Paris, 1878: Eccentric antiquarian Lord Littleby and his ten servants are found murdered in Littleby's mansion on the rue de Grenelle, and a priceless Indian shawl is missing. Police commissioner "Papa" Gauche recovers only one piece of evidence from the crime scene: a golden key shaped like ... more »

E-book exclusive extras: 'Agatha Christie in Baghdad,' extensive selections from Agatha Christie: An Autobiography. Plus: Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on They Came to Baghdad. Agatha Christie first visited Baghdad as a tourist in 1927; many years later she would become a resident of the ... more »

Rosie Cox 311 Pelican Court Cedar Cove, Washington Dear Reader, One thing about Cedar Cove -- people sure are interested in what other people are doing. Take me, for instance. Everybody in this town knows that my husband, Zach, and I recently got a divorce. Everybody also knows that Judge Olivia ... more »

A gripping tale of bloodlust and terror from the New York Times bestselling author of Exit Wounds It was a scene from a slasher flick -- a beautiful woman's terrified screams piercing the air, a dead body sprawled at her feet, blood staining the pristine sands of a Washington beach. But the blood is ... more »

When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car drove up their street. One boy got in the car, two did not, and something terrible happened -- something that ended their friendship and changed all three boys forever. Twenty-five years later, Sean ... more »

The year is 1954. U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels and his new partner, Chuck Aule, have come to Shutter Island, home of Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane, to investigate the disappearance of a patient. Multiple murderess Rachel Solando is loose somewhere on this remote and barren island, despite ... more »

THE GREATEST THIEF IN THE LITURATURE OF ROGUERY! That's how the Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection describes A. J. Raffles, amateur cat burglar and jewel thief.  Read all four thrilling books showcasing Raffles daring exploits in one omnibus ebook - complete and unabridged.  Why did the ... more »

With the publication of this book, Capote permanently ripped through the barrier separating crime reportage from serious literature. As he reconstructs the 1959 murder of a Kansas farm family and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, Capote generates suspense ... more »

Palm Springs and Las Vegas provide the sweltering and dazzling background as a centuries-old illuminated manuscript pits heroine Serena Charters and Erik North, a darkly handsome and reclusive manuscript appraiser, against an unseen and determined killer. more »

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E-book Extra: "We Are Very Different People": Stuart Woods on Stone Barrington. In the dead of night, Stone Barrington witnesses a horrifying crime. Now he's entwined in the shocking life (and perhaps death) of Sasha Nijinsky, the country's hottest television anchorwoman. Only one thing can ... more »

When Sir Walter Pendennis asks her help to stop a treasonous uprising, how can Lady Appleton refuse? Pretending to be someone else, she infiltrates the rebel camp and puts her own life at risk, but it isn't always easy to tell the villains from the heroes and the two feisty countesses leading the Rebellion ... more »