Fear and Miss Betony (Chief Inspector Dan Pardoe, #4)
By: Dorothy Bowers
3.65
Format: 191 pages, Paperback
Emma Betony is an elderly lady reluctantly coming to terms with the fact that the rest of her life …
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1. The Man in the Brown Suit
By: Agatha Christie
3.95
Format: 381 pages, Paperback
Pretty, young Anne came to London looking for adventure. In fact, adventure comes looking for her—a… read more
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"A man who has shot lions in large quantities has an unfair advantage over other men."-Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit
"You know I want you. You know that I’d give my soul to pick you up in my arms and keep you here, hidden away from the world, forever and ever."-Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit
"I wonder if husbands know as much about their wives as they think they do. If I had a husband, I should hate him to bring home orphans without consulting me first."-Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit
"But his face should really inspire you with confidence, my dear lady. No self-respecting murderer would ever consent to look like one. Crippen now, I believe was one of the pleasantest fellows imagin…"-Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit
2. Death of Jezebel (Inspector Cockrill #4)
By: Christianna Brand
3.55
Format: 207 pages, Hardcover
At a medieval pageant, Inspector Cockrill investigates a dramatic death Ever since she drove her… read more
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- classics
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- crime
"But now the streets were not like the streets she knew. They were so silent: and so empty. On the doorsteps, little groups of milk bottles huddled with their dirty white collars, waiting for the roun…"-Christianna Brand, Death of Jezebel (Inspector Cockrill #4)
3. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.05
Format: 243 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Ninety-year-old General Fentiman was definitely dead, but no one knew exactly when he had died—and … read more
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"Exactly. He is the Most Unlikely Person, and that is why Sherlock Holmes would suspect him at once."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
"I have a peculiar instinct about pubs. I can find one blindfold in a pea-souper with both hands tied behind me."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
"Books... are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
"I’m determined never to be a parent. Modern manners and the break-up of the fine old traditions have simply ruined the business. I shall devote my life and fortune to the endowment of research on the…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
4. Green for Danger
By: Christianna Brand
3.69
Format: None pages, Paperback
Set in a military hospital during the blitz, this novel is one of Brand's most intricately plotted … read more
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5. Tour de Force
By: Christianna Brand
3.69
Format: None pages, Paperback
The vacationing Inspector Cockrill is on the job again when a fellow tourist is stabbed to death on… read more
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6. Fog of Doubt
By: Christianna Brand
3.69
Format: None pages, Paperback
Rosie, the naughty little nymphet around whom Christianna Brand weaves her witty and mysterious web… read more
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7. Suddenly at His Residence (Inspector Cockrill, #3)
By: Christianna Brand
3.56
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
In the height of an English summer, Grandfather is found dead in the little Grecian lodge among the… read more
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8. An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (Cordelia Gray, #1)
By: None
3.50
Format: 31 pages, Paperback
Handsome Cambridge dropout Mark Callender died hanging by the neck with a faint trace of lipstick o… read more
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9. Miss Pym Disposes
By: Josephine Tey
4.36
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
To Lucy Pym, author of a best-seller on Psychology, the atmosphere at the college where she is lect… read more
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10. Black Plumes
By: Margery Allingham
4.50
Format: 87 pages, Paperback
The slashing of a valuable painting at the renowned Ivory Gallery in London, followed by the murder… read more
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11. Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
3.84
Format: 212 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The stark naked body was lying in the tub. Not unusual for a proper bath, but highly irregular for … read more
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"But if you were investigating a crime,"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
"Well, it’s no good jumping at conclusions."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
"Oh damn!' said Lord Peter Wimsey at Piccadilly Circus."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
"I trust you told her I had succumbed to lethargic encephalitis suddenly, no flowers by request."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
12. The Frangipani Tree Mystery (Crown Colony #1)
By: Ovidia Yu
4.09
Format: 156 pages,
