Lament for a Maker (Sir John Appleby, #3)
By: Michael Innes
3.63
Format: 371 pages, Paperback
When mad recluse, Ranald Guthrie, the laird of Erchany, falls from the ramparts of his castle on a …
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1. The Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen, #3)
By: Edmund Crispin
3.76
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Richard Cadogan's Oxford holiday turns into a mystery solving adventure full of dangerous twists an… read more
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"What are you going to do with your self now?'... 'I? said Fen. 'I shall pursue my orderly and dignified progress towards the grave."-Edmund Crispin, The Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen, #3)
2. Pearls Before Swine (Albert Campion Mystery, #12)
By: Margery Allingham
3.99
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Albert Campion returns from three years’ work for the War Office in Europe to find that Lugg, his m… 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. 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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"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)
5. Lush Life
By: Richard Price
3.84
Format: 179 pages,
"Price is the greatest writer of dialogue, living or dead, this country has ever produced. Wry, pro… read more
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6. Lament for a Maker (Sir John Appleby, #3)
By: Michael Innes
3.63
Format: 371 pages, Paperback
When mad recluse, Ranald Guthrie, the laird of Erchany, falls from the ramparts of his castle on a … read more
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7. Silent Nights: Christmas Mysteries
By: Martin Edwards
4.04
Format: 288 pages,
Christmas is a mysterious, as well as magical, time of year. Strange things can happen, and this he… read more
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8. Hag's Nook (Dr. Gideon Fell, #1)
By: John Dickson Carr
4.24
Format: 384 pages,
In his detecting debut, larger than life lexicographer Dr. Gideon Fell is entertaining young Americ… read more
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9. 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)
10. 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)
11. Father Brown Stories
By: G.K. Chesterton
3.63
Format: None pages, Paperback
Features the amateur sleuth Father Brown's whose cherubic face and unworldly simplicity, his glasse… read more
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12. 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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13. Do Butlers Burgle Banks?
By: P.G. Wodehouse
3.88
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Do Butlers Burgle Banks?features the hitherto fortunate owner of Bond's Bank, who finds himself in … read more
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14. Murder by Matchlight (Robert MacDonald, #25)
By: E.C.R. Lorac
3.76
Format: 360 pages,
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15. The Burning (Maeve Kerrigan, #1)
By: Jane Casey
4.12
Format: 440 pages,
A determined young police constable goes it alone against an enigmatic killer and her bosses in a s… read more
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16. A Knife for Harry Dodd (Chief Inspector Littlejohn, #21)
By: George Bellairs
4.50
Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition
Harry Dodd is stabbed in the back on his way home from the pub. But instead of calling for the poli… read more
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17. 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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18. The Man in the Queue (Inspector Alan Grant, #1)
By: Josephine Tey
3.77
Format: 255 pages, Paperback
Inspector Alan Grant searches for the identity of a man killed in the line at a theater and for the… read more
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19. Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey, #12)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.00
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
"Gaudy Nightstands out even among Miss Sayers's novels. And Miss Sayers has long stood in a class b… read more
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20. Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers
4.24
Format: 409 pages, Paperback
Society’s eligible women are in mourning. Lord Peter Wimsey has married at last, having finally suc… read more
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"in the linked arms of Bacchus and Aphrodite."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)
"Remorse is eating his soul like a caterpillar in a cabbage."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)
"his thoughts revolving silently in this squirrel-cage of mystification."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)
"But that's men all over ... Poor dears, they can't help it. They haven't got logical minds."-Dorothy L. Sayers, Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)
21. Death in a White Tie (Roderick Alleyn, #7)
By: Ngaio Marsh
3.46
Format: None pages, Paperback
A body in the back of a taxi begins an elegantly constructed mystery, perhaps the finest of Marsh's… read more
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22. The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)
By: Barry Kirwan
4.23
Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition
In 2063, Earth's overheated climate and war-ravaged cities are near breaking point. A new habitable… read more
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"It has no eyes. Zack, why doesn’t it have any eyes? "-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)
"Vasquez faced off Vince. “We’ll meet in hell for sure."-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)
"Your life is a beer glass Micah, but you want champagne"-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)
23. The Sacred Well Murders
By: Susan Rowland
4.30
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
A simple job turns deadly when Mary Wandwalker, novice detective, is hired to chaperone a young Ame… read more
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"I EAT THE DARK"-Susan Rowland, The Sacred Well Murders
"So, Mr. Jeffreys,"-Susan Rowland, The Sacred Well Murders
"Wife of Lir eat horse."-Susan Rowland, The Sacred Well Murders
24. The Tragedy at Freyne
By: Anthony Gilbert
4.11
Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition
When Sir Simon Chandos is found poisoned in his library, with a confession in front of him and a ph… read more
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25. Love on the Line 2 (Women at Work, #2)
By: Kirsten Fullmer
4.30
Format: 341 pages, Kindle Edition
In part two of this extraordinary love story set in the hot, humid, summer of the wide-open mid-wes… read more
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26. 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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27. Body In The Woods (Jack Ludefance, #2)
By: Behcet Kaya
4.32
Format: 389 pages, Paperback
Award-winning author Behcet Kaya has once again brought his PI protagonist Jack Ludefance to life i… read more
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"Did you, Vance?"-Behcet Kaya, Body In The Woods (Jack Ludefance, #2)
"He would tell you to leave?"-Behcet Kaya, Body In The Woods (Jack Ludefance, #2)
"911. What is your emergency?"-Behcet Kaya, Body In The Woods (Jack Ludefance, #2)
"You could have had an abortion."-Behcet Kaya, Body In The Woods (Jack Ludefance, #2)
28. Appellate Judge (Jack Ludefance, #3)
By: Behcet Kaya
4.30
Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition
From the swamps of the Florida panhandle, once again emerges private investigator Jack Ludefance, i… read more
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"Mr. Hooks?"-Behcet Kaya, Appellate Judge (Jack Ludefance, #3)
"Cindy, have you heard of the second law of thermodynamics?"-Behcet Kaya, Appellate Judge (Jack Ludefance, #3)
"This is Detective Ashford Ishikawa. Who am I speaking with?"-Behcet Kaya, Appellate Judge (Jack Ludefance, #3)
"Cindy extended her hand. I got up, faced her, and shook her hand. A strong handshake. This was definitely a no-nonsense young woman. “I recognize you from your pictures, Mr. Ludefance."-Behcet Kaya, Appellate Judge (Jack Ludefance, #3)
29. 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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"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)
30. Paradox Effect: Time Travel and Purified DNA Merge to Halt the Collapse of Human Existence
By: Gabriel F.W. Koch
4.34
Format: 284 pages, Paperback
In 2554, the World is Coming to its End, unless an impossible mission through 600 years of time tra… read more
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"Truthfully, Professor Hawking? Why would we allow tourists from the future muck up the past when your contemporaries had the task well in Hand?" Brigadier General Patrick E Buckwalder 2241C.E."-Gabriel F.W. Koch, Paradox Effect: Time Travel and Purified DNA Merge to Halt the Collapse of Human Existence
31. Fire in the Thatch (Robert MacDonald #27)
By: E.C.R. Lorac
4.08
Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition
The Second World War is drawing to a close. Nicholas Vaughan, released from the army after an accid… read more
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