One Man's Meat (Flaxborough, #9)
By: Colin Watson
3.98
Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition
With old-world charm and a military air, Mortimer Rothermere makes a most convincing conman. Just n…
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1. Death of a Bore (Hamish Macbeth, #20)
By: M.C. Beaton
3.84
Format: 272 pages, Mass Market Paperback
From the author of the Agatha Raisin television series...DEATH OF A BORE: A Hamish Macbeth Mystery … read more
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2. Death of a Dreamer (Hamish Macbeth, #21)
By: M.C. Beaton
3.88
Format: 257 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Occasionally, the rugged landscape of Scotland attracts dreamers who move north, wrapped in fantasi… read more
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3. The Right Attitude to Rain (Isabel Dalhousie, #3)
By: Alexander McCall Smith
3.78
Format: 276 pages, Hardcover
The delectable new installment in the bestselling and already beloved adventures of Isabel Dalhousi… read more
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"Nobody enjoys being on display," said Isabel. But then she thought: Some do, and so she added, "Except actors. And narcissists."-Alexander McCall Smith, The Right Attitude to Rain (Isabel Dalhousie, #3)
"There was nothing more unattractive than narcissism, she thought: nothing could transform beauty into a cloying, unattractive quality than that self-conscious appreciation of self."-Alexander McCall Smith, The Right Attitude to Rain (Isabel Dalhousie, #3)
"She had noticed that there was a tendency on the part of some Americans to believe that everybody, deep inside, wanted to live in America, and that it was inexplicable that people who could do so did…"-Alexander McCall Smith, The Right Attitude to Rain (Isabel Dalhousie, #3)
"Protestations of happiness could sound almost boasting to those whose happiness is incomplete. One did not boast of perfect skin to one affected by dermatitis; for the same reason, perhaps, one shoul…"-Alexander McCall Smith, The Right Attitude to Rain (Isabel Dalhousie, #3)
4. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
By: Mark Twain
3.81
Format: 150 pages, Paperback
"Why, you simple creatures, the weakest of all weak things is a virtue which has not been tested in… read more
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"A proof once established is better left so."-Mark Twain, The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
"The weakest of all weak things is a virtue which has not been tested in the fire."-Mark Twain, The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
"After much reflection—suppose it was a lie? What then? Was it such a great matter? Aren’t we always acting lies? Then why not tell them?"-Mark Twain, The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
5. The Twelve Deaths Of Christmas
By: Marian Babson
3.39
Format: 170 pages, Paperback
Maude Daneson's rooming house is festive, the perfect setting for an old-fashioned Christmas. But … read more
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6. Miraculous Mysteries
By: Martin Edwards
2.00
Format: 238 pages,
Impossible crime stories have been relished by puzzle-lovers ever since the invention of detective … read more
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7. Murder on a Mystery Tour
By: Marian Babson
4.21
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
They had explored every avenue and it seemed that murder was their only salvation. Reggie and Midge… read more
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8. 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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9. The Man in the Wooden Hat (Old Filth, #2)
By: Jane Gardam
4.10
Format: 233 pages, Paperback
The New York Times called Sir Edward Feathers one of the most memorable characters in modern litera… read more
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11. Death of a Poison Pen (Hamish Macbeth, #19)
By: M.C. Beaton
4.45
Format: None pages, Paperback
From the author of the Agatha Raisin television series...DEATH OF A POISON PEN: A Hamish Macbeth My… read more
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12. The Strong Room: A Golden Age Mystery
By: R.A.J. Walling
4.05
Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition
Golden Age of Crime writer R.A.J. Walling’s first-ever crime novel, republished here for the first … read more
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13. 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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14. The Murder of Mrs Davenport: A Golden Age Mystery
By: Anthony Gilbert
4.01
Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition
‘An absorbing story’ Times Literary Supplement‘The plot is well-conceived… the characters are well … read more
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15. 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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16. The Case of the Ghost of Christmas Morning (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries, #2)
By: P.J. Fitzsimmons
4.28
Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition
Anty Boisjoly tackles the strange case of a war hero who visits his old friends on Christmas mornin… read more
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"It’ll be just like Romeo and Juliet,"-P.J. Fitzsimmons, The Case of the Ghost of Christmas Morning (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries, #2)
"This is the rummiest ingredient of this rum cocktail."-P.J. Fitzsimmons, The Case of the Ghost of Christmas Morning (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries, #2)
"It’s very much its own reward, I find, spending other people’s money."-P.J. Fitzsimmons, The Case of the Ghost of Christmas Morning (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries, #2)
