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Invierno de 1537, Inglaterra. En una época de revolución que experimenta los mayores cambios desde 1066, Enrique VIII se ha proclamado Jefe Supremo de la Iglesia. El país se despierta con nuevas leyes salvajes, juicios amañados y la mayor red de informadores jamás vista. Bajo las órdenes de Thomas Cromwell, la peligrosa y todopoderosa mano derecha del rey, un equipo de comisionados es enviado por todo el país para investigar los monasterios. Una investigación que sólo puede arrojar un resultado: la disolución.

London, 1941: Miss Jane Treen is at her desk, strong black coffee in hand and fluffy ginger cat by her side, when her top-secret government work is interrupted by an urgent call to Devon. A woman has been found dead in a lake in a place where she shouldn’t have been. Jane needs to gather the clues and find the killer before someone else from the agency gets hurt… Shy and handsome code-breaker Arthur Cilento is bewildered by the arrival of the efficient Miss Treen and her cat Marmaduke.

In this exclusive collection, listeners will embark on five thrilling adventures that Holmes never allowed to be published. From the perplexing affair at the Ingraham Institute to the mysterious case of Harun al Rashid’s manuscript, the master detective’s abilities are challenged as never before. Experience Holmes and Watson at their most vulnerable, where brilliance meets adversity and even the keenest minds can be led astray. These stories cast new light on the legendary duo, revealing a more human side of the world’s greatest detective.

London in den 30er JahrenEigentlich will Ariadne Arlington nur in Ruhe ihren neuen Roman beenden, als ein Wasserrohrbruch sie zwingt, zusammen mit ihrer Freundin Chun, die aus Hongkong zu Besuch ist, ins luxuriöse Kensington Hotel zu ziehen.

Die ersten beiden historischen Schwarzwaldkrimis um Kräutersammlerin Johanna in einem Sammelband. Die Kräutersammlerin: 1343: Heilerin und Kräutersammlerin Johanna entdeckt im Wald ein totes Mädchen, offenbar ein Opfer von Wölfen. Doch einige der Verletzungen passen nicht zum Biss eines Raubtiers. Johanna beschließt, der Sache auf den Grund zu gehen, und findet in dem jungen Flößer Lukas einen Verbündeten. Haben die Leprosen, die zurückgezogen im Wald leben, etwas damit zu tun? Oder der geheimnisvolle Einsiedler?

Nel XIV secolo, in uno scenario che vede lo scontro fra Occidente cristiano e Oriente musulmano, Hito Humarawa, un ex samurai macchiato dal disonore e troppo amante della vita per darsi la morte, si ritrova al fianco di un mercante veneziano e gli viene affidato il compito di combattere un giovane eroe con un passato da nobile cristiano. Oggi l'anziano ammiraglio Grandi ha rinvenuto nel corso di un'immersione alcuni reperti che l'hanno indotto a pensare che proprio in quel punto fosse naufragata la nave d'oro di un imperatore romano.

Inghilterra, 1881. "Turnglass House ha sempre avuto qualcosa di corrotto e maligno." Questo è tutto ciò che il giovane medico Simeon Lee sa quando arriva a casa dello zio, il parroco Hawes, per curarlo. Una sola finestra illuminata, un orizzonte sospeso sul vuoto, una palude fangosa pronta a inghiottire i pochi che osano avventurarsi. Lo zio è convinto di essere stato avvelenato e i suoi sospetti ricadono su Florence, la cognata. Immobile, con addosso un abito di seta verde e un sorriso beffardo, Florence li fissa dalla cella di vetro in cui si trova segregata da quando, in un raptus di gelosia, ha ucciso il marito.

California, 1939 Quella dello squattrinato Ken Kourian è una vita divisa tra provini cinematografici e lavoro in un giornale, finché incontra Oliver Tooke. Affascinante, mondano e insieme riservato, Oliver è un celebre scrittore figlio del governatore della California. Da qualche tempo appare incupito, e la pubblicazione del suo nuovo romanzo sembra angosciarlo. Una sera, arrivato a casa sua, Ken fa una scoperta sconcertante: lo trova riverso sulla scrivania, il collo lacerato da un proiettile, la pistola nella mano.

For Inspector Sebastian Bell and nurse Gemma Tate, a night at the theater becomes a deadly spectacle when the two lead actors are found dead on the stage, murdered before a stunned audience. Drawn into a shadowy backstage world, they encounter a cast of suspects, each with desperate secrets to hide…Sebastian is determined to get justice, and to keep Gemma safe from the dangerous killer circling the cobbled streets of Covent Garden. But she is already too deeply involved, and, in a world where everyone wears a mask, could she have trusted the wrong person…?

