検索キーワード： ミステリー

Kiron has secretly gathered an army of dragon riders to seek refuge in the abandoned desert city they have named Sanctuary, where they join with other dragon riders to rid their world of both war and magical domination. But now it is time to build a new society in Aerie: an ancient city that seems to have been designed for dragon riders and their dragons. 

In The Final Count, the fourth in Sapper's Bulldog Drummond series, Hugh Drummond returns after the climax of The Third Round saw him embroiled in an electrifying boat chase with his long-term enemy and master of disguise, Carl Peterson. Now, Drummond must attempt to prove the innocence of an inventor of chemical warfare whose weapon mysteriously goes missing. Drummond is utterly resolute: only one man can be capable of such a sinister plot.

Bulldog's back! This time, there is a plot to foment a revolution in England, a plot that has left the Police baffled and the nation at the mercy of a master criminal. A disguised clergyman, a beautiful sidekick, an arcane poison, car chases and abductions all fail to see off Hugh Drummond and his gang of ex-Army friends. But when the plotters capture Drummond's wife, the game is up. Isn't it?

Three young truants from a church meeting on Sunday make their way to a seashore hideaway, where they observe a huge black man muttering incantations and performing weird rites. When the man discovers the children, he chases them with a knife. In defense, Davy Crawfurd flings a rock at him, and they narrowly escape. Years later, young David Crawfurd goes to South Africa to make his fortune and is caught in the very heart of a great native uprising. Under strange circumstances, he comes face-to-face with its leader, only to recognize the strange blazing eyes of the black man he had encountered as a child on the beach.

Bombay, New Year's Eve, 1949 As India celebrates the arrival of a momentous new decade, Inspector Persis Wadia stands vigil in the basement of Malabar House, home to the city's most unwanted unit of police officers. Six months after joining the force she remains India's first female police...

The fantasies of Dorothy and Toto accompanied by the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodsman, and the Cowardly Lion in the Land of Oz. This tale has been adapted into plays and radio and TV shows, and animated numerous times, but the actual story has a charm of its own.

A New York Times bestseller! From Edgar Award–winning novelist, playwright, and story-songwriter Rupert Holmes comes a diabolical thriller with a killer concept: The McMasters Conservatory for the Applied Arts, “a fantasy academy laid out like a combination of Hogwarts, Downton Abbey, and a...

Maurice Leblanc, a writer of detective fiction during the same period as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, created Arsene Lupin, a sort of French Robin Hood. An inventive genius, a master of disguise, and an accomplished actor, Lupin operates in the choice chateaux and salons. He scorns sham and with great disdain leaves his card in a baron's residence. The card reads, "Arsene Lupin, gentleman-burglar, will return when the furniture is genuine."

On a becalmed yawl in the Thames estuary, Marlow tells a tale of Africa. His job there is to find the enigmatic Kurtz, but his journey further and further upriver reveals the brutality of the white Imperialists who run the country. Established as one of the great English novels, and a story of mythic power, Heart of Darkness is rich in meaning – allusive, enthralling, and haunting.

King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1603 and 1606. READ BY PAUL SCHOFIELD AND CAST. King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1603 and 1606. It is considered one of his greatest works. King Lear descends...

When a Japanese-American is charged with the murder of a local fisherman, more than one man’s guilt is at stake. Soon to be a major film starring Ethan Hawke, directed by Scott Hicks (Shine). San Piedro Island in Puget Sound is a place so isolated that no one who lives there can afford to make...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva delivers another action-packed tale of high stakes international intrigue. Master novelist Daniel Silva has thrilled readers with twenty-six thoughtful and gripping spy novels featuring the 'much-loved Gabriel Allon”'(Booklist) and ingenious...

The most atmospheric mystery ever written, brought to life in a whole new way. Something is haunting the moors of Dartmoor. The Baskerville family has been cursed for generations by a phantom hound - a demon dog that emerges from the fog to hunt them down one by one. When the latest heir to...

Some killers hide in plain sight. Others hide in ritual. Detective Inspector Terry Stratton starts his day racing a Tasmanian triathlon, trying to outrun personal demons and professional rivals in roughly equal measure. By mid-morning he’s standing over a body staged with chilling precision in one of Hobart’s quietest parklands. Recently demoted and handed the re-formed Homicide and Unsolved Violent Crime Unit—a home for misfits and careers in decline—Stratton sees what others miss. The murder isn’t random. It’s deliberate. Symbolic. And unfinished.

Eine schockierte Zeugin beobachtet am Ufer des Jümmesees einen kaltblütigen Mord. Schnell stellt sich heraus, dass das Opfer – ein mittelloser Schriftsteller – entfernt mit Viviens Vorgesetzter verwandt ist. Doch bevor die Ermittlungen richtig beginnen können, erleidet diese einen Zusammenbruch und muss in die Klinik eingeliefert werden. Vivien Stein und ihr Partner Tamme Martens geraten bald in ein Geflecht aus düsteren Texten, verschlüsselten Notizen und vergangenen Tragödien, während sie um das Leben ihrer Chefin bangen.

Don’t miss the latest instalment of the cosy crime thriller series, Val & Arbie Mysteries, from best-selling author Faith Martin. Pre-order now! Oxford University, 1927. Arbuthnot ‘Arbie’ Swift thought he was returning to St Dustan's College for High Table gossip, sherry-soaked reunions...

In Paris, murder is a dish best served with chocolate eclairs. 'A delectably fun murder mystery set against the sumptuous backdrop of Paris' Nita Prose, no.1 New York Times bestselling author of The Maid series Starting over in Paris was supposed to be the opportunity of a lifetime for American...

Un crimen ritual y un huracán que se avecina. A punto de colgar la placa, Lope Laguna debe resolver el caso más brutal de su carrera. En el corazón del Caribe, entre orishas y asesinos, un solo hombre se interpone entre el caos y la redención. A punto de retirarse como teniente de la...

London Olympics 2012. The world is watching as the greatest show on earth takes to the stage. Billions of eyes on London. Nations united in celebration. It should be a moment of celebration. But for one shadowy organisation, it's the perfect target. William Warwick and his elite Scotland Yard...

The cold of Siberia meets the chill of betrayal. In a world where loyalty is fleeting and alliances are temporary, John Milton is on a mission that will bring him face-to-face with enemies old and new. When his friend, Alex Hicks, finds himself pursued by mysterious adversaries, the two men are...