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Kesäisessä Helsingissä tapahtuu kolme murhaa. Uhrien kuolinsyynä on puukotus, kolme veitseniskua. Kaikkien yläruumiiseen on viilletty V:n muotoinen haava. Juttua tutkii Vuohijärvi, ...

Tsukiko har hört till kurtisanhuset så länge hon kan minnas och hennes framtid som kurtisan är utstakad. Men när den herrelöse samurajen Hiroshi en dag rusar in på gården med svärd ...

Samurajen Hiroshi är efterlyst för mordet på sin före detta herre – ett brott som straffas med halshuggning om han inte lyckas hitta den riktige mördaren först. Vid sin sida har ha ...

Lydias bror Dani bär på ett mörkt förflutet. Som trettonåring värvades han av ett kriminellt gäng och dömdes för misshandel och narkotikabrott innan han lyckades bryta sig fri. De ...

Set in Britain shortly after the end of the Russo-Japanese war, ‘The Illustrious Prince’ provides a fascinating insight into the political tensions of the time. The story centres a ...

Also published under the title ‘The Yellow House’, ‘As a Man Lives’ is an E. Phillips Oppenheim tale packed full of his trademark mystery and suspense. The story is narrated by our ...

First published in 1907, ‘Berenice’ by E. Phillips Oppenheim tells the tale of the lonely gentleman Matravers. A man of high tastes with very definite views, he writes reviews for ...

Auctioneer Alfred Burton’s life is turned upside-down following a miraculous encounter in an empty house. Burton finds himself unable to speak, see, or think anything but the truth ...

A quirky and light-hearted novel from author E. Phillips Oppenheim, ‘An Amiable Charlatan’ charts the story of a young English aristocrat who finds himself caught up in the lives o ...

Opening in a desolate Derbyshire coal-mining village, young student Philip Romilly finds himself rejected and despondent, resorting to desperate measures in order to secure future ...

Wealthy playwright Sir Jermyn Annerley finds himself caught up in a love-triangle between the beautiful actress Sybil Cluley and his rival for her love, Lord Lakenham. Secrets from ...

If you're born in the Western world or have played a lot of video games, chances are the title 'The Legacy of Cain' will make you think of either polygon vampires or take you strai ...

Perhaps Wilkie Collins' editor thought 'John Jago's Ghost' sounded too much like an exciting tale of cursed, swashbuckling pirates for the alternate title of this novella to end up ...

Enticed by a large sum of money, Jessie, a spunky young girl of 20 summers, moves into a grand house inhabited by three older men. Now, if you think you already know where 'Queen o ...

A young governess. A remote house. Two silent children. When less than benevolent ghosts are added into this already precarious mixture - chaos ensues. A gothic novella that explor ...

Is there any better fuel for a novel than wronged characters and wicked revenge?From the midst of the cult of sensibility, Ann Radcliffe rose with her very own poignant style to wr ...

Ever wondered how the quintessential bully acted during the Holy Inquisition? Look no further.In her unnerving gothic novel "The Italian" (1797), Ann Radcliffe explores individuali ...

Nikolay Kharlamov has been accused of murdering his wife. ‘In the Court’ follows his trial, describing everything in almost molecular detail. Chekhov’s storytelling paints an uncom ...

The Red Hand is a secret organization that specializes in blackmail and countless other subversive practices. In this novel, Wallace creates a reality in which all levels of societ ...

The Prince of Brancoleone has a reputation for breaking hearts. And now he’s set his sights on a new conquest. She’s Nisida, the beautiful daughter of a Naples fisherman. The princ ...

‘The Affair at Flower Acres’ is the seventh in the Pennington Wise series of mystery novels from prolific author Carolyn Wells. Douglas Raynor is the owner of the beautiful estate ...

Part of the Pennington Wise series of mystery novels from author Carolyn Wells, in ‘The Come Back’ grieving father Benjamin Crane has turned to spiritualism and placed his faith in ...

In Long Island, wealthy heiress Lucy Carrington has been found murdered in her own home. There are a whole host of suspects leaving local police baffled. Expert detective Fleming S ...

The tenth in the Fleming Stone series of mystery novels, ‘The Diamond Pin’ is a classic whodunnit. Fabulously wealthy Ursula Pell is fond of playing tricks on her family and friend ...