A man survives a shipwreck-only to finds his memory wiped clean and a stranger at his bedside claiming to be his wife The Alice Arden was bound for Scotland until she hit a nasty current and was smashed to bits on the rocky cliffs off the coast of Sussex.
In this atmospheric tale from the author of the Miss Silver Mysteries, a widow is reunited with her girlhood love in a house haunted by all-too-human ghosts They meet again in the dusk of a ruined garden.
A high society house party in the country sets the stage for blackmail, sabotage, illicit passion, and murder in this witty, classic British mystery with a touch of political intrigue The last thing London debutante Gay Hardwicke wants is to become involved in another one of her cousin's messy jams.
A timeless whodunit about the unusual murder of one of London's elite and the twisting and treacherous investigation to find the true killer Despite wealthy old Mr.
A classic of detective fiction's golden age, featuring a mysterious murder, a wrongful accusation, and an intrepid man determined to find the truthYoung Viner is a gentleman through and through.
A hit-and-run murder unearths a case of mistaken identity in this "e;well-bred, well written and genuinely superior"e; mystery by the Diamond Dagger winner (Kirkus Reviews).
A bizarre clause in an elderly woman's will exposes a dirty secret-and a murder-in this "e;intricate, witty, and thoroughly delightful"e; mystery (Publishers Weekly).
A crime of passion, a jealous admirer, a woman who would kill before she would be spurned-it might all fit if only the primary suspect would talk in CWA Diamond Dagger winner Catherine Aird's Dead Liberty Lucy Durmast waits patiently in front of the judge at her own murder trial, refusing to utter a single word.
A deadly mystery by CWA Diamond Dagger winner Catherine Aird: Where there's a will, there's a way-for murderThat Miss Beatrice Wansdyke had died is not particularly surprising.
From a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist of the American West comes the first installment in a mystery series as entertaining as the Montana sky is bigA self-made cattle baron with a bad habit of letting his stock graze on his neighbors' property, Buster Hogue has stepped on plenty of toes in Midbury, Montana.
Two murders shock a Rocky Mountain ranch town in this captivating suspense novel from one of Montana's greatest storytellersIn the two years since his last adventure with Sheriff Chick Charleston, Jason Beard has been away at college, preparing to enter the "e;real world"e; when he graduates.
A ruthless killer preys on the young women of Montana in this tale of suspense from a pioneer of Western fictionMadame Simone runs a brothel on the outskirts of Overthrust, Montana, an oil town just down the road from the ranching community of Midbury.
*THE BRAND NEW DESTINATION THRILLER FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER*'A British Liane Moriarty' Deadline'Wickedly twisty, menacing, sexy, and headily atmospheric' LOUISE CANDLISH'Escapist, thrilling, unforgettable' GILLIAN McALLISTER'The queen of the destination thriller is back with her best book yet' CLAIRE DOUGLAS_______________________________________________________Welcome to The Surf HouseA beautiful guesthouse on the wave-pounded shores of Morocco.
Hailed by Agatha Christie as "e;the king of the art of misdirection,"e; John Dickson Carr presents a thrilling murder mystery that has the redoubtable Dr.
A man fears his beloved is not who she claims to be in this sophisticated puzzler by John Dickson Carr, a master of the British-style detective novelDavid Garth has just stepped off the train at Charing Cross when he is summoned to Scotland Yard to answer questions about a person believed to be living a double life.
Famed French detective Monsieur Bencolin comes out of retirement to solve a crime of passion in Golden Age mystery master John Dickson Carr's sophisticated and surprising novelLondon lawyer Richard Curtis is sent to Paris by one of the firm's senior partners to handle a delicate case.
Hurled back in time, a London police detective struggles to solve a nineteenth-century murder mystery in Golden Age master John Dickson Carr's thrilling mystery novelA woman is killed in a well-lit corridor, dying before the eyes of three witnesses who, impossibly, detect no foul play.
Hailed by Agatha Christie as "e;the king of the art of misdirection,"e; John Dickson Carr draws readers into a thrilling tale of a family's hunt for an inheritance hidden in a haunted New Orleans mansionBefore he became a commodore in the Confederate Navy, Serena Hobart's grandfather was a treasure hunter who combed the bottom of the sea in search of Spanish gold.
A Southern town scandalized by the murder of its most prominent citizen uncovers a mystery even more shocking in this ironic suspense story from a great American masterAfraid for her infant son's life, a slave switches the boy with her master's child.
In this follow-up to Olshan's acclaimed debut novel, the unforgettable Clara, a tough and deeply caring Jamaican housekeeper, returns to help a troubled friend solve a mystery and deal with tragic lossEver since childhood, Will Kaplan has trusted one person his family's Jamaican housekeeper, Clara to help him get through the pain and tragedy that have all too frequently invaded his life.
In a frantic chase from New York to the Caribbean, Doc and his crew meet a movie star, a surprisingly spry white-bearded sailor who claims to be a hundred and thirty years old, an eerie menace that reduces men to skeletons and a pack of villains who manage to outmaneuver Doc at every turn in their quest for a "e;Fountain of Youth"e; hidden somewhere on Fear Cay.
