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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

An antique collector hears of an ancient woman with a large collection of china. Hoping to complete a particular set, the collector pays a visit to the woman's ramshackle house, where she makes a terrifying, ghostly discovery.

To save England, Bulldog Drummond prepares for a final showdown with his greatest nemesisIt has been years since Bulldog Drummond, World War I hero and bruising champion of democracy, saw any sign of the archfiend known as Carl Peterson. The sinister master of disguise may have gone to ground, but Drummond knows he is out there somewhere, waiting for a final opportunity to spread deadly terror across the capitals of Western Europe. He is about to get his chance....

All hardbacks in the first print run will be signed by the author.The story of genre fiction - horror, romantic fiction, science fiction, crime writing, and more - is also the story of Irish fiction. Irish writers have given the world Lemuel Gulliver, Dracula, and the world of Narnia. They have produced pioneering tales of detection, terrifying ghost stories and ground-breaking women's popular fiction. Now, for the first time, John Connolly's one volume presents th...