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Humorous Mystery and Crime

Humorous Mystery and Crime

Murder may be most foul, but you’re in safe hands with the charming sleuths of our cosy crime stories.

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Humorous Mystery and Crime A Miss Seeton Mystery 24

Watch the Wall, Miss Seeton

Hamilton Crane

Miss Seeton foils a murderous gang of professional smugglers operating on the Kent coast.

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Satirical Comedy A Serge Storms Adventure 21

No Sunscreen for the Dead

Tim Dorsey

Serge’s interest is drawn to one of the largest retirement villages in the world ...

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Humorous Mystery and Crime A Yellowthread Street Mystery

The Yellowthread Street Mysteries: Books 1-3

William Marshall

Join the Yellowthread Street police in their first three blackly comic adventures.

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Humorous Mystery and Crime A Mathematical Mystery 1

The Truth About Archie and Pye

Jonathan Pinnock

What connects the mysterious deaths of twin mathematical geniuses with the Belarusian mafia and a cat called µ?

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Humorous Mystery and Crime Scoundrels 2

The Hunt for Hansclapp

Major Victor Cornwall

Kidnapping in the Congo, manslaughter on the Orient Express and romance at the Stasi's Christmas Party: the Majors are back!

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Humorous Mystery and Crime A Flaxborough Mystery 12

Whatever’s Been Going on at Mumblesby?

Colin Watson

When an art-loving solicitor dies in the posh neighbouring village of Mumblesby, a tale of blackmail emerges...  

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Humorous Mystery and Crime A Flaxborough Mystery 11

Plaster Sinners

Colin Watson

A knock-out plaster cottage at Flaxborough’s antiques auction leads to a tale of heirlooms and murder.

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Humorous Mystery and Crime Scoundrels 1

Scoundrels

Major Victor Cornwall

Brace yourself for the Majors' scandalous tales of murder, panda-hunting, Nazi fortresses and (believe it or not) even more...

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Humorous Mystery and Crime A Flaxborough Mystery 10

Blue Murder

Colin Watson

A pornographic movie leads investigative journalists to Flaxborough, but before long the subject has switched to murder...

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Humorous Mystery and Crime A Flaxborough Mystery 9

One Man’s Meat

Colin Watson

A charming conman has more than dodgy dog food on his plate when ruthless villainy and murder break out in Flaxborough. 

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Satirical Comedy A Serge Storms Adventure 20

The Pope of Palm Beach

Tim Dorsey

Serge and Coleman venture on a frenzied literary pilgrimage that leads them back to Riviera Beach.

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Humorous Mystery and Crime A Flaxborough Mystery 8

The Naked Nuns

Colin Watson

When the bitter rivalry between Flaxborough's leading fat-cat businessmen ends in murder, DI Purbright is on the case.

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