Classic crime and mystery fiction
Penzler Publishers The Woman Who Lowered the Boom
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£18.99
Penzler Publishers A Woman Underground
£16.66
Soho Press Inc Real Tigers
Book SynopsisTHE BOOK BEHIND THE THIRD SEASON OF SLOW HORSES, THE APPLE ORIGINAL SERIES STARRING GARY OLDMAN IN HIS EMMY-NOMINATED ROLE AS JACKSON LAMB. When one of their own is kidnapped, the washed-up MI5 operatives of Slough House—the Slow Horses, as they're known—outwit rogue agents at the very highest levels of British Intelligence, and even to Downing Street itself.London: Slough House is the MI5 branch where disgraced operatives are reassigned after they’ve messed up too badly to be trusted with real intelligence work. The “Slow Horses,” as the failed spies of Slough House are called, are doomed to spend the rest of their careers pushing paper, but they all want back in on the action.When one of their own is kidnapped and held for ransom, the agents of Slough House must defeat the odds, overturning all expectations of their competence, to breach the top-notch security of MI5’s intelligence headquarters, Regent’s Park, and steal valuable intel in exchange for their comrade’s safety. The kidnapping is only the tip of the iceberg, however—the agents uncover a larger web of intrigue that involves not only a group of private mercenaries but the highest authorities in the Secret Service. After years spent as the lowest on the totem pole, the Slow Horses suddenly find themselves caught in the midst of a conspiracy that threatens not only the future of Slough House, but of MI5 itself.
£16.11
Soho Press Inc Spook Street
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£16.11
Soho Press Inc This Is What Happened
Book SynopsisFrom CWA Gold Dagger winner Mick Herron comes a shocking, twisted novel of psychological suspense about one woman's attempt to be better than ordinary. Twenty-six-year-old Maggie Barnes is someone you would never look at twice. Living alone in a month-to-month sublet in the huge city of London, with no family but an estranged sister, no partner, and not much in the way of friends, Maggie is just the kind of person who could vanish from the face of the earth without anyone taking notice. Or just the kind of person MI5 needs to infiltrate the establishment and thwart an international plot that puts all of Britain at risk. Now one young woman has the chance to be a hero—if she can think quickly enough to stay alive.
£15.16
C & T Publishing Left Holding the Bag: A Quilting Cozy
Book SynopsisWhen sixty-eight year old Sarah Miller moves into the Cunningham Village retirement community, she is mourning the loss of the husband, her young grandson, and the place that has been home for forty-two years. But Sarah is a survivor. As she reaches out into the retirement community that is to become home, she finds friends, activities, new hobbies, a possible love interest, and of course, crimes to solve and murderers to track down. The tenth instalment of this fun, friendly series of cozy mysteries contains a new friend, trunks full of vintage fabric, credit card fraud, a budding romance, and murder—and Sarah and her friends are at the centre of it all. Trade ReviewThe last instalment of the series and one that includes murder, mystery and the most wonderful fabrics. One thing the author has done with this novels, is describe the quilts brilliantly. The colours, the condition, the poverty and the history behind each one give these books a feeling of the love that goes into making each quilt, and the necessities that brought them into being. Of course the drama, along with murder come hand in hand with all the books. But I really want the reader to know about the quilts. The characters. The friendships. the dogs and cats and most of all the love, that each story brings. Quilts are made of patchworks of fabric and the ties that bind each one are usually ones of family. Carol Dean Jones has brought all these things together and each book, with their own elements of life, bring the ups and downs that we would usually encounter... along with the added thrill of a mystery. I have loved this series, I will definitely miss each of the ladies, Charles and Barney. Each book has a quilt to make along with instructions included, and I think any sewist can achieve. Quilts like life are not perfect, but they are personal and relevant to the maker of the quilt and the person who is gifted one. -- Tracy Shephard * Postcard Reviews *
£14.39
C & T Publishing Tattered & Torn: A Quilting Cozy
