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In 1672, Henry Morgan took 36 ships and 2,000 men to sack Panama City for a $1 billion plunder and 600 slaves. Afterward, Morgan cheated his men, disappearing with nearly the entire treasure, and 200 slaves on three ships never to be seen again. Morgan alone survived as a haunted man who hid away in drunken debauchery, and burned his log books to keep the world from learning the terrifying truth. True story. Three hundred years later, Sophia Martinez discovers odd relics hidden within a 200-year Roatan Island family home that reopens a legacy of disappearance, dementia and death.

Erneut erzählt Sir Arthur Conan Doyle den Hörern eine Geschichte aus seiner Geburtsstadt Edinburgh. In der Nähe der South Bridge Vaults wird die übel zugerichtete Leiche einer jungen Prostituierten gefunden. Der ehrgeizige Journalist Justin McNair wittert die Story seines Lebens: Ist es etwa möglich, dass der berüchtigte Londoner Prostituiertenmörder Jack the Ripper nach vielen Jahren in Edinburgh aufgetaucht ist? Engagiert geht er seinem Verdacht nach, nicht ahnend, dass er damit nicht nur sich selbst in größte Gefahr bringt.

What links the murder of seventeen-year-old Helen Carstairs in 1954 to the murder, over thirty years earlier, of Private Rodney Purbright? The tragic story of two sisters, one pretty, one plain, is key to both murders. The Rowan sisters are bound together by a secret they must keep, and their reclusive behaviour plants suspicion in the minds of their neighbours, who regard them as ‘witches’. Dispensing herbal remedies and keeping a mangy black cat add to their air of mystery and seem to bear out the rumours.

When a mysterious middle-aged woman moves in next door to St Stephen’s vicarage, she is immediately taken under the wing of Nancy Harper, the Reverend Bernard Paltoquet’s redoubtable housekeeper. As the relationship between the two women develops, however, ‘Mrs Aitch’ begins to entertain suspicions that her new neighbour is not all she seems. Bernard and his friend Dr Robbie MacTavish also begin to think she has a dark secret.

The year is 1961. Barney Carmichael is about to take on his toughest case yet when a mysterious and glamorous woman walks into his office unannounced. Her request is simple: find her son. It is soon clear that the task is far from simple, however. In fact, the more Barney and brother Jim delve into the mystery, the more confusing it becomes.

What is the dreadful secret hiding behind the front door of an insignificant South London terraced house? Following a triple killing in 1896, a series of murders occur sporadically in the same house, culminating in the murder of the new occupant's girlfriend over a century later. But is there a connection or are they simply coincidences? Reverend Bernard Paltoquet, the vicar of the local parish, is determined to find out.

Towards the end of the Nineteenth Century, two young mothers meet violent ends in a large South London house. Reverend Bernard Paltoquet and Dr Robbie MacTavish, together with their friend, clairvoyant Dorothy Plunkett, are drawn into these tragic events, when young November Jones walks into Robbie’s surgery in the late autumn of 1962. What is the mystery surrounding her, and why is a restless spirit trying to communicate through her?

September 1888. Der 29-jährige Arthur Conan Doyle erhält von der Metropolitan Police das Angebot, sie einen Monat lang als "Berater“ bei der Jagd nach dem Serienmörder zu unterstützen, der bald unter dem Namen Jack the Ripper bekannt werden wird. Doyle akzeptiert unter der Bedingung, dass sein ehemaliger Dozent für Chirurgie, Professor Joseph Bell – Doyles Inspiration für Sherlock Holmes – mit ihm zusammenarbeitet.

It is 1904, and every day the coaches plying between Lynmouth and Minehead scramble theirway up and slither their way down the 1 in 4 gradient of Porlock Hill, the most feared hill in all of England. It takes six sturdy horses to drag a laden carriage to the top.

Deutschland nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg: Berlin ist in vier Besatzungszonen aufgeteilt, den amerikanischen, den britischen, den französischen und den sowjetischen Sektor. Im Spätherbst 1946 häufen sich in den verschiedenen Zonen allerlei Verbrechen: Ein Überfall auf ein Umsiedlerlager endet mit einem Todesfall, während eine Bande Kupferdrähte stiehlt und Stadtteile in Dunkelheit taucht. Ein Mord an einem Fabrikbesitzer und ein Überfall auf eine Tauschzentrale werfen weitere Rätsel auf.

