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Ben muss im Homeoffice arbeiten und lernt dadurch seine attraktive Nachbarin Smilla kennen.Als sie Zeugen eines Überfalls werden, gelangen sie an die Aufzeichnungen eines Historikers. Bevor sie sich versehen sind sie mittendrin: auf der Jagd nach einem geheimnisvollen Relikt. Der Schlüssel dazu steht in einem über 500 Jahre alten Buch, das sich in den Händen der Räuber befindet.

Dr. Watson wird auf dem Nachhauseweg Zeuge eines Überfalls auf einen kleinen Straßenjungen. Er hat Mitleid und hilft diesem. Als er aber dann in der Baker Street ankommt, muss er feststellen, dass ihm seine silberne Taschenuhr entwendet wurde. Ist er auf ein gemeines Komplott hereingefallen? Als Inspektor Lestrade den Meisterdetektiv ebenfalls wegen der ansteigenden Anzahl Straftaten, welche durch Kinderbanden ausgeführt werden, aufsucht, übernimmt Sherlock Holmes den Fall.

Mr. Trevor Bennet kontaktiert den Meisterdetektiv, um ihm von dem seltsamen Verhalten seines Schwiegervaters, des angesehenen Professor Presbury, zu berichten. Dieser wird immer exzentrischer, sein Verhalten immer weniger verständlich. So erwischt man ihn dabei, wie er auf Bäume klettert oder geduckt durch Gänge schleicht. Selbst der Hund des Hauses spürt, dass etwas nicht stimmt.

"Questo libro è come un pranzo di Natale preparato da un vero chef. E lo chef sono io!" Così Agatha Christie presenta la sua raccolta in sei gustosissime portate: dall'antipasto al dessert, cinque indagini dell'inossidabile Poirot, alle prese con rubini scomparsi, omicidi simulati o reali, inquietanti sogni premonitori, un cadavere ritrovato in una cassapanca, una coppia di sposi particolarmente litigiosa, un anziano signore dalle abitudini alimentari troppo prevedibili. E in più, come il cioccolatino dopo il caffè, un racconto con protagonista Miss Marple.

Colorful Christmas lights dapple the family homes in the idyllic lakeside town of Sweet Haven when Jennifer Dean, a young librarian at the local elementary school, is brutally murdered. There are witnesses and her boyfriend Travis Blake confesses to the crime...but something doesn't quite add up. Blake is a third generation Army Ranger, awarded the Silver Star for his heroism in Afghanistan - how could a beloved son of this tight-knit burgh commit such a grisly deed?

Police officer Sebastian Clifford never planned on becoming a private investigator. But when a scandal leads to the disbandment of his London based special squad, he finds himself out of a job. That is, until his cousin calls on him to investigate her husband’s high-profile death, and prove that it wasn’t a suicide. Clifford’s reluctant to get involved, but the more he digs, the more evidence he finds. With his ability to remember everything he's ever seen, he's the perfect person to untangle the layers of deceit.

Ellery Queen returned to Wrightsville to solve the mystery of a rich man - believed poor - who died of "old age," a poor man - believed rich - who committed suicide, and a scholarly drunk who disappeared. Shortly it occurred to Queen that the puzzle had a pattern. A twisted mind was committing murder according to an old nursery rhyme! Doctor, lawyer, merchant, chief…and to at least one person in town, the chief was Ellery Queen.

September 1909, and Lady Hardcastle and her maid, Florence, have been invited to Lord Riddlethorpe’s country estate for a week of motor racing and parties. They both agree that it sounds like a perfectly charming holiday. But when one of the drivers dies in a crash during the very first race, they discover that what seemed like an uncharacteristic error in judgement may have a more sinister explanation...

Tinker's Cove is abuzz with excitement when Norah, the queen of daytime TV, comes to town and selects Lucy and her pals to be featured in her "Women Who Make a Difference" episode. In recognition for their charitable work, the ladies and their husbands are awarded a dream vacation in Paris, complete with classes at Le Cooking School with renowned pastry chef Larry Bruneau. But their bon voyage is cut short when Lucy discovers the chef in a pool of blood on the second day of class.

It is the autumn of 1880, and Dr. John Watson has just returned from Afghanistan. Badly injured and desperate to forget a nightmarish expedition that left him doubting his sanity, Watson is close to destitution when he meets the extraordinary Sherlock Holmes, who is investigating a series of deaths in the Shadwell district of London. Several bodies have been found, the victims appearing to have starved to death over the course of several weeks, and yet they were reported alive and well mere days before.

