Mystery & Detective / Traditional British

Cold Death

by Michael Fowler

Taking a well-earned break from the 'Dearne Valley Demon' case, Detective Sergeant Hunter Kerr's rest is suddenly shattered when he witnesses a violent argument involving his father, shortly followed by a murderous...

Heart of the Demon

by Michael Fowler

Detective Sergeant Hunter Kerr and his partner DC Grace Marshall are called to the scene of a brutal slaying; the victim is a 14 year-old girl. The killer has been disturbed but he has left behind a puzzle....

Smile of the Viper

by Harry Dunn

London private investigator Jack Barclay is on the trail of financier Tom Stanton who has disappeared with £1million of clients' money, leaving his desperate wife and children behind. Stanton's Parisian mistress,...

Just Whistle

by Alfie Robins

My name is John Osbourne, well It was before I started writing this bloody book, now I'm not sure who the hell I am. If you think you know me, please telephone 01482 21... Unemployed and recently divorced, John...

Sherlock Holmes in The Adventure of The Magic Umbrella

by Dan Andriacco

Sherlock Holmes undertakes one of the strangest adventures of his career when he agrees to investigate the mysterious disappearance of Mr. James Phillimore, who stepped back into his house to get his umbrella...

Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Cricketers

by Tony Reynolds

This title, the second of 'The Lost Stories of Sherlock Holmes' is a short story set in the worlds of Victorian cricketing and bare-knuckle fighting.

The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds

Isabel Dalhousie #9

by Alexander Mccall Smith

ISABEL DALHOUSIE - Book 9

Nothing captures the charm of Edinburgh like the bestselling Isabel Dalhousie series of novels featuring the insatiably curious philosopher and woman detective.  Whether investigating...

To Fear a Painted Devil

by Ruth Rendell

Gossip in tiny Linchester is raised to new heights when young Patrick Selby dies on the night of his beautiful wife's birthday party. The whole neighborhood was there, witness to the horrible attack of wasps...

Guilty Thing Surprised

Inspector Wexford #5

by Ruth Rendell

Elizabeth Nightingale found peace and tranquility on her nightly walks through the rich, dense forests surrounding Myfleet Manor. But the peace she treasured was shattered one night when she found death waiting...

Midnight Murders

Trevor Joseph #2

by Katherine John

Second book in the Detective Trevor Joseph series set in Compton Castle, a Victorian psychiatric hospital, that is long overdue for demolition.

The Good Father

by Marion Husband

The Good Father explores the nature of fatherhood and the bonds between fathers and their children in a gripping story of love, betrayal and adultery.

The Great Detective: His Further Adventures: A Sherlock Holmes Anthology

by Marvin Kaye & Gary Lovisi

Sherlock Holmes! That magical name conjures up all that is thrilling and exciting about the classic mystery short story. The Great Detective, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is without doubt the most well-known...

The Wilkie Collins Megapack: 25 Classic Stories by the Author of The Moonstone

by Wilkie ` Collins

"The Wilkie Collins Megapack" collects 25 short works -- ranging from mystery and suspense to gothics and ghost stories -- by the author of THE MOONSTONE and THE WOMAN IN WHITE! Collected are:

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Holmes and Watson End Peace: A Novel of Sherlock Holmes

by David Ruffle

1915. Sherlock Holmes to Watson: Stand with me here upon the terrace for it may be the last quiet talk that we shall ever have......... 1929. A small hospital somewhere in Dorset. An ante-room off a dimly lit...

Mad About the Boy?

by Dolores Gordon-Smith

It's midsummer 1923 and Isabelle's parents are celebrating their silver wedding with a fabulous ball at their Sussex country house. But Isabelle has a dilemma: two men, the glamorous Malcolm and the quiet, troubled...

Mammoth Books presents The Best British Crime Omnibus: Volume 7, 8 and 9

by Maxim Jakubowski

122 fantastic stories from Britain's best crime writers For ten years the Mammoth Best British Crime series has been publishing an annual volume of the most outstanding crime and mystery short fiction published...

Murder in the Monastery

by Lesley Cookman

The eleventh book in the Libby Sarjeant series of British murder mysteries, which feature a retired actress as the female sleuth, and are based in the picturesque village of Steeple Martin. 

The Punishment of Sherlock Holmes

by Philip K Jones

A collection of hundreds of Sherlock Holmes puns amassed over decades and stolen from a host of sources. The wordplay may be familiar, but the settings and characters are all original to the sources cited. The...

Sherlock Holmes and Young Winston - The Deadwood Stage

by Mike Hogan

Spring 1887. Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson find a cuckoo in their comfortable nest at 221B Baker Street when, after a chance encounter in Hyde Park, twelve-year-old Winston Spencer-Churchill is dumped on...

The Hound of the Baskervilles: A Sherlock Holmes Play

by Simon Corble

Laughter, intrigue and suspense are evoked in equal measure by this fast-paced dramatisation of the classic Sherlock Holmes mystery. Originally scripted for open-air performance in the promenade style, the action...