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Miss Marple: A Miss Marple Collection (Miss Marple Mysteries #13)
by Agatha ChristieMiss Marple: The Complete Short Stories gathers together in one magnificent volume all of Agatha Christie’s short stories featuring her beloved intrepid investigator, Miss Marple. It’s an unparalleled compendium of murder, mayhem, mystery, and detection that represents some of the finest short form fiction in the crime fiction field, and is an essential omnibus for Christie fans.Described by her friend Dolly Bantry as “the typical old maid of fiction,” Miss Marple has lived almost her entire life in the sleepy hamlet of St. Mary Mead. Yet, by observing village life she has gained an unparalleled insight into human nature—and used it to devastating effect. As her friend Sir Henry Clithering, the ex-Commissioner of Scotland Yard, has been heard to say: “She’s just the finest detective God ever made”—and many Agatha Christie fans would agree.
Miss Me When I'm Gone: A Novel
by Emily Arsenault“A very clever wordsmith.” —New York Times Book Review“Ms. Arsenault…reveals strange truths beneath everyday surfaces.”—Wall Street JournalEmily Arsenault’s first two novels, Broken Teaglass (“a beautifully written, engaging mystery” —Dorothy Allison) and In Search of the Rose Notes, received resounding critical acclaim. With her third, Miss Me When I’mGone, she firmly re-establishes her standing among Laura Lippman, Tana French, Jennifer McMahon, Megan Abbot, and the other major players in the literary mystery game. Arsenault enthralls with this story of what ensues in the shocking aftermath of the sudden, violent death of the successful author of a “honky-tonk Eat, Pray, Love,” when an old college friend of the murdered woman comes across an unpublished manuscript—one which could possibly lead to the writer’s killer. A former lexicographer, English teacher, children’s librarian, and Peace Corps volunteer, Emily Arsenault has found her true calling as an author of twisting, intelligent, emotional, and exceptionally compelling mystery fiction.
Miss Melville Returns (Miss Melville)
by Evelyn E. SmithManhattan’s art scene in the 1980s is full of backstabbers, but Miss Melville regards this as needlessly messy. She prefers to use a gun—and she uses it well, in this darkly funny series perfect for fans of Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club.Life is full of surprises. Susan Melville, for example, was raised to marry well, but when the Melville millions went South, she turned to...let’s call it freelance problem-solving in order to pay the rent. Bluntly? She became a hired killer. Surprise! And now, surprisingly, her little watercolors have found an audience. Miss Melville can join the world of museums and artistes, and bid adieu to the grubby realm of hitmen and...hitwomen. Hitpeople? A shining, law-abiding life will be hers, she is certain—until another artist drops dead, the police get the story wrong, and Miss Melville is forced, yet again, to step in and tidy things up.
Miss Melville Returns: A Novel
by Evelyn K. SmithQuondam professional assassin Miss Susan Melville, now an equally successful artist, has the role of amateur sleuth thrust on her when she unintentionally stumbles upon arson, drug smuggling, and murder.
Miss Montreal
by Howard ShrierHoward Shrier's acclaimed Jonah Geller series continues with Miss Montreal, the Vintage World of Crime trade paperback original and sequel to Boston Cream. After what happened in Boston, P.I. Jonah Geller can't show his face in the U.S. again. Which is fine with him. He's got a new case in Montreal, one of the world's most colourful and downright scandalous cities. An old friend has been brutally murdered there, and the police investigation is stalled. With an election looming and tensions seething, Jonah and former hit man Dante Ryan have to battle religious fanatics, gun runners and a twisted political dynasty to get to the truth.
Miss Moriarty, I Presume? (The Lady Sherlock Series #6)
by Sherry ThomasCharlotte Holmes comes face to face with her enemy when Moriarty turns to her in his hour of need, in the USA Today bestselling series set in Victorian England. A most unexpected client shows up at Charlotte Holmes's doorstep: Moriarty himself. Moriarty fears that tragedy has befallen his daughter and wants Charlotte to find out the truth. Charlotte and Mrs. Watson travel to a remote community of occult practitioners where Moriarty's daughter was last seen, a place full of lies and liars. Meanwhile, Charlotte&’s sister Livia tries to make sense of a mysterious message from her beau Mr. Marbleton. And Charlotte&’s longtime friend and ally Lord Ingram at last turns his seductive prowess on Charlotte—or is it the other way around? But the more secrets Charlotte unravels about Miss Moriarty&’s disappearance, the more she wonders why Moriarty has entrusted this delicate matter to her of all people. Is it merely to test Charlotte's skills as an investigator, or has the man of shadows trapped her in a nest of vipers?
