Murder, stolen plans, a mysterious death & a menage a trois – four intriguing novellas featuring Hercule Poirot…

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RCMP Corporal Paul Blakemore is jolted from his mundane policing duties in the small Monashee Mountain village of Bear Creek by the discovery of a frozen corpse on a snowy slope just outside of town There are no signs indicating how the body got there no footprints or drag marks nothing It s as if the victim has fallen from the sky ...

1866. On a train bound for Portsmouth, an elegant woman shares a compartment with the lecherous Giles Blanchard. It is a lucky encounter for her, as she steps off the train after picking his pocket & in possession of scandalous material for a potential blackmail. It is a less fortuitous meeting for Blanchard, who will never reach his home on the Isle of Wight alive. Detective Inspector Colbeck & Sergeant Leeming are swiftly dispatched to sift through the evidence. With Queen Victoria poised to spend the summer on the isl&, a speedy resolution to the case is imperative for their superiors. Tracing Blanchard’s killer is an endeavour freighted with difficulties, but will the fact that their inquiries lead them to the door of a royal residence be one complication too many? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780749030179 • Author: Edward Marston • Publisher: Allison & Busby Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.61 x 12.8 x 2.59 cm ...

Why are Scotland Yard murder detectives considered among the finest in the world? & why is so little known about how they truly work?  Take a look at what lies behind that success with someone who knows. DI Steven Keogh spent over half of his 30-year police career as a Scotland Yard detective, helping to hunt down terrorists & some of the worst murderers in London. Step inside the mind of an investigator in a never-before-seen look into what it takes to catch killers & bring them to justice. In a journey from crime scene to trial, you will witness the emotional highs & lows of cracking real-life murder cases & discover why people kill, while debunking the myths that surround this detective work. Are you ready to challenge everything you thought you knew about the world of murder investigations? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781789466423 • Author: Steven Keogh • Publisher: John Blake • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2cm ...

For Rose Mc Quinn the invitation to holiday at a luxury hotel on the isle of Bute is an unexpected delight until she discovers ...

Jane Tennison, now a Detective Sergeant, has been posted to Peckham CID, one of Londons toughest areas.

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Books Crime Books It's Christmas at Westbury Manor & amateur detective Hugh Gaveston must unravel a fiendish mystery... Christmas Eve, 1938. The Westbury family & assorted friends have gathered for another legendary celebration at their beautiful country house. The champagne flows, the silverware sparkles & upstairs the rooms are ready for their occupants. But one bed will lie empty that night. On Christmas morning, David Campbell-Scott is found dead in the snow. There's a pistol beside him & only one set of footprints. Yet something doesn't seem right to amateur sleuth Hugh Gaveston. Campbell-Scott had just returned from overseas with untold wealth
- why would he kill himself? Hugh sets out to investigate... Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781529919295 •†Author: Ada Moncrieff •†Publisher:†  Vintage Digital •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 332 •†Dimensions:†12.8 x 2.2 x 19.7 cm
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At Deepdean School for Girls, Daisy Wells & Hazel Wong have set up their own detective agency. But they are struggling to find any real crimes to investigate. (Unless you count the case of Lavinia's missing tie. Which they don't.) Then Hazel discovers the Science Mistress, Miss Bell, lying dead in the Gym. To add to the mystery, when she & Daisy return five minutes later, the body has disappeared. Now Hazel & Daisy not only have a murder to solve: they have to prove one happened in the first place. Determined to get to the bottom of the crime before the killer strikes again Hazel & Daisy must hunt for evidence, spy on their suspects & use all the cunning & intuition they can muster. But will they succeed? & can their friendship stand the test?   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9780141369761 •†Author:   Robin Stevens •†Publisher:   Puffin •†Format:   Paperback •†Pages:† 352 •†Dimensions:† 12.95 x 2.29 x 19.81 cm ...

Victor Dean fell to his death on the stairs of Pym's Advertising Agency, but no one seems to be sorry. Until an inquisitive new copywriter joins the firm & asks some awkward questions... Disguised as his disreputable cousin Death Bredon, Lord Peter Wimsey takes a job
- one that soon draws him into a vicious network of blackmailers & drug pedlars. Five people will die before Wimsey unravels a sinister & deadly plot. ' She (Dorothy L Sayers) combined literary prose with powerful suspense, & it takes a rare talent to achieve that. A truly great storyteller.' Minette Walters. This book has 400 pages & is 11.1 x 2.7 x 17.9 cm
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Dive into suspense & intrigue with Mystery Murder at Lake Como, the ultimate murder mystery board game!  Step into a world of secrets, hidden motives, & twisted plots as players work to uncover the killer among them. Each turn, you’ll gather clues, interrogate suspects, & solve puzzles to piece together the mystery. But be careful—anyone could be hiding something!  Product information: • Murder Mystery: Murder at the Mansion  • Brand: Gameshub • Board games • Ages: 12+ • Players: up to 13   ...