Author: Anthony Berkeley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781780021485
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Mr. Chitterwick investigates a complicated set of occurances in the sudden death of an elderly woman.
The Piccadilly Murder
Author: Anthony Berkeley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781780021485
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Mr. Chitterwick investigates a complicated set of occurances in the sudden death of an elderly woman.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781780021485
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Mr. Chitterwick investigates a complicated set of occurances in the sudden death of an elderly woman.
Murder at the Piccadilly Playhouse
Author: C. J. Archer
Publisher: Cleopatra Fox Mysteries
ISBN: 9781922554017
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
She was admired by women and desired by men, until jealousy and past secrets took center stage. Help Cleo and her friends solve the murder of one of London's leading actresses. When a hotel guest's mistress is found dead in the stalls of the Piccadilly Playhouse, a verdict of suicide is given. Convinced his lover didn't kill herself, Lord Rumford wants the truth uncovered. Against his better judgement, he hires Cleo Fox to find the murderer. Cleo needs to solve this case if she wants to make a living from being a private detective. But she quickly learns that the truth is buried beneath years of secrets; secrets that powerful people want desperately to keep. With the help of her friends from the Mayfair Hotel, Cleo exposes the bitter rivalry and jealousy of London's West End. But can she find the killer before the final curtain closes on the Playhouse?
Publisher: Cleopatra Fox Mysteries
ISBN: 9781922554017
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
She was admired by women and desired by men, until jealousy and past secrets took center stage. Help Cleo and her friends solve the murder of one of London's leading actresses. When a hotel guest's mistress is found dead in the stalls of the Piccadilly Playhouse, a verdict of suicide is given. Convinced his lover didn't kill herself, Lord Rumford wants the truth uncovered. Against his better judgement, he hires Cleo Fox to find the murderer. Cleo needs to solve this case if she wants to make a living from being a private detective. But she quickly learns that the truth is buried beneath years of secrets; secrets that powerful people want desperately to keep. With the help of her friends from the Mayfair Hotel, Cleo exposes the bitter rivalry and jealousy of London's West End. But can she find the killer before the final curtain closes on the Playhouse?
Murder at the Mayfair Hotel
Author: C.J. Archer
Publisher: C.J. Archer
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
It was the most fashionable place to stay in London, until murder made a reservation. Solve the puzzle in this new cozy historical mystery from USA Today bestselling author of the Glass and Steele series. December 1899. After the death of her beloved grandmother, Cleopatra Fox moves into the luxury hotel owned by her estranged uncle in the hopes of putting hardship and loneliness behind her. But the poisoning of a guest on Christmas eve throws her new life, and the hotel, into chaos. Cleo quickly realizes no one can be trusted, not Scotland Yard and especially not the hotel’s charming assistant manager. With the New Year’s Eve ball approaching fast and the hotel’s reputation hanging by a thread, Cleo must find the killer before the ball, and the hotel itself, are ruined. But catching a murderer proves just as difficult as navigating the hotel’s hierarchy and the peculiarities of her family. Can Cleo find the killer before the new century begins? Or will someone get away with murder?
Publisher: C.J. Archer
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
It was the most fashionable place to stay in London, until murder made a reservation. Solve the puzzle in this new cozy historical mystery from USA Today bestselling author of the Glass and Steele series. December 1899. After the death of her beloved grandmother, Cleopatra Fox moves into the luxury hotel owned by her estranged uncle in the hopes of putting hardship and loneliness behind her. But the poisoning of a guest on Christmas eve throws her new life, and the hotel, into chaos. Cleo quickly realizes no one can be trusted, not Scotland Yard and especially not the hotel’s charming assistant manager. With the New Year’s Eve ball approaching fast and the hotel’s reputation hanging by a thread, Cleo must find the killer before the ball, and the hotel itself, are ruined. But catching a murderer proves just as difficult as navigating the hotel’s hierarchy and the peculiarities of her family. Can Cleo find the killer before the new century begins? Or will someone get away with murder?
The Montgomery Murder
Author: Cora Harrison
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
ISBN: 1848121776
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
THE ROMAN MYSTERIES meets Sherlock Holmes! In the mean streets of Victorian London lies the body of wealthy Mr Montgomery. The police must move fast to catch his killer. They need an insider, someone streetwise, cunning, bold . . . someone like Alfie. When Inspector Denham makes him an offer he can't refuse, it's up to Alfie and his gang to sift clues, shadow suspects and negotiate a sinister world of double-dealing and danger - until the shocking truth is revealed. The first action-packed adventure in THE LONDON MURDER MYSTERIES series.
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
ISBN: 1848121776
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
THE ROMAN MYSTERIES meets Sherlock Holmes! In the mean streets of Victorian London lies the body of wealthy Mr Montgomery. The police must move fast to catch his killer. They need an insider, someone streetwise, cunning, bold . . . someone like Alfie. When Inspector Denham makes him an offer he can't refuse, it's up to Alfie and his gang to sift clues, shadow suspects and negotiate a sinister world of double-dealing and danger - until the shocking truth is revealed. The first action-packed adventure in THE LONDON MURDER MYSTERIES series.
Murder at the Dressmaker's Salon
Author: C.J. Archer
Publisher: C.J. Archer
ISBN: 1922554146
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
As fashion designer to London’s elite, she had an eye for detail and a flare for the dramatic. But there’s nothing stylish about her cold-blooded murder. With the social season just around the corner, the women in Cleo’s family are having new outfits made by the most sought-after designer in the city. Madame Poitiers is bold, self-absorbed and not French, despite her claims. When Cleo stumbles on her dead body in the salon, she is in a unique position to gather clues and speak to witnesses. But she doesn’t expect to find Harry Armitage’s business card in Madame’s possession. What is the alluring private detective’s connection to the victim? And why is he avoiding Cleo? As she peeks behind the veil of lies, Cleo uncovers the secrets Madame Poitiers tried to hide. But which secret led to her murder? And which one of the suspects turned the fashion icon into a fashion victim?