Private Investigator Evander “Andy” Mills’ next case takes him out of his comfort zone in San Francisco—and much to his dismay, back home to Los Angeles. After a secretive queer rights organization called the Mattachine Society enlists Andy to find some missing members, he must dodge not only motorcycle gangs and mysterious forces, but his own mother, too. Avoiding her proves to be a challenge when the case leads Andy to the psychological clinic she works at. Worlds collide, buried secrets are dug up, and Andy realizes he's going to have to make some hard choices.

Summer 1904. Katharine and her best friend, Margaret Goodwin Meacham, are thrilled to attend the St. Louis Exposition for the centennial celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Not only is it a grand event, it's also the first time the young women have traveled together alone, and they are giddy with excitement—despite warnings from Katharine's family friend, poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, to be careful. Undaunted, the girls have a lovely time—until the exposition turns from a girls' trip to a misadventure when they stumble upon a woman in distress.

The Investigative Countess, Rapier Sharp Logic paired with Great Insight and Boldness. A Private Inquiry Agent. When the dowager countess receives her first assignment as a private inquiry agent from Tuchinsky, an East End gangster, she immediately throws herself into the case with gusto. Meanwhile, Lord Langley hires Tabitha and Wolf for an assignment that takes them deep into London's Jewish neighbourhood. Is there a connection between the two investigations? More importantly, can the two investigative teams work together?

Five years before the story begins, a man convicted of murdering a powerful, corrupt financier escaped and disappeared. Now, five years later, another financier, an honest one, is murdered in Seattle. The famous lawyer, who is his executor, is attacked on the train stuck in the snow in the wilds of Montana. Who can be the attacker?

Private investigators Timothy Badger and Benjamin Watson take on another unusual and baffling case in Victorian London when a mummy unwrapping party takes a chilling turn.

Un reporter de guerre est retrouvé mort en Indochine française. Sa jeune remplaçante enquête et se retrouve entrainée dans des histoires d'espion, d'aventuriers et de tueurs à gage. ​Un roman d'espionnage historique de haut vol par un talent du polar français, et porté par la lecture captivante de Marie du Bled. En Indochine française : une reporter de guerre sur les traces d'espions et de tueurs à gage. Septembre 1953, New York. La rédaction de Life magazine est en deuil.

Ever wondered what ancient secrets lie buried beneath the sands of Egypt? Let me tell you about Sekhet, a curious and determined girl from a humble village whose life takes an extraordinary turn. She stumbles upon a mysterious amulet—heavy, pulsing with an otherworldly energy, and etched with cryptic hieroglyphs. It's like it has a life of its own, hinting at forgotten powers and secrets lost to time. Intrigued by this enigmatic artifact, Sekhet seeks out Neferu, a girl from a distant and mysterious family who've just moved into the grand, crumbling estate on the outskirts of the village.

MIŁOŚĆ, MEDYCYNA I TAJEMNICZY MANUSKRYPT W CZASACH WOJENNEJ APOKALIPSY... Podczas listopadowej nocy 1938 roku w Breslau dochodzi do pogromu Żydów. Lekarka, Iris Selinger, niepokoi się, ponieważ jej brat Joachim nie powrócił tego dnia do domu. Zaginiony miał przed bliskimi sekrety, a jego przeszłość owiana jest tajemnicą. Zdarzało mu się mówić przez sen o obrazie ukazującym boginię Lofn w perłach i ukrytych klejnotach...

London, 1924. Westminster is in an uproar when a promising young clerk is found dead at his desk, killed by a powerful poison sent by post. Worse yet, the letter was addressed to his boss—the Leader of the House of Lords. Dora and Rex, with the help of Clark and Prudence, must determine who sent the killer's letter and why. Between political parties jostling for power and enemies plotting overseas, there is no shortage of suspects. Can the bright young foursome find the killer before he strikes again?

Swordsman Richard Hughes has arrived on the banks of the Grand Canal looking for a simpler life, only to be plunged—alongside Phillip de Chambray, a remarkable woman unable to show her true self—into the thick of the murkiest, most dangerous European politics, at a moment when someone is trying to destroy the opera, and Venice itself.

Two years after the horrible crimes of the serial killer "The Dolocher", bodies begin to amass in the dark alleyways of Dublin once more. When a letter arrives from the killer with a shocking claim, James knows he must act fast to put a stop to an all new stream of murders. He seeks out his diabolical associate, the Hellfire Clubman Mr. Edwards, in the hope that his satanic mind can bring some clarity to the murders.