Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Traditional

Author: Ann CleevesISBN-10: 1250357284ISBN-13: 9781250357281Publisher: Minotaur BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/30/2025Pages: 384Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d

A chilling classic thriller from the 1930s in which a young woman is stalked about an isolated country house by a murderer "Astonishing and diabolical shock. . . Required reading" -- New York Herald Tribune The Summit--a mansion buried deep in the countryside, on...

Senior citizen Alice Sanders can finally settle into her well-deserved retirement home in New Jersey . . . until her past catches up with her in this enthralling and quirky cozy mystery. When retired septuagenarian Alice settles into her home within the planned community...

On a train, there are only so many places to hide...Crime fiction author Joe Penvale has won the most brutal battle of his life. Now that he has finished his intense medical treatment, he and his twin sister, Meredith, are boarding the glorious Orient...

First published in 1955, Christianna Brand's classic novel skewers the package holiday experience while unravelling one of the most audacious and devilish mysteries in the history of the genre. This edition includes an introduction by CWA Diamond Dagger and Edgar(R) Award-winning author Martin Edwards."Written...

Author: Agatha ChristieISBN-10: 1965684289ISBN-13: 9781965684283Publisher: Warbler ClassicsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/02/2025Pages: 226Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.52d

Author: Arlo C. Edington, Carmen EdingtonISBN-10: 1616465980ISBN-13: 9781616465988Publisher: Coachwhip PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/13/2025Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d

From The Author ofBULLETS ARE MY BUSINESSDrop Dead TwiceThey were but a few steps away from the entrance to the hotel when Annie was stopped dead in her tracks by a blood-curdling scream. It seemed to be coming from somewhere above them, gaining in...

In "a wonderful, atmospheric mystery" featuring forensic archaeologist Ruth Galloway and DCI Harry Nelson, six bodies of men killed during World War II turn up in Brighton--bringing with them a long-buried, nefarious secret (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel). Just back from maternity leave, forensic archeologist Ruth...

Bennet Farr was the richest, most corrupt, and most hated man in Cognac, a small town just outside of Chicago. He ruled the village with his money and crossed nearly all of the villagers in the process. So when he is found dead one...

"In this madly original debut, Ms. Harrison speaks up in a fresh, animated voice to say something worth saying about the festering animosities of small minds cooped up in small towns." --The New York Times Book Review Blue Deer, Montana, may seem like a...

Less than one year into her marriage to respected magistrate George Knightley, Emma has grown unusually content in her newfound partnership and refreshed sense of independence. The height of summer sees the former Miss Woodhouse gracefully balancing the meticulous management of her elegant family...

Scottie Pinkerton sits on Oklahoma's death row convicted of murdering his wife. Despite the overwhelming amount of evidence against him, Scottie has always maintained his innocence. Steve Hanson, a young lawyer who grew up in rural Oklahoma, has worked his way to the big...

64 new traditional Holmes adventures in three simultaneously published volumesIn 2018, MX Publishing presented Parts XI and XII of this acclaimed and ongoing series, Some Untold Cases. Now that theme is revisited with 64 new Sherlock Holmes adventures that explore those many tantalizing references...

A Chief Inspector Pointer Mystery The four Cautley cousins, Major Howard Cautley, Lionel, Jack, and Fabian could not have been more different, a wealthy businessman, explorer, architect, and mystic respectively. But the cousins, while they might argue amongst themselves, could always be counted on...

Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot both make appearances in Agatha Christie's Double Sin and Other Stories, a sterling collection of short mystery fiction that offers double the suspense, surprise, and fun.In one of London's most elegant shops, a decorative doll dressed in green velvet...

Author: Cindy GoyetteISBN-10: 1685128548ISBN-13: 9781685128548Publisher: Level Best BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/07/2025Pages: 286Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.93lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d

In this official authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, famed private eye Hercule Poirot tackles international intrigue and espionage.Framed in the doorway of Hercule Poirot's bedroom stands an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The man stares for a moment,...

Author: Nicholas MeyerISBN-10: 1420520768ISBN-13: 9781420520767Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/29/2025Format: Library BindingLarge Print

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. The Jane Vosper is plunged to the bottom of the...

Born during intermission in a seedy New Orleans playhouse, Drury Lane has spent the better part of his life in the theater. A majestic old-fashioned thespian, he made his name in London, where his record-breaking run as Hamlet defined the role for a generation....

Dean Deveraux wants to get back on his feet after a lifetime of addiction and the failures that go with it. He never planned to return to his parents' trailer in Mahuenga after his mother's death but, then, he never planned anything. Before he...

In a small town north of Los Angeles, Doug Selby claims narrow victory in a hotly-contested race for District Attorney. Then his troubles begin: First, when the local paper, supportive of the incumbent, immediately launches an effort to get Selby recalled. And then there's...

A collector's prized possession vanishes without a trace. One of six magical carriages, each housing a precious gem. Can DI Clarissa Urquhart recover the set before the last stroke of midnight?When a rare, jewelled carriage is stolen from a prominent Highland collector, DI Clarissa...

Author: David RosenfeltISBN-10: 1250324564ISBN-13: 9781250324566Publisher: Minotaur BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/14/2025Pages: 304Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d

An amateur sleuth investigates a case of books worth killing for in this classic English crime novel by the author of the Department Z series.English fruit farmer Patrick Dawlish and his wife, Felicity, are no strangers to the danger that comes with Patrick's occasional...

