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Classic mysteries: Whodunnits and Cosies

Here are the stories that follow the classic format, and invite the reader to solve the puzzle.

From the golden age classics to modern whodunnits and cosies; here you will find the private eyes, the amateur detectives and the conscientious copper.

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Country Spotlight: Japan

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  • A Death in Tokyo by Keigo Higashino - Paperback

    Keigo Higashino

    A Death in Tokyo

    Detective Kaga

    £10.99 GBP
  • A Midsummer's Equation by Keigo Higashino - Paperback

    Keigo Higashino

    A Midsummer's Equation

    Detective Galileo 3

    £9.99 GBP
  • A Quiet Place by Seicho Matsumoto - Paperback book

    Seicho Matsumoto

    A Quiet Place

    £8.99 GBP
  • A Quiet Place by Seicho Matsumoto - Paperback
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    Seicho Matsumoto

    A Quiet Place

    £9.99 GBP
  • Beast in the Shadows by Edogawa Rampo - Paperback book

    Edogawa Rampo

    Beast in the Shadows

    £9.99 GBP
  • Bullet Train by Kotaro Isaka - Paperback book

    Kotaro Isaka

    Bullet Train

    £9.99 GBP
  • Butter by Asako Yuzuki - Paperback

    Asako Yuzuki

    Butter

    £9.99 GBP
  • Death on Gokumon Island by Seishi Yokomizo - Paperback book

    Seishi Yokomizo

    Death on Gokumon Island

    Kosuke Kindaichi

    £9.99 GBP
  • Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight by Riku Onda - Paperback

    Riku Onda

    Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight

    £8.99 GBP
  • Gold Mask by Edogawa Rampo - Paperback book

    Edogawa Rampo

    Gold Mask

    £9.99 GBP

Murder Mystery Series

British Library Crime Classics

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  • Death in Ambush by Susan Gilruth - Paperback book
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    Susan Gilruth

    Death in Ambush

    British Library Crime Classics 143

    £10.99 GBP
  • As If By Magic : And Other Miraculous and Locked-Room Mysteries by Martin Edwards - Paperback book
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    Martin Edwards

    As If By Magic : And Other Miraculous and Locked-Room Mysteries

    British Library Crime Classics 142

    £10.99 GBP
  • The Odd Flamingo by Nina Bawden - Paperback book
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    Nina Bawden

    The Odd Flamingo

    British Library Crime Classics 141

    £10.99 GBP
  • The Judas Window by Carter Dickson - Paperback book

    Carter Dickson

    The Judas Window

    British Library Crime Classics 140

    £10.99 GBP
  • Cyanide in the Sun by Martin Edwards - Paperback

    Martin Edwards

    Cyanide in the Sun

    British Library Crime Classics 139

    £10.99 GBP
  • Scandalize My Name by Fiona Sinclair - Paperback

    Fiona Sinclair

    Scandalize My Name

    British Library Crime Classics 137

    £10.99 GBP
  • Not to be Taken by Anthony Berkeley - Paperback

    Anthony Berkeley

    Not to be Taken

    British Library Crime Classics 136

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Ten Teacups by Carter Dickson - Paperback book

    Carter Dickson

    The Ten Teacups

    British Library Crime Classics

    £9.99 GBP
  • Murder as a Fine Art by E C R Lorac - Paperback book

    E C R Lorac

    Murder as a Fine Art

    British Library Crime Classics

    £9.99 GBP
  • Tea on Sunday by Lettice Cooper - Paperback book

    Lettice Cooper

    Tea on Sunday

    British Library Crime Classics 133

    £9.99 GBP