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This collection contains nine early stories featuring the Continental Op, an un-named middle-aged detective working for the San Francisco branch of the fictional Continental Detective Agency. The stories are narrated in the first person. The “hardboiled detective” voice was later used by author Dashiell Hammett in The Maltese Falcon (Sam Spade) and the Thin Man series of stories.

Dive into the thrilling world of Allan Pinkerton's "The Detective and the Somnambulist," a captivating tale of mystery and intrigue set in the late 19th century.

In this, the final collection of Sherlock Holmes adventures, the intrepid detective and his faithful companion Dr Watson examine and solve twelve cases that puzzle clients, baffle the police and provide listeners with the thrill of the chase. These mysteries - involving an illustrious client and a Sussex vampire; the problems of Thor Bridge and of the Lion's Mane; a creeping man and the three-gabled house - all test the bravery of Dr Watson and the brilliant mind of Mr Sherlock Homes, the greatest detective we have ever known.

Il destino ha riunito un eterogeneo gruppo di viaggiatori sul lussuoso battello da crociera Karnak, in navigazione sul Nilo. Tra di essi la personalità dominante è senz'altro rappresentata dall'affascinante Linnet Ridgeway, la ragazza più ricca d'Inghilterra, abituata a essere sempre al centro dell'attenzione. Attorno a lei gravitano un fidanzato respinto e diversi accaniti ammiratori che se ne contendono i favori. Ciascuno dei personaggi ha però una sua storia e un suo segreto da custodire, accuratamente nascosto sotto un'inappuntabile facciata di rispettabilità e di perbenismo.

When Dr John Watson takes rooms in Baker Street with amateur detective Sherlock Holmes, he has no idea that he is about to enter a shadowy world of criminality and violence. Accompanying Holmes to an ill-omened house in south London, Watson is startled to find a dead man whose face is contorted in a rictus of horror.

A body falls from the sky — landing in the woods by sleepy little Tinton. Detective Dave Slater is halfway to the pub when he gets the call. He's needed out at Haunted Copse, where a dogwalker just stumbled on something terrible. A body among the trees. It looks like the victim fell to her death. Almost like she dropped out of a plane. And that's not all. Amid all the commotion, the dog also dug up a bone. A human bone. Forensics then turn up two more bodies at the same scene. So now Slater and Norman don't just have one murder on their hands. They've got three.

Meet Trench, Old Tom and Sally-Anne in the 6 mysteries of the original fun, cosy mystery series. This exclusive Collector's Edition includes, for the first time, all 7 accompanying Sideways Glances.

Den ökände seriemördaren Joe Middleton, i media mer känd som Karvaren, har äntligen gripits och Christchurchs invånare kan äntligen andas ut. Men, enligt Karvaren själv har han inte dödat någon. Han kallar sig för Offret Joe och i väntan på att bli ställd inför rätta gör han allt han kan för att övertyga psykiatrikerna om att han inte var vid sina sinnes fulla bruk vid dåden, i hopp om att undvika dödsstraff, vilket är på väg att återinföras i Nya Zeeland. Det faktum att Joe sitter fängslad, gör dock inte att han sitter säkert.

While visiting his old friend Flambeau, Father Brown attempts to explain to an inquisitive American the 'secret' of his detective method, by means of eight stories of crime, murder, and obsession, including: a poet accused of the murder of a magistrate; stolen jewels and stolen fish; a theatre manager dead in a locked room; a mourner shut away in a castle; and the case of the worst crime in the world.

Alvin Benson is found slumped over an easy chair in a room locked from the inside with a bullet in his head, and Wall Street and the high society of Manhattan are set ablaze with the news of the playboy stockbroker’s death. But when NYPD’s top detectives and ballistics experts can’t solve the mystery, it falls to Philo Vance, an art connoisseur and amateur sleuth, to find the killer. Vance’s intellectual and artistic background helps him uncover a series of odd clues, starting with a missing toupee and false teeth, and soon he is delving deep into the case.

