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Murder and the Married Virgin (The Mike Shayne Mysteries #10)
by Brett HallidayMike Shayne investigates an impossible murder in the Big Easy It’s not often that Mike Shayne runs with an honorable crowd, but there is a lieutenant in his office mourning the fiancée who killed herself the day before. Honest and heartbroken, he begs this hardened private investigator for help answering one simple, impossible question: Why? It’s a question Shayne has been asking ever since his wife was murdered in Miami and he moved to New Orleans to escape her memory. For the sake of a soldier, he will put his own mourning aside and try to explain a suicide that looks an awful lot like murder. Katrin Moe was working as a maid in the home of a wealthy New Orleans family when she was found locked in her room, the gas pumping full blast. Coincidentally, a priceless emerald necklace went missing from the house a few days before and the insurance company hired Shayne to find it. On the hunt for a killer, Shayne will find that the necklace and the crook are more closely related than meets the eye.
The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat: Book 2 (The Find-Outers #2)
by Enid BlytonThe Find-Outers is a clever mystery series from bestselling author Enid Blyton, and perfect for fans of The Secret Seven. A prize winning Siamese Cat has been stolen, and all evidence points to the Find-Outers' friend Luke. Fatty Larry, Daisy, Pip and Bets know Luke is innocent, but how can they prove it? The Find-Outers have another mystery to solve!First published in 1944, this edition contains the orginal text and is unillustrated.
The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat: Book 2 (The Find-Outers #2)
by Enid BlytonA brilliant mystery series from bestselling author Enid Blyton, perfect for fans of The Secret Seven. A prize-winning Siamese Cat has been stolen, and all evidence points to the Find-Outers' friend Luke. Fatty Larry, Daisy, Pip and Bets know Luke is innocent, but how can they prove it? The Find-Outers have another mystery to solve!First published in 1944, this audio edition is based on the original text.(P) 2019 Hodder & Stoughton LimitedEnid Blyton ® and Enid Blyton's signature are registered trade marks of Hodder & Stoughton Limited. No trade mark or copyrighted material may be reproduced without the express written permission of the trade mark and copyright owner.
Not Quite Dead Enough (Nero Wolfe #10)
by Rex StoutCalled upon to investigate a sinister "accident" involving national security, Nero Wolfe must set the traps that will catch the pair of wily killers responsible.
Panic
by Helen MccloyWhen Uncle Felix dies of a suspected overdose of digitalis, his niece Alison accepts the offer of a remote mountain lodge for the summer to get away from the tragedy.But there are strange noises in the night and sinister visitors - and she discovers that the previous tenant was driven insane. What also transpires is that Uncle Felix had devised what he claimed to be an unbreakable cypher. The Pentagon is interested in this claim, and Alison has a fragment of a clue found beside her uncle's bed. In the mountains she wrestles with the puzzle. But solving it will put her life in grave danger . . .
Presidential Agent: Wide Is The Gate, Presidential Agent, And Dragon Harvest (The Lanny Budd Novels #5)
by Upton SinclairOn the eve of World War II, Lanny Budd reenters the deadly snake pit of Nazi Germany as a presidential spy An American art expert raised in a world of European wealth and privilege, Lanny Budd is dedicated to his socialist ideals and to combatting the twin scourges of Nazism and Fascism. In 1937, a chance encounter in New York with Professor Charles Alston--his boss at the Paris Peace Conference and now one of President Roosevelt's top advisors--provides Lanny with the opportunity to make a profound difference. Appointed Presidential Agent 103, the international art dealer embarks on a secret assignment that takes him back into the Third Reich as the Allied powers prepare to cede Czechoslovakia to Adolf Hitler in a futile attempt to avoid war. But Lanny's motivations are not just political: The woman he loves has fallen into the brutal hands of the Gestapo, and Lanny will risk everything to save her. Presidential Agent is the action-packed fifth installment of Upton Sinclair's Pulitzer Prize-winning series that brings the first half of the twentieth century to dramatic life. An astonishing mix of history, adventure, and romance, the Lanny Budd Novels are a testament to the breathtaking scope of the author's vision and his singular talents as a storyteller.