Miss Morton and the Deadly Inheritance (A Miss Morton Mystery #3)
by Catherine LloydSocial standing is everything in Regency England—and no one knows better than Miss Caroline Morton, a lady&’s companion from a disgraced line. But when she has a chance to claim what&’s rightfully hers, the one obstacle in her way is a dangerous murder mystery . . . Miss Caroline has doubts when she receives an urgent invitation from a London law firm to discuss her late father&’s estate. After all, the dishonored Earl of Morton died without a pound sterling to pass on to his two daughters. But while immersing herself in helping Mrs. Frogerton&’s capricious daughter navigate the high social season, Caroline meets with a cagey lawyer, Mr. Smith, who shares life-altering news—the earl composed a second will, leaving behind an undisclosed fortune. Mrs. Frogerton, however, is thoroughly unimpressed with the firm&’s conduct and suspicious of their true motives. Her instinct proves right when the two ladies find the office ransacked, staff in turmoil, and Mr. Smith missing. The full weight of the situation doesn&’t sink in until Mr. Smith dies following a brutal attack on the street—discovered with an empty envelope bearing Caroline&’s name in his pocket. With a connection forming between two deaths at the firm, Caroline can&’t imagine why anyone would kill twice over the contents of a will. Further complicating matters is the amorous Mr. DeBloom—who claims his mother goaded the earl into making bad investments and promises to link Caroline to her inheritance—and the disappearance of Susan, her younger sister. As Caroline unwittingly becomes the center of both a criminal case and a sordid love triangle, she must tread with caution while seeking the truth . . . because someone is waiting to reduce her to nothing more than a signature on a dotted line.
Miss Morton and the English House Party Murder: A Riveting Victorian Mystery (A Miss Morton Mystery #1)
by Catherine LloydBridgerton meets Agatha Christie and Downton Abbey in this beguiling new Regency set series, as drastic circumstances compel Lady Caroline Morton, the penniless daughter of a deceased earl, to join the &“downstairs&” working class as a lady&’s companion… whose duties soon involve solving a murder! Following the suspicious death of her father, the Earl of Morton, and the discovery that she and her much younger sister have been left without income or home, Lady Caroline takes a post as a lady&’s companion to wealthy widow Mrs. Matilda (Matty) Frogerton. Eager to introduce herself and her rather wild daughter to the ton, Mrs. Frogerton is pleased when they are invited by Caroline&’s aunt, Lady Eleanor Greenwood, to a house party in the countryside. For her part, Caroline is eager to see her little sister, who now lives with their aunt. But all is not well at the Greenwood estate . . . For one thing, Lady Caroline&’s former fiancé, Lord Francis Chatham, is a guest and refuses to speak to her. Worse, after a series of troubling harassments of the staff, an elderly family member is found fatally stabbed by a knitting needle. . . . As Caroline and an unexpected ally—Mrs. Frogerton—attempt to solve the chilling crime, they discover bizarre clues in the nursery as to who will be next. But they must make haste, for this heartless killer is engaged in anything but child&’s play . . .
