Death of a Busybody
By: George Bellairs
4.12
Format: 176 pages,
The eponymous nosy parker in Death of a Busybodyis Miss Ethel Tither. She has made herself deeply u…
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1. Green for Danger
By: Christianna Brand
3.69
Format: None pages, Paperback
Set in a military hospital during the blitz, this novel is one of Brand's most intricately plotted … read more
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2. Fear Stalks the Village
By: Ethel Lina White
4.12
Format: 207 pages, Paperback
It was a model English village, filled with flowers, Tudor cottages, and cobbled streets. Joan Broo… read more
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3. The Cask
By: Freeman Wills Crofts
3.71
Format: 656 pages, Paperback
Paris. Shipping business, police techniques, investigative procedures, feature in this alibi puzzle… read more
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4. Death in the Tunnel
By: Miles Burton
3.50
Format: 93 pages, Paperback
On a dark November evening, Sir Wilfred Saxonby is travelling alone in the 5 o'clock train from Can… read more
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5. Death on the Riviera (Superintendent Meredith, #4)
By: Martin Edwards , John Bude
5.00
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
When a counterfeit currency racket comes to light on the French Riviera, Detective Inspector Meredi… read more
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6. The Secret of High Eldersham (Desmond Merrion, #1)
By: Miles Burton
4.06
Format: 285 pages, Hardcover
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7. Death of a Busybody
By: George Bellairs
4.12
Format: 176 pages,
The eponymous nosy parker in Death of a Busybodyis Miss Ethel Tither. She has made herself deeply u… read more
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8. The Sussex Downs Murder (Superintendent Meredith, #2)
By: Martin Edwards , John Bude
4.72
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
'Already it looked as if the police were up against a carefully planned and cleverly executed murde… read more
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9. 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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10. Murder by Matchlight (Robert MacDonald, #25)
By: E.C.R. Lorac
3.76
Format: 360 pages,
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11. Clutch of Constables (Roderick Alleyn, #25)
By: Ngaio Marsh
3.72
Format: 224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Five Days Out of Time ... that was how the ad had described the Zodiaccruise on the "weirdly misted… read more
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12. The Santa Klaus Murder
By: Mavis Doriel Hay
3.74
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
When it comes to Christmas stories, one typically thinks of those that embody the spirit of the sea… read more
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13. The Cornish Coast Murder
By: John Bude
4.45
Format: None pages, Paperback
'Never, even in his most optimistic moments, had he visualised a scene of this nature --himself in … read more
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14. Till Death Do Us Part (Dr. Gideon Fell, #15)
By: John Dickson Carr
3.83
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Crime author Dick Markham is in love again; his fiancée the mysterious newcomer to the village, Les… read more
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15. The Mysterious Mr. Badman
By: W.F. Harvey
3.57
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
The note read: “Will the gentleman who took by mistake a copy of Bunyan’s Life and Death of Mr. Ba… read more
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16. Crossed Skis (Julian Rivers #8)
By: Carol Carnac
3.88
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
An atmospheric holiday novel from one of the most consistently popular authors in the series, Carol… read more
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17. Death of a Bookseller
By: Bernard J. Farmer
3.55
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
A rare gem of the mystery genre makes its first return to print since 1956 An honest policeman, Se… read more
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"Jack, I'm going to tell you a story. A runner took a book to a famous dealer and said: 'I've got something rare here.' 'Yes,' replied the dealer, 'but customers who want it are rarer.' Then my book i…"-Bernard J. Farmer, Death of a Bookseller
18. The Seat of the Scornful
By: John Dickson Carr
3.85
Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition
Judge Horace Ireton didn't care about the letter of the law. He was interested in administering abs… read more
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19. Smallbone Deceased
By: Michael Gilbert
4.05
Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition
Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of MurderHorniman, Birley and Craine is a highly re… read more
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"It’s quite a good idea. Only for heaven’s sake don’t be like that mug in the detective story who confides all his best ideas to a friendly sort of character who turns out to be the murderer in Chapte…"-Michael Gilbert, Smallbone Deceased
20. Death of an Author
By: E.C.R. Lorac
3.99
Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition
'I hate murders and I hate murderers, but I must admit that the discovery of a bearded corpse would… read more
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21. 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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22. Death in Fancy Dress
By: Anthony Gilbert
3.24
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
At a soirée like this, anyone can be the life―or death―of the party The British Secret Service, … read more
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23. 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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24. 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)
25. 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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26. Murderer's Mistake (Robert Macdonald #28)
By: E.C.R. Lorac
4.07
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
It's not long after the end of WWII, rationing is still in force in the UK, and Chief Inspector Mac… read more
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27. Checkmate to Murder (Robert MacDonald #25)
By: E.C.R. Lorac
3.97
Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition
Who fired the fatal shot that snuffed out the life of miserly old Folliner during a London blackout… read more
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"Mind the cat."-E.C.R. Lorac, Checkmate to Murder (Robert MacDonald #25)
28. Fell Murder
By: E.C.R. Lorac
4.08
Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition
'...this crime is conditioned by the place. To understand the one you've got to study the other.' … read more
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"I set out this evening to learn something about the district, to study the roads and paths, and to get the hang of it, the feel of the land. It's no use rushing to ask questions when you're ignorant …"-E.C.R. Lorac, Fell Murder
"Far below him, the River Lune wound its serpentine curves across the wide flood plane: beneath the clear September sky the water shone blue, flowing out to Morecambe Bay, whose golden sands gleamed p…"-E.C.R. Lorac, Fell Murder
29. 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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30. 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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31. The Spoilt Kill (Hedley Nicholson #1)
By: Mary Kelly
3.80
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Artistic temperaments and rivalries hinder Detective Nicholson in his investigation of industrial e… read more
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