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Anthony Gilbert
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Treason in my Breast
It's often the ordinary people who spot the murderer - whether they know it or not... Classic crime from one of the greats of the…
The Man Who Wasn't There
An actress, a politician - and a murder by poison where no one is above suspicion. Classic crime fiction from one of the greats of…
The Bell of Death
A body in the belfry... and a gruesome mystery to uncover for the inimitable Crook and Parsons. Classic crime from one of the greats of…
Murder Has No Tongue
A mysterious warning - will it end in murder? Classic crime fiction from one of the greats of The Detection Club Flora Horsley, wife of…
A Nice Cup of Tea
After years of caring for her often impossible mother, Alice is finally free. But an unexpected legacy gives her more than she bargained for... Classic…
Murder is a Waiting Game
Margaret Fielding was tried for the murder of her first husband ten years ago and, innocent, was acquitted for lack of evidence. Now someone is…
The Vanishing Corpse
The most unlikely person is plunged into danger - but the police don't believe her. After all, she's not the kind of woman these things…
Third Crime Lucky
An ordinary couple - but wherever they go, death follows... Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection Club Mr Cobb is the…
The Musical Comedy Crime
It began with the theatre - and ended with drugs, blackmail and a decades old crime... Classic crime from one of the greats of the…
The Case Against Andrew Fane
A grotesque murder and a mysterious woman lead to the most difficult choice of his life. Classic crime from one of the greats of the…
Tenant for the Tomb
When an accident begins to look like murder... Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection Club On a quiet country station, Detective…
Missing From Her Home
A missing child - and she might not be the last victim... Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection Club Angela Toni,…
Death Wears a Mask
May Forbes came four nights a week to feed the wild cats on Broomstick Common. That was how she happened to glimpse a masked man…
Death at Four Corners
A cliff-top house, a body on the beach, a man who suspects his best friend... Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection…
The Fingerprint
A crime that isn't reported; a mother who's threatened... Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection Club Out walking in the snow…
Ring for a Noose
A mission to help refugees - but someone has murder in mind... Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection Club It is…
The Man in Button Boots
The most glamorous hotel in Europe is not immune to murder... Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection Club When Julian Marks,…
The Body on the Beam
Suicide - or murder? The tiniest clue holds the answer. Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection Club When Florence Penny's body…
An Old Lady Dies
A rich, controlling old woman is murdered - the only problem is there are too many suspects... Classic crime from one of the greats of…
Courtier to Death
A movie star whose fame is on the decline - but did he take his own life or did someone else have an axe to…
The Visitor
A blackmailer - murdered. And the suspect in fear for her life... Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection Club Margaret Ross…
Night Encounter
An escaped convict, a mysterious deserted house, and murder in the Lake District.. Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection Club The…
The Looking Glass Murder
Solange Peters 'died' - and so did the scandal and suspicion that haunted her. So now she has the chance for a new life .…
The Clock in the Hatbox
Did the twelfth member of the jury know something the rest did not...? Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection Club Circumstantial…
Footsteps Behind Me
He knows their darkest secrets - but they are even more ruthless than him, with murder in mind... Classic crime from one of the greats…
Snake in the Grass
He tried to help a woman in need - but she's the prime suspect in her husband's murder... Classic crime from one of the greats…
Lady Killer
Henry's vocation is being a husband. First he woos. Then he weds. Then he kills... Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection…
Miss Pinnegar Disappears
If you ever need my help, I'll be there. But by the time he arrived, she had already disappeared... Classic crime from one of the…
And Death Came Too
Beautiful, amoral and ruthless - but was she a killer? Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection Club Ruth Garside was framed…
Riddle of a Lady
The first time he saw her she stole his heart. The second time she was dead. Classic crime from one of the greats of the…
Death Against the Clock
In a small English town, family conflict can be murder... Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection Club When spinster Emily Foss,…
Give Death a Name
She lost her memory - now her life is at risk. Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection Club When lawyer-detective Arthur…
Death Takes a Wife
The victims were predictable - the murderer was not... Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection Club Sour, selfish and worth several…
She Shall Die
Assisted suicide - or murder...? Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection Club Even Hatty Savage had to admit, at the inquest,…
No Dust in the Attic
Murder on the train - and the killer is looking for the next victim... Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection Club…
Uncertain Death
A missing wife, a husband suspected - and only the incorrigible private investigator can save them both. Classic crime from one of the greats of…
Something Nasty in the Woodshed
In the 'ads - wanted' section, no one said anything about murder... Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection Club 'No author…
Lift up the Lid
A rich, curmudgeonly old husband, a beautiful young wife, a mysterious voice from the past - and murder... Classic crime from one of the greats…
The Woman in Red
'No author is more skilled at making a good story seem brilliant' Sunday Express When Julia Ross, a jobless and penniless girl, is sent to…
Die in the Dark
A seemingly-innocent advert; a missing widow. And it's the detective who's in the most danger... Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection…
The Spinster's Secret
Forget The Girl on the Train - meet the woman who watches from her window, and finds herself caught up in murder... Classic crime from…
Murder by Experts
Lawyer-detective Arthur Crook always believes his clients are innocent... despite the evidence to the contrary. Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection…
Dear Dead Woman
A man is accused of murdering his wife - and all the evidence points to his guilt. Classic crime from one of the greats of…
Death in the Blackout
In the darkness of World War Two, a murderer strikes... Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection Club 'No author is more…
A Spy for Mr Crook
Murder, politics and Nazi sympathisers - Arthur Crook has his detection skills pushed to the limit., with a most unlikely conspirator... Classic crime from one…
He Came by Night
How do you catch a killer when the murder goes unnoticed? Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection Club The victim was…
The Scarlet Button
Blackmail leads to murder - but which of the blackmailer's victims is guilty of such a brutal crime? Classic crime from one of the greats…
The Black Stage
Some men are born to be murdered Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection Club Lewis Bishop was born to be murdered…
Death in the Wrong Room
A chilling day of murder in the midst of post-World War II austerity Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detection Club In…
Don't Open the Door
A young woman has a new position - but will she listen to the voice warning her not to cross the threshold of that sinister…