Mystery/Crime

Railroad detective, Mohawk Daniels, knows his way around railroad yards. Fast with the dames and quick to figure out a scam, Daniels is the perfect foil for the corrupt and greedy operators looking to make a quick buck any way they can. The railroads are on the decline; stations are closing and workers are being fired. Crooked railroad operators are out of control, using the system's communication lines for no-good. It's up to Daniels to stop the violence, solve the murders and protect himself ... more info>>

Tracking the truth can be courageous?and deadly. Detective Jed McCracken is tempted to dismiss his first phone call of the week as a prank, until he realizes he's talking to his late partner's widow, Sarah. Jed hasn't spoken to her since her husband's death and is shocked to discover that Sarah is now Sister Lucie. She's distraught over breaking news about the murder of a former fellow nun and intent on finding her killer. Together, they rekindle their lost friendship while untangling a network ... more info>>

Darrell Schweitzer's first mystery collection explores the murderous impulse in a variety of historical settings. Three stories are set in ancient Rome, two of them featuring Pliny the Younger as investigator. Two are Shakespearean mysteries, one in which King Henry V plays detective, and another based on The Two Noble Kinsmen. Three Sherlock Holmes tales involve the apparent misapplication of the Great Detective's methods to the supernatural, a revelation of one of Watson's unwritten cases, and... more info>>

Wanna be a shamus? Just put on a trench coat and insert an ad in the Penny Saver. Hey, it works for Vero and Izzy. It works so well that they find themselves up to their fedoras in murder -- and they may be the killer's next victims! Tape. You'll be all wrapped up in this sticky mystery.

Who is that mysterious woman? One minute she looks nine months pregnant with a odd sort of antenna extending from her all-too-tall red beehive? The next she's looking decidedly out of place in a strip joint dressed as a nun. A better question for Charlie is--just why does she seem to turn up everywhere he is? It's almost as if she were following him. And Charlie just doesn't need the kind of distractions this mysterious woman creates as he races to save his family's legacy. When Cat Callahan... more info>>

Paul Hackett's life had been bounded by conventional morality until he came to New York and met lovely but corrupt Erika Rains. Paul soon left his wife for Erika, and plunged with her into a weird, surrealistic world of violent pleasures and uninhibited lovers, until Erika's neurotic mother came to town. Then Paul found out what kind of girl Erika really was, and where their desperate affair was taking them. Here is the intimate, revealing story of life and love in New York's Bohemian Underworl... more info>>

When Timothy Dane is hired by a ruthless gang of hoodlums to find the killer of their chief, the tough private eye finds himself caught in a crossfire between vicious mobsters, gun-happy cops, and men living by the jungle law of the waterfront--plus a luscious show-girl whose specialty is a certain kind of "private party." Dane, as usual, does a swift, tidy job of unraveling the case with some boudoir assistance from Stanzyck's ex-moll, Roxy Garde. Roxy was down on the police blotter as "profe... more info>>

Growing up in mid-century Brooklyn, Seymour Lipp's nemesis is Junior Constantino. Seymour becomes an attorney, Junior a petty criminal. Both at different times have been involved with the sensuous Lois. When Junior is accused of a rape murder he enlists Seymour as his defense attorney. Out of this tangled triangle, The Monkey Rope tells a story that grabs you and doesn't let go. Mystery by Stephen Lewis; originally published by Walker

A 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 exciting, David Stuart Davies’ controversial take on the Holmes mythology is a modern classic in crime fiction that will defy all expectations.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s timeless creation returns in a new seri... more info>>

Holmes attends a seance to unmask an impostor posing as a medium, Sebastian Melmoth, a man hell-bent on obtaining immortality after the discovery of an ancient Egyptian papyrus. It is up to Holmes and Watson to stop him and avert disaster...   In this fast-paced adventure, the action moves from London to the picturesque Lake District as Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson once more battle with the forces of evil.   Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s timeless creation returns in a new series of h... more info>>

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s timeless creation returns in a new series of handsomely designed, long out-of-print detective stories. From the earliest days of Holmes’ career to his astonishing encounters with Martian invaders, the Further Adventures series encapsulates the most varied and thrilling cases of the worlds’ greatest detective.Sherlock Holmes’ desire for a peaceful life in the Sussex countryside is dashed when true-life muckraker and author David Graham Ph... more info>>

If you like a mystery with intrigue, suspense, action and a bit of humor, then you will love "Harry Mann in the Tangled Web." Be sure and have your snacks nearby as this is a page-turner, and you won't want to stop until you reach the end--where you are in for a big surprise. Harry Mann and Doris Daily, his Gal Friday, won't be forgotten anytime soon; they are a matched pair. The setting itself--Texas--is a winner, and combined with a fresh new mystery, will appeal to many who like to read abou... more info>>

What is this Mystery about? Murder and malevolent mischief in Mexico so baffling it has even the F.B.I running around in circles . A Body clubbed, slashed, and tossed to the fishes for no apparent reason. A peculiar farewell note which only adds to the mystery of the fear in the eyes of its writer. A puzzling and elaborate survey of an unexplored area. Eight trucks where no trucks should be. Two mighty expensive roads from nowhere to nowhere. A drainage project as fantastic as it is phony. A... more info>>

