Twelve Motives For Murder
Twelve Motives For Murder

Author: Fiona Sherlock

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Published: 2020-12-10

Total Pages: 667

ISBN-13: 1529360021

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ONE MURDER. TWELVE SUSPECTS. TWELVE MOTIVES FOR MURDER . . . Sit back and become a real armchair detective. A murder mystery told entirely through interviews. Private Investigator Elizabeth Chalice needs YOU to help her solve this case. It's a beautiful Christmas day in Como, and the Caswell-Jones family are celebrating with their nearest and dearest in their Villa Janus. Merriment and limoncello abound . . . That is, until Jonty Caswell-Jones is found dead in his study. With no staff today, the only suspects are the guests and the family. Under the surface, tensions have been brewing, guests seething, and rivalries have reared their ugly head . . . Jonty's wife, Catherine, knows there's a killer among them so she calls her acquaintance, Elizabeth Chalice, to investigate. She wants to keep this firmly within the family if she can. No one else must know. As each suspect is interviewed in turn, Elizabeth must work out who killed Jonty and why. And is anyone else in danger? But with twelve suspects each with their own very clear motive, anything is possible . . . DOWNLOAD THE AUDIOBOOK FOR THE FULL IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE

Motives for Murder
Motives for Murder

Author: Little, Brown Book Group Limited

Publisher: Sphere

Published: 2016-11-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780751566154

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*WINNER OF THE CWA SHORT STORY DAGGER WITH THE TRIALS OF MARGARET BY L. C. TYLER* In honour of multi award-winning author Peter Lovesey, the members of the Detection Club have written twenty-two twisty - and twisted - short stories that will take you on a journey from cosy English towns to the glaciers of Iceland and the glittering towers of Dubai. The collection is edited by current Detection Club president Martin Edwards and features stories from Ann Cleeves, Simon Brett, Andrew Taylor and several other best-loved crime authors. The Detection Club was founded by the crème de la crime of British crime writing in 1930 and its members included Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Anthony Berkeley and the Club's first president, G. K. Chesterton. The Detection Club was a way for crime writers to get together, socialise and discuss ideas, a tradition that continues to this day. Authors include: Ann Cleeves - Simon Brett - Andrew Taylor - Len Deighton - Peter Lovesey - Michael Jecks - Michael Ridpath - Kate Ellis - Ruth Dudley Edwards - Alison Joseph - L. C. Tyler - Catherine Aird - David Roberts - David Stuart Davies - Janet Laurence - Liza Cody - Martin Edwards - Kate Charles - John Malcolm - Marjorie Eccles - Michael Z. Lewin - Susan Moody

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote

Author: Jessica Fletcher

Publisher: Berkley

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1984804332

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Still staying at the Hill House hotel while her beloved home is being rebuilt, Jessica Fletcher finds herself sharing the space for a weekend with a dozen members of a wedding party who have gathered there for a rehearsal dinner.

Cold-Blooded Myrtle (Myrtle Hardcastle Mystery 3)
Cold-Blooded Myrtle (Myrtle Hardcastle Mystery 3)

Author: Elizabeth C. Bunce

Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers

Published: 2021-10-05

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 164375226X

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Amateur detective extraordinaire Myrtle Hardcastle is back for Book 3 in this Edgar Award-winning, cozy mystery series. Just as she was in Premeditated Myrtle (Book 1) and How to Get Away with Myrtle (Book 2), Myrtle is on the case again, tracking down a killer out for revenge amid the Christmas festivities in Victorian England.

Murder and Society
Murder and Society

Author: Peter Morrall

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2006-10-02

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 0470030224

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Human psychological and physical well-being is damaged and destroyed when people are deliberately killed by other people. There are millions of primary and secondary victims of murder throughout the world, and human society as a whole is a tertiary victim of murder. Despite this, people are often fascinated and engrossed by stories of homicide and killers. This book provides a fascinating exploration of murder, providing an insight into what leads people to kill and what effect this has on society as a whole. This book is organized into five chapters that each answer a specific question on murder: What is Murder? Who Commits Murder? Why Commit Murder? Why is Murder Devastating? Why is Murder Fascinating?

A Pocket Full of Murder
A Pocket Full of Murder

Author: R. J. Anderson

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2015-09-08

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1481437739

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A determined young girl joins forces with an adventure-loving street boy to save her father’s life in this “thoroughly entertaining” (Kirkus Reviews) magical murder mystery. In the spell-powered city of Tarreton, the wealthy have all the magic they desire while the working class can barely afford a simple spell to heat their homes. Twelve-year-old Isaveth is poor, but she’s also brave, loyal, and zealous in the pursuit of justice—which is lucky, because her father has just been wrongfully arrested for murder. Isaveth is determined to prove his innocence. Quiz, the eccentric, eyepatch-wearing street boy who befriends her, swears he can’t resist a good mystery. Together they set out to solve the magical murder of one of Tarreton’s most influential citizens and save Isaveth’s beloved Papa from execution. But is Quiz truly helping Isaveth out of friendship, or does he have hidden motives of his own?

Almost Midnight
Almost Midnight

Author: Michael W. Cuneo

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2005-08-30

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 9780312936754

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A bizarre story that could only happen in America, this is a vivid, eye-opening narrative about a murderer, the Midwestern culture that spawned him, and the Pope who saved his life.

Murder at the Book Group
Murder at the Book Group

Author: Maggie King

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-12-30

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 1476762465

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When her friend and fellow murder mystery book group member Carlene drops dead after drinking cyanide-spiked tea, Hazel Rose investigates Carlene's past, which she took great pains to hide, in search of a motive for murder.

Supper For Six
Supper For Six

Author: Fiona Sherlock

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Published: 2023-10-19

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 1529360056

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When Lady Anderson invites five guests to her apartment in Bruton Square, Mayfair, none of the guests know why they have been summoned. And it isn't long before dinner turns DEADLY. From the author of Twelve Motives for Murder comes another brilliant immersive murder mystery. Supper for Six . . . but murder is on the menu The mystery of Bruton Square has never been solved. On that infamous night in 1977, six strangers were invited for dinner at Lady Sybil Anderson's Mayfair apartment. Only five made it out alive. Welcome to Supper for Six, the true crime podcast. I'm your host, Felix. Together, we'll uncover what really happened that night . . . Let's dig in. A murderous Abigail's Party - Fiona Sherlock's Supper for Six is immersive and incredibly entertaining. Join Elizabeth Chalice and Felix Caerphilly on their quest to get to the bottom of this rather deadly dinner party . . .

The Sticklepath Strangler
The Sticklepath Strangler

Author: Michael Jecks

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 439

ISBN-13: 1471126269

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1322 Two girls find the skeleton of a 10 year old girl, who disappeared 6 years ago. Baldwin and Simon investigate, and learn that the villagers have been concealing a serial killer. Shocking evidence suggests that the killer could be a cannibal - perhaps even a sanguisuga(a vampire).