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The Hound of the Baskervilles

14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

£4.99 14 Aug 2008 Paperback Oxford University Press

By the Pricking of My Thumbs: A Tommy & Tuppence Mystery

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Christie, Agatha

£16.46 01 Aug 2008 Compact Disk BBC Audiobooks

While visiting Tommy's Aunt Ada at Sunny Ridge nursing home, Tuppence encounters some odd residents including Mrs. Lancaster who mystifies her with talk about "your poor child" and "something behind the fireplace."
When Aunt Ada dies a few weeks later she leaves Tommy and Tuppence a painting. Tuppence is sure she has seen the house in it before, a recognition that takes her on a dangerous adventure involving a missing tombstone, diamond smuggling, and a horrible discovery of what Mrs. Lancaster was talking about.

Ten Lords A-Leaping: A Robert Amiss Mystery

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Edwards, Ruth Dudley

£8.21 01 Aug 2008 Paperback Poisoned Pen Press

The House of Lords will never be the same again. Disinclined to watch her language or moderate her manners, Jack Troutbeck, assisted by her old friend Robert Amiss, plots vigorously with others to scupper an anti-hunting bill of which she violently disapproves. But she hadnt reckoned with the campaign of intimidation mounted by the animal activists and the attempt on the life of one of her allies, shortly followed by scenes of horrifying carnage amongst the peers...

The Watchful Eye

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Masters, Priscilla

£19.99 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Allison & Busby

Dr Daniel Gregory is a GP in a picturesque Mid-Staffordshire market town. Divorced and denied visiting rights to his seven year-old daughter, he is lonely and vulnerable to the dysfunctional behaviour of some of the locals. Like Vanda Struel, a single parent who repeatedly brings her toddler into the surgery with increasingly bizarre complaints.

Murder on the Brighton Express

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Marston, Edward

£19.99 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Allison & Busby

October 1854. As an autumnal evening draws to a close, crowds of passengers rush onto the soon to depart London to Brighton Express. A man watches from shadows nearby, grimly satisfied when the train pulls out of the station. Chaos, fatalities and unbelievable destruction are the scene after when the train derails on the last leg of its journey.

The Iron Horse

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Marston, Edward

£7.99 01 Aug 2008 Paperback Allison & Busby

Derby Day at Epsom Downs. A multitude of people crowd to watch the races: dukes and dustmen, bishops and beggars, privileged ladies and prostitutes. The gamut of Victorian society and a hotbed for crime and crooks of all kinds. With the nation a-flutter in the run up to this national event, a disembodied head is discovered on a passenger train.

A Mortal Curiosity

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Granger, Ann

£13.71 01 Aug 2008 Hardback St. Martin's Minotaur

The September Society

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Finch, Charles

£13.71 01 Aug 2008 Hardback St. Martin's Minotaur

Charles Lenox is back in a new mystery by the acclaimed author of "A Beautiful Blue Death."

The Water's Lovely

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Rendell, Ruth

£7.66 01 Aug 2008 Paperback Vintage Books USA

When Ismay and Heather's stepfather drowned in the bathtub nine years ago, the police concluded that it was an accident. But Ismay has always silently suspected that Heather might have been involved. When Heather becomes involved with a man, Ismay's long-repressed memories can no longer be ignored.

Kept

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Taylor, D. J.

£8.21 01 Aug 2008 Paperback Harper Paperbacks

Angels Unaware

28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Mike Ripley

£19.99 28 Jul 2008 Hardback Allison & Busby

Private detective Fitzroy Maclean Angel is not your ordinary private detective. The world he inhabits is strange and it is about to get stranger. A new born baby means no more cases, no more fingerprinting and no more espionage and, with the arrival of his aging, hippy mother, he has swapped bloodstains for paint stains.

