Published: 1938 | Series: Standalone The apparently natural death of a village squire in Dorsetshire turns out to be a nasty case of arsenic poisoning that sets tongues wagging. About Anthony Berkeley Anthony Berkeley (1893-1971) was an influential British crime writer who revolutionized detective fiction through psychological complexity and unreliable narration.
Published: 1924 | Series: Anthony Gethryn #1 Philip MacDonald's first detective novel introduces amateur detective Anthony Gethryn and follows him as he investigates the murder of a cabinet minister bludgeoned to death with a wood-rasp at his English country house where everyone seems to have an alibi. About Philip
Published: 1926 | Series: Hercule Poirot 4 Roger Ackroyd, a wealthy widower, is found stabbed to death in his locked study. The victim's friend Dr. Sheppard narrates as the brilliant detective Hercule Poirot, newly retired to their village, investigates the murder. Multiple suspects emerge, each with secrets and motives,
