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Book 1: The Icehouse A Murderer on the Loose. A Detective Haunted by the Past. A Race Against Time. DCI Jonathan Walker is a senior detective for the Lancashire Constabulary in North West England. He’s haunted by events of the past and hell bent on redemption.

The Adventure of the Retired Colourman (1926), one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes is hired by a retired art supply dealer from Lewisham, Josiah Amberley, to look into his wife's disappearance. She has left with a neighbour, Dr. Ray Ernest, taking a sizeable quantity of cash and securities. Amberley wants the two tracked down.

The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place is the last of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. The story is part of the series The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes first published in the Strand Magazine from October 1921–April 1927. The original title The Adventure of the Black Spaniel was changed before publication. Head trainer John Mason from Shoscombe Old Place, a racing stable in Berkshire, comes to Holmes about his master, Sir Robert Norberton. Mason thinks he has gone mad.

The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger (1927), one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. Holmes is visited by Mrs. Merrilow, a landlady from South Brixton who has an unusual lodger who never shows her face. She saw it once accidentally and it was hideously mutilated.

The Adventure of the Lion's Mane (1926), one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. It is notable for being narrated by Holmes himself, instead of by Dr. Watson (who does not appear in the story). Holmes is enjoying his retirement in Sussex when one day at the beach, he meets his friend Harold Stackhurst, the headmaster of a nearby preparatory school called The Gables.

Once again, the pen of Stephen Herczeg has produced another set of eclectic stories from the world of Sherlock Holmes and his creator. All have featured in annals of the MX Books of New Sherlock Holmes stories and the many anthologies from Belanger Books. A disturbing Christmas gift sees Holmes employed to find the owner of a severed foot. A break-in at the British Museum leads Holmes into the ominous presence of animal-like humans. Before Holmes met him, Colonel Lysander Stark built a career as a German spy undermining Foreign governments.

ফিরে দেখা শহর কলকাতায় সাড়াজাগানো এগারোটি মামলাকে ফিরে দেখা। কল্পনার গোয়েন্দা কাহিনীর তদন্ত যদি হয় সবুজে সবুজ ইডেন গার্ডেন্স, তুলনায় বাস্তবের গোয়েন্দার চারণভূমি হলো পাড়ার ছিরিছাঁদহীন মাঠ. সেই রুক্ষ জমিতে সত্যানুসন্ধানের ফসল ফোলানোর নেপথ্যকথা ধরা রয়েছে এই বইয়ে, অভিজ্ঞ আই পি এস অফিসার সুপ্রতিম সরকারের টানটান লেখনীতে। ১৯৪৮ থেকে ২০১০-এর বিস্মৃত সময়সীমায়ে লেখোক বেঁচে নিয়েছেন বাস্তবের সেই কাহিনীগুলি, যার প্রতিটি আনাচেকানাচে ছড়িয়ে রয়েছে কলকাতা পুলিশের গোয়েন্দা বিভাগের প্রানান্ত পরিশ্রম, অনন্ত ধৈর্য, অপরাধ-মনস্তত্ত্বের নিপুন কাঁটাছেড়া এবং মগজাস্ত্রের ম্যাজিক.

কল্পনার গোয়েন্দাকাহিনীর ফেলুদা-ব্যোমকেশদের সঙ্গে বাস্তবের সত্যান্বেষীদের ফারাক বিস্তর। বাস্তবের অপরাধ-তদন্তে রোমাঞ্চ উত্তেজনা ততটা নেই, যতটা রয়েছে পরিশ্রম এবং অধ্যবসায়ে। নির্মাণের জগৎ মূলত, সৃষ্টির ততটা নয়. অপরাধীকে চিহ্নিত করার মধ্যেই কাল্পনিক গোয়েন্দার কাজ শেষ. বাস্তবের গোয়েন্দাদের দায় শুধু অপরাধের কিনারাতেই শেষ নয়, নিখুঁত তদন্তে দোষীর শাস্তিবিধান পর্যন্ত অবকাশ নেই বিশ্রামের। অভিজ্ঞ এই পি এস অফিসার সুপ্রতিম সরকারের এই বইটিতে ধরা আছে কলকাতার বারোটি চাঞ্চল্য খুনের মামলার রুদ্ধশ্বাস নেপথ্যকথা, রক্তমাংসের গোয়েন্দাদের কীর্তি, তদন্তের কি-কেন-কখন.

From death to danger and malice to mystery, Samson and Delilah have weathered many storms. Finally, things should be going smoothly. Except life’s never that simple in Bruncliffe, is it? As the couple are beset with worries about their upcoming wedding, a charismatic celebrity comes knocking on the Dales Detective Agency’s door, seeking their services. Samson is initially reluctant to help, for many reasons. But things quickly escalate following a murder at Fellside Court and, as a friend comes under suspicion, Samson and Delilah must set aside their personal problems to catch a killer.

