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Tainted wine sends a member of a religious sect to meet her maker in a witty mystery marked by "quiet, intelligent deduction" (Kirkus Reviews).
Did lovely Cara Quoyne get a whiff of the bitter almonds as she raised the goblet to her lips? We'll never know: With a single sip of prussic acid she transported herself to the Hereafter.
Now Inspector Alleyn must investigate a murder at the House of the Sacred Flame, a rather quirky...
Did lovely Cara Quoyne get a whiff of the bitter almonds as she raised the goblet to her lips? We'll never know: With a single sip of prussic acid she transported herself to the Hereafter.
Now Inspector Alleyn must investigate a murder at the House of the Sacred Flame, a rather quirky...
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Roderick Alleyn mysteries volume 16
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Newly arrived from New Zealand and in need of funds, Martyn Tarne takes a job as a dresser to the Vulcan Theater's leading lady. Along with a paycheck, this also provides her with a ringside seat to the backstage circus-and the eventual murder that occurs on opening night. Inspector Alleyn is soon called to solve the case and put a stop to all the drama ...
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On a ship traveling back to England, Miss Agatha Troy finds Inspector Roderick Alleyn tedious and dull; he thinks she's a bohemian cliché. They may be destined for romance, but there's a murder in the way: No sooner has Alleyn settled in to his mother's house, eager for a relaxing end to his vacation, than he gets a call that a model has been stabbed at the artists' community down the road. And the talented Miss Troy is one of the community's most...
4) Last ditch
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Roderick Alleyn mysteries volume 29
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On a beautiful island off the coast of France, Ricky Alleyn finds inspiration for a novel in the death of an equestrienne who rode as recklessly as she lived.
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In an almost unspeakably charming little English village, one of the local aristocrats turns up dead next to the local trout-stream with, in fact, a trout at his side. Everyone is dreadfully upset, of course, but really, just a tad irritated as well-murder is so awfully messy. Inspector Alleyn doesn't quite fit in among the inbred gentry, but they'll allow him to do his work and clear the matter up-though they do wish he didn't feel compelled to ask...
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A woman falling from a balcony at a society ball might easily be taken to be an accident, but not when a knife has been plunged into her back. As a guest at the Hyde Park Literary Circle's Jubilee Ball, the bumbling Inspector Witherspoon of Scotland Yard finds the murder case landing squarely in his lap. His housekeeper, Mrs Jeffries, embarks on her own clandestine investigation to protect her employer's reputation and catch the killer.
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A missing muse is the catalyst for a baffling case for Inspector Witherspoon and Mrs. Jeffries in the twelfth novel in the long-running Victorian mystery series.
An artist’s model never shows up at Neville Grant's house—or so he claims. But when one of Mr. Grant’s house guests suddenly dies, the Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries have to work double time to find both the missing model and the killer!
“One...
An artist’s model never shows up at Neville Grant's house—or so he claims. But when one of Mr. Grant’s house guests suddenly dies, the Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries have to work double time to find both the missing model and the killer!
“One...
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Meet the inspector and Mrs. Jeffries—in a delightful mystery series set in Victorian England—and featuring the most charming characters ever to crack a case.
When a local publican is murdered, Inspector Withersppon takes Mrs. Jeffries advice to heart. He is going to trust his own instincts..but that keeps Mrs. Jeffries in the dark. She must rouse the household staff to action and hope the Inspector doesn't arrest the wrong person before...
When a local publican is murdered, Inspector Withersppon takes Mrs. Jeffries advice to heart. He is going to trust his own instincts..but that keeps Mrs. Jeffries in the dark. She must rouse the household staff to action and hope the Inspector doesn't arrest the wrong person before...
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Meet the inspector and Mrs. Jeffries—in a delightful mystery series set in Victorian England—and featuring the most charming characters ever to crack a case.
When Inspector Witherspoon becomes the main suspect in a murder case, Scotland Yard refuses to let him investigate. But no-one said anything about Mrs. Jeffries and her polished detection skills.. proving that behind every great man there's a woman - and that a crime-solver's work...
When Inspector Witherspoon becomes the main suspect in a murder case, Scotland Yard refuses to let him investigate. But no-one said anything about Mrs. Jeffries and her polished detection skills.. proving that behind every great man there's a woman - and that a crime-solver's work...
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Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries mysteries volume 10
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A mystery featuring the Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries—"the Miss Marple of Victorian mystery." (Paperback Forum)
It was a most peculiar murder. A man's body was found in the canal—but the evidence showed that he had drowned in a bathtub. A theatre critic known for his savage reviews, the victim had had a full cast of enemies. While Inspector Witherspoon scoured the theatre, his housekeeper and unofficial sleuthing partner Mrs. Jeffries...
It was a most peculiar murder. A man's body was found in the canal—but the evidence showed that he had drowned in a bathtub. A theatre critic known for his savage reviews, the victim had had a full cast of enemies. While Inspector Witherspoon scoured the theatre, his housekeeper and unofficial sleuthing partner Mrs. Jeffries...
11) Death at the bar
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Roderick Alleyn mysteries volume 9
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"It's true, darts is nobody's idea of a low-risk amusement, yet it is rarely lethal. Tell that to the famous barrister who was enjoying a pint at the Plume of Feathers pub, and is now residing at the morgue. Inspector Roderick Alleyn has a growing hunch that the peculiar “accident” can be traced to an old legal case."--Amazon.
12) The veiled one
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With Chief Inspector Wexford recovering from a terrorist attack, Inspector Mike Burden investigates a murder.
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Nasty miser Abigail Hodges returns home angry at a warning from medium Esme Popejoy, absent servants and husband Leonard. An intruder shoots her in the head and chest, but few jewels are missing. Forged notes direct police to inheriting Felicity Marsden. But housekeeper Mrs Jeffries recruits staff to help Inspector Witherspoon to the truth.
15) Easy to kill
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An elderly lady suspected of murder in the sleepy village of Wychwood dies--another victim of an unseen hand. Since too many accidents and unexplained deaths have occurred, even for a town with a history of witchcraft, policeman Luke Fitzwilliam vows to discover the reason--and finds a very cunning killer.
17) No wind of blame
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"Miss Heyer's characters and dialogue are an abiding delight to me... I have seldom met people to whom I have taken so violent a fancy from the word 'Go.'"—Dorothy L. Sayers
Everyone had a motive, but who had the means?
Wally Carter's murder seems impossible—not one of the suspects was anywhere near the weapon at the time the shot was fired. The superlatively analytical Inspector Hemingway is confronted with a neglected
...18) The Old silent
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Set in West Yorkshire and Cornwall, this story challenges Martha Grimes's major character, Superintendent Richard Jury, to find out the real reason that a perfectly sane and patient wife should murder her husband ten years after their only child has been kidnapped and presumably killed.
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Chief Inspector Woodend mysteries volume 9
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Chief Inspector Woodend investigates a 30-year-old murder, in which the convicted was executed, and uncovers several leads which have him believe that the killer is still out there.
20) Verdict unsafe
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When a court in Britain dismisses a case against a rapist, police open an inquiry into Inspector Judy Hill who arrested him and who is suspected of cooking evidence. Judy is at the end of her tether, the man, a serial rapist, having sent word she will be his next victim. By the author of A Shred of Evidence.
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