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   ...

Dive into suspense & intrigue with Mystery Murder at the Mansion, 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   ...

Jubilee Street
- the haunt of addicts & vagrants is a part of town to avoid at all costs, especially when it becomes the stalking
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Stella Rode has twice disturbed the ancient cloisters of Carne School. George Smiley, who has his own connection with the school, is asked by an old Service friend to investigate. As Smiley probes further beneath Carne's respectable veneer, he uncovers far more than a simple crime of passion. ...

When amateur sleuth detective Kate Shackleton receives a dawn telephone call from her cousin James, his news soon snaps Kate into wakefulness. The India Office seek her on-the-spot help in finding a Maharajah, last seen on the Bolton Abbey estate. He has with him a hugely valuable diamond. Investigative successes & good family connections put Kate in the highly trusted category. Perceived as 'establishment', Kate feels an outsider in her sympathies. One thing she is sure of: her own skills & insights. Qualities that she is sure will help her unravel the latest disappearance on that fateful summer's day... ...

A storm. A disappearance. A race against time...

Mustique is in a state of breathless calm as tropical storm Cristobal

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October 1854. As crowds of passengers rush to make the departure of the London to Brighton Express, a man watches from the shadows nearby... Chaos, fatalities & unbelievable destruction are the scene soon after when the train derails just outside the Balcombe Tunnel. Could it simply be a case of driver error? Detective Inspector Colbeck thinks not. But digging deep to discover the intended target of the accident takes time, something Colbeck doesn't have as the killer prepares to strike again. ...

Books Cosy Crime The first novel in the sensational The Sequin Mysteries series, from world-renowned dancer & Strictly head judge Shirley Ballas.  Behind the sequins & the sparkles, the competition is about to turn deadly... When a promising young dancer collapses during the opening tango of a major competition, Lily Richmond, dance legend, teacher & one-time world champion, is convinced that murder is afoot. There’s only one person who can help Lily solve the mystery: her former student, now turned private detective, Susie Cooper. But Susie vowed she’d never return to the ballroom... As the competition gets fiercer & the bodies pile up, Susie will be forced to go undercover in Blackpool & come face to face with a man she thought she’d left behind. Can Lily & Susie unravel the rumours from the rumbas & expose the murderer’s identity before they strike again? Sex, lies & ballroom dancing. Murder on the Dance Floor is a backstage pass to a world where the most ambitious will stop at nothing to win.   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9780008558000 •†Author: Shirley Ballas & Sheila Mc Clure  •†Publisher:  HQ •†Format:†  Hardback •†Pages:† 432 •†Dimensions:†15.9 x 3.7 x 24 cm ...