Murder, politics and Nazi sympathisers - Arthur Crook has his detection skills pushed to the limit., with a most unlikely conspirator...Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection Club'The lobby of the House of Commons was very full on the momentous afternoon...

Editeur : The Murder Room
Parution : 2013-04-14
Collection : Mr Crook Murder Mystery
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A chilling day of murder in the midst of post-World War II austerityClassic crime from one of the greats of the Detection ClubIn the spring of 1946, the redoubtable Lady Bate arrives at The Downs, built by the eccentric Colonel Anstruther years before. The aftermath of...

Editeur : The Murder Room
Parution : 2013-04-14
Collection : Mr Crook Murder Mystery
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'From the way her buttocks looked under the black silk dress, I knew she'd be good in bed'So begins the most hardboiled of Latimer's novels, whose notoriety meant that it was only published in unexpurgated form in the States in 1982, 40 years after its original...

Editeur : The Murder Room
Parution : 2013-04-14
Collection : Murder Room
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In his first case, William Crane goes undercover in a private sanatorium to solve a theft, and makes no secret of the fact that he believes himself to be a great detective, even presenting himself as Edgar Allan Poe's C. Auguste Dupin. Indeed, he manages to dazzle the...

Editeur : The Murder Room
Parution : 2013-04-14
Collection : A Bill Crane Mystery
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Perhaps it really started when scriptwriter Richard Blake, finishing last-minute revisions in the early hours of the morning, found the naked blonde on his driveway. Nobody ever saw her again, but she turned out to be a vital clue. The movie's fading star is Caresse...

Editeur : The Murder Room
Parution : 2013-04-14
Collection : Murder Room
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A man is accused of murdering his wife - and all the evidence points to his guilt.Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection Club'No author is more skilled at making a good story seem brilliant' Sunday ExpressIt was a dark night, clammy with fog; an evil...

Editeur : The Murder Room
Parution : 2013-04-14
Collection : Mr Crook Murder Mystery
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Lawyer-detective Arthur Crook always believes his clients are innocent... despite the evidence to the contrary.Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection ClubA famous art collector's car discovered at the bottom of a cliff after he was supposed to have taken...

Editeur : The Murder Room
Parution : 2013-04-14
Collection : Mr Crook Murder Mystery
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How do you catch a killer when the murder goes unnoticed?Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection ClubThe victim was certainly deserving of death, but not the hard, cruel death he found. No one deserved that . . .At first, the killer goes unsuspected....

Editeur : The Murder Room
Parution : 2013-04-14
Collection : Mr Crook Murder Mystery
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In the darkness of World War Two, a murderer strikes... Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection Club'No author is more skilled at making a good story seem brilliant' Sunday Express'He stood very still for a moment. He said he had a sixth sense that warned...

Editeur : The Murder Room
Parution : 2013-04-14
Collection : Mr Crook Murder Mystery
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Chosen by The Times as one of the Top Ten Crime Novels Written by Women since 2000Flavia Albia is the adopted daughter of a famous investigating family. In defiance of tradition, she lives alone on the colourful Aventine Hill, and battles out a solo career in a...

Editeur : Hodder & Stoughton
Parution : 2013-04-11
Collection : Flavia Albia
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A gripping psychological thriller for fans of Clare Mackintosh and Shari LaPena, from the bestselling author of Lie With Me.'You'll be glued to every page' Closer It's true what they say: one moment can change your life completely. I found a woman's body on the common....

Editeur : Mulholland Books
Parution : 2013-04-11

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Boston PI Spenser returns in this tense and twisty mystery from Robert B Parker's acclaimed and bestselling Spenser series.When a fourteen-year-old boy disappears from a decent neighbourhood, everyone thinks he has run away. Everyone, that is, except private detective...

Editeur : Quercus
Parution : 2013-04-11

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Libertus is in a race against time to solve his latest mystery...Rosemary Rowe's clever whodunits continue to delight fans of historical crime, withLibertus and Junio proving a formidable and popular detective team in the ninth novel of theLibertus series, A Coin for...

Editeur : Headline
Parution : 2013-04-11

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A thrilling glimpse of life in Roman Britain . . .A bedbound Libertus is faced with one of his toughest dilemmas yet, involving a dangerous ransom note.A Roman Ransom is the perfect read for fans of David Wishart and Lindsey Davis.'It's a humdinger of a plot with more...

Editeur : Headline
Parution : 2013-04-11

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A Roman Emperor lies dead and a mystery is to be solved...As Libertus investigates a seemingly accidental death, sinister details begin to unravel. Murder in the Forum is the third historical crime thriller in Rosemary Rowe's gripping crime series, in the vein of...

Editeur : Headline
Parution : 2013-04-11

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Roman Britain is brought vividly to life in this gripping mystery...An opulent evening banquet turns deadly in The Ghost of Glevum, the sixth historical thriller from Rosemary Rowe's gripping Libertus series. The perfect read for fans of David Wishart and Lindsey...

Editeur : Headline
Parution : 2013-04-11

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A deadly puzzle from the days of the Roman Empire...Rosemary Rowe introduces Libertus and Marcus Septimus, in The Germanicus Mosaic, the first fantastic mystery thriller of the highly acclaimed Libertus series. The perfect read for fans of Stephen Saylor and Lindsey...

Editeur : Headline
Parution : 2013-04-11

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Britain is under Roman rule and a killer is at large... A Pattern of Blood, the second novel in Rosemary Rowe's highly acclaimed Libertus series, investigates multiple murders. Libertus must solve the mystery before the killer strikes again. The perfect read for fans of...

Editeur : Headline
Parution : 2013-04-11

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Libertus and Septimus come face to face with the criminal underworld of Roman Britain... Curiosity leads amateur sleuthLibertus into the dangerous world of fearless criminals in Enemies of the Empire, the seventh novel of Rosemary Rowe'sLibertus series. The perfect read...

Editeur : Headline
Parution : 2013-04-11

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Can Libertus crack a case of brutal murders and shocking twists?A tale of corruption and intrigue, The Chariots of Calyx is the fourth instalment in Rosemary Rowe's gripping Libertus series. The perfect read for fans of Stephen Saylor and Lindsey Davis.'Well-researched...

Editeur : Headline
Parution : 2013-04-11

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