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The Greatest Female Crime Writers of All Time is a collection of 17 classic detective novels and stories, read by three award-winning narrators. Included here are stories by some of the greatest female crime writers of the 20th century: Agatha Christie; Dorothy L. Sayers; and Josephine Tey.

This follow-up volume to the bestselling Ghosts from the Library resurrects forgotten tales of the supernatural by some of the most accomplished mystery authors of all time. Close the windows. Draw the curtains. Just don’t let the lights go out…

Sherlock Holmes, Lord Peter Wimsey, & Detective Alan Grant: The Complete Collection is a wide-ranging collection of 20 classic detective novels and stories from three of the greatest crime writers of the 20th century and their most iconic characters.

When a mysterious body is discovered in a bathtub, wearing only a pair of spectacles, the case seems destined to remain unsolved. But Lord Peter Wimsey, a sophisticated amateur detective, takes on the challenge, unraveling clues and exposing hidden motives in a story filled with suspense and clever twists.

1950s, rural Ireland. A loner comes across a mysteriously empty car in a field. Knowing he shouldn’t approach but unable to hold back, he soon finds himself embroiled in a troubling missing person case, as a husband claims his wife may have thrown herself into the sea. Called in from Dublin to investigate is Detective Inspector Strafford, who soon turns to his old ally—the flawed but brilliant pathologist Quirke—a man he is linked to in increasingly complicated ways. But as the case unfolds, events from the past resurface that may have life-altering ramifications for all involved.

The Lord Peter Wimsey and Detective Alan Grant Collection is a collection of 11 detective novels and stories from Dorothy L. Sayers and Josephine Tey, read by award-winning narrators Karen Cass and Jonathan Keeble.

Step into the heart of mystery with The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie, an audiobook that brings one of Hercule Poirot's most challenging cases to life. When the wealthy Roger Ackroyd is found murdered in his study, it’s up to the brilliant detective Hercule Poirot to unravel the mystery. Set in a small English village, this gripping tale of deception, secrets, and betrayal features some of Christie’s most memorable twists and turns.

Sherlock Holmes and his faithful friend, Dr John Watson, have been hired by actor George Reynolds. George wants them to find out why the audience who comes to see him perform every night are the same people, only wearing disguises. Is something sinister going on and, if so, what? Meanwhile, Holmes’ archenemy, Professor James Moriarty, is having problems of his own. Implicated in the murder of a gang leader, Moriarty and his second, Moran, must go on the run from the police in order to find out who is behind the set-up.

Der neue Provinzkrimi von BILD-Bestseller- und #1-Kindle-Humor-Autor Friedrich Kalpenstein. "Und wenn du noch so schnell läufst, die Vergangenheit holt dich immer wieder ein!". An einem Morgen wird Katja Brendel, Mitarbeiterin einer Sicherheitsfirma, kurz vor Brunngries tot aufgefunden. Erste Untersuchungen vor Ort lassen keine Zweifel zu, dass die Frau gestorben ist, nachdem sie von einem Auto überfahren wurde. Die Fährte führt geradewegs zu Kommissar Tischler, an dessen Jaguar Spuren sichergestellt werden. Der Hauptkommissar wird schnell zum Hauptverdächtigen. Was hat Tischler mit dem Fall zu tun?

Sherlock Holmes declared, “No ghosts need apply.” But ghosts did apply. So did supernatural banshees, apocalyptic pale horses, vampires both as human and as bats, and headless horsemen. One hundred years after he was defeated at Trafalgar, Napoleon returned to avenge his loss on the descendants of Lord Nelson. This special collection celebrates the encounters of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson with creepy elements of the supernatural as they are recorded in the best-selling series of new Sherlock Holmes stories – the New Sherlock Holmes Mysteries by Craig Stephen Copland. Included ...

