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Lymstock is a town with more than its share of shameful secrets—a town where even a sudden outbreak of anonymous hate-mail causes only a minor stir. But all that changes when one of the recipients, Mrs Symmington, commits suicide. Her final note said ‘I can't go on'. Only Miss Marple questions the coroner's verdict of suicide. Was this the work of a poison-pen? Or of a poisoner? 

Detective Lindsay Boxer is jogging along a beautiful San Francisco street as a ferocious blast rips through the neighbourhood. A townhouse owned by an internet magnate explodes into flames, three people die and a sinister note signed 'August Spies' is found at the scene. A wave of violence is...

East Long Beach. The LAPD is barely keeping up with the high crime rate. Murders go unsolved, OAPs are getting hoodwinked, children are missing. But word has spread: if you've got a case the police can't or won't touch, Isaiah Quintabe will help you out. They call him IQ. He's a loner and a high school dropout, his unassuming nature disguising a relentless determination and a fierce intelligence. He charges his clients whatever they can afford. But now he needs a client who can pay.

Singapore is agog with the news of King Edward VIII's abdication to marry American heiress Wallis Simpson. Chen Su Lin, now Chief Inspector Le Froy's secretarial assistant in Singapore's newly formed detective unit, still dreams of becoming a journalist and hopes to cover the story when the Hon Victor Glossop announces he is marrying an American widow of his own, Mrs Nicole Covington, in the colony. But things go horribly wrong when Victor Glossop is found dead, his body covered in bizarre symbols and soaked in betel nut juice.

A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time on audio. Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings are on holiday at the opulent Grand Metropolitan Hotel in Brighton, where they meet the wife of a wealthy stockbroker. As they discuss the jewels worn by Mrs Opalsen...

Summertime - as the temperature rises, so does the potential for evil. From Cornwall to the French Riviera, whether against a background of Delphic temples or English country houses, Agatha Christie’s most famous characters solve even the most devilish of conundrums as the summer sun beats down. Pull up a deckchair and enjoy plot twists and red herrings galore from the best-selling fiction writer of all time. 

When Daisy Turner returns to the seaside village of Honeysuckle Harbour to take over her late father's vet practice, she's expecting muddy paws, cuddly cats, and the chance to grieve in peace. What she gets is a new vet trying to drive her out of business, a handsome new colleague... and a dead body. Margot Kinkade was a successful local pug breeder, and when the police say her death was an accident, Daisy isn't convinced.

April 1956: Krimianmelderen Florence Granat falder om på avisredaktionen og beordres på en afslappende ferie i syden. En busrejse til Rom virker som den perfekte mulighed, men knapt har de nået kontinentet, før Florrie rammes af bange anelser. De bekræftes snart af et mystisk dødsfald...

কর্নেল সমগ্র ১ আপনি রহস্য রোমাঞ্চ ভালবাসেন? ব্যোমকেশ শার্লক হোমস,আগাথা কৃষ্টি আপনি এককালে গোগ্রাসে গিলতেন? আজ...

ആദ്യം സിനിമാതാരത്തിന്റെയും വജ്രത്തിന്റെയും നിഗൂഢതയായിരുന്നു... പിന്നെ കൊലപാതകമെന്ന 'ആത്മഹത്യ'... വിലകുറഞ്ഞ...

বাংলা কিশোর অ্যাডভেঞ্চার কাহিনীর যে ধারা বিভূতিভূষন বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের ' চাঁদের পাহাড় ' বা হেমেন্দ্র কুমার রায়ের...

బలభద్రపాత్రుని రమణి ఒక భారతీయ సాహితీవేత్త, నవలా రచయిత్రి, నాటక రచయిత, స్క్రీన్ రైటర్, డైలాగ్ రైటర్ మరియు...

Die Sheltons geben zur Einweihung ihres neu gestalteten Gartens ein großes Grillf­est. Auch Mimi Rutherfurt und Dr. Christopher Hays gehören zu den geladenen Gästen, die allesamt die Einweihungsparty in vollen Zügen genießen. Doch die gute Stimmung endet abrupt, als man Winston Glover erstochen in der Nähe der Küche auffindet. Schnell stellt Mimi Rutherfurt fest, dass einige der Gäste ein Motiv gehabt hätten, Mr. Glover zu ermorden.

A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook. Travelling in Greece, Parker Pyne befriends a doting mother and her 18 year old son. When her son is kidnapped for ransom, Mr. Pyne offers his services. But his involvement could make the perpetrators...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! “Madcap fun, with an entertaining new cast of characters and Osman’s trademark wit. Delightful!” —Shari Lapena From the #1 bestselling author of The Thursday Murder Club Series A brand new mystery. An iconic new detective duo. And a thrilling new murder...

Tess Maxwell grew up fascinated by the stars and her father Harry’s stories and his scientific lessons. But ever since Harry’s death ten years ago, Tess has felt out of sync with the world and suspects that there’s more to her father’s work—and death—than anyone has let on. When she discovers a cryptic puzzle he left behind, she’s thrust into the hidden world of the Paradox Club, a covert organization operating out of an unremarkable Manhattan brownstone where scholars guard knowledge with the power to reshape human history.

Small town romance meets twisty thriller when a disgraced podcaster suspects one of her three love interests is a serial killer—and she's the next victim. Perfect for readers of My Killer Vacation and Love in the Time of Serial Killers. True crime podcaster Ella Takeda is a sucker for a good...

The scene begins in a courtroom, where the judge sums up the arguments against Harriet Vane, a crime novelist accused of poisoning her ex-lover, Peter Boyes. Vane turns out to have bought arsenic at drugstores near her, supposedly to research a novel that she is writing. Lord Peter, watching the trial, is convinced that Harriet Vane is not the real killer. The jury trying her is hung, giving him time to investigate the murder while Harriet waits in prison for a retrial.

While Lucy McNeil is enjoying her new job as the mother of twin boys and library director, new librarian Nichelle Gilchrest has just arrived at the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library, reporting for duty. But life throws a wrench on Nichelle’s first day when she finds a body on the steps—a body that bears a startling resemblance to her father, who disappeared on a fishing trip to the Outer Banks thirty-eight years ago.

The summer holiday becomes a nightmare in this classic murder mystery, set during a heatwave. Meet Asey Mayo, Cape Cod’s answer to Sherlock Holmes, a Jack-of-all-trades who uses his worldly knowledge to solve the most puzzling crimes to strike the peninsula. A massive heatwave is scorching the...