Book SynopsisWhen sixty-eight year old Sarah Miller moves into the Cunningham Village retirement community, she is mourning the loss of the husband, her young grandson, and the place that has been home for forty-two years. But Sarah is a survivor. As she reaches out into the retirement community that is to become home, she finds friends, activities, new hobbies, a possible love interest, and of course, crimes to solve and murderers to track down. The ninth instalment of this fun, friendly series of cozy mysteries draws together a tattered quilt, an exhaustive search through the past, a murder suspect, and a grand jury hearing into a compelling mystery.Trade ReviewI am very late to the party with these superb cozy mysteries. Being an avid sewist and craft blogger Tattered & Torn was a real treat to read. Sarah Miller discovers a rare quilt find in a thrift shop, she decides to try and restore it as it is a little tattered..and torn. Soon she discovers that there is more to the history of the quilt, and what happens next is an absolute delight. I loved following her detective work in order to discover the origins of the very special quilt. It turns out to be quite a sad and emotive find. With murder, a little bit of chaos and a wedding this is a fun read too. Filled with amazing characters.. not all good and kind.. this is an easy read. The plot is simple, but fascinating and what I really loved was the history of the quilt that was in depth and really interesting. There is a pattern project at the end, complete with template and instructions. This is the 9th instalment and I am looking forward to catching up with this fabulous series. -- Tracy Shephard * Postcard Reviews *
£12.79
C & T Publishing Sea Bound: A Quilting Cozy
Book SynopsisWhen sixty-eight year old Sarah Miller moves into the Cunningham Village retirement community, she is mourning the loss of the husband, her young grandson, and the place that has been home for forty-two years. But Sarah is a survivor. As she reaches out into the retirement community that is to become home, she finds friends, activities, new hobbies, a possible love interest, and of course, crimes to solve and murderers to track down. In the third instalment of this fun, friendly series of cozy mysteries, Sarah and her friends go on a quilting cruise, where they find a gambling debt gone bad, a missing passenger presumed dead and a touch of romance.Trade ReviewBook 3 in this fabulous series, Sarah is on a quilting cruise with the ladies from Running Stitches. Sarah's life is changing, she is finding new opportunities and meeting some amazing people. One of the best things about these cozy mysteries are the characters we get to know. This is a descriptive read, following Sarah on her cruise, and I was transported to the ports and the Caribbean islands and felt as if I was cruising alongside her. With Charles by her side she meets many people, some of whom are quite strange, and when armed Police officers board the ship and the passengers are told that they cannot leave the ship things get mysterious. A missing man, the FBI and even Charles gets to do a little digging. Once again this was a fun read, and I really didn't expect the twist at the end. Quite unique and unexpected. I think the quilt pattern included in this novel is my favourite so far. the SunBurst quilt is a wall hanging and the colours are amazing. -- Tracy Shephard * Postcard Reviews *
£14.39
Bibliotech Press The Sign of Four
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£19.95
Bibliotech Press The Return of Sherlock Holmes
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£13.95
Bibliotech Press The Return of Sherlock Holmes
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£21.80
Ignatius Press Father Brown and the Ten Commandments: Selected
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£14.24
Strategic Book Publishing A Murder at Bletchley Park
£10.90
Felony & Mayhem The 9 Dark Hours
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£10.99
Felony & Mayhem The Weird World of Wes Beattie
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£10.99
Felony & Mayhem A Masterpiece of Corruption
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£10.99
Felony & Mayhem Death and the Dutch Uncle
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£10.99
Felony & Mayhem The Frightened Man
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£10.99
Felony & Mayhem Who Saw Her Die?
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£10.99
Felony & Mayhem The Curious Affair of the Third Dog
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£10.99
Felony & Mayhem The Canary Murder Case
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£10.99
Felony & Mayhem Money in the Morgue
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£10.99
Felony & Mayhem Who Is Simon Warwick?
