"Harm's Way," by Catherine Aird
When a crow drops a human finger at the feet of a couple of hikers, police find themselves searching for the rest of the body - and needing to figure out who or what might have been responsible.
View Article"Thirteen Guests," by J. Jefferson Farjeon
An unforeseen accident brought a thirteenth guest to Lord Aveling's hunting party - and then there was murder...
View Article"Quick Curtain," by Alan Melville
"The show must go on" - but when one of the actors dies onstage, even that great producer, Douglas B. Douglas, admits, "You can't carry on with the show with a man dying on stage. Drop the curtain!" A...
View Article"Somebody at the Door," by Raymond Postgate
When Councillor Henry Grayling got off the train, he was carrying a payroll. When he got to his house, the payroll was missing - and the councillor was dying, apparently of poison.
View Article"Behold, Here's Poison," by Georgette Heyer
Gregory Matthews was a singularly nasty and unpleasant person - but was that motive enough for somebody to poison him?
View Article"Dancing Death," by Christopher Bush
The party ended early, as guests ran to escape a powerful blizzard. But they couldn't escape a determined killer.
View Article"Death Makes a Prophet," by John Bude
The cult calling itself the Children of Osiris - COO or just COO-ism for short - finds itself battling over its High Prophet and the question of who should succeed him - a battle that will prove to be...
View Article"The Long Arm of the Law," ed. by Martin Edwards
An anthology of 15 short stories spotlighting police detectives whose intelligence and understanding make them the nemesis of would-be criminals.
View Article"Death of Anton," by Alan Melville
It certainly seemed as if Anton the lion tamer had been mauled by the seven ferocious Bengal tigers who shared his circus act. Detective Inspector Minto isn't so sure. He sees a human hand behind the...
View Article"The Sunken Sailor," by Patricia Moyes
Chief Inspector Henry Tibbett and his wife, Emmy, go for a sailing holiday - but, for the inspector, there's no holiday for murder.
View Article"Have His Carcase," by Dorothy L. Sayers
Harriet Vane was on vacation when she discovered the body. The victim's throat had been cut - but the killer left no footprints in the sand.
View Article"Seven Dead," by J. Jefferson Farjeon
The small-time burglar thought his luck was in, when he found the apparently deserted house. And then he found the bodies...
View Article"Raffles, The Amateur Cracksman," by E. W. Hornung
A burglar as hero? That's what readers in 1899 discovered in Raffles, a clever thief and safe-cracker and a most likeable criminal.
View Article"Murder at Fenwold," by Christopher Bush
Cosmo Revere was killed when a tree fell on him while he was cutting it down. Only Ludovic Travers believed that the "accident" was really deliberate murder.
View Article"Murder in a Nunnery," by Eric Shepherd
Everyone had detested the old woman, but that was no excuse for murder. It took the best efforts of police and the nuns living at the convent to solve a most unusual case.
View Article"Sleeping Murder," by Agatha Christie
Gwenda knew the old house felt familiar. Had she once witnessed a murder there? And was it safe to know that secret?
View Article"Black Orchids," by Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin find themselves in the middle of two murder investigations, both concerning exotic and rare black orchids.
View Article"Foreign Bodies," edited by Martin Edwards
Fifteen classic mystery stories translated from their original languages into English, some for the first time.
View Article"The Misadventures of Ellery Queen," edited by Dale C. Andrews and Josh Pachter
It has been said that Ellery Queen IS the American Detective story. In this collection of short stories, parodies, and pastiches, dedicated to Frederick Dannay and Manfred B. Lee (the two men who were...
View Article"All But Impossible," stories by Edward D. Hoch
Dr. Sam Hawthorne may be a very good doctor, but he's really expert at solving seemingly impossible crimes. Another Crippen & Landru collection by Edward D. Hoch.
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