 | The Reluctant Detective and Other Stories
Publication Date: October 2001DETECTIVES AND MURDERERS(Reluctant and Otherwise)Michael Z. Lewin's view of the world is slightly offbeat.Reared inIndiana, he created tales in which one of Indiana's most famouspoliticos, "Danny" Quayle, actually solves crimes.Having lived inEngland for some thirty years, Lewin invented a "reluctant detective"who prefers to take advantage of Britain's tax laws than do any actualdetecting.A few years ago, Lewin invented a family of detectives— grandfather, children, and grandchildren — who investigatecriminals in Bath, England, but (with the sensitivit...
 |  | The Best British Mysteries IV (Best British Mysteries)
Release Date: January 29, 2007| Series: Best British Mysteries An exciting collection including new stories from previous BBM favorites and first appearances from Alexander McCall Smith, John Harvey, Lee Child and Robert Goddard* Bite size chunks from Britain's hottest crime writers *An essential read for all crime fans - Publishing News Following the huge success of the previous Best British Mysteries collections comes the latest batch of stories from the UK's top-flight crime writers. The fourth collection features contributions from stalwarts of the genre along with exciting short fiction...
|  | Murder In The Family
Release Date: August 3, 2004A dozen of today's masters of mystery and suspense present an anthology of compelling and provocative stories which prove that the families that play together sometimes slay together. ...
|  | Cape Cod Radio Mystery Theater, Volume IV: The Case Of The Shooting Star, The Golden Idol, The Magwitch, The Donkey's Tail
Release Date: December 1, 1994The spine-tingling public radio series continues with two more full-length thrillers from award-winning writer/producer/director Steven Thomas Oney.Volume IV features two new mysteries for Captain Underhill: "The Case of the Shooting Star," a diabolical insurance fraud scheme; and "The Golden Idol, the Magwitch, and the Donkey's Tail," in which Mrs. Kemp's granddaughter is about to marry a French playboy who may also be a poisoner.Captain Underhill must break up the marriage before it occurs, employing a clever ruse and a thousand-year-old lie detector test. ...
|  | Crime Spells
Release Date: February 3, 2009Sixteen original stories about magic-fueled crimes and those who investigate them When magic is used for criminal purposes, all sorts of ethical and logistical questions arise beyond the realm of everyday law and order. Now, sixteen top tale-tellers offer fascinating new stories of those who commit magic crimes, those who investigate them, and those who prosecute them. From a young woman who uses out-of-body excursions to research paranormal crimes to a bookie who?s been paying for hex protection against magical interference to an artist who does divination thro...
|  | Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing but the Truth (Akashic Noir series) (No. 3)
Publication Date: May 1, 2008| Series: Akashic Noir Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. This volume presents the first nonfiction collection in the series, curated by acclaimed novelists Tim McLoughlin and Thomas Adcock.Brand-new stories by: Robert Leuci, Dennis Hawkins, Tim McLoughlin, Thomas Adcock, Errol Louis, Denise Buffa, Patricia Mulcahy, C.J. Sullivan, Reed Farrel Coleman, Aileen Gallagher, Christopher Musella, Kim Sykes, Robert Knightly, Jess Korman, Constance Casey, and Rosemarie Yu."There is a differen...
|  | Death Dines at 8:30
Release Date: May 1, 2001Fine crime and cuisine from New York Times bestselling author Diane Mott Davidson, Tamar Myers, and others...Recipes included.There's no denying that the combination of mystery and food is especially delicious. In this mouthwatering anthology, sixteen acclaimed authors serve up suspenseful stories of unlucky diners who receive that most unwelcome of guests-death. With stories and all-new recipes by:¥ Claudia Bishop ¥ Edward Hoch ¥ Camilla T. Crespi ¥ Bill and Judy Crider¥ Nick Danger ¥ Patricia Guiver ¥ Jean Hager ¥ David A. Ka...
|  | Chicago Blues
Publication Date: October 16, 2007Nobody does Blues like Chicago. This collection of dark stories, from today's best Chicago crime fiction authors, captures the depths to which people sink when they run out of options. The emptiness and pain spawned by greed.The violence--or occasionally, the bittersweet redemption--that springs from a broken heart.The writers who live and breathe in Chicago make Chicago live and breathe in this stunning collection. Contributors include Sara Paretsky, Stuart Kaminsky, Barbara D'Amato, Max Allan Collins, Marcus Sakey, Sean Chercover, Michael Black, JA Konrath...
|  | Murders and Mysteries of the North York Moors
Publication Date: September 10, 2007In this chilling investigation of foul deeds and mysterious deaths, former police inspector, Peter N Walker leads the reader through this native countryside in search of the truth behind many unexplained mysteries and unsolved murders.Isolated moorland inns and quiet dales conceal memorable tales of passion and despair from ancient times right up to the present day.This wide-ranging and breathtaking collection of murders and mysteries are intriguing and informative, whether you know the North York Moors or not. ...
|  | Florida Heat Wave
Publication Date: August 31, 2010Florida—like hell, only hotter.Florida Heat Wave, edited by Michael Lister, is a collection of crime stories set in the gun-shaped state by Florida’s foremost crime writers. Oppressive.Stifling.Crazy-making.The suffocating heat makes you do things—it seeps in through your pores and sucks the life out of you. Like the bloody smear of a swatted mosquito on sweat-soaked skin, violence erupts suddenly, but the damage it does lingers long after.From the pine-tree lined rural highways of North Florida through the tourist traps of Central Florida to ...
