A local hero is kidnapped, and a shocking murder is only one of many unexpected results. Investigator Anthony Bathurst uncovers the ugly truths that someone is willing to commit murder to hide.

<description>&lt;p&gt;A local hero is kidnapped, and a shocking murder is only one of many unexpected results. Investigator Anthony Bathurst uncovers the ugly truths that someone is willing to commit murder to hide.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

"The Murders Near Mapleton," by Brian Flynn

A private detective and a small group of survivors from a murderous wedding find themselves trapped with an apparently psychotic killer on a remote island, cut off from the world at large.

<description>&lt;p&gt;A private detective and a small group of survivors from a murderous wedding find themselves trapped with an apparently psychotic killer on a remote island, cut off from the world at large.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

"The Case of the Seven Sneezes," by Anthony Boucher

It sounded like the perfect story for a movie - a curse still working after 300 years. A macabre twist to a powerful drama - or simply brutal murder?

<description>&lt;p&gt;It sounded like the perfect story for a movie - a curse still working after 300 years. A macabre twist to a powerful drama - or simply brutal murder?&lt;/p&gt;</description>

"The Condamine Case," by Moray Dalton

"Murder in Married Life," by Anne Morice

Clever plotting, pointed dialogue and murder - what more could a reader want?

<description>&lt;p&gt;Clever plotting, pointed dialogue and murder - what more could a reader want?&lt;/p&gt;</description>

"Death in the Grand Manor," by Anne Morice.

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