Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Traditional

"Give Me Death" by Isabel Briggs Myers is her follow-up novel to her phenomenally successful debut novel "Murder Yet to Come." Originally published in 1934, Give Me Death is a gripping mystery novel that delves into the psychological depths of human nature and the...

A rock 'n' roll stalwart is burnt with his guitar. A royalty's war erupts as his music returns to the top. Can DI McGrath find the musician hitting a bum note?Donal Diamond, the eighties legend, is found in his burnt-out studio with his guitar...

From award-winning author Eliot Parker comes the gripping story of a cop who must fight to protect a city and his family from a dangerous new drug threatening to rip the city apart.When off-duty Charleston police sergeant Ronan McCullough responds to the assault of...

Eddie Collins and Carla Rizzoli, his significant other, are involved in a drive-by shooting on Hollywood Boulevard. Subsequent investigation leads to the suspicion that the incident may have been an attempt to prevent him from testifying against four pornographers, whose arrest several months prior...

Little Biggling: a village that had been taken over by The Ministry of Scientific Research during the Second World War ... and after the War the Ministry had stayed on, much to the annoyance of several of the residents. However, being annoyed was one...

James Aloysius Piper, mostly known as Peter, is relentless when pursuing a story for his newspaper, the Herald. So when a woman's body is found burned beyond recognition in the marsh near El Cerrito, he is even more eager than the local authorities to...

Angela Pusey had sung her last song. At 3:30 one fine afternoon, a small blow to the back of the head cut her off in midnote and a grateful village breathed a sigh of relief. Aside from an outraged music lover, who would've wished...

2020 Reprint of the 1888 Edition. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in popular fiction. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes, a consulting detective, to his...

A disturbed wife. A nanny. And a pack of cowardly, lying friends.Simon Valette, a cultured and successful Parisian, moves his family to Castillac looking for peace and quiet. Before they've had a chance to settle in, someone is found murdered in their library. Molly...

From the award-winning author of Fragile Brilliance comes another gripping Ronan McCullough thriller. Recovering from the emotional and physical damage of his last case, Ronan McCullough is trying to put his life back together. But when a federal agent's charred remains surface, linked to...

Poisoned wildlife. A home burned to the ground. A community in turmoil. Can a police officer find the perpetrator before island life turns deadly?When Policewoman Christine Lane returns to Toronto Island patrol, she is shocked when a brace of ducks is found dead in...

Meet Black British expat Greg Abimbola - a seemingly mild-mannered Russian language teacher with terrifying secrets - in this stunning mystery set in Pittsburgh, the City of Bridges: Agatha Christie meets John le Carr�. Greg Abimbola is many things. He's Black, British and fluent...

During his first trip to England in 1899, murder was the last thing that Hamlin Garland, the so-called "Dean of American Letters," expected to find. More predictable were his descriptions of American baseball and visits with notables like Arthur Conan Doyle and George Bernard...

Two separate murders put CI Littlejohn on a devious killer's twisting path in this long-running British mystery series.Finlo Crennell, the former harbourmaster of Castletown, was reported missing one week ago. Now he's turned up in London, wandering the streets and suffering from amnesia. He...

Across the LaPlatt Brook is the only small finger of land connected to Katelyn Took's Farm. It's the Gypsy Copse, a place where pleasant memories of her childhood and her grandfather were forged. Now, the secluded area has been stained. A body has been...

She was a knockout blonde. Dressed to kill.The face that stared back at me from the barroom mirror was mine, all right. Battered from the two-day bender that was still a blur. It was then I noticed the blonde in The Bay Front Bar,...

Precious gems are stolen from a museum tour of the Highlands. All but one of the gems are found dumped at the side of a loch. Can Clarissa Urquhart and her new team find the culprits before the gem finds a new home far...

The charismatic CEO of a high-tech multinational corporation dies when his self-driving car plunges off a cliff into Puget Sound. The company's own technical experts find that the car's computer was turned off at the time of the accident. So the police rule his...

Holmes and Watson are on the trail of seemingly unrelated deaths preceded by sudden unexplained madness as they work to solve the case of the abominable worm. Are the deaths murders? And if so, what is the motive and who is responsible? Can Holmes...

Work was mounting up, Detective Inspector Charlton did not feel too well and he could have done without Mr Otto Bajornsen. Yet had not this untidy, smiling man come on his fact-finding trip to Downshire, the affair of the Busy Bees might have had...

Emmett Barclay has a special relationship with his twin sister, Elizabeth. Together, they help solve some of London's most baffling homicides. For years, Emmett used his otherworldly connection to assist the London Metropolitan Police. That partnership came to an end when his last case...

"Refreshingly smart, witty, and sophisticated . . ." --Natalie Symons author of Lies in Bone, on The Disappearance of Trudy Solomon "Propulsive, addictive, with lush, visceral prose and richly-layered characters . . ." --May Cobb, author of My Summer Darlings, on The Murder of...

The story that made Agatha Christie famous ends with one of her most dramatic twists. The villagers of King's Abbot are shocked when a wealthy local widow commits suicide and the very next day her fiancé, Roger Ackroyd, is stabbed to death. Dr. James...

For fans of Craig Johnson and James Lee Burke--False Positive follows up the powerful punch of Andrew Grant's novel RUN with a staggering second dose of thrills and suspense that is just as smart, atmospheric, and soul-searing. Alabama detective Cooper Devereaux makes no apologies...

Someone may have hidden a fortune in the backcountry of the High Sierra, and it has attracted the attention of all kinds of people, many of whom have no experience in the mountains. But the mystery may include more than just treasure. It's up...

A failing mind holds the secrets of a legendary cold case. Can S.W.O.R.D. uncover the truth before it disappears forever?In the hushed corridors of the Evergreen Memory Care facility, a young nurse's obsession with true crime leads to a chilling discovery. An elderly patient-his...