Bennet Farr was the richest, most corrupt, and most hated man in Cognac, a small town just outside of Chicago. He ruled the village with his money and crossed nearly all of the villagers in the process. So when he is found dead one...

THE NEW JOHN "SLIM" HARDY MYSTERY When her mentally disabled son develops a strange obsession, Audrey Johnson contacts private investigator John "Slim" Hardy for help. Andy Johnson has been making teddy bears and leaving them on the memorial of a nine-year-old girl who drowned...

The magnificent Transcontinental Express, showcasing the cutting edge of mid-1930s luxury train travel, is making its first trip from New York to San Francisco. For its record-breaking maiden voyage--coast to coast in three days with no passenger stops--the express carries only invited guests, among...

From the creator of the Rumpole stories--a novel of middle-class do-gooding gone awry Fans of John Mortimer and his popular Rumpole mysteries will love Quite Honestly, a comedy filled with a delightful cast of characters and Mortimer's unique and entertaining take on a life...

Showcasing Sayers' continued growth as an author, Clouds of Witness (1926) is an exciting second entry in the popular Lord Peter Wimsey detective series. One morning at three am, Captain Denis Cathart is found dead and Lady Mary, sister of Lord Peter Wimsey (and...

Twists and turns that leave you guessing until the end.In "Low Tide at Tybee," James M. Jackson brings three of his Seamus McCree series characters (Seamus, his darts-throwing mother, and his now six-year-old granddaughter, Megan) to Tybee Island, Georgia to vacation and escape winter...

In February 1835, the cold New Orleans streets are alight with masked Mardi Gras revelers as the American Theater's impresario, Lorenzo Belaggio, brings a magnificent yet controversial operatic version of Othello to town. But it's pitch-black in the alley where free man of color...

This short read is packed with twists and turns. With hidden money and connections to reach past his prison walls, the Happy Reaper threatens to avenge his capture and eliminate the entire McCree clan. Seamus must neutralize him, but how? DNA can answer the...

First serialized in 1907 and then published as a book in 1908, Mary Roberts Rinehart's "The Circular Staircase" is the popular mystery story about the dowager Rachel Innes as she reveals and prevents a series of strange crimes at the home she has rented...

Author: Georgina M. DonovanISBN-10: 1718030835ISBN-13: 9781718030831Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/31/2018Pages: 204Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d

You can run from your past, but what do you do when your past tries to kill you?Detective Charlie McClung finds his wife's best friend standing over a dead body, bloody knife clutched in her hand. He can't believe she's guilty but it's hard...

The City of Angels has a dark side. Hidden beneath its shiny surface are misdeeds, miscreants, and murderers. From Santa Monica's sandy beaches to Hollywood's glitzy streets, from Boyle Heights to Holmby Hills to the dirt trails of the San Gabriel Mountains, there are...

The light of an open doorway beckons through the mist of a London Particular, one of those smothering fogs for which turn-of-the-century London was famous. But in reality-as Sherlock Holmes soon discovers-though the doorway does indeed offer respite from the fog, it also leads...

A young inventor--the man whose name appears in the title of Dr. Watson's narrative, "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans"--lies dead on the floor of an old house, two bullet holes in his back. To solve the gruesome murder, Sherlock Holmes enlists the aid...

Stewart "Hoagy" Hoag is walking on cloud nine after a meeting with his editor, Norma Fives, where she predicts his new book is sure to establish him as the next great American author. It has been years since he has even dreamed of such...

Detective Nate Fisher must go back to the Amish community he left behind and confront his past to help the woman he once loved in this dual-POV mystery perfect for fans of Linda Castillo. Back to active duty after an administrative leave of absence...

Mary MacIntosh, a former prosecutor turned FBI consultant, teams up with an FBI profiler to track down the notorious "Tooth Fairy Killer." As they delve deeper into the investigation, the case takes a chilling turn when evidence reveals that the killer is fixated on...

Before Shetland and Vera, Ann Cleeves wrote the George and Molly Palmer-Jones series following remarkable mysteries in a birdwatching community--now in print for the first time in the US. Meg Morrissey refuses to believe that her husband James committed suicide. James was in high...

One perplexing murder mystery ... plus eighteen different short stories containing the clues to solve it. You've never read a short story anthology like this one! These stories-unrelated, but all set in Colorado during the same week-will each merge for a moment to drop...

With an expert hand, Rachel Louise Adams's debut No Rest for the Wicked reads like an edge of your seat, heart-pounding scary movie.In one Halloween obsessed Midwestern town, everyone's on red alert after a local politician goes missing. Little do they know it's only...

"The Seven Dials Mystery" is a detective novel by the renowned British author Agatha Christie. It was first published in the UK in January 1929. The book is a sequel to Christie's earlier novel, The Secret of Chimneys, and features some of the same...

News of a missing Instagram celebrity brings Senior Investigator Shana Merchant to a frozen island community of just eight people. When the visit turns deadly, her hunt for a killer collides with a cold case she'll never forget . . . It's February in...

At the age of ten in the mid-1970's, David Marcum discovered Mr. Sherlock Holmes, and from that point, he knew that the original 60 Canonical adventures would never be enough. This, coupled with his life-long desire to write, meant that eventually he would find...

When Casey Cassidy, the hard-drinking manager of the Tampa Smokers baseball team goes missing days before the final game of the championship series with the Havana Cubans, his girlfriend, Veronica Baird, is frantic. The black sheep beauty of her blueblood family, she is certain...