Three tantalizing mysteries star the great Hercule Poirot at the top of his form. An apparent suicide looks suspicious in Murder in the Mews, the disappearance of top-secret military plans...

Nicholas Nickleby' combines comedy and tragedy in a tale of triumph over adversity, where Nickleby succeeds despite social injustice, in a story that mirrors Dickens' own rise from poverty to...

These ten treasured stories from the most influential authors of the 19th and early 20th centuries are selected for their literary importance as well as their dramatic, oral qualities. Includes...

Tommy and Tuppence adopt the methods and manners of every major literary detective from Hercule Poirot to Sherlock Holmes as they piece together an increasingly complex series of delightfully...

In the summer of 1914, Grace elopes with Henry Winter in London, hoping to escape the disapproval of his wealthy family. When the elegant ocean liner carrying them home to America suffers a...

When a naval cruiser sinks in mysterious circumstances in the North Sea, all aboard are lost. Rose is saddened to learn that the brother of her friend, Keisha, was among the dead. And yet he...

When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American is brought to Europe by her wealthy Aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel, resolved to enjoy the freedom that her...

Famous for rarely leaving his New York brownstone, Nero Wolfe flies with Archie to Montenegro in Yugoslavia to find the killer of his best friend. Their grueling adventures in the mountains,...

The distinguished classic of life in Japan after the dropping of the atomic bomb in 1945. Winner of a 'Publishers Weekly' Listen Up Award.

Tom Betterton, a young nuclear scientist, has disappeared in Morocco, another mystery in a string of missing scientists.

The case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce has ground its way through the courts for generations. At its heart are Ada Clare and Richard Carstone, who find love - and terrible loss - through their...

All the young lady had to do was stay alive and she'd inherit $8 million. When the cops find her strangled, Archie Goodwin, Nero Wolfe's wisecracking assistant, feels responsible for her death. He...

Have you ever seen a ghost, Mr. Holmes? asks Victoria Temple, and Sherlock Holmes, at the height of his powers in 1898, must face a new challenge, one that plunges the great detective into the...

In the seventh book of the internationally bestselling series by British crime queen Lynda La Plante (Prime Suspect), newly promoted DCI Anna Travis takes charge of an investigation for the first...

When news reports start appearing of a zombie outbreak in Ireland, B's racist father thinks it's a joke. B doesn't fully buy into Dad's racism, but figures it's easier to go along with it than to...