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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.

Nick Harkaway's bestselling take on George Smiley is back, and this time the iconic spy is on the trail of a traitor right at the top of American intelligence… It is 1965, and the Cold War has never been colder. The Circus – the secret centre of British intelligence – has one prize asset...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Vienna, 1963. A week of the heaviest snow in living memory. The Hotel Meridian is full of delegates from East and West, gathered to sign a freight agreement that nobody much cares about, until a quiet clerk is found dead in room four twelve and his...

From the bestselling Railway Detective series On the last train of the day London Paddington to Bristol, a young woman drifts into what appears to be a peaceful sleep – only to be discovered dead on arrival. With no sign of violence and no clue to her identity, the case threatens scandal for...

Eigentlich hat Miss Beatrice Hyde-Clare sich vorgenommen, die Finger von Dingen zu lassen, die sie nichts angehen. Als ihr daher vor dem Gebäude der London Daily Gazette ein Dandy tot vor die Füße fällt, fühlt sie sich kaum dazu berufen, eigene Ermittlungen anzustellen. Wirklich nicht. Nur dass der Dolch, der im Rücken des bedauernswerten Opfers steckt, ihr auf irritierende Weise bekannt vorkommt. So macht sie sich auf zum British Museum, um etwas zu überprüfen. Und dann – Überraschung!

'An exquisite and riotously written mystery, digging through the illusionary glamour and earthy seediness of the interwar British film industry. Drunken actors and beggared aristocrats, con artists and cults, and long-buried family secrets. Nothing is what it seems and nobody is who they appear...

Printemps 1901. Sherlock Holmes s'ennuie. Aucune affaire ne semble capable de retenir son intérêt. C'est alors que l'inspecteur Lestrade, de Scotland Yard, réclame son aide. Un homme venu des Landes a été assassiné sur le sol anglais. Simple d'apparence, le crime pourrait se révéler plus complexe que prévu.

In den Londoner Docklands explodiert der Kessel eines Segeldampfers. Dabei kommen der Geschäftsführer der Schifffahrtslinie und ein amerikanischer Ingenieur ums Leben. Inspektor Orville Baker vermutet einen Konstruktionsfehler, aber dann wird Dynamit sichergestellt. Für den jungen Ermittler wird der Fall zur Odyssee: Es finden sich keine Beweise, dafür eine Vielzahl an Motiven.

Bloomsbury presents The Last Handmaid by Clare Whitfield, read by Gemma Lawrence. There's more than one way to feed her hunger. 'An evocative and unsettling tale ... Chilling and thought-provoking' ANNA MAZZOLA, author of The Clockwork Girl 'Richly-drawn and atmospheric.... Whitfield is a...

The latest novel in Nicola Upson’s much-loved ‘Josephine Tey’ series. Summer, 1941. As London is devastated by the Blitz, the National Gallery’s most precious paintings find a new sanctuary in the slate mines of north Wales. When a woman’s body is found amid the debris of a roof fall...

Mollys Tochter träumt von einer Karriere als Filmstar, doch in den neuen Studios lauern Missgunst und Tod – Molly Murphy steht vor einem neuen Fall Der 21. Fall der historischen Krimi-Reihe von NYT-Bestseller-Autorin Rhys Bowen und ihrer Tochter Mit einem Neugeborenen und zwei Kindern...

THE DELICIOUSLY DARK VICTORIAN MURDER MYSTERY It is December 1884, and we have a murder to solve. Come, my friend – follow me, for we have much to see this festive season. First, a house: a brand-new country estate, with all the latest technological innovations – electric light-bulbs...

Bloomsbury presents The Mark of Moriarty by Jack Anderson, read by Kristin Atherton. 'Fiendishly clever and tremendous fun' Guy Morpuss 'Ingenious. Sherlockians will love it' Publishers Weekly ‘The Arcane Society of New York holds close the fortune you seek’ A disgraced socialite who had...

'A treat for anyone who hankers for a light-hearted, modern-day Trollope' - S.G. MACLEAN 'A triumph of wit and intelligence' - ROBERT J. LLOYD The hunt for an ancient king could prove deadly... Leicestershire, 1774. Following a minor royal scandal, Susan Bell's father has lost his post as Dean...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Clementine Kincaid has thirteen days, one hundred forty miles and one hundred seventy-six horses to save the ranch her husband built. If she delivers the herd to the army post by noon on the last Saturday of October, she can pay the note a powerful man...

“The greatest schemer of all time, the organizer of every deviltry…” The final full-length novel in the Sherlock Holmes canon, The Valley of Fear is a fascinating, two-part mystery that bridges classic Victorian detection with American secret-society lore. A cryptic, coded warning from an...

Uncover a thrilling adventure in California Secrets: The Hidden Truth, a heart-pounding mystery book packed with secrets, suspense, and supernatural surprises! Perfect for fans of best mystery books, this mystery adventure book for children takes young readers on an unforgettable journey filled...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Twenty-six days into his first job as a sleeping-car attendant, Tom Fenwick learns that the worst night of his life can begin with perfect silence. At two in the morning on Friday the thirteenth of February, 1931, the overnight sleeper to the Scottish...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Some places keep secrets. Kildarran was built to bury them. Edinburgh, 1874. When solicitor Euan MacKinnon is summoned north to investigate a lingering family legend at a remote Scottish castle, he expects little more than inheritance disputes and...

When everyone's favorite miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, strays from the path of goodness, he starts seeing ghosts again—this time of a girl whose murder he must solve if he is to avoid the dreaded visions to come. Last Christmas, Ebenezer Scrooge was visited by three festive spirits, and the bleak...