Death of a Fool (Roderick Alleyn, #19)
By: Ngaio Marsh
3.88
Format: 440 pages, Paperback
A ritual dance becomes a murderous mambo... At the winter solstice, South Mardian's swordsmen weave…
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1. Cargo of Eagles (Albert Campion Mystery, #19)
By: Margery Allingham
3.80
Format: 162 pages, Hardcover
In this, Ms. Allingham's last novel, the action revolves around Saltey, for centuries a hidey-hole … read more
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2. Jerusalem Inn (Richard Jury, #5)
By: Martha Grimes
3.96
Format: 295 pages, Mass Market Paperback
A white Christmas couldn't make Newcastle any less dreary for Scotland Yard's Superintendent Richar… read more
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3. The Raven in the Foregate (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #12)
By: Ellis Peters
4.08
Format: 228 pages, Paperback
It is Christmas, A.D. 1141, Abbot Radulfus returns from London, bringing with him a priest for the … read more
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"There's an art in every labour."-Ellis Peters, The Raven in the Foregate (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #12)
"Bitter though it may be to many, Cadfael concluded, there is no substitute for truth, in this or any case."-Ellis Peters, The Raven in the Foregate (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #12)
4. Tether's End (Albert Campion Mystery, #16)
By: Margery Allingham
3.96
Format: 196 pages, Paperback
In Hide My Eyes, private detective Albert Campion finds himself hunting down a serial killer in Lon… read more
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5. 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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6. Striding Folly (Lord Peter Wimsey #15)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers , Elizabeth George , Janet Hitchman
3.99
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Three of Lord Peter Wimsey's most baffling cases demonstrate his unique detction skills at their mo… read more
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7. Miss Pym Disposes
By: Josephine Tey
4.36
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
To Lucy Pym, author of a best-seller on Psychology, the atmosphere at the college where she is lect… read more
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8. Sweet Danger (Albert Campion Mystery #5)
By: Margery Allingham
3.57
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
The impoverished Fitton family inhabit a run-down mill in a Suffolk village, and suspect their brot… read more
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9. Death of a Ghost (Albert Campion Mystery #6)
By: Margery Allingham
4.03
Format: 246 pages,
The first killing took place at a crowded art show, in full view of the cream of London society. Fo… read more
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10. The Crime at Black Dudley (Albert Campion Mystery, #1)
By: Margery Allingham
3.62
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
A house party is under way at the remote mansion of Black Dudley, and among the guests are some ver… read more
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"George Abbershaw's prosaic mind quivered on the verge of poetry when he looked at her."-Margery Allingham, The Crime at Black Dudley (Albert Campion Mystery, #1)
11. The China Governess (Albert Campion Mystery #17)
By: Margery Allingham
4.03
Format: 246 pages, Paperback
Timothy Kinnit, rich, handsome, well-bred, learns on the eve of his elopement, that he was adopted.… read more
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12. 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
13. Pictures of Perfection (Dalziel & Pascoe, #14)
By: Reginald Hill
4.00
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Reginald Hill's ironic humor, polished prose, and keen insight have placed him squarely alongside s… read more
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14. 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)
15. Death of a Fool (Roderick Alleyn, #19)
By: Ngaio Marsh
3.88
Format: 440 pages, Paperback
A ritual dance becomes a murderous mambo... At the winter solstice, South Mardian's swordsmen weave… read more
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16. The Five Bells and Bladebone (Richard Jury, #9)
By: Martha Grimes
3.93
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
When a dismembered corpse is found in the compartments of an antique secretaire a abattant, Marshal… read more
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17. A Shilling for Candles (Inspector Alan Grant, #2)
By: Josephine Tey , Robert Barnard
3.95
Format: None pages, Paperback
When a woman's body washes up on an isolated stretch of beach on the southern coast of England, Sco… read more
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18. More Work for the Undertaker (Albert Campion Mystery, #13)
By: Margery Allingham
4.06
Format: 663 pages, Paperback
Elegant and engaging detective Albert Campion investigates two deaths in the eccentric Palinode hou… read more
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19. 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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20. The Wall
By: John Hersey
3.50
Format: 36 pages, Paperback
Riveting & compelling, The Walltells the inspiring story of forty men & women who escape the dehuma… read more
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21. Flowers for the Judge (Albert Campion Mystery, #7)
By: Margery Allingham
3.99
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Scandal hits the prestigious publishing house of Barnabas when one of the directors is found dead i… read more
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22. Police at the Funeral (Albert Campion Mystery #4)
By: Margery Allingham
3.83
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
The imperious Caroline Faraday runs her house like a Victorian fiefdom, unconcerned with the fact t… read more
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23. Mystery Mile (Albert Campion Mystery #2)
By: Margery Allingham
3.86
Format: 536 pages, Hardcover
Judge Crowdy Lobbett has found evidence pointing to the identity of the criminal mastermind behind … read more
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24. To Love and Be Wise (Inspector Alan Grant, #4)
By: Josephine Tey , Robert Barnard
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
When a strikingly handsome young photographer mysteriously disappears, it's up to Inspector Alan Gr… read more
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25. 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)
26. Thrones, Dominations (Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane #1)
By: Dorothy L. Sayers , Jill Paton Walsh
3.69
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The wife of a wealthy man is found dead, and it is up to Lord Peter Wimsey and his wife, Harriet, t… read more
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27. 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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28. 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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29. Crook o' Lune
By: E.C.R. Lorac
4.15
Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition
It all began up at High Gimmerdale with the sheep-stealing, a hateful act in the shepherding lands … read more
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30. 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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31. Rope’s End, Rogue’s End
By: E.C.R. Lorac
4.05
Format: 249 pages, Kindle Edition
Wulfstane Manor, a rambling old country house with many unused rooms, winding staircases and a maze… read more
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