Historical Mystery Private Detective

Noch einmal versuchen Sherlock Holmes und Doktor Watson, dem immer grausamer agierenden Mörder "Jack the Ripper" eine Falle zu stellen. Präzise leitet der große Detektiv aus der Chronologie der bisherigen Morde und der in ihnen enthaltenen Symbolismen eine Prognose für den mutmaßlich nächsten Tatort ab. Um nur wenige Meter soll sich Holmes diesmal irren. Und tatsächlich wird der "Ripper" erstmals auch wirklich bei einer seiner Taten gestört, kann den so präzise geplanten Symbolmord an Elizabeth Stride nicht wie erhofft zu Ende bringen. Aber genau das "muss" er.

Mit ihrem bisherigen Wissen über den Mörder, den die Welt heute nur unter dem Namen "Jack the Ripper" kennt, versuchen Sherlock Holmes und Doktor Watson, dem Verbrecher erstmals eine Falle zu stellen. Alles passt - sowohl den neuerlichen Tatort als auch die exakte Mordnacht kann Holmes aus den bisherigen Taten präzise vorhersagen. Und doch kann der Mörder wieder knapp entkommen. Er hinterlässt erneut ein noch einmal grausameres Schlachtfeld auf seinem Opfer, eine schockierende Botschaft an die Öffentlichkeit.

Am zweiten Weihnachtstag 1887 liegt in einem Hauseingang in Whitechapel / London ein erstes Opfer jenes Mörders, der später einmal "Jack the Ripper" genannt werden wird: "Fairy Fay". Sie ist das "Schlüsselopfer" - das die verheerendste Mordserie der Geschichte auslösen wird. Kein Geringerer als der berühmte Detektiv Sherlock Holmes nimmt auf Bitten von Scotland Yard die Spur auf. Und findet erste Hinweise auf einen bisher unbekannten (aber verdammt realen) Symbol-Kosmos, der diesen primären Ripper-Mord mit allen folgenden verbinden wird.

Neville St. Clair ist verschwunden - Sherlock Holmes vermutet, dass er tot ist. Doch wie ist es zu erklären, dass seine Frau einen Brief von ihm erhält, nach dem vermutlichen Todeszeitpunkt? Ein klarer Fall für die Kombinationsgabe von Sherlock Holmes.

When a renowned theater director senses something amiss during his latest production, he calls Nero Wolfe. Though the corpulent genius wouldn’t normally accept a job this vague, a mutual friend dangles the prospect of a very rare orchid in exchange for his services, and Wolfe can’t resist. With a mind to suss out useful backstage gossip, Wolfe turns to his faithful assistant, Archie Goodwin, to impersonate a journalist in order to speak to the cast. Though Goodwin’s conversations prove unfruitful, on his last day at the theater, the director is murdered in his sound-proof booth.

A con man always has a bag of tricks, ready to fool the unsuspecting, and almost everyone is unsuspecting until they get taken. When that happens, they turn to Carpenter and Quincannon, Professional Detective Services, to recover their money and what’s left of their dignity, and perhaps even to save their lives.

THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE BELT BUCKLE: AN AMERICAN ARTIST WAS MURDERED AND THE CROWN JEWELS MAY BE AT RISK. A young street urchin, one of the Baker Street Irregulars, discovers a man's belt and buckle under a bush in Hyde Park. He brings it to Sherlock Holmes, hoping for a reward. The buckle is unique and stunning, gleaming turquoise stones set in exquisitely carved silver; a masterpiece from the native American west. A body of an American Indian is found in a hotel room in Mayfair. Scotland Yard seeks the help of Sherlock Holmes in solving the murder.

In The Bughouse Affair, this first of a new series of lighthearted historical mysteries set in 1890s San Francisco, former Pinkerton operative Sabina Carpenter and her detective partner, ex-Secret Service agent John Quincannon, undertake what initially appear to be two unrelated investigations. Sabina's case involves the hunt for a ruthless lady "dip" who uses fiendish means to relieve her victims of their valuables at Chutes Amusement Park and other crowded places. Quincannon, meanwhile, is after a slippery housebreaker who targets the homes of wealthy residents.

When a pleasant afternoon's bicycling through Golden Gate Park with a friend ends with the revelation of threatening letters, followed by a gunshot in a mansion garden, Sabina Carpenter knows this is a case that demands her immediate and undivided attention. The questions her partner John Quincannon has to unravel are not difficult: Wrixton, a wealthy banker, has met his extortionist's first demand, but the order to pay another $5,000 is too much to face. The banker's real problem is something he doesn't want to reveal.

Carpenter and Quincannon, Professional Detective Services is a fixture in San Francisco at the dawn of a new century. While the future is unclear, Sabina and John know one thing for certain: they will protect their clients from flimflammers, thieves, and murderers, and do whatever it takes to run these dregs of society into the arms of the law. Sometimes, that requires a subtle touch. Professor A. Vargas, self-styled medium extraordinaire, and his partner Annabelle, use guile and trickery to swindle bereaved men and women eager to contact the spirits of deceased loved ones.

With her husband, Emrys, still missing in action, Ann Morgan faces the prospect of spending her first wedding anniversary, and Christmas, alone. However, a phone call from Alistair Blythe, a young man she briefly walked out with before her marriage to Emrys, sets Ann on a trail that leads to murder, encounters with black market spivs, and threats to her life. With assistance from spymaster Charles Montagu and Detective Inspector Max Deveraux, Ann uncovers a major secret of the war. And, with the snow falling at Christmas, she receives a present she will never forget.

Встановлення особи — одне з 56 оповідань про Шерлока Холмса, написаних сером Артуром Конан Дойлем і третя розповідь у збірці "Пригоди Шерлока Холмса". До Шерлока Холмса звертається жінка на ім'я Мері Сазерленд. Причина її візиту — зникнення нареченого. Холмс береться за цю справу, відзначаючи, що вона проста для нього, у той час як Ватсон бачить нерозрішиму загадку.

Інженерів палець — твір із серії "Пригоди Шерлока Холмса" Артура Конана Дойля. Історія, події якої відбуваються в 1889 році, розповідає дивну історію молодого консультанта з Лондона, інженер-гідротехніка, пана Віктора Хатерлі. До Хатерлі прийшов чоловік, який назвався Лісандром Старком. Він запропонував Хатерлі діло в заміському будинку — за вочевидь велику суму 50 гіней налаштувати загадковий гідравлічний прес.

Jonas Watcher had no memory of how he got there. As he started climbing up the ladder to the wharf, he found he was tangled in some sort of net. Suddenly a large heavy object dropped onto him and he fell into the bay still snared by the net, which had also captured the object. Luckily, the weight of the object had tightened the net, so he was able to pull himself out of the water and climb up to the wharf.