Best of
Mystery

1983

Seven Complete Nero Wolfe Novels (The Silent Speaker, Might As Well Be Dead / If Death Ever Slept / Three at Wolfe's Door / Gambit / Please Pass the Guilt/ A Family Affair)


Rex Stout - 1983
    Includes seven complete Nero Wolfe Novels; The Silent Speaker, Might as Well Be Dead, If Death Ever Slept, 3 at Wolfe's Door, Gambit, Please Pass the Guilt, A Family Affair.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Great Illustrated Classics)


Malvina G. Vogel - 1983
    The world's best-loved children's stories set in large type for easy reading.-- Over 100 illustrations in each book

The Danger


Dick Francis - 1983
    But it isn't so simple when Alessia Cenci, golden-girl jockey, disappears, followed by the young child of a derby winner and the senior steward of the Jockey Club. From Italy to England to Washington, D.C., Andrew's caseload is suddenly, violently overflowing. And he must fight triply hard to keep his own name off the growing list of victims. . . .

Murder in the Barn


Roy Lewis - 1983
    . .Rampton Farm, Northumberland, has always been a gloomy, godforsaken place. Now it’s earmarked for demolition — to make way for just another tawdry amusement park.It will be progress. And nothing can stand in the way.Except perhaps Arnold Landon, the Planning Officer who must glean the lie of the land.Medieval architecture is Arnold’s passion. And scouting the grounds, he makes a thrilling discovery. The Old Wheat Barn.He is captivated the moment he crosses the threshold. Its walls echo with whispers of the past.Then and there, he realises he must save it from the developers. But his efforts meet with hostile resistance. And then the barn offers up its most shocking secret yet.A dead body, sprawled in the straw.What other crimes lay hidden in the dark history of the barn? Arnold won’t rest until he uncovers the truth.Previously published as A Gathering of Ghosts

The Curse of the Blue Figurine


John Bellairs - 1983
    But then he takes an old scroll and a seemingly harmless figurine from the church basement, accepts a magic ring from a mysterious stranger--and is plunged into a terrifying adventure that may cost him his life.

Bride of Pendorric & Mistress of Mellyn


Victoria Holt - 1983
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The Summer of Katya


Trevanian - 1983
    His first assignment is to treat the brother of a beautiful woman named Katya Treville. As he and her family become friendly, he realizes they are haunted by an old, dark secret . . . but he can’t help falling deeply in love with Katya.Jean-Marc is warned by Katya’s brother that she is delicate and that he should curb his attentions, but he is young, hopeful, and in love . . . and he is certain that Katya returns his affections. When Jean-Marc learns that the Trevilles are planning to leave the village forever, he insists on a final meeting with Katya. That meeting and the events that follow turn what was an idyllic romance into an unending nightmare. Katya’s secret is revealed in a thrilling tale that is part love story and part psychological thriller, and the chilling climax will stay with the reader long after the last page is turned.

Mandie and the Secret Tunnel


Lois Gladys Leppard - 1983
    Mandie's move into a neighbor family's home, when her mother remarries, does not soften her grief. Her only comfort is the promise from her father's faithful Cherokee friend, Uncle Ned, to watch out for her and be a friend. Will Mandie be able to escape her new and nearly intolerable home situation? Will she find her long-lost family? Will the mysterious key unlock the door to the secret tunnel and her own family's history?For children 8-13, mystery adventures set in the North Carolina backwoods at the turn of the century.

Ngaio Marsh: 5 Complete Novels


Ngaio Marsh - 1983
    Five complete novels, complete and unabridged: Scales of Justice, Death of a Fool, Tied Up in Tinsel, Grave Mistake, Photo Finish

The Dollhouse Murders


Betty Ren Wright - 1983
    While visiting her Aunt Clare at the old family home, she discovers an eerily-haunted dollhouse in the attic—an exact replica of the family home. Whenever she sees it, the dolls, representing her relatives, have moved. Her aunt won't listen to Amy's claims that the dolls are trying to tell her something. This leads Amy to research old news reports where she discovers a family secret—the murder of her grandparents. The two sisters unravel the mystery. Amy grows to accept her sister and to understand that Louann is more capable than she had first thought.

