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  • The Rasp

    by Philip MacDonald ...
    Series series Detective Club Crime Classics
    A victim is bludgeoned to death with a woodworker’s rasp in this first case for the famed gentleman detective Anthony Gethryn – the latest in a new series of classic detective novels from the vaults of HarperCollins.Ex-Secret Service agent Anthony Gethryn is killing time working for a newspaper when he is sent to cover the murder of Cabinet minister John Hoode, bludgeoned to death in his country ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • The Noose

    by Philip MacDonald ...
    Series series Detective Club Crime Classics
    Gentleman detective Anthony Gethryn is in a race against time to save an innocent man from the hangman’s noose.Colonel Anthony Gethryn is recalled from a holiday in Spain to solve a murder in the November fogs of London. He finds that his wife is sheltering Mrs Bronson, whose husband is in prison awaiting execution for the murder of a gamekeeper six months before. A petition for reprieve has been ... Read more

    $5.49 USD

  • Patrol

    by Philip MacDonald ...
    Series Book 2 - Casemate Classic War Fiction
    The novel that inspired John Ford's The Lost Patrol: A band of World War I soldiers fights to survive in the desert after their leader is shot and killed.There had been, here, eleven men. Now ten rode away. . . .In the Mesopotamian desert during the First World War, an unseen enemy guns down the leader of a British parol. The officer was the only one who knew their orders, and he did not told ... Read more

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  • The rasp

    by Philip MacDonald ...
    In Philip MacDonald's suspenseful novel "The Rasp," the author masterfully weaves a gripping narrative that delves into the psychological complexities of fear and identity. Set against a backdrop of urban decay, the novel employs a sharp, modernist style, infusing elements of crime fiction with a keen observation of human nature. MacDonald's intricate plotting and vivid characterization invite ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Murder Gone Mad

    by Philip MacDonald ...
    First published in 1931, the first Golden Age detective novel to feature a serial killer with no rational motive - and surely impossible for Scotland Yard to solve? A long knife with a brilliant but perverted brain directing it is terrorising Holmdale – innocent people are being done to death under the very eyes of the law. After every murder a business-like letter arrives announcing that another ... Read more

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  • The Maze: An Exercise in Detection

    by Philip MacDonald ...
    The ultimate murder mystery - can you find the murderer before the detective? Maxwell Brunton was found dead in his study – murdered beyond doubt. There were ten people in the house on the night of the murder, and at least seven of them had an adequate motive for murdering him. But Anthony Gethryn has only the evidence given at the Coroner’s inquest to work with. In other words YOU, the reader, ... Read more

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  • Rasp

    by Philip MacDonald ...
    The Rasp introduces the world to the amazing Anthony Gethryn, an ex-secret service agent, and occasional newspaper correspondent. He is assigned to cover the story of a cabinet minister, John Hoode, who was found murdered in the library of his country house, battered to death with a wood-rasp. Scotland yard has only one suspect Hoode’s secretary Alan Deacon. But Gethryn is convinced that Deacon ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • The Rynox Murder Mystery. Illustrated

    by Philip MacDonald ...
    The Rynox Murder Mystery is a sophisticated and atmospheric detective novel by Philip MacDonald, one of the notable voices of Britain’s Golden Age of crime fiction. Combining an intricate plot with sharp psychological observation, the novel offers a classic whodunit enriched by tension, misdirection, and moral complexity. The story centers on a murder connected to the powerful Rynox family, whose ... Read more

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  • Ambrotox and Limping Dick. Illustrated

    by Philip MacDonald ...
    Ambrotox and Limping Dick is an early and intriguing work by Philip MacDonald, better known today as a master of Golden Age detective fiction. Written before his most famous crime novels, this book stands at the crossroads of mystery, espionage, and dark adventure, reflecting the literary experimentation of the early twentieth century. The story unfolds in a shadowy world of secret dealings, coded ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Patrol

    by Philip MacDonald ...
    “Patrol” is a war novel by Philip MacDonald, first published in 1927 and now public domain in the US, set in Mesopotamia during the First World War, focusing on the psychological strain on a patrol of British soldiers when they become lost in the desert and surrounded by the enemy. ... Read more

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  • The Rasp

    by Philip MacDonald ...
    "The Rasp" by Philip McDonald centers on a gripping murder mystery that unfolds in a seemingly tranquil British setting. The story begins with a shocking murder that disrupts the calm of the community. As the investigation progresses, the protagonist—likely a detective, or a keen amateur sleuth—delves into the lives of those connected to the victim.The novel’s central mystery is driven by numerous ... Read more

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  • Warrant for X

    by Philip MacDonald ...
    ''Warrant for X'' is widely considered one of the finest entries in MacDonald's popular Colonel Anthony Gethryn detective series. Sheldon Garrett, an American playwright visiting London, accidentally overhears a conversation in a dimly lit tea shop between two people he cannot see. Garrett realizes they are meticulously planning a horrific crime involving a child, but he has no names, no faces, ... Read more

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