Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives
Book Guild Publishing Ltd Mr Stoker and the Vampires of the Lyceum
Book SynopsisLondon, September 1888. Jack the Ripper roams the streets. A scream rings out from beneath the stage of the Lyceum Theatre… A young ‘actress’ has been attacked, suffering peculiar bite wounds to her neck; an event that announces a series of strange, vampiric happenings, and thrusts an unwitting Bram Stoker – acting manager of the Lyceum and aspiring author – into the limelight, and the action. Increasingly perplexed by the unsettling behaviour of his 'Guv’nor’, the brilliant but mercurial actor, Henry Irving, and Irving’s acclaimed leading lady, Ellen Terry, Stoker soon starts suspecting the worst. And then, another attack reveals a vicious Prussian baron, returned to London as a vampire seeking revenge… Alive with Gothic intrigue, reversal and surprise, Mr Stoker will keep the reader enthralled and confounded until its final, shocking scene – indeed, until its very last word.
£9.49
Bedford Square Publishers Robert B. Parker's Bad Influence
Book SynopsisFROM ONE OF THE TOP 10 BEST-SELLING AUTHORS IN THE WORLD'Parker packs more meaning into a whispered "yeah" than most writers can pack into a page' — The Sunday TimesBoston PI Sunny Randall investigates the dark side of social media in this new exciting thriller.Sunny Randall's newest client, Blake, seems to have it all: he is an Instagram influencer, with all of the perks that the lifestyle entails — a beautiful girlfriend, wealth, and adoring fans. But one of those fans has turned ugly, and Sunny is brought on board to protect Blake and to uncover who is out to kill him. In doing so, she investigates a glamorous world rife with lies, schemes and ties to Boston's mob.Sunny must learn new tricks - and call in old friends - to stop a killer.Trade Review 'Parker's trademark dialogue, chockablock with wit, has never been better, nor have his psychological insights' - Chicago Sun-Times 'Great stuff, Parker fans. Sunny's back!' - Booklist 'Parker packs more meaning into a whispered yeah than most writers can pack into a page' - Sunday Times
£9.49
Aeon Books Ltd The Witch of Criswell: An Ariel Moravec Occult
Book SynopsisOccult detective Ariel Moravec investigates the strange forces stirring in the little farm town of Criswell, where a famous witch lived in colonial times. Eighteen-year-old Ariel Moravec doesn't expect much from a summer with the grandfather she hasn't met in years: a respite from her dysfunctional family, perhaps, and a brief delay before she has to face an uncertain future. A few days after her arrival, however, she learns that her grandfather is an occult investigator tasked with hunting down the perils of the Unseen -- and he offers Ariel the chance to assist him on a case. Strange forces are stirring in the little farm town of Criswell, where a famous witch lived in colonial times. Has old Hepzibah Rewell's curse awakened, or is the evil magic the work of someone living? Caught in a tightening net of bitter local rivalries and strange happenings, Ariel has to find out...or her own life may be at risk.Table of ContentsCONTENTS Chapter 1: The Eyes of the Crocodile Chapter 2: A Wolf off the Leash Chapter 3: The Weeping Ghost Chapter 4: The Raven and the Key Chapter 5: A Matter of Magic Chapter 6: The Curse of the Kellingers Chapter 7: A Wish Comes True Chapter 8: The Rowan Grove Chapter 9: A Glitter in the Darkness Chapter 10: The Ribbon and the Thorns Chapter 11: The Shadows of the Wood Chapter 12: The Whispering Footsteps Chapter 13: The Cold Bright Stars Chapter 14: The Voice of the Raven Chapter 15: A Door in the Distance Chapter 16: An Avenging Angel Chapter 17: A Word Left Unspoken Chapter 18: A Gap for Sunlight
£54.00
Constellations Press Darkness in the City of Light
Book SynopsisVulpe Tempest is in charge of her uncle's detective agency for the summer. Against the backdrop of a series of murders in which the victims are all mermaids, she takes on what appears to be the simple case of a missing person. To solve the mystery, she must descend into the dark underworld of the city, its rivalries and its fantastical stories.
£10.44
Girl Friday Productions Deliver Them From Evil: A Camille Delaney Mystery
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£12.34
Penguin Putnam Inc The Man Who Died Twice: A Thursday Murder Club
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£14.40
Penguin Random House SEA Mami Suzuki: Private Eye
Book Synopsis"I'd travel with Mami Suzuki anywhere in Japan." —Naomi Hirahara, author, Clark and Division Single mother and straight-talking private eye Mami Suzuki takes cases the Kobe police have little time for and proves that quick wits and compassion solve mysteries faster. Beneath the sheen of its orderly streets and obedient populace, all is not well in the port city of Kobe. Business is as brisk as the Haru-ichiban spring breeze for Mami Suzuki, a hotel clerk by day, a private investigator by night. Who's stealing from Japan's biggest pearl trader? Where's the master sushi chef and why are his knives missing? How did the tea ceremony teacher's brother really die? And what does an island of cats have to do with a pregnant Shinto shrine maiden? From Kobe wharves to the rugged Japan Sea coast, the subtropics of Okinawa, and a remote island community in the Seto Inland Sea, each new adventure ends with a universal truth-that there are two sides to every story of misfortune.
£13.95
Bqb Publishing Fast Times, Big City
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£16.10
Mint Editions The Incredulity of Father Brown
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£10.44