Miss Morton and the Spirits of the Underworld (A Miss Morton Mystery #2)
by Catherine LloydSet against the timelessly intriguing backdrop of 1830s high-society London, this delightful historical mystery series features Miss Caroline Morton, daughter of a disgraced earl, now gainfully employed as a lady&’s companion—along with a sideline in sleuthing . . .Lady Caroline is happy to be back amid the swirl of London society, guiding her employer&’s daughter, Dorothy Frogerton, through her first Season. Declared &“an original&” by a patron of the exclusive social club, Almack&’s, Dorothy is sifting through potential suitors. Mrs. Frogerton, meanwhile, finds her own diversions, including spiritualist gatherings at the home of Madam Lavinia, and begs Caroline to come along.Caroline is skeptical of Madam&’s antics and faux French accent—until she slips a note into Caroline&’s hand, which contains intimate family knowledge. Even as Caroline tries to discern whether the spiritualist&’s powers are real, a much darker mystery presents itself: Madam Lavinia is found lifeless in her chair, a half-empty glass of port at her elbow. In her desk is a note addressed to Caroline, entreating her to find her murderer.Caroline needs no psychic abilities to determine a motive, for it seems that Madam was blackmailing clients and has left a trail of aggrieved aristocrats behind. But as Caroline and Mrs. Frogerton investigate further, they find other suspects, and deceptions, some very close to home. Now Caroline must keep all her wits about her if she is to stop others from joining Madam Lavinia in the afterlife . . .
Miss Nightingale's Nurses: During the toughest of times, has she finally found her calling? (The Nursing Series #1)
by Kate EasthamDiscover the first heartwarming novel in Kate Eastham's nursing series in this gripping and compelling story of strength'Deftly written . . . a moving account of loss, as well as self-discovery and achievement' Woman's Own'A vivid, entertaining read which brought history alive' 5***** Reader Review_________ From the docks of Liverpool to a distant battlefield, can one girl find her brother and save herself? Ada Houston's life is shattered when her brother Frank goes missing following an accident at the docks. But a short time later she hears a rumour that he survived and left Liverpool to fight a foreign war. Determined not to lose him a second time she boards a ship to bring him home. But the battlefields of the Crimea are a hostile place for a penniless young woman. Then one day a lifeline is thrown her way as she is offered the chance to train as a nurse under the famous Florence Nightingale. Working in the most terrible of conditions, Ada shows an aptitude beyond anyone's expectations as she cares for her injured countrymen, makes new friends and enjoys the first flutter of romance. But Frank is still missing and she needs to find him before it's too late . . ._________'A wonderfully written book' 5***** Reader Review'Gripped me right from the start' 5***** Reader Review'You felt you were with them' 5***** Reader Review
Miss Phryne Fisher Investigates: Miss Phryne Fisher Investigates (Phryne Fisher #1)
by Kerry GreenwoodBored socialite Phryne Fisher leaves the tedium of the London season for adventure in Australia!Tea-dances in West End hotels, weekends in the country with guns and dogs... Phryne Fisher - she of the grey-green eyes and diamante garters - is rapidly tiring of the boredom of chit-chatting with retired colonels and foxtrotting with weak-chinned wonders. Instead, Phryne decides it might be amusing to try her hand at being a lady detective - on the other side of the world!As soon as she books into the Windsor Hotel in Melbourne, Phryne is embroiled in mystery: poisoned wives, drug smuggling rings and corrupt cops... not to mention erotic encounters with beautiful Russian ballet star Sasha de Lisse; England's green and pleasant land just can't compete with these new, exotic pleasures!
Miss Pinkerton (The Hilda Adams Mysteries #1)
by Mary Roberts RinehartA locked-room murder keeps a nurse-turned-sleuth on guard—and will “keep the reader . . . shivering and guessing” in this Golden Age mystery (The New York Times). If the dissolute nephew of elderly Juliet Mitchell committed suicide, then why has the Homicide Squad enlisted the help of nurse Hilda Adams at the Mitchell mansion? Because Inspector Patton has his doubts about Herbert’s death—even though he died by gunshot in his locked bedroom. The services of the bureau’s indispensable sleuth, “Miss Pinkerton,” are twofold: to care for the traumatized and bedridden Juliet, and to find out who really pulled the trigger. But Hilda’s about to discover that the Mitchell family’s secrets are as dark as the shadows in the creaking old house, and that there’s a good reason why the servants seem gripped by an inexplicable fear. Now it’s up to Miss Pinkerton to solve the case, if she can survive the night. Hailed by Carolyn Hart as a major influence, she salutes Rinehart as “the first author to write a humorous mystery with a female protagonist . . . a staple of crime fiction from then to now.” This witty whodunit by the Mystery Writers of America Special Award winner was the basis for the 1932 film starring Joan Blondell.
