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Hollywood, 1924. Grace Michelle should be basking in her new role as lead costume designer on a major motion picture. Instead, she's barely holding it together—grieving her sister, juggling a demanding set, and trying to care for a troubled foster teen. But when the film's director is murdered and the girl is found unconscious at the scene, Grace's life takes a darker turn.

Phillip Brown and Timothy Sweitzinger became best friends as boys, went off to war together, and remained steadfast as men to guard each other’s backs from all threats. When Timothy is found in bed with a dead woman, covered in her blood and with no memory of what happened, Phillip vows to uncover what really happened. Phillip’s investigation takes him all over the city of Baltimore, from the lowest of its citizens to the highest, and even to those who were thought to be above suspicion.

Альтернативная история. Наши дни. Удивительное необъятное государство Ордусь, где государственный язык — китайский и в ходу изречения Конфуция; в его пределах неплохо уживаются, исповедуя свои религии и рассуждая о жизни на собственных наречиях, разнообразные народы. Они познакомились и стали друзьями, разыскивая наперсный крест святителя и великомученика Сысоя. Расследование, кроме прочего, завело Бага на борт парома «Святой Евлампий», который потерпел крушение из-за схватки, затеянной несколькими сомнительными личностями, причем далеко не все они попали в руки правосудия.

«Консуэло» Жорж Санд – это история истинной любви, гимн музыке, творческой силе искусства, а также торжеству подлинности и вдохновляющей силе духа женщины. Изысканное повествование Санд мастерски переплетает романтику, тайну и историческую драму. В равной степени это роман о личностном росте и одновременно тщательное исследование классовой структуры, динамики власти и социальных норм эпохи, отражающее феминистские взгляды самой Санд.

Lady Amy’s midwife has been murdered, and the detectives are fumbling around. Can she find the killer before Lord William moves them to the country? After almost a year of marriage, amateur sleuths Lord William and Lady Amy have put aside their investigating skills to prepare for their first child. It would be an easy thing, except dead bodies are once again popping up.

Считается, что закон не имеет обратной силы. Да, но только – не закон человеческих отношений. Можно ли заключить в строгие временные рамки родственные чувства, любовь, дружбу, честь, служебный долг? Как определить точку отсчета для этих понятий? Они – вне времени, если речь идет о людях, до конца преданных своему делу.

Два почитателя таланта Шерлока Холмса, братья Густав и Отто Амлингмайеры, известные как Старый Рыжий и Верзила Рыжий, решаются круто изменить свою жизнь. Бывшие ковбои по найму бросают прежнее унылое ремесло и устраиваются охранниками на Южно-Тихоокеанскую железную дорогу. Это только первый шаг на пути к мечте Густава стать настоящим детективом, но неразлучные братья быстро обнаруживают, что на всех парах мчатся к катастрофе. Не успевает «Тихоокеанский экспресс» покинуть станцию, как подвергается налету печально известной банды Лютых, а смотритель багажа теряет голову — в буквальном смысле.

Tod im Beginenhaus: Der Herbst ist in Köln angekommen. Im Spital stirbt ein verwirrter alter Mann. Bald darauf gibt es weitere Tote. Die Apotheker-Tochter Adelina hat Zweifel daran. Chaos herrscht in Köln im Jahr 1396 – denn im Dirnenhaus werden der Reihe nach ehrenwerte Kölner Bürger tot aufgefunden! Als die junge Apothekerin Adelina das Zunfthaus besucht, entdeckt sie die schwer zugerichtete Leiche einer jungen Frau. Es wird zunächst von einer Tat aus Eifersucht ausgegangen, doch kurz darauf wird er ebenfalls tot aufgefunden.

When Dr. Watson brings Holmes a troubling mystery involving a retired paint dealer, long-hidden violence, and unsettling domestic secrets, the great detective uncovers a story where justice, guilt, and retribution blur into uneasy shades of gray. Set during Holmes’s later years, this tale showcases his sharp logic tempered by human judgment, making it a compelling entry for listeners who enjoy classic detective fiction with psychological depth. Written by Arthur Conan Doyle, this story is essential listening for fans of Sherlock Holmes, golden-age mysteries, and timeless crime literature.

