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Got time? Even if you’re pressed for time, you will be able to steal enough to listen to one of these short murder mysteries. The best part is you get to be the sleuth! Make it a game and listen with the family to see who cracks the most cases. Will you be able to figure out whodunit in these 13 solve it yourself mysteries?

Martin H. Ehrengraf, dapper and diabolical, may be Lawrence Block's darkest creation. He's the defense attorney who never sees the inside of a courtroom, because all his clients are innocent - no matter how guilty they may seem. Some even believe themselves to be guilty: They remember pulling the trigger, or wiring the dynamite to their spouse's car, or holding the bloody blade. But things have a way of working out when Martin Ehrengraf is on the case.

Expert Sherlockians Laurie King and Leslie Klinger put forth the question: What happens when great writers/creators who are not known as Sherlock Holmes devotees admit to being inspired by Conan Doyle stories? While some are highly regarded mystery writers, others are best known for their work in the fields of fantasy or science fiction. All of these talented authors, however, share a great admiration for Arthur Conan Doyle and his greatest creations, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

Tommy and Tuppence, two young people short of money and restless for excitement, embark on a daring business scheme – Young Adventurers Ltd. Their advertisement says they are ‘willing to do anything, go anywhere’. But their first assignment, for the sinister Mr Whittington, plunges them...

An original and entertaining selection of crime stories all committed on the railways. Authors include Baroness Orczy (most famous for The Scarlet Pimpernel) and Maurice Leblanc (most famous for Arsene Lupin.)

"The Case of the Irate Witness," the mystery which is the star of this collection of 4 novelettes, is the only one that the incomparable Erle Stanley Gardner ever wrote featuring Perry Mason in short story form. Each of the stories revolves around the subject of stolen jewels and each story is a gem in itself.

Thirteen authors, including Gail Z. Martin, David Gerrold, and Jonathan Maberry, come together to pen short stories innovating Sherlock Holmes, adapting and revolutionizing the iconic character. Sherlock Holmes is one of the most iconic and lasting figures in literature. His feats of detection are legendary, and he continues to capture audiences today in stories, movies, and on TV. In this new anthology, authors present the celebrated detective in more than a dozen different, wildly entertaining new ways.

Fast-talking, trouble-seeking private eye Philip Marlowe is a different kind of detective: a moral man in an amoral world. California in the ’40s and ’50s is as beautiful as a ripe fruit and rotten to the core, and Marlowe must struggle to retain his integrity amidst the corruption he...

Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and Christie’s wildly unconventional investigator, Parker Pyne, all make appearances in The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories—a riveting collection of short stories featuring a host of murderous crimes of passion, pleasure, and profit. There's a body in a trunk...

Leah has spent her formative years isolated on a remote island with her family. But their quiet existence, far from the devastated mainland, is cracking. Father, sensing a coming threat, demands that a wall be built. As the stone blockade rises, Father’s paranoia escalates. So does Leah’s dread that the violence the family left behind has found its way to their sanctuary.

From its launch in 1920 until its demise in 1951, the magazine Black Mask published pulp crime fiction. The first hard-boiled detective stories appeared on its pages. Never before in audio, these vintage stories are the darkest of the dark, and the best of the best.

Crime fiction fans old and new will delight in rediscovering these taut, character-rich, heart-stopping tales, now on audio for the first time.

Exit Wounds is a thrilling anthology of crime stories written by masters of the genre, including Dean Koontz, Val McDermid, Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, Elly Griffiths, Dennis Lehane, Joe R. Lansdale, and others.

This bundle includes books four, five, and six of the Cupcake Bakery Mystery series: Book Four: Red Velvet Revenge, Book Five: Going, Going, Ganache, and Book Six: Sugar and Iced.

The hit BBC series Sherlock has introduced a whole new generation of fans to Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective. In this unique collection, Sherlock co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss have selected their all-time favorite Sherlock Holmes adventures, providing listeners a curated masterclass in crime fiction. Each of these 19 tales, from Sherlock's first appearance in A Study in Scarlet to the late classic The Dying Detective, is a potent mix of murder, suspense, cryptic clues, red herrings, and revenge.

