Old Detective Mysteries

"Housewife the 'mouse' wife..." What has turned an independent woman into a Stepford Wife? An old college girlfriend of Sally-Anne's has disturbingly changed since her marriage. Is her friend's controlling husband responsible? Trench and Old Tom have plenty to think about. To help, they must uncover a frightening secret from the past...

Coffee, gossip, and murder! Can Aunt Becca stop a killer before her breakfast club friends are silenced? Aunt Becca thought she'd retired to a quiet life, finding common ground with new friends at a local diner. But when one of them is found dead under suspicious circumstances, her peaceful world is turned upside down. As she pours over the facts, Becca realizes that every group has its "Negative Nancy," and in this case, it's Fran. But no one expected her to meet such a bitter end. Who knew she had so many enemies? While the police struggle to filter through the list of suspects, Becca and...

"You've got the job." "Me? Really? Are you sure?" Why are the most unsuitable applicants suddenly successfully filling the situations vacant in Stokeham? Could the candidates be linked in some way? Trench isn't so sure, but Debsy's 'friend' from holiday, Steven seems really keen to find a connection. And Old Tom starts to think there could be more to this case than simply promoting hopeless hopefuls...

Life is different for Jack Moreno. Good. Definitely good. Well, better, anyway. He’s back in school (although classes are harder than he expected). And his dad is healthy (which means he’s worrying again about things like Jack’s curfew and, oh yeah, grades).

A murder mystery set in the Old West. One by one, the aging members of a disbanded cattle-rustling outfit are slain by an unknown murderer out for revenge. The local peace officer, being a gangly teenager new to the job, is not trusted to handle the case. Former U.S. Marshal A.A. Flint, a private investigator and gun for hire, is called in to assist him. The brash, immature and petulant young lawman is resentful of Flint's interference and seeks to hinder him at every opportunity. It becomes a race against time as Flint works to unmask the ruthless perpetrator before all the victims are ...

Jamaica Biltmore: Old Masters After his last action-packed case tracking down missing money from his son Joe’s college, private investigator Jamaica Biltmore is looking forward to some much-needed time off in Florida with family and friends close by. But house-hunting with Julie and leisurely days on the boat will have to wait. Jamaica’s friend Gino, a Mafia don, has died, leaving Jamaica a mysterious notebook in a safety deposit box. As rumors of Gino’s connection to certain Russians swirl, someone is determined to get their hands on the notebook, and they’ll stop at nothing to get...

Rain is a murder mystery novel set in an upper class New York City neighborhood during the 1930s. This captivating story follows ex-cop James McNally as he navigates a labyrinth of deceit and danger in his quest for justice. James McNally, struggling to adapt to civilian life, finds himself drawn back into his old world when a suspicious death occurs during a torrential downpour. The victim, a valet named Greene, collapses and dies in McNally's arms, muttering incoherently. Dressed in a mix of high-end and cheap clothing, Greene's mysterious appearance and sudden death spark McNally's ...

WAS THERE REALLY A FOOT DANGLING OUT OF THAT CARPET? Fifty-two-year-old Glory Harper is stuck in a wheelchair with a broken leg, bored, and itching for some excitement. She doesn’t expect it to come in the form of a foot dangling out the back of a carpet as it’s carried into her new neighbor’s house. But Glory’s past “run-ins” with the police makes her latest report more difficult to believe. And, just when she thinks someone’s taking her seriously, Glory realizes Detective Rick Spencer, a Harrison Ford look-alike, appears more interested in her than in her story. Despite ...

Can Trench somehow recover his lost memories by investigating: Targeted shop closures; a curious computer fair; three abandoned old dolls and more memory problems at the Riverside Hospital? Extras include a specially written prequel.

