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“henry christopher bailey”

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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 Wreck of the Mary Deare

    by Hammond Innes ...
    This thrilling nautical mystery begins with an empty ship coasting through the dark and unfolds into a courtroom drama.On a cold, foggy night, a little sailboat called the Sea Witch is cruising calmly through the dark when a freighter suddenly rears out of the mist on a collision course. The crew of the small craft leaps into action, straining the Sea Witch's sails to the limit, barely getting her ... Read more

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  • The Last Houseparty

    A Crime Novel

    by Peter Dickinson ...
    In this gripping novel by CWA Gold Dagger winner Peter Dickinson, the survivor of a manor-house crime delves into the past to solve a mysteryAt the elegant English manor known as Snailwood, tourists come daily to hear decades-old gossip about the second wife of the sixth earl. Zena was a remarkable young woman whose scandalous reputation has been dimmed neither by time nor by her bizarre death. In ... 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 Square of Revenge

    by Pieter Aspe ...
    Translated by Brian Doyle ...
    Series Book 1 - The Pieter Van In Mysteries
    The #1 international bestselling crime thriller that introduces Belgian detective Pieter Van In, "a brusque cop with every bad habit you can think of" ( The New York Times Book Review).The beautiful medieval architecture of Bruges belies the dark longings of her residents. When the wealthy and powerful Ludovic Degroof's jewelry store is robbed, nothing is stolen, but the jewels have been dissolved ... 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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  • The Rose in Darkness

    by Christianna Brand ...
    Series Book 2 - The Inspector Charlesworth Mysteries
    While running for her life, a failed actress comes across a dead bodySari Morne had a shot at stardom, a five-year deal with a European film studio, and a starring role in an Italian romance that was poised to become a classic. But the film flopped, and Sari wasted her big break, disappearing from the set to flirt with her new beau: Prince Aldo, heir to a dukedom. Three years later, she is washed ... Read more

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  • A Dram of Poison

    by Charlotte Armstrong ...
    Edgar Award winner: A longtime bachelor finally marries—only to learn the corrosive power of jealousyFor fifty-five years, Kenneth Gibson has lived in backwaters. A former army clerk, he makes a quiet living teaching poetry to indifferent undergrads. His life is happily dull until the day he meets Rosemary, a damaged girl whose frailty compels Kenneth to try to make her well. They wed, and as ... Read more

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  • The Great Merlini: The Complete Stories of the Magician Detective

    The Complete Stories of the Magician Detective

    by Clayton Rawson ...
    A dozen compact puzzles from a master of the locked-room mysteryThe Great Merlini waits impatiently at the door of the Hotel Astor. Inspector Church is late for his meeting with the famed magician, with whom he consults when homicide cases venture outside the realm of the possible. A ventriloquist has attempted suicide in the wake of his wife’s mysterious strangulation. Among the suspects are a ... Read more

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  • The Crocodile Bird

    by Ruth Rendell ...
    A psychological thriller about an isolated young woman and her murderous mother from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Girl Next Door.Far from London, the isolated estate called Shrove House looms over the English countryside. Inside, two women hide from the world. For sixteen years, Eve has protected her daughter, Liza, from the corrupting influence of modern life, never letting her ... Read more

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  • Suddenly at His Residence. Inspector Cockrill Mysteries. Illustrated

    by Christianna Brand ...
    Suddenly at His Residence (1946), also published as The Crooked Wreath, is a quintessential Golden Age detective novel by Christianna Brand, featuring her beloved sleuth, Inspector Cockrill. Set in a stately English country house during wartime, the novel blends intricate plotting, acerbic wit, and psychological depth to deliver a masterfully constructed mystery. The story unfolds at Swanswater, ... Read more

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  • Death of Jezebel

    by Christianna Brand ...
    Series series British Library Crime Classics
    "Laced with Brand's caustic wit, this one is a true puzzler with a harrowing, revelatory climax."—Booklist, Starred ReviewAt Elysian Hall, a grand exhibition space in post-War London, a cast has been assembled for a medieval-themed pageant show featuring knights in colored armor, real horses, and a damsel in a rickety tower on high. With death threats discovered by members of the troupe before the ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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