In London's Bloomsbury, Inspector Julian Rivers of Scotland Yard looks down at a dismal scene. He...

This theatrical Christmas murder, truly lost in the British Library collection, will provide ente...

The answer to any classic crime fiction fan's Christmas wish - and the only way for you to answer...

First published in 1946, in later years Carr considered this novel one of his finest works. It sh...

Unsettling and gripping for its incisive portrayal of human emotion and fears, this experimental ...

First published in 1944 Fell Murder sees E.C.R. Lorac at the height of her considerable powers as...

A man is forbidden to uncover the secret of the tower in a fairy-tale castle by the Rhine. A head...

Illustrated throughout, and with a complete text translation, the book explores the context in wh...

A rare 1950s classic from E. C. R. Lorac's beloved Inspector Robert Macdonald series, following o...

One of two crime novels written by famous children's author Nina Bawden showcasing her excellent ...

In a tranquil Kentish village, Dr Sandys and his wife are preparing for Christmas with their gues...

Impossible crime stories have delighted readers since the invention of detective fiction as puzzl...

The pursuit of fashion is a matter of life and death in the debut novel from Christianna Brand, o...

Swallowed by a Whale

The spiritual successor to the popular Tales of the Weird anthology The Haunted Trail. This colle...

All the Fear of the Fair

A meeting of lost souls in the care of a headless coachman. An obsession with eugenics descends i...

Possessed

A popular anthology published in 2016 before the launch of the British Library Tales of the Weird...

Coinciding with the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth, the iconic Pride and Prejudice, is ...

Illustrated with over 40 art pieces from the British Library's collections. An authoritative guid...

Reflecting on the re-vitalisation and vibrancy of the current jazz scene, The Philosophy of Jazz ...

The author of The Philosophy of Christmas creates another 'stocking filler' for the festive seaso...

Beautifully illustrated, large format volume accompanying the British Library's major autumn exhi...

A new anthology of undeservedly neglected, previously unpublished or never republished short stor...

Illusions of Presence

A new special edition of Sunday Times bestseller from British Library Publishing's genre defining...

Mit weniger finanzielle Freiheit & mehr Lebensfreude erreichen: Wie wir Wohnung, Haus & Seele ent...

Featuring an array of fascinating illustrations from the British Library's rich medieval collecti...

A moody classic set around London's historic docks published in 1938, Josephine Bell's unique and...

Tightly paced and cleverly defying the conventions of the classic detective story, this 1933 nove...

Dr James Earle and his wife live in comfortable seclusion near the Hog's Back, a ridge in the Nor...

'Never, even in his most optimistic moments, had he visualised a scene of this nature - himself i...

Revelling in the wickedness that lies beneath the idyllic veneer of village life, White's 1932 my...

Part of the 'Classic Crime' series, this is another mystery from the author of 'The Lake District...

First published in 1952, London Particular was Brand's favourite among her own books, and it rema...

A playful and experimental novel in which Brand sets out to combine Gothic melodrama with her sig...

Renowned for its authentic characters and settings based partly on the author's own experiences o...

Amidst the confusion of too many fake names, clues, ciphers and convoluted alibis, Macdonald and ...

E C R Lorac spins a twisting tale full of wry humour and red herrings, poking some fun at her con...

Another of the series' popular anthologies celebrating forgotten classics and material not printe...

First published in 1956, this classic mystery leaps out of rarity to join the British Library Cri...

First published in 1973 but written in the vintage mystery mode, Lettice Cooper uses her literary...

First published in 1956, Brand's classic novel skewers the package holiday experience while unrav...

First published in 1936 and adapted for the screen as The Lady Vanishes by Alfred Hitchcock in 19...

As the prospect of driving back across Kent amid falling bombs detains the inspector for the nigh...

A forgotten book revived for the Crime Classics series for a new readership to enjoy. Described b...

An original collection of London mysteries from the Golden Age of crime curated by award winning ...