Murder by the Book: Mysteries for Bibliophiles
By: Martin Edwards
3.91
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
‘If much of the action is set in a bookshop or a library, it is a bibliomystery, just as it is if a…
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1. 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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"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)
2. 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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- mystery thriller
- british literature
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3. Fear Stalks the Village
By: Ethel Lina White
4.12
Format: 207 pages, Paperback
It was a model English village, filled with flowers, Tudor cottages, and cobbled streets. Joan Broo… read more
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4. The White Priory Murders (Sir Henry Merrivale, #2)
By: Carter Dickson
3.66
Format: 176 pages,
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5. The Corpse in the Waxworks (Henri Bencolin, #4)
By: John Dickson Carr
4.12
Format: None pages, Paperback
Set in the nighttime world of Paris in the Twenties, this eerie mystery begins when a young woman i… read more
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6. The Problem of the Green Capsule (Dr. Gideon Fell, #10)
By: John Dickson Carr
4.75
Format: None pages,
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7. Murder by Matchlight (Robert MacDonald, #25)
By: E.C.R. Lorac
3.76
Format: 360 pages,
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8. Seven Dead
By: J. Jefferson Farjeon
2.56
Format: 201 pages,
Ted Lyte, amateur thief, has chosen an isolated house by the coast for his first robbery. But Haven… read more
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9. Jumping Jenny (Roger Sheringham Cases, #9)
By: Anthony Berkeley
3.77
Format: 190 pages, Hardcover
When a murder is committed at a party given in honour of a famous writer-detective, the guests impe… read more
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10. Till Death Do Us Part (Dr. Gideon Fell, #15)
By: John Dickson Carr
3.83
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Crime author Dick Markham is in love again; his fiancée the mysterious newcomer to the village, Les… read more
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11. Death of Mr. Dodsley (Francis McNab, #5)
By: John Ferguson
3.45
Format: 302 pages, Paperback
A bookshop is a first-rate place for unobtrusive observation,’ he continued. ‘One can remain in it … read more
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12. The Mysterious Mr. Badman
By: W.F. Harvey
3.57
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
The note read: “Will the gentleman who took by mistake a copy of Bunyan’s Life and Death of Mr. Ba… read more
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13. Murder In The Basement (Roger Sheringham Cases, #8)
By: Anthony Berkeley
3.57
Format: 233 pages, Paperback
A ROGER SHERINGHAM MYSTERY.Roger and Molly Dane have something of a surprise in their new house. Wh… read more
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14. Death of a Bookseller
By: Bernard J. Farmer
3.55
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
A rare gem of the mystery genre makes its first return to print since 1956 An honest policeman, Se… read more
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- books about books
"Jack, I'm going to tell you a story. A runner took a book to a famous dealer and said: 'I've got something rare here.' 'Yes,' replied the dealer, 'but customers who want it are rarer.' Then my book i…"-Bernard J. Farmer, Death of a Bookseller
15. 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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16. 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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17. Post After Post-Mortem
By: E.C.R. Lorac
4.00
Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition
The Surrays and their five children form a prolific writing machine, with scores of treatises, revi… read more
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18. 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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19. Murder by the Book: Mysteries for Bibliophiles
By: Martin Edwards
3.91
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
‘If much of the action is set in a bookshop or a library, it is a bibliomystery, just as it is if a… read more
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20. The Widow of Bath
By: Margot Bennett
3.43
Format: 187 pages, Kindle Edition
Hugh Everton was intent on nothing more than quietly drinking in the second-rate hotel he found him… read more
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"...hatred destroyed with the speed of a bonfire in a wooden house. [Hugh Everton]"-Margot Bennett, The Widow of Bath
"The judge's manner would have made any man doubt the efficacy of lonely truth. Evidence would be demanded."-Margot Bennett, The Widow of Bath
"...I...advise you that it is the duty of every citizen to expose and so help to destroy evil. [Judge Gregory Bath]"-Margot Bennett, The Widow of Bath
"Life didn't stop, and a mind given too much to thoughts of death would create nothing but its own tomb. [Hugh Everton]"-Margot Bennett, The Widow of Bath
21. Murder in the Mill-Race (Robert MacDonald #37)
By: E.C.R. Lorac
4.11
Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition
‘“Never make trouble in the village” is an unspoken law, but it’s a binding law. You may know about… read more
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- golden age mystery
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- mystery
- crime
"Never make trouble in the village’ is an unspoken law, but it’s a binding law. You may know about your neighbours’ sins and shortcomings, but you must never name them aloud. It’d make trouble, and sm…"-E.C.R. Lorac, Murder in the Mill-Race (Robert MacDonald #37)
22. 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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23. Murderer's Mistake (Robert Macdonald #28)
By: E.C.R. Lorac
4.07
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
It's not long after the end of WWII, rationing is still in force in the UK, and Chief Inspector Mac… read more
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24. Bodies from the Library: Lost Tales of Mystery and Suspense from the Golden Age of Detection: Lost Tales of Mystery and Suspense by Agatha Christie and other Masters of the Golden Age
By: Agatha Christie
3.72
Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition
Bodies from the Library 2 Bodies from the Library 3 Bodies from the Library 4 _____________… read more
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"Quite simply, before anyone did anything Poe did everything. Or almost everything."-Agatha Christie, Bodies from the Library: Lost Tales of Mystery and Suspense from the Golden Age of Detection: Lost Tales of Mystery and Suspense by Agatha Christie and other Masters of the Golden Age
25. Two-Way Murder
By: E.C.R. Lorac
4.10
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
'This is only a hill mist, not a real fog. You'll find it'll be perfectly clear when we run down in… read more
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26. Checkmate to Murder (Robert MacDonald #25)
By: E.C.R. Lorac
3.97
Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition
Who fired the fatal shot that snuffed out the life of miserly old Folliner during a London blackout… read more
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"Mind the cat."-E.C.R. Lorac, Checkmate to Murder (Robert MacDonald #25)
27. Murder's a Swine
By: Nap Lombard
3.74
Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition
“I should imagine this was murder, too, because it would be very difficult to build yourself into a… read more
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28. 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
29. Bats in the Belfry (Robert MacDonald #13)
By: E.C.R. Lorac
3.74
Format: 252 pages, Hardcover
Bruce Attleton dazzled London's literary scene with his first two novels—but his early promise did … read more
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30. Fire in the Thatch (Robert MacDonald #27)
By: E.C.R. Lorac
4.08
Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition
The Second World War is drawing to a close. Nicholas Vaughan, released from the army after an accid… read more
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31. A Telegram from Le Touquet: With an introduction by Martin Edwards
By: John Bude
3.95
Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition
With some trepidation Nigel Derry approaches the country house of his enigmatic and unpredictable a… read more
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