Classic crime and mystery fiction Books

Things get murky when a ferry captain is found dead in the water in this mystery starring Inspector Littlejohn, "the model of a calm, rational policeman" (Publishers Weekly).After a ferry to Falbright carrying forty people runs aground, the skipper is...

Two separate murders put CI Littlejohn on a devious killer's twisting path in this long-running British mystery series.Finlo Crennell, the former harbourmaster of Castletown, was reported missing one week ago. Now he's turned up in London, wandering the...

A classic from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. "One of the best books by a mystery novelist whose work is always of first rank." -The New York TimesSomething is afoot at the Ivory Gallery in London. A string of suspicious incidents-a Kang-Tse vase...

A classic collection of mystery stories: "With skillful plotting laced with tongue-in-cheek humor, Allingham never ceases to intrigue and surprise" (Daily Mail).This volume offer eighteen delightful mysteries from the Queen of Crime that will baffle the...

"Refreshingly smart, witty, and sophisticated . . ." -Natalie Symons author of Lies in Bone, on The Disappearance of Trudy Solomon "Propulsive, addictive, with lush, visceral prose and richly-layered characters . . ." -May Cobb, author of My Summer...

Inspector Littlejohn confronts a challenging case across the Channel in this classic mystery from the "venerable" British author (Kirkus Reviews).When Alderman Dawson is stabbed to death while visiting the Riviera with a group of English tourists,...

When the body of a cowboy is discovered in London while Sherlock Holmes is incapacitated, it's up to Watson to fill his shoes. He discovers a mad genius and three beautiful women bent on killing the world's leaders and rendering all of humanity slaves to...

Age range 12+Mother Paul, June Wright's beloved nun-detective, returns to her sleuthing ways after she takes up a new position as warden of a student hall of residence at the University of Melbourne.No sooner has Judith Mornane arrived on campus than she...

June Wright had already published three popular mysteries by the time she created her most memorable detective, the Reverend Mother Mary St Paul of the Cross. The kindly Mother Paul may seem vague and otherwordly, but little escapes her attention - she...

LARGE PRINT EDITION.Arsne Lupin vs Herlock Sholmes (1910) is a novel by Maurice Leblanc. Forced to change the name of his antagonist following a legal challenge by Holmes' creator, Leblanc still manages to pull off one of the greatest fictional mashups...

"VERDICT: Waters's first novel is an engrossing mix of small-town lack of privacy, quirky friendships, feisty women, and several plot twists that truly do surprise . . ." -Library Journal"The Dead Won't Tell is a remarkable and impressive debut." -Kris...