In Maigrets 7. Fall wird die Leiche eines Diamantenhändlers auf Carl Andersens Grundstück gefunden, an einer Kreuzung nahe Paris. Stundenlang verhört ihn Maigret. Vergebens. Ist der Mann unschuldig oder bloß ein guter Lügner? Maigret begibt sich an den Ort des Geschehens und steht vor lauter Rätseln.

Inspector MacDonald of Scotland Yard arrives to 221B Baker Street with a case: a Mr. John Douglas has been found murdered at a remote English manor. As Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate, they uncover strange clues pointing to a shadowy secret society and a dark history that stretches across the Atlantic—all the way to a mining town in America. As the case deepens, so does the danger, testing the limits of both their wit and mettle.

Meet Trench, Old Tom and Sally-Anne in the 6 mysteries of the original fun, cosy mystery series. This exclusive Collector's Edition includes, for the first time, all 7 accompanying Sideways Glances.

The Yellow Face, one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the third tale from The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in Strand Magazine in 1893 with original illustrations by Sidney Paget. Sherlock Holmes, suffering from boredom due to a want of cases, returns home from a walk with Dr. Watson early in spring to find he has missed a visitor but that the caller has left his pipe behind.

"Attraverso le dita, il suo sguardo intercettò la cartina del Québec aperta sul tavolo. Era inutile farsi il sangue cattivo. Di lì a otto giorni sarebbe morto, e Adamsberg con lui". Una donna uccisa con tre ferite di arma da taglio, una catena di omicidi tutti uguali che affiora dal passato. Sul cammino di Adamsberg, il misterioso Tridente. Il commissario sa chi è l'assassino, ma anche il Tridente conosce Adamsberg. E torna, come il suo peggiore fantasma, per metterlo davanti all'unico nemico di cui avere paura: se stesso.

In un tiepido pomeriggio di giugno del 1969, Wallander viene svegliato di soprassalto da un forte rumore che si insinua nei suoi sogni. Uno sparo. Non gli ci vorrà molto per scoprire il corpo senza vita del suo vicino: una macchia di sangue intorno al cuore, un revolver accanto alla mano. Agente poco più che ventenne, ambizioso e ancora innamorato di Mona, Wallander si trova così a collaborare con la squadra investigativa di cui da sempre sogna di far parte, una scelta che porta ad amari scontri con il padre.

The Adventure of the Cardboard Box is one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is the second of the twelve Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes in most British editions of the canon, and the second of the eight stories from His Last Bow in most American versions. The story was first published in The Strand Magazine in 1893. Miss Susan Cushing of Croydon receives a parcel in the post that contains two severed human ears packed in coarse salt. Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard suspects a prank by three medical students whom Miss Cushing was forced to evict because of their unruly behaviour.

In the winter of 1940, the Home Guard unearth a skeleton on the moor above the busy town of Hatterworth. Twenty-three years earlier, the body of a young textile worker was found in the same spot, and the prime suspect was never found but the second body is now identified as his. Soon it becomes clear that the true murderer is still at large. . .

Peluquerías, postizos, tinturas, cortes y extensiones, quirófanos, clínicas, lipos, liftings, flotadores, operaciones estéticas, residuos patógenos. Los ámbitos en que transcurre y el vocabulario que ilumina esta siniestra historia protagonizada por Ruth Epelbaum –la detective creada por Krimer en Sangre kosher– nos anticipan que en esta novela, como siempre, las mujeres se hacen cargo, padecen, disfrutan, ponen el cuerpo. Y lo pone sobre todo la entrañable Ruth.

Das Musgrave-Ritual (The Musgrave Ritual) erschien erstmals im Mai 1893 im Strand Magazine und wurde ein Jahr später mit 10 anderen Fällen in Die Memoiren des Sherlock Holmes veröffentlicht. Holmes erzählt Watson von einem seiner ersten Aufträge, die er in London als beratender Detektiv annahm: Reginald Musgrave, ein Bekannter aus Sherlocks College-Zeiten, bat ihn damals um Hilfe, da auf seinem Landsitz zwei Menschen spurlos verschwanden.