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  • The Two Tickets Puzzle

    by J.J. Connington ...
    A bloody murder on a train yields impossible questions for a police superintendent in this Golden Age classic—"An excellent straight detective story" (Dashiell Hammett, New York Post ).When the 10:35 local train from Horston arrives at Kempsford Junction, the porter is startled to find a body stowed beneath a seat in one of the first-class compartments. The victim is wealthy businessman Oswald F. ... Read more

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  • Murder in the Maze

    by J. J. Connington ...
    Neville Shandon stood at the window of his brother’s study gazing contentedly out over the Whistlefield grounds. This was a good place to recuperate in, he reflected, especially when one could only snatch a couple of days at a time from the grinding pressure of a barrister’s practice. His eye travelled slowly over the prospect of greenery which lay before him, lawn beyond lawn, down to where a ... Read more

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  • Mystery at Lynden Sands

    by J. J. Connington ...
    Paul Fordingbridge, with a faintly reproachful glance at his sister, interrupted his study of the financial page ofThe Times and put the paper down on his knee. Deliberately he removed his reading-glasses; replaced them by his ordinary spectacles; and then turned to the restless figure at the window of the private sitting-room. “Well, Jay, you seem to have something on your mind. Would it be too ... Read more

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  • The Ha Ha Case

    by J. J. Connington ...
    AS THE TRAIN glided into the wayside station, Jim Brandon lifted his well-worn suitcase and a shabby leg-of-mutton guncase down from the rack. Through the windows he caught successive glimpses of fresh-painted white palings, trim flwer-beds dripping from a recent shower, a girl’s figure on a broad sweep of gravelled platform, a tiny station-house, a handful of waiting travellers by the overhead ... Read more

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  • Death at Swaythling Court

    by J.J. Connington ...
    COLONEL SANDERSTEAD looked gloomily at his wrist-watch for the third time. Punctual to a second himself, he expected an equal clockwork precision from others; and even his long series of disappointments in the matter had failed to reconcile him to humanity’s slipshod methods. He gave another glance down the empty avenue which fell away from the terrace of the Manor towards the gates on the ... Read more

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  • Murder in the Maze: Annotated Version with Foreword by Paul Di Filippo

    by J.J Connington ...
    Every pathway leads to a dead end … except one.Love country estates? Do you like mysteries with unexpected twists and turns? Do you enjoy walking through a maze without knowing where each turn may lead? This long-buried classic masterpiece of secrets and murder by J.J. Connington is for you!When a suspicious death disturbs a quiet country estate, secrets unravel, suspicions flare, and alibis crack ... Read more

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  • The Eye In The Museum

    by J. J. Connington ...
    The Eye in the Museum, first published in 1930, is the first book in author J. J. Connington's series featuring Superintendent Ross of Scotland Yard. This 'golden-age' mystery centers on a young woman, Joyce Hazlemere, and her wealthy Aunt Evelyn. The aunt, who can become violent when drunk, stands to inherit the Hazlemere estate instead of Joyce. Miss Hazlemere speculates on the possibility of ... Read more

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  • Mystery at Lynden Sands

    by J. J. Connington ...
    J. J. Connington's Mystery at Lynden Sands features Chief-Constable Sir Clinton Driffield investigating a series of enigmatic events at a seaside resort. The plot weaves together elements of impersonation, secret marriages, and murder, challenging Driffield's deductive skills. Connington crafts a classic detective story, rich in atmosphere and logical intricacies, that keeps readers engaged until ... Read more

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  • Murder in the Maze

    by J. J. Connington ...
    Murder in the Maze is a classic detective novel set in the English countryside. The story revolves around the mysterious deaths of twin brothers, Roger and Neville Shandon, who are found murdered in a complex hedge maze. Sir Clinton Driffield, the Chief Constable, leads the investigation, navigating through a web of family secrets and hidden motives. Connington's intricate plotting and attention ... Read more

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  • The Classic Collection of J. J. Connington. Sir Clinton Driffield (5 Books). Illustrated

    Murder in the Maze, Tragedy at Ravensthorpe , Mystery at Lynden Sands, The Case With Nine Solutions, Nemesis at Raynham Parva

    by J. J. Connington ...
    The Classic Collection of J. J. Connington: Sir Clinton Driffield (5 Books) brings together five celebrated Golden Age detective novels featuring one of British crime fiction’s most methodical and intellectually compelling investigators. This illustrated volume includes Murder in the Maze, Tragedy at Ravensthorpe, Mystery at Lynden Sands, The Case With Nine Solutions, and Nemesis at Raynham Parva, ... Read more

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  • Mystery At Lynden Sands

    by J. J. Connington ...
    Mystery At Lynden Sands, first published in 1928, is the fourth book in author J. J. Connington's series featuring chief-constable Sir Clinton Driffield. Set on the English seaside, Driffield encounters the return of a missing heir (who is possibly an impostor), an accidental bigamist, secret marriages and impersonations, embezzlement of trust funds, a kidnapping, and two murders. As is typical of ... Read more

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  • Mystery at Lynden Sands

    by J. J. Connington ...
    Chief Constable Sir Clinton Driffield's holiday on the coast is interrupted when he's asked to assist with the investigation of a murder on a nearby country estate. As Sir Clinton, his friend Wendover, and the local police work to uncover who's behind the murder, they encounter an expanding web of clues, characters with possible motives, questions related to the large inheritance involving the ... Read more

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