Corpse in a Gilded Cage

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Barnard, Robert

£8.21 01 Jul 2008 Paperback Felony & Mayhem

very funny satire of class relations, author better known for his humorous, satirical books like this author lives in UK

Dancers in Mourning: #8 Albert Campion Mystery

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Allingham, Margery

£8.21 01 Jul 2008 Paperback Felony & Mayhem

Strange pranks are being played on dancer Jimmy Sutane, star of London's Argosy Theatre. When they spread to the Sutanes' country estate, it becomes apparent that someone wants Jimmy's famous feet to tap their final dance. Campion never dreamed the big show-stopper would be murder--and a case that promises to test his mind and break his heart.

Without Lawful Authority

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Coles, Manning

£8.21 01 Jul 2008 Paperback Rue Morgue Press

They Tell No Tales

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Coles, Manning

£8.21 01 Jul 2008 Paperback Rue Morgue Press

The third Tommy Hambledon book finds our secret agent back in England, still battling the Nazis.

A Beautiful Blue Death

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Finch, Charles

£7.66 01 Jul 2008 Paperback St. Martin's Griffin

Equal parts Sherlock Holmes and "Gosford Park," this Victorian debut introduces a wonderfully appealing detective and his friend, the lovely Lady Jane.

Loser

25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Ken McCoy

£19.99 25 Jun 2008 Hardback Allison & Busby

A lawyer is found bludgeoned to death by a golf club in his own home and when Jim Omerod is fingered as the killer his wife, an ex girlfriend of Sam's has no where else to turn. Sam believes Jim to be innocent but his investigation is delayed as he makes enemies with the local travellers by hospitalizing three of them.

Missing

23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Cath Staincliffe

£6.99 23 Jun 2008 Paperback Allison & Busby

Janet Florin has been gone for almost a week. Her husband, Mark, reported her missing when she failed to collect their two young children from school and a family friend, Trisha Marlowe, desperate for news of Janet, hires Sal to track her down. What could possibly have led Janet to abandon everything she holds dear?

To Kill or Cure

05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Thirteenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew

By Susanna Gregory

£7.99 05 Jun 2008 Paperback Little, Brown Book Group

The latest episode in the popular series of mediaevel mysteries, featuring the physician-cum-sleuth, Matthew Bartholomew.

The Night Calls: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Pirie, David

£8.21 01 Jun 2008 Paperback Pegasus Books

From the author of "The Patient's Eyes" comes the latest thrilling episode of Holmesian mystery after a number of women fall victim to bizarre assaults in Edinburgh brothels.

A Question of Proof

01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Blake, Nicholas

£8.21 01 Jun 2008 Paperback Rue Morgue Press

Nigel Strangeways is called in to find a murderer who is prowling the halls of Sudeley Hall, a boys preparatory school. First published in 1935, this was the first mystery by C. Day-Lewis, the future English Poet Laureate.

The Stately Home Murder

01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Aird, Catherine

£8.21 01 Jun 2008 Paperback Rue Morgue Press

The owners of Ornum Hall have fallen on hardtimes, so every Sunday they open the doors to their stately home of some 300 rooms to the paying public. When murder strikes, Inspector Sloan of the Calleshire C.I.D. grabs his Burke's Peerage and heads out to find out who stuffed a body in a knight's armor. The third--and funniest--of the Callehsire Chronicles.

The Cruelest Month

01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Penny, Louise

£17.01 01 Jun 2008 Hardback Thorndike Press

The cozy, seemingly idyllic town of Three Pines is thrown into chaos when an impromptu sance turns deadly. In this complex, accomplished mystery, Chief Inspector Armand Gamache must confront a myriad of baffling questions surrounding the case.

Blood on the Strand: Chaloner's Second Exploit in Restoration London

01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Chaloner's Second Exploit in Restoration London

By Gregory, Susanna

£7.99 01 Jun 2008 Paperback Little, Brown Young Readers

Susanna Gregory, creator of the Matthew Bartholomew series of mediaeval mysteries, continues her new series set in Restoration London.

