Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Traditional

Palms swaying, tensions rising... and a killer's footprints in the sand.Blind private investigator Steve Smiley is pulled into another case when his partner's father suspects corporate espionage. But after an employee is left battered and comatose, it's evident that more sinister forces are at...

It was the perfect murder... until the truth refused to stay buried.With no active murder case to solve, blind private investigator Steve Smiley is enjoying a week of peace and quiet. Meanwhile, his partner is preoccupied with her latest real estate project. However, their...

There's more to this game than dodging paintballs... a killer is on the loose. Newly licensed private investigator Fen Maguire gets his next case - to investigate an extortion ring putting the squeeze on loggers in the piney woods of East Texas. Working undercover...

Nothing takes a detective's mind off Christmas like a murder.Embroiled in a generations-long feud, an oil baron is convinced someone in his family will die soon-and it will probably be him. When blind PI Steve Smiley is called in to find answers, it seems...

A county full of corruption, drugs and murder... it's up to him to clean it up.When Fen Maguire left office as sheriff nine months ago Newman County was clean and safe. But the dead drug dealer found floating down the river says things may...

A desperate woman's innocent escape from London turns deadly in this suspenseful mystery by the renowned author of the Albert Campion series. Out of a job, a home, and luck, Mary Coleridge tells a seemingly innocuous lie in order to take a break from...

"An ace high mystery, with unexpected situations and new methods used by old rogues" from the Golden Age author of the Albert Campion series (Kirkus Reviews). An apparent suicide at a posh men's club in London doesn't fool Scotland Yard Insp. David Blest. There's...

A mysterious invention causes mayhem in a coastal English village--from "my very favourite of the four Queens of Crime" (J. K. Rowling).The ancient hamlet of Saltey, once the haunt of smugglers, now hides a secret rich and mysterious enough to trap all who enter...

We begin with a body. Andrew Crowther, a wealthy retired manufacturer, is found dead in his seat on the 12.30 flight from Croydon to Paris. Rather less orthodox is the ensuing flashback in which we live with the killer at every stage, from the...

Bodies from the Library brings into the daylight the forgotten, the lost and the unknown, and the latest volume is another indispensable collection for any bookshelf.The sixth volume of Bodies from the Library includes the usual eclectic mix of pre- and post-war stories by...

This classic mystery novel, first published in 1915, tells the story of a group of unlikely allies who unite to solve a murder. Featuring secret passages, intricate plots, and unexpected twists, the novel is a gripping example of the genre.This work has been selected...

The Four Just Men (1905) is a political thriller by Edgar Wallace. The book that launched Wallace's career as one of England's leading popular fiction writers, The Four Just Men was released in conjunction with a newspaper competition allowing readers to guess the truth...

"Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine" returns with issue #19, presenting the best in modern and classic mystery fiction Included this time are the usual column by Dr John H. Watson, plus the following works: Screen of the Crime, by Kim Newman Podcasting, by Lisa Ctoggio...

The 22nd issue of Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine features new and classic mystery tales -- including a brand new Nero Wolfe story Included are 7 stories, a poem, all the usual features, and more: Features: From Watson's Notebook, by John H. Watson, M. D.Ask...

The third book in the Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes series. It is 1923. Mary Russell Holmes and her husband, the retired Sherlock Holmes, are enjoying the summer together on their Sussex estate when they are visited by an old friend, Miss Dorothy Ruskin, an archeologist...

In the eerie wasteland of Dartmoor, Sherlock Holmes summons his devoted wife and partner, Mary Russell, from her studies at Oxford to aid the investigation of a death and some disturbing phenomena of a decidedly supernatural origin. Through the mists of the moor there...

In the cleverly plotted Case for Sergeant Beef, Mr. Wellington Chickle, a retired watchmaker, plans the perfect murder, but he chooses the wrong victim. The dead man's sister refuses to accept the idea that her brother committed suicide and calls in the unprepossessing Sgt....

Following the death of the senior English master in a tragic road accident, Mr Campion's son Rupert and daughter-in-law Perdita are helping out at Ash Grange School for Boys in Yorkshire. When Rupert is arrested, Albert Campion heads to Denby Ash to find out...

It is a golden evening of high summer in July 1990. Robin Timariot has set out that morning on what he has planned as a six-day tramp along part of Offa's Dyke. At the close of his first day's walk he encounters an elegant...

A milestone in historical mystery fiction as Maisie Dobbs takes her final bow! The Comfort of Ghosts completes Jacqueline Winspear's ground-breaking and internationally bestselling series. "An outstanding historical series."--The New York Times "Winspear is a brilliant writer, mixing the history and the mystery with...

A detective is drawn to a newly widowed woman in this "darkly funny" British murder mystery in the Gold Dagger Award-winning series (Kirkus Reviews). With his partner away on a honeymoon, Yorkshire detective Andrew Dalziel tries to beat the blues by taking a vacation...

A detective is drawn to a newly widowed woman in this "darkly funny" British murder mystery in the Gold Dagger Award-winning series (Kirkus Reviews). With his partner away on a honeymoon, Yorkshire detective Andrew Dalziel tries to beat the blues by taking a vacation...

He got away with murder once before... A missing persons case in White Rock, New Hampshire turns sinister and sheds light on what might be the biggest mistake of Sam Mason's career. But the sickening realization that his arch-enemy, Lucas Thorne, may not be...

A stolen code, a locked-down Pavilion, and a love on the line-Regency Brighton's season of secrets is just beginning.Brighton, 1813: The upper class departs London's bustling streets for the serene seaside elegance of the Royal Pavilion. A summer of relaxation and romance beckons, especially...

What do you do when you've buried four husbands and not yet found a fifth? Wealthy Lady Bumstead takes a cruise down the Mekong in Vietnam with a hired female companion, Anne de Tonkin. Annie is not just a kind old lady, she is...

