Mark Ablett's stately mansion is filled with proper guests when his improper brother returned from Australia. Arguing is heard, then the brother gets a bullet between the eyes, the study is locked, and Mrak is missing! Wealthy Antony Gillingham plays Sherlock Holmes, ably assisted by Bill Beverly as his Watson.

When the Hardy Boys set out to solve the mystery of their missing chums, they discover a gang hide-out in a cave on an island along the way.

New friends and a mystery help Aven, thirteen, adjust to middle school and life at a dying western theme park in a new state, where her being born armless presents many challenges.

The death of a weathy widow is believed to be an accident until her future husband is killed. The police bring in Hercule Poirot to help with the investigation.

The Mysterious Affair at Styles is Agatha Christie's debut novel, published in 1920, and it marks the first appearance of Hercule Poirot, her iconic detective. The story is set during World War I at Styles Court, a sprawling manor in the English countryside. When the wealthy widow Emily Inglethorp is poisoned, her household is thrown into turmoil, and suspicion falls on various family members and associates, each with their own motives. The novel...

Hannah's on the trail of a pie baker with a penchant for murder. It's been a sleepy summer for Lake Eden, Minnesota, and Hannah is helping with her mother's wedding plans. When she accidentally hits a stranger with her truck she's wracked with guilt--and things get worse when she's arrested for murder! Now Hannah needs to identify the deceased, find the murderer, and still get to the church on time!

As Halloween approaches, P.I. Savannah Reid finds herself knee-deep in tricks and treats when a member of The Skeleton Key Three, a celebutante clique, goes missing, and the wealthy host of the annual Halloween bash is murdered.

The House on the Cliff is a gripping mystery novel from the renowned Hardy Boys series, authored by Franklin W. Dixon. In this thrilling tale, brothers Frank and Joe Hardy, along with their best friend Chet Morton, find themselves drawn into a perplexing case that leads them to a secluded cliffside mansion with a dark and mysterious past. The story unfolds when the Hardy boys receive a cryptic message from their father, Fenton Hardy, a renowned detective,...

"This collection includes many of the most familiar cases Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson ever solve, including "Silver Blaze," "The Greek Interpreter," and "The Musgrave Ritual." As Holmes's fame grows, it brings him a notoriety that piques the ire of London's criminal underworld, who begin to scheme against him. It is in "The Final Problem" that Dr. Watson relates the grisly, fatal, and shocking tale of how Holmes finally meets his match, encountering...

Published in 1924, "Poirot Investigates" is a collection of short stories featuring Agatha Christie's Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. This compilation is significant in Christie's oeuvre as it demonstrates her ability to craft compelling mysteries in a shorter format, while still maintaining the complex plots and misdirection for which she was becoming known. The collection includes eleven stories in the UK edition (and fourteen in the US...