Trouble in Bugland


William Kotzwinkle - 1983
    Inspector Mantis, accompanied by his trusted colleague Doctor Hopper, go forth from their little flat at 221B Flea Street to solve "The Case of the Missing Butterfly," "The Case of the Caterpillar's Head," and three other antennae-bending mysteries puzzling the populace of Bugland.Criminal detection, combined with delightful insect characters, makes this, in the words of The Horn Book, "the most engaging and cleverest reincarnation of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson yet." Joe Servello's color and pen-and-ink drawings bring exquisite period detail to these tales: steam engines, deerstalkers, fog, and mandibles have never been more lovingly crosshatched.This is a treat for any kid--as a read-alone or read-aloud--who loves a funny mystery.

Stairway to Doom: A Miss Mallard Mystery


Robert M. Quackenbush - 1983
    No matter where Miss Mallard and her nephew travel, they are inevitably caught up in the most intriguing investigations. Creative and… More endlessly resourceful, Miss Mallard's capable wings can transform a hairpin, a parasol, or a handkerchief into the most unconventional crime-fighting tools. Uncovering clues while escaping suspicious accidents and avoiding mysterious disasters can be tough work, but Miss Mallard always catches her duck! Filled with clues and "hidden evidence", each mystery encourages its viewers to follow the clues and solve the mystery with Miss Mallard."(Wikipedia)

The Margery Allingham Omnibus


Margery Allingham - 1983
    This volume includes the detective novels Mystery Mile, the Crime at Black Dudley and Look to the Lady. Allingham's nerdy detective, Albert Campion, has few social skills but a razor sharp mind. "His friends invariably underestimated Campion-so did his victims."

Nightfall; Down There; Dark Passage; The Moon In The Gutter (Omnibus)


David Goodis - 1983
    

Four Novels: They Shoot Horses, Don't They? / Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye / No Pockets in a Shroud / I Should Have Stayed Home


Horace McCoy - 1983
    Includes four unabridged novels by Horace McCoy: "They Shoot Horses Don't They," Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye," "No Pockets in a Shroud," and "I Should Have Stayed Home."

The Murder at the Vicarage & The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side


Agatha Christie - 1983
    Mary Mead, a peaceful village where nothing ever happens, livens up considerably when the unpopular magistrate Colonel Protheroe is found dead, and Miss Marple discovers that a number of people wanted him dead.&Marina Gregg, an actress whose best years are behind her, hosts a dinner party and, when one of her guests is poisoned, most suspect a homicidal hostess.

3 Novels: The Eye Of The Beholder; The Queen Of The Night; The Ice Maiden


Marc Behm - 1983
    Marc Behm vigorously treads where other writers fear to venture, through the dazzling realm of madness." Maxim JabukowskiTHE EYE OF THE BEHOLDERfilmed by Claude Miller with Isabelle Adjani and Michel SerraultHe was a detective, she was a murderer. Their odd relationship took them to the very limits as they crisscrossed America leaving behind them a sinister trail of corpses.THE QUEEN OF THE NIGHTA sombre tale of Nazi Germany and the search for an elusive father figure through the dark clouds of the holocaust years.THE ICE MAIDENShe was a croupier in a casino, as beautiful as she had been over 30 years ago. Being a vampire, she never aged, which had some advantages when it came to a career in crime.

Pay Dirt and Other Whispering Sands Stories of Gold Fever and the Western Desert


Erle Stanley Gardner - 1983
    

James Bond 007: Role Playing in Her Majesty's Secret Service


Gerard Klugh - 1983
    Basic Kit / Box Set for the James Bond RPG published by Victory Games

Death by Surprise


Carolyn G. Hart - 1983
    Carlisle lives and works as a storefront lawyer in an exclusive northern California seaside town. When her lawyer cousin Kenneth is arrested on a murder charge and other family members are implicated, K.C. plunges into a search for the killer -- even thought the investigation may destroy her late father's good reputation. K.C. faces some ghosts from her past as she attempts to bring the real criminal to justice.

Who Did It, Jenny Lake?


Jean Davies Okimoto - 1983
    On vacation in Hawaii, Jennifer and Freddie, classmates and friends, take time out from having fun to investigate the murder of an elderly acquaintance.

The Second Michael Innes Omnibus: " Journeying Boy " , " Operation Pax " and " Man from the Sea "


Michael Innes - 1983
    

A Treasury Of Great Historical Novels


Reader's Digest Association - 1983
    

The Brownstone House of Nero Wolfe


Ken Darby - 1983