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  • PENITENT: a Scottish murder mystery with a devilish twist (Detective Inspector Munro murder mysteries Book 9)

    When the known stalker of a young woman is arrested for her murder, it should be an open-and-shut case for DI Charlie West.A woman is found bludgeoned to death in a swimming pool. A pensioner who disappeared many moons ago turns up out of the blue. A cockeyed boxer has more success outside the ring than in it.What connects these events may or may not be the clue DI Charlie West is looking for to solve the latest murder on her patch. With her mentor James Munro recovering from heart bypass surgery, she will have to rely on her own wits and those of her trusted team to progress the investigation.But just when West has a likely suspect in custody and looks set to finally cut the apron strings, Munro returns to the scene – his enforced repose having done little to dent his appetite for the f... [Read More]
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    • ASIN: B07SJGM2G1
    • ASIN: B07SJGM2G1
    • Manufacturer: THE BOOK FOLKS best-selling crime fiction publishers

  • The Punishment She Deserves: A Lynley Novel

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERDetective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley are forced to confront the past as they try to solve a crime that threatens to tear apart the very fabric of a quiet, historic medieval town in EnglandThe cozy, bucolic town of Ludlow is stunned when one of its most revered and respected citizens--Ian Druitt, the local deacon--is accused of a serious crime. Then, while in police custody, Ian is found dead. Did he kill himself? Or was he murdered?When Barbara Havers is sent to Ludlow to investigate the chain of events that led to Ian's death, all the evidence points to suicide. But Barbara can't shake the feeling that she's missing something. She decides to take a closer look at the seemingly ordinary inhabitants of Ludlow--mainly elderly retire... [Read More]
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    • ASIN: B073TKJ5S8
    • ASIN: B073TKJ5S8
    • Brand: Unknown
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

  • Going Underground: British Detective (Jonathan Roper investigates)

    Fans of Sherlock Holmes and David Baldacci’s Amos Decker will love Jonathan Roper. Sir James Taylor is a billionaire and philanthropist. He’s also a man with dark secrets. He’s vanished after stepping out of his Rolls Royce in the heart of London and Scotland Yard is in trouble. There are no traces. No witnesses. No ransom. Nothing. With pressure from all sides the Met must send for Jonathan Roper and Brian Hooley. What they uncover is going to make a lot of important people very unhappy.For all his skills, Roper struggles with the regular world because his autism makes him appear arrogant. It doesn’t help that he has an unfortunate compulsion to point out people’s mistakes. He genuinely believes he’s helping. They’re sure he’s not.As the investigation take a series of dram... [Read More]
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    • ASIN: B0719KHLQY
    • ASIN: B0719KHLQY
    • Manufacturer: Mike Leese Communications

  • The Girl Who Lived: A Thrilling Suspense Novel

    Ten years ago, four people were brutally murdered—one girl lived.No one believes her story. The police think she's crazy. Her therapist thinks she's suicidal. Everyone else thinks she's a dangerous drunk. They're all right—but did she see the killer?Best Mystery-Thriller eBook of the Year — Independent Publisher Book Awards 2018Winner Best Thriller — National Indie Excellence Awards 2018Winner Best Thriller — Silver Falchion Award 2018Finalist eBook Fiction — Indie Book Awards 2018Silver Medal Suspense — Reader’s Favorite Book Awards 2018Voted Most Loved Cover — NetGalley ReadersGrab your copy of this award-winning psychological thriller today!As the anniversary of the murders approaches, Faith Winters is released from the psychiatric hospital and yanked back to the... [Read More]
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    • ASIN: B076FNQWTF
    • ASIN: B076FNQWTF
    • Manufacturer: Greyson Media

  • Immortal Bones (Detective Saussure Mysteries Book 1)

    DEATH IS NOT ALWAYS THE ENDIt's the '50s and Richard Saussure could have sworn he'd heard it all between his career as a police officer and his current PI business... Then a man walks in saying he is 213 years old. Lord Hurlingthon wants to die, but he cannot no matter what he tries. The worst part, he doesn’t understand why. As a last effort, he reaches out to the only person who can’t say no to his cry for help. Detective Richard Saussure has never walked away from an unsolved case. If anyone can help, Richard Saussure has the reputation and the results Lord Hurlingthon needs. But how do you solve a mystery that defies all laws of nature?Maybe with the help of your enemy. It is not something Richard is eager to employ, but Doctor Annette Kensington has the skills and the passion for ... [Read More]
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    • ASIN: B0058FM0SM
    • ASIN: B0058FM0SM

