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1) The big four
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Hercule Poirot mysteries volume 4
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Embark on a riveting literary journey with Agatha Christie's "The Big Four," a captivating novel that takes the celebrated detective Hercule Poirot beyond the familiar terrain of conventional murder mysteries. In this enthralling tale, Poirot and his steadfast companion, Captain Hastings, are drawn into the mysterious web of a powerful and elusive criminal organization known only as "The Big Four."
The story unfolds against the backdrop of an international...
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In the midst of World War I, the residents of Styles wake one morning to find Emily Inglethorpe has been fatally poisoned. Captain Hastings, staying with the family, enlists the help of his old friend, Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. With the evidence mounting against one member of the family, Poirot uses his technique to prove who really killed Emily.
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Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are restless for adventure, so when they are asked to take over Blunt's International Detective Agency, they leap at the chance. Their first case is a success-the triumphant recovery of a pink pearl. Other cases soon follow-a stabbing on Sunningdale golf course; cryptic messages in the personal columns of newspapers; and even a box of poisoned chocolates. But can they live up to their slogan of "Any case solved in 24 hours"?...
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Maisie Dobbs novels volume 9
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When Eddie Pettit's death is ruled an accident by the police, many believe that this gentle soul was murdered and Maisy Dobbs, determined to do right by Eddie, searches for the truth amid the working-class of Lambeth.
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Brodie Farrell novels volume 4
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Fearing for Daniel's safety when he leaves town after an argument, Brodie uncovers disturbing secrets from her friend's earlier years that culminate in a dangerous chain of events.
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Brodie Farrell novels volume 6
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Hired to help her friend, Daniel Hood, refresh his driving skills, Brodie Farrell must look for answers when, following a seemingly minor accident involving an hysterical young woman, the victim accuses Daniel of attempted murder.
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Cormoran Strike volume 2
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2014.
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IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 25
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455 pages ; 25 cm
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Cormoran Strike investigates the disappearance of a novelist who, in his most recent book, unflatteringly portrayed people from his life.
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Suspicious events at a Middle Eastern archaeological excavation site intrigue the great Hercule Poirot as he investigates Murder in Mesopotamia, a classic murder mystery from Agatha Christie. Amy Leatheram has never felt the lure of the mysterious East, but when she travels to an ancient site deep in the Iraqi desert to nurse the wife of a celebrated archaeologist, events prove stranger than she could ever have imagined. Her patient's bizarre visions...
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Dandy Gilver murder mysteries volume 7
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The aristocratic amateur sleuth is caught between two rival families when the heiress to a department store goes missing.
14) Moriarty
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Days after the encounter at the Swiss waterfall that claimed the lives of Sherlock Holmes and criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty, Pinkerton detective agent Frederick Chase and Scotland Yard Inspector Athelney Jones, a devoted student of Holmes's methods of investigation and deduction, must track down a sinister figure who is determined to stake his claim as Moriarty's successor.
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2011
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IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 16
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294 p. ; 24 cm.
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With approval from the estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a best-selling novelist and Sherlock Holmes expert brings the greatest detective in literary history back to life on Baker Street for the first time since 1930.
16) Arrowood
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1895: London's scared. A killer haunts the city's streets. The poor are hungry; crime bosses are taking control; the police force stretched to breaking point. While the rich turn to Sherlock Holmes, the celebrated private detective rarely visits the densely populated streets of South London, where the crimes are sleazier and the people are poorer. In a dark corner of Southwark, victims turn to a man who despises Holmes, his wealthy clientele and his...
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Hercule Poirot mysteries volume 28
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Sir George and Lady Stubbs, the hosts of a village fete, hit upon the novel idea of staging a mock murder mystery. In good faith, Ariadne Oliver, the well-known crime writer, agrees to organize their murder hunt. At the last minute Ariadne calls her friend Hercule Poirot for his expert assistance. She senses something sinister is about to happen.
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Hercule Poirot mysteries volume 22
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When Lucy Angkatell hosts a weekend get-together at her country estate, she appears to overlook the obvious fact that all her guests loathe one another. Poirot enjoys a ringside seat for the bizarre goings-on, but he is thrust into an active role when the proceedings suddenly turn deadly.
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Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries volume 14
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2011
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338 p. ; 24 cm.
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On his first case in 1921, Lord Peter Wimsey recovered the stolen Attenbury Emeralds, a deed that instantly made him one of the most revered detectives. Now 30 years later, Lord Peter recollects fact about that case with his wife, detective novelist Harriet Vane. Coincidentally, the new Lord Attenbury, the grandson of Lord Peter's first client, calls on the veteran sleuth to help settle a dispute over the ownership of the jewels.
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