A Surprise For Christmas: And Other Seasonal Mysteries
By: Martin Edwards
3.78
Format: 317 pages, Paperback
Two dead bodies and a Christmas stocking weaponised. A Postman murdered delivering cards on Christm…
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1. Mystery in White
By: Martin Edwards , J. Jefferson Farjeon
3.38
Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition
On Christmas Eve, heavy snowfall brings a train to a halt near the village of Hemmersby. Several pa… read more
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"That is why any general, however wrong he may be--take Napoleon, to avoid the politics of mere contemporary examples--must believe in himself to be successful, or dupe himself into such a belief. Ind…"-Martin Edwards, Mystery in White
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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3. The Cask
By: Freeman Wills Crofts
3.71
Format: 656 pages, Paperback
Paris. Shipping business, police techniques, investigative procedures, feature in this alibi puzzle… 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 Problem of the Green Capsule (Dr. Gideon Fell, #10)
By: John Dickson Carr
4.75
Format: None pages,
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6. The Santa Klaus Murder
By: Mavis Doriel Hay
3.74
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
When it comes to Christmas stories, one typically thinks of those that embody the spirit of the sea… read more
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7. The Cornish Coast Murder
By: John Bude
4.45
Format: None pages, Paperback
'Never, even in his most optimistic moments, had he visualised a scene of this nature --himself in … 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. The Wintringham Mystery
By: Anthony Berkeley
3.66
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Republished for the first time in nearly 95 years, a classic winter country house mystery by the fo… read more
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"For a minute or two they remained in complete silence--the silence of people who know each other so well that words are merely an accessory rather than a necessity."-Anthony Berkeley, The Wintringham Mystery
12. 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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13. Crossed Skis (Julian Rivers #8)
By: Carol Carnac
3.88
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
An atmospheric holiday novel from one of the most consistently popular authors in the series, Carol… 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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"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. Smallbone Deceased
By: Michael Gilbert
4.05
Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition
Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of MurderHorniman, Birley and Craine is a highly re… read more
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"It’s quite a good idea. Only for heaven’s sake don’t be like that mug in the detective story who confides all his best ideas to a friendly sort of character who turns out to be the murderer in Chapte…"-Michael Gilbert, Smallbone Deceased
17. 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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18. 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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19. Death in Fancy Dress
By: Anthony Gilbert
3.24
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
At a soirée like this, anyone can be the life―or death―of the party The British Secret Service, … read more
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20. 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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21. The Belvedere Murders (Heathcliff Lennox #11)
By: Karen Baugh Menuhin
4.60
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
Murder, Mystery and a dog, and cat, of distinction A dazzling ball in a rooftop ballroom in one … read more
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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. 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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25. 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)
26. 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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27. 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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28. A Surprise For Christmas: And Other Seasonal Mysteries
By: Martin Edwards
3.78
Format: 317 pages, Paperback
Two dead bodies and a Christmas stocking weaponised. A Postman murdered delivering cards on Christm… read more
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29. The Christmas Egg (Inspector Brett Nightingale, #3)
By: Mary Kelly
3.05
Format: 219 pages, Paperback
In a gloomy flat off Islington High Street, Chief Inspector Brett Nightingale and Sergeant Beddoes … read more
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30. Weekend at Thrackley
By: Alan Melville
3.67
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Jim Henderson is one of six guests summoned by the mysterious Edwin Carson, a collector of precious… read more
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"No other person in the world laughed quite like Freddie Usher. Mercifully so....There were no half-hearted methods adopted when Freddie Usher became amused. No discreetness. No lack of abandon. No th…"-Alan Melville, Weekend at Thrackley
"Edwin Carson is the greatest living authority on precious stones in the world. The only reason why he isn't acclaimed as such in public and in the Press is that his methods of collecting his jewels--…"-Alan Melville, Weekend at Thrackley
31. 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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