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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.

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.

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.

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Sins of the father... A chilling message on a note delivered to the Prince of Wales. A prank, a cruel joke, or a threat against the royal family? With only that note for a clue, Brodie and Mikaela are asked to find who is behind that message. But there is little to go on, only that note and the...

The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country. Arguably...

A murdered prison guard, a dangerous fugitive, and missing evidence all point to one thing—the shadows of corruption are brewing within Scotland Yard . . . Inspector Henry Field is under pressure to track down an escaped prisoner—a man suspected of murder in a cold case that Henry is...

In the new Bangalore Detectives Club Mystery, Kaveri Murthy is enjoying herself in Mysore, India, surrounded by the beautiful city's palaces, temples, and lakes—filled with sacred crocodiles—until an old friend from Bangalore turns up dead. When Bangalore's most famous lady detective, Kaveri...

When a self-proclaimed medium contacts Amelia Greystone with chilling knowledge of a corpse's location, she turns to the one man she can trust—Scotland Yard Inspector Henry Field . . . Henry has no patience for mystics or séances. He believes in evidence, not whispers involving a dark...

In book three of this cozy Victorian mystery series, actress-turned-medium Sybil Ingram is enjoying life in Paris with her new husband, violinist Roderick Brooke, when her past suddenly catches up with her in the form of her pushy little sister. Polly wants Sybil to help her become an actress--which means getting the blessing of their father, who is near death. Back in London, Sybil's homecoming is chilly. Even worse is her reunion with her former mentor, Gerhardt Atherton, who is still falsely claiming that Sybil embezzled from the theater troupe.

Im Schatten der Historie lauert das Böse: Ein neuer literarischer Thriller von Bestsellerautor Kai Meyer! Leipzig, die Bücherstadt. 1930. In der Bibliothek ihres Stiefvaters stößt Amalia Lux auf sieben Exlibris mit der Darstellung mysteriöser Masken, signiert mit „L. Gora". Als mehrere Morde geschehen, fällt der Verdacht auf Amalia, die als Kind gegen ihren Willen aus den Kolonien nach Deutschland gebracht wurde.

Frances Lunn grew up running free on Assateague Island, a place made famous by wild horses, white-sand beaches, and whispers of lost treasure. Years later, she transformed that childhood into a best-selling memoir, until her sister Maeve publicly dismantled it, calling the story a fabrication and leaving Frances in personal and professional ruin.

Człowiek tak naprawdę nie zna samego siebie… Jest rok 1903. W mroku piwnicy przy ulicy Tschepiner we Wrocławiu znalezione zostaje ciało radnego. Podejrzenie pada na radcę kryminalnego, jednego z najlepszych policjantów w Prezydium Policji. Julian Reisky, by ratować swoje dobre imię, musi opuścić Wrocław. Na miejsce banicji wybiera Kraków, miasto swojego dzieciństwa. Tu podejmuje się śledztwa dla Heleny Modrzejewskiej, a prosta sprawa kradzieży zamienia się w niebezpieczną grę.

Mord auf Rügen! Ein ranghoher Kriminalbeamter wird tot aufgefunden! Im Stadtzentrum von Binz finden spielende Kinder die Leiche von Hauptkommissar Bauer, einem früheren Kollegen von Lydia Westphal. Zunächst sieht es nach Suizid aus, doch die forensische Untersuchung lässt Zweifel aufkommen … Kaum sind die erfahrene Westphal und der Kommissarsneuling Jung auf Rügen angelangt, überschlagen sich die Ereignisse.

There's more than one violent storm brewing at St. Ann's hospital in the legendary Mignon Eberhart's first book.Nothing prepared nurse Sarah Keate for the murder of a wealthy patient in his hospital bed during a fierce thunderstorm. Was the killer's motive the theft of the very expensive radium...

「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。

A Richard Pryor Mystery From the author of the popular Crowner John series comes this intriguing mystery… It’s 1955 and Home Office pathologist Doctor Richard Pryor is and forensic biologist Angela Bray have a thriving private forensic consultancy. A mysterious new case shakes up the quiet...

When a group of friends gathers at a remote Dartmoor estate for an evening of ancient rituals and playful mystery, the night takes a deadly turn. A man lies dead, struck down as if by some unseen force. Is it murder or something far more sinister? In The Idol House of Astarte, Agatha Christie delivers a gripping blend of intellect and eeriness, where superstition meets cold logic and every guest hides more than they reveal.

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。