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Book cover for Margery Allingham: Mystery Mile

Mystery Mile

Margery Allingham
Unabridged on 6 Cassettes, $49.95

In this early Albert Campion mystery, the mild-mannered detective sets out to investigate why someone would attempt to kill an American judge. The tale's complex plot, a host of unforgettable characters, and a good dose of British humor make it a cla ...

Book cover for Margery Allingham: Traitor's Purse

Traitor's Purse

Margery Allingham
Unabridged on 6 Cassettes, $49.95

He awoke in a neat hospital bed to the sound of voices discussing him--and his possible, upcoming hanging. Escaping from the hospital, he finds that everyone expects him to do something. And clearly that something is not simply important, it is vital ...

Book cover for Marian Babson: Canape's for the Kitties

Canape's for the Kitties

Marian Babson
Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD, $49.95

When novelist Lucinda Lucas, a new resident of a writers colony, tries to kill off some of her cherished characters, feuds are born and resurrected and a murder has residents wondering if Life has imitated Art, or vice versa.

Book cover for M. C. Beaton: Death of a Dreamer

Death of a Dreamer : A Hamish Macbeth Mystery

M. C. Beaton
Unabridged on 5 CDs, $44.95

Enticed by fantasies of the simple life, dreamers are occasionally drawn north by the rugged Scottish landscape. They usually don't last, defeated by the climate or inhospitable locals. But it looks as if Effie Garrand has come to stay. When local co ...

Book cover for M. C. Beaton: Death of a Dreamer

Death of a Dreamer : A Hamish Macbeth Mystery

M. C. Beaton
Unabridged on 1 Cassette, $46.95

Enticed by fantasies of the simple life, dreamers are occasionally drawn north by the rugged Scottish landscape. They usually don't last, defeated by the climate or inhospitable locals. But it looks as if Effie Garrand has come to stay. When local co ...

Book cover for M. C. Beaton: Death of a Poison Pen

Death of a Poison Pen

M. C. Beaton
Unabridged on 5 CDs, $44.95

When the townspeople of the Scottish highland town of Lochdubh begin receiving poison-pen letters, no one takes them seriously. But Hamish, who prides himself on his lack of ambition, fears that they might lead to something deadly. His instincts prov ...

Book cover for Simon Brett: The Hanging in the Hotel

The Hanging in the Hotel

Simon Brett
Unabridged on 8 CDs, $158.95

The Hopwicke Country House Hotel, is to host an event for the all-male society, the Pillars of Sussex. On the night, Jude helps Suzy serve dinner, and in the early hours of the morning they watch with relief as the guests drag themselves to their bed ...

Book cover for Marion Chesney: Our Lady of Pain

Our Lady of Pain

Marion Chesney
Unabridged on 6 CDs, $138.95

Lady Rose Summer, the wayward Edwardian debutante who keeps getting mixed up in disreputable adventures, would swear she is not a jealous woman. After all, she knows her engagement to private detective Captain Harry Cathcart is only a ploy to keep he ...

Book cover for Marion Chesney: Snobbery with Violence

Snobbery with Violence

Marion Chesney
Unabridged on 6 CDs, $138.95



Book cover for Agatha Christie: A Pocket Full of Rye

A Pocket Full of Rye : A Miss Marple Mystery

Agatha Christie
Unabridged on 6 CDs, $47.95

After wealthy financier Rex Fortescue's sudden death, grains of rye are inexplicably found in his pocket. The coroner's verdict is death by poisoning, yet only one of the dead man's relatives seems upset. The others all have motives to want the old m ...

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