"I believe that Americans will buy anything so long as someone else buys one first."-P.J. Fitzsimmons, The Case of the Ghost of Christmas Morning (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries, #2)
17. The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)
By: Elly Griffiths
4.23
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Pandemic lockdowns have Ruth Galloway feeling isolated from everyone but a new neighbor—until Nelso… read more
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"It's a locked room mystery,' says Tony. 'Like in the books.' 'Nothing,' says Nelson, 'is like it is in the books."-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)
"The churches are all closed. She was surprised how shocked she'd been to hear this news. Judy might be a lapsed Catholic, but she'd always assumed that, all her life, mass would be carrying on somewh…"-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)
"The air is so sweet and pure that it almost takes her breath away. It's as if nature is conspiring to make lockdown a less terrifying experience. Ruth has already noticed herself becoming interested …"-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)
"There are no commuters, no children jostling for school buses, no taxis, no old men in hats driving in the centre of the road. It should feel like heaven but, as Nelson drives through the old city ga…"-Elly Griffiths, The Locked Room (Ruth Galloway, #14)
18. The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)
By: Ellis Peters
4.17
Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition
The winter of 1139 will disrupt Brother Cadfael’s tranquil life in Shrewsbury with the most disturb… read more
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"Love shared is no sin."-Ellis Peters, The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)
"There never was, for all I could ever learn, a time when living was easy and peaceful."-Ellis Peters, The Virgin in the Ice (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #6)
19. 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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20. Those Who Are Loved
By: Victoria Hislop
4.13
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
The gripping new novel by Sunday Times Number One bestseller Victoria Hislop is set against the bac… read more
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"-"Why do you light these candles when you're not religious?" His grandmother pondered her ritual for a moment. [...] -"It's my way of keeping those wonderful people alive", she answered. - "And does …"-Victoria Hislop, Those Who Are Loved
21. Blood on the Tracks: Railway Mysteries
By: Martin Edwards
3.85
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
“Never had I been given a tougher problem to solve, and never had I been so utterly at my wits’ end… read more
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22. The Mystery of the Ashes
By: Anthony Wynne
3.68
Format: 275 pages, Kindle Edition
The Ashes is a grand and sombre country house perched on a headland on the Northumberland coast. It… read more
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23. The Birdcage Murders (Heathcliff Lennox, #8)
By: Karen Baugh Menuhin
4.56
Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition
Murder, Mystery and a dog of distinction Major Heathcliff Lennox is called in, along with ex Det… read more
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24. The Tale of the Tenpenny Tontine (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries, #3)
By: P.J. Fitzsimmons
4.34
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
The Tale of the Tenpenny Tontine is another mystifying, manor house stumper for Wodehousian bon-viv… read more
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- humor
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- fiction
25. Something Wicked (Andrew Basnett)
By: E.X. Ferrars
3.82
Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition
A retired botanist comes to stay in a charming English village, where murder and blackmail disturb … read more
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26. The Dinner Party at Bardolph's: A Golden Age Murder Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)
By: R.A. J. Walling
4.25
Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition
Edward Bardolph is an incredibly successful financier - he is also despised by many - with good rea… read more
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27. The Late Unlamented: A Philip Tolefree Mystery (Black Heath Classic Crime)
By: R.A.J. Walling
4.29
Format: 166 pages, Kindle Edition
“We’ve got a rare batch of suspects, don’t you think?” In the immediate aftermath of the second wor… read more
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28. Three Christmas Mysteries: Three Noel Pinson Mystery stories
By: R.A.J. Walling
4.11
Format: 45 pages, Kindle Edition
Noel Pinson is an accomplished barrister and gifted amateur detective and features in three novels … read more
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29. One Man's Meat (Flaxborough, #9)
By: Colin Watson
3.98
Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition
With old-world charm and a military air, Mortimer Rothermere makes a most convincing conman. Just n… read more
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30. The Gutenberg Murders
By: Gwen Bristow
3.58
Format: 286 pages, Hardcover
All New Orleans was disturbed at the rumor that one of its civic treasures, the nine priceless leav… read more
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31. Mr. Fortune, Please
By: H.C. Bailey
3.70
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
As successors to Sherlock Holmes there are no more than a handful of detectives in the great tradit… read more
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