Soldier of Fortune

01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Marston, Edward

£19.99 01 Jun 2008 Hardback Ulverscroft Large Print

The dashing Captain Daniel Rawson can charm a woman as well as he can parry a sword, and he proves himself invaluable to John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough, and the Confederate forces as they head towards the ferocious battle of Blenheim. On the march across Europe, Rawson is pursued by Abigail Piper, with whom he enjoyed a brief flirtation in London, and by the murderous servants of the General Salignac, the latest man Daniel cuckolded. Their instructions are simple - kill Rawson and bring back proof. A simple order, but have they underestimated their target?

Not in the Flesh: A Wexford Novel

01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Rendell, Ruth

£16.46 01 Jun 2008 Compact Disk Random House Audible

After a human hand is discovered by a truffle-hunting dog, Chief Inspector Wexford tries to piece together events that took place 11 years ago. Soon, long-buried secrets are revealed and it is hoped that local people who have disappeared may yet be put to rest. Abridged. 5 CDs.

Jack's Shadow

01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Pamela Oldfield

£19.99 01 Jun 2008 Hardback Severn House Publishers Ltd

Late Victorian England. When Bella marries Lloyd Massie she believes she is the happiest woman in the East End of London. Her wedding is a joyful occasion but a young, dedicated detective knows that she is in grave danger.

Not in the Flesh: A Wexford Novel

01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Rendell, Ruth

£14.26 01 Jun 2008 Hardback Crown Publishing Group (NY)

From the award-winning author and grand dame of British crime fiction ("The Gazette") comes the chilling new novel featuring Chief Inspector Wexford and the Kingsmarkham Police Force.

An Expert in Murder: A New Mystery Featuring Josephine Tey

01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Upson, Nicola

£13.71 01 Jun 2008 Hardback Harper

For fans of classic detective stories, including the mysteries of Agatha Christie, comes this brilliant first novel set in the exotic world of British theater in the 1930s.

The Watchful Eye

26 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Priscilla Masters

£19.99 26 May 2008 Hardback Allison & Busby

Flowers for the Judge: #7 Albert Campion Mystery

01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Allingham, Margery

£8.21 01 May 2008 Paperback Felony & Mayhem

One morning, Tom Barnabas of the publishers Barnabas & Company left his house as usual, then simply vanished. Twenty years later, his cousin Paul, now head of the company, meets an untimely death. To solve Paul's murder, Campion has to go back two decades and sort through a legacy of treachery to solve a case sure to be one of his most difficult.

An Advancement of Learning: #2 Dalziel & Pascoe Mystery

01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Hill, Reginald

£8.21 01 May 2008 Paperback Felony & Mayhem

A body is discovered buried beneath a statue in the grounds of Holm Coultram College. Superintendent Andy Dalziel and Sergeant Peter Pascoe get started on the case. Only, just as they think they have solved one problem, a second body turns up.Felony & Mayhem

Forests of the Night: #1, a Johnny Hawke Novel

01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Davies, David Stuart

£8.21 01 May 2008 Paperback Felony & Mayhem

First U.S. paperback; Unusual voice of a young male protagonist, although based in London in WWII, his issues as a 20-something person brings contemporary feel to this well-written noir mystery, autho lives in West Yorkshire, England

Tom Brown's Body

01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Mitchell, Gladys

£8.21 01 May 2008 Paperback Rue Morgue Press

Murder at an English public school requires the attention of Mrs. Beatrice Lestrange Bradley. First published in 1949.

Death Finds a Foothold

01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Carr, Glyn

£8.21 01 May 2008 Paperback Rue Morgue Press

Shakespearean actor/sleuth Abercrombie Lewker looks into a murder near Mt. Snowdon in Wales that has links back to a fatal climb on the Matterhorn. This 1961 title is generally considered Carr's best novel.

She Shall Have Murder

01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Ames, DeLano

£8.21 01 May 2008 Paperback Rue Morgue Press

A young English couple, Jane and Dagobert Brown, turn detective when the detective novel Jane is writing in the solicitors offices where she works starts coming true. First published in 1948.

