Detective and mystery stories, English

In this Miss Marple collection a group of people gather at her house one Tuesday evening and the conversation turns to unsolved crimes.

It's a dangerous life being the younger brother of the world's worst private detective - but Nick Diamond has survived - so far. But these three mysteries are set to test his survival instincts to the full!

In this collection of twelve brand-new cases, Sherlock Holmes and his long-serving biographer and companion Doctor Watson face a wide-ranging criminal fraternity. Adventures include a one-time Baker Street Irregular jailed for violent robbery, a devious squire at a country house in Berkshire, the...

Smethers is a travelling salesman for Numnumo, who make a relish for meats and savouries. He shares a flat with an Oxford graduate called Linley, who fancies himself as a detective and to whom Scotland Yard is inclined to turn if they encounter a particularly challenging mystery. When a pretty yo...

'The Verdict of Us All' features a bumper assortment of 18 never-seen-before stories from the who's who of British crime fiction including Colin Dexter, P.D. James, Reginald Hill and a rare offering from Len Deighton.

Here is a collection of wintery crime and mystery stories by thirteen of the most exciting and diverse authors in children's books today!

The Christmas season is one of comfort and joy, sparkling lights and steam rising from cups of mulled wine at frosty carol services. A season of goodwill to all men, as families and friends come together to forget their differences and celebrate the year together. Unless, of course, you happen to...

The answer to any classic crime fiction fan's Christmas wish - and the only way for you to answer Who Killed Father Christmas? - this new anthology is set to muddle, befuddle, surprise and delight.

Narrated as the deathbed confession of a London policeman, 'Who Killed Zebedee?' exposes the seamier side of Victorian Britain. The accompanying tale, 'John Jago's Ghost' set in America, portrays with similar empathy the hardworking lives of New England farmers.

Agatha Christie's classic short story collection, published to tie-in with a new BBC TV adaptation of the book's most enduring and shocking thriller, 'The Witness for the Prosecution'.