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  • Murder at Monk's Barn

    A 'Perrins, Private Investigators' Mystery

    by Cecil Waye ...
    Series Book 1 - The 'Perrins, Private Investigators' Mysteries
    Burden, who had served in the war, and had considerable experience of death in its violent forms, took a pace forward. He saw at once that Mr. Wynter was beyond mortal aid.Gregory Wynter is shot dead through the window of his dressing room. There is no apparent motive for the crime, and it seems impossible for the murderer to have escaped before the police arrive. The dead man's brother, Austin, ... Read more

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  • The Figure of Eight

    A 'Perrins, Private Investigators' Mystery

    by Cecil Waye ...
    Series Book 2 - The 'Perrins, Private Investigators' Mysteries
    "Would it interest you to discover the identity of the man who boarded the bus at Piccadilly Circus with Lola Martinaes at about ten o'clock last Friday evening?"A woman is found sleeping on a London bus-so deeply asleep, in fact, that she cannot be woken. After being taken to hospital, the woman dies. She is identified as Lola Martinaes, a native of Montedoro-a Central American country whose ... Read more

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  • The End of the Chase

    A 'Perrins, Private Investigators' Mystery

    by Cecil Waye ...
    Series Book 3 - The 'Perrins, Private Investigators' Mysteries
    Herr Berndt leant forward in his chair. "Have you ever noticed how if one speaks about a thing, one usually hears about it again within a few days?"Christopher Perrin, investigator, is on the track of Duggie the Locksmith, suspected of being behind a major robbery. When he is caught in Belgium, Perrin is astonished and puzzled to see in the crowd a certain Maurus Kaulin, "one of the most skilful ... Read more

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  • The Prime Minister's Pencil

    A 'Perrins, Private Investigators' Mystery

    by Cecil Waye ...
    Series Book 4 - The 'Perrins, Private Investigators' Mysteries
    "Terrible disaster at the House of Commons."Christopher Perrin, investigator, is drawing up a confidential report for a distinguished client, when he is interrupted by Miss Millicent Rushburton, daughter of leading politician Sir Ethelred Rushburton.Miss Rushburton is trying to trace her father's secretary, Cuthbert Solway, who has vanished following a visit to a Harley Street specialist. Perrin ... Read more

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  • The Hanging Woman

    by John Rhode ...
    “The Hanging Woman” (1931) is a classic mystery novel by John Rhode (Miles Burton) featuring his recurring detective, Dr. Lancelot Priestley. It centers on an investigation into a suspicious death at a supposedly haunted house. ... Read more

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  • Dead of the Night

    by John Rhode ...
    “Dead of the Night” (1942) is a mystery by John Rhode (Miles Burton) featuring his recurring investigator Dr. Priestley. Written during WWII, the plot reflects the atmosphere of the British Home Guard preparing for a potential invasion. The story involves a murder that occurs during a Home Guard training exercise (a "night exercise"). ... Read more

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  • The Vanishing Diary

    by John Rhode ...
    The Vanishing Diary (1961) by John Rhode (Miles Burton) is the last installment in the Dr. Lancelot Priestley series, featuring Superintendent Jimmy Waghorn. The plot centers on a family dispute over a historic diary, locked in a double-sealed box, which vanishes, followed by the murder of a family member. Test pilot Freddie Hapton becomes involved with the feuding Greystoke family in Alderscar, ... Read more

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  • Twice Dead

    by John Rhode ...
    ''Twice Dead'' by John Rhode is a classic Golden Age mystery where the eccentric Sir Francis Yordale fakes his own death to test his heirs' affection, only to be found genuinely dead soon after, leading Superintendent Jimmy Waghorn and Dr. Priestley to investigate his real murder by carbon monoxide poisoning, revealing hidden family secrets and ingenious criminal methods. ... Read more

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  • Situation Vacant

    by Miles Burton ...
    ''Situation Vacant'' by Miles Burton (John Rhode) is a 1946 detective novel about a series of mysterious deaths in an English village, revolving around two secretaries to the same woman at a manor house, with Inspector Arnold and sleuth Desmond Merrion uncovering a cleverly poisoned plot after the local police rule the first death accidental and the second suspicious. The story features typical ... Read more

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  • The Links in the Chain

    by John Rhode ...
    “The Links in the Chain” (1948) is a detective novel by John Rhode (Miles Burton), featuring his recurring character Lancelot Priestley, focusing on the intellectual, deductive puzzle typical of Golden Age mysteries. We begin with the death of Mrs. Fransham in her London service flat, who dies after consuming a meal that is later found to be poisoned with digitalis. Scotland Yard initially ... Read more

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  • Death Takes A Flat

    by Miles Burton ...
    ''Death Takes a Flat'' (1940) by Miles Burton (John Rhode) is a classic British mystery where Major and Mrs. Pontefract discover the body of Edgar Staplehurst, a property manager, in a Kensington flat they are looking to rent. Inspector Arnold initially suspects a local resident, but Desmond Merrion suspects a more complex, staged crime. ... Read more

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  • A Will in the Way

    by Miles Burton ...
    ''A Will in the Way'' by Miles Burton (John Rhode) is a 1947 detective novel featuring Inspector Arnold and amateur sleuth Desmond Merrion, focusing on the suspicious death of Dilys Botesdale, wife of a man recovering in a mental institution, with the investigation uncovering hidden motives and secrets surrounding inheritance and wartime dealings. ... Read more

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