Second Wind

01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Francis, Dick

£21.57 01 May 2008 Non-Book Item Brilliance Audio

An English TV meteorologist accepts a hurricane-chasing ride aboard a small airplane and has a frightful accident that teaches him more secrets than wind speeds. Unabridged.

Second Wind

01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Francis, Dick

£13.71 01 May 2008 Non-Book Item Brilliance Corporation

An English TV meteorologist accepts a hurricane-chasing ride aboard a small airplane and has a frightful accident that teaches him more secrets than wind speeds. Unabridged.

Second Wind

01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Francis, Dick

£50.69 01 May 2008 Compact Disk Brilliance Audio

An English TV meteorologist accepts a hurricane-chasing ride aboard a small airplane and has a frightful accident that teaches him more secrets than wind speeds. Unabridged.

Second Wind

01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Francis, Dick

£19.20 01 May 2008 Compact Disk Brilliance Corporation

An English TV meteorologist accepts a hurricane-chasing ride aboard a small airplane and has a frightful accident that teaches him more secrets than wind speeds. Unabridged.

A Cotswold Mystery

01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Tope, Rebecca

£19.99 01 May 2008 Hardback Ulverscroft Large Print

Guardian of the Dead

10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Roy Lewis

£19.99 10 Apr 2008 Hardback Allison & Busby

As executor of Colonel Delamere's estate, Eric Ward is required to deliver to the Foreign Office a sealed envelope and an Anubis statuette in the event of the Colonel's death. But Delamere dies at the hands of burglars and the statuette, passed through the hands of the archaeologist Howard Carter and various wealthy English families, is taken.

Flowers for the Judge: #7 Albert Campion Mystery

01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Allingham, Margery

£8.21 01 Apr 2008 Paperback Felony & Mayhem

An Advancement of Learning: #2 Dalziel & Pascoe Mystery

01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Hill, Reginald

£8.21 01 Apr 2008 Paperback Felony & Mayhem

Forests of the Night: #1, a Johnny Hawke Novel

01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Davies, David Stuart

£8.21 01 Apr 2008 Paperback Felony & Mayhem

"Forests of the Night" introduces the intrepid John Hawke, an exciting new detective operating in London during the Blitz.
When World War II breaks out in London, young policeman John Hawke enlists in the army. His dreams of fighting for his country, however, are cut short after he loses an eye in rifle training. Invalided out of the army and offered a desk job with the police, John sets up as a private investigator in London instead, hoping for excitement and danger.
In the autumn of 1940, John is engaged to investigate the mysterious death of a young woman. What is the connection between her brutal murder and the fading film actor Gordon Moore? Johnny also becomes involved in the plight of a runaway boy who may have witnessed something terrible.
Told with wit and humor, while evoking an atmospheric picture of the home front during the dark days of the Second World War, "Forests of the Night "is an impressive U.S. debut for David Stuart Davies.

The Judas Window

01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Dickson, Carter

£8.21 01 Apr 2008 Paperback Rue Morgue Press

This 1938 British mystery featuring Sir Henry Merrivale is considered one of the best locked room mysteries ever published.

The Crooked Hinge

01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Carr, John Dickson

£8.21 01 Apr 2008 Paperback Rue Morgue Press

This 1938 Dr. Gideon Fell British mystery is considered one of the best locked room mysteries of all time.

Assassins at Ospreys

01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Raichev, R. T.

£13.71 01 Apr 2008 Hardback Soho Constable

Praise for R.T. Raichev:

"Fascinating."-Lady Antonia Fraser, author of the Jemima Shore series

"Agatha Christie fans will find much to like in this traditional whodunit."-"Publishers Weekly"

"Antonia Darcy is a terrific sleuth, and Raichev is a very clever writer, indeed."-"Booklist"

"Fans of cozies will love the light touch."-"Kirkus Reviews"

Mystery writer Antonia Darcy and her husband, Major Hugh Payne, are persuaded to visit a fan's home. They become suspicious when the dying master of nearby Ospreys leaves his fortune to her.

