J S Fletcher: 108 books

The body of a man is found on the steps to Middle Temple Lane near London's courts of law, and a journalist and a young lawyer are drawn into the ensuing investigation. (Google Books)

When an elderly pawnbroker is murdered in the London parish of Paddington, a young, down on his luck writer is accused of the crime. But then it's found the pawnbroker had had in his possession an extraordinary South African diamond worth over eighty-thousand pounds -- a diamond that's now missing....

A wealthy businessman is found dead in his study, but conflicting forensic evidence regarding the time and manner of his death raises more questions than it settles. With a sizable estate hanging in the balance and clues indicating foul play, a persistent detective endeavors to unravel the mystery.

Excerpt: "Obwohl ich also stets zur Stelle war, kann ich mich nicht erinnern, daß man mich jemals außerhalb der Bürostunden gerufen hätte; erst Anfang Februar 1921 wurde ich eines Morgens um halb sieben von jemandem angeläutet, der sich als Mr. Watson Paley, Privatsekretär Lord Cheverdales,...

Als der wohlhabende Bauunternehmer Jacob Herapath tot in seinem Büro gefunden wird, mit einem Revolver an seiner Seite und einer Schusswunde im Kopf, wird der Zeitpunkt seines Todes auf Mitternacht festgelegt. Bemerkenswert nur, dass sein Fahrer ihn eine Stunde nach Mitternacht noch lebend gesehen...

"It's old Mr. Bartle, sir," he whispered. "He's in your room there -- dead " "Dead?" exclaimed Eldrick. "Dead " Pratt shook his head again. "He came up not so long after you'd gone, sir," he said. "Everybody had gone but me -- I was just going....

A rather interesting and quite complex classic mystery encompassing a murder which occurs in a quiet cathedral town and involving a myriad of characters all of which keep the reader quite puzzled throughout...

It takes place in northern England. Oliver Bassett, an acter and director of a theater company is missing. A young author Mr. Copplestone, who has come to meet with Bassett and the business manager start out to find him. They track him to Scarhaven, where Copplestone meets Audrey Greyle, the cousin...

“Another gripping novel from Classic Detective Presents”… A GREAT MURDER MYSTERY! There may be folk in the world to whom the finding of a dead man, lying grim and stark by the roadside, with the blood freshly run from it and making ugly patches of crimson on the grass and the gravel,...

A GREAT MURDER MYSTERY! There may be folk in the world to whom the finding of a dead man, lying grim and stark by the roadside, with the blood freshly run from it and making ugly patches of crimson on the grass and the gravel, would be an ordinary thing; but to me that had never seen blood...

Complex murder mystery in the classic style of the time.

"It's old Mr. Bartle, sir," he whispered. "He's in your room there -- dead " "Dead?" exclaimed Eldrick. "Dead " Pratt shook his head again. "He came up not so long after you'd gone, sir," he said. "Everybody had gone but me -- I was just going....

A rather interesting and quite complex classic mystery encompassing a murder which occurs in a quiet cathedral town and involving a myriad of characters all of which keep the reader quite puzzled throughout...

Der neu gegründete Amaranth Club wird schnell zu einem der beliebtesten und exklusivsten Treffpunkte Londons. Hier gibt sich die Ehrenwerte Gesellschaft ihr Stelldichein. Was aber passiert hinter der Fassade des Klubs? Dient er nur der Verschleierung verschiedener, düsterer Verbrechen, Glücksspiel, Mord und Spionage? (Amazon)