By Dorothy L. Sayers.
In the debut mystery of Dorothy L. Sayers a hobbyist investigator, Lord Peter Wimsey, is on the case of an untimely appearance of a naked body in a bathtub. In this case Lord Peter will untangle and reveal the puzzling details surrounding this shocking mystery.
NY. Harrow and Heston Classic Reprint. (1923) 198 pages.
By Agatha Christie.
Agatha Christie’s Poirot Investigates a host of murders most foul—as well as other dastardly crimes—in this collection of short stories from the one-and-only Queen of mystery. First there was the mystery of the film star and the diamond . . . then came the “suicide” that was murder . . . the mystery of the absurdly cheap flat . . .a suspicious death in a locked gun room . . . a million dollar bond robbery . . . the curse of a pharaoh’s tomb . . . a jewel robbery by the sea . . . the abduction of a prime minister . . . the disappearance of a banker . . . a phone call from a dying man . . .and, finally, the mystery of the missing will.
Harrow and Heston Classic Reprint. (1924) 195 pages.
By Agatha Christie.
Agatha Christie’s The Secret of Chimneys, starring her sleuths Superintendent Battle and Lady Eileen “Bundle” Brent, is a murder mystery-treasure hunt crossover, considered to be one of her best early novels. The plot is a popular one, perfected by Christie: there are a bunch of people staying at a mansion when one of the guests is murdered!.
Harrow and Heston Classic Reprint. (1925) 268 pages.
By Agatha Christie.
Tommy and Tuppence, two young people short of money and restless for excitement, embark on a daring business scheme – Young Adventurers Ltd.. Their advertisement says they are ‘willing to do anything, go anywhere’. But their first assignment, for the sinister Mr Whittington, plunges them into more danger than they ever imagined .
NY. Harrow and Heston Classic Reprint. (1922) 249 pages.
By Agatha Christie.
Agatha Christie's first ever published novel and is the first to feature the famously eccentric detective Hercule Poirot, as well as other classic characters including Inspector Japp and Arthur Hastings. The sleuthing team investigates the murder of Emily Inglethorp, a caring woman who opened her home to people resettling after the Giant War.
Harrow and Heston Classic Reprint. (1920) 187 pages.
By Arthur Conan Doyle.
My Friend the Murderer is a short story written by Arthur Conan Doyle first published in the London Society magazine in December 1882, signed A. Conan Doyle. Set in Edinburgh 1859. Much intrigue, murder, mystery, unsolved crimes, and ghosts.
NY. Harrow and Heston Classic Reprint. (1892) 19 pages.
By A. Conan Doyle.
The Sign of the Four (also known as Sign of Four) by Arthur Conan Doyler is the second Sherlock Holmes novel, after A Study in Scarlet. The plot involves service in India, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, a stolen treasure, and a secret pact among four convicts (“the Four” of the title) and two corrupt prison guards... and of course, Sherlock Holmes.
NY. Harrow and heston Classic Reprint. (1892) 114 pages.
By A. Conan Doyle.
This book contains the first 12 Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The stories are: A Scandal in Bohemia, The Red-Headed League, A Case of Identity, The Boscombe Valley Mystery, The Five Orange Pips, The Man with the Twisted Lip, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb, The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor, The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet, The Adventure of the Copper Beeches.
Harrow and Heston Classic Reprint. (1892) 270 pages.
By Charles Dickens.
This detective stories of Charles Dickens, written about 30 years before Arthur Conan Doyle. “The main character is a smart and attentive man named Sampson. One day he sees a strange Mr. Julius Silton in his office. Sampson begins to suspect that this man is hiding something necessary from other people. This Mr. Silton appears in the life of the main character more often. Sampson understands that a crime is occurring and it must be stopped. Sampson turns into a real hunter of criminals” (Amazon).
NY. Harrow and Heston Classic reprint. (1859) 99 pages.
By A. Conan Doyle.
Stories include Tales of Terror: The Horror of the Heights ,The Leather Funnel, The New Catacomb, The Case of Ladv Sannox , The Terror of Blue John Gap, The Brazilian Cat. Tales of Mystery: The Lost Special, The Beetle-Hunter, The Man with the Watches, The Japanned Box The Black Doctor, The Jew’s Breastplate.
NY. Harrow and Heston Classic Reprint. (1922) 204 pages.
By A. Conan Doyle.
The first of the Sherlock Holmes stories, this was also the first of Conan Doyle’s books to be published. In this fascinating and exciting tale, the two towering creations of detective fiction—Holmes, the master of the science of detection, and Watson, his faithful companion—make their auspicious debut. The two detectives are immediately in fine form as Holmes plucks the solution to the mystery from the heart of Victorian London.
Harrow and Heston Classic Reprint. (1891) 125 pages.