  • The Watchmaker's Daughter (Glass and Steele Book 1)

    USA Today bestselling series.India Steele is desperate. Her father is dead, her fiancé took her inheritance, and no one will employ her, despite years working for her watchmaker father. Indeed, the other London watchmakers seem frightened of her. Alone, poor, and at the end of her tether, India takes employment with the only person who'll accept her - an enigmatic and mysterious man from America. A man who possesses a strange watch that rejuvenates him when he's ill.Matthew Glass must find a particular watchmaker, but he won't tell India why any old one won't do. Nor will he tell her what he does back home, and how he can afford to stay in a house in one of London's best streets. So when she reads about an American outlaw known as the Dark Rider arriving in England, she suspects Mr. Glass... [Read More]
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    • ASIN: B01DK93WKW
    • ASIN: B01DK93WKW
    • Manufacturer: C.J. Archer

  • Murder at Merisham Lodge: Miss Hart and Miss Hunter Investigate: Book 1

    A mansion, a title and marriage to a wealthy Lord – Lady Eveline Cartwright has it all. Unfortunately, it’s not enough to prevent her being bludgeoned to death one night in the study of Merisham Lodge, the family’s country estate in Derbyshire. Suspicion quickly falls on her ne’er-do-well son, Peter, but not everyone in the household is convinced of his guilt. Head kitchen maid Joan Hart and lady’s maid, Verity Hunter, know that when it comes to a crime, all is not always as it seems. With suspicions and motives thick on the ground, Joan and Verity must use all the wit and courage they possess to expose a deadly murderer who will stop at nothing to achieve their aim…Murder at Merisham Lodge is the first in a new series of historical mysteries, Miss Hart and Miss Hunter Investig... [Read More]
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    • ASIN: B01A03HKFE
    • ASIN: B01A03HKFE
    • Manufacturer: Isaro Publishing Ltd

  • Edinburgh Twilight (Ian Hamilton Mysteries Book 1)

    As a new century approaches, Edinburgh is a city divided. The wealthy residents of New Town live in comfort, while Old Town’s cobblestone streets are clotted with criminals, prostitution, and poverty.Detective Inspector Ian Hamilton is no stranger to Edinburgh’s darkest crimes. Scarred by the mysterious fire that killed his parents, he faces his toughest case yet when a young man is found strangled in Holyrood Park.With little evidence aside from a strange playing card found on the body, Hamilton engages the help of his aunt, a gifted photographer, and George Pearson, a librarian with a shared interest in the criminal mind. But the body count is rising. As newspapers spin tales of the “Holyrood Strangler,” panic sets in across the city. And with each victim, the murderer is getting... [Read More]
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    • ASIN: B06X3V28MX
    • ASIN: B06X3V28MX
    • Manufacturer: Thomas & Mercer

  • A Banquet of Consequences: A Lynley Novel (Inspector Lynley Book 19)

    “George’s mystery unfolds with great psychological depth, finely drawn characters and gorgeous portraits of the English countryside. . . . [George] is an essential writer of popular fiction today.” —The Washington PostThe #1 New York Times bestselling author’s award-winning series returns with another stunning crime drama featuring Scotland Yard members Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers. Look out for Elizabeth George’s newest novel, The Punishment She Deserves. The unspoken secrets and buried lies of one family rise to the surface in Elizabeth George’s newest novel of crime, passion, and tragic history. As Inspector Thomas Lynley investigates the London angle of an ever more darkly disturbing case, his partner, Barbara Havers, is lookin... [Read More]
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    • ASIN: B00L9B7CGE
    • ASIN: B00L9B7CGE
    • Manufacturer: Viking

  • Buried (Twisted Cedar Mysteries Book 1)

