Books like The Life and Times of Miss Jane Marple by Anne Hart

When Belgian detective Hercule Poirot returns to the English village of King's Abbot, he confronts the murder of industrialist Roger Ackroyd, unraveling a web of family secrets and hidden motives that reveal the culprit was nobody he expected.

Miss Marple is summoned to solve the murder of a recently deceased tycoon who left her a £20,000 legacy and a plea for justice before he died, inviting danger from those who will stop at nothing to silence her.

A single volume compiling all twenty Miss Jane Marple short stories, where Agatha Christie’s beloved amateur sleuth solves crimes in her quiet, observant village of St. Mary Mead.

A London messenger finds himself entangled in an international conspiracy when delivering the memoirs of a deceased European count, leading to murder, blackmail, and a race to prove innocence at the historic English estate of Chimneys.

A compact anthology of eight short stories featuring Agatha Christie’s beloved sleuth, Miss Marple, plus two additional mysteries, offering a quick, satisfying glimpse into Christie’s classic detective craft.

> A triumph of dedicated detective work, set against the romantic nostalgic splendor of Victorian England, *The World of Sherlock Holmes* reveals a wealth of unsuspected facts about the master sleuth. What was the scandal involving Queen Victoria's son and grandson? Why did Holmes visit the United States, and what did he do for Vanderbilt? Why did he remain silent about the identity of Jack the Ripper? What was the secret of the Vatican cameos? Why did the kings of Denmark, Sweden and Holland, the Sultan of Turkey, the Czar of Russia and the President of the United States confer on Sherlock Holmes their countries' highest decorations? >Mr. Harrison also sheds new light on Holmes' youth, including the unusual nature of his university career, his brilliant achievements at the top level of Victorian diplomacy and his close and curious relations with the Britsh crown.

Nick and Nora Charles navigate a New York murder mystery with wit and charm, turning a hard‑boiled investigation into a sophisticated comedy of manners.

A collection of four classic Miss Marple mysteries, each featuring the sharp-witted spinster solving crimes ranging from a country home murder to a hotel homicide, all set in England’s quiet locales.

A collection of five classic Miss Marple mysteries by Agatha Christie, featuring her astute village detective in tales such as "The Mirror Crack'd," "Caribbean Mystery," "Nemesis," "What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw!" and "The Body in the Library."

A hotel murder allegations land a husband and his attorney in Miss Marple’s clutches; she interrogates the suspects and seeks to expose the ironclad evidence that could doom him.

There is something passing strange about Sherlock Holmes. You’ve seen me as an old lady, Watson. I was never more convincing… —Sherlock Holmes, The Mazarin Stone Sherlock Holmes strides into our imagination, deerstalker hat set jauntily on his head, pipe protruding from his mouth, and a formidable intellect from which he painstakingly masters the mysteries he investigates. Yet the qualities that set Holmes apart as a masterful sleuth are rather surprising. …the impression of a woman may be more valuable than the conclusion of an analytical reasoner. —Sherlock Holmes, The Man with the Twisted Lip A firestorm of controversy met the original publication of Ms. Holmes of Baker Street: The Truth About Sherlock. Authors C. Alan Bradley and William A.S. Sarjeant in their methodical investigation of the literature of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle uncovered the surprising truth about Sherlock Holmes and the dust is yet to settle. The University of Alberta Press is pleased to present the first Canadian edition of Ms. Holmes of Baker Street with a new Introduction by Barbara Roden. Women are naturally secretive, and they like to do their own secreting. —Sherlock Holmes, A Scandal in Bohemia We know the methods…the game is afoot. (back cover)