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A New York Times Notable Book: A British detective plays God, literally, in this twisting crime thriller: “The climax is devastating” (The Times, London). Superintendent Andrew Dalziel, while drunk, has witnessed a woman being fatally shot—but her husband claims it was an accident, and...

December 11th 1930, British India The sleepy Himalayan hill resort of Mussoorie is shaken by the murder of a rich British colonel. Hundreds of kilometres away in New Delhi, Chief Inspector Malcolm Priestly receives an urgent message from his friend, John Harrison. Harrison informs Priestly...

The British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes, a fictional private detective. He refers to himself as a "consulting detective" in the stories. Holmes is famous for his keen observations, his forensic science, and logical reasoning that borders on the unbelievable. He...

Agent of the Empire Mycroft Holmes is more than a simple agent of Her Majesty’s government—his immense mind calculates and guides the entire political and economic agenda of the British Empire. Paterson Guthrie, Mycroft’s secretary, accompanies his employer to secret negotiations...

THE COMPLETE HERCULE POIROT, SHERLOCK HOLMES AND FATHER BROWN COLLECTION, VOL. I (Worldwide Bestseller) by AGATHA CHRISTIE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE & G.K. CHESTERTON (All Time Bestselling Authors Over 5 Billion Books Sold!) OVER 150 MYSTERIES IN 1 VOLUME!   The...

“Stunning . . . the tragic sweep of Todd’s historical mysteries grows more expansive with each novel.”—The New York Times Book Review Called out into the teeth of a violent blizzard, Inspector Ian Rutledge faces one of the most savage murders he’s ever encountered. He might have...

What could be more dangerous than cozy village life in the English countryside? Max Tudor has adapted well to his post as vicar of St. Edwold's in the idyllic village of Nether Monkslip. The quiet village seems the perfect home for Max, who has fled a harrowing past as an MI5 agent. Now he...

Cassie Pengear thought a visit to the carnival would be fun: see some shows, eat some sweets, help her landlady’s nephew decide if the cowboy was real or an actor. But then the cowboy shot the volunteer, and he didn’t get up. Now Cassie has a ten-year-old boy insisting the cowboy isn’t a killer...

The first three Cassie Pengear Mysteries in one volume. Killing at the Carnival- Cassie Pengear thought a visit to the carnival would be fun: see some shows, eat some sweets, help her landlady’s nephew decide if the cowboy was real or an actor. But then the cowboy shot the volunteer, and...

Winner of the 2007 Agatha Award for Best Novel! Welcome to winter in Three Pines, a picturesque village in Quebec, where the villagers are preparing for a traditional country Christmas, and someone is preparing for murder. No one liked CC de Poitiers. Not her quiet husband, not her spineless...

"Many mystery buffs have credited Louise Penny with the revival of the type of traditional murder mystery made famous by Agatha Christie. . . . The book's title is a metaphor not only for the month of April but also for Gamache's personal and professional challenges---making this the series standout...

A seemingly impossible mystery tests the keen mind and forensic skills of Joanna Blalock, the daughter of Sherlock Holmes and the heir to his unique talent for deduction, from USA Today bestselling author Leonard Goldberg. The following case has not previously been disclosed to the public due...

On his return from South Africa, Charles Knox is invited to spend the weekend at the country home of Sir Neville Strickland, whose beautiful wife Rosamund was once Knox's fiancee. But in the dead of night Sir Neville is murdered. Who did it? As suspicion falls on each of the house guests in turn,...

Hercule Poirot is about to tuck into a very traditional English supper with his old friend Bonnington when a lone diner sparks his interest. Like clockwork, the man has eaten at the restaurant on Thursdays and Tuesdays for the last ten years, but no one on the staff knows his name. When “Old Father...