Crime genre books (411)


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The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie EN

Rating: 4 (10 votes)
Country: Europe / England flag England
Description:
One morning at Styles Court, a country manor, the elderly owner is found dead of strychnine poisoning. Arthur Hastings, who is staying there, asks for help from Hercule Poirot, an eccentric Belgian inspector. Thus one of the most famous characters in detective fiction makes his debut. Contains the original illustrations and a detailed biography.

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / England flag England
Description:
To mark the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Dickens in 2012, Unthank Books are publishing Sir David Madden's masterful new completion of THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, Dickens' last, and unfinished novel. In a work of incredible literary ventriloquism David Madden renders the greatest homage he can to the great author by creating an ending as faithful to Dickens' written intentions as possible. Closely following the clues clearly laid down by Dickens in his sadly incomplete version, David Madden seamlessly continues the story with a stunningly similar repertoire of comedy, psychological acuit... continue

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The Mystery of the Yellow Room : Extraordinary Adventures of Joseph Rouletabille, Reporter by Gaston Leroux EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / France flag France
Description:
How could a crime take place in a locked room which shows no sign of being entered? Leroux's landmark tale of foul play and deception remains a blueprint for the detective novel genre.

344.

The Name of Death by Klester Cavalcanti EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Description:
The powerful true-life story of a Brazilian boy who could have been a fisherman but instead became the biggest professional killer known to the world--soon to be a major motion picture. Julio Santana as seen through the eyes of acclaimed investigative reporter Klester Cavalcanti is not a monster--he is a loyal son, a family man, a devout Christian who is tormented by his conscience with every shot. But in a cruel and lawless area of Brazil, where every life has its price, respect for life is a luxury that he can't afford. Trained by his uncle, an assassin, and initiated in murder at 17 years o... continue

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The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco EN

Rating: 4 (25 votes)
Country: Europe / Italy flag Italy
Description:
In 1327, Brother William of Baskerville is sent to investigate charges of heresy against Franciscan monks at a wealthy Italian abbey but finds his mission overshadowed by seven bizarre murders.

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The Night Reporter : A 1938 Lviv Murder Mystery by Yuri Vynnychuk EN

0 Ratings
Country: Europe / Ukraine flag Ukraine
Description:
The events of the novel The Night Reporter take place in Lviv in 1938. Journalist Marko Krylovych, nicknamed the "night reporter" takes on the investigation of the murder of a candidate for president of the city government.

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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith EN

Rating: 4 (14 votes)
Country: Africa / Zimbabwe flag Zimbabwe
Description:
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Fans around the world adore the bestselling No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series and its proprietor, Precious Ramotswe, Botswana’s premier lady detective. In this charming series, Mma Ramotswe—with help from her loyal associate, Grace Makutsi—navigates her cases and her personal life with wisdom, good humor, and the occasional cup of tea. This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith’s widely acclaimed The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series tells the story of the delightfully cunning and enormously engaging Precious Ramotswe, who is drawn to her profession to “help people... continue

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The Panda Theory by Pascal Garnier EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / France flag France
Description:
Despite being a stranger in a small town, Gabriel quickly earns acceptance due to his acts of kindess and exceptional cooking, but behind the reserved appearence is a dark and haunted past.

349.

The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket EN

0 Ratings
Description:
The Baudelaire orphans disguise themselves as employees of the Hotel Denoument and find themselves pursued by the evil Count Olaf and others.

350.

The Poet by Michael Connelly EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
The apparent suicide of his policeman brother sets Denver crime reporter Jack McEvoy on edge. Surprise at the circumstances of his brother's death prompts Jack to look into a whole series of police suicides, and puts him on the trail of a cop killer whose victims are selected all too carefully. Not only that, but they all leave suicide notes drawn from the poems of writer Edgar Allan Poe in their wake. More frightening still, the killer appears to know that Jack is getting nearer and nearer. An investigation that looks like the story of a lifetime might also be Jack's ticket to a lonely end.