Love a true-crime podcast? Think you can crack the case? If you answered yes, then you may want to give the classic mystery genre a try. Truth seekers, crime junkies, and self-proclaimed super sleuths will find their curiosities piqued with these traditional whodunits from the Golden Age of mystery. Think Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, and Nancy Drew. And with winter and the holidays just around the corner, there has never been a better time to cozy up with a murder mystery or gift a suspenseful thriller to a fellow book lover. Allow us to recommend these Canterbury Classics.
Since her first appearance in 1930, Nancy Drew has solved hundreds of mysteries using her ingenuity, intelligence, and unconventional approach to problem-solving. The Nancy Drew Collection includes the unabridged original text from the first four novels featuring the famous girl detective in a luxurious leather-bound volume: The Secret of the Old Clock, The Hidden Staircase, The Bungalow Mystery, and The Mystery at the Lilac Inn. Longtime fans of Nancy Drew will enjoy a healthy dose of nostalgia as they revisit their favorite stories, while new readers will marvel at Nancy’s incredible sleuthing skills. An expert introduction discusses the creation and evolution of the Nancy Drew character from the 1930s to the present day and offers valuable insight into how the stories have influenced generations of readers.
A superstar lineup of detectives—including Sherlock Holmes, C. Auguste Dupin, and Hercule Poirot—headlines this elegant leather-bound edition of classic mystery stories. Short stories such as Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” and G. K. Chesterton’s “The Blue Cross” are ideal for a cozy evening by the fire, while novels like Agatha Christie’s The Murder on the Links and Jules Verne’s An Antarctic Mystery will keep you engrossed for days. The eleven works in this volume are preceded by a scholarly introduction that explores the origins of the genre, as well as the development of the modern mystery story and the contributions made by each author.
The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection
Sherlock Holmes, the famous sleuth of 221B Baker Street, stands above all other detectives from literature. Solving the most complicated and riveting cases, he’s the inspiration for numerous Sherlock Holmes movies, TV shows, and streaming series and a wide range of mystery and crime-solving fiction.
Creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle—the man who made Sherlock famous with tales such as The Hound of the Baskervilles and A Study in Scarlet—changed the world of mysteries, inspiring legions of devoted fans. Now this leather-bound edition includes the complete traditional canon of Doyle’s Sherlock mysteries, including The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of the Four, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes and more.
In this fast-paced mystery from Agatha Christie—one of the masters of detective fiction—Prince Michael, heir to the throne of Herzoslovakia, is found murdered at the English countryside manor known as Chimneys. A plot full of political scheming, the theft of the famed Koh-i-Noor diamond, and layers of deception unfolds as Superintendent Battle from Scotland Yard investigates. Each clue weaves a new thread into a web of intrigue that mystery thriller fans will be hard-pressed to untangle!
Selected Works of Edgar Allan Poe
From the mysterious to the macabre, the works of Edgar Allan Poe have the power to evoke readers’ deepest emotions. Poe’s stories and poems explore the darker side of life and still offer lessons and insight into human behavior today. This handsome Word Cloud edition presents many of Poe’s best-known works, including “The Raven,” “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” “The Tell-Tale Heart,” and “The Fall of the House of Usher,” along with dozens of other short stories and poems.
