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Der große Geschichtenerzähler Sir Arthur Conan Doyle nimmt seine Hörer heute mit auf eine Kreuzfahrt. Auf der Jungfernfahrt der Elisabeth Victoria wird die lebenslustige Witwe Helena Minton erschlagen aufgefunden, ein Teil ihres wertvollen Schmucks fehlt. Der Psychologe Professor Nolan Flagg, der ebenfalls an der Jungfernfahrt teilnimmt und bei dem es sich um einen alten Freund von Captain James Carden handelt, ist entschlossen, den Mord aufzuklären. Gemeinsam nehmen die beiden Männer die Ermittlungen auf, die bald in eine Richtung führen, mit der keiner von den beiden gerechnet hätte.

In the colorful chaos of New Orleans, Chase Harlem has three essentials for happiness: her trusted red Converse, a reliable taser, and a good sense of humor to survive it all. All she wants is a simple life–morning jogs in cemeteries, jazz that soothes the soul, and enough quirky cases to pay the bills without summoning her FBI past. But when a priest waltzes into her office with a divine mandate to crack a grisly double homicide involving an LSU football star and his actress girlfriend, Chase's plans for peace get thrown out like last week's gumbo.

When justice is on the line… leave no stone unturned. Private investigator Jack Stone is closing in on his rival when an unexpected twist throws his investigation—and his life—onto a different course. Going head-to-head with a demon from his past in his quest for vengeance puts Jack’s family and friends in the line of fire, and he must use every resource in his arsenal to bring an end to the tyrant threatening his future.

Ein großes Ereignis wirft seinen Schatten voraus. Queen Victoria wird die Royal Courts of Justice eröffnen. Holmes und Watson werden eingeladen, den Feierlichkeiten beizuwohnen. Doch der Bau des Gebäudes stand unter keinem guten Stern. Nach Streitigkeiten, einem vermeintlichen Unfall und tragischen Umständen ist es nun ein unerklärlicher Todesfall, der den beratenden Detektiv und seinen Freund auf den Plan ruft. Bei den Ermittlungen ist es schwer, eine heiße Spur zu finden. Eiseskälte und Geister verursachen Gänsehaut, bis am Ende hoffentlich die Gerechtigkeit siegt.

Helen Stoner worries her stepfather may be trying to kill her after he contrives to move her to the bedroom where her sister had died two years earlier, shortly before her wedding. Stoner is herself now engaged, and Holmes learns that her stepfather's annuity (from the estate of his wife — Stoner's mother) would be greatly reduced if either sister married. During a late-night investigation of the bedroom, Holmes and Watson discover a dummy bell-pull near a ventilator. As they lie in wait a whistle sounds, then a snake appears through the ventilator.

Neville St. Clair, a respectable businessman, has disappeared and his wife claims she saw him at the upper window of an opium den. Rushing upstairs to the room she found only a beggar who denied any knowledge of St. Clair – whose clothes are later found in the room, and his coat, laden with coins, in the River Thames outside the window.

Inspector Lestrade asks for Holmes's help after Charles McCarthy is murdered, and his son, James, is implicated. McCarthy, and another local landowner, John Turner, are both Australian expatriates, and Lestrade was originally engaged by Turner's daughter, Alice, who believes James is innocent. Holmes interviews James, and then inspects the scene of the murder, deducing a third man was present. Realising Holmes has solved the case, Turner confesses to the crime, revealing that McCarthy was blackmailing him due to Turner's criminal past.

Jabez Wilson, a pawnbroker, consults Holmes about a job, gained only because of his red hair, which took him away from his shop for long periods each day; the job for to simply copy the Encyclopædia Britannica. After eight weeks, he was suddenly informed that the job ended. After some investigation at Wilson's shop, Holmes contacts a police inspector and the manager of a nearby bank. With Watson, they hide in the bank vault and catch two thieves who had dug a tunnel from the shop while Wilson was at the decoy copying job.

Ritornano i vecchietti del BarLume. “Ora, Ampelio, secondo lei io mi metto a parlare del caso qui, al bar, di fronte a tutto il paese?”. “Come, tutto il paese? Ci siamo solo noi quattro”. “Appunto” confermò la commissaria. Ma in realtà tra la giovane commissaria Alice Martelli e i quattro vecchietti del BarLume s’è creato un feeling operativo. Il pettegolezzo come sistema investigativo trova una riconosciuta efficacia.

By Appointment Only marks the thrilling return of Grace, Sam, Maria-Teresa, and Margot—the fearless, wacky sleuths we’ve come to love. Thanks to Grace, the ladies can now proudly call themselves professional investigators. While three of them are content handling routine cases at the newly formed Liu Jones Group Investigations Agency, Grace Liu craves more to fuel her adrenaline. Grace’s ambition leads her to pursue a high-profile murder case, one she hopes will cement the agency’s reputation as one of the best in Mesa, Arizona.

