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Four of Agatha Christie's twelve, celebrated Miss Marple novels in a single volume, bound in the stylish livery of the new series. The Body in the Library It's seven in the morning, and the body of a young woman is found in the Bantry's library. And what's the connection with another dead girl, found in a deserted quarry? Miss Marple is invited to investigate the mystery before tongues start to wag...and another innocent victim is murdered in cold blood. The Moving Finger The quiet inhabitants of Lymstock are unsettled by a sudden outbreak of hate-mail. But when one of the recipients commits suicide, only Miss Marple questions the coroner's verdict. Is this the work of a poison pen...or a poisoner? A Murder is Announced An advertisement in the Chipping Cleghorn Gazette announces the time and place of a forthcoming murder. Many think it's a hoax - but the owner of the house named as the murder site is less than impressed. Especially when half the village turn up at the allotted time and then the lights go out...and the screaming starts. 4.50 from Paddington As two trains run together, side by side, Mrs McGillicuddy watches a murder. Then the other train draws away. With no other witnesses, and not even a body, who will take her story seriously. The she remembers her old friend Miss Marple...

The second novel in the Inspector Lynley mystery series. An isolated Scottish mansion is the venue for a reading of a controversial new play. But on the first evening, the playright is savagely murdered. One of the suspects is Helen Clyde - the woman Lynley loves.

Your favourite anti-heroine, Kitty Collins, is back! Expect more wit, sass, and, of course, murder…My name is Kitty Collins and I’m a serial killer.I don’t want to kill. It’s just so hard to resist. Some men really, really deserve it.Men like Blaze Bundy, an anonymous influencer spreading misogyny online. He’s making it very hard for me to control my murderous urges.Meanwhile I’m in the South of France to watch my mother marry a man I’ve never met. I should be drinking cocktails and focusing on my tan, not plotting a murder.But a woman’s work is never done. Surely one more teensy little kill wouldn’t hurt, would it?Fans of How to Kill Your Family and Bad Sisters will love this deliciously dark, hilariously twisted new novel from the author of How to Kill Men and Get Away With It and The Murder After the Night Before.Readers are obsessed with Kitty Collins:'Darkly witty' Red'Made in Chelsea if it got seriously dark' Heat‘I literally couldn’t put this book down, I was just so engrossed in Kitty and what the heck she was going to do next!!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘This book has got to be my favourite so far this year.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘There are just so many good things I could say about this book. I absolutely tore (pun intended) through this read. Everyone needs to go read it.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Being a man I really shouldn't like this book. Well I didn't like it. I loved it! Oh I just couldn't stop reading this.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘How to Kill Men was an absolute treat to read, sending out American Psycho and Promising Young Women vibes.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘AMAZING!!! Where has Kitty been all my life?’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘This is one of the most clever books I have read in quite a while.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘A well-rounded cast of characters, quick pace, and thrilling twists make this one of my favourites of the year!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

A Classic Mystery From Dick Francis, The Champion Of English Storytellers. Tim Ekaterin Has A Lot Of Money. Unfortunately, It Is Other People's, And It Is His Job To Invest It Wisely, Or Get Fired. And Right Now He's Taken A Big Risk: Using £5 Million To Stud A Champion Racing Stallion. When The Resulting Foals Have Birth Defects, Tim Is Worried And Decides That There May Be Something Else Going On At The Stables. His Suspicions Are Confirmed When One Of Those Helping With The Horses Is Murdered. Now It's Not Just About Money, But About Life And Death. Determined To Get To The Bottom Of Why Anyone Would Do This, Tim Puts Himself In Danger's Path To Discover The Truth . . . Praise For Dick Francis: 'as A Jockey, Dick Francis Was Unbeatable When He Got Into His Stride. The Same Is True Of His Crime Writing' Daily Mirror 'dick Francis's Fiction Has A Secret Ingredient - His Inimitable Knack Of Grabbing The Reader's Attention On Page One And Holding It Tight Until The Very End' Sunday Telegraph 'the Narrative Is Brisk And Gripping And The Background Researched With Care . . . The Entire Story Is A Pleasure To Relish' Scotsman 'francis Writing At His Best' Evening Standard 'a Regular Winner . . . As Smooth, Swift And Lean As Ever' Sunday Express 'a Super Chiller And Killer' New York Times Book Review Dick Francis Was One Of The Most Successful Post-war National Hunt Jockeys. The Winner Of Over 350 Races, He Was Champion Jockey In 1953/1954 And Rode For Hm Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, Most Famously On Devon Loch In The 1956 Grand National. On His Retirement From The Saddle, He Published His Autobiography, The Sport Of Queens, Before Going On To Write Forty-three Bestselling Novels, A Volume Of Short Stories (field Of 13), And The Biography Of Lester Piggott. During His Lifetime Dick Francis Received Many Awards, Amongst Them The Prestigious Crime Writers' Association's Cartier Diamond Dagger For His Outstanding Contribution To The Genre, And Three 'best Novel' Edgar Allan Poe Awards From The Mystery Writers Of America. In 1996 He Was Named By Them As Grand Master For A Lifetime's Achievement. In 1998 He Was Elected A Fellow Of The Royal Society Of Literature, And Was Awarded A Cbe In The Queen's Birthday Honours List Of 2000. Dick Francis Died In February 2010, At The Age Of Eighty-nine, But He Remains One Of The Greatest Thriller Writers Of All Time.

