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  • The Elusive Bullet

    by John Rhode ...
    The Elusive Bullet by John Rhode is a finely crafted Golden Age detective story that showcases the author’s hallmark precision, ingenuity, and methodical approach to crime-solving. Featuring the meticulous Dr. Lancelot Priestley, one of classic detective fiction’s great analytical minds, the story presents a baffling case in which science and logic are the keys to the truth. When a seemingly ... Read more

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  • The Davidson Case. Illustrated

    by John Rhode ...
    John Rhode’s The Davidson Case is a classic detective novel of the Golden Age, featuring the brilliant and methodical Dr. Lancelot Priestley. First published in 1929, it is the third book in the long-running series that helped define Rhode as one of the foremost puzzle-plotters of his era. The story begins with the mysterious death of Sir Hector Davidson, a wealthy and influential industrialist. ... Read more

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  • The John Rhode Detective Library. Dr. Priestley Mysteries (16 Books). Illustrated

    The Fatal Pool, Death Takes a Partner, Licensed for Murder, Murder at Derivale, The Paddington Mystery and Others

    by John Rhode ...
    The John Rhode Detective Library brings together sixteen of the most compelling and ingeniously plotted mysteries featuring Dr. Lancelot Priestley, one of the most distinctive sleuths of the Golden Age of detective fiction. Created by Cecil John Charles Street, writing as John Rhode, Dr. Priestley is a logician, a scientist, and an armchair detective whose calm reasoning and analytical mind ... 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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  • Men Die at Cyprus Lodge

    by John Rhode ...
    “Men Die at Cyprus Lodge” (1943) by John Rhode (Miles Burton) is a classic Golden Age mystery featuring Dr. Priestley investigating a series of murders at a reputedly haunted house in the English village of Troutwich. The plot centers on a "haunted" house where victims are killed by poison (aconitine) via a booby-trap. ... Read more

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  • Licensed for Murder. A Dr Priestley Detective Novel. Illustrated

    by John Rhode ...
    In Licensed for Murder, celebrated Golden Age mystery writer John Rhode delivers another intelligent and intricately plotted detective novel featuring his enduring sleuth, Dr. Lancelot Priestley. Set in post-war England, the story opens with the unexpected discovery of a human skeleton hidden behind a fireplace during the renovation of a rural inn. With few clues and no immediate suspects, local ... Read more

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  • The murders in Praed Street

    by John Rhode ...
    In "The Murders in Praed Street," John Rhode delivers a gripping detective novel that intricately weaves mystery with sharp social commentary. The narrative follows the astute detective, Alfred W. W. W. 'Bert' Faraday, as he tackles a perplexing series of murders in early 20th-century London. Rhode's adept use of the traditional whodunit structure is coupled with strikingly vivid depictions of the ... Read more

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  • The Harvest Murder

    by John Rhode ...
    The novel takes place in rural Kent during the hop-picking season. A burglary takes place and the complex circumstances surrounding it led to Sergeant Wragge of the local force calling in Scotland Yard. It is only through the deductions of Priestley, however, that it is realised that his is a case of murder. ... Read more

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  • Murder at Monk's Barn (Book 1)

    by John Rhode ...
    ''Murder at Monk's Barn'' (1931) by Cecil Waye (John Rhode/Miles Burton) is a classic Golden Age mystery featuring detectives Christopher and Vivienne Perrins. They investigate the shooting of businessman Gilbert Wynter, killed through locked curtains in his home, tackling a baffling "impossible" scenario, a second poisoning, and a limited suspect pool. Gilbert Wynter is shot through thick, drawn ... 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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  • Delayed Payment

    by John Rhode ...
    ''Delayed Payment'' by John Rhode (Miles Burton) is a 1950s mystery novel featuring Dr. Priestley, who helps investigators solve a complex "double puzzle" through his insightful, logical deduction. The story revolves around uncovering clues to a murder, with a focus on "how" the crime was committed rather than just "who". It is described as a, sometimes, less traditional puzzle plot for Rhode, as ... Read more

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  • The House on Tollard Ridge: A Dr Priestley Detective Novel. Illustrated

    by John Rhode ...
    The House on Tollard Ridge is one of the early and most atmospheric mysteries featuring Dr. Lancelot Priestley, the brilliant and imperturbable armchair detective created by John Rhode (pseudonym of Cecil John Charles Street). A master of rational deduction, Priestley returns in this intricately plotted tale of murder, deception, and hidden motives beneath a veneer of rural peace. The story begins ... Read more

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