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Case for Three Detectives

A Sgt. Beef Mystery

by Leo Bruce ...

Series Book 1 - Sergeant Beef Series
Possibly the most unusual mystery ever written. A murder is committed, behind closed doors, in bizarre circumstances. Three amateur detectives take the case: Lord Simon Plimsoll, Monsieur Amer Picon, and Monsignor Smith (in whom discerning readers will note likeness to some familiar literary figures). Each arrives at his own brilliant solution, startling in its originality, ironclad in its logic. ... Read more

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Possibly the most unusual mystery ever written. A murder is committed, behind closed doors, in bizarre circumstances. Three amateur detectives take the case: Lord Simon Plimsoll, Monsieur Amer Picon, and Monsignor Smith (in whom discerning readers will note likeness to some familiar literary figures). Each arrives at his own brilliant solution, startling in its originality, ironclad in its logic.
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Jack on the Gallows Tree

by Leo Bruce ...

Narrated by John Telfer ...

Series series British Library Crime Classics
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"If Carolus Deene catches so much as a whiff of murder he will be on the scent with all the persistence and gusto of a dachshund in search of truffles." While Senior History Master of Queen's School, Newminster, Carolus Deene has a troubling hobby as a criminologist and sometime sleuth. Even more troublingly, he has jaundice. But with the papers shouting of the crimewave sweeping the seaside ... Read more

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"If Carolus Deene catches so much as a whiff of murder he will be on the scent with all the persistence and gusto of a dachshund in search of truffles." While Senior History Master of Queen's School, Newminster, Carolus Deene has a troubling hobby as a criminologist and sometime sleuth. Even more troublingly, he has jaundice. But with the papers shouting of the crimewave sweeping the seaside
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Neck and Neck

A Sergeant Beef Mystery

by Leo Bruce ...

Series series Sergeant Beef Series
A poisoned aunt, a family in turmoil, and a race against time to clear his name. When Lionel Townsend's aunt is found poisoned, he becomes the prime suspect and must enlist the aid of Sergeant Beef to clear his name.As Beef investigates, a seemingly unrelated murder in the Cotswolds draws his attention. An unpopular publisher is found hanged, and Beef suspects a connection. Can Beef unravel the ... Read more

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A poisoned aunt, a family in turmoil, and a race against time to clear his name. When Lionel Townsend's aunt is found poisoned, he becomes the prime suspect and must enlist the aid of Sergeant Beef to clear his name.As Beef investigates, a seemingly unrelated murder in the Cotswolds draws his attention. An unpopular publisher is found hanged, and Beef suspects a connection. Can Beef unravel the
... Read more
Death at St. Asprey's School

A Carolus Deene Mystery

by Leo Bruce ...

Series series Carolus Deene Series
There are strange goings-on at St. Asprey's, an expensive boys' preparatory school: footsteps in passages at night . . . strange lights . . . rabbits with battered skulls. Carolus Deene has some spine-tingling experiences before he solves the mystery. ... Read more

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There are strange goings-on at St. Asprey's, an expensive boys' preparatory school: footsteps in passages at night . . . strange lights . . . rabbits with battered skulls. Carolus Deene has some spine-tingling experiences before he solves the mystery.
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The Line Went Dead

by Leo Bruce ...

The Line Went Dead by Leo Bruce is a gripping detective story that weaves suspense, intrigue, and psychological insight into a tightly controlled narrative. The plot begins when a seemingly ordinary telephone line goes dead, triggering a series of mysterious events that draw a clever investigator into a web of crime and deception. Each clue leads to more questions, as the detective must untangle a ... Read more

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The Line Went Dead by Leo Bruce is a gripping detective story that weaves suspense, intrigue, and psychological insight into a tightly controlled narrative. The plot begins when a seemingly ordinary telephone line goes dead, triggering a series of mysterious events that draw a clever investigator into a web of crime and deception. Each clue leads to more questions, as the detective must untangle a
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Case for Sergeant Beef

A Sergeant Beef Mystery

by Leo Bruce ...

Series series Sergeant Beef Series
In the cleverly plotted Case for Sergeant Beef, Mr. Wellington Chickle, a retired watchmaker, plans the perfect murder, but he chooses the wrong victim. The dead man's sister refuses to accept the idea that her brother committed suicide and calls in the unprepossessing Sgt. Beef who unravels the plot with the aid of the local police. Meanwhile, Townsend, Beef's indefatigable chronicler, comes to a ... Read more

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In the cleverly plotted Case for Sergeant Beef, Mr. Wellington Chickle, a retired watchmaker, plans the perfect murder, but he chooses the wrong victim. The dead man's sister refuses to accept the idea that her brother committed suicide and calls in the unprepossessing Sgt. Beef who unravels the plot with the aid of the local police. Meanwhile, Townsend, Beef's indefatigable chronicler, comes to a
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Die All, Die Merrily

A Carolus Deene Mystery

by Leo Bruce ...

