G. K. Chesterton's masterful mystery features men who earn their livings in the most peculiar ways The Club of Queer Trades is an incredibly exclusive society that comes with a specific conceit for entry: Its members must have a talent that is extremely unusual and use that skill to earn a living. For judge Basil Grant, the club is also a mystery that he must solve. Basil first learns of the group when his brother tells him about an army major who...

Contains all the investigations and adventures of the world's most popular detective, Sherlock Holmes. This collection of novels and short stories follows the illustrious career of this British hero from his university days to his final case.

An old woman in a nursing home speaks of a child buried behind the fireplace& When Tommy and Tuppence visited an elderly aunt in her gothic nursing home, they thought nothing of her mistrust of the doctors; after all, Ada was a very difficult old lady. But when Mrs Lockett mentioned a poisoned mushroom stew and Mrs Lancaster talked about "something behind the fireplace", Tommy and Tuppence found themselves caught up in an unexpected adventure involving...

Essays on the major writers of British mysteries in the form of novels and short stories during the so-called Golden Age of the mystery in England. Includes discussion of crime/detective fiction, psychological thrillers and suspense novels.