Sherlock Holmes und sein ärgster Widersacher sind tot. Gemeinsam stürzten sie die Reichenbachfälle in der Schweiz hinunter. Das ist zumindest die offizielle Version. In Wahrheit sind die beiden Kontrahenten lebendiger als je zuvor - begierig darauf, die Klingen zum finalen Duell zu kreuzen. Als Mrs. Mary Watson entführt wird, gibt sich der Meisterdetektiv zu erkennen und nimmt gemeinsam mit seinem alten Weggefährten Dr. John Hamish Watson die Spur Moriartys auf. Sie führt tief in die Vergangenheit und fördert so manches Geheimnis hervor.

Zu ihrem großen Entsetzen müssen Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson feststellen, dass es Mitgliedern des Zirkels gelungen ist, den Lebensstein an sich zu bringen. Holmes und Watson kehren nach London zurück, entschlossen, dem Zirkel der Sieben den Lebensstein wieder abzunehmen. Allerdings wissen sie nicht genau, welches Zirkelmitglied im Besitz des Steines ist. Zudem gilt es immer noch, den Mord an dem norwegischen Matrosen aufzuklären. Und natürlich wollen die beiden auch den Mörder von Donald Coates überführen ...

Violet Hunter consults Holmes after being offered a governess job subject to a number of unusual conditions, including cutting her hair short. The wage is extremely high, £120, and she decides to accept the job, though Holmes tells her to contact him if she needs to. After a number of strange occurrences, including the discovery of a sealed-off wing of the house, she does so. Holmes discovers that someone had been kept prisoner in the wing, but when Holmes, Watson and Hunter enter, it is empty.

A banker asks Holmes to investigate after a "Beryl Coronet" entrusted to him is damaged at his home. Awakened by noise, he had found his son, Arthur, holding the damaged coronet. Arthur refuses to speak, neither admitting guilt nor explaining himself. Footprints in the snow outside the house tell Holmes that the banker's niece had conspired with a blackguard to steal the coronet; Arthur had discovered the crime in progress and the coronet had been damaged during his struggle to prevent it being stolen. He had refused to tell his father the truth of the crime because of his love for his cousin.

Against the wishes of her stepfather, Mary Sutherland has become engaged to Hosmer Angel. On the morning of their wedding Hosmer elicits a promise that Mary will remain faithful to him "even if something quite unforeseen" occurs, then mysteriously disappears en route to the church. Holmes deduces that Hosmer was Mary's stepfather in disguise, the charade a bid to keep Mary a spinster and thus maintain access to her inheritance.

Lord Robert St. Simon's new American bride, Hatty Doran, has disappeared almost immediately after the wedding. The servants had prevented an old love interest of his from forcing her way into the wedding breakfast, Hatty had been seen in whispered conversation with her maid, and Inspector Lestrade arrives with the news that Hatty's wedding dress and ring have been found floating in the Serpentine. Holmes quickly solves the mystery, locating Hatty at a hotel with a mysterious, "common-looking" man who had picked up her dropped bouquet after the ceremony.

A "Blue Carbuncle" is stolen from a hotel suite, and a former felon is soon arrested. However, an acquaintance of Holmes discovers the carbuncle in the throat of a Christmas goose. Holmes traces the owner of the goose, but soon determines that he was not the thief by offering him a replacement goose. The detective continues his search, first to an inn and then a dealer in Covent Garden. The dealer refuses to provide Holmes with information about the source of the goose, but Holmes observes another man trying to find the same information, and confronts him.

The King of Bohemia engages Holmes to recover an indiscreet photograph showing him with the renowned beauty, adventuress and opera singer Irene Adler – the revelation of which would derail his marriage to a daughter of the King of Scandinavia. In disguise, Holmes witnesses Adler marry the man she truly loves, then by means of an elaborate stratagem discovers the photograph's hiding place. But when Holmes and the king return to retrieve the photo, they find Adler has fled the country with it, leaving behind a letter for Holmes and a portrait of herself for the King.

Détective privée, Julia Stark a l’habitude des affaires étranges. Cependant, quand elle est approchée par le propriétaire d’une importante exploitation forestière, elle comprend que la partie ne sera pas facile. Au lendemain d’une réunion tendue au manoir familial, Per Gunther a découvert une photo dans son téléphone, qu’il n’a pas le souvenir d’avoir prise. Dessus, un homme nu, ensanglanté, avec un sac autour de la tête. Pourquoi cette photo macabre ? Per Gunther l’a-t-il prise lui-même sans aucun souvenir de l’événement ? Ou est-ce qu’un tiers lui tend un piège ?

Die galaktischen Fälle des Sherlock Holmes (Band 8): Der großartige Sherlock Holmes braucht nicht auf die Wiederauferstehung des Fleisches zu warten! Über 200 Jahre nach seinem Ableben benötigt die Crew des Raumschiffes Ultimo-1 dringend einen cleveren Detektiv und reist in die Vergangenheit, um ihn abzuholen. Leicht irritiert vom technischen Fortschritt und teils lockeren Sitten, kann Holmes dennoch seine Logik zielgerichtet einsetzen und knifflige Fälle lösen, denn das Böse lauert immer und überall...