The Scarlet Button (Mr Crook Murder Mystery)
by Anthony GilbertBlackmail leads to murder - but which of the blackmailer's victims is guilty of such a brutal crime?Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection ClubJames Chigwell is a blackmailer, a human spider who fattens on the blood of other men - on their misfortunes and on their mistakes. But retribution comes to Chigwell when one of his victims at last rebels against his maliciousness and bludgeons him to death.But who among Chigwell's final victims has the courage of despair to slay his tormentor?The Scarlet Button is at once grim and entertaining and, of course, features the celebrated detective Arthur Crook.
The Secret in the Old Well (Dana Girls Mystery #13)
by Carolyn KeeneWhen Arlene Sherwood disappears, the Danas' only clue is that Arlene received a dire prediction from a psychic reader. Did Arlene run away out of fear caused by the prediction, or is something far more sinister at play? Jean and Louise believe that Arlene has been abducted, especially after they learn that Arlene's father has also disappeared. Mrs. Sherwood soon receives a message from her husband, requesting that she place certain important drawings in an old well. The drawings are very valuable to Mr. Sherwood's work, and the loss of the drawings will be a great blow. Can the girls find Arlene and solve this mystery?
Signed, Picpus
by Georges Simenon David CowardMaigret dismantles an intricate network of lies stretching from Paris to Nice in book twenty-three of the new Penguin Maigret series."Mechanically, he had put his pince-nez down on the blotter and looked at it there with his large, short-sighted eyes. It is at that moment that the strange thing happens. One of the lenses, acting as a mirror, reflected the criss-cross, hatched ink marks which had dried on the blotter and he could just make out a couple of words."When a fortuneteller is found murdered in her apartment, Maigret must find out not only who commited the crime, but why it was predicted in a note found earlier--signed by the unknown Picpus.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Spill the Jackpot (The Bertha Cool and Donald Lam Mysteries)
by Erle Stanley GardnerThe diminutive detective and his bulldog of a boss head to Las Vegas to find a runaway bride in this hard-boiled mystery by the creator of Perry Mason. Donald Lam and Bertha Cool make for a couple of unlikely detectives. Donald is a charming ex-lawyer in his thirties who may lack brawn but makes up for it in brains. Bertha, meanwhile, is a fifty-something-year-old widow who won&’t take lip from anyone. She certainly won&’t let a bout of illness keep her down. After a stay at the sanitarium, she and Donald are off to Las Vegas for their latest case. Who needs rest? Mr. Whitewell needs Donald and Bertha to find his son&’s fiancée and learn why she abruptly left town. Donald quickly gets to work with just a mysterious letter as his only lead. Soon he uncovers a scheme to swindle casinos, along with a brutal murder. Now he must determine what&’s going on before someone ensures he&’s the next member of the agency to have a long hospital stay—or worse. &“The best American writer, of course, is Erle Stanley Gardner.&” —Evelyn Waugh &“Gardner has a way of moving the story forward that is almost a lost art: great stretches of dialogue alternate with lively chunks of exposition, and the two work together perfectly, without sacrificing momentum.&” —Booklist
A Spy for Mr Crook (Mr Crook Murder Mystery)
by Anthony GilbertMurder, politics and Nazi sympathisers - Arthur Crook has his detection skills pushed to the limit., with a most unlikely conspirator...Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection Club'The lobby of the House of Commons was very full on the momentous afternoon that Miss Sarah Bennett, a composed and amused spinster, torn from her happy obscurity by an energetic and enterprising Minister of Labour, came from the Temporary Pass Office, up the stairs, through a corridor lined with effigies of the great . . .'Arthur Crook, and valiant conspirator Miss Sarah Bennett, secretary to Allen Wilkinson Stout MP, adventure through murders, Nazi incitement and parliamentary happenings to save a wing commander arrested for murder.
