The reading of the last will of wealthy Eamon Byrne sets off a murder spree and a treasure hunt in the Irish countryside, and antiques dealer Lara McClintoch is in the middle of the action. Lara’s friend Alex is one of the beneficiaries of the...
Lucie Montgomery is recuperating in France from an automobile accident that left her dependent on a cane. When her brother calls to tell her that their father, Leland, has died, she returns to the family estate in Virginia. She finds that both...
Here, for the first time in one volume, are the best stories of the year from Mike Shayne's Mystery Magazine — featuring the incomparable Mike Shayne himself. Whether you prefer your crimes brutal, clever, daring or disastrous... whether you...
James M. Cain, acclaimed as one of the modern masters of mystery, has once again woven a forceful tale that challenges people’s basic morality with temptations they are powerless to resist.
Davey Howell is content in his rural Ohio...
Undercover Cat is a novel by Gordon and Mildred Gordon, about a cat who assists the FBI in tracking down a pair of bank robbers. It was published in 1963. It has been adapted to a live-action Disney film twice, as That Darn Cat! (1965) and That Darn...
An Anthony Award-winning Author For Keiko Nishisato, leaving Tokyo is a rare adventure. But it's living in Painchton, Scotland, that shows her how far she is from home. Keiko has never met friendlier people. Only the Pooles, the butchers below her...
It’s not the best of times for the repo men and skip tracers of DKA. The big boss has been thrown out of the house by his wife, landing, for the foreseeable future, in Larry Ballard’s apartment. Ken Warren has fallen into the grasp of the...