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New York Times bestselling author Nelson DeMille does it again with Elite Anti-terrorist Task Force Agents John Corey and Kate Mayfield discovering corruption deep in the FBI and they set out to find the truth. On a Long Island beach at dusk, Bob Mitchell and JanetWhitney conduct their illicit...

Discover the twist that changed mystery fiction forever! Step into the quiet village of King's Abbot, where secrets lurk behind every door and everyone's a suspect. Hercule Poirot's little grey cells are hard at work, and just when you think you know the killer--everything changes.

The Continental Detective Agency's Operative is sent on a case to Personville. The locals call their town "Poisonville," and the Op would soon find out why as the bodies start piling up. Dirty cops, gang wars, floozies, bootleggers, and hit men are all in Dashiell Hammett's first full-length novel featuring the Continental Op, the original hard-boiled private detective.

Father Brown, an unassuming and shabbily dressed priest, possesses an incredible ability to solve crimes and murders. Here he reveals the secret of his success. He discovers the culprit by imagining himself to be inside the mind of the criminal. This fourth collection of Father Brown stories contains the magnificent "The Chief Mourner of Marne"- a fascinating story with unexpected twists - about a duel and a case of mistaken identity.

Snow dusts the cobbled streets of York as tourists flock to its famous Christmas markets. But for DCI Oldroyd, what starts as a peaceful evening on a ghost tour quickly turns deadly. The tour guide’s grim discovery is no theatrical performance—he finds the body of Henry Marlow, a notorious local landlord, in the doorway of a derelict building. Oldroyd soon has no shortage of suspects: a resentful ex-wife, angry tenants, and even the guide who knows every secret passage of the old city.

Detective Evan Bolton is gutted by his latest investigation. His friend and mentor, retired detective Rod McLeod, has been murdered, his body left in the trunk of a junkyard car. When McLeod’s daughter and grandson abruptly vanish, Evan knows it’s not a coincidence. Search and rescue canine specialist Rowan Wolff agrees as she and her dog, Thor, track the missing family.

The Adventure of the Dancing Men, a Sherlock Holmes story written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle published as The Return of Sherlock Holmes in 1905.Doyle ranked The Adventure of the Dancing Men third in his list of his twelve favorite Holmes stories. This is one of only two Sherlock Holmes short stories where Holmes' client dies after seeking his help. The other is "The Five Orange Pips", part of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

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.

When private investigator Matthew Hill picks up the call from his wife, Sally, his world comes crashing down. Their eight-year-old daughter, Amelie, is missing. One second, she was there, the next, she was gone. It’s the very nightmare they’ve been dreading. Long ago, Matthew left the force after a woman blamed him for her son’s death, promising that he too would one day feel her pain. It’s a threat that’s hung over his family ever since, and now it’s Amelie’s picture on the news.

Sumérgete en una trama llena de intriga y peligro con el audiolibro dramatizado de El Rebaño de Gerión de Agatha Christie. En una tranquila comunidad, Miss Carnaby, una mujer de apariencia inofensiva pero con un pasado turbio, se enfrenta a un dilema moral que la lleva a recurrir al famoso detective Hércules Poirot. Miss Carnaby ha sido testigo de cómo su amiga Emmeline ha caído bajo el hechizo de una secta conocida como El Rebaño de Ovejas, liderada por el carismático Dr. Andersen.

¡Embárcate en una nueva aventura con el audiolibro dramatizado de El toro de Creta de Agatha Christie! Cuando Diana Maberly acude al famoso detective Hércules Poirot, le cuenta una historia increíble: su prometido, Hugh Chandler, ha roto su compromiso porque teme volverse loco, como varios miembros de su familia. Pero ¿es realmente así o hay algo más oscuro en juego? Poirot se enfrenta a un misterio enredado en engaños familiares, venenos exóticos y una herencia maldita.

Este es el último de los tres audiolibros que conforman la saga literaria en la que se inspira la serie "Lupin". Un triple asesinato en un hotel elegante de París. Una caja fuerte desvalijada. Todas las sospechas recaen en Arsène Lupin, aunque se lo cree muerto por un disparo de Herlock...

