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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
The Eight Strokes of the Clock	Maurice Leblanc	<p>Trying to escape from her boring life, Hortense Daniel meets the mysterious Prince Rénine (or should we say <a href="https://standardebooks.org/collections/arsene-lupin">Arsène Lupin</a>?) who enl…	OL1064268W
Comfort to the Enemy and other Carl Webster Stories	Elmore Leonard	"This is a dazzling collection of three Elmore Leonard stories of which the third and title story, 'Comfort to the Enemy' is a novella. The stories chart the beginning, middle and mature years of leg…	OL10827288W
When the Women Come Out to Dance	Elmore Leonard	Driven by terrific characters and superb writing, these short pieces (including two novella-length works) are Elmore Leonard at his economical best. In this collection of short fiction, Elmore Leonar…	OL111660W
November Joe, detective of the woods	Hesketh Vernon Hesketh Prichard,Hesketh Vernon Hesketh-Prichard	November Joe is the "Sherlock Holmes" of the Canadian wilderness. This is a terrific collection of mystery stories.	OL12199228W
La Pipe de Maigret	Georges Simenon	From amazon.com: "Prewar Paris - where buses still sported outside platforms and every neighborhood its own bistro, policemen took time for human problems, and car fumes hadn't yet smothered the smel…	OL1242834W
The Old Man in the Corner	Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy	The Old Man (Bill Owen) sits in a cheap restaurant frequented by journalists and plays with a bit of string, which he ties into elaborate knots as he talks. Addressing himself to Polly Burton, a youn…	OL1253282W
A Secret Rage	Charlaine Harris	Former New York City model Nickie Callahan is looking forward to the easy life when she moves to the sleepy college town of Knolls, Tennessee. But the women of Knolls are not safe. And as Nickie gets…	OL14924991W
The Complete Sherlock Holmes [2/2] (Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes / His Last Bow / Hound of the Bas…	Arthur Conan Doyle	Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes His Last Bow [Hound of the Baskervilles](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL262454W) [Return of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL262480W/The_Return_of_Sh…	OL14930385W
And Thereby Hangs a Tale	Jeffrey Archer	International bestselling author Jeffrey Archer has spent the last five years gathering spellbinding stories from around the globe. These fifteen brand-new tales showcase Archer’s talent for capturin…	OL15369337W
Eliminate the Impossible	Alistair Duncan	> Sherlock Holmes, arguably the most famous fictional private detective, is known to many purely through his appearances on film. However he had a life on the page long before he made it to the silve…	OL15671022W
Amos Walker	Loren D. Estleman	This anthology collects all thirty-two previously published Amos Walker stories, a previously unpublished story, and an introduction by the author.	OL16127097W
No middle name	Lee Child	"A collection of pulse-pounding Jack Reacher stories--one never-before-seen novella, plus eleven others collected for the first time in print--each with original introductions from the twelve-time #1…	OL17810699W
The dead witness	Michael Sims	'The Dead Witness' gathers the finest police and private detective adventure stories from the 19th and early 20th centuries, including a wide range of overlooked gems.	OL17871763W
The Intrusions (Carrigan & Miller)	Stav Sherez (author)	340 pages ; 23 cm	OL19357448W
The Santa Klaus Murder	Mavis Doriel Hay	From Crimereads.com: "Originally published in 1936, Mavis Doriel Hay’s The Santa Klaus Murder is generally regarded as the blueprint for the zillions (at a rough estimate) of English manor house Yule…	OL19368677W
Sherlock Holmes and the king's evil	Donald Serrell Thomas	Five original tales inspired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic character feature Holmes taking on such challenges as the famed siege of Sydney Street, a planned German invasion of America, and a sup…	OL19929933W
A twist of the knife	Peter James	Combining stories from ebook story collections 'Short Shockers One' and 'Short Shockers Two', and with never-before-seen new material, this is a story collection you won't forget. From a woman intent…	OL20040189W
In the Teeth of the Evidence	Dorothy L. Sayers	[ix], 249 pages ; 20 cm	OL2234990W
Shell Scott's Seven Slaughters	Richard S. Prather	No one other than Shell Scott has the ability to dodge a bullet while magnetized to a magical mistress or engage in dangerous games of both love and war simultaneously. This sleuth has the touch that…	OL2374692W
Three's a Shroud	Richard S. Prather	Three tales of murder and mystery from everyone's favorite dick. With a name like Shell Scott, you can imagine a lot of peculiar things creep up on me--even murder. Especially when there are minor--e…	OL2374695W