Private Detective Mystery

Esta impactante novela, ganadora del premio a Novela Negra de Valencia en 2014, nos trae la aproximación de Juan Ramón Biedma al canon sherlockiano, pasado por su visión demoledora y su prosa aserrada. El secuestro de las hijas de una alto mandatario inglés involucrará tanto a Sherlock Holmes como a su némesis, James Moriarty, en una maraña negra en la que se cruzarán todo tipo de secretos.

Questa ultima, mirabolante avventura di Arsenio Lupin, proprio il fuoco d'artificio finale che mette fine alla sua carriera di ladro gentiluomo, all'inizio, e poi ricco benefattore che si diverte a sciogliere enigmi e aiutare persone in difficolta senza sdegnare di mettere in ridicolo la polizia, ma agendo sempre in qualita di agente segreto per favorire le fortune della Francia.

Fernando, an eight-year-old boy detective, and his parrot, Ziz, travel to different countries to solve mysteries. Now they are in Cambodia and are helping a jewelry-store owner to find a precious diamond ring that has been in her family for generations....

The friendly man shocks the bar by paying for everybody's drinks with a silver quarter. His ruthless killing in the street outside surprises nobody. When private detective Crain Dalton seeks out the beautiful widow, he uncovers a plot to buy local elections with the only kind of money worth anything anymore - silver and gold, once again illegal to own. Down the mean streets of the near-future, a man must go...

At Rooks Wood Farm, Rosalind Breen's twin sons grieve her death. Daniel shoulders the burdens of running the farm and caring for his brother, Caleb, who's shunned for his strange appearance. Meanwhile, Minsmere Bird Reserve is suffering a spate of vandalism and senior partners of the Anglican Detective Agency, Frank Diamond and Laurel Bowman, are enlisted to find the culprits. But shortly after taking the case, Laurel discovers the body of a young man dumped in one of the meres and the detectives are caught up in a murder enquiry.

Aldeburgh, 1972. The local community is devastated by the accidental death of a local fisherman. Another tragedy to add to the recent murders of three young women. Soon, Laurel Bowman, Frank Diamond and the rest of the Anglian Detective Agency are pulled in to investigate another complex and dangerous case. But one of them is convinced that the fisherman's death is not an accident and they'll do anything to prove it. Even risk breaking up the agency.

Ein Fall, in dem Sherlock Holmes über die Welt der Pulp Fiction und das Geheimnis des Teufels von St. James schlussendlich das Ziel seiner Ermittlungen erreicht: das Feuer der Hölle.

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?

Some mysteries don't solve themselves.... The trail seems never ending. Sadie Turnberry had played her cards close to her chest, but she's not the main target anymore. Another name whispers in the wind. A name with no background but a whole lotta legacy. Dick has caught a whiff of the endgame and now he can't let go, no matter who gets in his way. Accompanied by a fabled mercenary slash assassin-for-hire, Valentina Winters, Dick is about to bring the whole system crumbling down on itself.

Alfred Preston, ordinario di Storia Antica presso la Fallas University di Filadelfia e la sua assistente Jeannie Madigan scompaiono nello stesso giorno dalla prestigiosa Università americana. Claire Freelander, investigatrice privata, riceve l'incarico dai vertici dell'ateneo di indagare su quella che viene definita dai colleghi dei due accademici, una inspiegabile scomparsa. Seguendo le tracce lasciate dalla ricercatrice, giungerà nella città di Lucca; si troverà risucchiata da un vortice terrificante all'interno del quale opera da oltre duemila anni una pericolosissima setta.

Vier spannende und geheimnisvolle neue Abenteuer mit Sherlock Holmes und seinem Freund Doktor Watson.

Серед численних злочинів і таємничих історій, майстерно розплутаних Шерлоком Голмзом, особливо виділяється історія про Пса Баскервілів, в якій переплелися реальність і вигадка, і для розгадки якої було потрібне не лише логічне мислення знаменитого детектива. Цього разу він розв'язує загадкову та містичну справу: за жахливих обставин вмирає власник Баскервіль-холу сер Чарлз. Усе сходиться на тому, що його смерть спричинила поява якогось адського створіння, яке переслідує Баскервілів уже не одне століття.

