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The Case of the Silent Scream

The Curious Cases, #1

by Sidney Wainwright ...

Series Book 1 - The Curious Cases
A missing socialite. A cursed relic. A secret that shatters the laws of physics.London, 1899. In a city of gaslight and shadows, the line between science and the occult is thinning.A wealthy art collector has been missing for seven years, leaving behind a relic that defies rational explanation. For Detective Sergeant Sidney Wainwright, the case is a chance to understand the trauma of a recent ... Read more

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A missing socialite. A cursed relic. A secret that shatters the laws of physics.London, 1899. In a city of gaslight and shadows, the line between science and the occult is thinning.A wealthy art collector has been missing for seven years, leaving behind a relic that defies rational explanation. For Detective Sergeant Sidney Wainwright, the case is a chance to understand the trauma of a recent
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Coffin, Scarcely Used

by Colin Watson ...

Series Book 1 - A Flaxborough Mystery
In the respectable seaside town of Flaxborough, the equally respectable councillor Harold Carobleat is laid to rest. Cause of death: pneumonia.But he is scarcely cold in his coffin before Detective Inspector Purbright, affable and annoyingly polite, must turn out again to examine the death of Carobleat's neighbour, Marcus Gwill, former prop. of the local rag, the Citizen. This time it looks like ... Read more

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In the respectable seaside town of Flaxborough, the equally respectable councillor Harold Carobleat is laid to rest. Cause of death: pneumonia.But he is scarcely cold in his coffin before Detective Inspector Purbright, affable and annoyingly polite, must turn out again to examine the death of Carobleat's neighbour, Marcus Gwill, former prop. of the local rag, the Citizen. This time it looks like
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The Apple

Crimson Petal Stories

by Michel Faber ...

These stories go deeper into the Victorian world and lives of the acclaimed international bestseller, The Crimson Petal and the White.Michel Faber's tale of love and lust in the Victorian Era, The Crimson Petal and the White, was hailed as "a Dickensian novel for our times." Now a major BBC TV drama, the saga of a prostitute named Sugar and the man who longs to possess her captured hearts and left ... Read more

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These stories go deeper into the Victorian world and lives of the acclaimed international bestseller, The Crimson Petal and the White.Michel Faber's tale of love and lust in the Victorian Era, The Crimson Petal and the White, was hailed as "a Dickensian novel for our times." Now a major BBC TV drama, the saga of a prostitute named Sugar and the man who longs to possess her captured hearts and left
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Wycliffe and the Three Toed Pussy

by W.J. Burley ...

A case involving a dead woman with a deformed foot and a mysterious past requires all Superintendent Wycliffe's investigative skills.The peace of the village of Kergwyns in Cornwall has been shattered by a bizarre murder. A beautiful young woman has been shot. The only thing taken from the scene is the shoe and stocking from her left leg - exposing her deformed foot.Detective Superintendent ... Read more

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A case involving a dead woman with a deformed foot and a mysterious past requires all Superintendent Wycliffe's investigative skills.The peace of the village of Kergwyns in Cornwall has been shattered by a bizarre murder. A beautiful young woman has been shot. The only thing taken from the scene is the shoe and stocking from her left leg - exposing her deformed foot.Detective Superintendent
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Judith

by Betty Neels ...

Perhaps her dream of love was only a dream"Working nights in a London hospital is no life for a young girl!" Her mother hadn't actually said it, but Judith knew she was thinking it.In a way, Judith agreed, but what else could she do? Marry Nigel? No, she didn't love him. She had no great feeling for any man-except Charles Cresswell-and that was certainly not love. But could her feeling possibly ... Read more

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Perhaps her dream of love was only a dream"Working nights in a London hospital is no life for a young girl!" Her mother hadn't actually said it, but Judith knew she was thinking it.In a way, Judith agreed, but what else could she do? Marry Nigel? No, she didn't love him. She had no great feeling for any man-except Charles Cresswell-and that was certainly not love. But could her feeling possibly
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Serpents in Eden

Countryside Crimes

Edited by Martin Edwards ...

Series series British Library Crime Classics
Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder'The lowest and vilest alleys in London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside.... Think of the deeds of hellish cruelty, the hidden wickedness which may go on, year in, year out, in such places, and none the wiser.' —Sherlock HolmesMany of the greatest British crime writers have explored ... Read more

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Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder'The lowest and vilest alleys in London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside.... Think of the deeds of hellish cruelty, the hidden wickedness which may go on, year in, year out, in such places, and none the wiser.' —Sherlock HolmesMany of the greatest British crime writers have explored
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Whatever's Been Going on at Mumblesby?

by Colin Watson ...

