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Murder On Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve. While the world sleeps, snow falls gently from the sky, presents lie under the tree ... and murder is afoot. In this collection of ten classic murder mysteries by …
Murder in Midsummer
A rock pool with a deadly secret. A bank holiday heatwave dominated by the murder of an unknown man. A sun-drenched picnic that ends in a sinister locked-room mystery. And an …
The Progress of a Crime
The murder, a brutal stabbing, definitely took place on Guy Fawkes' night. It was definitely by the bonfire on the village green. There were definitely a number of witnesses. And …
Death's Darkest Face
Geoffrey Elder sets out to uncover the truth about his father, who may have been a murderer and adulterer. His investigations lead him to reconsider his past, in particular a …
Colour Of Murder
John Wilkins was a gentle, mild-mannered man who lived a simple, predictable life. So when he met a beautiful, irresistible girl his world was turned upside down. Looking at his …
England's Pride
General Gordon, charged with the task of defending Khartoum, was stabbed to death on 26 January 1885 when the Mahdi's forces took the town by storm. Two days later, the …
The Detective Story in Britain
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the …
Bloody Murder: from the Detective Story to the Crime Novel
A look at the genre of detective fiction features reviews of every sort of book within the genre--from detective work to thriller to psychological crime novel--letting readers know …
Horatio Bottomley
Horatio Bottomley was one of the most flamboyant characters of the twentieth century. From his inauspicious beginnings as a child in an orphanage, he made a series of extremely …
Man Who Lost His Wife
Gilbert Welton's life changed one breakfast time - his wife, Virginia, announced she was leaving him. Perhaps not the expected beginning of a comedy, but Symons employs his …
Animal Farm: Introduction by Julian Symons
One of Time magazine's 100 best English-language novels and the most famous of all twentieth-century political allegories - "A wise, compassionate, and illuminating fable for our …
Bland Beginning
A purchase at a second-hand bookshop seems an innocent enough event. Tony Shelton hadn't expected it to be anything but that - and he certainly hadn't expected it to throw him head …