Miss Pinkerton (The\hilda Adams Mysteries Ser. #1)
by Mary Roberts Rinehart'A literary celebrity with few rivals ... she wrote more bestselling novels ... over a longer period than almost any other American writer' WASHINGTON POSTEveryone agrees that Herbert Wynne wasn't the type to commit suicide. But he has been found, shot dead, the only other possible killer his bedridden aunt.Inspector Patton of the Homicide Division sees this as the perfect opportunity to send in Hilda Adams, a nurse with a very special talent for detection. But when the sleuthing nurse arrives at the mansion, she finds more intrigue than anyone outside could possibly have imagined - and a killer on the loose...
Miss Pinnegar Disappears (Mr Crook Murder Mystery)
by Anthony GilbertIf you ever need my help, I'll be there. But by the time he arrived, she had already disappeared...Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection ClubArthur Crook and Miss Pinnegar meet by accident and take to each other on sight, parting with mutual appreciation and an invitation by the detective to call on him professionally should she ever need help - unlikely as that may be.But when Miss Pinnegar receives a visit, it threatens to shake her life to the very foundations. She sends Crook an SOS and he comes at the double, but by then Miss Pinnegar has already disappeared . . .
Miss Pym Disposes (The\josephine Tey Mysteries Ser.)
by Josephine TeyMiss Lucy Pym, a popular English psychologist, is guest lecturer at a physical training college. The year's term is nearly over, and Miss Pym -- inquisitive and observant -- detects a furtiveness in the behavior of one student during a final exam. She prevents the girl from cheating by destroying her crib notes. But Miss Pym's cover-up of one crime precipitates another -- a fatal "accident" that only her psychological theories can prove was really murder.
Miss Seeton Cracks the Case (Miss Seeton Mysteries #9)
by Hamilton CraneYour Money or Your Life! It was a perfect day for a motor coach tour-until a gang of highwaymen blocked the road and robbed the passengers! A strange case, indeed. Especially when Miss Seeton steps in. Her sketches of the bandits, based on eyewitness reports, may help Scotland Yard crack the case. But the unsuspecting Miss Seeton is about to tote trouble along when she returns to her tranquil village. Now suspicion, malice, and murder are right at home... MISS EMILY D. SEETON Retired art teacher Miss Seeton steps in where Scotland Yard stumbles. Armed with only her sketch pad and umbrella, she is every inch an eccentric English spinster and at every turn the most lovable and unlikely master of detection.
Miss Seeton Draws the Line (Miss Seeton series #2)
by Heron CarvicTHE BEST IN BRITISH MYSTERY Model For Murder MissSeeton is most embarrassed. Her every attempt at a portrait of little EfRe Goffer has become a chilling picture of a corpse. Is Miss Seeton actually drawing a clue to a series of child murders in rural England? Scotland Yard thinks so, and wants Miss Seeton to turn from sketching... to catching a killer skilled in a very deadly art. MISS EMILY D. SEETON Retired art teacher Miss Seeton steps in where Scotland Yard stumbles. Armed with only her sketch pad and umbrella, she is every inch an eccentric English spinster and at every turn the most lovable and unlikely master of detection. • “She’s a joy!”
Miss Seeton Goes to Bat (Heron Carvic's Miss Seeton #14)
by Hamilton Crane Heron CarvicCricket and Crime A series of burglaries has upset the town of Plummergen--and Scotland Yard's having little luck with the case. But when Miss Seeton sketches a local cricket match, she draws attention to some startling clues... and now she’s going to make it a sticky wicket for a cunning criminal--in a very dangerous game! MISS EMILY D. SEETON Retired art teacher Miss Seeton steps in where Scotland Yard stumbles. Armed with only her sketch pad and umbrella, she is every inch an eccentric English spinster and at every turn the most lovable and unlikely master of detection.
