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A Front Page Affair (Paperback): Radha Vatsal A Front Page Affair (Paperback)
Radha Vatsal
R401 Discovery Miles 4 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Christmas Deliverance - Christmas Novella 20 (Hardcover): Anne Perry A Christmas Deliverance - Christmas Novella 20 (Hardcover)
Anne Perry
R675 Discovery Miles 6 750 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry's twentieth heart-warming Christmas mystery. The festive season is fast approaching, and Dr Crowe and his young apprentice Scuff are busy, as always, tending London's sick and wounded. This year, however, Crowe is increasingly distracted by memories of a former patient, Eliza Hollister, for whom he cared deeply. When Crowe sees Ellie being bullied by her domineering fiance in the street, he is convinced that she is marrying a man she doesn't love, and he is determined to find out why. While Crowe starts his investigations, Scuff is left to run the clinic - with a little help from a rather unexpected source. Forced to enter a dangerous world of blackmail and deception, will Crowe manage to reveal the truth before the bells ring out for Christmas? A Christmas Deliverance is a heart-warming festive mystery set in Victorian London from the pen of the New York Times bestselling author Anne Perry.

The Magic Chair Murder (Large print, Hardcover, Main - Large Print): Diane Janes The Magic Chair Murder (Large print, Hardcover, Main - Large Print)
Diane Janes
R693 R292 Discovery Miles 2 920 Save R401 (58%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days
The House of Silk - A Sherlock Holmes Novel (Paperback): Anthony Horowitz The House of Silk - A Sherlock Holmes Novel (Paperback)
Anthony Horowitz
R469 R434 Discovery Miles 4 340 Save R35 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

"Horowitz truly pulls off the wonderful illusion that Arthur Conan Doyle left us one last tale."--"San Diego Union Tribune"
London, 1890. 221B Baker St. A fine art dealer named Edmund Carstairs visits Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson to beg for their help. He is being menaced by a strange man in a flat cap - a wanted criminal who seems to have followed him all the way from America. In the days that follow, his home is robbed, his family is threatened. And then the first murder takes place.
THE HOUSE OF SILK bring Sherlock Holmes back with all the nuance, pacing, and almost superhuman powers of analysis and deduction that made him the world's greatest detective, in a case depicting events too shocking, too monstrous to ever appear in print....until now.

Silent Nights (Paperback): Martin Edwards Silent Nights (Paperback)
Martin Edwards
R391 R370 Discovery Miles 3 700 Save R21 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Wedding Station (Paperback): David Downing Wedding Station (Paperback)
David Downing
R279 R255 Discovery Miles 2 550 Save R24 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Raisins and Almonds (Paperback): Kerry Greenwood Raisins and Almonds (Paperback)
Kerry Greenwood
R394 R368 Discovery Miles 3 680 Save R26 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Green Mill Murder (Paperback): Kerry Greenwood The Green Mill Murder (Paperback)
Kerry Greenwood
R405 R354 Discovery Miles 3 540 Save R51 (13%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Wer war der Moerder? - Funf Kriminalgeschichten (German, Hardcover): Jodocus Deodatus Hubertus Temme Wer war der Moerder? - Funf Kriminalgeschichten (German, Hardcover)
Jodocus Deodatus Hubertus Temme
R786 Discovery Miles 7 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
El Legado del Destripador (Spanish, Hardcover, 2nd Edicion Estandar de Tapa Dura ed.): Brian L. Porter El Legado del Destripador (Spanish, Hardcover, 2nd Edicion Estandar de Tapa Dura ed.)
Brian L. Porter; Translated by Ana Zambrano
R694 Discovery Miles 6 940 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Golden Key (Paperback): Marian Womack The Golden Key (Paperback)
Marian Womack 1
R220 Discovery Miles 2 200 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

"...Part Shirley Jackson's stories of inner demons, part Alice's Adventures in Wonderland... part Astrid Lindgren's faith in children's resilience and part ghost story."
"Enter a mysterious world in the hands of capable women. Getting drawn into this story is easy; getting out again is trickier." -BookPage

1901. After the death of Queen Victoria, England heaves with the uncanny. Séances are held and the dead are called upon from darker realms.

Helena Walton-Cisneros, known for her ability to find the lost and the displaced, is hired by the elusive Lady Matthews to solve a twenty-year-old mystery: the disappearance of her three stepdaughters who vanished without a trace on the Norfolk Fens.

But the Fens are an age-old land, where folk tales and dark magic still linger. The locals speak of devilmen and catatonic children are found on the Broads. Here, Helena finds what she was sent for, as the Fenland always gives up its secrets, in the end...