R.T. Raichev's previous novels are "The Hunt for Sonya Dufrette" and "The Death of Corinne,"

Death on the Holy Mountain

01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Dickinson, David

£13.71 01 Apr 2008 Hardback Soho Constable

Praise for the Powerscourt series:

"Fine prose, high society, and [a] complex plot recommend this series."-"Library Journal"

"One hopes to see more of Lord Powerscourt and his friends in the near future."-"Publishers Weekly"

In 1905, Lord Francis Powerscourt investigates a series of art thefts from stately homes of the Protestant gentry in Ireland. Then people begin to vanish. As Powerscourt closes in on the killer, his own life is threatened and his patriotism is questioned.

David Dickinson, a BBC editor, lives in West London.

Wycliffe and the Pea-Green Boat

01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Burley, W. J.

£6.99 01 Apr 2008 Paperback Orion Publishing

Wycliffe takles a case which reaches back down the generations ...

The Mercy Seat: A Joe Donovan Thriller

01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Waites, Martyn

£8.21 01 Mar 2008 Paperback Pegasus Books

Clouds of Witness: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery

01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Sayers, Dorothy L.

£16.46 01 Mar 2008 Compact Disk BBC Audiobooks America

In Clouds of Witness, murder strikes close to home. Lord Peter is on vacation when he hears that a dead body has been found at the Wimsey family retreat, and that Lord Peter's brother, the Duke of Denver, is being held for the crime. The dead man? Their sister's fiance. Lord Peter must clear his brother's name to avoid the death penalty. There is overwhelming circumstantial evidence against the Duke, but Lord Peter firmly believes that his brother is innocent and begins his own investigation into the murder. Can Lord Peter find the truth in time to save his brother and the family name?

Shadow on the Wall

01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Bailey, H. C.

£8.21 01 Mar 2008 Paperback Rue Morgue Press

The first novel to feature Reggie Fortune, a special consultant to Sherlock Holmes, after scores of short stories. Fortune is ranked with Allingham, Marsh, Christie, Tey and Sayers as one of the most popular English mystery writers of the 1930s. First published in 1934.

After the Funeral: A Hercule Poirot Mystery

01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Christie, Agatha

£15.36 01 Mar 2008 Audio Cassette Audio Partners

Holy Disorders

01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Crispin, Edmund

£43.93 01 Mar 2008 Compact Disk Ulverscroft Large Print

Holy Disorders takes Oxford don and part time detective, Gervase Fen to the town of Tolnbridge, where he is happily bounding around with a butterfly net until the cathedral organist is murdered, giving Fen the chance to play sleuth. The man didn't have an enemy in the world, and even his music was inoffensive: could he have fallen foul of a nest of German spies or of the local coven of witches, ominously rumored to have been practicing since the 17th century?

Holy Disorders

01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Crispin, Edmund

£34.04 01 Mar 2008 Audio Cassette Ulverscroft Large Print

Soldier of Fortune

01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Marston, Edward

£19.99 01 Mar 2008 Hardback Allison & Busby

In 1685, young Daniel witnesses the regiment of his fierce Protestant father being destroyed by the troops of the Royal Army's second-in-command, John Churchill, and his Dutch mother narrowly avoiding rape at the hands of a soldier from the same platoon.

The Cruelest Month: A Three Pines Mystery

01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Penny, Louise

£13.16 01 Mar 2008 Hardback St. Martin's Minotaur

Cat Among the Pigeons: A Hercule Poirot Mystery

01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Christie, Agatha

£16.46 01 Feb 2008 Compact Disk BBC Audiobooks

In a palace in Ramat, a prince entrusts a packet of jewels to his pilot, in the hope that he can smuggle them to England. But before the packet reaches its destination the prince and the pilot are both dead. To the people after the jewels, murder is a small price for jewels worth millions of pounds. Then a frightened girl brings Hercule Poirot one of the most challenging cases of his long and brilliant career: A killer is terrorizing a famous school for girls; an unsuspecting student has become a magnet for evil and death. Somehow the two cases are linked and only Poirot can solve this double mystery.