An eighty-year-old man is found murdered in his home. His age and standing in the community makes finding his killer difficult–why would anyone harm an elderly man? What threat could he possibly be to anyone? With no apparent motive, DS George Cross canvases the community for potential suspects but the man was known as generous, charitable, community-minded. Each interview about who the man is muddies the picture further. So Cross decides to look for who he was–revealing a past that is far less honourable than his present . . .

Richard Hannay is bored—until his neighbor shows up with a wild story of espionage, an impending war, and a mysterious organization called the 39 Steps. Hours later, the man is dead, and Hannay is the prime suspect. Framed for murder and hunted by both the police and a deadly network of spies, Hannay races across the Scottish countryside, decoding clues, dodging capture, and trying to stop a conspiracy that threatens the fate of Britain itself. Fast-paced, sharp, and endlessly gripping, The 39 Steps is the original man-on-the-run thriller—a template for everything from Hitchcock to Bond.

Eines späten Abends gingen vier Freunde zu einem Park in einem wohlhabenden Viertel von Bainbridge Island, um den Verkauf ihres Tech-Start-ups zu feiern. Am nächsten Morgen wurden drei Leichen gefunden. Eine Zeugin war noch am Leben. Von Geburt an blind, hat sie nichts gesehen. Aber sie hat alles gehört. Privatdetektiv Thomas Austin ist die einzige Person, die sie dazu bringen kann, sich zu öffnen. Auf der Insel gestrandet, weil die Brücken und Fähren wegen eines seltenen Sommersturms außer Betrieb sind, muss Austin den Fall lösen, bevor der Sturm vorbei ist und der Mörder für immer entkommt.

Led by his passion for paleontology, Lyndy’s father, Lord Atherly, has traveled all the way to Montana, to explore the fossil-rich horse ranch owned by Stella’s mother, Katherine, and her second husband, Ned Smith. Urged by Lady Atherly to look after her husband, Stella and Lyndy follow in his wake. Stella is excited to be reunited with her mother, and Lyndy is eager to experience the real “Wild West.” Both are equally thrilled to participate in a fossil dig.

*From the creator of SLOW HORSES and now a major TV series starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson* 'If you haven't read Zoë Boehm yet, welcome to your next fiction addiction' Val McDermid, author of Past Lying 'Good characterisation, dialogue and a well-paced narrative make this confident first...

Aufregung in einem luxuriösen Wohnblock auf Quirx-13: Harmlose Haustiere fielen einem Tiermörder zum Opfer. Sherlock Holmes soll mit Hilfe Dr. Watsons verhindern, dass der Täter sich menschliche Opfer sucht.

When Daryl Brackstone approaches private investigators Sebastian Clifford and Lucinda "Birdie" Bird about her mother's decades-old murder, she's hoping to finally uncover the truth. Her father died in prison for the crime, but Daryl has never believed in his guilt. As Seb and Birdie dig deeper, they discover Helen Brackstone wasn't just a suburban housewife—she was part of a secretive activist group investigating high-level corruption.

Ana Bacon, a beautiful young wife and mother, tumbled off a cruise ship into dark and deadly waters. Ana is gone—leaving behind her wealthy husband and adorable daughter—but not everything about her disappearance adds up. What secrets did she leave behind? Investigator Ryan Monahan is a numbers man. So when his company sends him the Bacon case, which could net a ten-million-dollar payout, Monahan doubts that her death is just a tragic accident. But the husband has a substantial alibi and a number of witnesses claim to have seen Ana fall, and the official ruling seems to hold up.

A disturbing package leads Detective Cormoran Strike and his assistant Robin Ellacott to investigate four dangerous murder suspects in this "magnetic" British mystery (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times) that inspired the acclaimed HBO Max series C.B. Strike. When Robin Ellacott opens an...

He tortured her husband. Now he wants her soul. Private Investigator Winter Black has faced monsters before. But Erik Waller is something else entirely—a sadistic fanboy of her serial killer brother who’s obsessed with proving he’s the ultimate predator. He’s already left her family scarred and bleeding. Now he’s taken a boy. Just like Justin once did. But Erik isn’t copying Winter’s past. He’s rewriting it, turning her memories into a blueprint for fresh horrors. And he wants her front and center for the grand finale.