Series Book 12 - A Flaxborough Mystery
In Flaxborough’s posh neighbouring village, Mumblesbury, the local solicitor, Richard Daspard Loughbury, has suddenly died.Natural causes it appears, but DI Purbright and the ever-helpful Miss Lucy Teatime are taken aback by the quality of Loughbury’s art collection – including a Paul Klee, a Corot, and even a fragment of the “True Cross”.All seem to have been acquired locally and the question of ... Read more

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In Flaxborough’s posh neighbouring village, Mumblesbury, the local solicitor, Richard Daspard Loughbury, has suddenly died.Natural causes it appears, but DI Purbright and the ever-helpful Miss Lucy Teatime are taken aback by the quality of Loughbury’s art collection – including a Paul Klee, a Corot, and even a fragment of the “True Cross”.All seem to have been acquired locally and the question of
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A Private View

by Michael Innes ...

Series Book 13 - The Inspector Appleby Mysteries
From a British Golden Age author "in a class by himself among detective story writers," Sir John Appleby solves an art world crime ( The Times Literary Supplement).When Sir John Appleby is persuaded by Lady Appleby to attend an art exhibit, he believes he is only appeasing his wife, a sculptress herself, and quite the art collector, too. But when Appleby learns the show is a memorial exhibition ... Read more

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From a British Golden Age author "in a class by himself among detective story writers," Sir John Appleby solves an art world crime ( The Times Literary Supplement).When Sir John Appleby is persuaded by Lady Appleby to attend an art exhibit, he believes he is only appeasing his wife, a sculptress herself, and quite the art collector, too. But when Appleby learns the show is a memorial exhibition
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Florence Grace

"Possibly the most wonderful book I've ever read"

by Tracy Rees ...

'Possibly the most wonderful book I've ever read. A complete joy' Amazon reviewer**.**Florrie Buckley is an orphan, living on the wind-blasted moors of Cornwall. It's a hard existence but Florrie is content. But when she is fourteen, she inherits a never-imagined secret: she is related to a wealthy and notorious London family, the Graces. Overnight, Florrie's life changes and she moves from ... Read more

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'Possibly the most wonderful book I've ever read. A complete joy' Amazon reviewer**.**Florrie Buckley is an orphan, living on the wind-blasted moors of Cornwall. It's a hard existence but Florrie is content. But when she is fourteen, she inherits a never-imagined secret: she is related to a wealthy and notorious London family, the Graces. Overnight, Florrie's life changes and she moves from
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Lonelyheart 4122

by Colin Watson ...

Series Book 4 - A Flaxborough Mystery
Whatever can have happened to Lil?Flaxborough butcher Arthur Spain is worried that his sister-in-law hasn’t been in touch lately, so he pays her a visit. But Lil’s not at home, and by her porch door are a dozen bottles of curdling milk… Alarmed, he calls in the local police, D.I. Purbright and his ever-reliable Sergeant Sid Love.It transpires Lilian Bannister is the second middle-aged woman in the ... Read more

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Whatever can have happened to Lil?Flaxborough butcher Arthur Spain is worried that his sister-in-law hasn’t been in touch lately, so he pays her a visit. But Lil’s not at home, and by her porch door are a dozen bottles of curdling milk… Alarmed, he calls in the local police, D.I. Purbright and his ever-reliable Sergeant Sid Love.It transpires Lilian Bannister is the second middle-aged woman in the
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The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Veiled Detective

by David Stuart Davies ...

Series series Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic detecting duo gets new life in this fascinating reimagining of the Sherlock Holmes mythosA young Sherlock Holmes arrives in London to begin his career as a private detective, catching the eye of the master criminal, Professor James Moriarty. Enter Dr. Watson, newly returned from Afghanistan, soon to make history as Holmes’ companion . . .By turns both shocking and ... Read more

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Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic detecting duo gets new life in this fascinating reimagining of the Sherlock Holmes mythosA young Sherlock Holmes arrives in London to begin his career as a private detective, catching the eye of the master criminal, Professor James Moriarty. Enter Dr. Watson, newly returned from Afghanistan, soon to make history as Holmes’ companion . . .By turns both shocking and
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Betty Church and the Suffolk Vampire

by M.R.C. Kasasian ...

A man is murdered in broad daylight by a stealthy killer in this pitch-perfect WWII crime mystery.September 1939. Inspector Betty Church – one of the few female officers on the force – has arrived from London to fill a vacancy at Sackwater police station. But Betty isn't new here. This is the place she grew up. The place she thought she'd left for good.After a slow start, Betty's called to the ... Read more

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A man is murdered in broad daylight by a stealthy killer in this pitch-perfect WWII crime mystery.September 1939. Inspector Betty Church – one of the few female officers on the force – has arrived from London to fill a vacancy at Sackwater police station. But Betty isn't new here. This is the place she grew up. The place she thought she'd left for good.After a slow start, Betty's called to the
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