Depending on how one looks at it, Mr. Theddeus E. Lawrence manages to incur either terrible misfortune or celebrated windfalls. Relatives and family members have a habit of dying, but Lawrence is often compensated for his loss. His father (who...
Sir Henry Ancred, the celebrated Shakespearian actor, wishes to have his portrait painted in the role of Macbeth by Agatha Troy, the famous artist. Amid a welter of practical jokes, Sir Henry dies and Chief Inspector Alleyn is called in to...
In this book Margaret Millar returns to the wry mixture of imaginative farce and queasy horror which first won the hearts of mystery fans. It has a firm, fast plot and a rich variety of characters that are as real as they are amusing. They are...
«NIGHT…
FOG…
AND MURDER!!
It had begun as a voyage to freedom, a dream come true.
But now every passenger on the ship was stalked by deadly fear, every shadow had become infused with dread.
One man had died, a knife buried...
Henry Grey didn’t particularly care for having been born the heir to an earldom. He was a reserved, practical young man who liked working with his hands and who sought only the right to live as he wished: but the nearest he had got to this was to...
Investigating a haunted house, Merlini finds a fresh murder
"Wanted To Rent: Haunted House, preferably in rundown condition. Must be adequately supplied with interesting ghost."
Ross Harte knows that only the Great Merlini could be behind...
Everyone suspects Park Lamonte's wife killed him for the ten-million-dollar insurance policy. But garden shop owner Peggy Lee suspects there's more to the story and sets out to dig up the truth. Includes gardening...