It is the summer of 1871 when Scotland Yard's Inspector Ben Ross pays a visit to Jacob Jacobus, the old rogue of Limehouse: infamous antiquarian, friend to villains and informer to the police. Ben hopes to glean information about any burglaries that might take place now that the wealthiest echelons of society are back in London for the Season. Little does he realise that an audacious theft has already occurred - a priceless family heirloom, the Roxby emerald necklace, has been stolen from a dressing table in the Roxby residence, and the widowed Mrs Roxby is demanding its immediate return.

Blacklisted by the police. Being sued by a client. And broke. Things can’t get any worse for Brighton’s No. 1 Private Detective, Joe Grabarz, in this blistering debut novel from award-winning writer Tom Trott. That’s when his best friend’s body washes up on the beach. Could it really have been 10 years? How could his life have ended like this? He needs answers. But with the city in the grips of organised crime, and struggling to deal with an influx of legal highs, who cares about just another dead drug dealer?

Assembled and edited by Julian Hawthorne and first published in 1907, the Old Time English volume of The Lock and Key Library features ten classic mysteries and ghost stories by Charles Dickens, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Thomas de Quincey, Charles Robert Maturin, Laurence Sterne, and William Makepeace Thackeray. This volume of The Lock and Key Library is sure to haunt and charm fans of ghost and detective mysteries alike.

"The end days are upon us." For over a thousand years, The Fellowship has survived, evolved, planned and prepared for one purpose and one purpose only. The Fellowship believe the wrath of the ancient Gods will soon cause a cataclysmic event. They believe, as it is written, that only one person can provide salvation - and that person happens to be Trench. Trouble is, Trench doesn't even know what he's supposed to save them from, never mind how to do it. Perhaps, as always, the final secret lies with his armchair-bound friend, Old Tom...

"You look as though you need a holiday, Trench.” Old Tom encourages Trench to take a holiday to the Bayview Guest House in sunny Clayton-on-Sea, primarily to see if he can discover anything of a previous guest there, a certain Eleanor. But as Trench steps into the guest house, he finds it curious to say the least. An old-fashioned atmosphere seems to permeate through the very walls. The vintage colour television in the lounge looks like it hails from the 1970s. There is no mobile telephone coverage, and don’t even think about a Wi-Fi signal. Trench considers his fellow guests and ...

Ten years… Countless mysteries… And it all comes down to this. The armchair detective has left this mortal coil, but there is still one more mystery to solve. As Trench chases figures from his past, he gradually realises that they will eventually lead him to finally finding Eleanor, and to discovering the astonishing secret behind the armchair detective himself…

Journey from the stunning, unique and ultra-modern Times Apartments to the brooding, Gothic atmosphere of Castle Mandrake... Series Nine of The Armchair Detective plus two feature-length Specials.

Trench and Old Tom follow the clues for finding the old fellow's long-lost friend from the past, Eleanor. Can Trench find her, for his old friend, before illness strikes a deathly blow? And discover the final secret of the armchair detective..? All five mysteries of the last-ever series of The Armchair Detective.

The shop around the corner… Following a clue to find Old Tom’s friend from the past, Eleanor, Trench visits The Stokeham Shop and can’t quite believe what he sees there. Why for a busy shop, does it seem to take little or no money? Why is there an abundance of security cameras? And what is the connection between a member of the shop’s staff and a particular awkward customer? What’s more, Trench and Debsy want to actually shop there, but find it to be… impossible.

Like everything else Mandrake has accomplished in his life, he has meticulously planned and prepared his final memoirs. Mandrake knows that Thomas and Trench will have to, not only examine every word, but also read in-between the lines, if they’re to have any hope of unearthing the clue, for finally finding Eleanor…

"Kind sir, would you buy a match? Only a penny each..." Trench finally visits the secretive Fellowship - the link behind the management conspiracy - and finds them just that, secretive. He sends Debsy and Steven to do some Fellowship research, while he picks up a story - about a children's care home, the Workhouse. The Workhouse do a good job in helping poor and vulnerable children, but Trench discovers, round the back of the Workhouse, something impossible on a cold, fog-fuelled cobbled alleyway that shouldn't even be there - a little match girl, selling matches...