When Lydia Wickham is struck down in the middle of the day, everyone turns to her husband, George Wickham, for answers, but he has nothing to tell them. He has no idea what happened to his wife. The task of investigating the matter falls to Kitty, Lydia’s sister, and Mr. Andrew Selkirk, a neighbor who is recuperating from an injury sustained while working as a member of the Bow Street Horse Patrol. Is George Wickham as innocent as he claims? Or did he hurt his wife and hope to get away with it?

Eigentlich hätte Philippe du Pléssis mit der Suche nach einer uralten Schatulle aus Familienbesitz schon genug zu tun. Aber als im Château de Cotignac ein Gemälde gestohlen wird und im Schlossgraben eine Leiche treibt, findet er sich plötzlich in einem Mordfall wieder. Die zuständige Kommissarin Charlotte Maigret macht aus ihrer Abneigung gegen den adeligen Lebemann keinen Hehl. Doch bald taucht ein zweiter Toter auf und die Polizistin und der Dandy müssen gemeinsam ermitteln.

Lady Darriby-Jones had hoped for a peaceful Mothering Sunday, a quiet return to her charming estate after the chaotic business of sorting out her daughter's trust fund in London. But serenity is swiftly derailed when she's met at Darriby Halt station by none other than DCI 'Rude' Manners—Britain's most bumbling detective—who promptly accuses her of murdering her own maid.

Paris, 1930. The Honourable Opal Laplume has just started working as a seamstress in the most glamorous cabaret in Paris. The stage is set for a spectacular opening night, but tragedy strikes when the star of the show, Valentine Beaumanoir falls from her hotel balcony. The police believe it’s an accident, but Opal isn’t convinced. Witnesses heard Valentine shout for help before she fell. But if she was pushed, how could the culprit have escaped when her room was locked from the inside? And who left a perfect white rose on her bedside table?

England, 1928. When Lord Edgington and his young apprentice Christopher are called to investigate a simple theft at a grand Elizabethan estate, they are soon embroiled in a mystery involving priceless antiques, ancient myths and unscrupulous academics. But when people at Parham House are killed off apparently at random, the detectives must tackle a puzzle that may be impossible to solve.

Ulfie will mit der Ufafamaschi nach Leipzig ins Jahr 1989 reisen. Doch er landet in Ost-Berlin. Ulfie wundert sich, als er die gut bewachte und unüberwindbare Mauer erblickt, die die ganze Stadt teilt. Gemeinsam mit den Journalisten Siggi Schefke und Aram Radomski reist Ulfie schließlich doch noch nach Leipzig. Sigi und Aram planen dort heimlich, die 70.000 Friedensdemonstranten zu filmen und das Material nach West-Berlin zu schmuggeln. Ganz schön gefährlich! Ulfie gerät in eine spannende Verfolgungsjagd mit der Stasi, lernt einiges über die Kraft des Gebets und erlebt ein anrührendes Happy End.

It’s a slow August morning in King’s Cove. Lane has a book to read and a lawn that needs mowing. At the Nelson Police Station her husband, Inspector Darling, and his team are tidying their desks during a rare lull. Then Lane receives a call with news that Darling’s brother Bob has gone missing from a mining camp in Mexico and the police station is visited by the frantic mother of a boy kidnapped from his bedroom.

TO MODIGE KVINDER. EN SKÆBNESVANGER MISSION. ET FORRÆDERI, DER ENDER FATALT. 25 år efter krigens afslutning er Noah Ainsworths stadig plaget af erindringer om sin tid som britisk agent i det krigshærgede Frankrig. Efter en hjerneoperation lider han af blackouts, og særligt et uafklaret spørgsmål hjemsøger ham: Hvem var den agent, der reddede hans liv på den sidste mission, hvor alt gik så grueligt galt? Noahs datter, Charlotte, er opsat på at finde svar, og hendes søgen leder hende frem til to kvinder, Chloe og Fleur.

Lady Vivienne Harlowe doesn't fear much, and delves into life's experiences head on. But for years she's been plagued by the unsolved murders of her parents and the strange disappearance of other family members. Now, in the face of a new tragedy, she vows to follow every twist and turn until she's solved the dark deeds at Mablethorpe Castle.

Since losing his knighthood, Crispin Guest has crafted a new reputation for himself. From the shadowy corners of London to the halls of the royal court he is known as the Tracker, an investigator for hire who can find anyone or anything. But when the Archbishop of Canterbury hires him to expose the culprit threatening the sacred relics of a holy martyr, Crispin finds himself a stranger in an unfamiliar land.