Classic crime and mystery fiction Books

Die Apfelernte in St. Applewood war vielversprechend und Barrington macht sich auf den Weg in die Cider-Brauerei Ainsley. Er leiht sich den alten Lieferwagen seines Onkels John aus, der bereits unterwegs seltsame Geräusche von sich gibt. Auf der...

A wealthy community. A body discovered behind locked gates. Someone on the street is a MURDERER."... a locked-door murder mystery book that gives readers a new detective to root for in the loveable detective Annie Hudson!" -- Goodreads ReviewerPrivate...

After being assigned to the task of heading the Cold Case Unit, Detective Damien Tyson has found himself in the spotlight once again. The twenty-year veteran has more than proven his ability to adapt and keep himself on a pedestal. As his staff comes...

In this fourth crime thriller of the Ellie Foreman series, the Chicago documentary filmmaker finds herself in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Returning from a video shoot at the Lodge, a newly renovated, upscale resort, Ellie befriends a woman who claims her...

Shadows line the road to redemption.Detective Jamie Seagrief didn't always share an office with lackeys of a government he despises.Raised on a rundown Manchester estate, he found purpose as an army nurse, battling Ebola in Sierra Leone. He even met his...

A Famous Film Star.... A Vandalised Poster... A Hunt for a Killer...London is abuzz with the premiere of the film 'The Thief At Midnight'. The film's American stars, the beautiful Kathleen Carrington and the flirtatious Don Radcliffe, have come to...

A quiet street... A mysterious man... An old secret...After a harsh winter, 1947 has settled on Baker Street. Irene Holmes is restless and determined to find a case, no matter how big or small. When Joe Watson's girlfriend, Sarah, moves into a new house...

Three Wealthy families... Two missing women... One big secret...When two young women go missing at a prestigious finishing school, Irene and Joe are requested to investigate the disappearance. Both students hail from wealthy families and where there's...

One recluse millionaire. One murder... so far.Life between cases is downright boring for blind PI Steve Smiley. When an insurance investigator asks for his help in locating a missing millionaire, the seasoned detective doesn't hesitate to join the hunt...

Three families. Two murders. One blind PI. Has he finally met his match?Blind PI Steve Smiley's former homicide partner is in trouble. If Leo can't solve an eighty-year-old cold case murder, he'll be put out to pasture before his time. The PI offers...

Before Baker Street, there was Montague.Before partnership with a former army doctor recently returned from Afghanistan, Sherlock Holmes had but the quiet company of his own great intellect. Solitary he might be but, living as he did for the thrill of...

Real estate rule #1: A dead body creates buzz. A dead body in a house for sale is never the buzz you want. It isn't the first time real estate agent Helen Morrisey has found someone naked in bed while showing a...

Jamie Forest, entering her second summer in her cabin by Lake Larissa, is planning a wedding to the love of her life, Jim Monroe. In a troubling reveal, Jim tells her about his older brother Eli, who disappeared twenty years earlier. Eli was a high...

The past never leaves us... Jill Madison and her brothers have never forgiven Quinn Parsons for driving drunk and killing their parents. How could they? When Parsons returns to Apple Grove from his six years in prison, he's looking for redemption. But...

When Launie Sanderson’s trial abruptly ends with bloodshed, and two mighty explosions rip through the Sound, costing millions of dollars, the Prof and his friends at the La Mancha start to believe that this season will be worse than the previous...

All three “Buck Taylor/Crime” novels available together in one volume with a bonus short story.  A great gift for the lover of crime fiction. Follow Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Buck Taylor and his team as they investigate...

Can Gwen Strong solve a 50-year-old homicide? How about two? When two dead bodies are found behind a fake wall in the basement of a pre-civil war era mansion, the grisly discovery rocks the world of centenarian Emelina Bidwell who believes her...

Sift out the clues with Gwen.   A nut allergy almost turns deadly at Milford's daffodil festival. When former kindergarten teacher Gwendolyn Strong starts delving into the elderly woman's claim that someone is trying to kill...

Katlyn's detective skills are put to the test as the body count rises. With her loyal partner Colin by her side, she delves into the twisted mind of a murderer who leaves no trace. But as the investigation intensifies, Katlyn's own past demons...

SOMEONE COMES TO THE PARTY WITH MURDER IN HIS HEART AND POISON IN HIS POCKET.A lavish celebration. A rare poison. A clever plan. A milestone birthday party at a country mansion in Brandywine Valley brings old friends together, all glamorous, wealthy, and...

Sapper's original Bulldog Drummond-5 volumes, 10 novels and 5 great short storiesThese are the original adventures of Sapper's Bulldog Drummond collected together in a special Leonaur five volume collection-each special book containing two full length...

Throughout the chilling pages of ELEPHANT JUICE, a gripping tale unfolds amidst a frosty, foggy cemetery. The book captures the essence of mystery and suspense, centred around Charlotte Duval, who finds herself in a ghostly world of shadows and secrets...

