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In June, 1953, after my freshman year at Stapleton College, a twenty-minute drive was all it took to go from there to Roanoke, Virginia and a summer job with Piedmont Investigations. Looking back, it’s hard to believe what all happened in those twelve short weeks away. And I didn’t have to wait long for it to start. I mean, in the first hour of walking in the door I was smack in the middle of a blackmail investigation. High-octane stuff, and more to follow.

La sesta indagine del commissario De Vincenzi parte da un malfamato albergo di Milano dove è stato rinvenuto l'orribile cadavere di un uomo. In pigiama da notte, coi piedi nudi all'aria, e il ventre aperto da un fianco all'altro. Ma è attorno ad un candeliere dalle sette braccia attorno al quale si snoda una spy story che porterà il commissario a seguire una bella donna bionda e un'acrobata fino in Medio Oriente, all'esordio della questione palestinese.

Timmendorfer Strand 1965: Polizeichef Knut Madsen wird zu einer Scheune am Rand von Timmendorfer Strand gerufen. Dort stößt er auf ein grausames Bild: zwei brutal ermordete Menschen - der 16-jährige Anton, ein Junge aus dem Ort, und eine junge, unbekannte Frau. Charlotte, Antons Freundin, überlebt schwer verletzt. Gemeinsam mit seinem Beamten Mikkel Johannsen nimmt Knut die Ermittlungen auf. In der Nähe gastiert der Zirkus Hinz. Der Direktor schweigt, die Atmosphäre ist angespannt.

Immerse yourself in the gripping world of STRONGWOOD: An Audio Crime Dossier, the seventh installment in Larry Millett’s Minnesota Mysteries Audiobook series. Set in 1903 Minneapolis, this multi-voice audiobook masterfully unravels the harrowing tale of Michael Masterson, a privileged heir whose relationship with the enigmatic Addie Strongwood spirals into tragedy.

A ravenous beast seems to be wreaking havoc on Hampstead Heath, immediately evoking memories of the infamous Hound of the Baskervilles. During excavations in London, the remains of Oliver Cromwell are discovered – and promptly stolen. A steward is murdered while crossing the Channel. And to make matters worse, Holmes is being hired by the King of England to handle a sensitive matter as discreetly as possible.

Despite their best efforts, Melody and Rat found themselves powerless to prevent the crisis in Morocco from spiraling out of control, threatening to ignite the powder keg of tensions between Germany, France, and Britain. With the specter of war looming, Britain is determined to expand its influence across Europe. After the Agadir Crisis, the preservation of Dutch neutrality, crucial for Britain’s access to Dutch ports, becomes an even more pressing concern.

Join Blix Windway, an adventurous lady traveler, on a journey down the Nile in 1924. An eclectic mix of passengers boards the steamer, including a captain of industry, a former stunt-girl reporter turned lady of the manor, an archaeologist, an American teacher, a British doctor and his invalid wife, and a German photographer. When a passenger is found dead, the elegant cruise turns into a floating crime scene. With everyone confined on board, tensions rise and secrets surface.

Miss Phoebe Astin of The Economic Undertaker has applied her mortician skills to many faces, but a beautiful young debutante needed little work, or so she thought. When the debutante's spirit appears to her, insisting she was murdered and demanding Phoebe do something about it, Phoebe agrees. She has, after all, helped many of her ghostly clients before they move on to the next world.

It's the week of Hunter's Eve, a yearly celebration of monsters, ghosts, and things that go bump in the night. But for Huntress Isabeau Agarwal, the event is a stark reminder that in her line of work, there is never a day's rest. Murders rock the city, and Isabeau is charged with solving them before the killer strikes again. One, a macabre accident during a dangerous magician's trick gone awry. The other, a slain politician, his disfigured body displayed atop Lamplight's most memorable landmark.

Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson erhalten ein anonymes Schreiben. In dem Gedicht wird von fünf Freunden berichtet, die einander verrieten. Der Verfasser kündigt an, Rache zu nehmen. Mit der beigelegten Schwarzweißfotografie in Ihren Händen, beschließen Holmes und Watson Inspektor Wolfford aufzusuchen. Dieser kann es zuerst gar nicht richtig glauben. Der Mann auf dem Bild ist doch tatsächlich derselbe, der heute Morgen, direkt vor Scotland Yard, in einem geparkten Auto, tot aufgefunden wurde.

Nachdem Holmes und Watson das Rätsel um die Identität des ersten Opfers glücklicherweise rasch klären konnten, dauert es nicht lange und die beiden erhalten ein weiteres Gedicht. Anhand der Reime ist für Holmes schnell klar, wo der Mann zu finden sein wird. Doch kommen Sie auch hier zu spät! Holmes und Watson hoffen nun, schnellstmöglich eine Verbindung zwischen den Opfern herstellen zu können, um weitere Morde zu verhindern.

Ein drittes Gedicht! Ein drittes Foto! Ein drittes Opfer! Die Zeit rennt und Holmes und Watson sind dem Täter noch nicht einen einzigen Schritt nähergekommen. Selbst die Identität der neuerlichen Leiche bleibt ungeklärt. Während die beiden in die Jahre gekommenen Männer beginnen, mit sich selbst zu hadern, ist der Mörder bereits seinem vierten und letzten Opfer auf der Spur.

December 1937. Daphne King is attending the twentieth anniversary reunion at her secondary school, Midwinter Academy, a weekend that will see resurrected rivalries and alliances amidst the Christmas festivities. When, the morning after the reunion, one of Daphne's old school friends is found dead, Daphne finds herself in the role of investigator once more.

In the aftermath of the Battle of Hastings, Styrkar, loyal housecarl to the fallen King Harold, journeys to Ireland in search of the dead king's exiled sons. When a plot to murder Harold's widow and infant son is uncovered, duty pulls him in a different direction. Fleeing back to England with the dowager and child, Styrkar's loyalties are tested as he's forced into an uneasy alliance with his old comrade Eadnoth, now sworn to William the Conqueror. When the sons of Harold return to reclaim their birthright, Styrkar must choose: stand with his blood brother or his brothers-in-arms?

When Augusta Lockwood and her friends form a society to investigate crime, they don't have long to wait before a murder falls into their laps. A disappearing gardener and the discovery of a gruesome crime scene launch a series of mysterious events that soon engulf even the bravest of the amateur detectives in danger.

Kiew, 1919: Ein Trupp Rotarmisten ist spurlos verschwunden, mitten in der Stadt, während eines Banjabesuchs. Als Samson im Heizofen des Badehauses Knochenreste findet, kommt er einem finsteren Komplott auf die Spur. Auch im dritten Band um den herzensguten Samson und die kluge Nadjeschda lässt der ukrainische Meister absurder Erzählkunst das Kiew der frühen Zwanzigerjahre lebendig werden. Voller politischer Turbulenzen und schräger Charaktere und spielerischer Parallelen zum Heute.

When artist Hezekiah Freeman is found drowned in the shallow waters of Everglades National Park, Special Agent Alison Nance and Clarence Johnson are tasked with uncovering the truth behind his death. What initially seems like a tragic accident soon reveals itself to be part of a larger, more intricate conspiracy. As they begin their investigation, Clarence and Alison discover that Hezekiah's artwork holds more than his artistic genius. Beneath layers of paint lay cryptic clues to a hidden history that some want to keep buried.

After Professor Moriarty survives Reichenbach Falls and Sherlock Holmes dies, Moriarty finds himself caught up in a locked-room mystery Holmes couldn’t solve. This time, it’s up to Moriarty to crack the mystery, perfect for fans of Sherlock Holmes ingenious retellings like the ones by Anthony Horowitz and Laurie R. King.