Novedades

In these bonus stories, you can get more of the Chartwell and Crouch team's exploits and sleuthing, as an exclusive addition to the main books.

Journey into a realm of darkness and suspense with this captivating anthology of seven short stories, where tales of love, loss, and betrayal intertwine with the haunting allure of Thai folklore and the stark realities of English life. Story One: Love's Twisted Embrace In the heart of Thailand's north, a tale of love and deception unfolds as an English man, seeking solace in the vibrant town, gifts his Thai partner a bar. As the bar thrives and his partner flourishes, our protagonist embarks on an unexpected encounter with a captivating beauty. But beneath her alluring façade lies a secret...

Detective Toby, our favorite feline sleuth, is upset at who and what he sees moving in next door, where his friend, Emma, used to live. A kid is bad enough - but a dog, too! However, Toby soon learns that something tragic seems to have happened in the lives of the new neighbours. And then, when the little girl, Alora, is kidnapped, Toby is back on the job. This time he employs the assistance of the dog, as well, to find Alora and save her from an awful fate. "Saving Alora" will not disappoint - another great cozy mystery in the "Detective Toby Series."

Murder, magic, and mayhem—with a side of cake and a hooting owl. Welcome to Whittlecombe, a village so quaint even the ghosts can’t bear to leave. At the heart of it sits the Wonky Inn—a crumbling, magical haven inherited by one Alfhild Daemonne, a witch with spectacularly unpredictable powers and an owl familiar named Mr Hoo who thinks he knows best (and often does). In The Wonkiest Witch, Alf’s plans to quietly settle in are rudely interrupted by a corpse on the patio, a nosey village full of secrets and a sudden need to remember how magic actually works. Spoiler: it doesn’t go well.

John McVittie, a scientist tired of human beings, decides to retire in an isolated cottage on the shores of Scotland so he can work in his laboratory room quietly. During a strong stormy night, a boat named "Archangel" is shipwrecked near his house. Reluctant at first, he consents to see if he can be of any help. He saves the, apparently, only living survivor from the shipwreck...

Numbers never lie, but people sure do—as security analyst Grace Jordan discovers when her perfectly ordered world suddenly adds up to foul play. Content to hole up in her cubicle at S9 Security Systems crunching numbers, Grace has mastered the art of an invisible existence that runs like clockwork. But when the psychologist's office across the courtyard is abuzz following pompous Dr. Ross Kinkaid's release of the soon-to-be bestseller, Mind Games, and someone mysteriously disappears, Grace watches her predictable world go out the window as her analytical mind locks on to a puzzle that ...

For reasons that are unclear, Nicholas Craigie, Captain of the Pole-Star, decides to anchor in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, contrary to the opinion of his crew. Indeed, the boat could be trapped in the ice at any moment, resulting in a sudden death for everyone. One morning Mr. Manson, the second mate, reports he saw a ghost at night. His story is not taken seriously, and is put down to idleness.

Toni L.P. Kelner has been writing thoughtful mysteries for over thirty years. She won an Agatha Award for her short story "Sleeping With the Plush" and her story "Baby Trap" was selected for inclusion in Best American Mystery and Suspense 2024, edited by S.A. Cosby and Steph Cha. Kelner's short fiction has also been nominated for the Anthony, the Macavity, and the Derringer.

Protagonista il vicequestore Rocco Schiavone, un personaggio fuori dagli schemi: scontroso, irritabile, trasgressivo al limite del lecito, ma con un senso della giustizia tutto suo. Una rilettura della tradizione del giallo all'italiana, capace di coniugare lo sguardo dolente del neorealismo e la risata sfrontata di una commedia di avanspettacolo.

El amor siempre nos lleva a hacer cosas que de común nunca haríamos; y a veces ese mismo amor se manifiesta bajo circunstancias que no son normales. Las historias aquí contadas hablan del amor cuando este sucede en ámbitos que se asemejan a los que conocemos pero distan de ser reales, y donde los protagonistas no son juguetes del destino sino del amor que sienten, pues este es quien los domina y al final decide su suerte.

Embarca en un escalofriante viaje a través de continentes y culturas, donde la línea entre la realidad y lo sobrenatural se difumina. Esta colección de historias de terror, leyendas y cuentos de miedo te invita a recorrer lo espeluznante, lo desconcertante y lo absolutamente aterrador. Desde las colinas embrujadas de los Apalaches hasta los oscuros bosques de Japón, desde las antiguas calles de México hasta los páramos envueltos en niebla de Gran Bretaña, estos relatos te llaman a explorar los horrores únicos que se han tejido en el tejido de diversas culturas. Encuentra criaturas ...

“Welcome to Sin City.” Block 16 in old downtown Las Vegas holds the distinction of being the original Sin City. Games of chance, free-flowing alcohol, and lurid back rooms flourished on Block 16 in 1906. Fast forward, Las Vegas welcomes more than forty million visitors a year. Why? Games of chance, free-flowing alcohol, and lurid back rooms. In this book of short stories celebrating place, what better place to celebrate than Sin City? Whether thestory is a futuristic saga of deep space war, or features a dusty little town called Pahrump, Deadly Places is all about what happens in and ...

Joseph Habakuk Jephson, a soldier who was hurt in the Battle of Antietam during the American Civil War, is in convalescence. One day, an old Black maid offers him a Black oval-shaped stone which belonged to her ancestors. At the end of the war, Jephson gets married and establishes himself as a doctor in Brooklyn. Conan Doyle has been inspired by the real case of the ship Mary Celeste which was found drifting in the Atlantic off Portugal, under full sail but apparently abandoned.

Robert Armitage tells how his friend John Barrington Cowles died in strange circumstances. In the spring of 1879, the two students visited an exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh. This is where Cowles met a beautiful lady named Kate Northcott, and they instantly fell in love with each other.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It was first published on 14 October 1892; the individual stories had been serialised in The Strand Magazine between July 1891 and June 1892. The stories are not in chronological order, and the only characters common to all twelve are Holmes and Dr. Watson. The stories are related in first-person narrative from Watson's point of view. In general the stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes identify, and try to correct, social injustices.