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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.

When editor Susan Ryeland is given the tattered manuscript of Alan Conway's latest novel, she has little idea it will change her life. She's worked with the revered crime writer for years, and his detective, Atticus Pund, is renowned for solving crimes in the sleepy English villages of the 1950s. As Susan knows only too well, vintage crime sells handsomely. It's just a shame that it means dealing with an author like Alan Conway.... But Conway's latest tale of murder at Pye Hall is not quite what it seems.

Rare-book dealer Ashlyn Greer’s affinity for books extends beyond the intoxicating scent of old paper, ink, and leather. She can feel the echoes of the books’ previous owners—an emotional fingerprint only she can read. When Ashlyn discovers a pair of beautifully bound volumes that appear to have never been published, her gift quickly becomes an obsession. Not only is each inscribed with a startling incrimination, but the authors, Hemi and Belle, tell conflicting sides of a tragic romance.

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.

While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call. The elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum, a baffling cipher found near the body. As Langdon and gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, sort through the bizarre riddle, they are stunned to discover a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci, clues visible for all to see and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.

It's 1936, and private investigator Gene Hammons has more work than he can handle. A crime syndicate, J. Edgar Hoover, a wealthy family from back East, and a wily stalker all want something from him. His capable-but-drug-addicted brother, still a homicide detective, is as much a hindrance as a help. Luckily, Hammons finds a professional ally in Pamela Bradbury, a fellow gumshoe with some new tricks to teach him. When the two pair up, there doesn't seem to be a case they can't solve, from kidnapping to blackmail to an intricate gold-smuggling operation.

When a precious pearl necklace vanishes from the headmistress’s office at the Hamilton School for Girls, all eyes turn to new student Rosie Carter. But Rosie knows she didn’t steal it—and she’s determined to prove it. Teaming up with the mischievous but sharp-witted Susan, Rosie follows a trail of secret passageways, buried letters, and mysterious clues that point to something far more sinister than simple theft. With the school whispering about expulsion and time running out, Rosie must dig deep to uncover the truth—and face a secret that could shake the school to its core.

Алистер Маклин (1922–1987) — британский писатель, автор 28 остросюжетных романов и приключенческих рассказов, сценарист. Он входил в первую десятку самых продаваемых авторов мира; книги Маклина разошлись тиражом более 150 миллионов экземпляров, по его романам, сценариям и сюжетам было снято 18 фильмов. В 1983 году Университет Глазго присвоил писателю степень доктора литературоведения. С 1941 по 1946 год Маклин служил на флоте, принимал участие в военных операциях и полярных конвоях, что дало ему богатейший материал для творчества и определило тематику его лучших книг.

1789 год. Соседи уважают Марту Баллард, повитуху из небольшого городка Хэллоуэлл в штате Мэн, не только за знание медицины и сильный характер, но и за умение хранить секреты, столь необходимое в строгом пуританском обществе. Поэтому, когда в разгар зимы подо льдом реки находят тело мужчины, Марту первой вызывают осмотреть тело. Погибший — Джошуа Бёрджес, которого вместе с городским судьей Джозефом Нортом недавно обвинили в изнасиловании жены проповедника Ребекки Фостер.

London, 1907: When the Season's most accomplished and elegant debutante, Victoria Goldsborough, collapses and dies at her engagement ball, the great and good of London Society prepare to mourn the tragic loss of an upstanding young woman. But all is not what it seems, and after a toxic beverage is revealed to be the cause of death, the king himself instructs Lady Emily and her husband Colin Hargreaves to unearth the truth.

Nikola Tesla, Theodora Sachs, Rasputin und Mata Hari gelingt es zunächst, trotz des lauten Alarms, ungesehen das Treppenhaus von Cedric Manor zu überwinden. Doch am Treppenabsatz wartet eine böse Überraschung auf die vier. Denn natürlich wollen Hugh Appleton und Henry Cedric ihren Gefangenen nicht einfach die Freiheit schenken. Es kommt zu einem Kampf auf Leben und Tod. Währenddessen nähern sich Robur, Killjoy und Barry Wood Cedric Manor.

Aurelia von Kolowitz ist jung, klug und mit den gesellschaftlichen Konventionen ihrer Zeit alles andere als einverstanden. Wie tief die moralischen Abgründe hinter den Barockfassaden der Donaumetropole wirklich sind, muss sie erfahren, als sie eines Abends die Leiche eines ermordeten Offiziers in einer Kutsche findet – und eine unschuldige Frau im Gefängnis landet. Kurz darauf wird Aurelia zu einer Séance der berühmten Madame Moreau eingeladen. Die Gastgeberin, Emilia Zobel, ist die Schwester des Verstorbenen und hofft, Kontakt mit ihrem toten Bruder aufnehmen zu können.

Leo Stanhope. Assistant to a London coroner; in love with Maria; and hiding a very big secret. For Leo was born Charlotte, but knowing he was meant to be a man and unable to cope with living a lie any longer, he fled his family home at 15 and has been living as a man ever since. But when Maria is found dead, Leo is accused of her murder and stands to lose not just the woman he loves but his freedom and, ultimately, his life.

The hit BBC series Sherlock has introduced a whole new generation of fans to Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective. In this unique collection, Sherlock co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss have selected their all-time favorite Sherlock Holmes adventures, providing listeners a curated masterclass in crime fiction. Each of these 19 tales, from Sherlock's first appearance in A Study in Scarlet to the late classic The Dying Detective, is a potent mix of murder, suspense, cryptic clues, red herrings, and revenge.

Just after midnight, the famous Orient Express is stopped in its tracks by a snowdrift. By morning, the millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. One of his fellow passengers must be the murderer.

A mysterious stranger arrives in the small Herefordshire market town of Ledbury. He offers a solicitor, Anthony Midwinter, a generous sum to look after a package for him until spring, no questions asked. The stranger warns that it must remain sealed or else the very stability of England will come under threat. The Ledbury Lamplighters see out the year with a public ceremony extinguishing the town's lamps, a local tradition. A prominent local businessman is brutally murdered in full view of the revellers.

It is 1938, and eighteen-year-old Sidney Chambers is dancing the quickstep with Amanda Kendall at her brother Robert’s birthday party at the Caledonian Club. No one can believe, on this golden evening, that there could ever be another war. Returning to London seven years later, Sidney has gained a Military Cross, and lost his best friend on the battlefields of Italy. The carefree youth that he and his friends were promised has been blown apart, just like the rest of the world – and Sidney, carrying a terrible, secret guilt, must decide what to do with the rest of his life.

It is August of 1704, and Matthew Corbett and his companions have narrowly escaped the island of Golgotha and are recuperating in the town of Alghero on the northwestern coast of Sardinia, currently under Spanish rule. Hudson Greathouse is at his limits, both mentally and physically, after their harrowing ordeal.

March 1889. Midnight. Six strangers meet for the first time outside the great door of Tewkesbury Abbey. They are searching for the tomb of the medieval crusader knight, Sir Roger de la Pole. What they find inside is unexpected and deeply shocking. They were seeking holy relics. But the body they uncover is barely cold. And Sir Roger’s ancient bones are missing. Detective Inspector Ravenscroft and Constable Tom Crabb are called on to solve the crime. They must decipher the strange coded letters on the outside of the Templar's tomb.

A German secret agent threatens the D-Day landings. February 1944. British Intelligence is using German double agents to deceive the German high command about Operation Overlord - the location chosen for the D-Day landings. When they pick up an unauthorized transmission from near London, the whole deception plan is thrown into jeopardy. And Kurt Müller is the main suspect. To save Operation Overlord and clear his name, Kurt must find the rogue agent and silence him.