Mystery/Crime
The Burry Man’s Day
It is 1923 in South Queensferry and the local inhabitants are preparing for the annual Ferry Fair. On the eve…
Gunpowder Plot
It’s Guy Fawkes Night, 1924, and Daisy Fletcher, née Dalrymple, is invited to celebrate at friend Gwen’s family estate in…
On, Off
On October 6, 1965, female body parts are discovered in the animal morgue in the neuroscience research center of a…
An Unmentionable Murder
This delightful cozy mystery, set in World War II rural England, is the latest in the author’s Manor House series.…
The One From The Other
Think Sam Spade as a German PI in postwar Europe, only here the streets are meaner than any in Dashiell…
The One From The Other
Think Sam Spade as a German PI in postwar Europe, only here the streets are meaner than any in Dashiell…
Witch Cradle
Although set in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in 1950, Hunter’s Dance, Kathleen Hills’ previous book in her John McIntire series, could…
The Hunter’s Dance
For fans of detective mysteries, there is a lot to enjoy in this, the second appearance of township constable John…
Murder On The Ballarat Train
This is the third book of the adventures of the Honourable Phryne Fisher, lady detective, set in 1920s Australia. Phryne…
Flying Too High
Sprightly, witty, fast-moving – all describe both this mystery and its heroine. Phryne (pronounced fry-nee) Fisher is named for an…
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