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Meet Detective Inspector Drake, a seasoned officer battling crime in the unforgiving landscape of North Wales. The scenery may be beautiful, but the violence is raw, personal and never far from the surface. A hard-edged British crime series rich in atmosphere and tension, these novels deliver authentic police procedurals where small communities hide big secrets — and murder cuts deep.

Le cadavre martyrisé d'une jeune géologue est retrouvé devant une usine de retraitement de la banlieue londonienne. Son gérant, également propriétaire d'un bar louche, est immédiatement soupçonné. Mais il dispose d'un alibi et le crime est attribué à un rôdeur introuvable. Constatant que l'enquête de Scotland Yard a été bâclée, la Murder Society, une entreprise privée spécialisée dans les cold cases, décide de faire appel à Higgins. L'ex-inspecteur cherche à savoir qui était vraiment la victime, Emily Sunshine.

Step into the fog-shrouded streets of Victorian London with The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor by Arthur Conan Doyle, one of the most intriguing mysteries in the legendary Sherlock Holmes canon. When a newly married bride vanishes without explanation on her wedding night, suspicion falls upon deception, scandal, and secrets hidden behind aristocratic respectability.

After the drama in Biggleswade, our crime-busting duo head to York for the annual Yorkshire pudding competition and a well-earned rest …… well fat chance of that because they interrupt a robbery before they can even get to the venue. When Albert realises he’s stumbled across something much bigger than a random mugging, he decides, for once, to leave the crime-solving to the locals.

When a violent summer storm hits the Lincolnshire Wolds, the tiny village of Bag Enderby falls foul of the devastating deluge. Homes are flooded, fallen trees lie across the winding lanes, and in one picturesque valley, a terrible secret is unearthed – a woman’s body is discovered floating among the debris.

The story follows Holmes as he investigates the mysterious disturbance of exam papers at St Luke's College, prompted by unusual clues found by the college tutor Hilton Soames. It was first published in The Strand Magazine in the UK in June 1904 and in Collier's in the US on September 24, 1904.

The story involves Holmes investigating the disappearance of a young pupil, Lord Saltire, from a prestigious preparatory school, along with the school's German master and his bicycle.

The story follows Holmes as he investigates the mysterious circumstances surrounding Violet Smith, whose life and that of her mother have changed following her father's death and the arrival of two men claiming ties to her deceased uncle in South Africa.

Hercule Poirot se rend en France car il a reçu un SOS pressant d'un certain M. Renauld. Lorsqu'il arrive sur place, flanqué du fidèle Hastings, c'est pour apprendre l'assassinat de son client. Son corps, lardé de coups de couteau, a été retrouvé au fond d'un trou creusé sur un terrain de golf.

When a terrified young woman seeks help after her sister’s mysterious death, Holmes and Dr. Watson are drawn into a dark country estate filled with strange whistles in the night, bolted shutters, and a sinister stepfather with a violent temper. What begins as a puzzling locked-room mystery quickly becomes a race against time as Holmes uncovers a method of murder so cunning it has shocked people for generations.

Since Sherlock Holmes first learned of the sinister house of ruthless criminals, his focus has been two-fold; stop the organization from accomplishing any more ruinous felonious acts and, more importantly, uncover the criminal genius behind the whole enterprise.

The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb is one of the most chilling and fast-paced cases in the Sherlock Holmes canon. When a terrified engineer arrives at 221B Baker Street with a gruesome injury and an unbelievable story, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are drawn into a shadowy conspiracy involving counterfeiters, secret machinery, and a deadly trap hidden behind locked doors.

When retired cop, Albert, arrives in Stilton for a festival, he has cheese on his mind, but that’s not what he gets …… arriving the morning after the factory and warehouse have been raided, all the stilton is gone, and the security guard, Dave, who bravely fought to stop the thieves, needs someone’s help to save the day. With sidekick Rex Harrison, the failed police dog, at his side, our aging but sprightly hero will put his ear to the ground and his mind to work as he unravels the clues to this mystery.

Baking. It can get a guy killed. In the small Bedfordshire town of Biggleswade, retired detective Albert, and former police dog, Rex, are enjoying a peaceful break from the murder and mayhem of the last week. Until the waitress serving him is arrested for murder …… and he discovers she killed the café’s owner three days ago. But Albert saw her eyes when the police came for her – she is innocent! With evidence stacked against her, no alibi, and both motive and opportunity, she will carry the blame unless someone can prove otherwise.

Un misterioso personaggio, nascosto in un gomito d'ombra, confonde il commissario con una giostra di furti architettati geometricamente, secondo uno schema d'ordine di pedante e accanita astuzia. Quale sia la posta in gioco è da scoprire. La vicenda è ingrovigliata e ha punte d'asprezza. Montalbano è stato folgorato dalla bellezza, sensualmente sporca di vita, della giovane Angelica. E intanto Montalbano si vede in sogno, costretto in un'armatura di cavaliere, e buttato dentro un torneo.

Sherlock Holmes bekommt einen neuen Auftrag: Ein gewisser Dr. Jekyll hat Ärger mit jemandem, der sich für ihn ausgibt und seine Patientinnen besucht. Es ist Mr. Hyde, der seine bösen Spielchen auch mit Dr. Watson treibt.

The River Lee has always been a part of life – and death – in Cork. Now the bodies of five young men have been found by divers, locked in their car on the riverbed. As the volunteer divers begin the macabre task of extracting the bodies, DCI Katie Maguire investigates a crime where all is not as it seems...

Sir Henry Baskerville, Erbe von Baskerville Hall, lebt schon eine Weile auf dem im Moor gelegenen Anwesen. Dort verläuft ein Tag wie der andere und Sir Baskerville langweilt sich fürchterlich. Doch dann findet er bei einem seiner Besuche in Grimpen, gemeinsam mit Dr. Mortimer, den Büroangestellten Blake Glover tot auf. Der Mann ist eindeutig ermordet worden. Inspiriert von seinen Begegnungen mit Sherlock Holmes und Irene Adler beginnt Sir Baskerville in diesem Fall zu ermitteln.

Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson werden von Miss Mary Morstan beauftragt, bei der Suche nach ihrem verschollenen Vater zu helfen. Dieser war Offizier in Indien und verschwand vor zehn Jahren bei seiner Rückkehr nach England. Ein anonymer Brief bringt die drei auf die Spur von Thaddeus Sholto. Von ihm erfahren sie, dass dessen Vater mit dem Gesuchten befreundet war und zusammen mit ihm in Indien in derselben Kompanie gedient hat.

The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Arthur Conan Doyle is a classic Sherlock Holmes mystery that begins not with a corpse or a crime scene—but with a lost hat and a Christmas goose. What unfolds is a clever, fast-paced investigation involving a priceless blue gemstone, mistaken identities, moral dilemmas, and Holmes’ brilliant powers of deduction.