Best of
Mystery

1965

Odds Against


Dick Francis - 1965
    Now, he has to go up against a field of thoroughbred criminals--and the odds are against him that he'll even survive.

The Ghost of Dibble Hollow


May Nickerson Wallace - 1965
    "I've been waiting a long time for you to come to Dibble Hollow, Cousin," he tells Pug. "Now you must help me find that lost money."From that moment on the ghostly Miles leads Pug from one spooky adventure to another.All the while he follows the clues to the weirdest treasure hunt with the ghost of Dibble Hollow.

Airs Above the Ground


Mary Stewart - 1965
    What was strange was the silence that followed. She never thought to look for her missing husband in Vienna -- until she saw him in a newsreel shot there at the scene of a deadly fire. Then she caught a glimpse of him in a newsreel shot of a crowd near a mysterious circus fire and knew it was more than strange. It was downright sinister.Vanessa is propelled to Vienna by the shocking discovery. In her charge is young Timothy Lacy, who also has urgent problems to solve. But her hunt for answers only leads to more sinister questions in a mysterious world of white stallions of Vienna. But what promises to be no more than a delicate personal mission turns out to involve the security forces of three countries, two dead men, a circus and its colourful personnel. And what waits for Vanessa in the shadows is more terrifying than anything she has ever encountered.

For Kicks


Dick Francis - 1965
    At least ten horses win adrenalin-high stimulated, but regular lab tests show nothing. Gorgeous October daughters distract, detract, and fatally endanger. Tension builds into an explosive fight to the death.

Surprise! Surprise!


Agatha Christie - 1965
    Miss Jane Marple cycles into a viper's nest of danger and intrigue. Mr. Parker Pyne takes a train to a mansion where a dance of diabolical deceit awaits him. Harley Quin motors to an isolated country inn for a rendezvous with eerie evil. — And the one and only Agatha Christie offers thirteen unforgettable journeys from bewildering bafflement to startling solution for all who love a mystery.

Modesty Blaise


Peter O'Donnell - 1965
    They travel from London to the South of France, across the Mediterranean to Cairo before battling, against impossible odds, a private army of professional killers.

Full Circle


Henry Cecil - 1965
    He continues to behave normally in most respects but, instead of delivering lectures, he delights his students by telling them crazy and convoluted stories to illustrate his points of law. His fame spreads and his lectures become crowded. Fearing for his sanity, the University authorities take action and he is locked away. Then something happens to change things once again. These stories, written with Henry Cecil's true verve and wit, will delight the reader.

Mr. Campion's Lady: The Second Allingham Omnibus


Margery Allingham - 1965
    Contains the novels Sweet Danger, The Fashion in Shrouds and Traitor's Purse, plus an additional short story featuring Albert Campion and Amanda Fitton.

Mystery at Shadow Pond


Mary C. Jane - 1965
    Fearing the loss of their farm, the family is also being menaced by strangers coming around their home and searching for old letters that might be very valuable. If the family finds them first, the letters might make them enough money so they won't have to sell their property and lose their beloved horse.

The Ashes of Loda


Andrew Garve - 1965
    Quainton's suspicions are first awakened when he discovers a secret about Marya's father and his suspicious past. But Quainton must immediately push his fears out of his mind and embark upon a lengthy assignment into the heart of the Ukraine. Soon, though, Quainton finds himself suddenly hotly pursued through perilous, icy conditions by a sinister enemy who won't rest until he is dead. What does this terrifying turn of events have to do with Quainton's furtive enquiries into Raczinski's past? And will he make it back to London in time to find out? 'Exciting to the very end.' "Times Literary Supplement" 'One can always rely on him for either an original idea or a fresh treatment of an old one.' "Guardian" 'Of all the English writers of detection one of the most original, certainly the most versatile in subject, is Andrew Garve.' "Daily Telegraph"

Mystery of the Swan Ballet


Shyrle Hacker - 1965
    Then she met Mars, the houseboat boy,and the two of them opened the old warehouse on the wharf with the silver key Tam had found in the ballet school, and after that Tam would not have changed that summer for any other in her life. In the old warehouse she found not only something too beautiful for words, but also a pipe-smoking ghost and a mystery that haunted both the warehouse and the old mansion where her aunts lived. Here is a book for all young mystery fans, and especially for those who, like Tam, have dreamed of dancing on a real stage.