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When DCI Freya Bloom and DI Ben Savage are called to an abandoned farmhouse in Billinghay, Lincolnshire, they expect the worst. The caller to emergency services had reported finding a man’s body. Yet, except for an old tent and a few personal possessions, the old house is empty. The investigation comes to a grinding halt before it’s even begun. With no body, there is no crime, and Freya’s efforts to quietly pursue the incident stall when another call comes in.

In the quiet corners of England, where mist clings to the hills and ancient stones hold whispered secrets, the past refuses to stay buried. It lingers in the rustle of the trees, in the cracked pages of forgotten books, and in the dark eyes of those who remember what others choose to forget. Detective Mara Quinn knows this better than most. A woman shaped by tragedy and driven by an unrelenting quest for truth, Mara walks the line between reason and myth, fact and folklore. Her latest case plunges her deep into the tangled legacy of witch hunts and secret societies, where the sins of ...

Paris, 1928: Agatha Christie and fellow writer Dorothy L Sayers board the Orient Express, bound for Constantinople. Christie in particular is looking forward to a break from recent dispiriting events in both her work and private life – the finalisation of her divorce from her philanderous husband Archie, and the miserly reception of her latest book.

Lord Mounteagle verwahrt in seinem Privatmuseum zahlreiche asiatische Talismane und Glücksbringer. Als der Exzentriker das rote Juwel seinen Besuchern zeigt, ist die Gelegenheit zum Diebstahl günstig. Und prompt ist der Stein verschwunden. Genommen von einem zwielichtigen Wahrsager, dem "Meister vom Berge".

Sherlock Holmes-Far And Wide is a compilation of Gretchen Altabef's somewhat broader short stories and one play, originally published separately in anthologies and now collected in this volume. "Sir Arthur & The Time Machine" grew out of the crucible Arthur Conan Doyle faced during his decision to write "The Adventure of the Final Problem". When the Belanger Brothers called for stories for their anthology, Sherlock Holmes Further Adventures in the Realms of H.G. Wells, Ms Altabef was inspired to write her first Sci-Fi story. It received Fiction Honours from the ACD Society.

Una niebla espesa cubre Londres... y un misterio antiguo está por resurgir. En su apartamento de 221B Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes se encuentra sumido en una profunda melancolía, atrapado en la rutina y la niebla de la ciudad. Todo cambia cuando una joven enigmática, Mary Morstan, llama a su puerta con un caso que desafía toda lógica: su padre desapareció hace diez años… y desde hace cuatro, recibe cada año una perla perfecta de un remitente desconocido.

#followthetrail Tower Bridge, London It is two in the morning, and a young student is seen diving off the bridge into the dark, icy waters below. When his body is recovered from the river, it is found to contain high levels of the drug Ecstasy. The dead student shared a house with the niece of investigative reporter Jack Richardson, who decides to retrace the student's last few days to establish the true story behind his death. However, as Jack follows this trail, he encounters dark forces, and a perilous outcome for both himself and his niece...

En esta obra, la policía francesa está desconcertada tras una serie de audaces robos en los que Lupin actúa con una misteriosa cómplice rubia. Incapaces de resolver el caso, acuden al legendario detective británico: Herlock Sholmes, el ingenioso alter ego de Sherlock Holmes, rebautizado por Maurice Leblanc tras un famoso desacuerdo con Arthur Conan Doyle.

Roger Ackroyd already knows more than is good for him about the woman he’s in love with, who has tragically taken her own life. Then a letter arrives. As he is reading it, Roger Ackroyd is murdered.

Step into the fog-shrouded streets of 1930s London, where shadows linger in every alley and danger is never far behind. Meet Dixon Hawke, the legendary British detective whose razor-sharp intellect and unwavering sense of justice have made him a scourge to criminals and a hero to the innocent. At his side is the spirited young Tommy Burke, whose quick wit and boundless courage make him the perfect companion in the relentless pursuit of truth. Within the pages of this captivating whodunit eBook, you’ll find 19 thrilling short stories, each brimming with intrigue, suspense, and the ...

Detective Joe Stone is battling personal issues alongside a promotion which he feels unready to fulfil. When a psychopath escapes from Broadmoor and starts abducting the team under his command he is under increasing pressure. Can Joe hold his nerve as events lead to a tragic finale?

I Surray e i loro cinque figli sono famosi scrittori. Dopo una serata con editori e artisti nella loro casa di campagna dell'Oxfordshire, Ruth, la figlia di mezzo, viene trovata morta nella sua camera, apparentemente suicida. Ma una lettera postuma della stessa defunta recapitata al fratello Richard scombina le carte...

Holidaying in a country inn, wealthy Jephthah Mottram dies, poisoned by gas. But Mr Mottram was insured with the massive Indescribable Insurance Company, under its famously extravagant Euthanasia policy: with half a million pounds payable on death... except in the case of death by suicide. The Indescribable's somewhat desultory private detective, Miles Bredon, along with his wife Angela, is sent to investigate. Was Mottram's death suicide, or something more sinister?

Auf den Stufen der Pfarrkirche wird die geschändete Leiche einer unbekannten Frau gefunden. Als Tobias Stetten zufällig auf neue Hinweise stößt und ihm niemand glaubt, beginnt der Familienvater auf eigene Faust mit Nachforschungen und kommt so der grausamen Wahrheit langsam auf die Spur. Doch mit jeder Entdeckung wächst gleichzeitig die Gefahr für ihn und seine gesamte Familie, denn der ruchlose Mörder versucht mit allen Mitteln seine Identität zu verschleiern.

Eine zwielichtige Gruppe ermordet amerikanische Diplomaten. Aber wer sind diese Leute und worauf haben sie es abgesehen? Nathan Grant ist wieder gefragt. Diesmal jagt er eine Gruppe internationaler Attentäter, die versuchen, einige der ranghöchsten Diplomaten Amerikas auszuschalten. Nachdem er sich mit seinen Vorgesetzten beim CIA überworfen hat, muss Nathan dieses Rätsel auf eigene Faust lösen. Dabei deckt er eine weltweite Verschwörung auf, an der korrupte Politiker, berüchtigte Drogenkartelle und skrupellose Waffenschmuggler beteiligt sind.

Wenn ein vollkommen normaler Mensch plötzlich beginnt, vor Angst zu zittern, und überall in seinem Haus Skorpione sieht, kann etwas nicht mit rechten Dingen zugehen. Dies ist jedenfalls die Meinung von Hutchinson Hatch, und so gelingt es ihm, Professor van Dusen davon zu überzeugen, sich dieses seltsamen Falls anzunehmen. Ein mysteriöses Erbe, ein verschwundenes Vermögen, eine Diebesbande und ein unheimliches Haus in den Sümpfen von Louisiana tragen nicht gerade dazu bei, die Ermittlungen zu erleichtern. Wird es Professor van Dusen gelingen, den Skorpion-Mörder zu stellen?

His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of previously published Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, including the titular short story, His Last Bow. The War Service of Sherlock Holmes (1917). The collection's first US edition adjusts the anthology's subtitle to Some Later Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes. All editions contain a brief preface, by "John H. Watson, M.D.", that assures readers that as of the date of publication (1917), Holmes is long retired from his profession of detective but is still alive and well, albeit suffering from a touch of rheumatism.