Michelle McNamara and her ten-year-old daughter, Linda, are stopped on a lonely Oregon road. It is their first…… and last mistake. Linda begs her mother to go, to drive, because in the harsh moonlight, she has seen something… someone beside the side of the road. And now whoever or whatever it is, has reappeared behind their car. A white-gloved hand, already stained in red, is working its way toward the driver’s door. In a few minutes, an incident will occur and Michelle McNamara will be gone. And the only evidence of what happened will be locked inside the only witness, young Linda McNamara.

A Black cop turned PI. An unspeakable crime. A Californian beach town ready to combust. "Aaron Philip Clark is a storyteller of immense talent" —Stephen Mack Jones "In a time of growing distrust for all levels of law enforcement, Trevor Finnegan is the hero our country so desperately needs"...

Some mysteries aren’t meant to be solved… but Whiskers is going to solve them anyway. At the cozy Purr & Pour Café, Whiskers isn’t just any cat—he’s a detective. When a mysterious pocket watch appears, Whiskers and his human companion Oliver are pulled into a twisting adventure through hidden passages, secret rooms, and the grand halls of a royal palace. But this is no ordinary watch… It knows time. More importantly—it knows the exact moment when everything can go wrong.

In dieser kurzen Einstiegsnovelle zum Last Call Crime Club tun sich eine temperamentvolle, arbeitslose Stuntfrau und ihre mutige Großmutter zusammen, um eine tödliche Verschwörung aufzudecken. Ich bin Whitley „Whit“ Leland. Ich war arbeitslos und knapp bei Kasse, als ich einen Job als Barkeeperin in einer Rooftop-Lounge mit Meerblick annahm. Was nach einem gemütlichen Job aussah, wurde lebensgefährlich, als ein Widerling sich am Drink der Schwester meines Chefs zu schaffen machte.

Ontspoord is het eerste deel in een suspense-serie over ex-detective Thomas Ravnsholdt, ook wel Ravn genoemd, die als privé-detective wordt ingehuurd om vermiste personen op te sporen. Ravn wordt uit zijn verdriet gerukt wanneer een goede vriend hem om hulp vraagt bij het vinden van een jong meisje dat een paar jaar eerder spoorloos is verdwenen. Het onderzoek dwingt Ravn om terug te gaan naar zijn oude werkplek en dus ook naar de Kopenhaagse onderwereld. Hier wijst alles erop dat het meisje is verkocht aan de grote crimineel Slavros, die een netwerk van bordelen in Europa heeft.

Ravn raakt opnieuw betrokken bij een verdwijningszaak, maar dit keer leiden de aanwijzingen hem naar Berlijn. Een eenzame man heeft geld verduisterd om naar een geheimzinnige bijeenkomst in Berlijn te kunnen reizen, waarna hij spoorloos verdwijnt. Ravn raakt bij de zoektocht betrokken via de zus van de man, Louise. Verschillende alleenstaande mannen zijn op mysterieuze wijze verdwenen in Berlijn, en de zaak lijkt terug te gaan tot de Stasi-tijd. Ravn brengt zichzelf in groot gevaar als hij het mysterie probeert op te lossen door de gruwelen uit het verleden tot leven te brengen.

Red Harvest is a hardboiled classic that set the standard for gritty, no-nonsense crime fiction. Written by Dashiell Hammett, this explosive novel follows an unnamed detective—referred to only as “The Continental Op”—as he arrives in a corrupt industrial town known as “Poisonville.” Hired to clean up the city, he quickly finds himself in the middle of a brutal gang war. Betrayals, double-crosses, and brutal power plays spiral into chaos as the Op’s relentless quest for justice leads to a blood-soaked reckoning.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It was first published on 14 October 1892; the individual stories had been serialised in The Strand Magazine between July 1891 and June 1892. The stories are not in chronological order, and the only characters common to all twelve are Holmes and Dr. Watson. The stories are related in first-person narrative from Watson's point of view. In general the stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes identify, and try to correct, social injustices.