The Anchoress of Chesterfield - John the Carpenter (Book 4) (Paperback): Chris Nickson The Anchoress of Chesterfield - John the Carpenter (Book 4) (Paperback)
Chris Nickson
R311 R285 Discovery Miles 2 850 Save R26 (8%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

John the Carpenter has been happy to leave the investigation of death behind. For six years now he's been content to work with wood. His life looks prosperous, but times are growing desperate. Then the coroner summons him to look at the mysterious death of an anchoress, a religious woman who lived in confined solitude. She's been murdered. Her father is an important local landowner, a man of influence with the crown. He's distraught, and the money he offers John to find the killer can solve his problems and leave his family comfortable for life. But the path to the truth leads John to the heart of the rich, and back into history, to places where he's not welcome and in danger for his own life. Can he find the killer? And what will happen if he doesn't?

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Hardcover): Arthur Conan Sir Doyle The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Hardcover)
Arthur Conan Sir Doyle; Contributions by Mint Editions
R518 R489 Discovery Miles 4 890 Save R29 (6%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This edition of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes contains twelve short stories that introduce the reader to the iconic detective and his sidekick, Dr. Watson. Sherlock Holmes is a mysterious person. Extremely observant, highly intelligent, and yet emotionally unstable, Holmes' reputation as a detective is unparalleled. Beyond his proclivity for forensic science, Sherlock Homes is a gifted violinist, thoroughly enjoys using the word, "elementary," and is always dressed in his signature deerstalker cap and cape - all of which serve him in fending off his arch nemesis, Moriarty. Dr. Watson, one of Sherlock Holmes' few acquaintances, aids him in his mystery-solving adventures, and the duo are legendary among the ranks of fictional crime-solving sleuths. Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, this edition of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes includes stories such as A Scandal in Bohemia, The Red-Headed League, A Case of Identity and many more. With an eye-catching new cover and new note about the author, this book is both modern and readable.

Afterlives of Doctor Gachet (Paperback): Sam Meekings Afterlives of Doctor Gachet (Paperback)
Sam Meekings
R317 Discovery Miles 3 170 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Who is that mournful man in the painting? The Afterlives of Doctor Gachet tells the story of Paul Ferdinand Gachet, the subject of one of Vincent van Gogh's most famous portraits: one that shows what the artist called 'the heartbroken expression of our times'. But what caused such heartbreak? This thrilling historical novel follows Doctor Gachet from asylums to art galleries, from the bloody siege of Paris to life with Van Gogh in Auvers, and from the bunkers of Nazi Germany to a reclusive billionaire in Tokyo, to uncover the secrets behind that grief-stricken smile.

Un Estudio Rojo - El Diario Secreto de Jack el Destripador (Spanish, Hardcover, 2nd Edicion de Letra Grande En Tapa Dura ed.):... Un Estudio Rojo - El Diario Secreto de Jack el Destripador (Spanish, Hardcover, 2nd Edicion de Letra Grande En Tapa Dura ed.)
Brian L. Porter
R762 Discovery Miles 7 620 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A Baffling Murder at the Midsummer Ball (Paperback): T E Kinsey A Baffling Murder at the Midsummer Ball (Paperback)
T E Kinsey 2
R281 R238 Discovery Miles 2 380 Save R43 (15%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

A locked room. A mysterious death. Just another gig for the Dizzy Heights. When London's finest jazz musicians, the Dizzy Heights, are booked to play the glitzy Midsummer Ball at a country house in Oxfordshire, they expect a weekend filled with flappers and toffs having a roaring good time. But the festivities at Bilverton House take a turn for the worse when the group are stranded by a summer storm. And when a member of the Bilverton family turns up dead in a locked room in an apparent suicide, Skins, Dunn and Ellie realise this is going to be a much tougher gig than they thought. But here's the lick. What if it was in fact cold-blooded murder? And what if the killer is still at large? It's up to the Dizzy Heights to once again put down their instruments and get improvising if they want to solve this confounding mystery.