After being assigned to the task of heading the Cold Case Unit, Detective Damien Tyson has found himself in the spotlight once again. The twenty-year veteran has more than proven his ability to adapt and keep himself on a pedestal. As his staff comes...

Mac Durridge ekes out a living as a Private Investigator on NSW's Central Coast, an idyllic region of coastal Australia. When the wife of a prominent politician is kidnapped and suspected to be hidden somewhere on the Central Coast, Mac is recruited to the...

A detective's perfect vacation: sun, sand, surf... and murder.When blind PI Steve Smiley visits his friend and writing mentor, Kate Bridges, he anticipates an idyllic South Padre Island getaway. The island's magic spell is shattered when Kate is accosted by her abusive ex-husband. Two...

An inheritance worth millions. A killer with a list... and Smiley's on it.Blind PI Steve Smiley unexpectedly becomes the executor of a large Texas estate after the rancher dies under suspicious circumstances. His task becomes even more complex when the ranch's foreman is found...

'WE'RE CALLED IN TO WORK UNDERCOVER, AND THERE'S A SUDDEN DEATH?I DON'T THINK THAT'S A COINCIDENCE.'When private investigator Mavis MacDonald grudgingly allows Dowager Duchess Althea Twyst to accompany her to investigate some puzzling problems at a picturesque hotel near the Welsh coastal town of...

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Yet I am not more sure that my soul lives, than I am that perverseness is one of the primitive impulses of the human heart - one of the indivisible primary faculties,...

The world of Holmes is a world of contradictions. Mysteries no author has solved... until now. What dark truths lie within the heart of Baskerville Hall? Can Detective Sherlock Holmes and his indomitable companion, Dr. John Watson, outwit the nefarious Professor James Moriarty, whose...

Hold on to your hats for another crazy ride in the Belchester Chronicles!! A Lady Amanda Golightly Murder Mystery from the author of The Falconer Files - the second in the series featuring an outrageously ill-assorted pair of amateur sleuths. A delightful outpouring of...

The best edition of The Adventure of the Speckled Band currently available for first-time readers. The unabridged story and original Sidney Paget sketches are supplemented with 18 new illustrations and a fully annotated (explained) text. This 125th Anniversary collector's volume is a great way...

Despair can take you to the pits of hell. It's your choice to rise or burn.After a prominent judge is found murdered in his home with an odd sequence of numbers left at the scene, Detectives Daniels and Remalla begin to unravel the clues...

When a friend of innkeeper Roxanna Larkspur, and a current guest at the inn, is discovered strangled in bed, Booker Krane wants to assist in finding the killer. But Lorraine, the victim, is daughter to a former Texas senator, still a powerful force in...

When Booker Krane retired early from his career as a white collar corporate investigator, he was sure of only two things: he was done digging up buried secrets, and he loved being near water. After recovering from the bullet wound dealt him in his...

From bestseller to death-dealerLondon's Plumtree Press has a world-class bestseller of a novel. And the sequel is earmarked to get this old family firm out of the red. But its anonymous author, known to Plumtree only as "Arthur," has apparently vanished, leaving the crucial...

Author: Liese Sherwood-FabreISBN-10: 1952408334ISBN-13: 9781952408335Publisher: Little ELM PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/13/2024Pages: 172Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d

The rising tide waits for no man...When the body of a teenage girl is found submerged in coastal marshland it falls to Detective Inspector Freya Bloom and Detective Sergeant Ben Savage to roll their sleeves up and dig for the truth.With no evidence to...

A mother's love lives in the shadow of death.The sudden death of a colleague spells both change and opportunity for DI Bloom and her team. But their grief is cut short when the body of a woman is discovered in a nearby farmer's field....

Lies + Deception = Murder Melbourne 1925. Jasper Fitzalan Howard is found stabbed to death in his room at The Hotel Windsor. In a bizarre twist, he is clutching a tarot card, the Ten of Swords, in his right hand. Initially, the police identify...

When a woman is found murdered in the marshes near Pawleys Island, suspects and motives prove elusive as Deputy Alex Frank leads the investigation to find the killer. A quirky new neighbor next to Hanna's beach house on Pawleys Island, and a new partner...

For Sophia Demetrios, in prison for a murder she can't remember committing, the thought that the past isn't what she's been told gives her what she has most lacked hope. But is allowing herself to hope only a prelude to further despair? For ex-homicide...

Hanna and Alex thought a getaway on Key West and the Marquesas Keys would be a healing experience after devastating chaos and trauma back in South Carolina... until a friend's abduction ignites an unimaginable series of calamities. Hanna Walsh continues to suffer post-traumatic stress...

As Hanna and Alex begin to settle into their new life together on Pawley's Island, a mysterious death and the return of a ruthless rival sends them off on a perilous journey to bring him to justice again and find out how and why...

Father Brown is not an ordinary detective. Father Brown is an ordinary parish priest with extra-ordinary common sense. He never goes looking for mysteries but mysteries always find him. Knowing the very heart of man, with all its weaknesses and wiles, he sees the...

This collection of twelve stories includes many of the most memorable escapades of the world's greatest detective. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, a collection of twelve short stories by Scottish author Arthur Conan Doyle, is considered a milestone in the genre of detective fiction....

You can run...but you can never hide from the truth A man is found murdered in his home, bludgeoned to death. In his hand is a piece from a jigsaw puzzle. Despite being widely liked, someone harboured a deadly grudge. DCI James Craig, who...

The darkest secrets can be found in the coldest hearts...When the fog clears one December morning in Lincolnshire, the body of a young woman is discovered lying face down in a field. Murdered in cold blood, the case falls to DI Freya Bloom and...