Sir Henry Ancred, the celebrated Shakespearian actor, wishes to have his portrait painted in the role of Macbeth by Agatha Troy, the famous artist. Amid a welter of practical jokes, Sir Henry dies and Chief Inspector Alleyn is called in to...
The last of the Perry Mason mysteries features the headlong pace, wealth of red herrings, and sizzling courtroom scene characterizing the best of Gardner. There was something phony about the girl her cheap coat didn’t go with her smartly tailored...
Within the quiet respectable market town of Flaxborough lurks a dangerous criminal; someone who has no compunction in committing horrific crimes. A secret agent has been murdered in unsavoury circumstances connected to an acid bath and it is up...
A second case for the intrepid Mrs Pargeter – sixtysomething and a little bit more. She has moved to a prosperous housing estate, but something rankles about her new neighbours. She soon learns that the estate might be perfect for social...
Invité à passer un mois de vacances à Londres chez son ami Bob Skinner, Sans Atout craignait de trouver le temps long! Les événements vont vite le rassurer. D'abord, en mettant Tom, un automate obéissant à la voix,...
Desde el número 19 de Wilbraham Crescent alguien llama solicitando una mecanógrafa, con preferencia Sheila Webb. La llamada es atendida y Sheila es enviada a la dirección reseñada con el encargo de presentarse a miss Pebmarsh. Al llegar allí se...
It seems as if nothing is going to liven up Faith Fairchild's deathly dull vacation on Maine's Sanpere Island -- until she buys a beautiful handmade quilt at an estate auction. Lovingly constructed by wealthy, deceased, and detested Matilda...