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Voted by the British Crime Writers’ Association as the "Best Crime Novel of all Time" Hercule Poirot comes out of retirement in one of Agatha Christie’s ten favorite novels, The Murder of Rojer Ackroyd. Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew that the woman he loved had poisoned...

'It was a weapon fashioned by somebody with experience and understanding of a deadly primitive craft, and the red paint on the tip could be nothing else but a simulation of the blood of the intended victim. The masked doll and the weapon, the two together…and the blood-red sky fading above me. I...

First ever Armchair Detective two-parter: "And the man is... Mandrake." Old Tom receives an invitation to a castle that he simply cannot refuse. He has dreaded this day for a long time, but he knew it would come all the same. He knows his 'friend' from the Old Days will be...

In this riveting new William Monk novel, Anne Perry delves into the diverse population of Victorian London, whose disparate communities force Monk to rethink his investigative techniques—lest he be caught in the crosshairs of violent bigotry. In the course of his tenure with the Thames River...

**“[Anne] Perry has once again delivered the tasty concoction her readers have come to expect . . . and presents us with moral and political puzzles that are all too close to our own.”—*Los Angeles Times Book Review *** After bombs explode during an anarchist attack in Long Spoon Lane,...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Anne Perry’s superb New York Times bestselling novels set in the glorious reign of Victoria are loved by readers far and wide. Now, with this new Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery, Perry returns us to that charmed era, when wealth and power rule—but where, alas, poisonous...

In this Golden Age British-style mystery, Mystery Writers of America Grand Master John Dickson Carr presents Dr. Gideon Fell’s most chilling case, in which a clock-obsessed killer terrorizes London A clockmaker is puzzled by the theft of the hands of a monumental new timepiece he is preparing...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, father of crime fiction, officially killed off his character Sherlock Holmes in the story "The Adventure of the Final Problem". Holmes, famous for his intellectual prowess, his keen observation skills, and for giving Robert Downey Jr. his second blockbuster in as many years,...

'I’m hooked! After reading the first two books in the series, I’m a definite fan of Geraldine Evans. Well written, nicely plotted, very entertaining.' BOOKS 9 - 12 OF THE RAFFERTY & LLEWELLYN SERIES Blood on the Bones #9 A Thrust to the Vitals #10 Death Dues #11 All the Lonely People...

This omnibus edition contains books 4, 5 and 6 in the Angela Marchmont Mystery series Angela's adventures continue in this series of light-hearted and charming 1920s mysteries! Includes: THE RIDDLE AT GIPSY'S MILE (Book 4) Lost in the mists of the Romney Marsh, Angela Marchmont...

In 1970s England, a broke nobleman and a body in a suit of armor present a puzzling mystery in this witty novel by a Diamond Dagger Award winner. It is the early 1970s, and times are tough in the upper reaches of British society. To survive the changing times, the Earl of Ornum has done the...

A high society house party in the country sets the stage for blackmail, sabotage, illicit passion, and murder in this witty, classic British mystery with a touch of political intrigue The last thing London debutante Gay Hardwicke wants is to become involved in another one of her cousin’s...

When one of their own is kidnapped, the washed-up MI5 operatives of Slough House—the Slow Horses, as they're known—outwit rogue agents at the very highest levels of British Intelligence, and even to Downing Street itself. London: Slough House is the MI5 branch where disgraced operatives...