The Pyramid is the long-awaited addition to Henning Mankell's critically celebrated and internationally best-selling Kurt Wallander mystery series: the book of five short mysteries that takes us back to the beginning. Here are the stories that trace, chronologically, Wallander's growth from a rookie cop into a young father and then a middle-aged divorcé, illuminating how Wallander became a first-rate detective and highlighting new facets of a now canonical character.

Presenting an American voice for this legendary Agatha Christie mystery with one of her best denouements.

The snick of a lock. The squeak of door hinges. The creak of a floorboard... Nothing is more mysterious than footsteps in the dark. Are those approaching steps that of friend or enemy? Lover or killer?

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.

The eight short stories in Judge Dee at Work cover a decade during which the judge served in four different provinces of the T’ang Empire. From the suspected treason of a general in the Chinese army to the murder of a lonely poet in his garden pavilion, the cases here are among the most memorable in the Judge Dee series.

No one gets inside the head of the murderer—or makes it a more thrilling read—than the late, great P. D. James. Fast on the heels of her latest best seller: a new, fiendishly entertaining gathering of previously uncollected stories, from the author of Death Comes to Pemberley and The Private...

Every nosy neighbor, gossipy friend, and meddling relative is just one good mystery away from becoming a detective. From behind locked doors or out in broad daylight, driven by chance or curiosity, amateur sleuths get in over their heads in these six hair-raising, hilarious stories.

This bundle includes books one, two, and three in the Beechwood Harbor Magic Mysteries series.

Danielle Garrett presents Books 1-5 of the Sugar Shack Witch Mysteries, a paranormal cozy mystery series filled with magic, mystery, family squabbles, sassy heroines, and a mysterious monster hunter—all with a little sugar sprinkled on top. This bundle includes Sprinkles and Sea Serpents, Grimoires and Gingerbread, Mermaids and Meringue, Sugar Cookies and Sirens, and Hexes and Honey Buns.

Eight deliciously talented mystery authors have lent their skills of crafting murder and suspense to this collection of gripping short stories. Each of these eight provocative tales is designed to entertain and mystify—and maybe even chill you to your core. Get lost in the wild imaginations of such New York Times bestselling writers as Andrew Child, Heather Graham, Reed Farrel Coleman, and John Gilstrap, plus authors Rick Bleiweiss, Jennifer Graeser Dornbush, Amanda Flower, and Don Bruns.

This bundle includes books four, five, and six in the Nine Lives Magic Mysteries.

Do you love a good whodunit? Detectives and mobsters, newshawks and murderers–all ingredients for disaster in this murder mystery collection. Whether it was sending a detective after zombie killers on the prowl or chasing down grisly headhunters at a carnival, Ron knew how to thrill readers and keep them guessing until the end.

This culinary bundle includes the first three books in the Spice Isle Bakery Mysteries, a suspenseful yet cozy series that celebrates Caribbean American heritage: Against the Currant, Hard Dough Homicide, and Coconut Drop Dead.

Petra Hammesfahr ist die Königin der deutschsprachigen Psycho-Spannung. Mit vielschichtigen Charakteren und verschlungenen Geschichten begeistert sie ihr Publikum seit Jahrzehnten. Dieser Sammelband enthält 20 Kurz-Erzählungen aus der Feder der Bestseller-Autorin, jede für sich mit besonderem Kern. Wie gut kennen Sie den netten Bankkassierer, der großzügig hilft, wenn Sie knapp bei Kasse sind? Wissen Sie, was er in seiner Freizeit treibt? Oder was geschehen kann, wenn eine junge Frau Sie bittet, eine Flasche Wein aus dem Keller zu holen?

