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  • The Port of London Murders

    Series series British Library Crime Classics
    A suicide, a derelict barge, and floating pink chiffon nightdresses…When the San Angelo drifts into port in the Pool of London, telephones begin to ring across the capital and an intricate series of events is set in motion. Beset by dreadful storms in the Bay of Biscay, the ship, along with the "mixed cargo" it carries, is late.Unaware of the machinations of avaricious importers, wayward captains, ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • The Detective Stories Library (26 Books). Illustrated

    The House of the Poplars by Dorothy L. Sayers, Grand Guignol by John Dickson Carr, Boots by Ngaio Marsh, The Yellow Sphere by John Rhode, Shadowed Sunlight by Christianna Brand and Many Others

    The Detective Stories Library is a rich and engaging collection of classic mysteries by some of the greatest writers of the genre. This illustrated volume brings together brilliant tales of crime, deduction, and suspense, featuring works by masters of the Golden Age of detective fiction such as Dorothy L. Sayers, John Dickson Carr, Ngaio Marsh, John Rhode, and Christianna Brand. Among the ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • A Torch at the Window

    A Torch at the Window by Josephine Bell is a thoughtful and intricately plotted detective story that blends psychological insight with the quiet suspense of classic British crime fiction. Drawing on her medical background and keen understanding of human nature, Bell crafts a mystery in which motives are as complex as the clues themselves. In a peaceful country setting, the sight of a lighted torch ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • The Port of London Murders. Illustrated

    The Port of London Murders by Josephine Bell is a gripping and intelligently constructed detective novel that combines the atmosphere of Britain’s bustling docklands with the author’s trademark medical realism and psychological insight. Drawing on her professional background as a physician, Bell brings authenticity and careful observation to a mystery set amid the fog, noise, and constant movement ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Port of London Murders

    Narrated by John Telfer ...
    Series series British Library Crime Classic

    Unabridged

    7 hours 49 min

    When the San Angelo drifts into port in the Thames Estuary, telephones begin to ring across the capital and an intricate series of events is set in motion. Beset by dreadful storms in the Bay of Biscay, the ship, along with the 'mixed cargo' it carries, is late. Unaware of the machinations of avaricious importers, wayward captains and unscrupulous traders, Harry Reed and June Harvey are thrust ... Read more

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  • The Secret Life and Curious Death of Miss Jean Milne

    by Andrew Nicoll ...
    "A mystery that touches the heart, with characters caught in a world that's harsh but trembles with tender emotions. A beautiful story."JAMES NAUGHTIE, BBC Radio 4When the door opened and he came out, there came with him the stench of a dead thing, the sweet, sulphurous, warm, rotten chicken smell that only ever comes from unburied flesh.A dead body is found in a locked house. It has been stabbed ... Read more

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  • Mr Finchley Discovers His England

    Series Book 1 - Classic Canning
    Mr Edgar Finchley, unmarried clerk, aged 45, is told to take a holiday for the first time in his life. He decides to go to the seaside. But Fate has other plans in store…From his abduction by a cheerful crook, to his smuggling escapade off the south coast, the timid but plucky Mr Finchley is plunged into a series of the most astonishing and extraordinary adventures.His rural adventure takes him ... Read more

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  • The Original Inspector George Gently Collection

    Series series George Gently
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  • All Things Bright and Beautiful

    by James Herriot ...
    Series Book 2 - All Creatures Great and Small
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  • The Yorkshire Moorland Mystery

    First published in the US in 1930 by Alfred A. Knopf: New York, public domain. A famous American book collector is found dead, at the bottom of Herlesdem Scar on the lonley Yorshire moors, his body a mass of battered flesh. Was it just a terrible accident, as all evidences seem to suggest? His nephiew and captain Mannering think not - they understand that a sinister and mysterious murder has just ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Bodies from the Library

    Lost Tales of Mystery and Suspense from the Golden Age of Detection

    This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 16 tales by masters of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including a newly discovered Agatha Christie crime story that has not been seen since 1922.At a time when crime and thriller writing has once again overtaken the sales of general and literary fiction, Bodies from the Library unearths lost ... Read more

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