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Eines Tages wird Sherlock Holmes von einem prominenten Klienten aufgesucht: Der Physiker und Erfinder Nikola Tesla engagiert Holmes und Watson, um für seine Sicherheit zu sorgen. Er fühlt sich verfolgt und bedroht, was Watson jedoch zunächst als Paranoia einstuft.

The maintenance supervisor of an underwater oil and gas pipeline dies in what police deem a horse-riding accident on Mackinac Island, one of America’s great summer playgrounds. News reporter Nick Steele is assigned the story to find out how the man from Bay City, Michigan died. But when the veteran newsman goes to the magical resort island and digs into the facts surrounding the accident, they simply don’t add up. Follow Steele as he chases the story across Michigan and unravels the mysteries behind the man, his work on the pipeline, and his fatal fall.

The first twelve cases for M. McDonnell Bodkin’s insightful but self-deprecating detective Paul Beck, a man who claims no more genius than “a little common sense,” and says of himself that “I just go by the rule of thumb, and muddle and puzzle out my cases as best I can.” Including tales of card-sharping, deception, and theft; of treachery in the British Cabinet, and a plot to undermine the nation’s silver currency; and of ingenious and cold-blooded murder.

Alberta Mansbridge sets the table with teacups, mulling over the guests who will be arriving within the hour: her accountant and the ex-jailbird Barry; her nephew and his ghastly new wife; the Italian playboy, the family doctor, the manager of her father’s company and dear old Myra, with whom she had so recently fallen out. . . Alberta returns upstairs to get herself ready. Alberta returns upstairs to get herself ready. Yet the guests' knocking goes unanswered, and they soon discover that their host has been murdered - worse still, that the killer must be among them, let in early.

Most homicides are young male on young male, and that's bad enough. But as a father of two daughters, DCI Bill Slider can't help but take it harder when the victim is a young woman. Rhianne Morgan, just 18, waiting for her A-level results, lies dead in her comfortable middle-class home in a nice, respectable area. Neighbours remember rows with her stepfather. Schoolmates talk of a boyfriend humiliatingly dumped.

When Mick is almost killed by Oxford's influential chief planner Conrad, the near-miss and ensuing violence awaken his sense of justice. Conrad colludes with venerable St Mark's College in their sale of a 650-acre farm for development. Strategically located in the OxCam Growth Arc, the development will involve bulldozing a nature reserve and its dormice. Mick joins in the protest. Meanwhile Conrad's wife Kimberly demands a divorce and extends a helping hand to Mick. But tragedy strikes when two people, believed to be Conrad and Kimberly, die in a suspected arson attack on their home.

It began as the project of a lifetime – a group of archaeologists, uncovering the remains of a Roman settlement on a beautiful hill in the glorious English countryside. But, the idyll is shattered when they begin receiving threatening letters. Former city detective Jake Jackson, now enjoying a quieter life in the local village, is pulled in to investigate. Soon, threatening letters are the least of their problems, when a murderer strikes. And now the race is on for Jake to find them, before they kill again…

Eigentlich wollen Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson im Zuge ihres Wien-Aufenthalts einen geruhsamen Nachmittag im Tiergarten Schönbrunn verbringen, doch es kommt anders: Im Reptilienhaus wird eine Leiche gefunden - und die Täter sind nicht die Krokodile.

In the comfortable English Dorsetshire village of Anneypenny in the 1930s, fruit farmer Douglas Sewell–narrator of the story–sees his friend John die in agony. The death certificate states gastric ulcers but the post mortem’s revealing of poison punctures Anneypenny’s idyllic backdrop. Soon every friend and neighbour seems to harbour something suspicious. Douglas challenges his readers, or listeners, to answer the key questions before throwing out several scenarios and turning them upside-down in a tantalising path to the truth.

When Arsène Lupin and two of his criminal associates try to rob the villa of Deputy Daubrecq, things do not go according to plan and Lupin’s two partners are arrested and sentenced to death, leaving him to try and save them from the guillotine. To achieve this, Lupin must not only evade Daubrecq but also outwit a ruthless blackmailer who holds incriminating evidence in a crystal stopper.

Ambrose Chitterwick is in the lounge of the Piccadilly Palace Hotel, away from his overbearing aunt, to enjoy some afternoon refreshments when he witnesses a murder. It looks like suicide but he saw something being put into the lady’s coffee cup. He is Scotland Yard’s chief witness but he also conducts an investigation of his own. Despite his diffidence and self-deprecation, his sleuthing is not to be sniffed at. There are plenty of twists and turns in this journey to enjoy, especially with master narrator David Timson in the driving seat.

