Spine-tingling mysteries, spy novels in exotic locales and whodunnits to unravel – the Folio Society publishes a wide selection of absorbing crime thrillers to get your heart racing. Written by many of the masters of the mystery genre, each book comes with beautiful illustrations or carefully researched photographs as well as striking original hardback bindings. See below for the full list of Folio Crime Fiction books.
Tragedy has hit the Ashby family too often. The young parents of 13-year-old twin boys died in a plane crash; the elder twin, Patrick, later vanished, leaving a suicide note at the top of the cliffs near their home. His brother became heir to the family property but now, just weeks before his 21st birthday, a young man appears claiming to be Patrick.
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The perfect English country house murder mystery, Cover Her Face is an brilliant addition to the genre by one of its greatest practitioners.
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This collection of 19 crime stories forms a hall of fame for the greatest writers and characters from the golden age of detective fiction and is so popular that it is now in its sixth printing.
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Dorothy L. Sayers wrote ingenious whodunits that were also satisfying and intelligent novels. Her prose is elegant and expressive; her settings are vividly realised, and her characters are flesh-and-blood human beings – most memorably her hero, Lord Peter Wimsey.
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The Franchise Affair was based on a real case – the abduction of Elizabeth Canning in the 18th century-but given a modern setting. Tey’s masterful and chilling mystery first appeared in this Folio edition in 2001.
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Capote’s masterpiece of suspense was an immediate sensation when it was serialised in the New Yorker in 1965. Also a portrait of small-town America, its examination of a brutal multiple murder combines a novelist’s voice with a reporter’s instinct. Our edition, introduced by Rupert Thomson, includes rare courtroom photographs.
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With this gripping 1930s thriller, Dashiell Hammett single-handedly reinvented the detective novel for the 20th century. Introduced by Steve Erickson, with illustrations by David Eccles.
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First published in 1939, The Mask of Dimitrios evokes the murky and dangerous atmosphere of Central Europe between the wars. From Smyrna and Athens to Sofia, Belgrade and finally Paris, Latimer enters a world of refugees and émigrés, petty criminals and gang leaders, amoral spies and corrupt police – the survivors and veterans of little-known wars.
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This illustrated set features four of the finest Miss Marple novels, including the first book and the final case. Introduced by Laura Thompson, with illustrations by Andrew Davidson.
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Poisoning, bloodstains, cups of tea and knitting – a superb collection of detective stories featuring the unassuming Miss Marple.
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Translated into 18 languages and adapted for film six times, Cain’s roman noir is an uncompromising tale of adultery and murder.
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First published in 1955, The Talented Mr Ripley introduced one of the 20th century’s most memorable and chilling fictional creations. Now The Folio Society presents 3 classic Ripley novels - The Talented Mr Ripley, Ripley Under Ground and Ripley's Game - together in a superbly illustrated set.
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Opening, literally, with a cliffhanger, Household's classic thriller plunges you into a exhilarating game of cat and mouse as a would-be assassin is chased across 1930s Europe.
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With this tale of treachery and conflicted loyalties, le Carré transcends the spy genre, creating a novel that ranks among the most critically acclaimed fiction of the late 20th century.
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