Rising author Dylan Thatcher has his most publicized book signing to date, and he's worried his "#1 FAN", who has been stalking him online, might show up to the event. Along with #1 FAN, there are four more thrilling short stories: Rural Gas Station at 2 a.m., The Book Club, Steak and Potatoes, and Unreliable Narrator. Brian O'Sullivan is following the runaway success of CLUSTERF *CK with an unorthodox approach—a collection of short stories. If he had a manager or an agent, they'd surely have advised him against this.

Four new stories about the master detective Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes and cocaine. What lies behind the addiction? Boredom? Or the difficult search for the big score? An Indian ruby is stolen and hidden so well that no one can find it. A case for the master detective. Can Dresden's Green Vault be robbed? Or can Sherlock Holmes prevent it? For Sherlock Holmes, Irene Adler was always the woman of his life. Therefore, after years, he can finally fully solve the case of Scandal in Bohemia.

Escape from isolation and broaden your horizons with this audio collection of murder mysteries by Agatha Christie, read by David Suchet, television’s iconic Poirot for more than two decades. Train journeys through rolling countryside and cruises across the open ocean might sound exotic, but...

Set during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, we meet Max Carrados, the celebrated blind detective who can read a newspaper headline with the touch of his fingers and shoot a villain by aiming at the sound of his beating heart...and Norman Conquest, the fast talking, hard hitting adventurer with a nose for trouble and a hell-rake disregard for danger, who keeps up good cheer while he biffs the baddies...and not forgetting Ben, the chivalrous and perky non-descript little man, whose thumbs itch just before ‘something ‘orrible ‘appens’.

This is a story from the The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes I collection.

As Carnacki the Ghost Finder, the famous literary occult detective, once said: “I view all reported ‘hauntings’ as unproven until I have examined into them, and I am bound to admit that ninety-nine cases out of a hundred turn out to be sheer bosh and fancy.” In this book, a range of contemporary authors explore 'what happens next' when the Great Detective confronts mysteries which question reason.

Die Geschichte von Jim Hawkins, Piraten, verborgenen Schätzen und dem legendären Long John Silver gehört zu den großen Mythen der Abenteuerliteratur. Hier untersucht er die gespaltene Natur des Menschen und die verborgenen Abgründe der Persönlichkeit – ein Stoff, der längst zu den großen Symbolen der modernen Literatur geworden ist. Zwischen moralischer Versuchung, Aberglauben und psychologischer Spannung entfalten sich Geschichten, in denen Realität und Unheimliches oft untrennbar ineinander übergehen.

Ein Linienflug wird zum Albtraum, als die Passagiere in eine befremdliche Realität katapultiert werden. Ein Schriftsteller wird von einem zwielichtigen Fremden betroht und gerät in den Sog seiner eigenen finstersten Fantasien. Ein Mann wird von einem gefährlichen Geheimnis seiner Vergangenheit verfolgt und muss erkennen, dass manche Schulden nie verjähren. Ein junger Fotograf entdeckt, dass seine Polaroidkamera ein unheimliches Geheimnis birgt. Das Böse kommt mit jedem Foto ein Stück näher.

Step into the golden age of detective fiction with this brilliantly crafted 5-book collection featuring the iconic amateur sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey. Created by the incomparable Dorothy L. Sayers, Lord Peter is an aristocrat with a razor-sharp mind, a taste for fine living, and a passion for...

The DS Tomek Bowen Series are fast-paced crime fiction stories featuring DS Tomek Bowen. The third set of three full-length audiobooks in this gripping series are brought together for the first time in this great value boxset.

Quando um desastre no mar tira a vida de um grupo de pescadores, um nome reaparece como uma ferida antiga: mestre Javel. Entre tempestades implacáveis, laços de família e decisões impossíveis, Correntes de Sangue revela o horror e a humanidade que emergem quando a sobrevivência está em jogo. Um conto realista e implacável de Guy de Maupassant, onde cada onda carrega culpa, coragem — e um segredo enterrado.

Agatha Christie demonstrates her unparalleled mastery with Three Blind Mice and Other Stories—a classic compendium of mystery and suspense, crime and detection, whose title novella served as the basis for The Mousetrap, the longest running stage play in the history of the London theater. A...