Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Traditional

The summer that Alicia Richmond and her father rented the old Greene place started out just like any other season for the families who vacationed each year at Sidley's Cove. But the pleasant, normal routine of that little Maine fishing village soon changed. Alicia,...

A stolen valuable is just the beginning of a trail of strange events Junio has to uncover in this skilfully plotted historical mystery set in 2nd century Britain."A mastery of period detail matches the engrossing plot . . . Brilliant " Publishers Weekly Starred...

A vicious killer haunts the streets of London and has selected a member of Victoria Sedgewick's household as his next victim. Still reeling from recent revelations surrounding her late husband's murder, can Victoria identify this new killer before he claims another life? The inquiry...

Featuring Contributions by: Marcia Wilson, Gordon Linzner, Will Murray, Dan Rowley, Tim Newton Anderson, Arthur Hall, Thomas A. Burns, Jr., David Marcum, James Gelter, Anisha Jagdeep, DJ Tyrer, Paul Hiscock, Leslie Charteris and Denis Green, Stephen Herczeg, Tracy J. Revels, Roger Riccard and John...

Featuring Contributions by: Marcia Wilson, Gordon Linzner, Will Murray, Dan Rowley, Tim Newton Anderson, Arthur Hall, Thomas A. Burns, Jr., David Marcum, James Gelter, Anisha Jagdeep, DJ Tyrer, Paul Hiscock, Leslie Charteris and Denis Green, Stephen Herczeg, Tracy J. Revels, Roger Riccard and John...

A murder in a man's world. A reporter determined to solve the crime. Will she end up above the fold, or get buried in the back?1948: Kingston, Canada-Charley Hall knows she's a better reporter than any man in the newsroom. Frustrated to be demoted...

From USA Today Bestselling Author, P.D. Workman!A simple robberyBack in the saddle, Private Investigator Zachary Goldman is hired by Kenzie's father to investigate the heist of valuable memorabilia from his favorite sports bar.Kenzie did say that it was a bad idea.Maybe Zachary should have...

Does she have the prescription to stop a murderer? Or will the cure be the death of her?1948: Kingston, Canada-A school reunion turns deadly when several of Kingston's nurses suddenly fall ill and one dies. And then it happens again. And again. Like clockwork,...

In the story that began Wynn Cabot's career as a detective, Santa Fe, New Mexico, prepares for festivities celebrating Dia de los Muertos-the Day of the Dead. But in the shadows three people are murdered-a prostitute, a shopkeeper and a former lover of Wynn...

The Nutcracker ballet is filled with holiday cheer, but no one is happy, least of all lead dancer Leah Siderova. It's bad enough when Maurice Kaminsky forces her to perform upon a shaky platform, which teeters high above the stage. It's worse when the...

"A treat . . . Lovesey's restraint, wit, and charming cast ensure him a place in the winner's circle." --Entertainment Weekly At the urging of his daughter, Bob Naylor joins the Chichester Writer's Circle. But instead of exploring his budding talents as an amateur...

Epic fantasy with strong magic world-building, engaging characters and wondrous adventure. A young woman forges herself into a warrior to avenge her murdered family members and confront a corrupt, evil knighthood that has taken over her native land. Kyri: a highborn young woman whose...

The Secret of Chimneys is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by The Bodley Head in June 1925 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. It introduces the...

The Secret of Chimneys is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by The Bodley Head in June 1925 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. It introduces the...

Seven shorter mysteries from the CD Grimes, Clint Faraday, Nick Storie, and Merlin Tyana series that were recommended by readers.Author: C. D. MoultonISBN-10: 8215300138ISBN-13: 9798215300138Publisher: C. D. MoultonLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/09/2022Pages: 154Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.33d

A ruthless new boss shakes up Arnold's quiet life at the council.From the moment Karen Stannard comes striding in the door, Arnold Landon knows his workplace will never be the same.Now, he is saddled with a project he never wanted: the Ridgeway Viking Trust....

