Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
A Morbid Taste for Bones
$8.95
The ambitious head of Shrewsbury Abbey wants to acquire Saint Winifred's sacred remains for his Benedictine order. And when the ensuing controversy leads to murder, Brother Cadfael investigates. Author: Ellis Peters Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Binding: mass_market Language: English ISBN-10: ..
A Mourning Wedding (Daisy Dalrymple Mysteries, No....
$11.70
The inimitable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher and her husband Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher seem to get a reprieve from their sleuthing duties when they are invited to the wedding of their friend, Lucy Fotheringay.Lucy's grandfather is hosting the ceremony at his beautiful estate and so it promi..
A NECESSARY END (Inspector Banks Mysteries)
$10.89
Chief Inspector Alan Banks is confronted with a baffling murder mystery when a young police constable is stabbed to death at an antinuclear demonstration attended by hundreds of people. Author: Robinson Publisher: Scribner Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 068419385X ISBN-13: 97806841938..
A Nun in the Closet
$17.90
Vintage book Author: Gilman, Dorothy Publisher: Doubleday Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0385056354 ISBN-13: 9780385056359..
A Piece of Justice: An Imogen Quy Mystery
$9.61
From BooklistImogen Quy (rhymes with "why" ) returns after successfully solving The Wyndham Case (1993) for her employer, St. Agatha's College, Cambridge University, where she works as the college nurse. Like the first in the series, this rather gentle story is ever so cozy--murders, yes, but no obv..
A Place for Murder
$18.13
Lovely 1976 copy, rates VG inside and out, bright, clean, tight binding Author: Emma Lathen Publisher: Pocket Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0671477609 ISBN-13: 9780671477608..
A Place of Safety: A Chief Inspector Barnaby Novel...
$8.91
Charlie Leathers was not the most popular man in the charming English village of Ferne Basset, but few people seemed to hate him enough to murder him. Still, that was his fate one night, and it brings Inspector Barnaby to the scene to investigate. What Barnaby doesn't know is that before his death, ..
A Plague on Both Your Houses
$16.30
Medieval physician Matthew Bartholomew is curious about the string of deaths he encounters in his town and begins to look deeper into the matter, but when the Black Death strikes, he realizes that his investigation is secondary to his own survival Author: Gregory, Susanna Publisher: St Martins Pr Bi..
A Purple Place for Dying
$39.69
On vacation in the Southwest, Travis McGee reluctantly agrees to help Mona Yeoman retrieve her estate from a wayward husband only to become an eyewitness to her sudden death Author: MacDonald, John D. Publisher: J. B. Lippincott Company Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0397011660 ISBN-1..
A Quiet Flame: A Bernie Gunther Novel
$9.15
In this riveting historical mystery novel from New York Times bestselling author Philip Kerr, Bernie Gunther trails a serial killer in 1950’s Buenos Aires...Buenos Aires, 1950. After being falsely accused of war crimes, Bernie Gunther-like the Nazis he has always despised-has been offered a new life..
A Savage Place: A Spenser Novel
$30.09
TV reporter Candy Sloan has eyes the color of cornflowers and legs that stretch all the way to heaven. She also has somebody threatening to rearrange her lovely face if she keeps on snooping into charges of Hollywood racketeering.Spenser's job is to keep Candy healthy until she breaks the biggest st..
A Shroud for Delilah
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Kate Romilly, recently divorced, is determined to solve a series of local murders, when she begins to suspect that she may be the next victim Author: Fraser, Anthea Publisher: Doubleday Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0385235437 ISBN-13: 9780385235433..
A Slice of Murder (Pizza Lover's Mysteries)
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Not too much happens in the sleepy little town of Timber Ridge, North Carolina--which is fine with pizza-purveyor extraordinaire Eleanor Swift. The spunky owner of A Slice of Delight is trying to mend her broken heart and could use a little quiet time. But when a late night delivery customer turns u..
