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"Three Plots for Asey Mayo," by Phoebe Atwood Taylor

Asey Mayo, the handyman-turned-sleuth from Cape Cod, becomes involved in finding solutions to three complex murder plots.

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"The Conqueror Inn," by E. R. Punshon

A dead body, so disfigured after death as to be unrecognizable, is discovered near an old and gloomy inn. With World War Two battering Britain, Inspector Bobby Owen must track down a killer - once he...

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"The Long Divorce," by Edmund Crispin

The anonymous letters amounted to moral blackmail - and it was too much for at least one victim. Could Gervase Fen act in time to prevent another murder?

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"Murder Down Under," by Arthur Upfield

Just the kind of case for Bony - Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte - a disappearance without a single clue. And then there's the missing man's curious neighbor, Mr. Jelly, with his fascination...

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"The Arsenal Stadium Mystery," by Leonard Gribble

70 thousand spectators came out to watch the pros of Arsenal take on a team of gifted amateurs. N70 thousand spectators came out to watch the pros of Arsenal take on a team of gifted amateurs. None of...

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"Hercule Poirot's Christmas," by Agatha Christie

Nothing like a good old fashioned Christmas house party - with a good olld fashioned bloody murder for Poirot to solve!

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"The Division Bell Mystery," by Ellen Wilkinson

The division bell rang, calling members to vote - and then the shot rang out. Who shot the financier?

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The Twelve Reading Days of Christmas

Holidays give us time to read - and here are my suggestions for a dozen fine mysteries for your enjoyment!

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"More Murder in a Nunnery," by Eric Shepherd

The Convent's Reverend Mother teams up with Scotland Yard Deputy Commissioner Andrew Pearson to solve the mystery of the dead man who turned up on the Convent's compost heap.

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"Death of an Old Girl," by Elizabeth Marchand

Beatrice Baynes, an alumna (or "old girl") of the Meldon School for Girls, was irritating and opinionated. But surely there must have been a better reason than that for her murder.

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"The Belting Inheritance," by Julian Symons

David Wainwright was killed in World War II - or was he? His mother welcomed him - his brothers called him an impostor. But was he a murderer?

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"The Green Ace," by Stuart Palmer

Andy Rowan stands convicted for a murder he says he didn't do. Only schoolteacher Hildegarde Withers believes him - but can she prove it before Rowan's date with the electric chair?

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"Trouble in Triplicate," by Rex Stout

Even Nero Wolfe knows that it's hard to keep someone from being murdered if the killer is determined enough. Here are three examples... 

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"The Dark Garden," by E. R. Punshon

It began with accusations of embezzlement, and the number of both suspects and potential motives just kept growing.

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"The Colour of Murder," by Julian Symons

Did the accused man really commit the murder - and was it all revealed in his answers to the psychiatrist's questions?

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"A Shilling for Candles," by Josephine Tey

Christine Clay's name may be known and loved by fans around the world, but when she is found dead on the beach, Inspector Alan Grant must find out who hated her enough to kill her.

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"Murder Fantastical," by Patricia Moyes

The Manciples were a delightfully eccentric family - but could one of them have murdered a particularly unpleasant neighbor?

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"Fen Country," by Edmund Crispin

A posthumous collection of more than two dozen stories by Edmund Crispin, written with the author's signature style of clever plotting and witty writing.

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"Murder by Matchlight," by E. C. R. Lorac

Chief Inspector Macdonald will have his hands full as he tries to determine who has done what and to whom...

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"The Strange Case of Harriet Hall," by Moray Dalton

The very odd behavior of the woman calling herself "Harriet Hall" seemed frightening to members of the Dene family. But who uncovered Harriet's secret life - and did it lead directly to murder?

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"Who Killed Dick Whittington?," by E. & M.A. Radford

A holiday pantomime of the folk story of Dick Whittington and his cat has an unexpected ending: the actress playing Dick Whittington dies onstage - victim of cyanide poisoning.

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"Maigret Enjoys Himself," by Georges Simenon

Maigret's wife and doctor wanted him to take a vacation - and Maigret had to find a way to stay informed about a murder investigation.

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"Five Little Pigs," by Agatha Christie

Carolyn Crale was convicted of poisoning her husband. She died in prison. Sixteen years later, her daughter came to Hercule Poirot and asked him to find evidence that her mother was innocent - or that...

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"Portrait of a Murderer," by Anne Meredith

Adrian Gray died violently, at the hands of one member of his family. Will the killer be able to deflect suspicion and get away with murder? Or will the unexpected play a significant role in the course...

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"Death of a Doll," by Hilda Lawrence

In only a few minutes time, Ruth Miller, moving to a new apartment in a lovely boarding hotel called Hope House, saw her dream of peace and happiness transformed into a horrible nightmare. What had...