Publisher: C.J. Archer
ISBN: 1922554146
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
As fashion designer to London’s elite, she had an eye for detail and a flare for the dramatic. But there’s nothing stylish about her cold-blooded murder. With the social season just around the corner, the women in Cleo’s family are having new outfits made by the most sought-after designer in the city. Madame Poitiers is bold, self-absorbed and not French, despite her claims. When Cleo stumbles on her dead body in the salon, she is in a unique position to gather clues and speak to witnesses. But she doesn’t expect to find Harry Armitage’s business card in Madame’s possession. What is the alluring private detective’s connection to the victim? And why is he avoiding Cleo? As she peeks behind the veil of lies, Cleo uncovers the secrets Madame Poitiers tried to hide. But which secret led to her murder? And which one of the suspects turned the fashion icon into a fashion victim?
Piccadilly Jim
Author: Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
Publisher: McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart
ISBN:
Category : Piccadilly (London, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Publisher: McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart
ISBN:
Category : Piccadilly (London, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Trial and Error
Author: Anthony Berkeley
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
ISBN: 9781848584556
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
After an academic conversation with friends Lawrence Todhunter decides that he is going to commit a murder - so he does. When another man is arrested for the crime, he tries to confess but no one believes him, so he resolves to prove his guilt.
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
ISBN: 9781848584556
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
After an academic conversation with friends Lawrence Todhunter decides that he is going to commit a murder - so he does. When another man is arrested for the crime, he tries to confess but no one believes him, so he resolves to prove his guilt.
As Crime Goes By--
Author: Bill Jenkings
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781875471140
Category : Crime and the press
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781875471140
Category : Crime and the press
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Death in Soho
Author: Emily Organ
Publisher: Emily Organ
ISBN: 9781838493141
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
It's the Roaring Twenties. London's bright young things are partying, Soho's nightlife is buzzing and Augusta Peel is hiding in her basement. She has a reason to hide there: it's home to her Bloomsbury workshop where she repairs old, neglected books. After a busy time during the war, all Augusta wants is peace and quiet - even if it is routinely disturbed by the tube trains beneath her feet. But events take a turn when Augusta agrees to chaperone 19-year-old Harriet Jones on a date. Failing to get her home on time, she ends up in a riotous nightclub. She can't imagine the evening getting much worse when the police raid it. But then the murder happens. Who shot Jean Taylor? An old acquaintance at Scotland Yard learns Augusta was near the murder scene and persuades her to help with his investigation. But how can a humble book repairer navigate Soho's world of actresses, gangsters and theatre impresarios to discover the truth?
Publisher: Emily Organ
ISBN: 9781838493141
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
It's the Roaring Twenties. London's bright young things are partying, Soho's nightlife is buzzing and Augusta Peel is hiding in her basement. She has a reason to hide there: it's home to her Bloomsbury workshop where she repairs old, neglected books. After a busy time during the war, all Augusta wants is peace and quiet - even if it is routinely disturbed by the tube trains beneath her feet. But events take a turn when Augusta agrees to chaperone 19-year-old Harriet Jones on a date. Failing to get her home on time, she ends up in a riotous nightclub. She can't imagine the evening getting much worse when the police raid it. But then the murder happens. Who shot Jean Taylor? An old acquaintance at Scotland Yard learns Augusta was near the murder scene and persuades her to help with his investigation. But how can a humble book repairer navigate Soho's world of actresses, gangsters and theatre impresarios to discover the truth?
Mystery and Mayhem
Author: Katherine Woodfine
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781405282642
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Enthralling children's fiction for everyone who loves Robin Steven's Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries and Frances Hardinge's The Lie Tree. Twelve mysteries. Twelve authors. One challenge: can YOU solve the crimes before the heroes of the stories? These are twelve brand-new short stories from twelve of the best children's crime writers writing today. These creepy, hilarious, brain-boggling, heart-pounding mysteries feature daring, brilliant young detectives, and this anthology is a must for fans of crime fiction and detection, especially the Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries, The Roman Mysteries and The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow. The Crime Club are twelve UK-based authors who are mad about crime fiction. Clementine Beauvais, Elen Caldecott, Susie Day, Julia Golding, Frances Hardinge, Caroline Lawrence, Helen Moss, Sally Nicholls, Kate Pankhurst, Robin Stevens, Harriet Whitehorn and Katherine Woodfine can be found anywhere there is a mystery to be solved, a puzzle to be cracked or a bun to be eaten, and they are always ready for the next puzzling case.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781405282642
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Enthralling children's fiction for everyone who loves Robin Steven's Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries and Frances Hardinge's The Lie Tree. Twelve mysteries. Twelve authors. One challenge: can YOU solve the crimes before the heroes of the stories? These are twelve brand-new short stories from twelve of the best children's crime writers writing today. These creepy, hilarious, brain-boggling, heart-pounding mysteries feature daring, brilliant young detectives, and this anthology is a must for fans of crime fiction and detection, especially the Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries, The Roman Mysteries and The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow. The Crime Club are twelve UK-based authors who are mad about crime fiction. Clementine Beauvais, Elen Caldecott, Susie Day, Julia Golding, Frances Hardinge, Caroline Lawrence, Helen Moss, Sally Nicholls, Kate Pankhurst, Robin Stevens, Harriet Whitehorn and Katherine Woodfine can be found anywhere there is a mystery to be solved, a puzzle to be cracked or a bun to be eaten, and they are always ready for the next puzzling case.