Think of it as a "screwball mystery": Shady lawyer John J. Malone, publicity agent Jake Justus and socialite Helene Brand investigate the stabbing murder of a tyrannical old woman in order to clear the name of the victim's niece.

Sir Clinton Driffield investigates a peculiar robbery, a more peculiar murder, and the case of a vanishing thief.

Finding the killer wasn't the hard part for Inspector Meredith - it was finding evidence that had him stumped.

When an elderly woman witnesses a murder through the window of a passing train, nobody believes her - except Miss Jane Marple...

The classic Greek philosopher Aristotle must solve the murder of a wealthy Athenian citizen - and, by doing so, clear the honor and the name of one of his former pupils.