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"And Death Came Too," by Richard Hull

some "bright young people" are invited to a late night gathering after a charity ball - but what they find is hardly what they expect: the wrong owner of the house, a vanishing lady, and a...

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"Pass the Body," by Christopher St. John Sprigg

Murder in a locked room, an impossible disappearance, and a lot of residents who seem to be living in fear. Former detective Charles Venables must follow sometimes gruesome clues to find the secrets...

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"The Case of the Haven Hotel," by Christopher Bush

Private investigator Ludovic Travers and his friend and frequent colleague, Scotland Yard Superintendent George Wharton, uncover strange and deadly doings at an English seaside resort.

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"Challenge the Impossible," by Edward D. Hoch

The fifth and final collection of Edward D. Hoch's marvelous stories featuring Dr. Sam Hawthorne, who delights in solving crimes that seem to be impossible.

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"Beware of the Trains," by Edmund Crispin

Sixteen stories, mostly of murder, a fair amount of seeming impossibilities - and Gervase Fen to show why they're not as impossible as they may seem.

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"Maigret Goes to School," by Georges Simenon

Maigret takes time off from work to investigate a murder on his own, to help a schoolteacher who traveled to Paris to enlist Maigret's aid.

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"Music Tells All," by E.R. Punshon

Did the powerful piano music played by their neighbor hold the secret of two murders?

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"Bodies from the Library," ed. by Tony Medawar

Sixteen short stories, all virtually unknown, by some of the finest and best-known writers of Britain's Golden Age of Detective Fiction.

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"A Knife for Harry Dodd," by George Bellairs

Inspector Littlejohn knew he had to find a solution quickly before a determined murderer could strike again.

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"Charity Ends at Home," by Colin Watson

There’s an awful lot going on behind the closed doors of Flaxborough – lots of greed and corruption, and the usual assortment of sexual peccadilloes not to mention possible fraud on the part of various...

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"The Return of Mr. Campion," by Margery Allingham

More than a dozen short stories, many featuring Margery Allingham's most popular character, Albert Campion, including several of her earliest tales.

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"An Author Bites the Dust," by Arthur Upfield

The great Australian author Mervyn Blake is dead - and nobody knows what killed him. But DI Napoleon Bonaparte will find a most unusual way for a determined murderer to kill.

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"The Mad Hatter Mystery," by John Dickson Carr

Someone is stealing hats and other headgear - top hats, barrister's wigs and such - and leaving them in strangely appropriate places. Surely leaving one on top of a murder victim's body was not...

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"Maigret and the Headless Corpse," by Georges Simenon

The body of a headless corpse turns up in a Parisian canal, and Inspector Maigret must find out who was killed - and why.

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"The Case of the Kidnapped Colonel," by Christopher Bush

The head of a critical military research team disappears, followed by murder. But there's more to Colonel Brende's abduction, and it could affect Britain's chances for survival in World War II.

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"The Dutch Shoe Mystery," by Ellery Queen

The millionaire philanthropist died on her way to the operating room - strangled while waiting for the surgery. Ellery Queen realized that in order to determine the WHO, he'd need to uncover both the...

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"The Two Tickets Puzzle," by J. J. Connington

Oswald Preston was a very unpleasant man. But was that sufficient reason to murder him on the train?

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"The Case of the Careless Kitten," by Erle Stanley Gardner

Banker Franklin Shore had run away from his wife a decade ago. Now somebody claiming to be Franklin Shore was on the phone, asking a family member to help him meet with lawyer Perry Mason....

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"Rocket to the Morgue," by Anthony Boucher

The victim was stabbed inside a locked and bolted room, and witnesses insisted nobody could have entered - or left - the room. Police Lt. Marshall needs help from an inquisitive nun, Sister Ursula, to...

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"N or M?" by Agatha Christie

In this Agatha Christie thriller, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford must identify two Nazi spies known only as "N" and "M" who are plotting the German invasion of England during World War II.

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"Death in Dark Glasses," by George Bellairs

It began with a minor embezzlement - but it ended with disappearances and multiple murders.

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"The Case of the Fighting Soldier," by Christopher Bush

Did tension between regular army officers and "fighting" officers lead to murder?

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"A Puzzle for Fools," by Patrick Quentin

Hearing a warning of murder can be unnerving. Hearing it in your own voice could push you into insanity.

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"The Christmas Card Crime," Martin Edwards, ed.

Martin Edwards selects eleven classic short mystery stories, most from the Golden Age of English Detective Fiction, to provide some sinister holiday fare.

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"The Mystery of the Peacock's Eye," by Brian Flynn

The Crown Prince was being blackmailed, a young woman was murdered while at the dentist's - and a mysterious gem known as the Peacock's Eye  Different threads leading to an unknown destination.

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