The Allingham Casebook
By: Margery Allingham
3.88
Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition
Eighteen succulent mysteries from the Queen of Crime, guaranteed to baffle the most ingenious of ar…
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1. The Case Is Closed (Miss Silver, #2)
By: Patricia Wentworth
3.86
Format: 253 pages, Paperback
The Everton murder case has long been closed. The culprit has been charged with the murder of his u… read more
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- detective
- classics
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- historical fiction
- mystery
- crime
"And if you, Miss Hilary, could blow up that fire and put on a kettle, we will make her a nice cup of tea. In fact I think we all should all be the better of a nice cup of tea."-Patricia Wentworth, The Case Is Closed (Miss Silver, #2)
2. The Girls of Slender Means (New Directions Classic)
By: Muriel Spark
3.65
Format: 140 pages, Paperback
Like the May of Teck Club itself—"three times window shattered since 1940 but never directly hit"—i… read more
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- classics
- british literature
- 20th century
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"it never really occurred to her that literary men, if they like women at all, do not want literary women but girls."-Muriel Spark, The Girls of Slender Means (New Directions Classic)
"- 'Poise is perfect balance, an equanimity of body and mind, complete composure whatever the social scene. Elegant dress, immaculate grooming, and perfect deportment all contribute to the attainment …"-Muriel Spark, The Girls of Slender Means (New Directions Classic)
3. Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
3.98
Format: 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Rustic old Riddlesdale Lodge was a Wimsey family retreat filled with country pleasures and the thri… read more
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- british literature
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- mystery
- crime
"Fou!"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)
"Boil my brains!"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)
"I am abso-bally-lutely positive"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)
"The departure of the church-going element had induced a more humanitarian atmosphere."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)
4. The Tragedy of X
By: Ellery Queen , Barnaby Ross
4.48
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
New York City, the early 30's. A man is poisoned on a crowded streetcar during rush hour. Everyone … read more
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- mystery
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5. 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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- classics
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- anthologies
- short stories
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6. The Companion: A Short Story
By: Agatha Christie
4.17
Format: None pages, ebook
Previously published in the print anthology The Thirteen Problems. A murder-suicide in a small vill… read more
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7. Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
3.40
Format: 96 pages,
Mystery novelist Harriet Vane knew all about poisons, and when her fiance died in the manner prescr… read more
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8. Frederica
By: Georgette Heyer
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
LONDON IN "THE SEASON" Frederica Merriville and her three siblings have come to London for the glit… read more
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9. Nil (Nil, #1)
By: Lynne Matson
4.32
Format: 224 pages, ebook
On the mysterious island of Nil, the rules are set. You have one year. Exactly 365 days--to escape,… read more
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10. Hangman's Holiday: A Collection of Short Mysteries (Lord Peter Wimsey, #9)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.14
Format: None pages, Paperback
Amusing and absolutely appalling things happen on the way to the gallows when murder meets Lord Pet… read more
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11. Regency Buck (Alastair, #3)
By: Georgette Heyer
4.15
Format: None pages,
After their father's death, Miss Judith Taverner and her brother Peregrine travel to London to meet… read more
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12. Black Sheep
By: Georgette Heyer
3.79
Format: 223 pages, Paperback
With her high-spirited intelligence and good looks, Abigail Wendover was a most sought-after young … read more
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13. Faro's Daughter
By: Georgette Heyer
3.79
Format: 223 pages, Paperback
THE HIGH STAKES OF LOVE Skilled in the art of card playing, Deborah Grantham, a gambler's daughter,… read more
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14. It Walks by Night (Henri Bencolin, #1)
By: John Dickson Carr
3.86
Format: 157 pages, Hardcover
Ten minutes after the Duc de Saligny entered the card room, the police burst in - and found he had … read more
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15. The Stately Home Murder (Inspector Sloan, #3)
By: Catherine Aird
4.64
Format: 272 pages,
A dead body in a case of armor, a once-wealthy earl with lots to hide, a sprawling estate stacked w… read more
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16. The October Man (Rivers of London, #7.5)
By: Ben Aaronovitch
4.00
Format: 180 pages, Hardcover
Trier is famous for wine, Romans and for being Germany’s oldest city. So when a man is found dead w… read more
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"Das Leben ist zu kurz, um schlechten Wein zu trinken. - Quoted from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe"-Ben Aaronovitch, The October Man (Rivers of London, #7.5)
17. 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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- british literature
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
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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
18. Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection
By: Ben Aaronovitch
4.03
Format: 139 pages, Kindle Edition
Return to the world of Rivers of London in this first short story collection from #1 Sunday Times b… read more
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- short stories
- fiction
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"I found that when people are nursing a grievance it’s a waste of time trying to explain the ubiquitous nature of coincidence in the universe. People always want things to happen for a reason."-Ben Aaronovitch, Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection
19. Emergent Properties
By: Aimee Ogden
3.57
Format: 126 pages, Paperback
Emergent Properties is the touching adventure of an intrepid A.I. reporter hot on the heels of brew… read more
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20. The Allingham Casebook
By: Margery Allingham
3.88
Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition
Eighteen succulent mysteries from the Queen of Crime, guaranteed to baffle the most ingenious of ar… read more
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- detective
- classics
- british literature
- anthologies
- short stories
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- 20th century
- crime
21. Swimming to Lundy
By: Amanda Prowse
4.47
Format: 408 pages, Kindle Edition
A poignant and inspiring story from million-copy bestselling author Amanda Prowse about how it’s ne… read more
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