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  • Call Mr. Fortune

    A Collection of Intriguing Tales in Classic Detective Fiction Style

    by Henry Christopher Bailey ...
    In "Call Mr. Fortune," Henry Christopher Bailey crafts a compelling narrative that intertwines mystery and social commentary within the backdrop of early 20th-century England. The novel skillfully explores the life of the titular character, Mr. Fortune, a detective whose unconventional methods and keen intuition contrast sharply with the expectations of the time. Bailey's prose is both vivid and ... Read more

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  • The Studio Crime

    A Golden Age Mystery

    by Ianthe Jerrold ...
    Description "He is dead. It is quite impossible that he should have killed himself. He has been murdered. About half an hour ago. By a long knife passed under the left shoulder-blade into the heart."On a fog-bound London night, a soirée is taking place in the studio of artist Laurence Newtree. The guests include an eminent psychiatrist, a wealthy philanthropist and an observant young friend of ... Read more

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  • Between Twelve and One. Illustrated

    by Vernon Loder ...
    Originally published in the Golden Age of detective fiction, Between Twelve and One by Vernon Loder is a tightly plotted, atmospheric mystery that blends classic whodunit structure with a touch of psychological complexity. Set in a quiet English town shaken by a chilling murder, the novel showcases Loder’s gift for suspense, character development, and ingenious plotting. The story begins with the ... Read more

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  • Dark Nantucket Noon

    by Jane Langton ...
    Series Book 2 - The Homer Kelly Mysteries
    Homer defends a crazed poet accused of using an eclipse as cover for murderFor all her life, poet Kitty Clark has waited to see a total eclipse of the sun. News of an impending eclipse thrills her until she learns it will be visible only from Nantucket, where one year ago her ex-lover Joe Green moved with his new wife. Unable to resist the astronomical lure, she flies in from Boston, and makes her ... Read more

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  • The Piccadilly Murder

    by Anthony Berkeley ...
    First published in 1929, ''The Piccadilly Murder'' by Anthony Berkeley features the popular amateur sleuth, Roger Sheringham. Sheringham investigates the death of a man in a London tea shop, initially thought to be a heart attack but soon revealed to involve foul play. True to Berkeley's style, the story unfolds with wit, sharp dialogue, and a focus on psychological depth. Berkeley's hallmark is ... Read more

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  • Murder in Blue

    by Clifford Witting ...
    John Rutherford, bookseller and sometime fiction writer, discovers the bludgeoned corpse of a policeman one evening while taking a stroll in a rainstorm. The policeman's overturned bicycle is what first catches Rutherford's eye. Then he sees Officer Johnson's body sprawled on the sodden ground of Phantom Coppice. Rutherford takes Johnson's bike and pedals to rural Paulsfield police station, two ... Read more

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  • Murder in the Maze

    by Alfred Walter Stewart ...
    Murder in the Maze is the third criminous novel by Alfred Walter Stewart.Alfred Walter Stewart (5 September 1880 – 1 July 1947) was a British chemist and part-time novelist who wrote seventeen detective novels and a pioneering science fiction work between 1923 and 1947 under the pseudonym of JJ Connington. He created several fictional detectives, including Superintendent Ross and Chief Constable ... Read more

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  • The Case With Nine Solutions

    by J. J. Connington ...
    Series series CLASSICS TO GO
    When a brilliant scientist is found dead under mysterious circumstances, Sir Clinton Driffield and his astute assistant Wendover are thrust into a labyrinthine puzzle of deception, intrigue, and multiple suspects.As they untangle a web of cryptic clues, secret identities, and hidden motives, they must navigate through nine tantalizing solutions, each more plausible than the last.Set against the ... Read more

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  • The Middle Temple Murder

    by J.S. Fletcher, Digital Fire ...
    “No living story-teller handles a mysterious crime more cleverly than J.S. Fletcher.” —The Times First published in 1919, 'The Middle Temple Murder' is a classic British detective novel filled with mystery, intrigue, and legal drama. When journalist Frank Spargo stumbles upon the case of a murdered man found outside Middle Temple, one of London’s Inns of Court, he becomes determined to uncover the ... Read more

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  • Tragedy At Ravensthorpe

    by J. J. Connington ...
    "Tragedy At Ravensthorpe" by J. J. Connington is a masterfully crafted anthology that transports readers into the heart of mystery and suspense. The titular story, "Tragedy at Ravensthorpe," sets the stage in the picturesque yet mysterious English countryside. The new Chief Constable, Sir Clinton Driffield, finds himself far from his South African roots, navigating the enigmatic Ravensthorpe ... Read more

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  • The Adventures of Ellery Queen

    by Ellery Queen ...
    A classic collection of short crime fiction from the Grand Master Edgar Award–winning author.For Ellery Queen, there is no puzzle that reason cannot solve. In his time, he has faced down killers, thugs, and thieves, protected only by the might of his brain—and the odd bit of timely intervention by his father, a burly New York police inspector. But when a university professor asks Queen to teach a ... Read more

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  • Mystery at Lynden Sands

    by J.J. Connington ...
    PAUL FORDINGBRIDGE, with a faintly reproachful glance at his sister, interrupted his study of the financial page of The Times and put the paper down on his knee. Deliberately he removed his reading-glasses; replaced them by his ordinary spectacles; and then turned to the restless figure at the window of the private sitting-room.“Well, Jay, you seem to have something on your mind. Would it be too ... Read more

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