When novelist Owen Quine goes missing, his wife calls in private detective Cormoran Strike. At first, Mrs. Quine just thinks her husband has gone off by himself for a few days-as he has done before-and she wants Strike to find him and bring him home.But as Strike investigates, it becomes clear that there is more to Quine's disappearance than his wife realizes. The novelist has just completed a manuscript featuring poisonous pen-portraits of almost everyone he knows. If the novel were to be published, it would ruin lives-meaning that there are a lot of people who might want him silenced.When Quine is found brutally murdered under bizarre circumstances, it becomes a race against time to understand the motivation of a ruthless killer, a killer unlike any Strike has encountered before... A compulsively readable crime novel with twists at every turn, THE SILKWORM is the second in the highly acclaimed series featuring Cormoran Strike and his determined young assistant, Robin Ellacott.

Vera Wong is back and as meddling as ever in this follow-up to the hit Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers.…Ever since a man was found dead in Vera's teahouse, life has been good. For Vera that is. She’s surrounded by loved ones, her shop is bustling, and best of all, her son, Tilly, has a girlfriend! All thanks to Vera, because Tilly's girlfriend is none other than Officer Selena Gray. The very same Officer Gray that she had harassed while investigating the teahouse murder. Still, Vera wishes more dead bodies would pop up in her shop, but one mustn't be ungrateful, even if one is slightly...bored.Then Vera comes across a distressed young woman who is obviously in need of her kindly guidance. The young woman is looking for a missing friend. Fortunately, while cat-sitting at Tilly and Selena's, Vera finds a treasure Selena's briefcase. Inside is a file about the death of an enigmatic influencer—who also happens to be the friend that the young woman was looking for.Online, Xander had it a parade of private jets, fabulous parties with socialites, and a burgeoning career as a social media influencer. The only problem is, after his body is fished out of Mission Bay, the police can't seem to actually identify him. Who is Xander Lin? Nobody knows. Every contact is a dead end. Everybody claims not to know him, not even his parents.Vera is determined to solve Xander's murder. After all, doing so would surely be a big favor to Selena, and there is nothing she wouldn't do for her future daughter-in-law.

A Gripping Historical Crime Novel, Perfect For Fans Of C. J. Sansom ’crackles With Energy And Wit’ The Times

Don't miss Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess! Now a Netflix original movie starring Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, and Helena Bonham Carter!Enola Holmes--younger sister to Sherlock Holmes--is back on another case!Enola Holmes is being hunted by the world's most famous detective--her own brother, Sherlock Holmes. But while she is on the run in the world's biggest, darkest, dirtiest city, she discovers a hidden cache of charcoal drawings and feels as if she is a soul mate to the girl who drew them. But that girl, Lady Cecily, has disappeared without a trace. Braving the midnight streets, Enola must unravel the clues to find this left-handed lady, but in order to save her, Enola risks revealing more than she should. Will she be able to keep her identity a secret and find Lady Cecily, or will the one thing she is trying to save--her freedom--be lost forever?Praise for Enola Holmes: The Case of the Missing Marquess:An Edgar Award Nominee!"Empowered, capable, and smart . . . [with] an impactful message that you can do anything if you set your mind to it."--Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things* "Enola shows herself to be an intelligent, rational, resourceful, and brave protagonist. Readers will look forward to hearing this heroine's unique voice again." --Publishers Weekly, starred review* "This is a terrific package. Springer not only provides two fine mysteries, breathtaking adventure, and key-eyed description, but she also offers a worthy heroine." --Booklist, starred review

A Newbery Honor Book"An irresistible Southern narrator—a literary descendant of Scout Finch of To Kill a Mockingbird." —NewsdayRising sixth grader Miss Moses LoBeau lives in the small town of Tupelo Landing, NC, where everyone's business is fair game and no secret is sacred. She washed ashore in a hurricane eleven years ago, and she's been making waves ever since. Although Mo hopes someday to find her "upstream mother," she's found a home with the Colonel--a café owner with a forgotten past of his own--and Miss Lana, the fabulous café hostess. She will protect those she loves with every bit of her strong will and tough attitude. So when a lawman comes to town asking about a murder, Mo and her best friend, Dale Earnhardt Johnson III, set out to uncover the truth in hopes of saving the only family Mo has ever known.Look for all the Mo & Dale Mysteries: The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing, The Odds of Getting Even, and The Law of Finders Keepers* “A wickedly awesome tale…Mo LoBeau is destined to become a standout character in children’s fiction.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review* “Turnage’s lively novel features a distinctive voice and a community of idiosyncratic characters.”—Booklist, starred review* "Here is a writer who has never met a metaphor or simile she couldn't put to good use."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

For a century the iconic Grand Raj Palace Hotel has welcomed the world's elite. From film stars to foreign dignitaries, anyone who is anyone stays at the Grand Raj.The last thing the venerable old hotel needs is a murder. . .When American billionaire Hollis Burbank is found dead -- the day after buying India's most expensive painting -- the authorities are keen to label it a suicide. But the man in charge of the investigation is not so sure. Inspector Chopra is called in -- and discovers a hotel full of people with a reason to want Burbank dead.Accompanied by his sidekick, baby elephant Ganesha, Chopra navigates his way through the palatial building, a journey that leads him steadily to a killer, and into the heart of darkness . . .