Lord Wimsey comes to the aid of mystery writer Harriet Vane, who stands trial in the death of her fiance who was poisoned exactly as described in one of her novels.

When a dying millionaire hires Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troublesome daughters, Marlowe finds himself involved with more than extortion. Kidnapping, pornography, seduction, and murder are just a few of the complications he gets caught up in.

Thanks to a bungled robbery at a fancy hotel, the already-married Eva Griffin has been caught in the company of a prominent congressman. To protect the politico, Eva's ready to pay the editor of a sleazy tabloid his hush money. But Perry Mason has other plans. He tracks down the phantom fat cat who secretly runs the blackmailing tabloid -- only to discover a shocking scoop. By the time Mason's comely client finally comes clean, her husband has taken...

When the last honest citizen of Poisonville was murdered, the Continental Op stayed on to punish the guilty--even if that meant taking on an entire town.

The thirty-nine steps: Recently returned from Rhodesia to London, Hannay is enlisted to help a freelance spy who has uncovered a German plot to assassinate the Greek premier and steal British plans for the outbreak of the war. Greenmantle: Hannay is recruited by the Foreign Office to investigate uprisings in the Muslim world, and to thwart the German's plans to use religion to help them win the war.