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The Sussex Downs Murder by John Bude
Category: No Category | Series: British Library Crime Classics Ser.
'Already it looked as if the police were up against a carefully planned and cleverly executed murder, and, what was more, a murder without a corpse ' Two brothers, John and William Rother, live together at Chalklands Farm in the beautiful Sussex Downs. Their peaceful rural life is shattered when John R ...Show more
These Names Make Clues by E.C.R. Lorac
Category: Crime and Thrillers | Series: British Library Crime Classics Ser.
An invitation to a treasure hunt open to thriller writers and lesser mortals confronts Scotland Yard's Chief Inspector Macdonald with two baffling deaths.-- Kirkus ReviewsIt's all fun and games (and fake names) until someone ends up dead...Amidst the confusion of too many fake names, clues, ciphers, and ...Show more
Thirteen Guests - A British Library Crime Classic by J. Farjeon
Category: Crime Fiction | Series: British Library Crime Classics Ser.
'No observer, ignorant of the situation, would have guessed that death lurked nearby, and that only a little distance from the glitter of silver and glass and the hum of voices, two victims lay silent on a studio floor.' On a fine autumn weekend Lord Aveling hosts a hunting party at his country house, ...Show more
Two-Way Murder by E.C.R. Lorac
Category: Crime and Thrillers | Series: British Library Crime Classics Ser.
Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of MurderIt is a dark and misty night--isn't it always?--and bachelors Nicholas and Ian are driving to the ball at Fordings, a beautiful concert hall in the countryside. There waits the charming Dilys Maine, and a party buzzing with rumours of one Rosemary ...Show more