検索キーワード： 私立探偵

Золотой век детектива оставил немало звездных имен — А. Кристи, Г. К. Честертон, Г. Леру и др. В этой яркой плеяде Джон Диксон Карр (1906–1977) занимает самое почетное место. «Убийство в запертой комнате», где нет места бешеным погоням и перестрелкам, а круг подозреваемых максимально ограничен, — излюбленный прием автора. Карр заманивает читателя в сети ловко расставленных ловушек, ложных подсказок, обманных ходов и тонких намеков и предлагает принять участие в решении хитроумной головоломки.

When Charley is rudely awakened in the middle of the night by her best friend who tells her to get dressed quickly and tosses clothes out of the closet at her, she can't help but wonder what Cookie's up to. Leather scrunch boots with a floral miniskirt? Together? Seriously? Cookie explains that a friend of hers named Mimi disappeared five days earlier and that she just got a text from her setting up a meet at a coffee shop downtown. They show up at the coffee shop, but no Mimi.

Aufgrund bevorstehender gefährlicher Mission der Ultimo-1 wurden Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson vorübergehend auf einen felsigen Exoplaneten ausquartiert. Alles scheint friedlich, doch plötzlich ereignet sich eine Explosion! Natürlich muss Holmes herausfinden, wer warum dahintersteckt.

Private Eye Jade Cavendish thought she was just attending another somber funeral, paying respects to the late Benji Thompson. But when an elegant woman named Hilda Bauer urgently pulls her aside, Jade's day takes an unexpected turn. Hilda's mother’s brooch, a family heirloom, was lost during World War II. Her only lead is a cryptogram left by the deceased along with a message that Jade could solve it.

The Discoveries Of Sherlock Holmes is a series of Sherlock Holmes stories exclusively released on Kindle Unlimited to give fans the opportunity to sample Sherlockian writers from all over the world. One story per writer will appear each month. Number VIII is William P. DeFeo. The Case of the Acclaimed Philosopher is a Sherlock Holmes tribute tale that is traced carefully along the classic lines of A. C. Doyle’s original master stories.

Elvis Cole vient d'être engagé par une dénommée Meryl Lawrence pour retrouver une amie et collègue de travail qui se serait soi-disant enfuie avec un inconnu rencontré en ligne et quelques centaines de milliers de dollars qu'elle aurait détournés. Scott est le seul à avoir vu son visage. L'assassin le sait. Il tente plusieurs fois d'éliminer Scott et Maggie. Elvis et Scott comprennent que les deux enquêtes sont liées et unissent leurs forces pour retrouver la trace de la disparue et de l'assassin. S'engage alors une chasse à travers tout Los Angeles.

Der Farbenhändler im Ruhestand ist eine der 56 Sherlock-Holmes-Erzählungen des britischen Schriftstellers Sir Arthur Conan Doyle und außerdem ist sie eine der 12 Geschichten aus dem gesammelten Zyklus Sherlock Holmes’ Buch der Fälle. - Sherlock Holmes ist von einem pensionierten Farbenhändler, Josiah Amberley aus Lewisham, engagiert worden, um im Fall des Verschwindens seiner Frau zu ermitteln. Sie hat ihn mit einem Nachbarn, Dr. Ernest Ray, und einer beträchtlichen Menge an Geld und Wertpapieren verlassen. Amberley fordert, dass Holmes die beiden aufspürt.

Quando Giada, rientrando in casa, trova sua madre Ada morta nella vasca da bagno, con una ferita alla testa, la sua prima reazione è chiamare il padre: l'ispettore Andrea Pantaleo. Subito dopo, gli chiede di poter seguire insieme il caso: aveva già deciso di voler entrare in polizia e ora è convinta che questo la aiuterà a reagire meglio alla perdita. E poi un altro ancora, e anche stavolta la vittima è una giovane donna che fin da subito sembra celare nel suo passato un segreto inconfessabile.

Zoë Boehm has harbored a distinct aversion to death ever since she shot the man intent on killing her. So when Caroline Daniels takes a deadly fall in front of a train and her lover fails to turn up at the funeral, Zoë wants nothing to do with the case. But Caroline’s boss is persistent, and as Zoë attempts to unlock the secrets of a woman she’s never met while in search of a man who could be anywhere, she starts to wonder if he’s found her first. And if he has, will that make her the next victim, or prove to be her salvation from a paralyzing fear?

In book 2 of the Sam Laska thriller series, we see Sam's world shaken as he draws on his former detective skills to begin unraveling the mystery behind Cordele family.

