The Singing Bone (The Dr. Thorndyke Mysteries #3)
By: R. Austin Freeman
3.81
Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition
A remarkable collection of mysteries starring the brilliant Dr. Thorndyke Silas has diamonds in the…
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1. Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (Raffles, #1)
By: E.W. Hornung , Richard Lancelyn Green
3.58
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Gentleman thief Raffles is daring, debonair, devilishly handsome-and a first-rate cricketer. In the… read more
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- mystery
- fiction
- classics
- short stories
"I was afraid I wrote neither well enough nor ill enough for success."-E.W. Hornung, Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman (Raffles, #1)
2. Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #2)
By: Alexander McCall Smith
3.98
Format: 233 pages, Paperback
Librarian note: Older cover edition of 9780349116655. In 1999 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency… read more
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- mystery
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"Africa had a way of coming back and simply covering everything up again."-Alexander McCall Smith, Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #2)
"It was easy to make a difference to other people’s lives, so easy to change the little room in which people lived their life."-Alexander McCall Smith, Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #2)
"Mma Ramotswe reflected on how easy it was to find oneself committed to a course of action simply because one lacked the courage to say no."-Alexander McCall Smith, Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #2)
"Perhaps if you don't know there's a gap, you don't worry about it. If you were a millipede, a tshongololo , crawling along the ground would you look at the birds and worry about not having wings? Pro…"-Alexander McCall Smith, Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #2)
3. Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman
By: E.W. Hornung
3.82
Format: 224 pages,
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- classics
- short stories
4. The Luck Stone
By: P.G. Wodehouse , Basil Winham
4.49
Format: None pages, Paperback
Posthumous publication. An adventure novel originally serialised in 1908, written under the pseudon… read more
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- fiction
- 20th century
5. Don't Point that Thing at Me
By: Kyril Bonfiglioli
3.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
A cult classic in the UK since its first publication there in the 1970s, Don't Point That Thing at … read more
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- mystery
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6. Photo Finish (Roderick Alleyn, #31)
By: Ngaio Marsh
3.81
Format: 4 pages, Paperback
MURDER IN HIGH C... A persistent paparazzi has hounded operatic soprano Isabella Sommita until her … read more
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- mystery
- classics
- fiction
7. 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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8. The Red House Mystery
By: A.A. Milne
4.17
Format: None pages, Paperback
The creator of such beloved storybook characters for children as Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, and Eeyor… read more
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- classics
- fiction
9. A Murder of Quality
By: John Le Carré
3.64
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
John le Carre's classic novels deftly navigate readers through the intricate shadow worlds of inter… read more
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10. The Mystery of the Yellow Room
By: Gaston Leroux
3.64
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
The young lady had just retired to her room when sounds of a struggle ensue, and cries of "Murder!"… read more
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11. Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.07
Format: 264 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The wealthy Agatha Dawson is dead--a trifle sooner than expected--but there are no apparent signs o… read more
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"It doesn't do for people, especially doctors, to go about 'thinking' things. They may get into frightful trouble."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)
"…After all, it isn't really difficult to write books. Especially if you either write a rotten story in good English or a good story in rotten English, which is as far as most people seem to get nowad…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)
"I sleuth, you know. For a hobby. Harmless outlet for natural inquisitiveness, don't you see, which might otherwise strike inward and produce introspection an' suicide. Very natural, healthy pursuit -…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)
"Miss Climpson," said Lord Peter, "is a manifestation of the wasteful way in which this country is run. Look at electricity, Look at water-power. Look at the tides. Look at the sun. Millions of power …"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey, #3)
12. The Layton Court Mystery (Roger Sheringham Cases, #1)
By: Anthony Berkeley
4.60
Format: None pages, Paperback
A Roger Sheringham mysteryIn a typical English country house, a murder is committed. The wealthy Vi… read more
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- mystery
- classics
- fiction
13. Last Ditch (Roderick Alleyn, #29)
By: Ngaio Marsh
3.70
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
Horseplay turns deadly... Young Ricky Alleyn has come to the picturesque fishing village of Deep Co… read more
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14. The Problem of the Green Capsule (Dr. Gideon Fell, #10)
By: John Dickson Carr
4.75
Format: None pages,
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15. Murder by Matchlight (Robert MacDonald, #25)
By: E.C.R. Lorac
3.76
Format: 360 pages,
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16. 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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17. The House Without a Key (Charlie Chan, #1)
By: Earl Derr Biggers
3.36
Format: None pages, Paperback
This is the classic novel in which Charlie Chan makes his debut as Inspector of the Honolulu Police… read more
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18. 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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19. Death of an Outsider (Hamish Macbeth, #3)
By: M.C. Beaton
3.81
Format: 194 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The most hated man in the most dour town in Scotland is sleeping with the fishes, or-more accuratel… read more
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20. 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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- classics
- 20th century
- fiction
21. Scales of Justice (Roderick Alleyn, #18)
By: Ngaio Marsh
3.71
Format: 244 pages,
The quiet village of Swevenings seemed an English pastoral paradise, until the savagely beaten body… read more
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22. 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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- classics
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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
23. 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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- classics
- fiction
24. Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #8)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.11
Format: 499 pages, Kindle Edition
The second Dorothy L. Sayers classic to feature mystery writer Harriet Vane, Have His Carcase. Harr… read more
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- classics
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"I always have a quotation for everything--it saves original thinking."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #8)
"Novelists and police-inspectors do not always see eye to eye as regards publicity."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #8)
"A solitary rock is always attractive. All right-minded people feel an overwhelming desire to scale and sit upon it."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #8)
"In the mood of relaxation and confidence that follows on being parboiled, it was easy enough to pump Mrs Weldon. A little diplomacy was needed, so as not to betray the ulterior object of the inquiry,…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Have His Carcase (Lord Peter Wimsey, #8)
25. 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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- fiction
26. Death on the Down Beat: An Orchestral Fantasy of Detection
By: Sebastian Farr
3.24
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
This addition to the Crime Classics series is an immersive musical mystery, featuring diagrams of t… read more
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27. 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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- classics
- 20th century
- fiction
"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)
28. 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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29. Final Acts: Theatrical Mysteries
By: Martin Edwards
3.63
Format: 347 pages, Paperback
Behind the stage lights and word-perfect soliloquies, sinister secrets are lurking in the wings. Th… read more
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- classics
- short stories
30. The Singing Bone (The Dr. Thorndyke Mysteries #3)
By: R. Austin Freeman
3.81
Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition
A remarkable collection of mysteries starring the brilliant Dr. Thorndyke Silas has diamonds in the… read more
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- short stories
- fiction
- 20th century
- mystery
- novels
31. Due to a Death
By: Mary Kelly
3.30
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
'That is what I want - to grip the reader and force them to read to the bitter end. That is why I t… read more
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