Henrietta Who?

01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Aird, Catherine

£8.21 01 Feb 2008 Paperback Rue Morgue Press

Larking was a typical English village and like the thousand other villages it resembled Larking had its secrets, as Inspector C.D. Sloan was to discover after the postman found the murdered body of Grace Jenkins in the road that led to her thatched cottage. But the real mystery involved Grace's daughter Henrietta since no one could really explain exactly who Henrietta really was.

Coffin, Scarcely Used

01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Watson, Colin

£8.21 01 Feb 2008 Paperback Rue Morgue Press

This is the first book in the Flaxborough Chronicles, often considered one of the funniest of the English detective series, and introduces Inspector Purbright who looks in varius crimes in what one inhabitant calls "A high-spirited town--like Gomorrah." This is no genteel English village and Purbright's first case involves a doctor's surgery that is being used as a brothel. First published in England in 1958 and in the U.S. in 1967.

The Moving Finger: A Miss Marple Mystery

01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Christie, Agatha

£15.36 01 Feb 2008 Audio Cassette Audio Partners

While Jerry Burton (the narrator of the story) recovers from an airplane accident, he and other residents of a quiet English village receive vile anonymous letters. When a murder occurs, Miss Marple steps into save the day. Unabridged.

The Hound of the Baskervilles

01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

£4.99 01 Feb 2008 Paperback Neptune Media Group

Blood on The Strand

24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Chaloner's Second Exploit in Restoration London

By Susanna Gregory

£7.99 24 Jan 2008 Paperback Little, Brown Book Group

Susanna Gregory, creator of the Matthew Bartholomew series of mediaeval mysteries, continues her new series set in Restoration London.

The Becket Factor

01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Anthony, Michael David

£8.21 01 Jan 2008 Paperback Felony & Mayhem

Nothing Can Rescue Me

01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Daly, Elizabeth

£8.21 01 Jan 2008 Paperback Felony & Mayhem

A Toast to Tomorrow

01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Coles, Manning

£8.21 01 Jan 2008 Paperback Rue Morgue Press

Picking up where Drink to Yesterday left off, A Toast to Tomorrow continues the adventures of British agent Tommy Hambledon. Tommy was feared lost at sea during a bombardment but washed ashore wearing a German officer's uniform. Having lost his memory, he thinks he's a German and in the early 1920s joins the Nazi party, eventually becoming one of Hitler's favorite and is named chief of police of Berlin. In 1933 he regains his memory and begins plotting against the Nazis. First published in England in 1940 and in the U.S. in 1941, this book--and subsequent ones--display more humor than was found in Drink to Yesterday, which helped to make this one of the most popular series in the genre. Drink to Yesterday and A Toast to Tomorrow were named to the Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone list of the most important books in the genre.

Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance Signed Edition Prepack 10: A Mystery

01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Brandreth, Gyles

£131.87 01 Jan 2008 Hardback Touchstone Books

Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance: A Mystery

01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Brandreth, Gyles Daubeney

£13.19 01 Jan 2008 Hardback Touchstone Books

Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance: A Mystery

01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Brandreth, Gyles Daubeney

£7.69 01 Jan 2008 Paperback Touchstone Books

One of Britains premier royal biographers pens the first in a series of fiendishly clever historical murder mysteries, featuring Oscar Wilde as the detective.

Death of a Dentist

01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Beaton, M. C.

£17.31 01 Jan 2008 Hardback Thorndike Press

Dust

01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Grimes, Martha

£7.66 01 Dec 2007 Paperback Large Print Press

When an old friend pulls Richard Jury into the investigation of a wealthy bachelor's murder, Jury soon finds himself in over his head with the beautiful chief inspecting officer and the false leads surrounding the once-charismatic dead man, last seen alive in a club named Dust.

