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A Study in Scarlet Summary

A Study in Scarlet

by Arthur Conan Doyle 1887 123 pages

The A.B.C. Murders Summary

The A.B.C. Murders

by Agatha Christie 1936 232 pages

Career of Evil Summary

by Robert Galbraith 2015 609 pages

Troubled Blood Summary

by Robert Galbraith 2020 944 pages

A Great Deliverance Summary

A Great Deliverance

by Elizabeth George 1988 413 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Black Ice Summary

by Michael Connelly 1993 439 pages

The Poet Summary

by Michael Connelly 1996 597 pages

Kiss the Girls Summary

by James Patterson 1995 481 pages

The Secret Adversary Summary

The Secret Adversary

by Agatha Christie 1922 266 pages

The Sign of Four Summary

The Sign of Four

by Arthur Conan Doyle 1890 129 pages

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Summary

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle 1892 389 pages

Trunk Music Summary

by Michael Connelly 1997 448 pages

Close to Death Summary

by Anthony Horowitz 2024 432 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Silkworm Summary

by Robert Galbraith 2014 464 pages

The Ink Black Heart Summary

The Ink Black Heart

by Robert Galbraith 2022 1391 pages

The Big Empty Summary

by Robert Crais 2025 373 pages

Pop Goes the Weasel Summary

Pop Goes the Weasel

by James Patterson 1999 461 pages

Lethal White Summary

by Robert Galbraith 2018 650 pages

The Concrete Blonde Summary

The Concrete Blonde

by Michael Connelly 1994 484 pages

Cat & Mouse Summary

by James Patterson 1997 416 pages

Cockroaches Summary

by Jo Nesbø 1998 368 pages

The Sins of the Fathers Summary

The Sins of the Fathers

by Lawrence Block 1976 182 pages

The Black Echo Summary

by Michael Connelly 1992 482 pages

by James Patterson 2006 393 pages

The Last Coyote Summary

The Last Coyote

by Michael Connelly 1995 400 pages

Ragdoll Summary

by Daniel Cole 2017 384 pages

Jack & Jill Summary

by James Patterson 1996 466 pages

The Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes Summary

The Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle 2015 536 pages

The Bone Collector Summary

The Bone Collector

by Jeffery Deaver 1997 528 pages

Hangman Summary

by Daniel Cole 2018 386 pages

Roses Are Red Summary

by James Patterson 2000 416 pages

Echo Park Summary

by Michael Connelly 2006 405 pages

The Big Bad Wolf Summary

The Big Bad Wolf

by James Patterson 2003 400 pages

Violets Are Blue Summary

Violets Are Blue

by James Patterson 2001 391 pages

Echo Road Summary

by Kendra Elliot 2024 332 pages

Think of a Number Summary

Think of a Number

by John Verdon 2010 432 pages

The Cruelest Month Summary

The Cruelest Month

by Louise Penny 2007 310 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Complete Sherlock Holmes Summary

The Complete Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle 1927 1796 pages

A Darkness More Than Night Summary

A Darkness More Than Night

by Michael Connelly 2000 470 pages

Dead Simple Summary

by Peter James 2005 336 pages

Mary, Mary Summary

by James Patterson 2005 413 pages

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop Summary

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

by Erle Stanley Gardner 1936 250 pages

Blood Work Summary

by Michael Connelly 1998 498 pages

Purple Cane Road Summary

Purple Cane Road

by James Lee Burke 2000 387 pages

by Robert Crais 2012 341 pages

The Snowman Summary

by Jo Nesbø 2007 383 pages

Voodoo River Summary

by Robert Crais 1995 320 pages

The Mysterious Mr. Quin Summary

The Mysterious Mr. Quin

by Agatha Christie 1930 396 pages

Lullaby Town Summary

by Robert Crais 1992 296 pages

Desert Star Summary

by Michael Connelly 2022 400 pages

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