Tearoom sleuth Gemma Rose is looking forward to a holiday filled with delicious Yuletide treats, time with friends and family, and maybe even a "white Christmas" in Oxford... But when she's snowed in at a country manor, she finds herself stumbling on a...

Gemma verlässt ihren prestigeträchtigen Job und kehrt nach Oxford zurück, um ihren Traum von einem englischen Tearoom zu erfüllen. Sie setzt ihre Ersparnisse aufs Spiel, zieht bei ihren Eltern ein und erträgt ihre herrische Mutter, die Heiratskandidaten...

Poppy never imagined she'd move to the English countryside and fall in love with a smug, demanding, ginger-haired male. Of course, that was before she discovered that she'd inherited a cottage garden nursery, and before she met a certain talkative orange...

Showbiz comes to Oxford in the form of Britain's hottest new talent show and tearoom owner Gemma Rose gets a peek behind-the-scenes when she's asked to cater for the event. But with the Old Biddies entering the contest as England's first "granny band",...

When Gemma's romantic holiday with her boyfriend is cancelled, the tearoom sleuth finds herself heading to Vienna instead, with her cat Muesli and the nosy Old Biddies for company. And it's not long before they stumble across a murder right in the heart...

Champagne and ball gowns, fairy lights and music... Oxford summer balls are one of the highlights of the calendar and tearoom sleuth Gemma Rose is looking forward to taking a break and slipping into something gorgeous for the evening. But when the night...

A baffling murder. A master criminal. Have the world’s greatest detective and his intrepid American daughter finally met their match?Seven short stories published in one volume for the first time, featuring Sherlock Holmes and his long-lost...

Penwith, the southwest tip of Cornwall, is a land of mystery and magic, of prehistoric monuments, witchcraft...and murder. When an American archaeological team stumbles upon the skeletal remains of a missing child beneath a Stone Age burial quoit,...

Following an unexpected early retirement, former detective Roosevelt (Rosie) Carter is in Florida, soaking up the sun and playing as much ice hockey as his heart desires. But when a murder strikes close to home, the cops haul him in as their number one...

The Tangled String: A Charlie Chan Mystery takes the famous detective and his family to Boston for daughter Rose's wedding, where prenuptial planning collides with an empty safe, untimely death, and hints of family scandal. Rose Chan's marriage to...

The great man, Sherlock Holmes, is soon to retire. On his last night in Baker Street, the loyal landlady drops a bombshell. Holmes is staggered. Mrs Hudson has done what!? Sherlock Holmes never panics—until now. Dr Watson arrives and is stunned...

Book 4 in the Paranormal Investigation Bureau Cosy Mystery series. When violent crime increases in Westerham, Lily and the PIB agents have to step in to sort things out. But nothing is quite as it seems, and danger lurks in every shadow. Just...

After encountering an ancient presence, Mina's life takes an unimaginable turn. She embarks on a journey to unravel the circumstances of her husband's mysterious accident and the world that he intercepted. She is joined by unlikely allies as she...

Nick's first case out of his new office was the easiest of the easy. A desperate Mum hired him to find her wayward teenage son.Piece of cake, right?That easy job led him to darkness from his old Australian Federal Police days. Darkness he had left...

A new book in the Poppy McGowan mystery series!Breaking a great news story might end up breaking your neckMaybe it's a good thing that Poppy McGowan, children's TV researcher, has been seconded to the current affairs show The Daily Report for a month-at...

TOO MANY SECRETSTwenty-three-year-old Marin is trying to move on. It's been three years since the tragic car crash that left her and Tyler in comas. Now having started a new life in Tucson, she is trying hard to leave the past behind. But Tyler had been...

The Costumes of Covent Garden, a new traveling exhibit of costumes worn by the British Royal Opera, is making its debut at the Maine Museum of Art, and director Dulcie Chambers couldn't be more thrilled, especially since the woman in charge of the...

Freewheel takes readers for a spin in the real world of personal injury litigation, where the drama takes place outside the courtroom. Olympic gold medalist, Ryan Peterson can’t seem to get a break. He was ousted from professional cycling for...

Whose bones lie in Caroline’s grave?A mysterious drowning. A dead person seen alive. A secret society reviving ancient rites. Rumours of smuggling, espionage and betrayal.When a handsome stranger asks Jayne for help, her quest takes her to Greece...

Spring has come at last with cheerful daffodils and plump crocus blooms, and Poppy is hoping that the new season will magically resurrect the cottage garden nursery she's inherited. But with her stock failing to grow and a mysterious "peeping Tom"...

Autumn has arrived, with crisp, cold mornings, dew on the grass and hedgerows full of blackberries...When budding garden sleuth Poppy is invited to a party in a beautiful orangery, the last thing she expects is to witness a lethal wasp attack! As...