A wealthy family is cursed with a string of bizarre murders in this classic murder mystery from “Japan’s Agatha Christie,” starring the country’s best-loved detective (Sunday Times). “The diabolically twisted plotting is top-notch.” —New York Times Book Review In 1940s Japan, the wealthy head of the Inugami clan dies, and his family eagerly await the reading of the will. But no sooner are its strange details revealed than a series of bizarre, gruesome murders begins. Detective Kindaichi must unravel the clan's terrible secrets of forbidden liaisons, monstrous cruelty, and hidden identities to find the murderer, and lift the curse wreaking its bloody revenge on the Inugamis. The Inugami Curse is a fiendish, intricately plotted classic mystery from a giant of Japanese crime writing, starring the legendary detective Kosuke Kindaichi.

GET *FIVE* BRITISH HISTORICAL MYSTERIES IN THIS GREAT-VALUE BOX SET.PRAISE FOR THE INSPECTOR SAM BLACKSTONE MYSTERIES:‘Spencer's finest hour: a tightly plotted puzzler with surprises at every turn.’ Kirkus Reviews‘An outstanding choice for historical fiction fans.’ Booklist????? ‘A gripping detective adventure, well-written and pacey.’ Tom W.????? ‘I finished it within a few days, because it was so enjoyable!’ NinerFan????? ‘Kept me riveted from start to finish.’ MaryaFans of S.J. Parris, Anne Perry, Edward Marston, Kerry Tombs, Andrew Taylor and Alex Grecian will love these entertaining historical mysteries.IN THIS FIVE-BOOK SET:BOOK 1: BLACKSTONE AND THE RENDEZVOUS WITH DEATHA mutilated body is fished out of the Thames. Inspector Blackstone is called in, but he’s puzzled. The victim was clearly wealthy. So why was he dressed in rags? Blackstone must look to the aristocracy for answers. But each new clue leads to yet another murder. Death stalks Blackstone at every turn as he’s caught up in the most horrendous crime of the century.BOOK 2: BLACKSTONE AND THE GREAT GAMEA ruthless gang is kidnapping the children of rich parents. They are skilled and brutal and evade any traps the police set. The stakes rise when they capture an Indian prince. Blackstone realises these kidnappings not only threaten Britain, but its whole Empire. Caught in a game of cat and mouse, Blackstone must unravel a plot that goes right to the top of the British army in India.BOOK 3: BLACKSTONE AND THE HOUSE OF SECRETSThe Prince of Wales is on a trip to Russia when he is drugged and his priceless Golden Fabergé egg is stolen. The incident risks destroying the delicate balance of power in Europe. Blackstone is dispatched to Russia. In an unknown country he must seek allies if he is to crack the case. But he soon realises that the crime he has been told to investigate is not the real crime that needs solving.Book 4: BLACKSTONE AND THE BURNING SECRETAs Britain fights the Boer War, Blackstone fights arsonists in London. Their demands are for the government to pay them one hundred thousand pounds. Blackstone’s investigation takes him to the heart of British politics and risks bringing down the whole government. Can he uncover the truth before law and order collapses?Book 5: BLACKSTONE AND THE STAGE OF DEATHAn unsuspecting audience witness the brutal death of an actor on stage. But this was not a performance. This was murder. Blackstone knows that the stage dagger was swapped, but not why. The trail leads him from the theatre to the depths of an asylum. But another murder brews in the wings. Blackstone must extract the truth from the well-acted fiction and catch the killer before he strikes again.MEET THE DETECTIVEINSPECTOR BLACKSTONE is remarkably tall with a striking face. He watched his mother work herself to death and grew up in poverty, ending up in a Barnardo’s home. He has scant regard for privilege and finds the world of big houses and fine carriages unfathomable. But his cases inevitably lead him into that social sphere. He’s a severe, but smart man, and his innate understanding of human character marks him out at as excellent detective.ENJOY *FIVE* BRITISH HISTORICAL MYSTERIES IN THIS GREAT-VALUE BOX SET.

The astonishing debut of Sherlock Holmes and his partner in detection, Dr. WatsonShot in the shoulder and brought to death’s door by typhoid fever, Dr. John Watson is sent home from the second Afghan war with a small income and nothing to do but recover his health. By his own account, he leads a meaningless existence in London until a chance encounter with an old friend brings news of comfortable lodgings on Baker Street. In a hospital laboratory, Watson meets his potential new roommate for the first time. “How are you?” asks Mr. Sherlock Holmes. “You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive.” With that remarkable feat of observation, one of literature’s greatest partnerships is born. In their first case, Holmes and Watson set off for an abandoned flat in Lauriston Gardens. An American has been found dead, his body unmarked, a mysterious word—Rache—spelled out in blood on the wall. Scotland Yard thinks the murderer meant to write the name Rachel, but Holmes knows better. When the dead man’s private secretary turns up stabbed through the heart, the same word scrawled nearby, it is up to the world’s only consulting detective and his eager companion to find a killer whose lust for revenge has spanned two continents and dozens of years. This ebook features a new introduction by Otto Penzler and has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.