The girl on the run was Alma. Lies came to her lips as easily as kisses. The boy's name was Bill. He was young and ripe for her teaching. Then love duped them both--the girl and the boy--a love stronger than murder and treachery and greed. It was the golden snare that led them to the end of the road and sent them toppling down the edge of doom. Alma is asked to deliver a canvas bag loaded with cash to a guy she doesn't know in another town. She trusts her boyfriend, Monk, so agrees to his reque... more info>>

Frank Bruce, a writer of plays, is in love. His love interest is Kalli Walker, a secretary. In order to see Kalli, Frank goes to a mansion in White Plains, New York, where there is to be a paranormal experiment. Alas, during the experiment, the sender of the psychic information is killed. One of the participants or receivers must be guilty. Enter Chariman Fosdick Van Dyke, also known as Fuzzy, super sleuth. Fuzzy also has a weekly radio broadcast and fancies himself an expert in solving murders.... more info>>

The Hudson House Murders -- Katherine Miller's newest tenant is the estranged granddaughter of Katherine's good friend. She vows to bring the pair together. When her friend falls and fractures her hip, she is taken to an exclusive nursing home called Hudson House. Katherine visits her there and her friend is concerned about several deaths of patients at the facility. Katherine's friend seems to be recovering very well. Her sudden death sets off Katherine's fears. She decides to go undercover at... more info>>

Katherine Miller has retired from two careers, one as a nurse and the other as a church organist. Though the has no desire for a third career, she may be forced to take become a detective. Her latest tenant has brought trouble to the neighborhood. When Rachel's body is found in Katherine's garden she recognizes the murder weapon and knows any of her near and dear could be the killer. She refuses to accept that a friend or relative could be a killer and seeks to find the culprit. Katherine M... more info>>

Murder--Plotted right before your very eyes! My aunt and I live just outside a small (and entirely frightful) town in the Wales countryside. I hate living here. Why don't I leave this horribly dull and stagnant place at once? The answer is simple. I can't, because my aunt holds the purse-strings. If only, if only? if only I had some means of supporting myself, other than having to get a job, of course. If only my aunt would quit nagging and belittling me all the time? I would be much happier i... more info>>

Follow the suspenseful and high-seas adventure of Dixon, a down-and-out boat captain in south Florida. Having lost his own ship gambling, Dixon spends his days drowning his sorrows in drink. It's a tough way to survive, though, so desperation forces Dixon to make a choice--return to the sea or drown in a tidal wave of decadence and despair. Against his better judgment, he signs on as captain of the Almacor--a ship and crew about which he knows nothing--and learns first-hand about danger and v... more info>>

He wanted a lot out of life--the easy way! He could never be a big shot if he stayed legitimate. He could never have Cadillac convertibles or soft, blonde women if he just worked for a living. But if he was willing to be a tough guy and muscle man ? to use his hardness, his strength and mental forces for the Mob? then the gates of luxury would he flung wide for him. Meet Mitchell, one of the Amboy Dukes. Not yet 21, he's just been released from reformatory school and is just as tough and smart... more info>>

He wore another man's face. He lived with another man's woman. And he was to die another man's death. Alan Douglas found himself in a macabre masquerade that could only have one ending--murder. Beyond the door was a man who didn't exist, but who was intent on killing him. Lew Hartley's in a lot of trouble. Alan Douglas's future father-in-law is in trouble, too. He needs cash--lots of it. When Hartley's lawyer makes Alan an unusual offer, it's too good to pass up. He agrees to sell his identity ... more info>>

"She needed to find out about the man her mother shot, but dare she let the cop help her?" Kerensa travels from Cornwall to Florida. She needs to discover the truth of the dark secret her mother's death revealed. Ned Rochester wants to help but his interference brings danger to her door. Why can't she find any record of Jason Campbell? A novel of suspense and danger and love!

What promises to be a perfect summer for Millie Kirchner--a chance to volunteer at the archaeology site at Poplar Forest, Thomas Jefferson's secret retreat--turns ominous as first an archaeology intern and then Millie's housemate are murdered. Millie discovers that the deadly past holds the key to the murders in the continuation of this series that links the doings of a founding father to modern times. Mystery by Marion Moore Hill; originally published by Pemberley Press

When the lovely young Lizbeth Crawford walks into Joe Scintilla's office in late 1936, she tells him a curious story: she is convinced that her father, the wealthy industrialist James Allen Crawford, did not kill his brother Frank, even though Crawford confessed to the murder and is determined to serve out his sentence in Rahway State Prison. Is Crawford shielding someone? Why are both his mother and his wife happy to have him locked up in prison? And why did Frank's fiancée, Eva Dailey, commit ... more info>>

With a new building to restore and his relationship with Steve growing more serious, the last thing Elliott needs is someone else's problem, but when lottery millionaire Bruno Caesar moves into his building he can't just ignore the man's pleas for help. Then Bruno's life comes to an abrupt end when he falls from his balcony. There's only one problem--he was terrified of heights...and never went onto the balcony. Bruno can't rest until the puzzle of his sudden death is solved, and Elliott and Joh... more info>>