They Never Say When
by Peter CheyneySlim Callaghan, private detective, is drawn into a particularly dubious case - even for him. A Mrs Paula Denys says she paid a man to steal the priceless Denys Coronet from her husband's safe. Now the thief won't hand over the goods and is attempting to blackmail her.Callaghan solves the problem for his client but, too late, discovers the luscious Mrs Denys is not all she seems. Callaghan is determined to get to the bottom of it all - and opens some dangerous cans of worms in the process.
They See in Darkness (Murder Room #783)
by Ethel Lina WhiteOldtown is a picturesque, historic place, with a square of characterful houses nestling at its centre, and is home to retired colonial masters and friendly locals. A wealthy, reclusive sisterhood lives there too, in a large mansion, Cloisters; a group known locally as the 'Black Nuns', who are said to have extraordinary healing powers.But a killer is at work in Oldtown, and a series of murders has thrown the inhabitants into blind, unreasoning terror, a fear of darkness and of strange sounds - sounds such as the pitiless beat of following footsteps. Suddenly the town is plunged into a miasma of fear and superstition ...
They See in Darkness
by Ethel Lina WhiteOldtown is a picturesque, historic place, with a square of characterful houses nestling at its centre, and is home to retired colonial masters and friendly locals. A wealthy, reclusive sisterhood lives there too, in a large mansion, Cloisters; a group known locally as the 'Black Nuns', who are said to have extraordinary healing powers. But a killer is at work in Oldtown, and a series of murders has thrown the inhabitants into blind, unreasoning terror, a fear of darkness and of strange sounds - sounds such as the pitiless beat of following footsteps. Suddenly the town is plunged into a miasma of fear and superstition ...
While Still We Live
by Helen MacinnesHelen MacInnes again demonstrates her unique mastery of the dramatic suspense novel in this superbly plotted thriller about a young English girl whose innocent holiday visit to Poland is suddenly twisted into a nightmare of violence and terror when she is mistaken for a Nazi spy.
The Alington Inheritance (Miss Silver Series)
by Patricia WentworthCharming men can be the most dangerous . . .Jenny is 18 when her guardian is killed and her wealthy relations the Forbes invite her to stay. Consoled by the affectionate attentions of their little girls and the charming elder son, she starts to find her feet again.Then she overhears a private conversation and realises she is in terrible danger. Terrified and bewildered, Jenny flees from the village, desperately hoping her enemies will forget all about her. But she's wrong . . .
The Applegreen Cat (The Pat and Jean Abbott Mysteries Series)
by Frances Crane<p>A witty whodunit set in WWII England starring “one of the more interesting married teams of detectives . . . A sort of globetrotting Nick and Nora” (Thrilling Detective).<p> <p>While in England, Pat and Jean Abbott are focused on contributing to the war effort in whatever way they can, but they don’t mind taking a weekend to join some other American expats at the country home of advertising man Steve Hayward and his wife. But before much fun can be had, a body is found on the premises. Pat isn’t so sure that everyone’s impulse to blame the death on a passing drifter or a Nazi spy is the answer—and when the spotlight of suspicion falls on a member of a house party he’s sure is innocent, he starts getting reluctantly involved in the case . . .<p>
The Black Angel: A Novel
by Cornell WoolrichA classic is back in print! This hypnotic thriller, by one of the originators of the noir form, exposes its heroine to a waking nightmare In this classic crime novel, a panic-stricken young wife races against time to prove that her convicted husband did not murder his mistress. Writing in first person from the wife's viewpoint, Woolrich evokes her love and anguish and, finally, desperation as she becomes an avenging angel in her attempt to rescue her husband from execution.
The Black Angel
by Cornell WoolrichThis hypnotic thriller by the father of noir exposes its heroine to a waking nightmare. A panic-stricken young wife races against time to prove that her convicted husband did not murder his mistress. Writing in first person from her viewpoint, Woolrich makes us feel her love and anguish and desperation, as she becomes an avenging angel to rescue her husband from execution.
