Private Detective Mystery

Hot on the success of her first case, British female sleuth Daisy Dunlop can count the offers of work on one finger. An empty bank account and the need to prove to her business partner, private investigator Solomon Liffey, that she is an asset, not a liability, calls for drastic measures. Terror has to be overcome as she answers a plea to find the one thing that gives her night sweats and flashbacks. An animal. A missing stud poodle, to be exact.

When Dead Detective Seamus is asked to investigate the death of wealthy businessman William Dunbar, he's more than willing. Seamus finds the Afterlife pleasant but a little boring and looks forward to chances to return to Life and learn why murder victims died and who is responsible. This time there's an additional request: Will he take a detective-in-training along? Reluctantly he meets Mildred, who seems charming if a little headstrong.

Gil Vine is the quick-thinking, compassionate chief security officer at the fashionable Plaza Royale Hotel. While investigating a routine disturbance complaint in the Tower apartments, Gil finds himself enmeshed in a deadly struggle for control of a fabulous fortune in oil. As always in the Gil Vine mysteries, life behind the scenes of a large hotel is painted for the listener in fascinating detail. Vine is at his best in this installment of the series as the hotel detective does his best to protect the Plaza Royale's reputation and also stop the series of murders.

Nachdem es in Palästina zu einer Reihe von Anschlägen auf Einrichtungen der osmanischen Verwaltung kommt, erhält Sherlock Holmes einen Auftrag der britischen Regierung: Er soll mit Dr. Watson nach Jerusalem reisen, um die Täter aufzuspüren und eine weitere Destabilisierung der Region zu unterbinden.

The fictional gentleman thief is a master of disguise, a criminal genius and a moral figure well-set in righting a few wrongs himself when Justice can't be bothered. It is learned that famous thief Arsène Lupin has made it aboard a ship bound for America. The ship's guests, led by Bernard d'Andrèzy, try to weed out the thief with the information they have on him. Anyone among the elegant crew could be the criminal, and a woman's necklace just went missing from her own neck.

Das Tal des Grauens (Originaltitel: The Valley of Fear) ist der vierte Roman von Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, in welchem die Figuren Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson auftauchen. Die Geschichte wurde erstmals zwischen September 1914 und Mai 1915 im englischen Strand Magazine veröffentlicht und erschien als Buchausgabe in London und New York 1915. Inhalt: Das Werk ist aus zwei Teilen aufgebaut: Teil 1: Der Mord in Birstone ; Teil 2: Die Rächer.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 12 detective The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published on 14 October 1892. It contains the earliest short stories featuring the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes, which had been published in twelve monthly issues of The Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892.

In Agatha Christie’s short story “The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman”, Poirot and Hastings investigate the suspicious death of Count Foscatini in his apartment in Regent’s Court. Found dead at the dinner table, with three empty dinner plates, the suspicion is immediately placed on his two dinner guests. But is there more to the story?

Dark secrets, blackmail and murder: it’s another classic case for the world’s most famous detective. When a young woman must be rescued from a ruthless blackmailer, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson find themselves pulled dangerously close to being on the wrong side of the law.... Based on real events, this lively short is brought vividly to life by Robert Hardy, known to many for playing Cornelius Fudge in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

Time and luck seem to be running out for The Purple Heart Detective Agency. Violence has a toll. Running afoul of the law has its limits. But for Clayton Grace, there is a woman involved—the one who got away. His first love, Linda, the woman who chose another man over him. And now that man is missing. One week into retirement, Grace takes Linda's case against Roddy O'Malley's objections. The path is never easy when the heart is leading the way.

L'apparente serenità dei fiabeschi villaggi dei Cotswolds viene spezzata dall'ingombrante presenza di John Sunday, impiegato dell'Ufficio Salute e Sicurezza di Mircester. Negozianti, luci natalizie, persino i bambini cadono vittima della sua cocciuta applicazione delle norme. In breve, Sunday si ritrova con più nemici che capelli in testa. Una sera, durante la riunione di un vero e proprio comitato di protesta nei suoi confronti, i presenti - tra cui Agatha - assistono a uno spettacolo orribile, quello di Sunday agonizzante in un bagno di sangue nel giardino della canonica.

Pain and Agony are two madcap masters of mayhem, but even they need friends. What are friends for? Companionship, support, and a helping hand when your luck is down. But the cost of friendship becomes something altogether different during their latest escapade. If you aren't going to help when things get rough, then what are you but a traitor? When longtime allies are at odds, and enemies new and old close in, the answer has lethal consequences.

Working with the cops has always been a challenge for Charity Deacon. Too many rules get in the way of catching the bad guys. Now she’s been hired by the RCMP to help get an out-of-control mob boss off the streets.

An unsolved case from DCI Battle's past returns to haunt him when it seems that a killer from over a decade ago has struck again. Daisy Riddle went missing fifteen years ago and Battle failed to keep his promise to bring her home. Now, her dead body has been discovered. What happened to her, and where has she been all this time? Battle must overcome his guilt in order to catch Daisy's killer, a task that becomes desperate when another girl is taken.

Charity Deacon, private investigator, agrees to follow a client’s husband. Prove if he’s cheating or not, that’s the gig. It’s the "or not" that puts her on a collision course with the dangerous world of gangsters and human trafficking. To protect her client and the woman’s child safe, Charity must face down the biggest mob in Vancouver.

Fernando, an eight-year-old boy detective and his parrot Ziz travel to different countries to solve mysteries. Now, they are traveling to South Korea to solve the mystery of the K-Pop collectibles. Follow along and enjoy listening about their adventure as they visit exotic places searching for clues!

Das Tal des Grauens (Originaltitel: The Valley of Fear) ist der vierte Roman von Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, in welchem die Figuren Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson auftauchen. Die Geschichte wurde erstmals zwischen September 1914 und Mai 1915 im englischen Strand Magazine veröffentlicht und erschien als Buchausgabe in London und New York 1915. Der Haupthandlungsstrang, welcher im ersten Teil beschrieben wird, spielt im Jahre 1888 in der englischen Grafschaft Sussex, während der zweite Teil aus einer Rückblende in das Jahr 1875 besteht. Der zweite Teil ist geographisch im amerikanischen Pennsylvania angesiedelt.

Eric Slater returns from the Navy to find that his childhood friend may have been murdered. Angela Jeffries begs him to investigate, and Maggie, the little sister he barely remembers, wants to help. It turns out, the stunning redhead is one hell of an investigator. As their feelings turn romantic, Maggie and Slater follow a trail of deception and murder, hoping to prove their dead friend innocent of what they fear most. No one is safe, and the men involved will stop at nothing to cover their tracks.

Fernando, an eight-year-old boy detective, and his parrot Ziz travel to different countries to solve mysteries. Now they are in Indonesia looking for missing Komodo dragon eggs. Follow along and enjoy hearing about their adventure as they visit exotic places searching for clues!

Are you ready for twists, turns, thrills, and chills? This complete set offers Joe C. Ellis's popular Weston Wolf OBX Detective novels: Roanoke Island Murders, The Singer in the Sound, and Kitty Hawk Confidential.