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An isolated community... a web of secrets... a mysterious death. When a body washes up on the shores of Brownsea Island, DCI Lesley Clarke initially suspects suicide. But as she gets closer to the island's close-knit community, she starts to suspect foul play. Why did the victim argue with her closest friend days before her death? What secrets is the victim's manager keeping? And can Lesley get to the bottom of the mystery before someone else dies?

Este audiolibro de suspenso e investigación te lleva desde una tranquila mansión inglesa hasta los oscuros secretos de un valle dominado por una sociedad secreta en el salvaje oeste americano. Con la astucia de Holmes y la lealtad del Dr. Watson, esta historia mezcla misterio, crimen, pistas ocultas y giros inesperados.

Una rilettura della tradizione del giallo all'italiana, capace di coniugare crimine e passione, lo sguardo più dolente alla risata più sfrontata. In autunno su Rai Due la serie televisiva tratta dai romanzi di Rocco Schiavone. Con Marco Giallini e Isabella Ragonese.

Martin Edwards presents a jam-packed travel case of short mysteries bristling with murder and chicanery, perfect for a summer getaway.

Als im Londoner Elendsviertel Whitechapel die schrecklich zugerichtete Leiche einer jungen Frau auftaucht, ist die Aufregung in ganz London groß - ist Jack the Ripper zurück? Als plötzlich an unerwarteter Stelle ein Frauenfinger auftaucht, scheint der Mörder überführt - oder etwa nicht? Holmes, Watson und Isabelle Adler ermitteln an der Seite von Scotland Yard und versuchen, einen Aufruhr abzuwenden.

En man hittas död på Lygnerns strand. Han har en sax i bröstet. De måste gräva vidare – och gräva bakåt.

Un nuevo caso de John Puller, el protagonista de Día Cero. En el Paraíso nada es lo que parece. John Puller es el mejor. Veterano de guerra y agente especial, es el hombre en quien el ejército de Estados Unidos confía para investigar los delitos más complicados a los que se enfrenta la nación. Ahora debe resolver un nuevo caso, pero esta vez el delito lo afecta personalmente: su tía ha sido hallada muerta en Paradise, una ciudad muy bonita situada en la costa del golfo de Florida, que prospera gracias a los turistas ricos, atraídos por sus estupendas playas y su clima maravilloso.

A Sherlock Holmes mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle, brought to life in this dramatic narration by Old Good Readz. When a young woman seeks Holmes’ help after her sister’s mysterious death, the legendary detective and his loyal companion, Dr. Watson, embark on one of their most chilling investigations.

In the early days of their collaboration, Dr Watson assessed Sherlock Holmes’s knowledge of chemistry as profound. It is thus hardly surprising that German chemist and future noble prize winner, Fritz Haber, should approach the Great Baker Street detective, for help on a new and transformative industrial process that he is trying to make viable. But, as the first World War breaks out, was there more to the process than met the eye?

Former homicide detective and recently widowed Sean Tanner has settled into Spartina Island's private retirement community, hoping to find solace after his wife's death in their chosen paradise. He soon finds himself drawn into the Mudflats Murder Club, an enthusiastic group of retired detectives, prosecutors, and forensic experts who are engrossed in solving the 38-year-old unsolved murder of Theresa Goldberg.

Sherlock Holmes hatte seiner Klientin Mrs. Westerwell versprochen, das Geheimnis, rund um die Geburt ihres toten Babys vor elf Jahren, aufzudecken. Zusammen mit Dr. Watson und Alice fand er bald heraus, dass das Baby lebt und heute ein fröhliches Mädchen ist. Als jedoch plötzlich Mrs. Westerwell entführt wurde und das Mädchen auch als vermisst galt, hieß es nun für Holmes, dem Täter schnell auf die Spur zu kommen und rasch zu handeln...

You are invited to a very special murder mystery party. The game is simple: Listen to the witnesses. Examine the evidence. Solve the case. Be careful. Trust no one. All might not be as it seems. If you agree to play the role of the Great Detective, you must undertake to provide a complete solution to the case. A verdict is not enough. We need to know who did it, how they did it, and why. Are you ready? Can you solve the ultimate murder mystery—and catch a killer? A word of warning: Unsolved mysteries are not permitted.

Darkness clung to the early Baker Street morning as Dr Watson opened the front door. The night watchman held out a small slither of paper. Written faintly upon this were just two short words: "Help me." Sherlock Holmes must use all of his remarkable powers of deduction to identify the author of this desperate plea. His investigations lead him and his companion into a murky conspiracy—a sinister secret society plotting a fiendish scheme that could destroy the British economy and bring down the government.

Un très bon polar, qui comblera les attentes des lecteurs du genre. Un style soigné et littéraire, un scénario et une procédure cohérents. Des personnages hauts en couleur qui prennent vie au fil des pages et des rebondissements.

The Discoveries Of Sherlock Holmes is a series of Sherlock Holmes stories exclusively released on Kindle Unlimited to give fans the opportunity to sample Sherlockian writers from all over the world. One story per writer will appear each month. Number I is Richard T. Ryan After Holmes learns that his new client suspects he is being poisoned, he ensconces him in a hotel under an alias, hoping to keep the man safe from his antagonist. However, when the man is found dead in his room, Holmes, feeling he has failed his client, is determined to bring the malefactor to justice.

Zunächst einmal nimmt Dr. Thorndyke die wahnwitzigen Berichte des jungen Mannes nicht ernst. Denn Fred Calverleys Nervenkostüm ist einigermaßen ramponiert. Nach harten Schicksalsschlägen und gefahrvollen Situationen leidet Calverley offensichtlich an einem absonderlichen Verfolgungswahn und fühlt sich plötzlich auch noch von obskuren "Heimsuchungen" geplagt... Fred Calverley hingegen ist anderer Auffassung: Es liegt ein Fluch auf dem rätselhaften Amulett, das er sich in Marseille zulegte. Ein todbringender Fluch, der jeden Besitzer des Juwels früher oder später das Leben kostet.

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.

There are two sides to every story, the truth and the lies… Twenty years ago, two women from the village of Parton, vanished, sending shock waves through the tranquil seaside Cumbria community. Now, with the horrors of the past a distant memory, a body washes up on the beach and sends a haunting shock wave through the tight-lipped village. Long-buried secrets. A devastating past. A terrifying lie that must never be told. As Fenella and her team delve deeper into a twisted world of deceit and treachery, the investigation takes a sinister turn, and one thing becomes clear.

When DCI Lesley Clarke is called upon to investigate a death on the banks of the River Frome in Wareham, she initially suspects a straightforward drowning. But when she discovers that the victim went missing years ago and that his family have a dark past, the mystery deepens.

Georgia Fenchurch is a demure Victorian spinster and part of the secretive investigative group the Archivist Society. She is both a quiet antiquarian bookseller and adventurous hunter of killers and thieves. When a woman comes into Georgia's bookshop asking for the Archivist Society's help in finding her neighbor, she sends Georgia and her friends onto a perilous path where aristocrats lie to them, thugs attack, and the dashing, enigmatic Duke of Blackford appears to be involved in thwarting them at every step.