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England, 1914. Die Welt ist von Konflikten gezeichnet. Der verletzte Captain Hastings wird ins Anwesen Styles Court eingeladen, um sich von seinen körperlichen und seelischen Wunden zu erholen. Styles ist ein prachtvolles Landhaus und Heimat seines Kindheitsfreundes. Für Hastings ein Ort der Ruhe … glaubt er. Doch an den heißen Sommertagen braut sich etwas Finsteres zusammen.

A second collection of twelve cases for M. McDonnell Bodkin’s insightful but self-deprecating detective Paul Beck, a man who claims no more genius than “a little common sense,” and says of himself that “I just go by the rule of thumb, and muddle and puzzle out my cases as best I can.” Including the disappearance of a millionaire; murders on a golf links and on a train; a fabulous diamond necklace lost in the sea, and the theft of an actress’ rubies; a lucky discovery in a Hansom cab; and a doctor found standing over the dead body of his fiancée’s brother.

The first twelve cases for M. McDonnell Bodkin’s insightful but self-deprecating detective Paul Beck, a man who claims no more genius than “a little common sense,” and says of himself that “I just go by the rule of thumb, and muddle and puzzle out my cases as best I can.” Including tales of card-sharping, deception, and theft; of treachery in the British Cabinet, and a plot to undermine the nation’s silver currency; and of ingenious and cold-blooded murder.

John Green is murdered while on the telephone to the district attorney. The obvious killer has a good alibi; the DA is then shot. As Philo Vance and District Attorney Markam were looking through the apartment of John Green, who had been murdered the day before, Markham was shot. Both of their suspects, Mrs Green and a man named Edward Lee, have alibis for around eleven o’clock, the time they believe the murder of John Green was committed.

The Muddy Murder Case began with the shooting of Johnny Williams, racketeer. Although his house was completely surrounded by mud and Williams was killed at close range, there were no footprints in the mud and nobody but Williams' housekeeper was in his home. Philo Vance and DA Markham suspect a racketeer named Foster, especially since they think he killed another former ally.

Exceptionally entertaining, soft-boiled Detective Philo Vance solves murders with his wits. His brain is a match for the great Sherlock Holmes, and so is his superior attitude. This radio series pays homage to the original detective novels of Van Dine first published in the mid-1920s. 

The Argyle Murder Case opened with the finding of the body of a man dressed in brand new clothing with the exception of a pair of argyle socks. Vance, with only this meagre clue to work on, identifies the body and manages to interview three people - Roger Star owner and feature performer in a theater company; Lila Martin, an actress; and Milton Talbot, publisher of a theatrical newspaper.

Vance uses a torn stocking to run in a gang of three vicious ladies. The case they’re working on concerns a series of robberies in wealthy homes done they believe by a group of women. Philo Vance is working on the case, but his only result so far is a description he has of one of the members of the gang, a description he obtained from a ripped nylon stocking.

As the killer whistles, "Comin' Through The Rye", a husband and wife are shot after being blackmailed. Evidence points to the neer-do-well son of a banker. The Stuarts’ Butler told Philo Vance and DA Markham that he heard someone whistle and then shots. He was on the third floor and by the time he came down to the library, Mr. Stuart was dead and Mrs. Stuart lived only long enough to say that the killer wanted $100,000.

Lou talks about Aunt May and Uncle Mike. Lou and Susan had a date last night. Susan's father does not approve of Lou. They talk about June weddings. Abott and Costello get a report on their ratings. They say 12 million people listen to their show. They decide to take their own radio poll. They say there are 400 listeners in the audience.

The Full Dress Murder Case opened with the finding of the knifed body of Boxcar Charlie, derelict. When discovered, Charlie’s body was clothed in full evening dress, which led Philo Vance to announce that he knew where to start looking for the killer.

