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  • Murder in Absence

    by Miles Burton ...
    ''Murder in Absence'' by Miles Burton (John Rhode) is about two seemingly separate crimes: first, the baffling murder of estate agent Rufus Jones in English market town Hembury, followed by an investigation into suspicious activities on a Norwegian freighter in the Mediterranean, both eventually linked by amateur sleuth Desmond Merrion. The novel features classic Golden Age elements, including a ... Read more

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  • The Moth-Watch Murder

    by Miles Burton ...
    When a party of schoolboys assemble for a moth watching party, the occasion turns out to be fatal not only to the moths. What is the explanation of the ruthless and deliberate killing of a normal, cheerful schoolboy whom everyone liked? Inspector Ferriby realises that in this unusual puzzle he will need the help of Scotland Yard, and he is additionally pleased when Desmond Merrion turns up to ... Read more

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  • Death in the Tunnel

    by Miles Burton ...
    "Death in the Tunnel" is a mystery novel written in 1936 by Cecil John Charles Street (1884–1964) under his pseudonym Miles Burton: Sir Wilfred Saxonby travels alone in the 5 o'clock train from Cannon Street, in a locked compartment. The train slows and stops inside a tunnel; and by the time it emerges again minutes later, Sir Wilfred has been shot dead, his heart pierced by a single bullet ... ... Read more

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  • The Secret of High Eldersham

    by Miles Burton ...
    A mystery set in a sleepy village peopled by mistrustful residents. When the landlord Samuel Whitehead, a former London police sergeant is found murdered, Scotland Yard is called in. Detective Inspector Young finds that people are reluctant to give information and during his investigations he uncovers a witches coven and drug smuggling. It all culminates in an exciting finale with a satisfying end ... 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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  • 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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  • Something to Hide

    by Miles Burton ...
    Something to Hide (1953) by Miles Burton (John Rhode) is a classic British mystery novel featuring his long-running investigators, Desmond Merrion and Inspector Arnold. The story revolves around a complex, methodical investigation into a murder, involving clues found in a quiet rural setting. The narrative centers on the unraveling of a seemingly accidental death, which Merrion diagnoses as a ... Read more

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  • Murder, M. D.

    by Miles Burton ...
    Two locums are killed while a doctor is away on military service. It seems the doctor's family must be responsible, but Merrion has other ideas. ... Read more

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  • The Devereux Court Mystery

    by Miles Burton ...
    ''The Devereux Court Mystery'' by Miles Burton (John Rhode) is a Golden Age detective novel where amateur sleuth Desmond Merrion helps Scotland Yard's Inspector Arnold solve a complex case involving a gang, a river setting, and seemingly unrelated crimes that turn out to be connected to a clever criminal plot and an unfolding romance, highlighting intricate plotting and detailed landscape ... 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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  • Return From the Dead

    by Miles Burton ...
    ''Return from the Dead'' (1959) by Miles Burton (John Rhode) features his regular investigators, Inspector Arnold of Scotland Yard and amateur sleuth Desmond Merrion. The mystery centers on the unfolding story of unexplained disappearances in South America, a valuable treasure which is a stimulus for crime, and the murder of a receptionist in London, with the investigation leading back to a ... Read more

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  • Unwanted Corpse

    by Miles Burton ...
    ''Unwanted Corpse'' involves Merrion working alongside Scotland Yard's Inspector Arnold to solve a crime involving a body. The plot sets off with a sudden, mysterious death in the English countryside, leaving the local authorities with a literal "unwanted corpse" that disrupts the peace of a small community. Inspector Arnold of Scotland Yard handles the official, methodical police tracking and ... Read more

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