Crystal Beach, Florida—1949. A peaceful seaside haven where crime was unheard of. Until one early morning, a brutal act of violence changed everything. John Calvin "Rastus" Russell, a drifter, thug, and small-time car thief, committed an unthinkable crime—the torture and murder of Norman Y. Browne and the near-fatal assault on his wife, Anne. The savage attack sent shockwaves through the tight-knit community, turning everyday citizens into armed vigilantes determined to bring a killer to justice.

Enter the London of hansom cabs and gas lights to combat crime and bring killers to justice. Georgia Fenchurch is a demure Victorian spinster and part of the secretive investigative group the Archivist Society. She is both a quiet antiquarian bookseller and adventurous hunter of killers and thieves.

Knives Out meets Downton Abbey! Secrets, murder, and mayhem collide as this unlikely sleuthing duo—an under-butler and a foul-mouthed octogenarian—hunt a killer in a manor sealed against the end of the world, in this locked-room mystery by #1 New York Times bestselling author Ross Montgomery...

A dark cloud has fallen over Nero Wolfe’s New York brownstone. For days, house chef Fritz Brenner has worn a worried expression, caused by the news from back home in Switzerland that his beloved cousin is missing. When a hired detective on the ground is unable to turn up any leads, Fritz takes it upon himself to return to Geneva and launch his own investigation. However, when Fritz himself goes missing, it’s up to Wolfe and his faithful assistant Archie Goodwin to travel to Geneva and save the day.

When intrepid journalist Ariadne Winter leaves behind the glittering cafés and haute couture of 1958 Paris for the misty hills of rural Ireland, she expects champagne toasts and countryside charm at her cousin's engagement celebration. But amidst party prep excitement the festive mood at Ballyford Manor is shattered when a body is discovered among the ruins of the ancient castle grounds.

As the 1960s draw to a close, the rural northeast Texas community of Center Springs is visited by two nondescript government men in dark suits and shades. They say their assignment is to test weather currents and patterns, but that's a lie. Their delivery of a mysterious microscopic payload called Gold Dust from a hired crop duster coincides with fourteen-year-old Pepper Parker's discovery of an ancient gold coin in her dad's possession. Her adolescent trick played on a greedy adult results in the only gold rush in north Texas history.

Augusta Lockwood is still wrestling with the dilemma of an anonymous corpse buried beneath her floorboards, when a new mystery arrives on her doorstep. A governess friend from the secret ladies society presses Augusta into helping to identify the culprit behind a series of deadly goings on in a great house under shadow.

Oscar Wilde und Edgar Allan Poe setzen in Richmond die Suche nach den "Ewig Liebenden" fort. Diese gestaltet sich nach wie vor schwieriger als angenommen. Als Oscar Wilde und Edgar Allan Poe endlich eine Spur haben, geraten sie prompt in Lebensgefahr. Währenddessen haben Rasputin, Mata Hari und Theodora Sachs in Erfahrung gebracht, dass sich Wilde und Poe in Richmond aufhalten und sich auf den Weg nach Amerika gemacht.

The latest puzzling mystery facing Jude Dee begins on the night of the Poo-yang dragonboat races in 699 A.D.: a drummer in the leading boat collapses, and the body of a beautiful young woman turns up in a deserted country mansion. There, Judge Dee—tribunal magistrate, inquisitor, and public avenger—steps in to investigate the murders and return order to the Tang Dynasty.

Kriminalkommissar Alfred König bekommt es im Hungerwinter 1946/47 mit einer Frauenleiche im Schnee zu tun. Die junge Fotografin Lou Faber hat die Tote in den Ruinen gefunden und trägt mit ihren Fotos unfreiwillig zur Ermittlung bei. Während Heiligabend näherrückt, lassen Lou die gefalteten Hände der Toten nicht los. Mit ihrer Intuition hilft sie König und ahnt bald, dass hinter seinem Schweigen ein Geheimnis steckt, das sie verbindet. Der Fund weiterer Leichen setzt die Ermittler unter Zeitdruck und weist in eine neue Richtung, zurück in die finstere Vergangenheit.

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.