In The Mint Mystery, William Nelson Taft spins a classic tale of intrigue, crime, and cunning investigation set against the backdrop of early 20th-century American finance. When a high-ranking official at the U.S. Mint disappears under suspicious circumstances, a quiet but brilliant investigator is pulled into a dangerous game of deceit, counterfeit currency, and buried secrets. With a trail that leads through political corridors, shadowy informants, and locked vaults, this gripping mystery unravels a scheme that could shake the very foundation of national trust.

Der verwitwete Bonvivant Sigismund von Bratz lädt seine drei erwachsenen Kinder zu einem Treffen nach Lindau ein, wo er in einem Inselhaus residiert. In der ihm eigenen direkten Art teil er seinem jüngster Sohn Martin, dem Pfarrer, seiner Tochter Cornelia, der Musiklehrerin und dem ältesten Sohn Eberhard, dem Berufssoldaten mit, wie mit seinem zukünftigen Erbe verfahren werden soll. Zwei Tage später wird von Bratz tot aufgefunden. Bodenseekommissar Conrad Schielin übernimmt den Fall und stößt dabei auf ein Netz aus alten Konflikten und ungelösten Familienfragen.

Dies ist der dritte Band von den neuen Abenteuer des Sherlock Holmes: Über Jahre hinweg begleitete Dr. John H. Watson seinen Freund und Kompagnon Sherlock Holmes bei der Aufklärung einer Vielzahl von Verbrechen und Geheimnissen. Beginnend mit den 1880er Jahren und in das 20. Jahrhundert hineinragend, stellte Holmes seinen Status als brillantester und erfolgreichster Detektiv der Welt immer wieder unter Beweis. Davon zeugen die schriftlichen Notizen Watsons, die dieser gewissenhaft angelegt hat, und in denen von den Abenteuern von Sherlock Holmes erzählt wird.

Dies ist der zweite Band von den neuen Abenteuer des Sherlock Holmes: Über Jahre hinweg begleitete Dr. John H. Watson seinen Freund und Kompagnon Sherlock Holmes bei der Aufklärung einer Vielzahl von Verbrechen und Geheimnissen. Beginnend mit den 1880er Jahren und in das 20. Jahrhundert hineinragend, stellte Holmes seinen Status als brillantester und erfolgreichster Detektiv der Welt immer wieder unter Beweis. Davon zeugen die schriftlichen Notizen Watsons, die dieser gewissenhaft angelegt hat, und in denen von den Abenteuern von Sherlock Holmes erzählt wird.

Sherlock Holmes erhält von der britischen Regierung einen heiklen Geheimauftrag: König Cetshwayo, Repräsentant der Zulu-Volkes aus Südafrika, wurde während seines London-Aufenthaltes vergiftet. Es braucht rasche und diskrete Ermittlungen.

Wenige Tage vor Weihnachten erscheint Inspektor Lestrade in der Baker Street und bittet Holmes um Unterstützung in einem mysteriösen Mordfall. Die überaus schwierigen und gefährlichen Ermittlungen führen in ein altes katholisches Kloster in Middlesex, in dem der Teufel sein Unwesen zu treiben scheint.

World famous concert pianist Felix Lansman has a collection of postcards sent to him anonymously. He is sure they are from the love of his life, Jamie McLeash. But Jamie disappeared six years ago - the night Felix’s father was murdered. Police failed to make any arrests and the case was closed. Was Jamie a suspect and if so, why is he sending the postcards? Felix wants Ian to find out.

Sherlock Holmes se ve envuelto en la desaparición del caballo favorito para la Copa Wessex y el asesinato de su entrenador, en la apacible zona de Dartmoor. Con su fiel compañero Watson, Holmes es arrastrado al corazón de este misterio, que captura la atención de toda Inglaterra. A medida que investigan, Holmes utiliza su característica agudeza para desentrañar una trama llena de pistas falsas y descubrimientos intrigantes.

When love hit Cutler, it knocked him down. That’s when life kicked him in the teeth. Police officer John Cutler knew better than to fall in love. He should have walked away because she was dangerous. Cutler instinctively understood why, yet he couldn’t say no. That only led to him begging her to stay. When his world fell apart, Cutler lost everything—his job, his friends, and his self-respect. Now, he’s getting a chance to rebuild, and he’s making the most of it. John Cutler isn’t the man he wants to be, but he’s working on it.