Miss Seeton Paints the Town (miss seeton mysteries #10)
by Hamilton CraneA Sketch in Time Miss Seeton’s rather unusual drawings for the Best Kept Village Competition may hold vital clues to a recent series of fires. At least, that's what Scotland Yard believes. And when two corpses turn up-and someone sets Miss Seeton's cottage ablaze-the whole town is burning with curiosity. Will Miss Seeton clear the air of smoke-filled suspicion? MISS EMILY D. SEETON Retired art teacher Miss Seeton steps in where Scotland Yard stumbles. Armed with only her sketch pad and umbrella, she is every inch an eccentric English spinster and at every turn the most lovable and unlikely master of detection.
Miss Seeton Plants Suspicion (Miss Seeton #15)
by Hamilton CraneMiss Seeton was busy tending her garden when a local youth was arrested for murder. Everyone assumed she would put her finger -or green thumb-on the real culprit. But Miss Seeton was digging up soil, not clues. And the killer decided to bury the seeds of suspicion... by kidnapping Miss Seeton before she solved the case! MISS EMILY D. SEETON Retired art teacher Miss Seeton steps in where Scotland Yard stumbles. Armed with only her sketch pad and umbrella, she is every inch an eccentric English spinster and at every turn the most lovable and unlikely master of detection.
Miss Seeton Rocks the Cradle (Miss Seeton Mysteries #13)
by Hamilton Crane"It'S a Girl!” An abandoned baby turns up in a telephone box-and is none other than little Lady MacSporran, a missing Scottish heiress! Scotland Yard hunts the kidnappers while Miss Seeton returns the infant to her royal home and her grateful parents-and happens upon a plot to topple the British crown. It takes all of Miss Seeton's best instincts-maternal and otherwise-to solve a crime that’s hardly child's play... MISS EMILY D. SEETON Retired art teacher Miss Seeton steps in where Scotland Yard stumbles. Armed with only her sketch pad and umbrella, she is every inch an eccentric English spinster and at every turn the most lovable and unlikely master of detection.
Miss Seeton Rules (Heron Carvic's Miss Seeton #18)
by Hamilton CraneMISS SEETON RULES "Not since Agatha Christie's Miss Marple has there been a more lovable female dabbler in crime and suspense." -Amarillo (TX) News Fo ryears mystery lovers have followed the adventures or retired art teacher Miss Emily D. Seeton. Now she appears In a brand-new novel sure to captivate readers from coast-to-coast! Royalty Is coming to Plummergen. The much- beloved Princess Georgina is due to arrive shortly, and the villagers are plotting to outdo their neighbors in Murreystone and make a grand impression during the visit. But at the same time, a much more sinister plot Is brewing. A mysterious underground organization has plans for "The Petite Princess.” And Miss Seeton--unwittingly, of course--helps them carrry out their scheme when she creates a disturbance during a tour of the local power plant. When the hubbub has subsided, Georgina is missing. Now Scotland Yard Is questioning Miss Seeton about the disappearance of the princess-and the retired art teacher herself will be in terrible danger as a treasonous scheme unfolds... Join Miss Seeton and the villagers of Plummergen In this exciting new mystery-the newest In the unforgettably delightful series!
Miss Seeton Sings (Miss Seeton #4)
by Heron Carvic Kathy FowlerTHE BEST IN BRITISH MYSTERY Death In Tune Miss Seeton boards the wrong plane on her way to the continent and lands amidst a most ruthless gang of European counterfeiters and killers.. .where a musical password has a very dangerous chorus indeed.
Miss Seeton Undercover
by Hamilton CraneRetired art teacher Miss Seeton steps in where Scotland Yard stumbles. Armed with only her sketch pad and umbrella, she is every inch an eccentric English spinster and at every turn the most lovable and unlikely master of detection.
Miss Seeton at the Helm (miss seeton mysteries #8)
by Hampton CharlesSink or Swim Miss Seeton is off to the Mediterranean on a whirlwind cruise- bound for disaster. The passengers include London’s greatest art dealers, whose bitter dispute over a questionable antique leads to scandalous accusations... and murder! Stormy waters, indeed, for a curious crime-solver like Miss Seeton... MISS EMILY D. SEETON Retired art teacher Miss Seeton steps in where Scotland Yard stumbles. Armed with only her sketch pad and umbrella, she is every inch an eccentric spinster and at every turn the most lovable and unlikely master of detection.