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…
Want to Read $ 9.99"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 tousled, and wiped all the powder off her face. As Charles remarked, in a newly engaged girl this deed almost amounted to heroism."-Georgette Heyer, Footsteps in the Dark
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1. Mystery in White
By: Martin Edwards , J. Jefferson Farjeon
3.38
Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition
On Christmas Eve, heavy snowfall brings a train to a halt near the village of Hemmersby. Several pa… read more
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"That is why any general, however wrong he may be--take Napoleon, to avoid the politics of mere contemporary examples--must believe in himself to be successful, or dupe himself into such a belief. Ind…"-Martin Edwards, Mystery in White
2. Colonel Sandhurst to the Rescue (Poor Relation, #5)
By: Marion Chesney
3.92
Format: 152 pages, Paperback
Colonel Sandhurst 70s, an owner of popular Poor Relations Hotel, fears calling in debt owed by Sir … read more
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3. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.05
Format: 243 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Ninety-year-old General Fentiman was definitely dead, but no one knew exactly when he had died—and … read more
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"Exactly. He is the Most Unlikely Person, and that is why Sherlock Holmes would suspect him at once."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
"I have a peculiar instinct about pubs. I can find one blindfold in a pea-souper with both hands tied behind me."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
"Books... are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development."-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
"I’m determined never to be a parent. Modern manners and the break-up of the fine old traditions have simply ruined the business. I shall devote my life and fortune to the endowment of research on the…"-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
4. Sir Philip's Folly (Poor Relation, #4)
By: Marion Chesney
4.49
Format: None pages,
Sir Philip Somerville "elderly tortoise" brings fat vulgar greedy mistress Mrs Budge into Poor Rela… read more
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5. Suddenly at His Residence (Inspector Cockrill, #3)
By: Christianna Brand
3.56
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
In the height of an English summer, Grandfather is found dead in the little Grecian lodge among the… read more
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6. Miss Tonks Turns to Crime (Poor Relation, #2)
By: M.C. Beaton , Marion Chesney
4.10
Format: 668 pages,
Six genteel seniors raise funds for their fashionable Poor Relation hotel by sending spinster Miss … read more
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7. 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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- crime
"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
8. Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
3.84
Format: 212 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The stark naked body was lying in the tub. Not unusual for a proper bath, but highly irregular for … read more
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"But if you were investigating a crime,"-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
"Well, it’s no good jumping at conclusions."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
"Oh damn!' said Lord Peter Wimsey at Piccadilly Circus."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
"I trust you told her I had succumbed to lethargic encephalitis suddenly, no flowers by request."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)
9. 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)
10. Back in Society (Poor Relation, #6)
By: Marion Chesney
4.21
Format: 96 pages,
The Poor Relation hotel is the toast of London, its guests are paying hard cash, and its owners are… read more
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11. Look to the Lady (Albert Campion Mystery #3)
By: Margery Allingham
4.06
Format: 663 pages, Paperback
A ring of international thieves target the Gyrth Chalice, a priceless goblet held by centuries of G… read more
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12. The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey, #11)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
3.94
Format: 450 pages, Hardcover
When a disfigured corpse is discovered in a country parish, the local rector pleads with Lord Peter… read more
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13. The Lady Vanishes
By: Ethel Lina White
3.81
Format: None pages, Paperback
THE WORLD-FAMOUS SUSPENSE NOVEL FROM WHICH ALFRED HITCHCOCK CREATED HIS MOVIE MASTERPIECE, REDISCOV… read more
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14. Grey Mask (Miss Silver, #1)
By: Patricia Wentworth
3.99
Format: 244 pages, Paperback
After Charles was jilted at the altar by Margaret, he discovers that she is mixed up in a vicious k… read more
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15. 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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16. 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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"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
17. 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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18. 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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"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)
19. Secrets of a Scottish Isle (Jane Wunderly, #5)
By: Erica Ruth Neubauer
3.65
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
On an isolated isle off the western coast of Scotland, spirited American Jane Wunderly must investi… read more
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20. Determination (The Chaplain's Legacy, #2)
By: Mary Kingswood
4.39
Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition
One man with a secret. A family torn apart by the consequences. Mr Bertram Atherton has one foot… read more
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21. 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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