    Buried (book 1, Twisted Cedars Mysteries Trilogy)In the coastal town of Twisted Cedars, Oregon an ugly secret from the past has been festering for over thirty years when five librarians were targeted by a serial killer. Now an anonymous emailer wants true crime writer Dougal Lachlan to tell the story. To uncover the truth Dougal enlists the help of local Twisted Cedar librarian Charlotte Hammond.  Since the disappearance of her older sister, Daisy, eight years ago, Charlotte has led a quiet, sheltered life. But as Dougal’s investigation proceeds she realizes there is no safe zone. Not even in libraries. And especially not in Twisted Cedars. Twisted Cedar Mysteries (a three book trilogy):Book 1: BuriedBook 2: ForgottenBook 3: Exposed Reviews:"CJ Carmichael is a seasoned author... an... [Read More]
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    • ASIN: B009XIGY4Q
    • ASIN: B009XIGY4Q

  • The Mammoth Book of Best British Mysteries 10

    "First published in the UK as The mammoth book of best British crime 10 by Robinson ... 2013"--T.p.
    Best British Detective Novels
    The very best of over 30 gripping stories of British mystery and crime are packed into this tantalizing collection that's sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. This must-have anthology for the lover of all things mysterious contains thrilling works from beloved bestselling authors and exciting new up-and coming

    • UPC: 21663949

  • Watteau's Shepherds : The Detective Novel in Britain, 1914-1940

    Detective stories should be examined from a literary point of view, with special attention to literary history and to materials and patterns from which the writers created their fictions. This book sheds new light into the fascinating field of detective
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    Watteau's Shepherds

    • UPC: 11977647
    • Rating: 4.0

  • The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8 - eBook

    The must-have annual anthology for every crime fiction fan - the year's top new British short stories selected by leading crime critic Maxim Jakubowski.This great annual covers the full range of mystery fiction, from noir and hardboiled crime to ingenious puzzles and amateur sleuthing. Packed with top names such as: Ian Rankin (including a new Rebus), Alexander McCall Smith, David Hewson, Christopher Brookmyre, Simon Kernick, A.L. Kennedy, Louise Walsh, Kate Atkinson, Colin Bateman, Stuart McBride and Andrew Taylor.The full list of contributors is as follows: Ian Rankin, Mick Herron, Denise Mina, Edward Marston, Marilyn Todd, Kate Atkinson, Stuart MacBride, David
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    The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8 - eBook

    • UPC: 789038058
    • Rating: 3.5

  • Best Detective Stories of Cyril Hare - eBook

    Cyril Hare's short stories were mostly written for the London Evening Standard. Among them, The Story of Hermione, in which the eponymous character grows rich from the all too convenient deaths of several relatives, has been called one of the most chilling short stories ever written. Sister Bessie describes vividly the agonies of a blackmail victim and the desperate crimes he commits in the hope of freeing himself from his tormentor. Miss Burnside's Dilemma describes the predicament of a person who uncovers a piece of unscrupulous, but entirely legal chicanery by someone she had previously admired. A Life for a Life explores the possibility of atonement for one's earthly sins
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    Best Detective Stories of Cyril Hare - eBook

    • UPC: 595491556
    • Rating: 3.0

  • THE USUAL BRITISH SUSPECTS: 350+ Quintessential British Murder Mysteries, Detective Novels & True Crime Stories in One Edition - eBook

    This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Edgar Wallace: The Four Just Men The Council of Justice The Just Men of Cordova The Law of the Four Just Men The Nine Bears Angel Esquire The Fourth Plague or Red Hand Grey Timothy or Pallard the Punter The Man who Bought London The Melody of Death A Debt Discharged The Tomb of T'Sin The Secret House The Clue of the Twisted Candle Down under Donovan The Man who Knew The Green Rust Kate Plus Ten The
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    THE USUAL BRITISH SUSPECTS: 350+ Quintessential British Murder Mysteries, Detective Novels & True Crime Stories in One Edition -

    • UPC: 764826945

  • Murder at the Savoy by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö

    The shocking sixth novel in the Martin Beck mystery series by the internationally renowned crime writing duo by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo finds Beck investigating a brutal assassination. When Vikt...
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    Maigret: The Series, Maurice Denham as Inspector Maigret and Michael Gough as Georges Simenon

    𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝑩𝑪, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔. A full-cast dramatisation starring Maurice Denham as Inspector Maigret and Michael Gough as his creator Georges Simenon. The world's best-known Frenc...
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    The Black Tower (1975) | P. D. James | Audio Book | Crime Fiction, Mystery

    𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝑩𝑪, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔. The Black Tower is an Adam Dalgliesh novel by P.D. James, published in 1975. Originally published: 1975 Author: P. D. James Preceded by: Shroud for a ...
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