A gang of conmen is selling machines that they say can manufacture genuine $1 bills. It's a neat scam, but it leads to murder! How did the traveling monogram illusion work? Frank Kent, an inmate of the state hospital, has been broken out. The hospital is actually a mental institution. Frank was there because his mind is permanently in another world. But the reason somebody wants him is because he is a mathematical genius.

A scientist named Edgar Wilson has been shot and is dying. But first, he stops for a manicure! The Miller brothers, who killed Professor Wilson, are blown to pieces when they try to get Experiment X. The Manicure Murder Case opened when professor Edgar Wilson, scientist, died in a barber shop after insisting the girl manicure his nails, even though he was dying.

A dead man found in the Alamo Motel was killed by ranch owner Bolan, but he's also the corpse!

Telefonen ringde. Gunvald Larsson ryckte till sig luren. - Ja. Larsson. - Sambandscentralen här. En radiopatrull i Solna har hittat en hel buss full med döda på Norra Stationsgatan. Ett massmord har skett på linje 47 och Martin Beck och hans kollegor ställs inför ett svårlöst brott utan vittnen. Bland offren finns en ung kriminalassistent med draget tjänstevapen. Var det bara en slump att han befann sig på bussen? Maj Sjöwall och Per Wahlöös boksvit Roman om ett brott har blivit internationella klassiker och stilbildande inom sin genre.

En polis hade blivit brutalt nedhuggen med en bajonett. Martin Beck utgick ganska snart ifrån att det rörde sig om hämnd, begången av en sinnessjuk. Senare tvingades han själv plötsligt ta ställning till frågan om han var beredd att riskera livet för sitt arbete. Maj Sjöwall (f.1935) och Per Wahlöö (1926-1975) är författarparet som tillsammans skrev de älskade och kritikerrosade böckerna om kommissarie Martin Beck.

Eine Klinik, die ein skrupelloses Geheimnis birgt ... Der brisante Verschwörungsthriller um Keller und Becks zweiten spannenden Fall. Ein verzweifelter Notruf konfrontiert das Stuttgarter Ermittlerduo Martin Keller und seine Kollegin Julia Beck mit einem rätselhaften Verbrechen: Eine Frau behauptet, ihr Neugeborenes sei von einer Klinik entführt worden. Ist das nur das Produkt ihrer überreizten Fantasie oder steckt mehr dahinter? Während Keller auf eine Mauer des Schweigens stößt, schleicht sich Beck undercover in die Klinik und entdeckt dort einen verlassenen Trakt.

Wenn die Liebe zu einem Albtraum wird... Der fesselnde Stalking-Thriller über einen erbarmungslosen Wettlauf gegen die Zeit. Nachdem eine junge Frau grausam ermordet in ihrer Stuttgarter Wohnung aufgefunden wird, muss Kriminalhauptkommissar Martin Keller sich mit seiner neuen Kollegin Julia Beck zusammenraufen, um dem Täter auf die Spur zu kommen. Ist die Tote Opfer einer Beziehungstat geworden? Die Nachforschungen zu dem kontrollsüchtigen Exfreund über ein Datingportal laufen zunächst ins Leere.

Privatdetektiv Paul Beck wird von einem alten Schulfreund zur Hilfe gerufen: Die Tochter von John Woodriff ist an einer Morphiumvergiftung gestorben. Spuren des Gifts gibt es keine, doch der trauernde Vater glaubt nicht an einen Selbstmord. Paul Beck ermittelt – und taucht dazu tief in die Familiengeschichte der Woodriffs ein... Matthias McDonnell Bodkin erschuf zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts mit Paul Beck und seiner späteren Frau Dora Myrtle die erste Detektivfamilie in der Geschichte des Kriminalromans.

The stunning landscape of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains are among our greatest natural treasures. But there are deadly secrets lurking in the craggy heights, and FBI Special Agent Kendall Beck and Denver Homicide Detective Adam Taylor team up to investigate a kidnapping. When Taylor’s niece, Frankie, suddenly vanishes at a local hockey rink, it’s clear that there’s a predator on the loose—and now, the case has turned personal.