A Summer of Discontent (Matthew Bartholomew Chroni...
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It is 1354, and the Bishop of Ely has been accused of a most terrible murder. Glovere was steward to Lady Blanche de Wake, a close relative of the King. A malicious gossip, his body was discovered days after the Bishop had publicly threatened him. Protesting his innocence, the Bishop summons Cambrid..
A Tan and Sandy Silence (The Travis McGee Series)
$18.97
Private Investigator Travis McGee outwaits and outwits a deranged killer as he searches for a missing wife on the remote Caribbean island of Granada where he tangles with a baby-faced businessman with a lust for murder Author: MacDonald, John D. Publisher: J. B. Lippincott Binding: Hardcover Languag..
A Thrust to the Vitals (Rafferty/Llewellyn)
$12.69
Product Description 'Solid, straightforward detection mingled with family mayhem.' KIRKUS REVIEWS ON A THRUST TO THE VITALS Returning to Elmhurst many years after his involuntary departure, to attend a civic reception in his honour, Sir Rufus Seward had ignored the maxim that 'going back' is not alw..
A Tight Lie
$11.72
Huck Doyle is a professional golfer, a PGA “middler” who just manages to hold onto his tour card as he plays the small tournaments on the circuit. He also happens to be the son of a disgraced LAPD cop, a law school grad without a license to practice, and a registered private investigator. When Jonie..
A Vow Of Compassion
$8.78
From the Inside FlapWhen Mother Dorothy, Prioress of the Order of the Daughters of Compassion, inherits a considerable estate from her godmother, Louisa Cummings, nobody would guess that the death of the old lady will lead to one of Sister Joan's most dangerous and puzzling cases yet. Linked with th..
A Word After Dying
$14.42
From Kirkus ReviewsBamford's Chief Inspector Alan Markby and longtime girlfriend Meredith Mitchell (A Touch of Morality, 1997, etc.) are on holiday in the tiny village of Parsloe St. John, staying in the cottage bequeathed to Markby's brother-in-law Paul by his late Aunt Florrie. Meantime, next-door..
Act of Love
$10.03
Telling the tautly plotted story of a modern Jack the Ripper's spree in Houston, Lansdale creates a powerful combination of crime, police work, and social commentary--all with an eye for graphic detail. Act of Love, his first novel, is a collector's item for Lansdale's old fans and essential reading..
After the Armistice Ball
$11.01
Feeling restless in the years after World War I, Scottish gentry wife Dandy Gilver investigates the whereabouts of a cache of stolen diamonds, a case that tests Dandy's scruples and is complicated by the untimely death of a young woman. Author: McPherson, Catriona Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub Bindi..
Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House (Agatha Raisin...
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Agatha Raisin, snug and warm in her Carsley cottage, has that same old feeling-boredom-until a report of a haunted house sends her and new neighbor, handsome Paul Chatterton, to investigate. Suddenly, middle-aged Agatha is aglow with romance and excitement.But the glow fades fast. It turns out Paul ..
Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage (Agatha R...
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The morning of Agatha Raisin's long-awaited marriage to her attractive and elusive neighbor, James Lacey, dawns bright and clear. But the storm clouds of the day before would have been more appropriate. A new anti-wrinkle cream turns Agatha's face into one large red rash, James refuses to discuss hi..
Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death
$31.27
In order to introduce herself to the picturesque English village where she has just retired, Mrs. Agatha Raisin enters a quiche in a local competition and promptly finds herself a murder suspect when the judge dies from her poisonous pie. Author: M. C. Beaton Publisher: St Martins Pr Binding: Hardco..
Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley (Agatha R...
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When the quarrelsome head of the Dembley Ramblers Association, Jessica Tartinck, turns up dead in the field of the local baronet, the inimitable Agatha Raisin--in another attempt to gain community acceptance--sets out to clear Sir Charles Fraith's name. Author: Beaton, M. C. Publisher: St Martins Pr..