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「持つ者は子宝に恵まれる」と江戸で評判の宝船の絵。しかし赤子を失ったある家の宝船の絵から、弁財天が消えたという。 深川の富勘長屋に住み、岡っ引き修業に励む北一は、噂の真相を確かめようと奔走する。

二人の「きたさん」が事件に翻弄されつつ成長していく物語で、著者が「生涯、書き続けたい」と願う捕物帖。 舞台は江戸深川。一人目の「きたさん」こと北一は、亡くなった岡っ引き・千吉親分の本業だった文庫(本や小間物を入れる箱)売りで生計を立てている。

「かわいそうに。あの人、今日死ぬね」 心の闇には、魔が棲む。 明治後期、神戸で起きた凄惨な怪事件。 帝大心理学者と県警警部、そして千里眼の女が迫る、 戦慄の怪異ミステリー、開幕!! 明治三十四年の神戸市――。 実業家・渋沢栄一を後ろ盾とする敷島家の屋敷で、娘たちが始めた「こっくりさん」。

Benedict Cumberbatch reads these four new Sherlock Holmes stories by John Taylor: 'An Inscrutable Masquerade', 'The Conundrum of Coach 13', 'The Trinity Vicarage Larceny' and 'The 10.59 Assassin'. Inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle's original Sherlock Holmes stories, John Taylor has written four more mysteries featuring the world's greatest detective. Read by acclaimed actor Benedict Cumberbatch, these new adventures share all the suspense of the original tales.

This hugely engaging story of murder, superstition, religious politics and drama in a medieval monastery was one of the most striking novels to appear in the 1980s. The Name of the Rose is a thrilling story enriched with period detail and laced with tongue-in-cheek allusions to fictional characters, the most striking of which is the Franciscan friar William of Baskerville, who displays many characteristics of Sherlock Holmes.

Many others in the village have said that they would like to see the colonel dead, but a number of people have a more specific interest in his death: the colonel’s young wife, Anne; her lover, the artist Lawrence Redding; Archer, a local man given a harsh sentence by the colonel for poaching. Even the colonel’s daughter, Lettice, desperate for money, says, “If only father would be decent and die, I’d be all right.” These complexities lead to any number of dead ends for investigators. The only one able to see through the blinds and obscurities is Miss Marple, an elderly but sharp-eyed spinster.

His razor-sharp intellect, uncanny powers of deduction, and knowledge of the criminal underground are legendary throughout London. He solves cases with the able assistance of his close friend and confidant. And, one day, he will become the arch enemy of Sherlock Holmes. Meet Professor James Moriarty - consulting criminal.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. A stranger is found murdered in a locked hansom cab rolling through the rain-slicked streets of 1890s Melbourne. A young Irish architect is wrongly arrested for the crime, and only a brilliant barrister, a shrewd detective, and a shadowy trail of old...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Step into the fog-shrouded streets of Edwardian London, where unassuming detectives solve the world's most baffling crimes. G.K. Chesterton's beloved Father Brown stories follow a quiet, stumpy little Catholic priest, whose unassuming appearance hides...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. A collection of 12 classic Sherlock Holmes short stories, featuring iconic cases including Silver Blaze, The Speckled Band-adjacent adventures, the Musgrave Ritual, and the legendary Final Problem at Reichenbach Falls. Follow the brilliant detective...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. A collection of eight classic Sherlock Holmes stories, culminating in the iconic espionage tale "His Last Bow". Set on the eve of World War I, the retired detective comes out of seclusion to unmask a German spy operating on the English coast. Filled...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. This classic 1915 espionage thriller follows Richard Hannay, a mining engineer recently returned to London, who stumbles into a deadly conspiracy after a stranger reveals a plot to destabilize European peace. Framed for murder, Hannay flees across...

Seven guests. One killer. Who is it? Hyderabad, India; 1895. Seven guests are invited by the Premier Minister to the opulent Faluknama Palace to witness the sale of a rare diamond. They do not know each other, but each is hoping to secure something important from the weekend. When their host fails to appear, Chief Inspector Soobramania – known as Soob – is asked to step in, and safeguard the near-priceless gem.

Vermeers arv er en historisk spændingsroman af historiker og debattør Rami Zouzou. Den udforsker Johannes Vermeers kunstneriske virke og undersøger muligheden for, om han kunne have skabt flere malerier, som siden hen er gået tabt. For læsere af Dan Brown. Da maleren Johannes Vermeer ser...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. A classic Victorian sensation mystery by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, *Lady Audley's Secret* opens when Robert Audley, a lazy young barrister, travels to the country to visit his uncle Sir Michael and encounters the beautiful new young wife Lady Audley, who...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. A masterpiece of Victorian sensation fiction by Wilkie Collins, *The Woman in White* opens on a dark moonlit London road when drawing teacher Walter Hartright encounters a terrified, elegantly dressed woman in a flowing white gown, running alone through...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. A masterwork of early 20th-century espionage fiction, *The Secret Agent* follows Adolf Verloc, a lazy, easy-going Soho shopkeeper who secretly works as a spy for an unnamed foreign embassy in London. When his handler pressures him to stage a terrorist...

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In a hotel built on secrets, a young maid with a haunted past must unravel a deadly mystery before the walls close in around her forever . . . In 1893, Chicago dazzles with the promise of the World's Fair—but beneath the glittering skyline, darker dreams take root. Nineteen-year-old Eliza Hart...

Lizzie Spence verschwindet aus dem beschaulichen Mydworth, um in London ihre Träume vom Tanz und Theater zu verwirklichen. Die Polizei sieht keinen Anlass zu handeln, doch Lady Kat Mortimer glaubt, dass mehr dahintersteckt. Gemeinsam mit Sir Harry begibt sie sich in die glitzernde Scheinwelt des Londoner Theatermilieus und stößt dabei auf zwielichtige Talentsucher und skrupellose Nachtclubbesitzer.