London 1931. When controversial artist Nick Bassington-Hope is found dead, the police believe it is an open and shut case and his death from a fall is recorded as "accidental." But his sister is not convinced, so she turns to Maisie Dobbs for help, drawn by the investigator's growing reputation for her unique methods of solving crimes. Moving from the desolate beaches of the English coast to the dark underbelly of post-war London, and full of intriguing...

A collection of mystery short stories written by Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners. Authors include Rudyard Kipling, William Butler Yeats, Bernard Shaw, Sinclair Lewis, John Galsworthy, Pearl Buck, William Faulkner, Bertrand Russell, John Steinbeck, Marc Connelly, Arthur Miller, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Stephen Vincent Benet, John P. Marquand, James Gould Cozzens, MacKinlay Kantor, Kenneth L. Roberts, among others.

In this follow-up to the acclaimed In the Company of Sherlock HOlmes, expert Sherlockians Laurie King and Les Klinger put forth the question: What happens when great writers/creators who are not known as Sherlock Holmes devotees admit to being inspired by Conan Doyle stories? While some are highly-regarded mystery writers, others are best known for their work in the fields of fantasy or science fiction. All of these talented authors, however share...

"A female vicar named Sarah Hussein is discovered strangled in her Kingsmarkham vicarage. The gossipy cleaning woman who discovers her body, Maxine, happens to also be in the employ of retired Chief Inspector Wexford and his wife. When detective inspector Mike Burden calls him, Wexford, intrigued by the unusual circumstances of the murder, leaps at the chance to tag along with the investigators. A single-mother to a teenage girl, Hussein was a woman...