WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MARTIN EDWARDS.The Second World War is drawing to a close. Nicholas Vaughan, released from the army after an accident, takes refuge in Devon – renting a thatched cottage in the
“No observer, ignorant of the situation, would have guessed that death lurked nearby, and that only a little distance from the glitter of silver and glass and the hum of voices, two victims lay silent
Crimson Snow brings together a dozen vintage crime stories set in winter. Welcome to a world of Father Christmases behaving oddly, a famous fictional detective in a Yuletide drama, mysterious tracks i
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MARTIN EDWARDS"Never had I been given a tougher problem to solve, and never had I been so utterly at my wits' end for a solution."A signalman is found dead by a railway tunnel.
“This extremely clever country-house murder mystery is the perfect holiday gift for the avid cosy crime fan. It has an aristocratic setting, a dead earl, and a major suspect … There are loads of clues
A classic mystery from acclaimed author E.C.R. LoracA fascinating, ‘return of the prodigal' mystery set in the remote fells of the North of England.The Garths had farmed their fertile acres for genera
This British Library anthology examines the best mysteries driven by science, including stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, J.J. Connington, and R. Austin FreemanThe detective's role is simple: to catch th
In the celebrated author's first mystery novel, Inspector Bencolin must unravel a dumbfounding locked-room mystery and apprehend a sadistic killer.In the smoke-wreathed gloom of a Parisian salon, Benc
When a counterfeit currency racket comes to light on the French Riviera, Detective Inspector Meredith is sent speeding southwards – out of the London murk to the warmth and glitter of the Mediterranea
A man is forbidden to uncover the secret of the tower in a fairy-tale castle by the Rhine. A headless corpse is found in a secret garden in Paris – belonging to the city’s chief of police. And a drown
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MARTIN EDWARDS'From the point of view of the nation, it's a good thing that he died.'Great Barwick's least popular man is murdered on a train. Twelve jurors sit in court. Four
'As pretty a piece of work as Inspector French has done … On the level of Mr Crofts’ very best; which is saying something.’ – Daily TelegraphDr James Earle and his wife live in comfortable seclusion n