Author: Charles FinchISBN-10: 8200087883ISBN-13: 9798200087884Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/28/2011Format: CDWeight: 0.40lbs

By the time he was 77 years old, David Adelman knew that his body was failing.When he read about a seminar that would explore the medical possibilities for getting a fresh chance at being young, David's curiosity was more than just academic.Despite his skepticism,...

The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. It is set largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder...

This book "" The Curved Blades "" has been considered important throughout the human history. It has been out of print for decades.So that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format...

When Allan Kragh impulsively follows a beautiful grey-eyed woman onto a train, he doesn't expect to be sharing a compartment with a notorious master criminal - or to be arrested in his place. Still, he doesn't bear a grudge, until he realises that his...

The Hound of the Baskervilles first appeared as a series of short stories in The Strand magazine from April 1901 to April 1902, marking the return of Sherlock Holmes after his apparent death in "The Final Problem" (the last story in The Memoirs of...

From the author of the BBC 2 Between the Covers hit, The Fine Art of Invisible Detection 'Goddard writes amazing novels of mystery/suspense. His new one is magical and the title is simply the best' Stephen King 'The world's greatest storyteller' Guardian On a...

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson are holidaying on the English coast when they discover a corpse on the beach... which then disappears. They can get little help from the nearby village, populated by strange and unfriendly characters. Then the corpse suddenly reappears in their...

The Circular Staircase is a mystery novel by American writer Mary Roberts Rinehart. The story follows dowager Rachel Innes as she thwarts a series of strange crimes at a summer house she has rented with her niece and nephew.Author: Mary Roberts RinehartISBN-10: 1685921884ISBN-13: 9781685921880Publisher:...

When Police Sergeant Hamish Macbeth hears reports of a haunted castle near Drim, he assumes the eerie noises and lights reported by the villagers are just local teenagers going there to smoke pot or, worse, inject themselves with drugs. Still, Hamish decides that he...

Pignon Scorbion is back for the second installment in his bestselling and award-winning historical mystery series! Perfect for fans of Hercule Poirot and Enola Holmes.A delightful day in 1910 at the Haxford Spring Fair turns horrifying and deadly when a balloonist plummets to the...

The New World, 1545 Vanquished by the Spanish Empire, little remained of the Aztec and Mayan civilizations. From the ashes of their cities, a unified legend emerged: their conquerors possessed a mysterious object, an artifact so powerful--so deadly--that it came to be known as...

A very powerful behind-the-scenes politician witnesses several murders, but they were obviously staged - then she is murdered What does money laundering and NASA have to do with it?Critic commentA little confusing in spots, but that was the idea behind the tale. Confusion was...

CD throws a New Year party. A flashy woman attends, then is found dead in the morning at the community center.Pt. Two, Sean and Lorna find a body in Estero Bay.Critic comment2014 I find the first story, A Local Murder, to be rather a...

11 shortsCritic commentThese are rather standard fare for the detective magazines, though they tend to be among the better type. People who enjoy shorter works will tend to like these. CD is developing into a distinct character, one a person can't know if he...

Threaten CD Grimes' family? What? You're totally crazy ?This is the final book of the CD Grimes Mystery seriesCritic commentAnother one more in an action vein. I've stated before I like this kind of crap, and Moulton handles it far better than most.- JDM...

14 shorts. This book was originally compiled to help raise frunds for a scholarship in botany. The first several are previously published, but most were written for this book.Author: C. D. MoultonISBN-10: 8201122267ISBN-13: 9798201122263Publisher: C. D. MoultonLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/24/2022Pages: 208Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 8.00h x...

Cliff Ashton in Nicely is charged with murder. CD goes back there to straighten out the mess. He uncovers a national theft ring, but what is so important that a few hundred million is a secondary business? CD gets to use his favorite "Noigel...

