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“alfred walter”

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  • Murder in the Maze

    by Alfred Walter Stewart ...
    Murder in the Maze is the third criminous novel by Alfred Walter Stewart.Alfred Walter Stewart (5 September 1880 – 1 July 1947) was a British chemist and part-time novelist who wrote seventeen detective novels and a pioneering science fiction work between 1923 and 1947 under the pseudonym of JJ Connington. He created several fictional detectives, including Superintendent Ross and Chief Constable ... Read more

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  • The Verdict of You All. Illustrated

    by Henry Wade ...
    Originally published in 1926, The Verdict of You All marked the debut of Henry Wade, one of the most respected authors of the Golden Age of detective fiction. A masterful blend of legal drama, psychological insight, and traditional detective investigation, the novel immediately established Wade as a writer of seriousness and skill. The story opens with the murder of Sir Robert Fyfe, a prominent ... Read more

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  • The Second Shot. A Roger Sheringham Mystery. Illustrated

    by Anthony Berkeley ...
    The Second Shot by Anthony Berkeley is a clever and engaging detective novel featuring the witty and astute amateur sleuth Roger Sheringham. Known for his sharp intellect and calm reasoning, Sheringham returns to unravel a complex case that challenges even his keen mind. The story begins with a puzzling murder: a man is shot, but the circumstances surrounding the crime are mysterious and ... Read more

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  • The Piccadilly Murder. Illustrated

    by Anthony Berkeley ...
    The Piccadilly Murder by Anthony Berkeley is a classic detective novel that combines suspense, clever twists, and Berkeley’s characteristic wit. Featuring the keen and unconventional amateur sleuth Ambrose Chitterwick, the story opens with a seemingly ordinary afternoon in a tearoom in Piccadilly, London, which quickly takes a sinister turn. Chitterwick, a quiet yet astute member of the Crimes ... Read more

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  • The Ha Ha Case

    by J. J. Connington ...
    AS THE TRAIN glided into the wayside station, Jim Brandon lifted his well-worn suitcase and a shabby leg-of-mutton guncase down from the rack. Through the windows he caught successive glimpses of fresh-painted white palings, trim flwer-beds dripping from a recent shower, a girl’s figure on a broad sweep of gravelled platform, a tiny station-house, a handful of waiting travellers by the overhead ... Read more

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  • Subject: Murder

    by Clifford Witting ...
    Subject-Murder (1945) is a detective novel by Clifford Witting based on his personal experience as a bombardier in an anti-aircraft detachment. Peter Bradfield, the detective constable colleague of series character Inspector Charlton, is the narrator. We follow him from basic training in Wales to his various transfers to other posts eventually landing him in an anti-aircraft detachment between the ... Read more

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  • A Bullet for Rhino. Inspector Harry Charlton Mysteries. Illustrated

    by Clifford Witting ...
    A Bullet for Rhino. Inspector Harry Charlton Mysteries. Illustrated In A Bullet for Rhino, Clifford Witting delivers a fast-paced and gripping mystery that takes Inspector Harry Charlton beyond the usual confines of small English villages and into the darker side of urban life. The story begins when an infamous figure known as "Rhino," a crime boss with a reputation for ruthlessness, is found ... Read more

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  • The Duke of York's Steps

    by Henry Wade ...
    First published in 1929, now public domain in the US and Canada, this was the first in a series of seven novels featuring the character of Chief Inspector Poole, published during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. It is notable for its portrayal of a German Jewish character, a banker who seeks revenge and wants to murder someone for his mistreatment. It was well-received by critics and sold well ... Read more

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  • Crook o' Lune

    by E. C. R. Lorac ...
    While visiting friends in Lancashire, and looking for a property to settle down in when he retires from Scotland Yard, MacDonald agrees to lend his assistance to investigate some sheep-stealing. Before long he is drawn into a case involving arson, blackmail and attempted murder. ... Read more

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  • Murder at Lilac Cottage

    by John Rhode ...
    In a largely peaceful village in England during the early stages of the Second World War the body of the young man who owns Lilac Cottage is found dead. The only clue that the investigating officers of Scotland Yard can find is a five pound note, but it lures Priestley to the trail. A second murder takes place nearby soon afterwards, puzzling to most, but to Priestley it confirms the theory he is ... Read more

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  • The Case of the Michaelmas Goose

    by Clifford Witting ...
    Detective-Sergeant Martin christened him 'Whiskers', but nobody could be certain who he really was. That was not the only question that confronted Inspector Charlton of the C.I.D. How, for instance, did young Courtenay Harbord die? And why? Who was Number 106 and in what way did Mr. Ninian McCullough upset the apple-cart? The fourth Duke of Redbourn had built Etchworth Tower on the summit of High ... Read more

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  • Let X Be The Murderer

    by Clifford Witting ...
    Let X be the Murderer was published in 1947. It is a bleak November morning when Sergeant Martin, Inspector Charlton s stalwart sidekick, receives an agitated phone call from Sir Victor Wallingham claiming that a ghost attempted to strangle him in the night. When Inspector Charlton follows this up, he is blocked at every turn, but even so, when the following night does actually end with the ... Read more

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