ISBN 10: 0441755054ISBN 13: 9780441755059"The Scoop" first appeared as a serial in the Listener in 1931."Behind the Screen" first appeared as a serial in the Listener in 1930.The two serials were first published in book form in the UK by Victor Gollancz L
The creators of Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Lord Peter Wimsey, and Father Brown collaborate on one mystery, all applying their unique expertise to solve the same case. Reprint. NYT.
News tycoon Lord Comstock is greedy, ruthless, scandal-mongering, and dead by Archbishop, MP, Scotland Yard Commissioner, or mysterious lady.1 Death at Hursley Lodge by John Rhode2 Mrs. Bradley’s Dilemma by Helen de Guerry Simpson3 Sir John Takes his Cu
Nothing could seem more civilized, more orderly and sedate than a weekend at one of Great Britain's country estates. Yet these staid, conservative houses play host to a wider variety of murders than do the mean streets of America's darkest cities.Contents
Murder: the unlawful, intentional killing of a human being - a terrible crime. But murder stories are always fascinating. Who did it? And how? Or why? And was it murder, or just an unfortunate accident? Who will triumph, the murderer or the detective? Thi
‘Mr Wills Crofts is deservedly a first favourite with all who want a real puzzle’ – Times Literary Supplement‘He always manages to give us something that really keeps us guessing’ – Daily MirrorGeorge Surridge, director of the Birmington Zoo,
‘As pretty a piece of work as Inspector French has done … On the level of Mr Crofts’ very best; which is saying something.’ – Daily TelegraphDr James Earle and his wife live in comfortable seclusion near the Hog’s Back, a ridge in the North Do
A Roger Sheringham mysteryIn a typical English country house, a murder is committed. The wealthy Victor Stanworth, who'd been playing host to a party of friends, is found dead in the library. At first it appears to be suicide, for the room was undoubtedly