-
Murder At The Lighthouse: Imagine finding a body on the beach. What would you do? Libby's sure the ageing rock star under the lighthouse was murdered, but her neighbours don't believe it. One old lady talks to Libby. Then she too dies. Libby can't rest until she finds the killer...Murder On The Levels: s it too good to be true? Libby's starting to find her feet in Exham. Her cakes sell like - well, like hot cakes - while the chocolate business goes from strength to strength. But then customers die... Libby must solve the crime fast, but who can she trust? After all, even her dead husband wasn't all he seemed. -
When Bonaparte sets out to investigate two bizarre murders near the dusty little outback town of Carie, all the odds are against him. The crimes were committed a year before, the scent cold, and any clues that may have survived have been confused by a ham-fisted city policeman. As Bony follows the trail he is threatened, then attacked by the mysterious murderer... -
Winter Chill: Jon Cleary
$15.00Scobie Malone XII. It begins one rainy dawn: Orville Brame, prominent lawyer and president of the American Bar Association, is found shot through the heart, slumped in a monorail, silently circling downtown Sydney. The next day, the body of a security guard is fished out of the harbor. During the ensuing investigation, a talented rookie cop is ruthlessly gunned down. The trail Inspector Scobie Malone uncovers leads to betrayal; betrayal between brothers, when jealousy causes estrangement and murder; betrayal between countrymen, when cynicism triumphs over patriotism and sparks a multi-million-dollar international intrigue. -
A medieval crime mystery - and the detectives are the local prostitutes desperate to clear their names. Magdalene la Batarde is the madam of the Old Priory Guesthouse. She and her women are expected to engage in sinful delights, but murder isn't one of them - until Baldassare, the messenger, dies. Though he wasn't a regular client, Magdalene and the girls refuse to let his death go unavenged. Their motive isn't aren't completely altruistic - chances are if they don't find the killer, they'll be assumed guilty because they're whores. The bishop of Winchester, who was served by Baldassare for many years, orders handsome Sir Bellamy of Itchen to investigate. Bellamy is enchanted by Magdalene and while he doesn't believe she is a murderer, she is involved somehow and he's certain she's hiding something.
-
The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Jane Marple who is staying nearby, are agog with curiosity over an advertisement in the local gazette which reads: A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6.30 p.m. A childish practical joke? Or a hoax intended to scare poor Letitia Blacklock? Unable to resist the mysterious invitation, a crowd gathers at Little Paddocks at the appointed time when, without warning, the lights go out…This edition also contains colour photographs from the television episode and interviews with the cast. Cover shows Geraldine McEwan in her iconic role as Miss Marple. -
A Caribbean Mystery: Dozing in the West Indian sun, an old soldier talks of safaris and scandals. After hinting that he has knowledge of a murder and showing a photograph, he is found dead - providing a most exotic case for Miss Marple. Sleeping Murder: Soon after Gwenda moves into her new home, odd things start to happen. Despite her best efforts to modernise the house, she only succeeds in dredging up its past. And she feels an irrational sense of terror every time she climbs the stairs. Gwenda turns to Miss Marple to exorcise her ghosts. Have they dredged up a “perfect” crime committed many years before? 4.50 From Paddington: For an instant the two trains ran together, going in the same direction side by side. In that moment, Elspeth, riding in the one train, witnessed a murder in the other. Helplessly, she stared out her carriage window as a man remorselessly tightened his grip around a woman’s throat. The body crumpled....then the other train drew away. But who, apart from Miss Marple, would take her story seriously? After all, there were no suspects, no other witnesses... and no corpse! At Bertram's Hotel: An old-fashioned London Hotel is not quite as reputable as it seems… When Miss Marple comes to London for a holiday, she finds what she’s looking for at Bertram’s Hotel: traditional decor, impeccable service... and an unmistakable atmosphere of danger behind the highly polished veneer. Yet not even Miss Marple can foresee the violent chain of events set in motion when an eccentric guest makes his way to the airport on the wrong day… -
The body of a complete stranger is discovered in a meteor crater in remote north-western Australia. How, in a territory where every outsider is news, did he penetrate so far into the interior without being reported on the homestead radio transceivers, or by the aboriginal tribes, who have their own equally effective communication system? Inspector Bonaparte, the half caste aboriginal detective, is brought in to find out. -
D: Marcus Gibson
$15.00Daniel Seaton is D, a lonely and mysterious asylum inmate. D is not insane, but he lives in a terrible world of noises - noises he can hear from other people's ears. The doctors won't let him sleep, they want to keep him awake until he can stand it no more - all for the sake of their dream research. And now someone wants to kill D. Stalking him is a creature who can hear the noises in his head, and wants to stop them, to kill the sound. A nurse is brutally murdered, keys to the asylum go missing, and a terrifying figure in a white hood stalks the corridors. Beautiful intern Dianne Reicher is D's only hope. With her help he must fight to hold on to his sanity, his freedom... and his life. -
Nemesis: In utter disbelief, Jane Marple read the letter addressed to her from the recently deceased Mr Rafiel - an acquaintance she had met briefly while on vacation in St. Honore. Rafiel had left instructions for her to investigate a crime after his death. The only problem was, he had failed to tell her who was involved or where and when the crime had been committed. It was most intriguing. Soon she is faced with a new crime - the ultimate crime - murder. It seems someone is adamant that past evils remain buried. Sleeping Murder: Soon after Gwenda moved into her new home, odd things started to happen. Despite her best efforts to modernise the house, she only succeeded in dredging up its past. Worse, she felt an irrational sense of terror every time she climbed the stairs. In fear, Gwenda turned to Miss Marple to exorcise her ghosts. Have they dredged up a “perfect” crime committed many years before? At Bertram's Hotel: This old-fashioned London hotel may not be quite as reputable as it makes out...When Miss Marple comes up from the country for a holiday in London, she finds what she's looking for at Bertram's: traditional décor and impeccable service. But she senses an unmistakable atmosphere of danger behind the highly polished veneer. Not even Miss Marple can foresee the violent chain of events set in motion when an eccentric hotel guest makes his way to the airport one day late. The Murder At The Vicarage: Miss Marple encounters a compelling murder mystery in the sleepy little village of St. Mary Mead, where under the seemingly peaceful exterior of an English country village lurks intrigue, guilt, deception and death. Colonel Protheroe, local magistrate and overbearing land-owner is the most detested man in the village. Everyone - even in the vicar - wishes he were dead. And very soon he is...shot in the head in the vicar's own study. Faced with a surfeit of suspects, only the inscrutable Miss Marple can unravel the tangled web of clues that will lead to the unmasking of the killer.
Featured Book
-
DVD SALE! All These Titles $1.00 EACH
$2.00$1.00