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A Case of Identity: 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.

An der rauen Nordsee, auf Sylt, an Islands schwarzem Strand und zwischen den Nebeln einer Hallig wird das Meer zum Schauplatz tödlicher Geheimnisse. In »DeichSühne« von Andreas Schmidt untersucht Kommissarin Kristin Voss zwei grausame Morde zwischen Haithabu und der Eckernförder Bucht. In »Blutiges Sylt« von Patrick Burow suchen Silja Hansen und Eike Norden nach dem Mörder einer jungen Frau, die am Strand erschossen wurde.

One ordinary choice. One unexpected consequence. And suddenly, there is no easy way back. When a Simple Choice Turns Dark is a collection of ten suspenseful stories about ordinary people whose everyday decisions lead them into dangerous situations. A surveyor takes an unfamiliar shortcut. An...

Internationally bestselling author Tess Gerritsen selects and introduces the best short mystery fiction of the past year. This anthology contains the best crime stories published last year, selected from a pool of over 3,000 by bestselling author of the Rizzoli & Isles series, Tess Gerritsen...

The essential collection of crime, mystery, and film noir classics. Uniting seven defining works of mid-century mystery and noir, this collection blends the sharp intelligence of iconic detective novels with the moody tension of Golden Age cinema.

Mysteries in Indian Country brings together three novels from the 2026 collection of The Lighthorse Mysteries, following complex investigations that cross tribal lands, state lines, and jurisdictional boundaries. From hidden claims and disputed histories to disappearances and crimes reaching far beyond reservation borders, each story places its investigators in a world where law, culture, family, and history are never easily separated.

Zanurz się w kojące zagadki kryminalne bez cienia przemocy, idealne na spokojny sen i wieczorne wyciszenie. Zamiast brutalnych zbrodni, czekają na ciebie zaginione przedmioty i ciche tajemnice małych miasteczek, które intrygują, nie podnosząc tętna. To rewelacyjne rozwiązanie, gdy...

Sherlock Holmes ist eine 1886 vom britischen Schriftsteller Arthur Conan Doyle geschaffene Kunstfigur, die in seinen im späten 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhundert spielenden Romanen als Detektiv tätig ist. Der Mord im Tale von Bascombe: Im westenglischen Boscombe Valley wird der Großfarmer Charles McCarthy an einem bewaldeten Teich tot aufgefunden, wo er einen wichtigen Termin mit einem Unbekannten gehabt haben soll.

"A Scandal in Bohemia" is the first short story, and the third overall work, featuring Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It is the first of the 56 Holmes short stories written by Doyle and the first of 38 Sherlock Holmes works illustrated by Sidney Paget. The story is notable for introducing the character of Irene Adler, often used as a romantic interest for Holmes in later derivative works.

One final sighting. One impossible disappearance. One truth waiting to be uncovered. The Last Night They Saw Him brings together 11 gripping mystery and suspense stories about people who seem to vanish without explanation. From a locked basement vault and an isolated watchtower to an overnight train, a lighthouse, a mountain observatory, and a rain-soaked Charleston studio, each disappearance leaves behind puzzling clues and one haunting question: How could they have vanished?

Tucson Valley is weeks away from unveiling the new Roland Price Technology Center which will make them the envy of all retirement communities in the country. But just as things are coming together, a key crew member is found dead at the construction site, throwing an unwanted spotlight on the trials and tribulations that seem to follow Rosi Laruee as she discovers another dead body yet again. Up against the clock and the pocketbook, will the murder be solved in time for the scheduled opening ceremony?

Cats, friendship, romance, and murder—served with small-town charm. Welcome to Madrona Island, a picturesque (and occasionally perilous) gem in Washington’s San Juan Islands. Fourth-generation islander Caitlin Hart is doing her best to hold on to the life she loves as Madrona Island shifts from a working waterfront to a tourist hotspot. She lives in a cozy cabin on her aunt’s oceanfront estate, where she helps run Harthaven Cat Sanctuary.

A unique collection of the finest Golden Age mystiers - puzzling whodunnits that have entertained and delighted readers for centuries. With Edgar Award-winning Otto Penzler as guide, delve into an irresistible collection of the finest Golden Age American whodunits, including household names and...

Sherlock Holmes ist eine 1886 vom britischen Schriftsteller Arthur Conan Doyle geschaffene Kunstfigur, die in seinen im späten 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhundert spielenden Romanen als Detektiv tätig ist. Skandalgeschichte im Fürstentum O... ist eine Erzählung des britischen Schriftstellers Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, die erstmals im Juli 1891 im Strand Magazine erschien. Es handelt sich hierbei um die erste Erzählung, die Doyle mit den Figuren Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson schrieb.

THE NECRONOMICON OF SHERLOCK HOLMES finds the Great Detective pitting his legendary skills against sinister cults, shambling shadows and malevolent madmen in these twenty-two tantalizing tales spanning two terrifying tomes. Mystery and madness await!

Venture into the unknown in this collection of mysterious short stories set in the mountains and lakes of the Adirondack Park. From cozy quilt mysteries to vengeful killers, backcountry whodunits, classic crime scenes and paranormal investigations, Adirondack Mysteries has something for everyone...

Inventore del racconto poliziesco e del thriller psicologico, nella sua sterminata produzione Edgar Allan Poe ha affrontato atmosfere torbide e terrificanti, trame allucinanti e bizzarre, intrecci misteriosi decifrabili solo con l'utilizzo di una lucida logica, mondi inquietanti e anche grotteschi, riuscendo sempre a penetrare a fondo nell'anima delle situazioni fino alle più estreme conseguenze.

The fifth and final collection of short stories featuring G.K. Chesterton's astute priest-turned-detective, Father Brown. Published in 1935, Father Brown returns once again to solve some seemingly inexplicable mysteries, each tale even more ruinous than the last. Although still modest and good humoured, Brown is forced to turn his attention to expose the scandals that lie beneath popular thought or well-to-do groups in society, prioritising moral truth above all else.

Doce relatos componen este volumen con el que el divertido y paradójico Gilbert Keith Chesterton dio a conocer al Padre Brown. Este cura católico, de aspecto insignificante y candoroso, tiene un cerebro privilegiado y una intuición singular para leer en los recovecos del corazón humano. Pero su bondad natural le impide juzgar y condenar: descubre el delito, pero intenta «salvar» al delincuente.

Some places look ordinary until one impossible detail changes everything. Rain falls across an entire valley except around one isolated house. A light appears inside an apartment with no electricity. Three antique keys belong to a house demolished decades ago. An abandoned railway platform is missing from modern maps. A drought reveals a forgotten village beneath a reservoir. And those are only the beginning. The Rain Stopped at One House is a collection of ten atmospheric mystery and suspense stories in which ordinary people encounter strange clues hidden inside familiar places.