Sherlock Holmes and his faithful friend, Dr John Watson, have been hired by actor George Reynolds. George wants them to find out why the audience who comes to see him perform every night are the same people, only wearing disguises. Is something sinister going on and, if so, what? Meanwhile, Holmes’ archenemy, Professor James Moriarty, is having problems of his own. Implicated in the murder of a gang leader, Moriarty and his second, Moran, must go on the run from the police in order to find out who is behind the set-up.

It’s October, 1923, and Olive Belgrave has a new case. Her client, Lady Agnes doesn’t believe in curses, and she hires Olive to prove her Egyptologist uncle wasn’t the victim of a malevolent mummy. Olive investigates and discovers the truth is much worse—it’s murder. Can Olive debunk the curse and reveal the true culprit before the supposed curse claims another victim?

Sir George and Lady Stubbs, the hosts of a village fête, hit upon the novel idea of staging a mock murder mystery. In good faith, Ariadne Oliver, the well known crime writer, agrees to organise their murder hunt. Despite weeks of meticulous planning, at the last minute Ariadne calls her friend Hercule Poirot for his expert assistance. Instinctively, she senses that something sinister is about to happen. Beware: nobody is quite what they seem!

Ein Meisterkoch und kulinarischer Alchemist bittet Holmes um Hilfe bei der Suche nach einer gestohlenen Zutat. Auf der Suche nach dem Dieb öffnet sich Holmes eine ungeahnte Subkultur von Gourmets und Küchenzauberern. Als es schließlich auch noch zu einem grotesken Todesfall kommt, bei dem sich ein Mann zu Tode isst, wird klar, dass hinter der Zutat mehr steckt als nur ein Geschmacksveredler.

When a body turns up on the grounds of Liggan Manor, Malachite Peck is called in. What starts as a simple case quickly unravels into a tangle of family secrets, a whispered new will, and a surprising new heir no one saw coming. As generations clash over the sprawling estate, another second body is discovered, and it's clear—a killer is hunting the Liggan heirs one by one.

Un très bon polar, qui comblera les attentes des lecteurs du genre. Un style soigné et littéraire, un scénario et une procédure cohérents. Des personnages hauts en couleur qui prennent vie au fil des pages et des rebondissements.

Eine zwielichtige Gruppe ermordet amerikanische Diplomaten. Aber wer sind diese Leute und worauf haben sie es abgesehen? Nathan Grant ist wieder gefragt. Diesmal jagt er eine Gruppe internationaler Attentäter, die versuchen, einige der ranghöchsten Diplomaten Amerikas auszuschalten. Nachdem er sich mit seinen Vorgesetzten beim CIA überworfen hat, muss Nathan dieses Rätsel auf eigene Faust lösen. Dabei deckt er eine weltweite Verschwörung auf, an der korrupte Politiker, berüchtigte Drogenkartelle und skrupellose Waffenschmuggler beteiligt sind.

The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson investigate the case. This was the first appearance of Holmes since his apparent death in The Final Problem, and the success of The Hound of the Baskervilles led to the character's eventual revival.

The Hound of Baskervilles holds the listener in suspense as few murder stories do. Its combination of horror, homicidal villainy, the fogs of remote Dartmoor, the Baskerville Curse ‘a great black beast shaped like a hound’, are as unforgettable as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

Enjoy three full-cast performances with immersive sound design and stirring musical scores. "A Royal Scandal": A mysterious royal visitor, a beautiful and clever antagonist, and an adventure of disguise and subterfuge...has Sherlock Holmes met his match at long last? "The Speckled Band": Perhaps the most famous of all Sherlock Holmes adventures, "The Speckled Band" tells the story of a young bride-to-be whose sister was murdered. "The Lost Legacy of Tilly Whim": Join the iconic detective duo as they navigate a treacherous web of deceit and revenge within the depths of the Tilly Whim caves.