Adult whodunits and private eyes

5 books

Minute Mysteries [Detectograms]H. A. Ripley · 1932A 1932 collection of 71 very short puzzle mysteries, or "detectograms," by H. A. Ripley, featuring cases solved by criminology professor Fordney. Each story supplies all needed clues so readers can match wits with the Professor and check their solutions at the back.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Murder at the vicarageAgatha Christie · 1930A 1930 mystery novel by Agatha Christie, told by a village vicar whose offhand remark about murdering the unpopular Colonel Protheroe becomes awkward when the colonel is actually killed, drawing in the observant Miss Marple and the residents of St. Mary Mead.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Murder in the GunroomH. Beam Piper · 1953A 1953 detective novel by H. Beam Piper in which private investigator Jeff Rand, a pistol collector himself, is hired to catalogue and sell a dead man's valuable gun collection and investigates whether the collector's apparent accidental death was murder.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The mysterious Mr. QuinAgatha Christie · 1930A 1930 short story collection by Agatha Christie featuring the enigmatic Mr. Quin and the observant Mr. Satterthwaite, whose New Year's Eve gathering at a country house is interrupted by a mysterious stranger and hints of past tragedy.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Old Lady fliesRaoul Whitfield · 1931This 1931 aviation adventure novel by Raoul Whitfield follows stunt flyer Russ Healy, who refuses to give up his beloved, outdated Jenny biplane and sets out to prove the old ship's worth, risking a dangerous movie crash-flying job after a falling out with his circus boss.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية