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The birthday murder
Garland Publishing, Inc.
1976
Lieutenant Richard Tuck investigates the murder of movie producer Albert Hime and his wife, Victoria Jason Hime, who wrote a novel where a woman's husband is killed in similar circumstances.
The book of the dead
Victor Gollancz Ltd
1989
An unpublished Sherlock Holmes story leads to murder at Carwelton Hall.
Booked for murder
Women's Press
1996
An author is killed in an exact replica of the murder in her forthcoming book.
The burglar in the library: a Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery
No Exit Press
1997
Bernie goes on the hunt for a rare first edition of the Big Sleep, which has been signed by the author and dedicated to Dashiell Hammett.
The burglar in the rye
No Exit Press
1999
Bernie is persuaded to steal some valuable letters from a literary agent.
The burglar who thought he was Bogart: a Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery
No Exit Press
1995
Bernie is approached to steal a valuable portfolio from an East Side apartment.
The Caravaggio books
Crime Club
1992
An Assistant Professor is found stabbed to death in the depths of the library with a pile of books on Caravaggio by her side.
Carnage on the committee
HarperCollinsPublishers
2004
The chairperson of a book award committee is murdered.
The casebook of the black widowers
Victor Gollancz Ltd
1980
A collection of short stories featuring problems presented by diners at the Black Widowers club. Includes one bibliomystery.
The Chelsea murders
Jonathan Cape
1978
A serial killer is plying his terrible trade in Chelsea.
The coming of Carew: a fantasy in crime
Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.
1945
An author gets a shock when one of his characters, the fiendish 'Criminal Carew' comes to life!
A crime of one's own: a novel
Chatto & Windus
1967
A young bookseller is convinced that an espionage ring is operating in his shop.
The death of a Joyce scholar: a Peter McGarr mystery
Macmillan
1989
Professor Coyle, an eminent Joyce scholar, is found dead after Bloomsday.
The destroying of Harry Blyne
Robert Hale
1993
A writer becomes the unexplained target for persecution. With a loosely inserted review slip.
The exploits of Chevalier Dupin
Mycroft & Moran
1968
A collection of short stories including 'The mystery of the Fulton documents'.
The good thief's guide to Berlin
Minotaur Books
2013
The UK Government enlists a part-time writer and thief to burgle the homes of four of their embassy employees.
Holmes and Watson: a miscellany
Oxford University Press
1953
A classic collection of essays, with two pastiches.
The Kentish manor murders
Macmillan
1988
Sheridan Haynes is persuaded to give a performance to a fanatical collector of Sherlockiana.
A likely story
Berkley Prime Crime
2015
Librarian Lindsey Norris solves a shooting and a missing person's case involving two reclusive brothers. The sixth library lover's mystery.
More tales of the black widowers
Victor Gollancz Ltd
1977
A collection of short stories including 'The ultimate crime' which features the Baker Street Irregulars and references to the canon. All the stories are book-related.
Murder has its points: a Mr and Mrs North mystery
Hutchinson
1962
Novelist Anthony Payne is shot dead at a party in his honour.
Murder in manuscript
Rich and Cowan
1948
A private detective finds a novelist he dislikes sitting at a desk, with a bullet in his brain.
The nominative case
Macmillan
1990
A lecturer is found dead after failing a student, who demanded that his grade is changed, and then the Dean is found dead in a lift.