Das blaue Mal - Der Roman eines Ausgestossenen (German, Hardcover): Hugo Bettauer Das blaue Mal - Der Roman eines Ausgestossenen (German, Hardcover)
Hugo Bettauer
R771 Discovery Miles 7 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Heat Wave (Paperback): Maureen Jennings Heat Wave (Paperback)
Maureen Jennings
R313 Discovery Miles 3 130 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Die Tanzdiele am Kurfurstendamm - Ein Kriminalroman aus dem dunklen Berlin der Zwangigerjahre (German, Hardcover): Adolf... Die Tanzdiele am Kurfurstendamm - Ein Kriminalroman aus dem dunklen Berlin der Zwangigerjahre (German, Hardcover)
Adolf Sommerfeld
R650 Discovery Miles 6 500 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Courting Dragons (Hardcover, Main): Jeri Westerson Courting Dragons (Hardcover, Main)
Jeri Westerson
R770 R671 Discovery Miles 6 710 Save R99 (13%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Introducing Will Somers, the king's jester but nobody's fool in this exuberant, intriguing and thoroughly entertaining mystery set in Tudor England - the first in a new series from the author of the critically acclaimed Crispin Guest Medieval Noir series. 1529, London. Jester Will Somers enjoys an enviable position at the court of Henry VIII. As the king's entertainer, chief gossip-monger, spy and loyal adviser, he knows all of the king's secrets - and almost everyone else's within the walls of Greenwich Palace. But when Will discovers the body of Spanish count Don Gonzalo while walking his trusted sidekick Nosewise in the courtyard gardens, and a blackmail note arrives soon after demanding information about the king, is one of his own closely guarded secrets about to be exposed? Trouble is afoot at the palace. Are the king's enemies plotting a move against him? Will must draw on all his wit and ingenuity to get to the bottom of the treacherous and deadly goings-on at the court before further tragedy strikes . . .

Faustrecht - Roman (German, Hardcover): Hugo Bettauer Faustrecht - Roman (German, Hardcover)
Hugo Bettauer
R765 Discovery Miles 7 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Hidden (Paperback, Main): Sally Spencer The Hidden (Paperback, Main)
Sally Spencer
R465 R433 Discovery Miles 4 330 Save R32 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

DCI Paniatowski's team suspect a murder is the result of ritual killing, carried out by a secret society. But DCI Dixon treats it as a mere domestic murder. So Meadows, Crane and Beresford risk their careers to uncover the truth. Meanwhile, Monika knows killer and that he is stalking her daughter. Yet she is in a coma, so what can she do about it?

The Leviathan - A beguiling tale of superstition, myth and murder from a major new voice in historical fiction (Paperback):... The Leviathan - A beguiling tale of superstition, myth and murder from a major new voice in historical fiction (Paperback)
Rosie Andrews
R278 R253 Discovery Miles 2 530 Save R25 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'It's hard to believe that such an accomplished novel could be a debut - The Leviathan is a gloriously dark story that sweeps you along to its harrowing yet satisfying conclusion. Superb' Susan Stokes-Chapman, number one bestselling author of Pandora 'Darkly compelling and dripping with atmosphere... bewitching' Stacey Halls, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE FAMILIARS SHE IS AWAKE... Norfolk, 1643. With civil war tearing England apart, reluctant soldier Thomas Treadwater is summoned home by his sister, who accuses a new servant of improper conduct with their widowed father. By the time Thomas returns home, his father is insensible, felled by a stroke, and their new servant is in prison, facing charges of witchcraft. Thomas prides himself on being a rational, modern man, but as he unravels the mystery of what has happened, he uncovers not a tale of superstition but something dark and ancient, linked to a shipwreck years before. Something has awoken, and now it will not rest. Richly researched, incredibly atmospheric, and deliciously unsettling, The Leviathan is set in England during a time of political and religious turbulence. It is a tale of family and loyalty, superstition and sacrifice, but most of all it is a spellbinding mystery and a story of impossible things... 'Outstanding... a seething, haunting delight' Beth Underdown, award-winning author of THE WITCHFINDER'S SISTER 'Thoroughly gripping and utterly absorbing' Jennifer Saint, author of ARIADNE *ROSIE ANDREWS'S The Puzzle Wood coming in 2024*

Hardcastle's Runaway (Paperback, Main): Graham Ison Hardcastle's Runaway (Paperback, Main)
Graham Ison
R472 R443 Discovery Miles 4 430 Save R29 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

March, 1919. DI Hardcastle must find Lily, the missing daughter of Austen Musgrave MP. Hardcastle, aided by DS Marriott, discovers that Lily provides risque entertainment for ex-officers. When she returns home of her own accord, Hardcastle assumes the case is closed. But Lily goes missing again and this time, finding her might not be so easy.

Murder at Claridge's - The elegant wartime whodunnit (Paperback): Jim Eldridge Murder at Claridge's - The elegant wartime whodunnit (Paperback)
Jim Eldridge
R284 R261 Discovery Miles 2 610 Save R23 (8%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

One of the Claridge's kitchen porters is found dead - strangled. He was a recent employee who claimed to be Romanian, but evidence suggests he may have been German. Detective Chief Inspector Coburg has to find out exactly who he was, and what he was doing at Claridge's under a false identity. Once he has established those facts, he might get an insight into why he was killed, and who by. Coburg's job is complicated by the fact that so many of the hotel's residents are exiled European royalty. King George of Greece is registered as 'Mr Brown' and even the Duke of Windsor is staying, though without Wallis Simpson. Clandestine affairs, furtive goings-on and conspiracies against the government: Coburg must tread very lightly indeed .

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