Murder in Midsummer: Classic Mysteries for the Holidays (Classic Mysteries for Holidays)
By: Cecily Gayford
3.39
Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition
A rock pool with a deadly secret. A bank holiday heatwave dominated by the murder of an unknown man…
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1. The Case of the Constant Suicides (Dr. Gideon Fell, #13)
By: John Dickson Carr
3.77
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Having lost all his money in hare-brained get-rich-quick schemes, old Angus Campbell has nothing to… read more
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- mystery
- crime
- fiction
"Alan Campbell opened one eye. From somewhere in remote distances, muffled beyond sight or sound, his soul crawled back painfully, through subterranean corridors, up into his body again. Toward the la…"-John Dickson Carr, The Case of the Constant Suicides (Dr. Gideon Fell, #13)
2. L'avventura d'un povero cristiano
By: Ignazio Silone , Vittorio Libera
3.44
Format: 183 pages, Paperback
Il dramma dell'eremita Pietro Angelerio del Morrone, eletto pontefice nel 1294, con il nome di Cele… read more
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- fiction
3. The Nursing Home Murder (Roderick Alleyn, #3)
By: Ngaio Marsh
3.71
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Ngaio Marsh's bestselling and ingenious third novel remains one of the most popular pieces of crime… read more
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- mystery
- crime
- fiction
"Do you read crime fiction?"-Ngaio Marsh, The Nursing Home Murder (Roderick Alleyn, #3)
"They do a certain amount of mischief, they're an almighty nuisance, but as murderers I've no real faith in the British anarchist."-Ngaio Marsh, The Nursing Home Murder (Roderick Alleyn, #3)
"Nash, who carried in his head a sort of social ladder, had quietly decided that police officers of all ranks were to be graded with piano tuners."-Ngaio Marsh, The Nursing Home Murder (Roderick Alleyn, #3)
"... In our midst—in our very midst, Matron—are secret agents, secret societies, powers of evil known to the Yard but unsuspected by the general public. Mercifully so." He stopped short, folded his ar…"-Ngaio Marsh, The Nursing Home Murder (Roderick Alleyn, #3)
4. Vintage Murder (Roderick Alleyn, #5)
By: Ngaio Marsh
3.83
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Death served well-chilled The leading lady of a theater company touring New Zealand was stunning… read more
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- mystery
- crime
- fiction
"What do you think, Mr Alleyn? If there's another war will the young chaps come at it, same as we did, thinking it's great? And get the same jolt? What do you reckon?" "I'm afraid to speculate," said …"-Ngaio Marsh, Vintage Murder (Roderick Alleyn, #5)
"My poor fat Alfie! He was not a romantic husband, but he was so kind and understanding. He never minded whether I was amusing or dull. He thought it impossible that I could be dull. I didn't have to …"-Ngaio Marsh, Vintage Murder (Roderick Alleyn, #5)
5. Brighton Belle (Mirabelle Bevan Mystery #1)
By: Sara Sheridan
2.50
Format: 62 pages,
"Great fun. The world needs Mirabelle's feistiness, intelligence, and charm." --James Runcie, autho… read more
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- mystery
- crime
- fiction
6. A Meditation on Murder
By: Robert Thorogood
3.71
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Aslan Kennedy has an idyllic life: Leader of a Spiritual Retreat for wealthy holidaymakers on one o… read more
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- mystery
- crime
- fiction
7. Wolf to the Slaughter (Inspector Wexford, #3)
By: Ruth Rendell
3.65
Format: 224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The third book to feature the classic crime-solving detective, Chief Inspector Wexford. Anita Ma… read more
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- mystery
- crime
- fiction
8. The Rendezvous and Other Stories
By: Daphne du Maurier , Minette Walters
4.15
Format: None pages, Paperback
Alternate cover . The stories in this collection, some written before du Maurier published her fir… read more
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- mystery
- short stories
- crime
- fiction
9. A Shilling for Candles (Inspector Alan Grant, #2)
By: Josephine Tey , Robert Barnard
3.95
Format: None pages, Paperback
When a woman's body washes up on an isolated stretch of beach on the southern coast of England, Sco… read more
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- mystery
- crime
- fiction
10. The Man in the Queue (Inspector Alan Grant, #1)
By: Josephine Tey
3.77
Format: 255 pages, Paperback
Inspector Alan Grant searches for the identity of a man killed in the line at a theater and for the… read more
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- mystery
- crime
- fiction
11. Brat Farrar
By: Josephine Tey , Robert Barnard
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Listening Length: 7 hours and 55 minutes Brat Farrar has been carefully coached to assume the ident… read more
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12. To Love and Be Wise (Inspector Alan Grant, #4)
By: Josephine Tey , Robert Barnard
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
When a strikingly handsome young photographer mysteriously disappears, it's up to Inspector Alan Gr… read more
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13. The Singing Sands (Inspector Alan Grant, #6)
By: Josephine Tey , Robert Barnard
4.01
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
On sick leave from Scotland Yard, Inspector Alan Grant is planning a quiet holiday with an old scho… read more
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- mystery
- crime
- fiction
"It would do her good to have some demons to fight, to be swung out in space and held over some bottomless pit now and then."-Josephine Tey, The Singing Sands (Inspector Alan Grant, #6)
