Bookseller and amateur sleuth Theodore Terhune uncovers the strange history of a local house for its mysterious new owner, when a tragedy occurs. Is it an accident or murder? A Golden Age classic detective novel from 1942.
Bookseller Theodore Terhune becomes involved in a series of adventures that indicate a crime about to happen, with each event providing an additional clue to a historical crime involving two local families.
Crime writer Iain Carter has written a satirical series under a pseudonym. When the first book proves a huge success, he must take increasingly convoluted steps to protect his secret.... Læs mere
Theodore Terhune is drawn into an old murder case after he stumbles on the fresh corpse of Frank Smallwood, a man thought to have been slain twenty years previously. There had been a... Læs mere
Bookseller Theodore Terhune travels to Yorkshire to buy the private library of a wealthy man who has drowned in a lake on his property. His family is suspicious, but everyone seems to have an ironclad alibi. Terhune slowly unpicks a devious plot.
When a local tramp named Peter is found dead, it appears to be natural causes. But the discovery of a foreign newspaper clipping and a bejeweled comb raises suspicions. Before... Læs mere
After discovering a local policeman hit by a lorry, bookseller Theodore Terhune becomes involved in the hunt for (and history of) smugglers on the Kent coast.
When rare book collector Arthur Harrison is found stabbed, bookseller and amateur sleuth Theodore Terhune is hired to sell to sell the deceased man's library. It becomes apparent the... Læs mere