Hinging on the theft of an enormous diamond originally stolen from an Indian shrine, this riveting novel features the innovative Sergeant Cuff, the hilarious house steward Gabriel Betteridge, a lovesick housemaid, and a mysterious band of Indian jugglers.The Woman in WhiteOne of the greatest mystery thrillers ever written, Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White was a phenomenal bestseller in the 1860s, achieving even greater success than works by Dickens, Collins' friend and mentor. Full of surprise, intrigue, and suspense, this vastly entertaining novel continues to enthrall readers today.The story begins with an eerie midnight encounter between artist Walter Hartright and a ghostly woman dressed all in white who seems desperate to share a dark secret. The next day Hartright, engaged as a drawing master to the beautiful Laura Fairlie and her half sister, tells his pupils about the strange events of the previous evening. Determined to learn all they can about the mysterious woman in white, the three soon find themselves drawn into a chilling vortex of crime, poison, kidnapping, and international intrigue.Masterfully constructed, The Woman in White is dominated by two of the finest creations in all Victorian fiction: Marion Halcombe, dark, mannish, yet irresistibly fascinating, and Count Fosco, the sinister and flamboyant "Napoleon of Crime."

    Had she a good hand?” “There was death in it.” The inhabitants of the quiet English village of Teene are a mixed bag. The schoolmistress is an artist manqué, her quick brain wasted for lack of opportunity. There is old Mrs. Simmons at the filling station, gloating over her discreditable past, and bullying her flighty young daughter. The fastidious Reverend Perry is more interested in his books than curing souls, and his niece dreams of romance but wakes to deadly realities. The prim, self-satisfied Miss Gort does most of the work of the parish; and the harassed poultry farmer, an artist once, is driven to desperation by an elderly nagging wife.When one member of this little circle dies, natural causes are assumed; but eighteen months later the word “murder,” whispered at first, becomes officially suspected. The evidence against one person seems conclusive, and the police make an arrest. But the trial takes an unexpected turn—and a second victim of the unknown killer is saved only just in time.The Case of Alan Copeland, a classic court-room drama, was originally published in 1937. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.

    The policeman's overturned bicycle is what first catches Rutherford's eye. Then he sees Officer Johnson's body sprawled on the sodden ground of Phantom Coppice. Rutherford takes Johnson's bike and pedals to rural Paulsfield police station, two miles away, to report the crime. There he finds Sgt. Martin who initiates calls to a doctor, a photographer and Inspector Charlton.

    Keeler's magnificent imagination, and his wonderfully wide knowledge of many subjects are allowed full play in this, his latest book. In addition to giving us a fast-moving, confounding mystery, the author gives us glimpses into the fields of philosophy, burglars' tools and methods, satirical magazine writing, railroad engineering, the law, the fourth dimension, plumbing, surgery, psychiatry -- and crystal gazing!"'The Chameleon' affords the reader continual excitement and a typical Keeler ending."

    The Bulldog Drummond stories follow Captain Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond, a wealthy former WWI officer of the fictional His Majesty's Royal Loamshire Regiment, who, after the First World War, spends his new-found leisure time as a private detective.Here the complete collection, including:BULLDOG DRUMMONDTHE BLACK GANGTHE THIRD ROUNDTHE FINAL COUNTTHE FEMALE OF THE SPECIESTEMPLE TOWERTHE RETURN OF BULLDOG DRUMMONDKNOCK-OUTBULLDOG DRUMMOND AT BAYTHE CHALLENGEThis edition is annotated and is with an Active Table of Contents and has With a detailed bibliography of Herman Cyril McNeile, aka Sapper.

    . .Neither threats nor Bermuda hurricanes stop the tantalizing search for the "Lost Vermeer".

    The sign attracts the attention of Martin Jones, who's not only chilly but being chased by the police because his former boss, Professor North, has accused him of stealing $50,000 from the Anthropology Society. Inside the bookstore, he meets a former teacher from his days at Meredith Academy; Leonidas Witherall, "the man who looks like Shakespeare", who has lost all his money and become the bookstore's janitor. The bookstore's new owner is a pretty young redhead of Jones's acquaintance. After the departure of a book thief and a car accident outside, Professor North's body is discovered in the religion section. Witherall and company--which soon includes a wealthy Boston dowager, North's sassy maid Gert, and Gert's mobster boyfriend Freddy--spend the evening tracking down clues to the murderer's identity and trying to stay out of the clutches of Freddy's rival gang. Under Witherall's supervision, the group solves the murder and forces a confession from the murderer just in time to save Jones from the police.

    Run by the eponymous Miss Penwell, the establishment is a quiet haven, away from the hustle and bustle of city life. But no longer. For when Miss Penwell's childhood friend Vera Carter returns from a trip to London, she and her son are tailed by two ruthless blackmailers. But these are only the first of a number of suspicious new arrivals at the hotel. Tensions run high until, one fatal evening, three deaths occur. But were they suicides? Or was there foul play? As death stalks the cliffs and country lanes of Colpen, Inspector Hook must discover the truth and ensure that justice is served. But before the case is through, he will discover that truth is nothing without evidence - and justice is a very slippery concept indeed...