Some days, being a private eye isn't all it's cracked up to be...Lucien Cross has finally gotten his business off the ground. Providing security assessments is one of the things he knows he can handle, but his ability to conduct investigations is still a little shaky. When he's hired to look into a candidate's extracurriculars, he jumps at the chance. This case could put his company on the map. It's a known fact opposition research is highly lucrative, and Lucien would love to dip his toes in the water.

Dos semanas en los bajos fondos de este mundo pagados desde las alturas, dan para mucho. Para vivirlas intensamente y para morir de quince maneras diferentes, a una por día. Incluso a un curtido, escéptico y viajado detective privado como Rafael Guerrero le será difícil asimilar las peripecias sufridas en ese trepidante y corto lapso de tiempo que inaugura en el vetusto dormitorio de una prostituta venezolana afincada en la isla italiana de Sicilia.

Los niños de mangle inicia la saga del personaje Efraín Sánchez (alias El Caimán), en la tradición del relato detectivesco urbano. El escenario es el Caribe Colombiano, desde la península desértica que se adentra en el Mar de las Antillas hasta el corredor del gran turismo que opera en las ciudades coloniales de Santa Marta y Cartagena, con cuartel central en la Barranquilla moderna y cosmopolita.

Collected here are intersecting tales not just about Rimes but about friends, antagonists, and passersby who move through his world. Included are his first case as a PI, two pieces written by Bobby Chance, the backstory of a trial that shaped a friendship, the whereabouts of the Spider after his departure from Buffalo, and a novelette (inspired by two historic murder cases) that puts Rimes in the presence of someone truly demonic.

Жители Зелёного леса в панике. Знаменитая Енотовидная река исчезла! Ниро Хрюльф срочно открывает сыскное бюро. В этом несвинском деле ему помогают кот-моряк Мяк и дикобраз Йорик.

Der berühmte Entfesselungskünstler Harry Houdini entgeht nur knapp einem Säureanschlag während eines Auftritts im Circus Busch in Berlin. Obwohl er einen begründeten Verdacht hat, wer hinter dem perfiden Mordversuch steckt, können die vermeintlichen Täter nicht dingfest gemacht werden. Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson weilen auch gerade in der Metropole und bieten ihre Hilfe an.

Read the best mystery and adventure short stories. Be it cozy, historical, detective or murder mystery stories; our collection includes them all: The Red-Headed League by Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Arthur Conan Doyle, The Arrow of Heaven by G. K. Chesterton, The Sign of the Broken Sword by G. K. Chesterton, The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe, The Master of Mystery by Jack London.

Были ли у нас свои Шерлоки Холмсы, настоящие сыщики-полицейские с большой буквы? Конечно же, были! И среди них первое место по праву принадлежит гению русского сыска Ивану Дмитриевичу Путилину (1830—1893). Вошедшие в легенду приключения Путилина — русского Шерлока Холмса — были описаны в книгах Романа Лукича Антропова, творившего под псевдонимом Роман Добрый. В них, так же как и в зарубежной шерлокиане, повествование ведется от лица друга Путилина — доктора, который помогает расследовать дела. На страницах сборника повестей Романа Доброго читатель сталкивается.

Er bewunderte seine Güte. Er hätte sie töten und in einem Müllcontainer entsorgen können wie das wertlose Stück Fleisch, das sie war. Aber er hatte sich anders entschieden. Seine Gnade ließ sie in dieser Aufführung die Hauptrolle spielen. Er erhob sie zum vergänglichen Star und gönnte ihr all diesen Ruhm. Diese da, ja, sie hatte es verdient, ihm noch einmal zu gefallen.

ПОРОХОВАЯ БОЧКА. В Англии после Реставрации неспокойно. Еще свежи воспоминания о кровавых днях гражданской войны. В это время Ричард, сын Оливера Кромвеля, некогда унаследовавший титул лорд-протектора — "защитника королевства", тайно возвращается в Англию из добровольной ссылки. Последствия могут быть катастрофическими... СЕКРЕТНОЕ ПОРУЧЕНИЕ. Королевский двор — рассадник порока, измены и бунта, и Джеймс Марвуд, клерк на правительственной службе, снова оказывается в самой гуще событий.