'Blood Bath at TV Studios - Film Star Decapitated.' Thus the evening newspapers describe a murder in which private eye Adam Flute has become hopelessly entangled. Originally hired by a worried wife to watch her husband, Flute only just manages to convince the police that he has nothing to do with the corpse he meets face to face. Two nymphettes, a middle-aged actress, an eccentric producer and two film stars make his enquiries exciting and glamorous - and fraught with danger.

A Corpse In Camera (LIN)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Launay, Dr ew

Mystery

Linford Mystery

<p>A brief indiscretion led Amanda Hunter into the clutches of Space Age Escorts, an organisation with an exclusive clientele. In desperation, she hired private investigator Jack Bradford, but he quickly found himself out of his depth. This was no simple case of blackmail. Important people were involved. Fortunately, Bradford knew how to contact the little-known Internal Bureau. After that, things moved very fast indeed.</p>

Suspicious (LIN)

Daniels, Philip

A death appears to have been caused by a vampire. But surely vampires do not exist. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are invited to solve the mystery of this inexplicable death in the theatrical area of London's West End. As always, after a thorough investigation, Holmes is able to apprehend the culprit.

S.holmes And The Long Acre Vampire

Andrews, Val

The first time Jonathan Blake met Jennifer Bold Walker, murder was suspected.  People had disappeared, and the circumstances were black against Jennifer, but there was no proof and she outplayed the young Blake.  Ten years later, more people had gone missing without trace, even Jennifer's husband and son.  Was she really a full-scale murderess?  Was it possible for any woman to have such black hatred, such iron courage to outface a suspicious world, and the cunning to outplay every trick set to catch her?

A Wreath Of Bones (LIN)

Chance, John Newton

Green eyes, hair like a burning sunset: the men couldn't take their eyes off the widow at the funeral.  When she told private eye Paul Lomax what her problem was, he thought she'd gone grief-crazy.  He figured the case would be more hassle than a roundup on a kangaroo farm, but he needed the cash and she seemed to have stacks.  And when he began his investigation into the drugs scene and the beautiful women who were its victims, all hell broke loose...

Colder Than The Grave (LIN)

Haigh, Raymond

When Robert Mackie, the thirty-five-year-old Managing Director of a toy factory in Yorkshire, takes a holiday in a quaint Cornish fishing village in order to sort out his private life, he finds himself plunged into mystery and murder. The questionable behaviour of Detective Superintendent Cawthorne complicates and adds to the suspense. Trying to outwit Cawthorne, Robert uses the most unconventional methods to try to solve the mystery and unmask the murderer. But who will arrive at the truth first?

Deadly Daffodils (LIN)

SILVERWOOD, ROGER

The gun was the last of the things for which Harry Judd had fought and now it was in the hands of his worst enemy, aimed at the boy he had tried to help.  This was the climax of his first day home after years of army service in Germany; a day when his every word and action had led to friction and violence, revealing the hidden and unsuspected.  This was the night in which the past had to be faced again and finally understood.

Night Of The Fair (LIN) (Linford Mystery Library)

Baker, Jay

A storm has left the oil tanker S.S. CRAIG MICHAEL stranded and almost blocking the only channel to the bay at Cabo Esco and the Portuguese fishing village of Porto Esco. Sent to investigate, marine insurance inspector Laird hires a diver, who meets sudden death underwater. Then there is an attempt on Laird's life. As a new storm of human violence gathers, Laird discovers that the Portuguese bay is hiding a powder keg of international proportions.

Salvage Job (LIN) (Linford Mystery Library)

Knox,Bill

When Hubert Carson, the editorial manager of the Herald Newspaper in Auckland, is found dead in his office, the autopsy reveals that it was a blow on the head that killed him, a mild heart attack probably causing him to fall. Carson's fellow employees are not so sure. They knew that the unpopular chief reporter, Clive Yarwood, had never made a secret of the fact that he wanted Carson's job. But did he want it badly enough to kill for it?

Anyone Can Murder (LIN) (Linford Mystery Library)

Bream, Freda

According to the tip-off, "hot" British currency was being smuggled to Switzerland to be laundered into Swiss francs, hidden aboard one of the holiday cars in a safari-style convoy heading across Europe to Montreux. Jonathan Gaunt, external auditor for the Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer, was to go along with the safari, pose as just another tourist, and get any lead he could. But sudden death trailed the holiday convoy every kilometre to Lake Geneva - where the real violence was still waiting...

A Pay-Off In Switzerland (LIN) (Linford Mystery Library)

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