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£10.99
Felony & Mayhem The Greene Murder Case
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£10.99
Felony & Mayhem The Dragon Murder Case
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£10.99
Felony & Mayhem The Casino Murder Case
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£10.99
Felony & Mayhem The Garden Murder Case
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£10.99
Felony & Mayhem The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Book SynopsisGracie Allen breaks the Philo Phormula in a number of ways. First is its title: this is the only book in the series to modify “Murder Case” with more than one word, much less with the name of a character. And then there’s that character: Gracie Allen was a very real, much-loved comedienne in the 1930s, famous for her double act with George Burns, and in fact the plot revolves around her. Gracie’s centrality is no accident: Van Dine wrote the story as a vehicle for Allen, and actually created the novel only after the film had come out. So do all these departures pay off? We’d be lying if we said that Gracie hits every single mark, but Van Dine does a surprisingly entertaining job of translating Ms. Allen’s delicious Ditzy Blonde persona to the page, and she makes a charming foil for Philo’s evergreen erudition.Trade Review“Mr. Van Dine’s amateur detective is the most gentlemanly, and probably the most scholarly snooper in literature.” —Chicago Daily Tribune
£11.39
Felony & Mayhem The Winter Murder Case
Book SynopsisLike The Gracie Allen Murder Case before it, Winter was first written as a screenplay, in this case a vehicle for the figure skater Sonja Henie. However, while Allen’s scatterbrained persona made a charming foil for Philo’s stuffed-shirt pretensions, Ms. Henie provided no such inspiration. Van Dine did not live long enough to see her outed as a Nazi supporter, but her ice-princess act offered less for Philo to play against. It should be noted that Winter was published posthumously to close out the series, and though it went to press without Van Dine’s usual repeated revisions, it is true vintage Philo—utterly distinctive in style and its own very genuine kind of pleasure.Trade Review“The best of the American mystery men.” —The Globe
£11.39
Felony & Mayhem A Six-Letter Word for Death
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£13.85
Felony & Mayhem The Backward Boy
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£18.04
Felony & Mayhem The Backward Boy
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£12.34
Felony & Mayhem Night Ferry to Death
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£10.99
Felony & Mayhem Black Girl, White Girl
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£10.99
Felony & Mayhem The Crime and the Crystal
Book SynopsisIn this, his third adventure, Professor Andrew Basnett takes a brief break from his usual stomping grounds in the Little English Village, opting to spend Christmas in a Small Australian City instead. He’s visiting Tony, an old colleague with a newish wife, and he’s barely had a post-flight snack before he’s made aware of a cloud hanging over the marriage. Jan, Tony’s bride, is widely believed to have bashed her first husband over the head, and though she was acquitted of the murder, Tony himself is starting to have uncomfortable second thoughts. Things don’t get any more comfortable when, at a family dinner, one of the guests is done in, killed with a chunk of the same crystal that put paid to Jan’s first husband. And Jan herself? She’s disappeared. Only the Professor, it would seem, can banish the clouds of distrust and reveal the truth, clear as crystal.Trade Review“Has all of Ferrars’ hallmarks: admirable understatement, provocative characters, and a dandy plot.” —Publishers Weekly
£11.39
Felony & Mayhem The Plague Road
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£22.10
Felony & Mayhem The Plague Road
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£12.34
Felony & Mayhem The Past Master
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£15.26
Felony & Mayhem A Murder Too Many
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£13.56
Felony & Mayhem Smoke Without Fire
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£13.56
Felony & Mayhem Fire
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£12.34
Felony & Mayhem I Met Murder
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£11.99
Felony & Mayhem A Choice of Evils
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£11.39
Felony & Mayhem The Suspect Murder in a Small Town
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£14.41
Felony & Mayhem Sleep While I Sing Murder in a Small Town
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£12.34
Felony & Mayhem A Chill Rain in January Murder in a Small Town
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£14.41
Felony & Mayhem Fall from Grace Murder in a Small Town
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£14.41
Felony & Mayhem Prized Possessions Murder in a Small Town
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£14.41
