Mystery Detective Fiction category: 469 books

The author considers the collaboration between Thornton Wilder and Alfred Hitchcock on Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and examines the influence of Wilder’s theories of theatrical abstraction and cinematic realism on Hitchcock’s developing sense of mise-en-scène. Wilder helped Hitchcock employ mise-en-scène...

Miss Marple is far more than just a character invented by Agatha Christie. From her debut in the traumatic aftermath of Christie’s disappearance author and character were united in a bond that was literary and personal, public and private, open and submerged. Award-winning literary historian...

Calvino investigates the death of a friend, a Canadian painter. The medical examiner finds the young man has ingested an exit drug, and the police verdict of suicide seems justified. But in Bangkok appearances have a habit of deceiving. Sometimes jumpers are given a leg up in their leap to the next...

Shortlisted for the BMA Book Awards and Macavity Awards 2016Fourteen novels. Fourteen poisons. Just because it's fiction doesn't mean it's all made-up ...Agatha Christie revelled in the use of poison to kill off unfortunate victims in her books; indeed, she employed it more than any other murder method,...

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If you are a fan of Robert Crais or thinking of reading his novels then check out "A Fan's Review of the Novels of Robert Crais" that will be a handy companion to your reading all in one place. Please check out the other books in the "Fan's Review" series by Ian Rodwell to see what other author's companion books are available in the series.

If you are a fan of Harlan Coben or thinking of reading his novels, then "A Fan's Review of the Novels of Harlan Coben" is just the book for you with a listing of his novels and some pointers as to which one is which etc. Don't forget to check out the other "Author" series by searching for Ian Rodwell on the net and seeing what over companion books are available.

Calvino untersucht den Selbstmord eines jungen kanadischen Malers. Laut Autopsiebericht hatte er eine tödliche Droge eingenommen. Für die Polizei ein scheinbar eindeutiger Fall. Doch in Bangkok trügt der Schein oft. Manchmal haben Springer Hilfe beim Übergang in die nächste Welt. Und den Helfern nachzuspüren, kann riskant sein. Wie in diesem Fall.

Privatdetektiv Vincent Calvino ist seit fast dreißig Jahren im Geschäft und eine bekannte Größe in der Welt der Kriminalliteratur. Diesmal gerät er ins Fadenkreuz der thailändischen Behörden, als er in einem Fall von Arzneimittel-Piraterie ermittelt. Er folgt der Spur des Geldes bis vor die...

Las historias de misterio -clásicas y modernas, sangrientas o de estafadores- están de moda. Sus protagonistas son conocidos masivamente, se han convertido en estrellas y generan tantos fanáticos como los actores o los cantantes más famosos del mundo. Los mejores, se presentan en este imperdible...

ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES in this book THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD BUILDER THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN THE ADVENTURE OF THE SOLITARY CYCLIST THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL THE ADVENTURE OF BLACK PETER THE...

ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE THE MEMOIRS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES   in this book THE ADVENTURE OF SILVER BLAZE THE ADVENTURE OF THE CARDBOARD BOX THE ADVENTURE OF THE YELLOW FACE THE ADVENTURE OF THE STOCK-BROKER'S CLERK THE ADVENTURE OF THE "GLORIA SCOTT" THE ADVENTURE...

Казалось бы, что может быть более далеким, чем монашеское служение в глубоко провинциальном монастыре и расследование преступлений? Однако же, волею феноменального...

В этом сборнике объединены те произведения "фандоринского цикла", действие в которых Борис Акунин отнес к ХХ веку. Впервые эти произведения, не связанные единой...