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Bath, England, 1890. Mystery author Lady Amy Lovell receives an anonymous letter containing shocking news: her fiancé, Mr. Ronald St. Vincent, has been dabbling in something illegal, which causes her to promptly break their engagement. Two evenings later, as Lady Amy awaits a visit from Lord William Wethington, fellow member of the Bath Mystery Book Club, her former fiancé makes an unexpected and most unwelcome appearance at her house.

Polizist Peder Hansen sucht dort den Mörder seines Bruders. Li Lim, Auftragskiller der Shanghaier Triaden, soll einen Oppositionellen töten. Als Hansen tiefer in die Unterwelt von St. Pauli vordringt, gerät er an seinen größten Feind: Woo Chong, Herrscher über das Nachtleben und mutmaßlicher Mörder seines Bruders.

Beatrice, Duchess of Kesgrave, will not do the bidding of Hell and Fury Hawes. It does not matter how difficult it is to find new murder mysteries to investigate, especially ones where the victim was stabbed with a chisel. She absolutely refuses to lift a finger to help him figure out who killed one of his associates.

A mystery fit to baffle the genius of Sherlock Holmes is one thing, but a mystery that also baffles the very embodiment of evil—Professor Moriarty? On a frozen winter's evening, an inexplicable force descends upon the innocent citizens of London. As Holmes and Watson scramble across icy rooftops in search of their foe, they confront the shattering truth that perhaps some mysteries remain best unsolved.

The Discoveries Of Sherlock Holmes is a series of Sherlock Holmes stories exclusively released on Kindle Unlimited to give fans the opportunity to sample Sherlockian writers from all over the world. One story per writer will appear each month. Number V is Chris Chan. The Adventure of “Lucky” Holmes Holmes and Watson are drawn into a case of international intrigue when a Chinese man visits them, asking for their help bringing down an international drug-running operation.

Detective duo Mrs Jameson and Marjorie Swallow are called to investigate when a renowned garden designer suspects that someone is sabotaging her priceless Himalayan Sapphire Lilies, ahead of the 1923 Chelsea Flower Show. But soon it’s not just the flowers that are dying. Rival gardeners, intrepid plant hunters and even King George V himself are caught up in a poisonous bouquet with its roots deep in the mountains of Tibet. The third in the Marjorie Swallow 1920s murder mystery series requires all her wit, charm and pluck to solve.

Kitty Worthington couldn’t be happier. Her marriage to CDI Robert Crawford Sinclair is glorious, her detective agency is thriving, and her brother Richard is on the mend after a close brush with death. Now permanently home from his archeological excavations, Richard has taken a position at the British Museum. His lectures on Egyptian antiquities and the mummification process draw patrons like moths to a flame.

When Kat Holloway is blamed when a guest mysteriously takes ill after eating one of her meals, she sets out to prove she had nothing to do with the gentleman’s sickness. She discovers a whole host of people who might wish to do away with the man, and she and her friends begin to hunt for the would-be killer. Simultaneously tasked with crafting the perfect Christmas feast, including the pièce de résistance, the Christmas plum pudding, Kat frantically works to finish all, fearing she’ll have to choose between stopping a murderer and cherishing her precious Christmas moments with her daughter.

When Kat Holloway approaches Lady Bobby Perry and Judith Townsend to help her discover what a young aristo is getting up to in a gentleman’s club, Bobby quickly accepts, coaxing a promise of Mrs. Holloway’s stupendous lemon cake in return. But the investigation quickly turns into more than a simple spy mission, forcing Judith to confront a painful part her past. Both Judith and Bobby must bring their own unique skills to help Kat solve the tricky and dangerous problem.

1968: Frances Adams is loving her new London life, and she’s stepped into a world of glamour thanks to her new friend, Vera Huntington—a magnetic socialite as mysterious as she is provocative. Vera dances around London like she owns it, taking Frances with her. Present day: When Annie Adams heads to London to visit her famous artist mother, Laura, the last thing she expects to find is a dead body. Least of all for it to be Laura’s new protégée, left in an alley with her heart surgically removed from her chest.

Ruth discovers a Hello Kitty lunchbox washed up on the shore of her beach home. Within it lies a diary that expresses the hopes and dreams of a young girl. She suspects it might have arrived on a drift of debris from the 2011 tsunami. With every turn of the page, she is sucked deeper into an enchanting mystery. In a small cafe in Tokyo, 16-year-old Nao Yasutani is navigating the challenges thrown up by modern life. In the face of cyber-bullying, the mysteries of a 104-year-old Buddhist nun and great-grandmother, and the joy and heartbreak of family, Nao is trying to find her own place - and voice - through a diary.

