A tramp breaks into a deserted house, looking for a place to stay - and finds the odd things happening in that house are matched or exceeded by the even odder things happening in the opposite house across the street.

A writer of lurid melodrams finds himself living in one in this century-old classic.

Was somebody cooking the books at the National Calculating Company? Accountant Clarence Fortinbras was just the man to find out - until he met an untimely end.

Inspector Bobby Owen searches for a missing young man who may have become too dangerous to live.

When evil things happen to members of the Dain family and their friends, is it bad luck - or a family curse?

Ellery Queen and his father, trapped by a forest fire, are forced to take refuge in a mountain-top house - where a determined killer is also on the scene.

“As a gentlewoman, the thought of eavesdropping was extremely repugnant to Miss Silver. As a detective engaged upon a case of attempted murder, she treated her scruples with exemplary firmness.”

Mrs. Bradley has a pretty good idea who the killer is. The real question is how to find convincing evidence for a conviction.

The last of six novels written by Earl Derr Biggers about Inspector Charlie Chan of the Honolulu police force.

Julius Anthony's disappearance is a real mystery. He had no enemies worth pursuing, no secrets worth hiding or sharing. So why was he abducted?