Best of
Mystery

1970

The Fools in Town Are on Our Side


Ross Thomas - 1970
    When Lucifer Dye is released after three months in a Hong Kong prison, debriefed, and handed a false passport, a new wardrobe, and a $20,000 check, his haughty control makes it clear that Dye’s career with his country has been permanently terminated. But a good agent is always in demand, and just a few hours later Dye is being interviewed for a highly ingenious position. Victor Orcutt, although a not very good imitation of a British prewar gent, has creative talents of his own. He has his sights a small southern city, with the ordinary run-of-the-mill corruption one would expect in such a place. The canny Orcott knows there’s no profit in that. His creed is “To get better, it must be much worse.” He and his two associates have looked up Dye’s history, and he now offers the ex-spy a mission: For two and a half times the government’s bounty, Dye is to thoroughly corrupt the town. And the sly Dye takes the offer.

The Blessing Way


Tony Hillerman - 1970
    Though it goes against his better judgment, Navajo Tribal Police Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn cannot help but suspect the hand of a supernatural killer. There is palpable evil in the air, and Leaphorn's pursuit of a Wolf-Witch is leading him where even the bravest men fear, on a chilling trail that winds perilously between mysticism and murder.

Rat Race


Dick Francis - 1970
    Until, that is, he’s forced to make an emergency landing just minutes before the plane explodes. Luckily, no one is hurt, but it isn’t long before Matt realizes that he’s caught up in the rat race of violent criminals who are dead-set on putting anyone who stands in their way on the wrong side of the odds…

Crime Collection: Peril at End House / The Body in the Library / Hercule Poirot's Christmas


Agatha Christie - 1970
    

The Tower Treasure / The House on the Cliff / The Secret of the Old Mill


Franklin W. Dixon - 1970
    Each unique, three in-one volume is offered at an incredible price for two inimitable series that have been readers' favorites for over 70 years. The non-stop appeal of the individual titles in these compilations is undeniable -- never out of print, they are on Publisher's Weekly's list All-Time Best-Selling Children's Books."The Hardy Boys" "RM" compilation includes The Tower Treasure, The House on the Cliff, and The Secret of the Old Mill, which first introduced these sharp-eyed, clean-cut young male detectives. Today's young readers will enjoy sharing the exciting exploits of these beloved adolescent sleuths, while parents (and grandparents) will have the pleasure of buying these books for a new generation.

Agatha Christie Crime Collection: Evil Under The Sun / Death Comes As The End / The Sittaford Mystery


Agatha Christie - 1970
    Pity there are so many suspects. Only Poirot can unravel the woman�9;s strange secrets.Death Comes as the End -- As the wife of an eminent archaeologist, Agatha Christie took part in several expeditions to the Middle East. Drawing upon this experience and exhaustive research, she wrote this serial killer mystery set in Egypt 4000 years ago.The Sittaford Mystery (aka: Murder at Hazelmoor) -- When a Ouija board pronounces Captain Trevelyan "dead", the guests at Sittaford House became nervous. And when, a few hours later, Major Burnaby discovers the body, the game becomes an eerie and baffling murder case...

The Midnight Lady and the Mourning Man


David Anthony - 1970
    The case quickly becomes more complex with the death of a beautiful coed, who is the daughter of an important senator. - The Mystery Lover's Companion, Art Bourgeau

The Second Simenon Omnibus


Georges Simenon - 1970