First in a delightfully charming crime series set in 1930s Singapore, introducing amateur sleuth Su… read more
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13. The Franchise Affair (Inspector Alan Grant, #3)
By: Josephine Tey , Robert Barnard
4.09
Format: None pages, Paperback
Robert Blair was about to knock off from a slow day at his law firm when the phone rang. It was Mar… read more
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14. The Lady Vanishes
By: Ethel Lina White
3.81
Format: None pages, Paperback
THE WORLD-FAMOUS SUSPENSE NOVEL FROM WHICH ALFRED HITCHCOCK CREATED HIS MOVIE MASTERPIECE, REDISCOV… read more
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15. Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.00
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
"Gaudy Nightstands out even among Miss Sayers's novels. And Miss Sayers has long stood in a class b… read more
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16. Death in the Stocks (Inspector Hannasyde, #1)
By: Georgette Heyer
3.80
Format: 220 pages, Paperback
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17. Trent's Last Case (Philip Trent, #1)
By: E.C. Bentley
4.37
Format: 383 pages, Paperback
On Wall Street, the mere mention of the name Sigsbee Manderson is enough to send a stock soaring--o… read more
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18. Death on the Cherwell
By: Mavis Doriel Hay
4.45
Format: None pages, Paperback
For Miss Cordell, principal of Persephone College, there are two great evils in the world: unladyli… read more
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19. The Turquoise Shop
By: Frances Crane
4.12
Format: 314 pages, Paperback
First published in 1941, this book introduced the sleuthing pair of Jean Holly (later Jean Abbott) … read more
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20. Tokyo Express
By: Seichō Matsumoto
3.68
Format: 175 pages, Paperback
In una cala rocciosa della baia di Hakata, i corpi di un uomo e di una donna vengono rinvenuti all’… read more
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21. Impact of Evidence
By: Carol Carnac
4.11
Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition
Near St. Brynneys in the Welsh border country, isolated by heavy snow and flooding from the thaw, a… read more
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22. Murder After Christmas
By: Rupert Latimer
3.46
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
An ingenious lost Christmas mystery returns to print for the first time since 1944 'Did you say … read more
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23. Death of an Author
By: E.C.R. Lorac
3.99
Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition
'I hate murders and I hate murderers, but I must admit that the discovery of a bearded corpse would… read more
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24. These Names Make Clues
By: E.C.R. Lorac
3.66
Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition
‘Should detectives go to parties? Was it consistent with the dignity of the Yard? The inspector tos… read more
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25. The Division Bell Mystery
By: Ellen Wilkinson
3.50
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Originally published in 1932, this is the first Crime Classic novel written by an MP. And fittingly… read more
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26. Fear and Miss Betony (Chief Inspector Dan Pardoe, #4)
By: Dorothy Bowers
3.65
Format: 191 pages, Paperback
Emma Betony is an elderly lady reluctantly coming to terms with the fact that the rest of her life … read more
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27. Crook o' Lune
By: E.C.R. Lorac
4.15
Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition
It all began up at High Gimmerdale with the sheep-stealing, a hateful act in the shepherding lands … read more
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28. The Busy Body
By: Kemper Donovan
3.53
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
It's a dream assignment. Former Senator Dorothy Gibson, aka that woman, is the most talked-about pe… read more
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29. Fell Murder
By: E.C.R. Lorac
4.08
Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition
'...this crime is conditioned by the place. To understand the one you've got to study the other.' … read more
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"I set out this evening to learn something about the district, to study the roads and paths, and to get the hang of it, the feel of the land. It's no use rushing to ask questions when you're ignorant …"-E.C.R. Lorac, Fell Murder
"Far below him, the River Lune wound its serpentine curves across the wide flood plane: beneath the clear September sky the water shone blue, flowing out to Morecambe Bay, whose golden sands gleamed p…"-E.C.R. Lorac, Fell Murder
30. Murder in the Falling Snow
By: Cecily Gayford
3.23
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
It's only the afternoon, but dusk is already falling and a log fire burning in the grate. Outside, … read more
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31. Untimely Death (Francis Pettigrew, #5)
By: Cyril Hare
3.67
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
A delicious mystery of a haunting childhood nightmare and a vanishing murder victim, Untimely Death… read more
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