Classic Mysteries

Nigel Strangeways must find the very unfunny practical joker whose dangerous and deadly pranks threaten to turn the vacation paradise of Wonderland into a deadly trap.

Deputy Chief Constable Bobby Owen tackles a case that begins with a haunted house, the murder of a psychical researcher, and rumors of a fabulous painting that could be worth killing for.

A long distance runner, lost in a road race, comes across some very strange events which may or may not include murder. It's like being trapped in one of the bloodier fairy tales collected by the brothers Grimm...

A rather gruesome example of a classic "Had I But Known" mystery: guests stranded by a snowstorm at a remote resort in the Ozarks find that one of them apparently is a very brutal murderer.

The victim was a young hooligan, but was he so very bad that nobody - including his parents - had a good word to say about him after he was murdered?

Superintendent Battle must trace a cunning murder plot back to its roots in the past before he can trap the guilty party.

John Christmas investigates a murder to discover whether the accused man actually committed the crime.

Ellery Queen provides twelve mysteries, each appropriate to a particular month, for his eponymous detective to solve.

The rich old lady was dead - poisoned - and all the clues pointed to her newest favorite, young Carey Silence. But was she being framed for a crime she didn't commit?

What happened to the distinguished art critic - and how genuine was that Rembrandt painting on the wall?