Books: - Crime, Mystery & Thriller

Edward Marston

London, 1670. Commissioned to design and build a new house for Francis Polegate, a merchant, Christopher Redmayne is pleased when the project is completed without a hitch. To celebrate the success of the venture, Polegate throws a party and invites Christopher as the guest of honour. But t...
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Peter Lovesey

A special collection of 18 never-seen-before stories by members of The Detection Club - the who's who of British crime fiction, including Colin Dexter, Reginald Hill, Len Deighton and PD James. Published in honour of crime writing veteran H R F Keating`s 80th birthday, it includes a forew...
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Rebecca Tope

 Thea Osborne embarks on her second house-sitting commission with very few worries, after the first disastrous venture during which she became entangled in a murder case.  But the Phillips' are obviously a laid back family, and there is little to do but tend an ailing pony and fe...
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Sister Agnes is about to take her final vows, but is worried about giving up all her earthly possessions.  If she ever leaves the convent, how would she survive with no home and no finances?  However, Agnes's concerns are put into perspective when Walker McFadden, a lodger at the...
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Ken McCoy

In the rundown northern town of Unsworth, the only thing the locals can celebrate is a victory by Unsworth Town FC. Sam Carew, an ex-cop-cum-brickie, is starting work in the family firm with his father, Ernest. All is going well until Sam's father is found dead on the building site, one of...
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