Miss Phoebe Astin of The Economic Undertaker is not just a talented mortician, but a medium for the spirit world and often enjoys the company of her clients before they move on to the next world. When her funeral director brothers, Julius and Ambrose, bring the deceased Mrs. Henriette Tochborn to her workroom, there is much interest as the lady was quite well known for her tragedy—twenty years prior, her child was kidnapped and never found.

Up and coming novelist Jane Austen joins forces with London's most esteemed investigative duo – actress Dora Fitz-Pennington and Dr. Jacob Sandys – to solve the brutal murder of a Russian count and his opera singer wife. The killer took his own life immediately after the crime – but who sent him and why?

Der junge Angus Weaver macht sich nach dem Tod seines Vaters auf die Suche nach seinem verschollenen Bruder Alistair. Angusʼ Bruder ist anders. Kleinwüchsig mit nur einem Arm, fristet er sein Dasein als Ulkfigur in einem Zirkus. Ein uraltes, mysteriöses Wesen gehört zu den Schaustellern und es tötet grausam.

Unter dem Erfurter Domberg wird bei Bauarbeiten eine verborgene Grotte entdeckt. Um eine steinerne Tafel sitzen zwölf Mumien in jahrhundertealten Roben, die alle ein mysteriöses Zeichen tragen: eine Glocke, aus der sich eine Schlange windet. Jonas Wiesenburg wird vom LKA als Fachberater verpflichtet. Er ahnt nicht, dass er dabei einem gefährlichen Geheimnis um die berühmte Glocke Gloriosa und einem perfiden Racheplan auf die Spur kommt.

Louise hat sich mit ihrer kleinen Bar auf St. Pauli ein Stück Freiheit erkämpft. Zeitgleich verschwindet ein junges Mädchen spurlos. Louises Freundin Ella und der Ex-Polizist Paul nehmen die Suche auf, nicht ahnend, dass sie sich damit in tödliche Gefahr begeben. Denn Pauls Bruder, Hamburgs gefürchtetster Verbrecher, zieht im Hintergrund die Fäden. In den Wirren von Liebe, Loyalität und Verrat müssen Louise, Ella und Paul zusammenhalten – ihr Leben und die Zukunft des Viertels stehen auf dem Spiel.

Darkness clung to the early Baker Street morning as Dr Watson opened the front door. The night watchman held out a small slither of paper. Written faintly upon this were just two short words: "Help me." Sherlock Holmes must use all of his remarkable powers of deduction to identify the author of this desperate plea. His investigations lead him and his companion into a murky conspiracy—a sinister secret society plotting a fiendish scheme that could destroy the British economy and bring down the government.

Les femmes, ces grandes oubliées de l’Histoire. Mais comment auraient-elles pu y obtenir leur juste place lorsque seuls les hommes l’écrivaient ? Montluçon, 1816. La jeune Héloïse de la Roche, aristocrate à l’avenir tout tracé, crée le scandale en refusant d’épouser l’homme choisi par sa mère. Après plusieurs années passées au couvent, Héloïse, rebelle et intrépide, s’installe à Paris, où elle découvre une misère qu’elle n’aurait jamais imaginée. Un Paris du début du XIXe siècle, où la population des laissés-pour-compte tente de survivre, où tout s’achète et tout se vend.

When Beth Loveday retreats to a shadowed corner of the Devon coast, she hopes to rebuild her life in peace. But the old timbered shop she buys—Tenpenny House—has other plans. Strange objects hidden in the walls. A book of forgotten remedies. And dreams that feel like memories. In 1660, Susanna Loveday walks the same worn floors. Apprentice to a healer, she’s swept into a deadly game of suspicion and power when whispers of witchcraft begin to spread. As danger closes in, a single choice will echo through time.

In the gritty underbelly of late 1970s New York City, a chilling menace looms. Known only as The Nomad, a deranged serial killer casts a shadow of terror across the bustling streets. With a string of gruesome murders already staining the city's conscience, The Nomad turns his sinister focus on "Bony" Tony Charisma, once the pulsing bass player of The Funk Express. Anthony Martinez, better known as Tony Charisma, finds his life spiraling into a nightmare. The Nomad, driven by unfathomable insanity, brutally takes the life of Tony's girlfriend, shattering his world.