Murder Wore A Mask

New York City, 2020. COVID-19 is ravaging the Big Apple, the City is locked down and most citizens are following the advice of public health officials to wear protective masks. On Manhattan's West Side, a madman is on a killing spree, targeting women wearing masks. The first victim's family hires crafty private investigator Jack Hickok to find their daughter's murderer. Detective Lucy Vargas is the enigmatic homicide detective in charge of the NYPD's investigation. Teaming up, they are soon on the hunt for a deranged lone wolf right-wing extremist killer. Their investigation pulls them deep into the world of violent extremists, neo-Nazis, militias and white supremacists who want to overthrow what they believe is a tyrannical government taking away their freedoms and livelihoods.

Sussex, England. 1929. The Masked Ball at Mydworth Manor is a highlight of the season - locals mingle with the famous from London. But the lavish party comes to an end when one of the guests is found dead, down by the lake. It seems it's a clear case of a heart attack. But Harry and Kat suspect murder, and the killer's work is not done...

Sussex, England. 1929. The Masked Ball at Mydworth Manor is a highlight of the season - locals mingle with the famous from London. But the lavish party comes to an end when one of the guests is found dead, down by the lake. It seems it's a clear case of a heart attack. But Harry and Kat suspect murder, and the killer's work is not done...

A private investigator’s Colorado vacation is cut short by gold miner’s murder in this classic Mike Shayne novel. Private inspector Mike Shayne and his young bride, Phyllis, have escaped Miami for a badly needed vacation, taking in a theatre festival in the picturesque mountains of Colorado. Once a year, this cozy little town is overrun by actors, playwrights, directors, and aficionados, all of whom are as interested in cocktail parties as they are in what happens onstage. After a tiring day, Mike and Phyllis are having drinks in the hotel bar when they hear a woman scream. Her name is Nora Carson, and she is visibly shaken. After ten long years, Nora believes she has just seen her father, an eccentric old prospector, standing right outside the hotel window. She chases after him, but by the time she reaches him, it is too late. Hours after making his big strike, Nora’s father is dead—and it’s up to Mike Shayne to discover who snuffed him out. Murder Wears a Mummer’s Mask is the 7th book in the Mike Shayne Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

Edgar Award-shortlisted author Ashley Weaver returns with Death Wears a Mask, the witty and stylish next installment in the delightful 1930s Amory Ames mystery series “Amory Ames and her rakish husband Milo might just be the new Nick and Nora Charles.” —Deborah Crombie It was amazing, really, what murder had done for my marriage . . . Following the murderous events at the Brightwell Hotel, Amory Ames is looking forward to a tranquil period of reconnecting with her reformed playboy husband, Milo. She hopes a quiet stay at their London flat will help mend their relationship. However, Amory soon finds herself drawn into another investigation when an old friend of her mother’s asks her to look into the disappearance of valuable jewelry snatched at a dinner party. Amory agrees to help lay a trap to catch the culprit at a lavish masked ball. But when one of the illustrious party guests is murdered, she is pulled back into the world of detection, caught up in both a mystery and a set of romantic entanglements where nothing is as it seems. Also out now in the Amory Ames mysteries: Murder at the Brightwell and A Most Novel Revenge

Death Wears a Mask, first published in 1935, is a ‘golden-age’ mystery. Set in the penthouse apartment of newly appointed police commissioner Samuel Mellon, actress Consuela Thorne is found murdered outside his door. Mellon investigates the crime with the help of his Chinese butler, assisted by Inspector Dolan of the Homicide Squad, and society sleuth Miss Livingston.

From the authors of the best-selling series CHERRINGHAM Lavinia’s annual Masked Ball at Mydworth Manor is a highlight of the season, as locals mingle with the great and famous from London. But the lavish party comes to a full stop when one of the guests is found dead down by the lake. It seems it’s a clear case of a heart attack. But Harry and Kat suspect that the dead man in a mask was in fact the victim of a clever case of murder. And the killer’s work at the party is not yet done... Co-authors Neil Richards (based in the UK) and Matthew Costello (based in the US), have been writing together since the mid-90s, creating innovative content and working on major projects for the BBC, Disney Channel, Sony, ABC, Eidos, and Nintendo to name but a few. Their transatlantic collaboration has underpinned scores of TV drama scripts, computer games, radio shows, and the best-selling mystery series Cherringham. Their latest series project is called Mydworth Mysteries.