An Ideal Crime
Jim Thorpe is striving for an ordinary life... Studying law during the day and working nights at the local Vault. Even pursuing a romance with the daughter of his boss. But all of that changes on one fateful... See More
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Quick ViewJim Thorpe is striving for an ordinary life... Studying law during the day and working nights at the local Vault. Even pursuing a romance with the daughter of his boss. But all of that changes on one fateful... See More
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Quick ViewThe ultimate robbery... An armed robbery against one of the most impenetrable trucks ever invented. Two murdered guards, a further two hospitalised and unable to identify the perpetrators. It soon becomes apparent... See More
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Quick ViewAn Inspector Alvarez Mystery - Rich and arrogant, when Tyler's love of good wine leads to the deaths of a young couple in a country lane in Kent, he drives his car to his extensive property in Mallorca so the English police... See More
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Quick ViewInspector Alvarez is rudely awakened from his afternoon siesta by a phone call reporting the death of one Senor Picare. On arrival at the Picare villa, it seems his grieving widow is passed out in bed and the housekeeper... See More
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Quick ViewWhen there is nothing to choose between accident, suicide, or murder, motive is the only clue... A rich Englishman is found dead at the foot of a steep wall of rock in Mallorca. Was it an accident, suicide or murder... See More
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Quick ViewAfter a night at a pub, Detective Constable Kerr was driving back to Fortrow when he discovered a crashed Jensen. Slumped over the wheel, the driver was either dead or dying. At that moment, Kerr was knocked unconscious... See More
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Quick ViewEveryone has a breaking point... Avis Scott is extraordinarily beautiful... but also extraordinarily cold-hearted. Frustrated by her marriage to novelist Kevin Scott - whose books have never brought the fame and fortune... See More
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Quick ViewWith two state visits within days of each other, Fortrow C.I.D. had problems -- especially when there was evidence that an assassination attempt was being planned. Then there was a murder -- so vicious that it could only be... See More
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Quick ViewJohn Waring's life as a mediocre author has little room for excitement. His poor existence due to his unsuccessful career is sporadically interrupted by his friendship with the wealthy Cheesmans and their friend Stuart... See More
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Quick View"A first-rate whodunit" - Sunday Telegraph Judith Armitage is being blackmailed -- but the identity of the blackmailer remains unknown. He knows her secret -- and so she has no choice but to follow his orders. His latest... See More
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Quick ViewNobody wants to risk losing it all... Roger Ventnor has inherited his family estate. Its rundown state shows potential. Unfortunately, he also inherited all the debt, including death taxes. Roger knows he could lose... See More
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Quick ViewAngus Sterne, whilst travelling in Spain, gambles away the money for his ticket home... Stranded in a foreign country, he is approached with a proposition: drive a car back to England. All expenses paid, with extra cash... See More
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Quick ViewDaniel Knott was a bad farmer and a worse husband. When his charred remains are found among the burnt-out farm buildings, the police feel the solution to the tragedy will be close at hand. That is, until another body is... See More
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Quick ViewDeath waits for no one... Charles Leithan has been unhappily married for years. Under normal circumstances, he would have long since divorced his wife for his beloved mistress, but these are not normal... See More
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Quick ViewEnvied for his success and for Charlotte, his beautiful wife much younger than himself, Radwick Holter is a fifty-eight year old man driven by money and lust. Holter is a successful QC and member of the Hertonhurst Bar... See More
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Quick ViewOptimism, as Inspector Alvarez knows, is the road to calamity... - Inspector Alvarez is in a good mood, for once. The sun is shining, he has enjoyed a morning nap at his desk, and his irascible boss - Superior Chief Salas... See More
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Quick ViewHe re-read the night crime list. Three breaking-and-enterings, four cars stolen and not yet recovered, a couple of fights down at the docks, a domestic assault and battery with the brutally injured wife refusing to press... See More
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Quick ViewP.C. Wells has been refused a permanent position with the Fortrow C.I.D team... It is a blow to his career that he was unprepared for. Working all his life to ensure others are safe, he is disheartened to think it isn't... See More
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Quick ViewThe wealthy Decker family have lived at Hurstley Place for hundreds of years. The traditional pheasant shoot is still an annual event, although it is now financed and enjoyed by members of a syndicate. Bill Rafferty, one... See More
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Quick ViewFor once Richard Verrell was minding his own business. Taking an evening constitutional stroll. Passing by, as it were. But his detached state of mind changed abruptly when he saw his own car being driven dangerously... See More
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Quick ViewAn attempted suicide turns into a murder: the is a mystery for Blackshirt! In the early hours of the morning, John Trayner jumped from a bridge parapet into the Thames river below. By some miracle, he's rescued, alive and... See More
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Quick ViewA cyclist left lying at the side of the road... Two witnesses to the hit and run are left shaken, their memory questionable. Thus begins a wide search for the offending vehicle... Before long, a recently repaired car... See More
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Quick ViewWhen the body of retired Bolivian diplomat Guido Zavala is found floating in his swimming pool, Inspector Alvarez finds evidence that points to foul play. Though the Inspector would rather be sipping a brandy in the shade... See More
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Quick ViewWhen a body of young girl is found in a wood in Kent, Detective Sergeant Rusk must interview the few men in the area with a history of sexual offences. Among them he finds Kremayne, a name he remembers from his school... See More
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Quick ViewThe chase accelerates tensely -- but will inspector fusil find the killer before another child is murdered? Crime is mounting in Inspector Fusil's manor -- bank robberies, stolen antiques, a rash of minor villainies. But... See More
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Quick ViewThough he isn't susceptible to boredom Richard Verrell likes life at its most eventful. And when he reads about Chibodia in his morning paper he experiences a glow of excitement. Why should Verrell -- alias Blackshirt... See More
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Quick ViewAs the detective chief inspector was very quick to point out, the two cases were obviously quite straightforward... The fire that had killed Mrs Selby must have been accidental, and the beating-up of an old lag had occurred... See More
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Quick View1974, England. George Armitage is an author who is trying to break out into the mainstream consciousness. His books sell reasonably well, but he can't piece together why they aren't flying off the shelves. Perhaps he... See More
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Quick ViewHow far would you go to protect the ones you love? Mike Sterling is proud to work for HI Motors, a prestigious car manufacturer and, following the death of his wife, he becomes devoted to his work as its PR Manager. When... See More
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Quick ViewThe letter was addressed merely to the Fortrow Gazette. The contents of the letter were explicit: 'The Organization For Social Equality needs money to help it fight for justice for the underprivileged. We'll set a small... See More