Series series Tales of the PanCosmos
Richard Hoysden's body is discovered in his country flat, a revolver beside him, and a bullet through the head, apparently a suicide. Missing from the room is a tape of Hoysden's last moments on which he confesses ti the murder of a young woman. Lady Drombone, a member of Parliament and the dead man's aunt, hires Carolus Deene to help suppress the evidence. He must reconstruct the confusing ... Read more

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Richard Hoysden's body is discovered in his country flat, a revolver beside him, and a bullet through the head, apparently a suicide. Missing from the room is a tape of Hoysden's last moments on which he confesses ti the murder of a young woman. Lady Drombone, a member of Parliament and the dead man's aunt, hires Carolus Deene to help suppress the evidence. He must reconstruct the confusing
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Jack on the Gallows Tree

A Carolus Deene Mystery

by Leo Bruce ...

Series series Carolus Deene Series
The dead bodies of two elderly ladies are discovered; both had been strangled. Each is found lying full-length, clasping in her hand the stem of a Madonna lily. ... Read more

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The dead bodies of two elderly ladies are discovered; both had been strangled. Each is found lying full-length, clasping in her hand the stem of a Madonna lily.
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Cold Blood

A Sergeant Beef Mystery

by Leo Bruce ...

Series Book 8 - Sergeant Beef Series
Cosmo Ducrow was a wealthy heir known to friends and family for his friendly though reclusive nature. When he is found dead on his grounds, bludgeoned by a croquet mallet, the evidence damningly points to his nephew. The deceased's closest confidant, Theo Gray, however, suspects a setup. Sergeant Beef is called upon to find the truth of who had the access and motive to so viciously murder the man. ... Read more

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Cosmo Ducrow was a wealthy heir known to friends and family for his friendly though reclusive nature. When he is found dead on his grounds, bludgeoned by a croquet mallet, the evidence damningly points to his nephew. The deceased's closest confidant, Theo Gray, however, suspects a setup. Sergeant Beef is called upon to find the truth of who had the access and motive to so viciously murder the man.
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Case with No Conclusion

A Sergeant Beef Mystery

by Leo Bruce ...

Series series Sergeant Beef Series
Once again Lionel Townsend, Beef's Dr. Watson, faithfully records the redoubtable Sergeant's escapades. Beef has left the Braxham police and gone into business for himself. Beef gets a client: Stewart Ferrars, who has been arrested for the Sydenham Murder. Beef is hired by Stewart's brother Peter to prove Stewart is innocent of the murder of Dr. Benson, who has been found stabbed in the throat in ... Read more

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Once again Lionel Townsend, Beef's Dr. Watson, faithfully records the redoubtable Sergeant's escapades. Beef has left the Braxham police and gone into business for himself. Beef gets a client: Stewart Ferrars, who has been arrested for the Sydenham Murder. Beef is hired by Stewart's brother Peter to prove Stewart is innocent of the murder of Dr. Benson, who has been found stabbed in the throat in
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Death on Allhallowe'en

A Carolus Deene Mystery

by Leo Bruce ...

Series series Carolus Deene Series
Carolus Deene is summoned to a small Kentish village where the presence of a possible coven of witches lends an eerie aura to the presumed "accidental" death of a young local boy a year ago on Hallowe'en. Before his work is completed, Carolus Deene has the answers to this and two other deaths. ... Read more

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Carolus Deene is summoned to a small Kentish village where the presence of a possible coven of witches lends an eerie aura to the presumed "accidental" death of a young local boy a year ago on Hallowe'en. Before his work is completed, Carolus Deene has the answers to this and two other deaths.
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Death of a Commuter

A Carolus Deene Mystery

by Leo Bruce ...

Series series Carolus Deene Series
"Five men occupied their usual places in a first-class carriage, but the sixth place was empty..." It is most unusual for the sixth man, Mr. Parador, to be late. The five commuters are wondering what happened to him, when a strange-looking man enters the compartment, dressed in black and wearing dark glasses. When he is told that the sixth seat is taken, he replies, in a deep sepulchral voice, "He ... Read more

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"Five men occupied their usual places in a first-class carriage, but the sixth place was empty..." It is most unusual for the sixth man, Mr. Parador, to be late. The five commuters are wondering what happened to him, when a strange-looking man enters the compartment, dressed in black and wearing dark glasses. When he is told that the sixth seat is taken, he replies, in a deep sepulchral voice, "He
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