A Beautiful Blue Death

01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Finch, Charles

£15.91 01 Dec 2007 Hardback Thorndike Press

Cold Pursuit

01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Judith Cutler

£12.95 01 Dec 2007 Paperback ISIS Publishing

When a colleague becomes seriously ill, Chief Superintendent Frances Harman delays her retirement to oversee an investigation into a recent spate of "happy slappings." Initially, she takes a back seat, but it is not long before she is close to the action again. As the crimes gradually escalate, and the line between "happy slapping" and serious sexual assault becomes blurred, all mention of retirement is postponed until Fran can resolve the nightmare that has enveloped her.

Dust: A Richard Jury Mystery

01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Grimes, Martha

£5.49 01 Dec 2007 Paperback Signet Book

When an old friend pulls Richard Jury into the investigation of a wealthy bachelors murder, Jury soon finds himself in over his head with the beautiful chief inspecting officer and the false leads surrounding the once-charismatic dead man, last seen alive in a club named Dust. Available in a Premium Edition.

Murder is Easy

02 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Agatha Christie

£13.00 02 Nov 2007 Audio Cd Pan Macmillan

Retired policeman Luke Fitzwilliam meets one of its residents on a train. She tells him that someone is killing off the residents one by one and she is on her way to tell Scotland Yard about it. However before she can do so she is killed by a hit and run driver. But a stay in the village provides Luke with a bewildering cast of suspects.

A Very Private Enterprise

01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Ironside, Elizabeth

£8.21 01 Nov 2007 Paperback Felony & Mayhem

"Elizabeth Ironside" is the pseudonym for Lady Catherine Manning, the current British Ambassador to the United States. As "Elizabeth Ironside" she has written five stand-alone mystery novels, of which two ("Death in the Garden" and "The Accomplice") have been published in the U.S. by Felony & Mayhem; National Public Radio named "Death in the Garden" one of the 12 Best Books of 2005. Upon initial publication in the UK, "A Very Private Enterprise" won Britain's CWA Creasey award for Best First Crime Novel of the Year, and Death in the Garden was shortlisted for the CWA Golden Dagger award, for Best Crime Novel of the Year. Lady Manning and her husband, Sir David Manning, live in Washington, DC.

Love Lies Bleeding

01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Crispin, Edmund

£8.21 01 Nov 2007 Paperback Felony & Mayhem

Small disturbances have surprising ramifications at the Castrevenford School, in another taut and clever Crispin novel. Gervase Fen, the Oxford Professor who has been invited to give a speech at the school, is soon in the thick of a mystery that grows deadlier as it becomes more inexplicable. What, if anything, is worth the risk of committing murder?

The Moonstone

01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Collins, Wilkie

£6.99 01 Nov 2007 Paperback Oneworld Classics

Described by T S Eliot as "the first, the longest and the best of modern English detective novels", this title is also a precursor of the modern mystery and suspense genres.

The Religious Body

01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Aird, Catherine

£8.21 01 Nov 2007 Paperback Rue Morgue Press

Inspector C.D. Sloan of the Callehsire C.I.D. makes his first appearance here as he looks into the murder of a nun at the Convent of St. Anselm. First published in 1966, The Religious Body was Aird's first book and immediately established herself as one of the leading exponents of the post-WWII English traditional mystery.

Gunpowder Plot

01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Dunn, Carola

£3.84 01 Nov 2007 Paperback Kensington Publishing Corporation

A magazine assignment takes a murderous turn for intrepid sleuth, the Honorable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher, in this delightful new addition to Dunns mystery series, set in 1920s England. Martins Press.

Wycliffe and the Pea Green Boat

01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By W.J. Burley

£6.99 01 Nov 2007 Paperback Orion Publishing Co

Wycliffe takles a case which reaches back down the generations ...

