'The new crime and espionage series from Penguin Classics makes for a mouth-watering prospect' Daily TelegraphA con-man is swindling the poor folk of Harlem out of their life savings - and now all hell's broken loose.
Discover the new Penguin Crime and Espionage seriesThere is nothing more dangerous than a desperate manBank clerk William Marble is facing financial ruin - until a visit from a wealthy young relative, a bottle of Cyanide and a shovel offer him an unexpected solution.
A classic novel by Raymond Chandler, the master of hard-boiled crime, The Long Good-Bye is the sixth novel featuring laconic PI Philip Marlowe Down-and-out drunk Terry Lennox has a problem: his millionaire wife is dead and he needs to get out of LA fast.
CHARLIE CHAN MYSTERIES gathers Earl Derr Biggers's six novels featuring the celebrated Honolulu detective, from The House Without a Key to Keeper of the Keys.
**The TikTok sensation makes her debut in this one of a kind new series, the perfect feel-good mystery for fans of Elle Cosimano, Janet Evanovich and Richard Osman**'[A] rollicking debut.
In the latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series, a series of possible attacks on British pilots leads Jacqueline Winspear's beloved heroine Maisie Dobbs into a mystery involving First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
The Hampstead Mystery & The Mystery of the Downs brings together two accomplished examples of early twentieth-century detective fiction, steeped in the atmosphere of Edwardian and post-Edwardian England.
The Room with the Tassels is a finely poised example of the early twentieth-century American detective novel, blending locked-room ingenuity with the period's fascination for spiritualism and psychical research.
The Complete Sherlock Holmes Novels & Stories gathers the four novels and fifty-six short stories that established the modern detective tradition: from A Study in Scarlet to The Valley of Fear, and from the Strand Magazine tales to the darker late cases.
This carefully crafted ebook: "The Door with Seven Locks (A British Classic Mystery)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
In the quaint town of Somers, where time seems to stand still, a mysterious lethargy grips its inhabitants, leading to a series of strange and unsettling events.
This illustrated ultimate collection gathers Earl Derr Biggers's mystery novels, detective tales, short fiction, and the complete Charlie Chan series, offering a wide view of early twentieth-century popular crime writing.
'With fascinating characters and an intriguing plot, this is a real page turner' KATIE FFORDE praise for the seriesAn addictive and unputdownable crime mystery novel perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L.
'With fascinating characters and an intriguing plot, this is a real page turner' KATIE FFORDE praise for the seriesAn addictive and unputdownable crime mystery novel perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L.
'With fascinating characters and an intriguing plot, this is a real page turner' KATIE FFORDE praise for the seriesAn addictive and unputdownable crime mystery novel perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L.
The Complete Novels of Arthur Conan Doyle (Illustrated) gathers the full range of Doyle's long-form fiction, from the analytic brilliance of Sherlock Holmes to historical romances, imperial adventures, and speculative works that helped shape popular modern genres.
In "e;Memoirs of Arsene Lupin"e; by Maurice Leblanc, readers are invited into the thrilling world of the gentleman thief, Arsene Lupin, whose wit and charm are matched only by his unparalleled skill in outsmarting the law.
'The very definition of unputdownable' David Peace'Mason packs more into 200 pages than many writers do at twice the length' Sunday TimesIn the first months of 2020 there was a spate of murders of Black sex workers in northern cities.
For fans of true crime and of classic crime fiction, The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey is a gripping thriller featuring detective Alan Grant and a masterful expose of the powerful connections between media, the establishment and what people choose to believe.
'This series is irresistible' LEE CHILD'An immersive, intelligent delight' LUCY FOLEY'The Jake Jackson books get better and better' ELLY GRIFFITHS'Highly recommend' KARIN SLAUGHTER'A pleasure' BERNARD CORNWELLA beautiful landscape.
Curl up by the fire this Christmas with the masters of cosy and seasonal crime fiction the perfect stocking-filler for fans of Agatha Christie and the British Library Crime Classics!