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
Psychologist James Hardwicke is invited to Scrope House, a progressive co-educational boarding school, to investigate several incidents of arson. Shortly afterwards, one of the teachers is found dead of poison and Hardwicke's search becomes a murder inquiry.
Archy Mitfold had always loved a mystery, but he never expected to take the lead role in a thriller. Yet there was no doubt that someone was trying to kill him.
A classic crime novel featuring Inspector Dan Pardoe, The death of Mrs Weir from poison points to a number of potential murderers: her husband Mathew Weir, her niece and nephew, her companion Aurelia Brett, the mysterious neighbours down the road. Then a second death occurs...
Emma Betony comes to the aid of a former pupil, Grace Aram, who is running a struggling boarding school for girls. Grace needs someone she can trust to expose the culprit behind a series of troubling events.
Cornelia Lackland ruled her house with an iron fist and a firm grasp on the pocketbook. When she dies mysteriously on the night before she was due to change her will, Chief Inspector Dan Pardoe of Scotland Yard must be called to investigate an ever growing list of suspects.
Wealthy industrialist Anthony Mullins is found dead in a garage fire with the door locked. The locals assume it was an accident or perhaps suicide. But when the autopsy reveals a bullet wound to Mullins’ head and no revolver is found, a murder investigation ensues.
It was not until the fifth death that Miss Tidy made up her mind to go to the police. It was not a sense of civic duty that compelled her but the arrival of two letters that made... Læs mere
It is 1937 and Lord Carpenter, head of the largest newspaper group in the world is bent on war with Russia. He is so powerful that only his death can prevent this from happening. When Carpenter is murdered, it is up to journalist Charles Venables to solve the case.
The 4th story of amateur detective journalist Charles Venables, set in an eastern Balkan country Iconia. Charles is sent to investigate murder and intrigue in the court of the strong-willed and bad-tempered Queen Hanna.