"Wee Archie was wielding a shepherd's crook that, as Tommy remarked later, no shepherd would be found dead with, and he was wearing a kilt that no Highlander would dream of being found alive in."-Josephine Tey, The Singing Sands (Inspector Alan Grant, #6)
14. Marple: Twelve New Mysteries
By: Naomi Alderman
3.81
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A brand-new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Mystery’s legendary detective Jane M… read more
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- anthologies
- short stories
- fiction
- mystery
- crime
15. Murder on Lake Garda
By: Tom Hindle
3.55
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
One happy couple. Two divided families. A wedding party to die for. On the private island of C… read more
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- mystery
- crime
- fiction
16. My One True North
By: Milly Johnson
4.34
Format: 492 pages, Kindle Edition
Laurie and Pete should never have met. But life has a different idea. Six months ago, on the sam… read more
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- fiction
17. A Death in the Parish (Canon Clement, #2)
By: Richard Coles
3.90
Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition
It's been a few months since murder tore apart the community of Champton apart. As Canon Daniel Cl… read more
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- mystery
- crime
- fiction
18. The Christmas Appeal (The Appeal, #1.5)
By: Janice Hallett
3.63
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
This immersive holiday caper from the “modern Agatha Christie” (The Sunday Times, London) follows t… read more
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- mystery
- crime
- fiction
19. Midsummer Mysteries: Tales from the Queen of Mystery
By: Agatha Christie
3.81
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Agatha Christie's most famous characters--including Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple--solve even the … read more
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- mystery
- short stories
- crime
- fiction
20. Murder at the Bookstore (Bookstore Mystery, #1)
By: Sue Minix
3.32
Format: 326 pages, Paperback
Crime writer Jen returns to her small hometown with a bestselling book behind her and a bad case of… read more
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- mystery
- crime
- fiction
21. The Murder Game
By: Tom Hindle
3.57
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
One house. Nine guests. Endless motives for murder...In the seaside town of Hamlet Wick, guests ass… read more
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- mystery
- crime
- fiction
22. 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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- mystery
- fiction
23. A Most Efficient Murder (Mr. Quayle Mysteries #1)
By: Anthony Slayton
4.09
Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition
When the reclusive Earl of Unsworth’s first party in over a decade is spoiled by murder, His Lordsh… read more
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- mystery
- crime
- fiction
24. Someone from the Past
By: Margot Bennett
3.39
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Nancy Graham's friend from the past -- a former roommate -- appeals to her for help when she receiv… read more
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- mystery
- crime
- fiction
25. Eye of the Sh*t Storm (The Frost Files, #3)
By: Jackson Ford
4.00
Format: 496 pages, Paperback
Teagan Frost might be getting better at moving sh*t with her mind – but her job working as a teleki… read more
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- fiction
26. The Man in Black: Stories
By: Elly Griffiths
4.13
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
This bumper collection of short stories by the No 1 bestselling author features all her best-loved … read more
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- anthologies
- short stories
- fiction
- mystery
- crime
27. A Different Kind of Evil (Agatha Christie #2)
By: Andrew Wilson
3.57
Format: 322 pages, Hardcover
Agatha Christie—the Queen of Crime—travels to the breathtaking Canary Islands to investigate the my… read more
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- mystery
- crime
- fiction
28. Murder in Midsummer: Classic Mysteries for the Holidays (Classic Mysteries for Holidays)
By: Cecily Gayford
3.39
Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition
A rock pool with a deadly secret. A bank holiday heatwave dominated by the murder of an unknown man… read more
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- anthologies
- short stories
- fiction
- mystery
- crime
29. Guilty by Definition
By: Susie Dent
4.12
Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition
The debut murder mystery from the resident genius of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, Susie Dent. … read more
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- mystery
- crime
- fiction
30. Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)
By: Katherine Rundell
4.18
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The day Christopher saved a drowning baby griffin from a hidden lake would change his life forever.… read more
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- fiction
"I'm no philosopher, and I prefer, in an ideal world, to go uneaten. (p. 111)"-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)
"What is this rainfall of children? Did I go sailing just to have storms of infants cascading down my sail at me? (p. 74)"-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)
"Nighthand grunted, and signalled for another bottle of wine. "Are you sure?" said Irian. "Shouldn't we keep our wits about us?" "I see no reason to. I prefer the world drunk. It disappoints me less."…"-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)