London, 1895. Former Baker Street Irregular Timothy Badger and his partner in detection Benjamin Watson are in a spin: the eminent Dr John H. Watson has been kidnapped! The physician was enjoying a glass of sherry at his Baker Street residence before being bundled away in a barouche coach wearing only one slipper. Did Dr Watson know his captor, and where is he now? Could the mysterious ransom notes arriving in the post hold the answer?

Logan Monroe’s family is in danger. After his sister, Laura, and her kids are run off the road and their house is broken in to, Logan tasks the Angelharts with keeping them safe, and the PIs drop everything to take on the case. But they quickly realize there’s more to the situation than anyone thinks. First, the burglars didn’t take anything—were they just trying to scare her or were they after something they didn’t find? Then Laura can’t reach her ex-husband, who was supposed to take the kids for the weekend. While Jack protects the family, Margo tries to find the ex…

Der auf Gut Shoscombe lebende Reiter Sir Robert Norberton muss das nächste Rennen unbedingt gewinnen, weil er durch die Abhängigkeit von seiner Schwester, Lady Beatrice, in finanziellen Nöten ist. Außerdem berichtet der Pferdetrainer Mason, dass Norberton nachts eine alte Gruft aufsuchte. Nach einigen Untersuchungen vor Ort überraschen Holmes und Watson den Reiter in der Gruft. Er erklärt ihnen, dass seine Schwester eine Woche vor dem wichtigen Rennen gestorben sei, womit der Nießbrauch des Gutes endete.

Ten years ago, three little girls went missing from their tiny mountain town. While one was returned, the others were never seen again. After all this time without answers, the brother of one of the girls wants to hire an outsider, and he wants Annie. While she may not be from his town, she gets mountain towns. Mountain people. Driving back into the hills for a case this old—it might be a fool’s errand. But Annie needs to put money in the bank and she can’t turn down a case. Not even one that dredges up her own painful past.

Ashes and Iron is a gritty detective novella set in a city full of shadows, silence, and locks that were never meant to be opened. Silas Bell is a private investigator and part-time locksmith with a taste for cheap soda and bad decisions. He works quiet cases. Lost keys. Missing persons. Things no one wants to talk about. When a girl walks into his office with a strange pendant and a story no one believes, Silas agrees to help. The deeper he digs, the more the city feels wrong. People vanish. Doors open on their own. A strange symbol keeps showing up where it shouldn't. An open eye. A flame.

A double murder in a San Francisco high rise seems solved when the police arrest a suspect with the gun, his fingerprints on the trigger, and the killer's mask. Nate Hart, noted criminal attorney, is hired by the suspect and charges Rob MacKay, his investigator, to find why his client professes his innocence.

Private investigator Bryson Wilde walks the blurred line between justice and survival, where morality is murky, danger wears perfume, and every favor comes with a price. In a city that never sleeps—just smolders—cigarette smoke curls through dimly lit bars, and jazz spills out of alleyway clubs like secrets begging to be told. Wilde thinks he’s seen it all—until a captivating criminal defense attorney steps into his life, heels clicking like a warning shot, eyes hiding a thousand stories. She wants him to find a missing witness. Simple job, on paper. But Wilde knows better.

PI Hannah and her dog detective Mazie are back on the case when someone ends up dead at Hannah and Colin’s rehearsal dinner. The farm seems to be the perfect place for their wedding. Animal-friendly, with beautiful scenery and an amazing view over the lake. Hannah notices a touch of tension between the staff but puts it behind her, she will have this wedding. Proceedings are brought to a halt when a body is found during their wedding rehearsal. Now Hannah and super sniffing beagle, Mazie must find the killer in a paddock full of suspects!

Holmes muss nicht selbst ermitteln, sondern sich die Geschichte von Mrs. Ronder anhören, wodurch er Klarheit über einen zurückliegenden, mysteriösen Todesfall erhält. Die Frau des Zirkus-Artisten Ronder liebte den Akrobaten Leonardo und wollte mit dessen Hilfe ihren gewalttätigen Gatten töten. Der Mord sollte wie ein Unfall mit Ronders Löwen aussehen. Nachdem Leonardo mit einer besonders präparierten, mit Stahlnägeln versehenen Bleikeule Ronder getötet hatte, öffnete Ronders Frau den Löwenkäfig.

Isabella, l'amata figlia di Shasa Courtney, gode di tutte le libertà che la Londra degli anni Sessanta può offrire. E quando conosce un uomo affascinante e bellissimo, che le fa una corte spietata, non ha dubbi: perché resistergli? Ma quell'uomo non è un semplice ammiratore: è Ramon de Santiago y Machado, una spia del KGB nota come Volpe dorata, e la sua missione è reclutarla come agente segreto e carpirle preziose informazioni sugli affari segreti di suo padre.