This is the first English-language translation of the book that launched the long-running Lord Lister, Alias Raffles mystery series. This popular Dutch creation first appeared in 1910 and ran hundreds of volumes over the next decade.In the first volume, Lord Lister (Raffles) is well into his life of crime, and he acquires a sidekick, tries to outwit the police, and must escape the unscrupulous men he has been targetting -- who now want him dead!Inspired by the A.J. Raffles ...

London is gripped by fear. An elusive master thief known only as Raffles robs the city's wealthiest and most corrupt citizens, humiliates Scotland Yard at every turn, and vanishes without leaving a trace. His crimes dominate the headlines, his taunting messages drive Inspector Baxter to desperation, and even the great Sherlock Holmes refuses to interfere.But Raffles is no ordinary criminal.Behind the mask lies a brilliant aristocrat who wages a private war against ...

This issue, we have the second of the long-running Dutch series featuring the adventures of Lord Lister (Alias Raffles), as the Robin Hood of England tangles with a jeweler who likes to cheat his customers with fake diamonds and pearls. (This is a new translation and its first appearance in English. We have more coming up.) Plus we have original mysteries by Tom Larsen (thanks to Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken), Joseph S. Walker (thanks to Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman), and K M Rockwood...

Lord Lister No. 4: De millioenenschat in de Doodkist is a compelling anthology that masterfully explores the themes of intrigue, crime, and adventure. This collection offers a rich tapestry of literary styles, merging suspenseful narratives with deftly woven plots that captivate the reader's imagination. Set within a context of exhilarating mystery and complex storytelling, the anthology showcases a diverse range of pieces that explore the depths of human curiosity and the allure of the un...

EPISODE 2 IN A MAJOR BBC DRAMA STARRING TIMOTHY SPALL, DAVID WALLIAMS AND JENNIFER SAUNDERSAn American family come to stay at Blandings, but Freddie’s attempts to sell them dog-food causes major embarrassment.Connie is desperate to make a good impression on her visiting old school nemesis, Veronica, and her rich American husband, Mr Schoonmaker.She enlists the services of snobbish secretary Mr Baxter to tidy up Blandings, in particular Clare...

This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 15 tales from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including a newly discovered Gervase Fen novella by Edmund Crispin that has never previously been published.With the Golden Age of detective fiction shining ever more brightly thanks to the recent reappearance of many forgotten crime novels, Bodies from the Library offers a rare opportunity to read lost stories from the first half o...

A woman is found dead one morning, in the Mill Race, at the exact place where a young woman drowned a year previously. Are the two cases interlinked? The local police are up against it, as the local villagers are determined to say nothing, so the case is soon passed to Inspector Macdonald of Scotland Yard. Half of his job is convincing the locals to reveal what they know, to speak justly for the dead, an alternative title for the book itself. Eventually he begins to reap the rewards, but w...

As the days get longer, escape your troubles and take a trip to the desperately hot towns where nightfall lingers and a sun-drenched picnic can end in panic. No matter how murderously high the temperatures rise, these stories will chill you to the bone. So grab a cool drink and step into the shade ... if you dare.Featuring terrifying tales of summertime murder and mayhem from Dorothy L. Sayers, Arthur Conan Doyle, Carter Dickson, Michael Innes, Baroness Orczy, Margery Allingham, Ia...

DAVID B. BECKWITH was born in Cumbria, U.K. His family emigrated to Perth, Western Australia in 1969. He studied Mathematics and Philosophy at the University of W.A. He is now a retired I.T. Professional, also a polyglot, a polymath, cook, painter, and an avid traveller (having circumnavigated the globe, visited Antarctica, and spent more than six months in Central & South America). He lives in a rural region bordering to the metropolitan area of Perth where he and his wife grow vegetables...

On the night of 9 March, the Reverend Thomas Baxter, Rector of Craylingham, is kidnapped at gunpoint and replaced with an impostor so convincing that he even manages to fool the Reverend's niece Aline Temple. Newly returned from Malaya, Stanton Dale has also arrived at Craylingham to stay at the Manor with his good friend, Sir John Crayling. As Dale begins to suspect that all is not well down at the Rectory, he faces a race against time to convince Scotland Yard - before it is too late...

A special release of the very first crime novel by John Rhode, introducing Dr Priestley, the genius detective who would go on to appear in more than 70 bestselling crime novels during the Golden Age.When Harold Merefield returned home in the early hours of a winter morning from a festive little party at that popular nightclub, the ‘Naxos’, he was startled by a gruesome discovery. On his bed was a corpse.There was nothing to show the identity of the dead man or the cause of ...

Edgar Award–winning editor Otto Penzler's latest anthology takes its inspiration from the historical enigma whose name has become synonymous with fear: Jack the Ripper.Of the real-life serial killers whose gruesome acts have been splashed across headlines, none has reached the mythical status of Jack the Ripper. In the Ripper's wake, terror swept through the streets of London’s East End in the fall of 1888. As quickly as his nightmarish reign came, Saucy Jack vanis...