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|  | A Question of Death (Phryne Fisher Mystery)
Publication Date: April 23, 2012| Series: Phryne Fisher Mystery (Book 17) The Honourable Phryne Fisher – she of the Lulu bob, green eyes, cupid’s bow lips and diamante garters – is the 1920s most elegant and irrepressible sleuth. This collection of Phryne short stories and other Phryne miscellany – including Phryne’s favourite shoes and hats, decadent cocktail recipes and her best tips for discouraging unwanted admirers – is a gorgeously collectable treat for all Phryne fans. A Question of Death will bring joy to the hearts of Phryne Fisher fans ever...
|  | Sherlock Holmes: The Hidden Years
Release Date: November 4, 2004In 1891, Sherlock Holmes in a struggle with his arch-enemy, the Napoleon of Crime, Professor James Moriarty, plunged with him over the Reichenbach Falls to his inevitable death.All of England - indeed the entire world - mourned the irreplaceable loss of the world's greatest detective.And that's where things stood until 1894 when Holmes suddenly reappeared in London, revealing himself to his friend Dr. John Watson, and resumed his activities as a consulting detective. Holmes remained very quiet and mysterious on those missing three years, never really revealing p...
|  | Murder Is My Racquet: Fourteen Original Tales of Love, Death, and Tennis by Today's Great Writers
Publication Date: June 2, 2005Murder is My Racquet is the most thrilling way to read about tennis, murder and intrigue. This collection of stories by famous mystery writers, including Ridley Pearson and Lawrence Block, deal with the prestige of the high-stakes race to become one of the few international tennis stars, the promotional opportunities involved, the elimination of tournament competition, and the strategy of tennis in general. Viewed as an elite game since its beginnings, tennis is the perfect sport for one-on-one play and murder! Authors also include Kinky Friedman, John Harvey, J...
|  | Big Foot Stole My Wife! and Other Stories (Five Star First Edition Mystery)
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|  | The One-Eyed Guru
Publication Date: August 25, 2012Rachel has failed to return home at her usual time. Her husband, Jack, is left to the vagaries of his imagination. When she does finally appear - as much animated as apologetic - Jack's limited forbearance and inherent cynicism are put to the test as Rachel begins to elaborate on her time spent in the company of a mysterious, enigmatic stranger.Was this person really in possession of profound intuitive powers and spiritual insight, as Rachel claims, or were there other forces at play? One thing was for certain: what he revealed to her that day was about to ch...
|  | An Officer and a Lady and Other Stories (Stout, Rex)
Publication Date: May 8, 2000| Series: Stout, Rex The sexes battle, the head feuds with emotions it cannot control, and crime extorts and strikes and kills but does not pay in this collection of stories by Rex Stout at the outset of his celebrated career in mystery and suspense. Again and again in these tales taken from the pages of the pulps that first published him, Stout proves himself a master of the sudden reversal and unexpected revelation as he probes the thwarted heart and criminal mind. ...
|  | Piranha to Scurfy: And Other Stories
Publication Date: March 2001The long title story is about a man whose life, in a sense, is a book. There are shelves in every room, packed with titles which Ambrose Ribbon has checked pedantically for mistakes of grammar and fact. Life for Ribbon, without his mother now, is lonely and obsessive. He still keeps her dressing table exactly as she had left it, the wardrobe door always so that her clothes can be seen inside, and her pink silk nightdress on the bed. There is one book too that he associates particularly with her - volume VIII of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Piranha to Scurfy. It m...
|  | Dark Crimes 2: Modern Masters of Noir
Publication Date: January 1993"Influenced by German Expressionism, McCarthyism, and nuclear-age uncertainty, film noir is a term coined by French critics for a genre of uniquely American movies from the post-World War II period through 1960."--Los Angeles Times. And noir has continued in the hands of such prose masters as Marcia Muller, Bill Pronzini, John Lutz, and John D. MacDonald, who is represented by a brilliant early novella of dark crime. ...
|  | The Mammoth Book of Historical Detectives
Publication Date: August 1995| Series: Mammoth Book of A companion to the Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits contains more fictional detectives--including monastic investigators Brother Cadfael and Sister Fidelma, cowboy sleuth Ben Snow, and newcomers William Shakespeare and Hans Christian Andersen. Original. ...
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