Curiosity over a memorial plaque in an old Kentish church sets wheelchair-bound ex-cop Peter Marsh & his daughter Georgia on a long & dangerous trail that leads them not only into the world of art fakes in 1950s Paris but further back to the legends of King Arthur, Sir Gawain & their connections with Dover Castle. ...

When Clarice Beech finds her friend Peter Ramsey dead in his kitchen, she believes he's succumbed to a fatal heart attack. Peter, who lived in one of the five cottages on Magpie Row in the Lincolnshire Wolds, was a keen supporter of stray cats
- which made him very unpopular with the neighbours. & after Chris Morris, an alcoholic neighbour, disrupts Peter's funeral, insisting Peter was murdered
- & he knows who the murderer is
- Clarice discovers there's no shortage of possible suspects among the Magpie Row inhabitants. Who, behind Magpie Row's idyllic façade, might have had murder in mind? &, after his outburst at Peter's funeral, where is Chris? & is Clarice, with her mission to tend to Peter's strays, as well as uncover the truth about her friend's death, putting herself in danger's way? Product Information:  •†ISBN: 9780349135243 •†Author: Kate High •†Publisher: Constable •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:†352 •†Dimensions: 12.4 x 2.59 x 19.61 cm


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Books Crime Books Something is afoot in the little village of Bunting & someone is trying to kill the lady of the manor. Luckily, amateur sleuth Maisie Cooper is on the case. Maisie Cooper is done catching murderers, thank you very much. Having recently brought her brother's killers to justice, she's ready to go back to her glamorous life in Paris. But little does she know that the idyllic Sussex countryside is home to more than one criminal... When Maisie receives a letter asking for her help in the little village of Bunting from the lady of the manor, she is curious enough to accept. She is then shocked to discover that the very woman requesting her assistance is her estranged Aunt Phyllis, who believes that someone is out to kill her. Maisie must follow the clues to find the culprit before they strike again. As Maisie investigates alongside handsome Sergeant Wingard, she starts to wonder... Why would someone want Aunt Phyllis dead? What could her eccentric aunt hav... ...

The latest in Andrew Martin's much-loved ' Jim Stringer, Steam Detective' series. ` Andrew Martin has recreated an extraordinarily convincing world. Terrific.' Daily Telegraph December 1909. A train hits. a snowdrift in the frozen Cleveland Hills. In the process of clearing the line a body is discovered, & so begins a dangerous case for struggling railway detective Jim Stringer, a case which will take him from the Highlands to Fleet. Street to the mighty blast furnaces of Ironopolis. Jim's faltering career hangs on whether he can solve the murder, but before long he finds himself fighting not just for his job, but also for his life... `A wonderful evocation of Edwardian Britain... Tough, scary & funny, this is a'novel for anyone who loves a page-turning detective story.' Independent on Sunday ` Stringer is at the heart of a series of historical crime novels that shows no sign of running out of steam.' ...

Books Crime Books Chasing his dream of a glittering architectural career, Merlin Richards has left the Welsh valleys for the Arizona desert, propelled by a handwritten note from the legendary Frank Lloyd Wright.  Richards arrives at the Arizona Biltmore hotel, where he meets a beautiful young designer named Rosa Lustig. Like every man in her circle, Merlin is captivated by Rosa but soon finds himself the prime suspect in her murder. Jealous suitors, envious workers, & the cynical police are all convinced that Richards is the killer. As he begins to put the pieces of the puzzle together, what he builds is not the impressive edifice he came to learn about, but a defence that will imprison a murderer. First published as Murder in Perspective under Keith Miles. Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9780749030766 •†Author: Edward Marston •†Publisher:   Allison & Busby •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 250 •†Dimensions:†12.7 x 2.5 x 19.1 cm ...

1895. Former Scotland Yard detective Daniel Wilson, made famous from his days working the Jack the Ripper case, & his archaeologist

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This new collection gathers together stories written over a span of about 65 years, during which British society, & life in country houses, was transformed out of all recognition. It

Includes:: fascinating & unfamiliar twists on the classic 'closed circle' plot.

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Books Crime Books It's Christmas at London's Theatre Royale & journalist Daphne King is determined to solve an extraordinary mystery... December 1935. Director Chester Harrison's production of A Christmas Carol has had a troubled run on its tour of regional theatres. With tensions amongst the cast running high, the company reach their final stop
- London's Theatre Royale
- a few days before Christmas. Catastrophe, however, strikes on opening night: ' Scrooge' dies on stage, seemingly due to a heart attack. But the show must go on. Until that is, an old rival of Chester's is murdered in a dressing room. Are those associated with the production being picked off one by one? Journalist Daphne King is determined to reveal the truth... Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781529919288 •†Author: Ada Moncrieff •†Publisher:†  Vintage •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 256 •†Dimensions:†21.6 x 13.8 x 1.84 cm

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Details: In a vast & gloomy overgrown London cemetery, a girl is found murdered. A girl with a name that isn?t hers,
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Two true-crime cases from the hit TV series Murder is Forever Murder Beyond the Grave: Stephen Small has it all – a Ferrari, fancy house, loving wife & three sons. But the only thing he needs right now is enough air to breathe. Kidnapped, buried in a box, & held for ransom, Stephen has forty-eight hours of oxygen. The clock is ticking... Murder in Paradise: High in the Sierra Nevada mountains, developers Jim & Bonnie Hood excitedly tour Camp Nelson Lodge. They intend to buy & modernise this beautiful rustic property, but the locals don't like rich outsiders changing their way of life. After a grisly shooting, everybody will discover just how you can make a killing in real estate... Product Information: • ISBN: 9781787468788 • Author: James Patterson • Publisher: Arrow • Format: Paperback • Pages: 304 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.9 cm ...