Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Traditional

A man found drunk on a sidewalk in Boston's West End is taken to Joy Street Jail, he's found dead in the morning. Young Peter Attwood is the policeman who brought him in. When local politician Martin Lomasney gets complaints from his Jewish voters...

For fans of Anthony Horowitz and Lucy Foley, a wonderfully original, genre-breaking literary debut from Ireland that's an homage to the brilliant detective novels of the early twentieth century, a twisty modern murder mystery, and a searing exploration of grief and loss.A group of...

Once again, the pen of Stephen Herczeg has produced another set of eclectic stories from the world of Sherlock Holmes and his creator. All have featured in annals of the MX Books of New Sherlock Holmes stories and the many anthologies from Belanger Books.A...

Another eight eclectic tales from the pen of Stephen Herczeg. All have featured in annals of the MX Books of New Sherlock Holmes stories and the many anthologies from Belanger Books.The body was in the box, and then it wasn't. Holmes must find the...

Private Eye Jade Cavendish thought she was just attending another somber funeral, paying respects to the late Benji Thompson. But when an elegant woman named Hilda Bauer urgently pulls her aside, Jade's day takes an unexpected turn. Hilda's mother's brooch, a family heirloom, was...

★★★★★ "My favourite mystery series of all time!"A charming bed and breakfast. A diabolical murder. A guest with a secret to hide...The prestigious Lavender bed and breakfast in Chiddlinghurst, England has stylish decor, lovely gardens... and a deadly problem.Norah Travis, a beautiful young woman,...

The next gripping mystery featuring DI Wesley Peterson by the million-copy-bestselling author Kate Ellis. Despite many years living in South Devon, DI Wesley Peterson has never visited the tiny island of St Rumon's. That is until erosion from a storm reveals three bodies buried...

The Box Office Murders by Freeman Wills Crofts, published in 1929. The plot follows Inspector French as he investigates the murder of a young woman involved in a mysterious theater ticket fraud scheme. French is known for his meticulous, methodical approach to solving crimes,...

For fans of Anthony Horowitz and Lucy Foley, a wonderfully original, genre-breaking literary debut from Ireland that's an homage to the brilliant detective novels of the early twentieth century, a twisty modern murder mystery, and a searing exploration of grief and loss.A group of...

In The Man Who Was Thursday we are transported to a surreal turn-of-the-century London Gabriel Syme a poet is recruited to a secret anti-anarchist taskforce at Scotland Yard. Lucian Gregory an anarchist poet is the only poet in Saffron Park until he loses his...

It has taken over eighty years, but at long last the British government's embargo on reporting this slice of diplomatic history has been lifted.It was in November 1940, that a senior minister at the British Foreign Office in blacked-out London commissioned Holmes and Watson...

Ernie Bisquets is a London pickpocket who was quite content with his station in life, until he put his hand in a pocket and pulled out a murder. It was this action that introduced him to the East London Adventurers Club. Murder and villainy...

The most unpredictable character traits can be buried deep in the dark soul of the next generation. But be advised-Evil will eventually seek its own level, and then evolve. PASSAGE OF CRIME, a new twist on murder in the Ernie Bisquets Mystery Series. PASSAGE...

Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley are back in the next Lynley novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George. Michael Lobb has just been found dead on the floor of his family's tin & pewter workshop. It's suspicious...

A collection of the most famous cases faced by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's peerless creation This collection of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes includes many of the famous cases - and great strokes of brilliance - that made...

Nestled in the fertile hills of the Cotswolds, the village of Duntisbourne Abbots is a well-kept secret: beautiful, timeless and quintessentially English. When recently widowed Thea Osborne arrives to house-sit for a local couple, her only fear is that three weeks there might prove...

Getting in his car was a mistake. But as the frigid air whipped through her thin coat, she felt too cold to say no. Now, snowflakes settle on her long dark lashes. Ice-cold and forever fifteen years old, she'll never see her mother's smile...

Author: M. S. MorrisISBN-10: 1914537408ISBN-13: 9781914537400Publisher: Landmark MediaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/31/2025Pages: 292Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.64lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.66d

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...

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder"[R]eaders who appreciate careful plot development, slightly unusual detectives, and logical denouements will relish this volume." --Library JournalImpossible crime stories have been relished by puzzle-lovers ever since the invention of detective fiction. Fiendishly intricate cases...

Author: Jaime HarrisonISBN-10: 1640097287ISBN-13: 9781640097285Publisher: Counterpoint LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/12/2025Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbs

Dr. John H. Watson could not anticipate that a favour for the noted American mystery writer and forensic dentist, Rodrigues Ottolengui, would result in the discovery of a heinous murder. But that is what happens when in helping the American, Watson finds himself at...

Jace Marlon's best friend is dead, killed by a man as mysterious as Jace's past.Forced to trust Detectives Daniels and Remalla, who suggest the motive for the murder is more elusive than the killer, Jace must face a truth he can no longer avoid....

Cambridge University Master Sir Flyte Rascallian has little interest in the innocent-looking set of old paintings he inherits from his aunt Beatrice, until he takes a closer look . . . and ends up dead in this page-turning cozy. Something is bothering Sir Flyte...

Linking the dying words of three slain strangers proves risky for Dalziel and Pascoe in this "shrewd . . . and deft" mystery (The New York Times). Reginald Hill "raised the classical British mystery to new heights" when he introduced pugnacious Yorkshire Det. Inspector...

