British Detectives

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

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A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick

One of the most famous and beloved mysteries from the queen of suspense, Agatha Christie! More than 100 million copies sold and now a Lifetime TV movie.

Ten people, each with something to hide and something to fear, are invited to a isolated mansion on Indian Island by a host who, surprisingly, fails to appear. On the island they are cut off from everything but each other and the inescapable shadows of their own past lives. One by one, the guests share the darkest secrets of their wicked pasts. And one by one, they die…

Which among them is the killer and will any of them survive?

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Constable Evans Mysteries by Rhys Bowen

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Evans Above is the first novel in Rhys Bowen’s popular Constable Evans Mystery Series.

Evan Evans is a young police constable who has traded in the violence of city life for idyllic Llanfair, a Welsh village tucked far away from trouble. Nestled among the Snowdonia mountain range, Llanfair looks to Constable Evans like a town forgotten by time, but he quickly learns that even the bucolic countryside has its share of eccentric–and deadly–characters. Evans’ new neighbors include two competitive ministers vying for the souls of their flock, one lascivious barmaid, and three other Evanses: Evan-the-Meat, Evans-the-Milk, and Evans-the-Post (whose favorite hobby is to read the mail before he delivers it).

Before Evans has time to sort through the complicated relationships and rivalries of his new home, he’s called to the scene of a crime as brutal and fearsome as any he encountered in the big city. Two hikers have been murdered on the trails of the local mountain, and Evans must hunt down a vicious killer–who may or may not be linked to the mysterious destruction of Mrs. Powell-Jones’ prize-winning tomatoes.

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Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey Series Book 1) by Dorothy Sayers

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Lord Peter Wimsey investigates the sudden appearance of a naked body in the bath of an architect at the same time a noted financier goes missing under strange circumstances. As the case progresses, it becomes clear that the two events are linked in some way!

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Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding (A Royal Spyness Mystery Book 12) by Rhys Bowen

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In the days leading up to her wedding to Darcy O’Mara, Lady Georgiana Rannoch takes on the responsibilities of a grand estate, but proving she can run a household just may be the death of her in the new Royal Spyness Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of On Her Majesty’s Frightfully Secret Service.

If only Darcy and I had eloped! What I thought would be a simple wedding has been transformed into a grand affair, thanks to the attendance of the queen, who has offered up the princesses as bridesmaids. Silly me! I thought that withdrawing from the royal line of succession would simplify my life. But before Darcy and I tie the knot in front of queen and country, we have to find a place to live as man and wife…

House hunting turns out to be a pretty grim affair. Just as we start to lose hope, my globetrotting godfather offers us his fully staffed country estate. Mistress of Eynsleigh I shall be! With Darcy off in parts unknown, I head to Eynsleigh alone, only to have my hopes dashed. The grounds are in disarray and the small staff is suspiciously incompetent. Not to mention the gas tap leak in my bedroom, which I can only imagine was an attempt on my life. Something rotten is afoot–and bringing the place up to snuff may put me six feet under before I even get a chance to walk down the aisle…

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Featured Book: The Rislington Murders by Mike Willcox

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This is the first in a series of short fictional detective stories set in the 1930s, so if you are a lover of mystery books, then this story is for you. The Rislington Murders (Simply Not Just Cricket) is set in the fictional village of Rislington in the United Kingdom with a unique twist in the plot, combining the philandering of a local woman, an extramarital affair and childhood rejection. Although the setting for this murder mystery begins at the local cricket club, the plot thickens when it becomes evident that the bases for all the murders are far from the cricket club.

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Featured Book: A VIEW TO MURDER by Robert McNeill

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A mystery with a devilish sting

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Cases come in thick and fast for the veteran crime solver…

A student meets an untimely demise when she falls from Salisbury Crags in Edinburgh’s Holyrood Park. Was she pushed?

Whilst DI Jack Knox is picking through the lies of the victim’s friends, he is called upon to help the narcotics division on the other side of the city.

A drug dealer is dead and the squad is setting up a deadly sting. But without Knox and the clout he has among the criminal fraternity, they’re unable to move against rival gangs.

But is all as it seems? Can Knox juggle the two inquiries and bring home the bacon?

Featured Book: Visiting Lilly by Toni Allen

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Visiting Lilly – Book 1 – Jake Talbot Investigates mystery series

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Why should a man at a Surrey police station go ballistic because someone tries to visit Lilly, his elderly grandmother?

Detective Inspector Jake Talbot is intrigued, and this little puzzle might serve to distract him from sorrows of a Christmas past. Soon he is entangled with Frankie, an odd young man who claims to have met Lilly in her youth. Talbot dismisses the notion of time travel, but then discovers the Ministry of Defence has been monitoring Frankie since his friend disappeared ten years previously. Forced to work with the MOD, Talbot unearths family secrets and betrayals. The families act ruthlessly to prevent him from discovering the facts, colluding to ruin him.

If Frankie is innocent, Talbot won’t let him be victimised. An uneasy understanding grows between them as they follow the evidence, for only the truth will allow Frankie to visit Lilly.

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Featured Book: Good Investigations by Ben Westerham

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South London. The 1980s. David Good, a morally confused and womanising private investigator, is hired by a ridiculously beautiful blonde to help her fend off the attentions of a serial blackmailer. But he’s barely got to grips with the woman’s keen sense of self-interest when he stumbles on to something far more unpleasant.

As he digs deeper, he finds there is more than one woman out there in dire need of his help. For once, despite the obvious risk to his own carelessly maintained health, he finds he can’t stop himself going out on a limb in an effort to put an end to some particularly unpleasant behaviour. It’s quite possible that his trade-mark sense of humour won’t be enough to see him safely out the other side of this particular engagement. But time’s running out if he’s going to put an end to a great deal of suffering.

Join David Good as he seeks to simultaneously unravel both the crime and the woman.

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Featured Book: A Journal of Sin by Darryl Donaghue

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A village, isolated by a severe storm, and a young officer, alone and out of her depth. A troubled priest is brutally murdered, leaving behind a journal of the resident’s confessional secrets; secrets certain people would prefer he took to the grave.

As word spreads, the pressure rises as the eyes of the town watch her every move. With no forensic team, no support and a savage killer hiding in a turbulent town, is PC Sarah Gladstone up to the task?

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Bad Night by Nigel Cooper

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Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse…

Based on a true story

A short story about a young man who thought his 15-mile journey across London late one night could not possibly get any worse – talk about Murphy’s Law on steroids. When he eventually does reach his house, things get worse; much worse.

What makes Bad Night even more interesting is the fact that it is based on a true story. This actually happened to a friend of mine several years ago. We’ve all heard somebody recount something bizarre, unusual or just plain outrageous, that happened to them, or somebody they know, and you probably thought to yourself, ‘you couldn’t make it up.’ Well, in this case I didn’t have to as it really happened. Naturally I’ve changed the names of the two characters in the story to protect their identity.

Targeted Age Group:: 13 to 48

What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
It’s based on a true story of what happened to a friend