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The murder of Colonel Protheroe — shot through the head — is a shock to everyone in St Mary Mead, though hardly an unpleasant one. Now even the vicar, who had declared that killing the detested Protheroe would be ‘doing the world at large… more

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Inspector Zhang loves mysteries, but as a Detective Inspector with the Singapore Police Force he knows that mysteries are few and far between. There are relatively few crimes in the city state and those that are committed are usually solved… more

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

On a foggy Monday in 1986, the universe suddenly, without warning, bifurcated. Fast-forward to 35 years later: Felix Sayers is a culinary writer living in San Francisco of Universe A who spends his days lunching at Coconut Café and dreaming… more

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling series!”Gemma Halliday’s Maddie Springer is like the west coast version of Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum - only more stylish!”- LG Book ClubSHORT STORY: Being the wife of a cop isn’t all it’s crac… more

Dying to read Agatha Christie for the first time or to re-read one of her classic mysteries but don’t know where to start? This fully authorized and comprehensive guide to the Queen of Mystery includes an introduction by award-winning Agath… more

Agatha Christie’s genius for detective fiction is unparalleled. Her worldwide popularity is phenomenal, her characters engaging, her plots spellbinding. No one knows the human heart—or the dark passions that can stop it—better than Agatha C… more

Lila Carmichael, outrageous, bawdy comedienne, is a rich and powerful woman in television. But, it’s not enough she has everything she desires; for fifteen years she has been obsessively orchestrating payback to five unsuspecting, former sc… more

A modern classic, this novel set a new standard in the art of mystery and suspense in its exploration of the criminal mindA Kiss Before Dying not only debuted the talent of best-selling novelist Ira Levin to rave reviews and an Edgar Award,… more

The world’s best-selling mystery with over 100 million copies sold!Ten people, each with something to hide and something to fear, are invited to a lonely mansion on Indian Island by a host who, surprisingly, fails to appear. On the island t… more

Giving screwball mystery a whole deadly new meaning.Holmes & Moriarity, Book 2A murderous fall down icy stairs is nearly the death of Anna Hitchcock, the much-beloved “American Agatha Christie” and Christopher Holmes’s former mentor. Anna’s… more

Just after midnight, a snowstorm stops the Orient Express dead in its tracks in the middle of Yugoslavia. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for this time of year. But by morning there is one passenger less. A ‘respectable American ge… more

Winner of the 2008 Agatha Award for Best First Novel From deep in the heart of his eighteenth century English manor, millionaire Sir Adrian Beauclerk-Fisk writes mystery novels and torments his four spoiled children with threats of disinher… more

Agatha Christie’s ginius for detective fiction is unparalleled. Her worldwide popularity is phenomenal, her characters engaging, her plots spellbinding. No one knows the human heart—or the dark passions that can stop it—better than Agatha C… more

Revised Second Edition:Debt collector Matt Spears isn’t having a good day. He’s being framed by the cops over an alleged assault and has inexplicably found himself indebted to the blind, but ruthless gangster, Vincent Barbour. When Barbour’… more

“The Clue characters are locked in a winter lodge. Mr. Boddy is found dead in a snowdrift with no visible signs of trauma. Who did it and how do you prove it using just the things in the lodge?”This short - 1,600 word - story based around t… more

Please join us in another edition of novel excerpts, recipes, and personal tidbits for our holiday-themed Sizzlers Edition, Hot Toddy Sizzlers. We’d like to introduce ourselves, starting with new contributor Janelle Taylor. Yes, that Janell… more

Six naïve guests plus revenge served cold equals a recipe for disaster…Lila Carmichael may be a rich and famous comedienne, but she’s hidden her greatest talent from her adoring fans—her ability to simmer, spice and serve a carefully constr… more

A rollicking tale of murder, romance, and a bordello…The first book in the Rebecca Schwartz mystery series by Edgar Award Winner Julie Smith“A lively romp of a novel … Smith shows an Agatha Christie-like capacity for making much ado about c… more