Mr Polton Explains
By: R. Austin Freeman
4.23
Format: 252 pages, Paperback
Told through the eyes of a watchmaker, Dr Thorndyke is once again faced with a nettly mystery invol…
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1. The Man in the Brown Suit
By: Agatha Christie
3.95
Format: 381 pages, Paperback
Pretty, young Anne came to London looking for adventure. In fact, adventure comes looking for her—a… read more
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"A man who has shot lions in large quantities has an unfair advantage over other men."-Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit
"You know I want you. You know that I’d give my soul to pick you up in my arms and keep you here, hidden away from the world, forever and ever."-Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit
"I wonder if husbands know as much about their wives as they think they do. If I had a husband, I should hate him to bring home orphans without consulting me first."-Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit
"But his face should really inspire you with confidence, my dear lady. No self-respecting murderer would ever consent to look like one. Crippen now, I believe was one of the pleasantest fellows imagin…"-Agatha Christie, The Man in the Brown Suit
2. The Garden of Rama (Rama, #3)
By: Arthur C. Clarke , Gentry Lee
3.80
Format: 593 pages, Mass Market Paperback
In the year 2130 a mysterious spaceship, Rama, arrived in the solar system. It was huge - big enoug… read more
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"But the characteristic that is truly special about our species...[is] our ability to model our world and understand both it and where we fit into its overall scheme...."-Arthur C. Clarke, The Garden of Rama (Rama, #3)
3. Footsteps in the Dark
By: Georgette Heyer
3.72
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Locals claim the Priory is haunted and refuse to put a single toe past the front door. Left empty f… read more
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"They dined early, and as soon as the meal was over Margaret went up to change into the frock she had worn on the previous evening. With a praiseworthy attention to detail she made her hair look tousl…"-Georgette Heyer, Footsteps in the Dark
4. 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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5. The Hog's Back Mystery
By: Freeman Wills Crofts
5.00
Format: 500 pages, Paperback
'As pretty a piece of work as Inspector French has done ... On the level of Mr Crofts' very best; w… read more
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6. The Problem of the Wire Cage (Dr. Gideon Fell, #11)
By: John Dickson Carr
3.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
The corpse of Frank Dorrance is discovered in the center of a tennis court and Dr. Gideon Fell sear… read more
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7. The Tuesday Night Club: A Short Story
By: Agatha Christie
4.08
Format: 96 pages,
Previously published in the print anthology The Thirteen Problems After a supper of canned lobster … read more
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8. Rama II (Rama #2)
By: Arthur C. Clarke , Gentry Lee
3.70
Format: 512 pages, Paperback
Rama est revenu ! Rama, ou plutôt son double, son clone, son jumeau : Rama II. Soixante-dix ans plu… read more
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"It's a shame that we humans are never able to pull in the same direction . . . [n]ot even when confronted by infinity."-Arthur C. Clarke, Rama II (Rama #2)
"Do we use models to help us find the truth? Or do we know the truth first, and then develop the mathematics to explain it?"-Arthur C. Clarke, Rama II (Rama #2)
"What had been a perceived threat, a lien in a sense on future human behavior, was quickly reduced to a historical curiosity."-Arthur C. Clarke, Rama II (Rama #2)
"Michael O'Toole had no difficulty recognizing which questions in life should be answered by physics and which ones by religion."-Arthur C. Clarke, Rama II (Rama #2)
9. 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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10. The Stretton Darknesse Mystery
By: Moray Dalton
4.27
Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition
‘A capital tale… excellent’ The Times‘Absorbing’ The Daily Express First republication of this ultr… read more
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11. The Black Wings
By: Moray Dalton
4.18
Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition
‘Very good’ The Times‘Handles with dexterity a very complicated plot’ Evening StandardFirst republi… read more
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12. The Missing Link: A Golden Age Murder Mystery
By: George Varney
3.90
Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition
‘Detective mystery in a sinister old mansion’ Daily Sketch‘Effortless telling of a good story’ The … read more
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13. The Fatal Glove: A Noel Pinson Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)
By: R.A.J. Walling
4.19
Format: 211 pages, Kindle Edition
First serialised in newspapers in 1917.Never published in book form beforeA classic mystery by R.A.… read more
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14. The Murders in Praed Street (Dr Priestley #4)
By: John Rhode
4.04
Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition
‘An absorbing murder mystery’ New York Times‘A very ingenious tale’ Times Literary Supplement‘The f… read more
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15. Case in the Clinic
By: E.C.R. Lorac
4.05
Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition
The story begins with the sudden death of an elderly clergyman named Anderby, who drops dead while … read more
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16. The Yorkshire Moorland Mystery
By: J.S. Fletcher
3.93
Format: 173 pages, Kindle Edition
A famous American book collector is found dead, at the bottom of Herlesdem Scar on the lonley Yorsh… read more
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17. Tragedy at the Unicorn
By: John Rhode
4.26
Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition
‘The best detective story of 1928’ Times Literary Supplement'A case of suicide, accident or murder?… read more
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18. 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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19. 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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20. The Great Mistake
By: Mary Roberts Rinehart
4.00
Format: 407 pages, Kindle Edition
Murder leads to scandal at a wealthy woman’s mansion in this mystery from a New York Times–bestsell… read more
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21. Impact of Evidence
By: E. C. R. Lorac
4.32
Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition
AMONG THE hills of the Welsh borders a little group of farmsteads is isolated by snow and ice, then… read more
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22. Scandal at High Chimneys
By: John Dickson Carr
3.57
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
A force, hidden, but malignant stirred silently behind the discreetly drawn curtains at High Chimne… read more
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23. 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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24. Frozen Death: An Inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)
By: Anthony Weymouth
3.72
Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition
‘Ingenious’ MORNING POST‘An extremely skilful mystery’ THE DAILY EXPRESS‘An exceptionally good dete… read more
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25. The Crime
By: Anthony Lang
4.14
Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition
‘A brilliantly-written detective story’ The Daily Mail‘A detective story of the first order’ Cassel… read more
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26. Death in the Forest: A Golden Age Mystery
By: Moray Dalton
4.15
Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition
"The man's heart was dicky. It couldn't stand a shock. The question is-what shock?" Roger Frere is … read more
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27. Episode of the Wandering Knife
By: Mary Roberts Rinehart
4.08
Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition
Three tales from a mystery master whose “literary distinction lies in the combination of love, humo… read more
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28. Cornish Crime: An Inspector Treadgold Mystery (Merlin Classic Crime)
By: Anthony Weymouth
3.76
Format: 165 pages, Kindle Edition
A motley group of guests arrive at Philleigh House in Cornwell for the weekend at the invitation of… read more
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29. Golden Age Bibliomysteries (An American Mystery Classic)
By: Otto Penzler
3.68
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
In these classic mystery tales, literature is a matter of life or death Of crime fiction’s many sub… read more
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30. Mr Polton Explains
By: R. Austin Freeman
4.23
Format: 252 pages, Paperback
Told through the eyes of a watchmaker, Dr Thorndyke is once again faced with a nettly mystery invol… read more
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31. The Crime at Diana’s Pool
By: Victor L. Whitechurch
4.19
Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition
‘Quite charming… devotees of mystery yarns will enjoy this story’ New York Times‘A quintessentially… read more
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