Private investigators and detectives Books

*** LARGE PRINT - FOR THOSE WHO PREFER LARGE PRINT ***How did an early morning stroll on the beach end up in murder?In the picturesque coastal town of Jacksonville Beach, for former resident and author Harper Rogers one fateful sunrise walk turns into a...

Een begraven klok blijkt de sleutel tot een jaren oud mysterie. John "Slim" Hardy, de uit de gratie gevallen ex-soldaat die nu privédetective is, vindt tijdens zijn vakantie die bedoeld was om te ontsnappen aan de nachtmerries van zijn vorige zaak, iets...

Some secrets refuse to stay buried...When well-known construction magnate Kevin Donnelly dies in what is assumed to be a tragic excavator accident, Savannah Jeffers races to the scene to write a report for the village paper.It quickly becomes clear,...

This is the volumes of stories about John Pentgram, Anomalist. Who is this person?Pentgram lives at the northern edge of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. His small home sits in the center of the Pentgram Vineyard, one of Jersey's most celebrated wineries...

When a rebellious young doctoral candidate at a southern university is compelled to commit a theft of rare books as part of a political protest, she becomes a fugitive hunted not only by the authorities, but by a powerful and vengeful church...

*** LARGE PRINT *** FOR THOSE WHO PREFER LARGE PRINT Parker Bell, best-selling author and cyber company owner, is being accused of heisting a Russian Fabergé Easter Egg. It's bad enough that every time she comes back to her hometown of Po'thole (Po Ho to...

*** LARGE PRINT - FOR THOSE WHO PREFER LARGE PRINT ***When writer Harper Rogers visits the historic Pirate Museum in St. Augustine, she expects a quiet day of research and inspiration for her next novel. But her plans are dashed when the museum's curator...

No one expected to cast a vote for murder on election day...The small town of Heywood is abuzz with excitement as it votes for a new Sheriff. But when a body turns up at the polling station, the tragic death halts everything-and what initially appears to...

The Edinburgh Fringe turns deadly. As the body count rises, amateur sleuth Rose McLaren is faced with a dilemma. Should she ignore the warnings of the DCI Chatterton to keep away, or risk everything?After Trixie discovers a dead body on The Scotsman...

The holidays are approaching the small town of Jewel, and school is going swimmingly -- as it should in the constant Oregon rain. Danielle Baker is preparing an extravagant American Thanksgiving dinner for British Detective Nigel Hawksworth, here in the...

Сара - талантливая и амбициозная журналист, работающая в городском издании в Брентвуде, чья жизнь кардинально меняется после того, как она получает задание от Майкла расследовать загадочные исчезновения и убийства женщин. Они сталкиваются с неизвестным...

All's fair in marriage, money, and murder...In the luxury retirement community of Egret's Loft, residents gather to celebrate the wedding of two of their own. But not all of the elderly attendees wish the newlyweds well. Hushed rumors flow faster than...

A menudo, Sherlock Holmes y yo estuvimos tan desbordados de trabajo que muchos de nuestros casos se quedaron sin publicar y nunca nadie supo de ellos. Ha llegado la hora de sacarlos a la luz y el primero que me ha venido a la mente fue el de la muerte de...

Professor Emma Nakamura doesn't believe in ghosts. So it doesn't bother her (much) when she learns of a long-ago suicide in her remote upcountry rental house. She's sure there's a logical explanation for the disappearing items and the strange sounds in...

WONDERFULLY ENGAGING, DELIGHTFULLY TRICKY... "This is an instant classic, in a league with Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett and Arthur Conan Doyle." - John Lehman, Rosebud Book Reviews Newly-single magician Eli Marks reluctantly attends his high school...

Cuando Ruth deja que su vecina y compinche Doris la acompañe en un viaje a Cabo Bridgewater, un idílico lugar costero conocido por su prístina belleza natural, lo último que espera encontrar es un cadáver.Con un artículo que escribir y la promesa de un...

Books 4-5 in 'John Standard', a series of mystery novels by Tom Towslee, now available in one volume!Rich Man Dead Man: Only John Standard knows how billionaire Proctor Scofield really died. Now, a lawyer determined to learn what really happened has...

Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc (11 December 1864 - 6 November 1941) was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin, often described as a French counterpart to...

"Give Me Death" by Isabel Briggs Myers is her follow-up novel to her phenomenally successful debut novel "Murder Yet to Come." Originally published in 1934, Give Me Death is a gripping mystery novel that delves into the psychological depths of human...

The Mothman! Legendary and mysterious ebon winged harbinger of doom! He has recently been spotted far from his usual stomping grounds, drawing the attention of psychic and paranormal investigator Athena Arden and her team. As Athena hunt the Mothman, her...

"A gripping page-turner packed with gritty secrets and jaw-dropping twists that will keep you reading all night." In Dark Trials, Vickie Bartolucci, a fearless, quick-witted New Yorker, uses her street smarts to solve three dark mysteries, each...

Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None meets The Gilded Age in this delicious, suspenseful murder mystery.When Lady Emma Grace Hastings receives a much-coveted invitation to the most auspicious Christmas party of the season-one that comes with a...

Job hunting is a deadly sport.Deandra "Dee" Hendricks is settling into her new life in Axia. She's got her trusty baby dragon, Havoc, by her side, is sharing an apartment with her best friend and roommate Wendy, and even has her first pet sitting client...

Small town life brings big-city trouble.Kalina Greystone's return home to Ellesworth, MA to take over the family's comic book shop brings back old friends and even older secrets.From murdered relatives to vengeful exes and missing persons, Kalina finds...

"Beckwith, best known for his Will and Betsy Black mysteries, takes us on yet another fun-filled and dangerous virtual vacation. Mild-mannered Michigander Monte Connors is the perfect protagonist to lead us through this vulture's nest of con artists and...

Book 2 in The Heathcliff Lennox seriesWho killed Sir Crispin Gibbons? A wedding invitation and news of mischief that could be murder, takes Lennox to the Earl of Bloxford's country pile. He soon finds himself in a world of...

Book 1 in The Heathcliff Lennox seriesIt's 1920 and Christmas is coming. Major Lennox finds a body on his doorstep - why on his doorstep? Was it to do with the Countess? Was it about the ruby necklace? Lennox goes to Melrose Court home to his uncle,...

ONCE THEY INVITE YOU IN, THERE'S NO ESCAPE...It's tourist season in Cornwall, but beneath the bright facades and crowded beaches, a chilling darkness waits to welcome new followers.Years ago, twins Morgan and Sandy Teague vanished into the grip of the...

Available post-free in the UK from the publisher's website, www.lifeisamazing.co.uk.When in 1887 Beeton's Christmas Annual included a story about a brilliant consulting detective written by an obscure doctor living in Southsea, Portsmouth, nobody could...

The original Anthony Rathe stories of courtroom criminal cases appeared on American public radio, syndicated by the late Jim French through his Imagination Theater. When Anthony Rathe Investigates continues where the radio stories finished.Prosecuting...

The sixth novel in the Detective Johnny (One Eye) Hawke series. Two laser-sharp detectives, two thought-provoking cases and two skilful plots.Featuring private investigator Johnny (One Eye) Hawke, and his one-time colleague in the police force...

Arsène Lupin, gentleman-cambrioleur est un classique de la littérature française écrit par Maurice Leblanc. Ce livre captivant présente le personnage emblématique d'Arsène Lupin, un cambrioleur de renom doté d'un charme exceptionnel. Lupin, avec son...

Eve Mallow's stay at the luxurious Abbey Hotel takes a turn for the suspicious when the owner is murdered - leaving Eve surrounded by suspects!Saxford St Peter is Eve Mallow's beloved home, but she can't resist the chance to spend a weekend in...

Merry Mistletoe Madness, a Christmas NovellaCan Christmas get any crazier? A new case for Mack and, lucky for Doreen, she finds a cold case connected to it, making her year end on a high note.All the while she struggles to navigate gift giving and a...

From USA Today Bestselling Author, P.D. Workman!In the small town of Bald Eagle Falls, a stolen cookbook and the discovery of a box of old letters hold the key to an intriguing mystery. Join Erin Price, the owner of Auntie Clem's Bakery, and her team as...

"The Glades is a spellbinding potboiler that keeps readers holding their breath up to the very end." -Megan Davidson, author of The ThunderingIn an effort to leave her impressive detective career and dark encounters behind her, Maddy Reynolds trades New...

Pancake house owner Marley McKinney takes a break from the Flip Side for a romantic getaway. But soon, instead of mixing batter, she’s mixed up with murder . . .   Marley and her new husband Brett need some quality couple time before the...

The first book in a new series featuring Allie Cobb brings the New York literary agent back to her Hoosier home town where a mysterious death keeps everyone on spoiler alert . . .Allie Cobb left home for the literary circles of Manhattan to make her name...

Welcome to River Bluffs, Indiana, a cozy small town populated with charming homes, close-knit families, and the occasional deadly secret. . .<P>House-flipper Jazzi Zanders and her cousin Jerod have found their latest project. The property, formerly...

""A deadly search for sour grapes . . .Norrie Ellington is a successful screenwriter living in New York City. She's also been a silent partner for her family's winery upstate-until her sister and brother-in-law take a year-long sabbatical. With an...

This book contains Edgar Allen Poe's 1844 short story, "The Purloined Letter". Famous Parisian detective C. Auguste Dupin is asked by the Prefect of the Police to investigate the theft a letter that is being used by a shady minster as an instrument of...

Deana Weber's life in Philadelphia is falling apart. She's just been laid off from work and hasn't a clue what to do next. While she would prefer to wallow in her misery, her BFF, Lilli pushes her to embrace the changes life is throwing at her. So, when...