Mystery category: 140534 books

The theme of this Megapack is classic mystery and crime fiction from the Victorian era. We have taken the liberty of extending the qualifying publication dates to the end of World War I, since that event marked more of a turning point in world literature than the advent of the Edwardian Age. Certainly...

For readers of M. C. Beaton or Susan Wittig Albert, the high-flying new Birds of a Feather mystery series from bestselling author Marty Wingate begins as a British woman gets caught up in a dangerous plot when her celebrity father disappears. With her personal life in disarray, Julia Lanchester...

Praise for USA Today bestselling author, Connie Shelton, and her first novel:   "An impressive debut mystery!" -- Albuquerque Journal   "Charlie is slick, appealing and nobody's fool--just what readers want in an amateur sleuth." -- Booklist   "This...

Top 100 Amazon Downloaded Mystery Second Mystery in the Best-Selling Pat O'Malley Historical Steampunk series It’s 1866 in New York City. Civil War Vet and Detective Pat O’Malley’s biggest case returns him to the deep, dark South to search for the kidnapped wealthiest inventor and entrepreneur...

When I decided to thrust my detective sleuth from the 1860s in New York City into the world of steampunk, I was being subconsciously prodded by authors like Albert Camus, Franz Kafka and Thomas Pynchon. Patrick James O’Malley, my hero, needed to be shaken to his roots. What better way is there for...

Join amateur sleuths, private detectives, and feisty female protagonists in a journey through time with this anthology of historical mysteries spanning nearly a thousand years, from Medieval Wales to 1940s Ohio. This collection of eight novellas and short stories is the perfect introduction to five...

"This is a wonderful series. The period facts are correct, the plots interesting and the characters believable." ~Lori Biever Launder Famed Cellist Dies a Fashionable Death in Murder on Stilettos by P.J. Conn -- Los Angeles, 1947 –- Constance Remson, a wealthy young...

Contents Charing Cross Mystery (1923) In the Mayor's Parlour (1922) In the Days of Drake (1897) The Herapath Property (1921) Mr. Poskitt's Nightcaps (1911) The Root of All Evil The Chestermarke Instinct (1921) The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation (1922) The Borough Treasurer (1921) Scarhaven Keep (1922)...

Summer 2017 edition of Mystery Tribune Magazine features a curated collection of the short stories, essays, book reviews and interviews by some of the best voices in mystery and suspense as well as exciting fine art photography.  The issue features stories by Aaron Fox-Lerner, Dan J. Fiore,...

Welcome to The Fourth Mystery MEGAPACK®! This time we have a stellar lineup for your reading pleasure, drawing stories from a wide variety of sources -- including not only the traditional mystery magazines (such as Ellery Queen's and Alfred Hitchcock's), but also their less-well-known rivals (remember...

From USA Today bestselling author Leslie Langtry comes the next Merry Wrath mystery about one former CIA agent turned Girl Scout Troop leader who is playing the deadly game of her life! Mrs. Gable in the Conservatory with a noose? It was supposed to be a fun weekend of pretend murder. Girl...

Our 240 page Summer 2018 issue of Mystery Tribune is a must-have! This volume features must-read short fiction by enduring voices such as Walter Mosley and Brendan DuBois as well stories by Jill D. Block and Erica Wright. A curated collection of photography from European and American...

". . . a gumshoe you'd like to spend time with . . . a sweet love story and a good mystery with a satisfying ending." ~Pete Croisant, eBook Discovery Reviewer VA Nurse Found Dead, Murderer At Large in Stairway to Murder by P.J. Conn -- Los Angeles, California, Summer, 1947...

EDGE OF SUSPENSE: Thrilling Tales of Mystery & Murder is a collection of mystery, suspense, and thriller short stories from bestselling crime writer R. Barri Flowers. Tales include "Dinner Crashers," where FBI and Secret Service agents try to stop an attempted political assassination;...