Author: Julie KaewertISBN-10: 0553577174ISBN-13: 9780553577174Publisher: Random House Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/02/1999Pages: 338Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.36lbsSize: 6.88h x 4.20w x 0.97dReview Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 10/18/1999

Solving murders was not part of Sean Tanner's retirement plan.Former homicide detective and recently widowed Sean Tanner has settled into Spartina Island's private retirement community, hoping to find solace after his wife's death in their chosen paradise. He soon finds himself drawn into the...

In the middle of an old neighborhood of Victorian homes in San Jos?, California, lived a progressive rock band.The good news is that they were unique, played well, and looked forward to a recording contract.The bad news is that members began missing.There is some...

It is 2016 and the coldest winter on record. Oxfordshire has ground to a halt. In Akebury Castle's Italian Garden the discovery of a young girl's dead body is raising many questions.Newly-promoted Detective Chief Inspector Amanda Godspeed must catch the killer before he/she strikes...

Unusual things happen in a small farming town in upstate New York. The local county police get involved but it expands to include the FBI and beyond. Come and meet some of the people who live there and see if you can solve to...

In Sherlock Holmes and The Disappearing Prince an urgent telegram from an old friend informs Holmes of the mysterious disappearance of the Prince of Japan, from his rooms at university, without warning, and with no signs of a struggle... A Russian cigarette, some dried...

Author: Jason CookeISBN-10: 190109135XISBN-13: 9781901091359Publisher: Baker Street Studios LimitedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/31/2009Pages: 188Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.43d

Moving coming-of-age, young adult novel based on true experiences.Author: Becky LaneyISBN-10: 1533544557ISBN-13: 9781533544551Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/09/2016Pages: 344Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.72d

The award-winning debut of the beloved, unforgettable, #1 bestselling Armand Gamache series, back in hardcover in a gorgeous 20th Anniversary Edition. In 2005, with Still Life, bestselling author Louise Penny introduced her iconic mystery series starring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sur?t? du...

Dr. Delores "Lorie" Shaw is no stranger to the complexities of the human mind, but her career as a psychiatrist in a small town is about to test her limits. When a patient of Dr. Shaw's turns up dead, and her young child missing...

In a small Cape Cod town, a local tavern owner is convinced that someone is trying to kill her. She tells tales of being shot at in the woods and of a trip wire strung up at the top of her staircase. Others in...

A DEADLY WEB OF MURDER AND ESPIONAGE, WHERE BETRAYAL LURKS AND TRUST CAN BE FATAL.In the heart of London, Kentucky Deputy Sheriff Luke Ryder and his new wife, Layla, find their honeymoon disrupted by a gruesome discovery-a beheaded corpse linked to a high-stakes espionage...

Imagine living in a quiet Indianapolis, Indiana suburb of Westfield, Indiana, and being informed that the Fox Hollow Farm a few miles away is not only haunted by paranormal activity but also a burial ground for numerous young gay men from the general area....

Get ready for a journey to the Baskervilles - the hall shrouded in a fog of sinister mystery, and where the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his faithful friend Dr. Watson encounter the most terrifying and deceitful of their opponents. Get ready to look...

A mother's worst nightmare - can her son be guilty of murder? Sarah Newby, who left school at 15, and was living as a teenage single parent on an inner-city estate, has worked her way up to begin a career as a criminal barrister....

What would you do if someone murdered your child, but the justice system let you down? Kathryn Walters is faced with this dreadful decision when her daughter, Shelley, is found dead in a bath in her boyfriend's flat. Despite the best efforts of the...

She hears footsteps approaching, the creak of the uneven planks, then the clunk of a heavy lock. Her body is numb and she's shivering in her pale silk gown, but she stands, ready to fight as the doorway cracks open. A blinding light overpowers...

A thrilling mystery that examines how faith, integrity and values are the sum of one's choices, both big and smallMiles Brady's life is in flux. One of three police officers selected for a potential promotion, he starts work on an active case to prove...

When a young entrepreneur is killed, everyone in town points fingers at his New Age, neo-hippie, miracle-manifesting smokeshow of an ex-girlfriend, Gabbi-including the victim's best friend, Jenna. As detective Lindy D'Arnaud and her partner, Boggs, search for a motive, they begin to wonder if...

The cold, dark winter is finally coming to an end, so Ellie and Graham Kent celebrate with a belated honeymoon in Paris. But news from Little Beecham casts a shadow over their holiday: convicted murderer Corinna Matthews has been released from prison and turns...

It's 1929, and Ticky Maltravers is the toast of London high society, adored by everyone-or so it seems, until somebody poisons him over dinner. Now it turns out that numerous people with secrets to hide had every reason to wish him dead. But which...

The Postmaster of Market Deignton is a thrilling mystery novel by the prolific E. Phillips Oppenheim. Set in a quaint English village, the book follows a postmaster who becomes embroiled in a web of secrets and intrigue.This work has been selected by scholars as...

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. We havent used any OCR or photocopy to produce this book. The whole book has been typeset...

A ghost-hunter and a medical doctor visit a foreboding mansion perched atop a treacherous chasm where, a century before, both husband and wife met sudden death in mysterious falls. Will history repeat itself? Back in print for the first time since 1905, this vintage...

The premier of Nick Scott's TV talk show, The Gay Detective, appears to be a big hit until his first guest ends up murdered. Nick, also a detective with the Chicago Police Department, and his older, straight partner Detective Norm Malone hunt this heinous...