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Captain Arthur Hastings was an ongoing friend and adventure companion of the often exuberant Belgian investigator. In the tales related by Hastings, we soon discover the supremely confident little man lived up to his apparent braggadocio.

Set in an alternate US during the height of the Red Scare, this is the story of a country where terror and paranoia rises unchecked, and one LAPD detective stumbles on a dangerous conspiracy.

After murdering Felicity Turnado, Tress Montor is on the run, wounded, and slipping deeper into delirium. Can she keep both mind and body together long enough to find out what happened to her parents?

Hercule Poirot sets off to northern France to visit a friend, only to find the same friend stabbed to death and left in a fresh grave near the golf course. Now he must put his little grey cells to work to find a killer.

Archie Goodwin goes undercover on the waterfront. After the gardener gets beaten to a pulp, Nero sends Archie to poke around and he finds himself caught up in something much bigger.

After Elinor Dashwood finds her father dead, and his estate willed to a half-brother who forces the Dashwood women from their home, she makes a discovery that points to foul play, and that the killer might be family.

Fall 1942. At Amalgamated Aircraft, a young female worker has met with a suspicious accidental death. Fancy Anders confronts a saboteur, sniffs out an enemy, and prevents an assassination attempt on the President.

It's up to FBI Agent Matt Costa and his Mobile Response Team to find out who committed the largest act of mass murder in San Juan Islands history, and stop them from killing again.

His first night with Detroit PD, officer Walter O'Brien is called to an indelible murder scene. A woman who bludgeoned her kidnapper eludes all capture, even from the police. Now a detective, he searches for her.

Even in the safest of places, crime hits home. What happens then? In this volume, Mystery Writers of America brings together contributions from todayss top writers, and new talents, to consider this question.