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Towards zero
By Agatha Christie. 1944
On February 14th someone sat, writing a clear, carefully detailed project for murder. The person writing raised his head, and…
across the serious face a smile came. It was not quite sane. The person drew a deep breath. There was one thing lacking still. With a smile the writer traced a date - a date in September. 1944.Taken at the flood
By Agatha Christie. 1948
A man calling himself Enoch Arden comes to Warmsley Vale on a Saturday and is killed in his room at…
the local inn on the following Tuesday. There are sinister motives for his death - not the least of which is a sizeable fortune. What now of the club bore's tale during the air raid about one Robert Underhay, who had talked of giving his wife her freedom (without the stigma of divorce) by "dying" and taking the name of Enoch Arden? 1948.Vintage murder
By Ngaio Marsh. 1980
When Alfred Meyer decides to celebrate his wife's birthday by having a giant champagne bottle descend over the dinner table,…
something terrible happens. Chief Inspector Detective Roderick Alleyn saw the whole thing and now he has to determine whether the vintage was a bad one or if the Maori ghost stories are true. 1980, c1937.Why didn't they ask Evans?
By Agatha Christie. 1934
It was on the seventeenth hole that Bobby Jones' game fell apart, and his ball vanished down a chasm. On…
the rocks below, he saw the crumpled body of a man and overheard his last words. "Why didn't they ask Evans?" Hearing those last words will bring mortal danger into Bobby Jones' life. 1934.Uncle Charles has locked himself in
By Georges Simenon. 1987
Charles Dupeux, a bookkeeper and man of regular habits, comes home from work one night and locks himself in the…
attic. Everyone grows increasingly nervous as Charles' self-imposed exile continues. Originally published in 1939. 1987. Uniform title: Oncle Charles s'est enfermé.Unfinished portrait
By Agatha Christie. 1962
Since childhood, Celia has been haunted by the face of an unknown man. Now as a young woman, she comes…
face to face with the man of her nightmares. Written by Agatha Christie under a pseudonym. 1962.The drowner
By John D MacDonald. 1963
Lucille Hanson had rid herself of her rich husband who lived casually and loved carelessly. She was finally putting together…
the pieces of her life -- until her body was found at the bottom of a lake. Most people thought it was suicide, but one of her mourners refused to believe it was anything but murder. 1988, c1963.Thirteen for luck
By Agatha Christie. 1961
Thirteen at dinner
By Agatha Christie. 1960
A lovely actress makes no secret of the fact that she wants to trade her husband for another wealthier man.…
When her husband is found dead, she asks Hercule Poirot to help clear her name. 1984, c1960.Thirteen clues for Miss Marple
By Agatha Christie. 1966
A dozen mystery stories, drawn from the author's previous books. the sleuth, who has remarkable deductive powers, is a gentle,…
elderly maiden lady who seldom leaves her village near London. 1966.The witness for the prosecution and other stories
By Agatha Christie. 1924
The door
By Georges Simenon. 1964
Bernard Foy has lived a relatively uncomplicated life during the twenty years since his hands were blown off during World…
War II. He stays in his apartment in Paris painting lampshades while his wife Nelly works downstairs. Now Bernard experiences dizzy spells that he secretly attributes to a growing jealousy of Nelly's male acquaintances and obsession over a possible clandestine relationship. Some explicit descriptions of sex. c1964.The case of the counterfeit eye
By Erle Stanley Gardner. 1935
The rose and the yew tree: a novel of romance and suspense
By Agatha Christie. 1947
A crippled but clear-sighted observer narrates the strange relationship that develops between the beautiful, aristocratic Isabella of St. Loo Castle…
and John Gabriel, an opportunist, a man of no virtues, except that of physical courage. Gabriel, one of the candidates in a post-war election in Cornwall, both despises and desires Isabella. 1947.The murder on the links
By Agatha Christie. 1923
The mousetrap and other plays
By Agatha Christie. 1978
Collection of eight murder mystery plays by the famous writer. Includes "The mousetrap", where an unknown killer stalks snowbound guests…
at an isolated inn. The other plays are: Ten little Indians; Appointment with death; The hollow; Witness for the prosecution; Towards zero; Verdict; and Go back for murder. 1981, c1978.The man in the brown suit
By Agatha Christie. 1952
Anne Beddingfield witnesses the death of a man when he falls on the tracks at a London Tube station. She…
also observes a man in a brown suit who examines the body and drops a piece of paper as he hurries away. 1952.The case of the perjured parrot: a Perry Mason mystery
By Erle Stanley Gardner. 1939
Retired multimillionaire Fremont C. Sabin is found murdered in his mountain cabin where his pet parrot keeps a screaming vigil.…
His son Charles hires Perry Mason to find the murderer. 1939.The case of the hesitant hostess
By Erle Stanley Gardner. 1953
The case of the beautiful beggar (Perry Mason mystery)
By Erle Stanley Gardner. 1965
In a variation on his usual role, Perry Mason acts as a civil attorney until the case evolves into criminal…
proceedings. Mason is hired by beautiful, young Daphne Shelby, whose wealthy, elderly uncle has been forced into a shady sanitarium by his unscrupulous half-brother, a gambler with debts to repay. 1965. (Perry Mason mystery)