Inspector Hunkeler is summoned back to Basel from his New Year holiday to unravel a gruesome killing in a community garden on the city's outskirts. An old man has been shot in the head and found in his garden shed hanging from a butcher's...

"A man does not leave school at fourteen, make a fortune by forty, and go on to become a skilful and powerful politician without ruthlessness."Business magnate and MP Sir Hugh Mason is the kind of man it is very easy to hate, if you...

July, 1900.Sam Blackstone has only gone to New York to pick up a prisoner, but he soon finds himself drafted in to investigate the murder of Inspector O'Brien, a man famed for rooting out police corruption.Working with Alex Meade, an enthusiastic young detective who...

In the 1980's and 1990's, the late Terry Golledge wrote ten Holmes masterful pastiches that perfectly captured Dr. Watson voice, as well as Holmes's personality and methods. Mr. Golledge passed away in 1996 before these stories could be published. In early 2022, Terry's son,...

In the 1980's and 1990's, the late Terry Golledge wrote ten Holmes masterful pastiches that perfectly captured Dr. Watson voice, as well as Holmes's personality and methods. Mr. Golledge passed away in 1996 before these stories could be published. In early 2022, Terry's son,...

Welcome to Sherlock Holmes: A Study in illustrations Volume lll, and now we finally enter the world of Sherlock Holmes in glorious colour, gone are the monochrome illustrations of Sidney Paget, Richard Gutschmidt and others, it is now, finally time for a splash of...

Her face, beautiful even in death, gazed open-eyed at the azure sky. Her brown, silky hair fanned around her head, bringing out the pallor of her skin. Her lips were slightly parted as if she was still breathing, as if she was whispering her...

Michael Hearns' debut novel, "Trust No One," introduced the world to Vice Intelligence and Narcotics (VIN) detective, Cade Taylor. His second book, "Grasping Smoke," solidified Cade Taylor as a dynamic, action-driven character. In Hearns' third installment, "One More Move," Detective Cade Taylor, still living...

Michael Hearns' debut novel, "Trust No One," introduced the world to Vice Intelligence and Narcotics (VIN) detective, Cade Taylor. His second book, "Grasping Smoke," solidified Cade Taylor as a dynamic, action-driven character. In Hearns' third installment, "One More Move," Detective Cade Taylor, still living...

Zack and Jillian are making plans to build their dream home, and to get started the old farmhouse where they've been living is being razed. Things get a little complicated when the first bulldozer cut reveals a secret chamber under the existing house. What...

Jack Knox adored the beautiful Margery Fleming, but she adored the less-than-reputable Harry Wardrop. When Margery's father is found dead and her aunt disappears, Jack knows he has to put the pieces of the puzzle together before someone starts searching for his remains.Author: Mary...

Author: Mary Roberts RinehartISBN-10: 1644393204ISBN-13: 9781644393208Publisher: Indoeuropeanpublishing.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/27/2019Pages: 202Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d

"Sara Shepard delivers the perfect read....A brilliant storyteller."--Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of Very Valentine and Brava, Valentine" Written] with unflinching honesty and unstinting compassion."--Jacquelyn Mitchard, author The Deep End of the Ocean"This riveting, provocative and well-crafted family drama surprised and delivered at every turn....

San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright loves a good book festival except when murder is the main event in this thrilling new addition to the New York Times bestselling Bibliophile Mystery series. Brooklyn is excited to be included in the Covington Library's first annual...

The wealthy American entrepreneur Albert Benjamin Pendleton owns the Midnight Fire club in London's Pall Mall-an exclusive club for the rich and famous, with visitors from around the world. When one of its wealthiest clients, an Australian named Cecil Anthony Hart, is found murdered,...

Introduces the original CD Grimes, PI, grandfather of the present CD Grimes, PICritic comment: 1984The kind of stuff you'd find in those older magazines. Most of them were average, but a couple were pretty good. Certainly worth the priceJM Rtng: I'd buy itCritic comment:...