by A.E.W. Mason (1913)
Unassured of a family inheritance, Henry Thresk dedicates himself to pursuing a career in law. His determination is exacting; as a man of limited means, it has to be. Even when he meets Stella, a supremely appealing young woman, he refuses to consider love and marriage. He must stick to the path he has laid out for himself. Eight years later, on a solicitor call to Bombay, Henry finds himself face to face with a photograph of his long-lost love. Stella is married to Captain Ballantyne, an older man clever at politics and languages who is revealed to be a violent brute. Henry is determined to rescue Stella, but before he can enact a plan the captain is discovered shot to death with his wife’s rifle. Henry, a respected man of the law, is called as a witness for the defense—only the first of many twists in this deftly plotted mystery. If his instincts are wrong, he will sacrifice his life and career for a woman he hardly knows.
Dornford Yates
The three heroes of "Blind Corner" (Chandos, Hanbury & Mansel) battle their old foe, "Rose Noble" who has kidnapped a relative of Mansel (Adele Pleydell) in an attempt to recover the treasure (now converted into money) that he failed to win in their earlier encounter. Noble ultimately fails and is killed and Mansel nearly loses his life also.
Roy Lewis
Asked to advise on the antiques collection of a mysterious widow, Arnold Landon enlists the aid of an old friend, Carmela Cacciatore of the Carabinieri Art Squad. But it is in Northumberland that Arnold finally learns the truth and faces the deadly menace of the Shadowmaker.
C. J. Box
When two sisters set out across a remote stretch of Montana road to visit their friend, little do they know it will be the last time anyone might hear from them. The girls - and their car - simply vanish. Former police investigator Cody Hoyt has just lost his job and fallen off the wagon. Convinced by his son, who the girls were coming to visit, and his former rookie partner Cassie Dewell, he sets out for the girls' last known location.
Jonathan Gash
In Hong Kong, Kway Fay, tries to get by by communicating with her grandmother's ghost and keeping silent about the bribes she pays to survive, finds herself in the middle of a battle between underworld organizations.