Crime Anthology

"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.

Dead Even features 15 stories highlighting major and minor characters from the River City series, including series favorite Katie MacLeod, Detectives Finch and Elias, hard-luck Officer Paul Hiero, and transplanted gangster Dominic Bracco.

Explore the tangled lives of these men and women in 14 short tales set in River City!

From some of the hottest names in crime fiction today come original stories written expressly for this collection. These four taut tales, loaded with tension and charged with uncertainty, bring each victim - the unsuspecting, the hunted, the fearful - into the deadly sights of a hired killer's gun.

Just when the residents of Crest Hill are getting past a shocking unsolved murder in the nearby groves, their greatest unspoken fear materializes a string of serial killings amongst their own citizens. There is now no mistaking the fact that one member of their small population is not what they seem to be. Detective Anita Heath finds herself perplexed at the crime scenes when the bodies begin turning up. Something about these murders just doesn’t profile right. As her suspicions are soon bent in unusual directions, she discovers she has attracted the attention of the culprit.

There is no better hiding place for clues - or red herrings - than inside the pages of a book. With Martin Edwards as librarian and guide, delve into an irresistible stack of tales perfect for every book lover and armchair sleuth, featuring much-loved Golden Age detectives such as Nigel Strangeways, Philip Trent and Detective Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn. But listeners should be warned that the most riveting tales often conceal the deadliest of secrets.

The social worker and the cop, an unlikely couple drawn together on a small, secluded Pacific Northwest island where nothing is as it seems. Protecting the innocent comes at a cost, and what seems to be a sleepy, quiet town is anything but. Includes The Trap, Above the Law, and The Stranger at the Door.

Das Hörbuch mit allen sechs Geschichten aus "Broken" – gesprochen von Dietmar Wunder, der deutschen Stimme von James-Bond-Darsteller Daniel Craig! Sechs packende Geschichten voller Verbrechen und Korruption, Schuld und Gerechtigkeit, Verlust und Verrat, Rache und Vergebung von Bestsellerautor Don Winslow. In Broken schickt er einige seiner beliebtesten Charaktere wie Ben, Chon und O aus "Zeit des Zorns" in eine Welt voller Schwerverbrecher und Kleinkrimineller, besessener Polizisten, denen Job und Leben zusetzen, Privatdetektive, Kopfgeldjäger und Flüchtiger.

A mysterious hanging in Helena takes Nick on a historical journey. A cowboy game in Bismarck turned deadly. Family gone wrong led to parricide in Pierre. The carnage of an unsolved mystery in Cheyenne leads to a shocking solution. He witnessed defenestration in Denver, and his photos held a critical clue.

L'immaginazione e la memoria storica di Pino Cacucci sono affollate di ribelli. Non sono necessariamente eroi a tutto tondo. Non hanno necessariamente il rigore ideologico di una dottrina o il vigore di una fede politica. Non sono necessariamente entrati nella fama che si trasforma in leggenda. Hanno però una caratteristica comune: incarnano in un gesto o in una vita intera l'insofferenza profonda per il conformismo e l'ingiustizia. Quelli di Pino Cacucci sono ribelli contro la loro stessa volontà e corrono incontro al destino con innamorata leggerezza.

The southwestern-most metropolis in the contiguous United States, resting a mere 40 feet above sea level, tends to garner positive national attention. San Diego is home to the world-famous San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park (with its history reaching back to the 1915-1916 Panama-California Exposition), temperate climes, and a sunny reputation. It is also the home of shooter Brenda Ann "I Don’t Like Mondays" Spencer, disgraced Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham, and San Diego County medical examiner-turned-killer Kristin Rossum.

This audiobook contains 15 enjoyable short stories.

A cop as well as an art historian, Marco Valoni leads a crack team of investigators in a race to solve a crime he's certain is about to shock the world: someone is planning to steal the Holy Shroud of Turin.

Amateur consulting detective Kim solves three baffling cases. This collection includes The Lake Garda Mysteries Volume 12: The Body in a Boat at Brenzone, The Lake Garda Mysteries Volume 13: The Skeleton in the Shallows of Salo, and Volume 14 of the Lake Garda Mysteries: The Deceased Dentist of Desenzano.

Gefangen! Klebeband, Dunkelheit, Erinnerungen und Angst. Ein Kellerverlies im Briller Viertel. Ein Mädchen, seit Jahren vermisst, dem Tod überlassen. Gibt es einen Weg nach draußen? Die Antwort lauert am anderen Ende der Treppe. Und sie hat Zähne.

Kim Tomlinson, the best detective in all of Italy, solves another two baffling mysteries.

Hay que esperar lo inesperado... un preso falsamente acusado de asesinato ejecuta un plan de venganza impecable... faros en el espejo retrovisor siguen a una viajera a través de un solitario tramo de carretera... una mujer cimienta su futuro casándose con una larga ristra de hombres adinerados... un prófugo iraquí a cuya cabeza han puesto precio realiza una visita involuntaria a su patria... dos extraños poseídos por un deseo a primera vista consideran la miríada de posibilidades que se abren ante ellos el día en que se conocen.

La quinta colección de irresistibles cuentos cortos del maestro del arte de contar historias, Jeffrey Archer. Tramas ingeniosamente urdidas, con personajes dibujados con esmero y conclusiones deliciosamente inesperadas. Durante su encarcelamiento de dos años en cinco prisiones diferentes, Jeffrey Archer reunió varias ideas para cuentos cortos.

A collection of 15 short, but suspenseful stories, including: Anything for a Sale, Careful What You Wish For, Starting Over, and Time's Up.

Hall is approached by a marketing executive, asking him to check in on the man's son who has been acting strange as of late. Though it initially looks like a boring case, marked by possible infidelities, the case quickly spirals out of control, and they soon realize there is more than meets the eye. As Hall and Charlotte investigate, several dead bodies pop up, and they are aided by the mysterious James Rankin, who has his own reasons for helping.