When Charity Deacon witnesses a car crash, she can’t believe the police push her aside. Sure, she made some enemies on the force, but what happened to forgive and forget? Deep inside, something keeps pushing her to help, and it speaks louder than everyone she loves. For her first case as a PI, Charity searches for justice in the dark streets of Vancouver where missing prostitutes stay gone unless someone cares enough to risk their life to find them. From Vancouver to the south of France, Charity digs into secrets everyone wants to keep hidden.

Jack Franklin ist eine Koryphäe auf dem Gebiet der Detektivkunst. Durch sein kriminalistisches Genie hat er gemeinsam mit seinem Gehilfen Pat Murry auf allen Kontinenten erfolgreich gegen das Verbrechen gekämpft. In Nebraska stoßen sie auf ein mordendes Ungetüm und in der Grenzregion zu Kanada muss das Rätsel um einen mysteriösen Doppelmord gelöst werden. In diesem Band stecken fünf aufregende Fälle für den Weltdetektiv Jack Franklin.

"Ein Fall von Identitätsdiebstahl". Ein lukratives Erbe steht auf dem Spiel! Ein böses Genie ist entschlossen, die jungen Empfänger des Nachlasses um ihr Erbe zu betrügen - durch ein Rugby-Spiel! Eine junge Frau sucht die Hilfe von Sherlock Holmes. Ihr Mann wird vermisst. Wenige Tage später trifft der vermisste Ehemann atemlos in der Baker Street 221B ein. Seine Frau wird vermisst. Dann kommen die Mütter des Ehepaares und melden ihre beiden Kinder als vermisst. Ein weiteres junges Paar wird in einer Gasse am East End gefunden - enthauptet.

Eine schreckliche Tragödie hat vor den Toren von New York stattgefunden. Ein junger Mann hat seinen Vater ermordet und scheint vollkommen durchgedreht zu sein. Sherlock Holmes wird von der Mutter des armen Kerls kontaktiert. Holmes und Dr. Watson machen sich also auf den Weg nach Amerika. Dort treffen sie den Ganoven Tammany Hall und - niemand wird das jemals mit voller Gewissheit sagen können - einem Geist, der an der Westküste vor allem unter dem Namen Sleepy Hollow bekannt geworden ist.

Eine auffallend schöne Frau aus dem Süden kommt nach London, auf der Suche nach ihrem entfremdeten Ehemann. Sie nimmt Kontakt mit Mitarbeitern ihres Ehemanns auf. Alle drei sind ein paar Tage später tot, erdrosselt von einer Gruppe von Anarchisten. Sie wendet sich an Holmes. Die Ereignisse überschlagen sich und führen die Gruppe reitend durch Südengland. Es beginnt ein Lauf gegen die Zeit, um ein katastrophales Attentat zu verhindern und das Imperium zu retten.

There is no detective in fiction as shrewd as Sherlock Holmes. An accomplished violinist, adept at a dozen obscure sciences, and possessed of an acerbic wit, Holmes's adventures with Dr. Watson have delighted readers for more than a century. This collection features some of the most celebrated stories in the Sherlock Holmes canon: "A Scandal in Bohemia", "The Red-Headed League", "The Man with the Twisted Lip", "The Adventure of the Crooked Man”, "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box", "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches", and "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons”.

Everyone's mourning in the nameless detective's office, and he doesn't like it one bit. For his own part, Nameless is spending more and more time at the cemetery, and at home he's hit a brick wall in his relationship with his wife. He'd rather be managing his pulp magazine collection and battling his weight, but, unfortunately, life won't cut Nameless a break.

For each of the detectives at the agency, a betrayal becomes not only the driving force behind an investigation, but the source of the kind of resolve that cannot be derailed by threats. Tamara's case began as something personal explodes as an investigation of her former lover leads to a scam that bilks charities. For Nameless, trying to find out who is gaslighting an old woman only exposes the ugly side of family. We're told that there are seven deadly sins; not on the list is the deadliest of them all: betrayal.