dentist is found shot dead - a pistol lays nearby. Later, a patient is found dead from a lethal dose of anaesthetic. A clear case of murder and suicide. But why would a dentist commit a crime in the middle of a busy day? A shoe buckle holds the …
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dentist is found shot dead - a pistol lays nearby. Later, a patient is found dead from a lethal dose of anaesthetic. A clear case of murder and suicide. But why would a dentist commit a crime in the middle of a busy day? A shoe buckle holds the …
All great crime writers have their favourite creations. Similarly, every great sleuth has his, or her, own preferred method of deduction. This collection of short stories features Parker Pyne, Mr Satterthwaite and, of course, Poirot - who finds …
For Ian, being a hitman means good money, security and a neverending supply of contracts. It sometimes causes problems with his lady friends, but by and large, they accept his frequent absences. But Ian faces a moral conflict when he's given a …
Chris Benson idolizes his older brother Gavin. In fact, everyone looks up to him. But then they have little choice when they are lying on their stomachs in the middle of a bank with a gun shoved in their face. When Gavin gets sent down for a 15-…
The body of a well-liked historian is found in the village of Helmthorpe. The suspects are figures from Harry's previous, idyllic summers in the dale, and a young girl knows more than she lets on. Inspector Banks investigates, unearthing …
Tommy and Tuppence Beresford were restless for adventure, so when they were asked to take over Blunt's International Detective Agency, they leapt at the chance. After their triumphant recovery of a pink pearl, intriguing cases kept on coming …
Suspense and Sensibility Or, First Impressions Revisited
Fresh from the unsettling matter related in "Pride and Prescience," Mr. and Mrs. Darcy intend to enjoy their still newlywed status—until they are confronted with a mysterious mirror and matters far beyond the social circles around Pemberly.
The new−look series of Hercule Poirot books for the 21st century. Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock‚ accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard‚ her rival in love. The evidence was damning: only Elinor had …
Dead Beat introduces private detective Kate Brannigan. As a favour, Kate agrees to track down a missing songwriter, Moira Pollock. It is a search that takes her into some of the seediest parts of Leeds and Bradford; but little does she realize …
Nobody Knows The Dark Secrets. Cassie Sheridan has all a television news reporter could want: an important beat in Washington D.C., and a skyrocketing career. But then, she makes a critical mistake. Suddenly, her career is in shambles. Nobody …
From the acclaimed author of "Shinju" comes an exotic novel of history, passion and intrigue set in 17th century Japan. Samurai detective Sano Ichiro tackles his most challenging case yet, when the shogun's favorite concubine dies of a poison …
"It's wonderful to see Tapply get out of the city and into an altogether different kind of time that suits his unhurried storytelling perfectly." "Kirkus Reviews "Outstanding . . . electrifying . . . ingenious . . . one of the most convincingly …
"Prose that penetrates the reader's mind like speed, fast paced, without an ounce of fat."-Weltwoche He's found five pounds of top—quality Peruvian cocaine in a suit-case. Pur-sued by the police and drug traffickers the luckless Blum falls prey …
Poirot had been present when Jane bragged of her plan to 'get rid' of her estranged husband. Now he is dead and Jane had a cast-iron alibi, she was dining with friends at the time and after all he had granted her a divorce, so what motive did she …
Eighteen years ago, an unidentified female body was found near a quarry. With the murder remaining unsolved, the two men who found the body turn to Kinsey Millhone to help them. What begins with the pursuit of Jane Doe's real identity ends in a …
Even More Five-Minute Mysteries: 40 New Cases of Murder and Mayhem for You to Solve
Illustrations. 224 pp. Ages 9-12. Pub: 9/96. Weber challenges readers to solve 40 more brain-teasing mysteries. Grapple with clues, foil felons, and catch those crooks! Solutions are at the end of the book. The perfect read for crime-loving …
Miss Marple Omnibus Volume III
The third of three omnibuses which bring together all 12 Miss Marple novels. It includes Nemesis, Sleeping Murder, At Bertram's Hotel and The Murder at the Vicarage.
One Tuesday evening a group gathers at Miss Marple's house and the conversation turns to unsolved crimes - the case of the disappearing bloodstains, the thief who committed his crime twice, and the poisioned man's death-bed message which read …
In Matto's Realm: A Sergeant Studer Mystery
"Despairing plot about the reality of madness and life, leavened with strong doses of bittersweet irony. The idiosyncratic investigation and its laconic detective haven't aged one iota."-"Guardian" A child-murderer escapes from a Swiss insane …
Sarah Becker is the fifth girl to be abducted by a homicidal maniac. Judging from the state of the bodies that have been found, her long hair will be hacked off and she will be tortured. She has about a week to live.
With his father's words, Don't be a jew gangster, still ringing in his head, a young man finds himself doing just that, as no other path in life opens for him. Easy money and easier women lure him into doing the dirty work of the local gang; it's …
To understand the strange goings on at The Pale Horse Inn, Mark Easterbrook knew he had to begin at the beginning, but where was the beginning? Was it the blow to the back of Father Gorman's head? Or the priest's visit to a woman on her death bed?…
He thinks he sees a flash of emotion in her eyes. Sympathy? Then it's gone. 'Whatever you think this is going to be like,' she whispers, 'it's going to be worse.' When beautiful serial killer Gretchen Lowell captured her last victim – the …
Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot: The Life And Times Of Hercule Poirot
From his first appearence in 1920 to his last in 1975; from country-house drawing rooms to opium dens in Lime House; from Mayfair to the Mediterranean, Anne Hart stalks legendary sleuth Hercule Poirot, unveiling the mysteries that surround him. …
The Mysterious Affair At Styles
There had been some strange goings on at Styles St Mary. Evelyn had stormed out of the house and something indefinable had gone from the atmosphere. Her presence had spelled security; now the air seemed rife with impending evil. With impeccable …
mystery novel featuring wise-cracking female private investigator, Kinsey Millhone. Kinsey thought this job was cut and dried, until the client's cheque bounced. Then the ex-con, liar and chronic drunk was found dead.
Bodyguarding had never made it to Manchester PI Kate Brannigan's wish list. But somebody's got to pay the bills at Brannigan & Co, and if the only earner on offer is playing nursemaid to a paranoid soap star, she has to swallow her pride and slip …
Sir Stafford Nye's journey home from Malaya to London takes an unexpected twist in the passenger lounge at Frankfurt - a young woman confides in him that someone is trying to kill her. Yet their paths cross again and again - and each time the …
new voice in police fiction makes his dramatic and suspenseful debut, taking the reader deep into the world of Stratton, Oregon's elite Police Sniper Team, and into the ongoing conflict between two of the team's members. Original.
psychological thriller from the acclaimed author of Black Dog and Blood on the Tongue.