When Lila’s middle-aged, charmless, and rich fiancé is stabbed to death, all eyes fall on her scorned ex-lover—and only the brilliant, demure detective Miss Maud Silver can clear his name.

In this enchanting debut sure to appeal to fans of Downton Abbey, Tessa Arlen draws readers into a world exclusively enjoyed by the rich, privileged classes and suffered by the men and women who serve them. Death of a Dishonorable Gentleman is an elegant mystery filled with intriguing characters and fascinating descriptions of Edwardian life—a superb treat for those who love British novels.

When a retired French Algerian cop is discovered in his apartment with the symbol OAS left near his body and few indications as to who killed him or why, Inspector Sebag’s detective skills are put to the test.

In this collection of 23 macabre short stories, author John Bennett explores rich Gullah-inspired folklore and African-American life in 19th-century South Carolina.

Danny Callaghan is having a quiet drink in a Dublin pub when two men with guns walk in. On impulse, Callaghan intervenes—and finds himself drawn into a vicious scheme of revenge.

“Kerrigan’s grasp of contemporary Dublin and its underworld denizens puts him shoulder to shoulder with the best Irish crime writers.” —Booklist, starred review

An American detective in Bangkok is forced to take on a job he doesn’t want, trailing the spouses of three expat housewives who have been rattled by “The Risk of Infidelity Index”—a handbook that ranks the city as the place where men are most likely to stray.

When astronaut Emile Lemarque takes an accidental—and televised—fatal fall from his lunar module, he stirs up more than moon dust. It’s the far-flung future, and Peter Pascoe, now UK Commissioner in the Eurofed, believes Emile has made history—as the first man to be murdered on the moon. How can Pascoe prove it was sabotage when the six-person crew of the Europa agrees it was just a tragic systems failure?

When a crossword puzzle turns up on a corpse, “Puzzle Lady” Cora Felton is called to crack the case—despite the fact that she can’t solve a crossword to save her life. Between a dead hermit, greedy heirs, and her niece’s nosy ex-husband, this small-town mystery spells T-R-O-U-B-L-E.

The wounded stranger found on Jessica O’Malley’s property has no idea who he is. Jessica would be foolish to trust him after being proven so wrong about a former suitor who turned out to be a criminal. But Jessica’s wariness toward the newcomer is soon turning to interest and hope.