimes. So when a well-liked man is found dead in...

Agatha Christie, the legend who has his fixed share of ardent readers who would swear by his legendary style of writing which is fast-paced and ensures an exhilarating read. This is the story of Anthony Cade who never would have realized that a simple...

The Murder on the Links is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie, first published in the US by Dodd, Mead & Co in March 1923 and, in the same year, in the UK by The Bodley Head in May. It features Hercule...

The artwork in Nis Jessen's new version of "A Study in Scarlet" is based on - and selected from - his massive book (weighing 2 kilo and with 625 illustrations) that was published in 2005. This version is created as Nis Jessen's tribute to...

Aus dem Buch: "Die Mauer, die das Grundst ck auf der Hinterseite umgab, war ber zweieinhalb Meter hoch und oben mit Glasscherben besetzt. Aber etwas weiter die Stra e hinunter schlo sich daran eine andere Mauer an, deren Oberfl che glatt war. Jimmy sprang,...

This book edition of "The Man in Lower Ten" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Lawrence Blakely, an attorney-in-law carrying important papers, stumbles on a murder aboard a train. Meanwhile, his bag containing the valuable...

A new serial killer is at large in Liverpool. The victims appear to have no connection to each other, and Detective Inspector Andy Ross and the Merseyside Police Force Specialist Murder Investigation Team are brought in to investigate.The victims are all middle-aged and the...

Take a respected female copAdd a bunch of greedy peopleAnd place all in a small French townThrow in a large helping of opportunity, lies and deceitAdd a pinch of prejudiceA twist of resentmentAnd dot with death and despairBe prepared for some shocking revelationsThen sit...

In this fourth and final entry in the Jon Mote Mysteries, our accidental sleuth and his sister Judy find themselves entangled in an international web of evil done and evil revenged. The often confused but always curious Jon finds himself the father of triplets...

In this fourth and final entry in the Jon Mote Mysteries, our accidental sleuth and his sister Judy find themselves entangled in an international web of evil done and evil revenged. The often confused but always curious Jon finds himself the father of triplets...