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This wide-ranging collection of stories takes Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson from their cozy rooms in London, to exploring England's bucolic Lake District, to clambering up an extinct volcano in Scotland. There is murder on the Thames, a spectacularly unpleasant Lord finds himself on the wrong end of a carving knife at the legendary Simpson's-in-the-Strand restaurant, and the brutal slaying of the brilliant Hypatia of Alexandria in 415 CE may finally be solved.

It’s 1995, and Masali—a tiny, tropical West African nation—is hanging by a thread, propped up by foreign aid, juju magic, and rampant corruption. Development banks are pinning their hopes on PGA, a frozen fish start-up meant to feed the nation. But behind the scenes, scheming French partners and crafty local shareholders have other plans—pocket the profits and leave the blame on Dick Harrington, the unsuspecting Englishman they’ve roped in as managing director.

„Das letzte Problem" ist eine Sherlock-Holmes-Kurzgeschichte von Sir Arthur Conan Doyle und schildert den (vorerst) letzten, großen Fall - die Konfrontation mit dem berüchtigten Widersacher Holmes': Prof. Moriarty! Der gemeinfreie Text wurde von StanArts für diese Aufnahme überarbeitet.

Auf dem Flohmarkt im Hafen von Palinghuus entdeckt Sarah das alt anmutende Tagebuch eines angeblichen Piraten aus dem 17. Jahrhundert. Trotz spannender Lektüre wird allerdings schnell klar, dass das Tagebuch gar nicht so alt ist, wie es aussieht. Und darin sind Mordfälle beschrieben, die vor 50 Jahren tatsächlich passiert sind! Ist das Buch etwa der Hinweis, mit dem Sarah den Täter von damals überführen kann?

Fiktive Ich-Erzähler berichten über ihre Begegnungen mit der dunklen Seite der Täter. Durch die involvierende Erzählperspektive werden die Hörerinnen und Hörer ein Teil der Geschichte und können die Charaktere persönlich kennenlernen. Grausame Fakten eingebettet in spannende Augenzeugenberichte lassen keinen Zweifel: Das Interesse an Kriminalfällen ist so alt wie das Verbrechen selbst.

忍者はあなたのすぐそばに　明治維新でお役御免となったはずの忍者。しかし実は今もひっそり日本の平和を守っていた！　働く現代の忍びたちを描く、新・忍法帖。

Ein Kind verschwindet spurlos und der einzige Zeuge schweigt für immer. Wie sieht die Rache einer hinterbliebenen Mutter aus? Und wie der "Berufsalltag" eines Auftragsmörders? Die Geschichten enthüllen Unerwartetes — gewitzte Wendepunkte zeugen von gekonntem Handwerk der Schriftsteller:innen. Die Erzählungen ziehen den Leser in ein Labyrinth aus Täuschung, Gefahr und düsterer Spannung.

Robert Armitage tells how his friend John Barrington Cowles died in strange circumstances. In the spring of 1879, the two students visited an exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh. This is where Cowles met a beautiful lady named Kate Northcott, and they instantly fell in love with each other.

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.

Il settimo volume della fortunata collana di antologie di racconti gialli ambientati sui laghi.

John McVittie, a scientist tired of human beings, decides to retire in an isolated cottage on the shores of Scotland so he can work in his laboratory room quietly. During a strong stormy night, a boat named "Archangel" is shipwrecked near his house. Reluctant at first, he consents to see if he can be of any help. He saves the, apparently, only living survivor from the shipwreck...

Toni L.P. Kelner has been writing thoughtful mysteries for over thirty years. She won an Agatha Award for her short story "Sleeping With the Plush" and her story "Baby Trap" was selected for inclusion in Best American Mystery and Suspense 2024, edited by S.A. Cosby and Steph Cha. Kelner's short fiction has also been nominated for the Anthony, the Macavity, and the Derringer.

Joseph Habakuk Jephson, a soldier who was hurt in the Battle of Antietam during the American Civil War, is in convalescence. One day, an old Black maid offers him a Black oval-shaped stone which belonged to her ancestors. At the end of the war, Jephson gets married and establishes himself as a doctor in Brooklyn. Conan Doyle has been inspired by the real case of the ship Mary Celeste which was found drifting in the Atlantic off Portugal, under full sail but apparently abandoned.

When a body is found floating in the North Sea, it seems to be an open-and-shut suicide. But the victim is Dr Richard Firth—a renowned psychiatrist who allegedly took his own life in 1995 after a fall from grace and a malpractice investigation. Only, Dr Firth never died. He vanished—only to resurface under a stolen identity. As DCI Frank Black and DI Gerry Carver unravel the mystery of Firth's life, they uncover a disturbing legacy: a man who offered healing but left only ruin. His past patients and colleagues are hiding secrets of their own—and someone will do anything to keep them buried.

The gang’s all here as Gunter, Jerry, April, Max, Houdini, and a whole slew of spirits, new and old, travel to Pennsylvania and Florida, before heading out to sea in Books 16-18 of the Jerry McNeal Series!

For reasons that are unclear, Nicholas Craigie, Captain of the Pole-Star, decides to anchor in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, contrary to the opinion of his crew. Indeed, the boat could be trapped in the ice at any moment, resulting in a sudden death for everyone. One morning Mr. Manson, the second mate, reports he saw a ghost at night. His story is not taken seriously, and is put down to idleness.

Protagonista il vicequestore Rocco Schiavone, un personaggio fuori dagli schemi: scontroso, irritabile, trasgressivo al limite del lecito, ma con un senso della giustizia tutto suo. Una rilettura della tradizione del giallo all'italiana, capace di coniugare lo sguardo dolente del neorealismo e la risata sfrontata di una commedia di avanspettacolo.

Seit einiger Zeit wird der Vikar von Gutt's Hill von religiösem Eifer heimgesucht. Immer häufiger drehen sich seine Predigten um die Wahrheit und schließlich geht er sogar so weit, sein Amt opfern zu wollen, um endlich dazu fähig zu sein, die Wahrheit vollumfänglich zu verkünden. Als er schließlich ein letztes Ultimatum stellt, versetzt das seine Gemeinde in großen Aufruhr, denn nicht wenige seiner Schäfchen haben ihm intimste Geheimnisse anvertraut. Und so sind jene natürlich die Hauptverdächtigen, als man den Geistlichen erschlagen in der Kirche auffindet.

Dopo le due fortunate edizioni precedenti, tornano i Delitti di lago : misteri avvincenti sullo sfondo di paesaggi magnifici.

The fourth installment in the Music and Murder Mystery series, edited by Don Bruns, Bat Out of Hell is a nonstop thrill ride of engrossing mysteries from some of the best authors in the business. An anthology unlike any other, this collection includes a brand-new Jack Reacher story from Andrew Child, a never-before-seen Pignon Scorbion prequel from Rick Bleiweiss, as well as exciting new mysteries from Heather Graham, Don Bruns, John Gilstrap, Dave Bruns, C. J. Kudlacz, and Charles Todd.