Blind Man's Bluff (Duncan Maclain Mystery #4)
by Baynard KendrickThe New York Police were sure Captain Duncan Maclain, the keen, blind detective, was wrong in forestalling the arrest of Seth Hadfield for murder of his estranged father, Blake. Even Maclain was forced to admit the balance of evidence against his client. Father and son had gone together to a deserted downtown office, and it was there that the older man plunged to his death over a stair rail. The case against Seth seemed to be even more damning when it was discovered that he had recently quarreled bitterly with his father concerning a family matter. The further Maclain went in his investigation, the more muddled the picture of crime became. Where there had been no evidence, except against Seth, there was suddenly too much evidence. And too many "accidents." Then Maclain finds a lovely assistant. Without her help, Maclain would never have seen the pattern of murder. Even with everything pointing to the guilty one, it is not until he goes to the extreme of placing himself in the dead man's own danger that the killer's bluff is called. Maclain finds the clever, ruthless murderer--and puts his assistant on a permanent basis.
Blind Man's Bluff: A Duncan Maclain Mystery (The Duncan Maclain Mysteries #0)
by Baynard KendrickA blind detective rises to the occasion following the suspicious death of a blind financier in this mystery by the author of Odor of Violets.Following the loss of his sight in World War I, ex–intelligence officer Capt. Duncan Maclain honed his other senses and became one of the most successful and well-known private investigators in New York City . . .The Miners Title and Trust is typically dead quiet, having gone bankrupt. Then, late one evening, the bank&’s blind president, Blake Hadfield, plummets eight stories to his death in the building&’s lobby. The only witnesses are the security guard and Blake&’s estranged wife, who were both on the first floor. Blake&’s son, Seth, is found drunk and dazed on the eighth floor, making him the prime suspect in what the police believe to be murder.That&’s when Harold Lawson and Sybella Ford call upon Captain Maclain for help. Maclain doesn&’t think the banker&’s death was a suicide or an accident. He believes someone else was in the building. Now, with the help of his two German Shepherds, Maclain must begin investigating the complicated life of the senior Hadfield. But if the sightless sleuth isn&’t careful, he could meet a similar end . . . Baynard Kendrick was the first American to enlist in the Canadian Army during World War I. While in London, he met a blind English soldier whose observational skills inspired the character of Capt. Duncan Maclain. Kendrick was also a founding member of the Mystery Writers of America and winner of the organization&’s Grand Master Award.
The Case of the Buried Clock
by Erle Stanley GardnerA returning war veteran stumbles across a buried clock that is apparently keeping sidereal time. A murder victim is found in a rural area where, it seems, all the neighbors go out for walks at night.
The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito
by Erle Stanley GardnerA wealthy prospector is camping in his own back yard, someone tries to poison Perry and Della, Paul Drake poses as a drunken prospector, and the clue to the murder is the sound of a mosquito flying in lazy circles.
The Case of the Smoking Chimney
by Erle Stanley Gardner"I can tell you the exact time the murder was committed--almost," said Grampss Wiggins to D.A. Frank Duryea. "How?" "There was a clock in that room that told the time of the murder." "What clock?" "That oil lamp." "I don't get it," Duryea said. "You wouldn't," Grampss chuckled. "You're too young. And I ain't going to tell you any more right now. But remember this --autopsy surgeons ain't so darned infallible. I can remember lots of cases where they got things balled up."
The Case of the Weird Sisters (The MacDougal Duff Mysteries #2)
by Charlotte ArmstrongThree old crones plan a deadly accident for their wealthy half-brotherAlice Brennan is going to marry a millionaire. She has caught the eye of her boss, Innes Whitlock, but before they can tie the knot she must meet his sisters: three women who are so awful that no amount of money is worth enduring their company. One is blind, one is deaf, one is missing an arm, and they all want their brother dead. The accidents begin as soon as Alice and Innes arrive at the sisters' creaky old Michigan country house. A lamp falls from the ceiling, narrowly missing Innes's head. When he goes for a drive, a detour sign disappears, sending him off the road and nearly killing him. Before the sisters can finish the job, Alice contacts her old history professor, MacDougal Duff, who makes his living solving murders. He is the only one who can save Alice's millionaire from his murderous family.