Die weltberühmten Abenteuer des Sherlock Holmes (Band 6): London, Ende der 1980 Jahre. Sherlock Holmes, dem weit über London hinaus der Ruf eines wahren Meisterdetektivs vorauseilt, löst zusammen mit seinem Freund und Partner, dem jungen Dr. Watson, einen kniffligen Fall nach dem anderen. Zusammen bewohnen sie die Baker Street 221 B. Für das leibliche Wohl der beiden Junggesellen sorgt ihre Haushälterin, die gute alte Mrs. Hudson. Holmes agiert hauptsächlich in London.

Inspector David Graham is back! Graham's a career police officer, with a tragic past. His quiet, thoughtful exterior hides a complex mind, and a fierce determination to see justice done. Like many of us, sometimes he has to look his demons in the eye, to keep fighting the good fight. This box set contains the eighth, ninth, and tenth books in the series: The Case of Sampson's Leap, The Case of the Uncommon Witness, and The Case of the Body in the Block. This murder mystery series contains no profanity or graphic descriptions of sex or violence.

Alle Vögel sind schon tot – vier Hobby-Ornithologen ermitteln in ihrem ersten Fall am Chiemsee. Harald, Katja, Thilo und Sabine sind Vogelbeobachter. Oder Birder, wie es in Fachkreisen heißt. Jeden Sonntag treffen sie sich in aller Herrgottsfrühe auf dem Beobachtungsturm im Grabenstätter Moos am Chiemsee, um ihrem Hobby nachzugehen und ein seltenes gefiedertes Exemplar vors Fernglas zu bekommen. So auch an diesem Sonntag, als sie das Nest eines brütenden Braunkehlchens entdecken. Nur dass sich unweit entfernt ein weniger schöner Anblick bietet.

A dark secret from her past has come back to haunt Barbara Hollis. When Deputy Elwood finds out the truth about her, Barbara flees Cobbsville, returning to the city where all her troubles began. Going undercover, she tries to catch the one person who can prove her innocence and restore her reputation—but tracking down answers won't be easy when pursuing a dangerous villain who will stop at nothing.

Sie sind Außenseiter und kämpfen gegen Dämonen – nicht zuletzt ihre eigenen. Der erste Fall für Dora und Rado, Kriminalpolizei Reykjavík. Vom Oscar-nominierten Autor Jón Atli Jónasson. Als im Thingvellir-Nationalpark ein Teenager verschwindet, wird Polizistin Dora mit den Ermittlungen betraut. Eigentlich soll sie nur Schreibtischarbeit leisten, da sie mit den Folgen einer Hirnverletzung aus einem Einsatz kämpft. Aber die Kollegen sind mit einer riskanten Razzia in der Unterwelt beschäftigt. Dora zur Seite steht Rado, Sohn serbischer Einwanderer.

Everyone at the party had a secret. Someone killed to keep theirs. London, 1922. Draper’s daughter Marjorie Swallow is 24, independent, and determined to live life to the full. A secretarial post with enigmatic American detective Mrs Jameson looks just the ticket. And soon she’s in the thick of it. When the bohemian party they attend ends in murder, there is no shortage of suspects. Half of Bloomsbury wanted Mrs Norris dead – but who wielded the knife? Was it the handsome but troubled artist? The vivacious young actress? Or even the aristocratic lady novelist?

Nancy’s dog, Cody was barking; when she went to get him, she found a body on the side of the road Linda, a 38-year-old single mom, was injured severely by a hit and run driver. Nancy ran home to call an ambulance and get help. There are many suspects including the men playing cards and drinking at the Roadhouse, a new man in town whose car is dented and the ex-boyfriend Linda recently kicked out of her home. Linda’s daughter, Brenda, saw her grandfather, Tom, driving drunk in the area Linda was found and thinks he did it.

Audible Studios presenta una produzione Audible Originals: Poirot a Styles Court, con Claudio Santamaria nel ruolo del leggendario Hercule Poirot. Un’audio serie corale che riunisce un cast d’eccezione, nell’adattamento del romanzo d’esordio di Agatha Christie. Inghilterra, 1914. Il mondo è precipitato in un conflitto senza precedenti. Ferito nel corpo e nell’animo, il capitano Hastings accetta l’invito a trascorrere la convalescenza a Styles Court, l’imponente dimora di campagna di un vecchio amico.

Dies ist der fünfte 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.

Written by Scottish-Canadian author John Buchan (The Thirty-Nine Steps), The Runagates Club is a collection of twelve short stories focusing on members of the eponymous London dining society.

The Adventure of the Three Gables is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, collected as one of 12 in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in The Strand Magazine in 1926 as a serial. The story begins with a visit to 221B Baker Street from Steve Dixie, a black man and a cowardly ruffian who warns Sherlock Holmes to keep away from Harrow.