Rumpole Misbehaves

01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Mortimer, John

£13.16 01 Nov 2007 Hardback Viking Books

Beloved and bestselling Rumpole is back to solve a new and peculiar mystery
Anti-Social Behavior Orders, commonly known as ASBOs, are the New Labour governments pride and joy. A child who plays or even loiters in an unfriendly street can, on the complaint of neighbors, have an ASBO slapped on him. If he offends again hell be found in breach of his ASBO and thrown in jail without a trial. All this, of course, raises the wrath of everyones favorite barrister Horace Rumpole when he is called upon to defend a Timson child who has earned an ASBO for playing soccer on a posh street.
As Rumpole tries to get to the bottom of it all, his fellow barristers in chambers decide to highlight the ridiculousness of ASBOs by citing Rumpole for bringing food and his beloved wine into his room, and for causing global warming by lighting small cigars. Another witty tale sure to please the legions of Rumpole fans who eagerly await each new installment.

Shrouds of Holly

01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Kingsbury, Kate

£7.69 01 Nov 2007 Paperback Berkley Publishing Group

While decorating the Pennyfoot's ballroom for a Christmas reception, Cecily sends her husband Baxter and stable manager Samuel into the woods to cut some fresh boughs of holly for the ballroom. An hour later their one-horse open carriage returns with the horse, the holly...and the unwelcome gift of a dead body. Baxter and Samuel are nowhere to be found. In what should be a season of celebration with friends and family, Cecily means to reunite hers and solve the mystery-even if a killer leads her in a merry measure.

The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes, Volume 3: The Novels (a Study in Scarlet, the Sign of Four, the Hound of the Baskervilles, th

01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Doyle, Arthur Conan

£21.95 01 Nov 2007 Hardback W. W. Norton & Company

The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes, Volume 2: The Short Stories, Volume 2 (Non-Slipcased Edition)

01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Doyle, Arthur Conan

£21.95 01 Nov 2007 Hardback W. W. Norton & Company

The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes, Volume 1: The Short Stories, Volume 1 (Non-Slipcased Edition)

01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Doyle, Arthur Conan

£21.95 01 Nov 2007 Hardback W. W. Norton & Company

Rumpole and the Reign of Terror

01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Mortimer, John

£7.69 01 Nov 2007 Paperback Penguin Books

A Pakistani doctor has been imprisoned without charge or trial under suspicion of aiding al Qaeda in its plans for a terrorist attack. With the doctor's wife begging Rumpole to help her husband, the Great Defender is determined to bring the case before a jury.

A Cotswold Mystery

29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Rebecca Tope

£19.99 29 Oct 2007 Hardback Allison & Busby

???With beautiful descriptions of the countryside, this excellent thriller marks a compulsive new series of rural adventures??? -- Good Book Guide

Die with Me

01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Forbes, Elena

£13.19 01 Oct 2007 Hardback MacAdam Cage

The Moving Finger: A Miss Marple Mystery

01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Christie, Agatha

£15.36 01 Oct 2007 Audio Cassette Audio Partners

The Moving Finger: A Miss Marple Mystery

01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Christie, Agatha

£15.36 01 Oct 2007 Compact Disk Audio Partners

Part of a new "Mystery Masters" series featuring great mystery writers, this story initially is told from the point of view of a character who is recovering from an airplane accident. He and other residents of a quiet English village receive vile anonymous letters. When a murder occurs, Miss Marple steps into save the day. Hickson starred in all 12 of the Miss Marple films on PBS's "Mystery!" Unabridged.

Sweetwater: A Di Christy Kennedy Mystery

01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

A DI Christy Kennedy Mystery

By Charles, Paul

£6.99 01 Oct 2007 Paperback Brandon/Mount Eagle

The Unquiet Sleeper

01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Russell, Norman

£15.91 01 Oct 2007 Hardback Thorndike Press

Only the Cat Knows

01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Babson, Marian

£17.01 01 Oct 2007 Hardback Thorndike Press

The Scold's Bridle

01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Walters, Minette