Virgil jones, lead detective with the state's Major Crimes Unit has always been a big believer in second chances. In fact, not long ago he gave one to a man who should have gone to jail for the crimes he committed. Except now, that...

"Do you remember Halloweens when you were a kid? Every year from about the age of five until you stopped trick-or-treating, the same thing. "Ghost? Hobo? Even Superman? You wouldn't think of anything else. Always, you had to be a policeman." Roughly a month...

Deadly intrigue meets royal expectations when murder comes for the crown.London, 1813. In the gilded corridors of St James's Palace, Lord Percy and Lady Grace face a mystery that could shake the throne itself. A murder and audacious theft of the Prince Regent's new...

Alice MacDonald Greer is relishing life, love, and her thriving wills and real estate law practice in small town Coffee Creek, deep in the scenic Texas Hill Country. She's engaged to Ben Kinsear but still puzzling over how they'll merge their lives. Then local...

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson traverse the British Isles and the Italian peninsula in a rousing new series of adventures . . .After a thrilling jaunt in the Far East, Holmes and Watson return to England to address an inheritance left by one of...

From a British crime author "in a class by himself among detective story writers," twenty-three short mysteries featuring the brilliant Inspector Appleby (The Times Literary Supplement).It appears Inspector Appleby is ready to tell all in this must-read collection of twenty-three short stories from acclaimed...

From a British mystery author "in a class by himself among detective story writers," eighteen classic crime stories, perfect for astute armchair detectives (The Times Literary Supplement).Scandal is at stake for London's fashionable society when Edwardian playwright Richard Dangerfield's sordid diary falls into the...

If you thoughtSherlock Holmes is dead-think again . . .Sherlock Holmes's fatal plunge over the Reichenbach Falls during his struggle with his archenemy, Moriarty, has been widely reported. But Holmes escaped and is still alive. In his immediate circle, only Holmes's brother, the lethargic...

Sergeant Hamish Macbeth faces a string of mysterious robberies that are only the beginning of an international threat to his sleepy Scottish village of Lochdubh in the latest mystery in M.C. Beaton's beloved, New York Times bestselling series. Sergeant Hamish Macbeth has some major...

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson receive a visit from a client by the name of Mrs Fairfax. She is highly concerned about the welfare of her sister, Miss Dorothy Davenport, and enlists their help. Mrs Fairfax tells them her sister left London suddenly and...

Award-winning author Anne Emery is back with another Collins-Burke team-up The students at Father Brennan Burke's choir school have written a two-act play about the Halifax Explosion of 1917. The last thing Burke expects is a series of threats against his school and his...

James Aloysius Piper, mostly known as Peter, is relentless when pursuing a story for his newspaper, the Herald. So when a woman's body is found burned beyond recognition in the marsh near El Cerrito, he is even more eager than the local authorities to...

A man is discovered dead in West Texas, covered with burns, bruises, and swastika tattoos. There is nobody to claim his body and no answers to what happened to him, until FBI Special Agent Gus Ramirez receives a call that puts him and Eddie...

Agatha Christie's Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are Partners in Crime--or rather partners in crime solving--and must demonstrate their deductive skills in a wide range of confounding cases after agreeing to take over Blunt's International Detective Agency.Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are restless for adventure, so...

From The Davies Brothers, winners of the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writers Showcase (supported by the London Book Fair)... The Centurion Papers is a thrilling new series of Sherlock Holmes mysteries. Too explosive for publication, kept hidden for a hundred years... until now. The Devil's...

The Man in Lower Ten is written by Mary Roberts Rinehart and was initially published in 1909. Nevertheless, it is still extremely readable today and offers a fascinating glimpse into a period that is nearly a century removed from our own while maintaining a...

Author: Mary Roberts RinehartISBN-10: 1644393131ISBN-13: 9781644393130Publisher: Indoeuropeanpublishing.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/26/2019Pages: 178Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.59lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d

Dr. Poppy Stamford, sister of the man who would introduce John Watson to Sherlock Holmes, teams up once again with Sherlock in a new adventure. One of Sherlock's Baker Street Irregulars, Wiggins, uncovers a dismembered body in a shallow grave. Poppy and Sherlock set...

Whilst out for a stroll on Sunday morning, DI 'Dick' Barton notices two police cars parked outside the church, in his village just outside Scarborough. When he goes to investigate, he finds a dead vicar - the victim of a tragic accident. But nothing...

"Spite House," book seven of the Old Town mystery series, continues the series begun by John Adam Wasowicz in 2017 with "Daingerfield Island," which introduced readers to attorney Mo Katz and his entourage of crime solvers.Katz, now returned to private practice after service as...

Across the Pacific Northwest, a twisted killer stalks victims representing ancient archetypes: The Ruler. The Warrior. The Scholar. The Priest. Four are dead, leaving FBI investigators puzzled by the macabre, color-coded shrines the killer left behind. And clues now point to a fifth victim.With...

Next up in the Amazon #1 bestselling "Hanna and Alex" Low Country mystery and suspense series... THE FIRM OFFER. Hanna and Alex travel to Atlanta to celebrate her father's 70th birthday. The unexpected arrival of two FBI agents at the dinner sets off a...

Spenser investigates a case that hits dangerously close to home in this latest installment of Robert B. Parker's beloved series. Spenser is waiting out the latest Boston snowstorm when he gets word that Rita Fiore has been shot. Rita's always been a tricky one:...

Exercise Is Murder introduces you to blind former homicide detective, Steve Smiley and his new partner in this classic private detective mystery series readers describe as "a multi-layered whodunit" and "briskly paced with lots of clues and suspects." Accidental drowning... or murder?It's up to...