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An Old Betrayal

Charles Finch · 338 pages

Drawn back into his old profession, Charles Lenox, a Member of Parliament, investigates the murder of an innocuous country squire and discovers that this body is only the first step in a deadly plan to destroy England's monarchy. "In the seventh book of Finch's bestselling series of Victorian mysteries, a case of mistaken identity has Charles Lenox playing for his highest stakes yet: the safety o

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The House of Silk

Anthony Horowitz · 312 pages

For the first time in its one-hundred-and-twenty-five-year history, the Arthur Conan Doyle Estate has authorized a new Sherlock Holmes novel. Once again, THE GAME’S AFOOT… London, 1890. 221B Baker St. A fine art dealer named Edmund Carstairs visits Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson to beg for their help. He is being menaced by a strange man in a flat cap – a wanted criminal who seems to have fo

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The Excursion Train

Edward Marston · 288 pages

On the shocking discovery of a passenger's body on the Great Western Railway excursion train, Detective Inspector Robert Colbeck and his assistant, Sergeant Victor Leeming, are dispatched to the scene. Faced with what initially appears to be a motiveless murder, Colbeck is intrigued by the murder weapon – a noose. When it emerges that the victim had worked as a public executioner, Colbeck realises

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The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes

Adrian Conan Doyle, John Dickson Carr · 316 pages

From the son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and one of America's greatest mystery writers, John Dickson Carr, comes twelve riveting tales based on incidents or elements of the unsolved cases of Sherlock Holmes. The plots are all new, with painstaking attention to the mood, tone, and detail of the original stories. Here is a fascinating volume of mysteries for new Sherlock fans, as well as for those wh

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The Angel of the Crows

Katherine Addison · 448 pages

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Murder on Cold Street

Sherry Thomas · 344 pages

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The Case of the Missing Marquess

Nancy Springer · 216 pages

When Enola Holmes, sister to the detective Sherlock Holmes, discovers her mother has disappeared, she quickly embarks on a journey to London in search of her. But nothing can prepare her for what awaits. Because when she arrives, she finds herself involved in the kidnapping of a young marquess, fleeing murderous villains, and trying to elude her shrewd older brothers—all while attempting to piece

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A Study in Scarlet

Arthur Conan Doyle · 145 pages

A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in literature.

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Orders from Berlin

Simon Tolkien · 354 pages

A tale set in 1940 London marks the beginning of Detective Bill Trave's career and follows his investigation into an MI6 former chief's murder, which is linked to an assassination plot against Churchill.

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The Man from Hell

Barrie Roberts · 208 pages

The brutal murder of the reclusive Lord Blackwater propels Holmes and Watson into another intriguing case that points to the shadowy figure known only as “The Man form the Gates of Hell”. A tangled web of deceit, violence and tragedy unravels as Holmes’ deductions bring him closer to those behind the plot–a criminal organisation with a far-reaching and perilous influence...

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The Black Hand

Will Thomas · 336 pages

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India Black

Carol K. Carr · 304 pages

Madam India Black is thrust into a deadly game of intrigue and blackmail between Russian and British agents after Sir Archibald Latham of the War Office has a heart attack and dies while visiting her Victorian London brothel.

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The Devil's Workshop

Alex Grecian · 427 pages

"Scotland Yard's Murder Squad faces the most shocking case of its existence, in the extraordinary new historical thriller from the author of the acclaimed national bestseller The Yard. London, 1890. Four vicious murderers have escaped from prison, part of a plan gone terribly wrong, and now it is up to Walter Day, Nevil Hammersmith, and the rest of Scotland Yard's Murder Squad to hunt down the con

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Elegy for Eddie

Jacqueline Winspear · 351 pages

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Mycroft and Sherlock (MYCROFT HOLMES)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar · 416 pages

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Black Out

John Lawton · 374 pages

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Holy Spy

Rory Clements · 472 pages

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The Red Thumb Mark

R. Austin Freeman · 208 pages

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The Strings of Murder

Oscar de Muriel · 416 pages

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The Crown in Darkness

Paul Doherty · 187 pages

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