Private Detective

Hot on the heels of Best Cases of the Continental Op comes Honest Gain: Dicey Cases of the Continental Op, another original compilation from Skyboat Media. The Continental Op is back on the case, tracking down thieves and murderers from the steep streets of San Francisco to the rough and tumble Wild West in Arizona. These six stories featuring the Continental Op show that this private eye is not afraid to get his hands dirty in order to get the job done right, or get himself hurt in the process.

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. Lupin is incarcerated in the famous La Santé Prison in Paris, where he claims he won't be able to attend his own trial, as when the time comes, he will be long gone! Detective Ganimard and his men are well-determined to prevent his escape. But Lupin is a true artist.

Wisecracking private detective Sam Rockwell is running for his life, but that doesn't keep him from taking the case of a Return who's slipped past Heaven's radar and overstayed his time on Earth. Together with his fiance, Amelia, Sam brawls and dances his way through San Francisco to unravel a zany mystery where nothing is what it seems at first blush.

Archie Goodwin’s aunt Edna is about to lure him away from his work at Nero Wolfe’s New York brownstone. After a phone call, he heads off to Ohio, where the president of Farmer’s State Bank and Trust, an elderly widower, has died in an apparent suicide. But Archie’s aunt has expressed nagging suspicions - which only grow stronger when someone takes a shot at a local reporter who wrote about the case.

Meisterdetetiv Hercule Poirot zeigt sich wieder einmal von seiner besten Seite. Ob er im Grand Hotel einen Juwelendiebstahl aufdeckt, dem Geheimnis eines berühmten Bankies auf der Spur ist oder dem Fluch des ägyptischen Gottkönigs mit nüchterner Logik beikommt - Poirot wirbelt alle durcheinander: die Polizei, seinen Freund Hastings und den gebannten Hörer!Enthält :Die Augen der Gottheit, Die mysteriöse Wohnung, Das Mysterium von Hunter's Lodge, Der raffinierte Aktiendiebstahl, Das Abenteuer des ägyptischen Grabes, Der Juwelenraub im Grand Hotel, Der entführte Premierminister.

To save his favorite newspaper, Nero Wolfe steps into the crossfire of a tabloid war.

Private Detective Greyson Travers has a secret, but he isn’t the only one. When a stunning widow asks him to investigate the suicide of her husband, Greyson plans for an easy resolution. But a quick look into the past gets dangerous for his future. He isn’t the only one interested in the case, and the longer he’s involved, the more victims turn up dead.

In Shelby's Zirkus, der gerade in London gastiert, findet ein Raubtierdompteur auf grausame Weise den Tod - sein eigener Schützling, ein Weißer Tiger, reißt ihn in Stücke. Bloß ein schrecklicher Unfall oder steckt mehr dahinter? Holmes und Watson ermitteln - bis eine Spur schließlich in weite Ferne führt.

Ein bereits vor Monaten Verstorbener dringt in ein angesehenes Londoner Anwesen ein - dessen Hausherr wird daraufhin tot aufgefunden. Eine Geistergeschichte und damit Stoff für die Klatschpresse oder doch ein Fall für Sherlock Holmes? Könnte es sich beim Tod des Verdächtigen um einen Irrtum handeln? Holmes, Watson und Adler ermitteln, aber alle Spuren verlaufen zunächst im Sande...

Ein Sprengstoffanschlag auf eine Bibliothek, bei dem ein prominenter Parlamentsabgeordneter verletzt wird, erschüttert die Londoner Öffentlichkeit - Watsons Ehefrau Mary, die in der Bibliothek als Aufsicht tätig ist, entgeht ihm nur knapp. Für Presse und Polizei ist schnell klar: Der anarchistische Terror, der derzeit den Kontinent erschüttert, hat England erreicht. Sherlock Holmes verfolgt indessen eine andere Spur, bei der bald ein verrückter alter Vogelkundler in den Fokus rückt.

Watson und Mary ziehen vorübergehend in der Baker Street ein, da scheint auch schon der nächste Fall ins Haus zu stehen: Der leitende Architekt der Londoner U-Bahn wittert Sabotage beim Bau der Tunnel. Holmes ist zunächst wenig überzeugt - bis sich in einem von ihnen ein Leichnam findet.

Als im Londoner Elendsviertel Whitechapel die schrecklich zugerichtete Leiche einer jungen Frau auftaucht, ist die Aufregung in ganz London groß - ist Jack the Ripper zurück? Als plötzlich an unerwarteter Stelle ein Frauenfinger auftaucht, scheint der Mörder überführt - oder etwa nicht? Holmes, Watson und Isabelle Adler ermitteln an der Seite von Scotland Yard und versuchen, einen Aufruhr abzuwenden.

When Jimmy left the force and started his "Delaney's Investigation Company", he expected to be living the life of Riley. A few months later, and the dust still hasn't had time to settle from the Preiss and Simms murders, but Jimmy's ongoing divorce has swallowed his imagined riches. What would Jimmy do without the city's thriving blackmail industry? That may go away, as candidate Mathews is promising to clean up Barnstow; but Jimmy isn't sure Mathews has the right idea.

Fernando, an eight-year-old boy detective, and his parrot, Ziz, travel to different countries to solve mysteries. Now they are traveling to the Fiji islands to visit a friend and look for clues.

Fernando, an eight-year-old boy detective, and his parrot, Ziz, travel to different countries to solve mysteries. Now, they are traveling to Vietnam to find a giant tortoise puppet that was taken from the Thang Long Water Puppet Theater.

Fernando, an eight-year-old boy detective, and his parrot, Ziz, travel to different countries to solve mysteries. Now, they are traveling to the Philippines to go on a treasure hunt.

Fernando, an eight-year-old boy detective, and his parrot, Ziz, travel to different countries to solve mysteries. Now they are traveling to Malaysia to find a valuable bejeweled golden shoe that was stolen.

Follow the adventures of Fernando and Ziz! Fernando, an eight-year-old boy detective, and his parrot Ziz travel to different countries to solve mysteries. Now they are traveling to Thailand to find Granny Lotta who was lost while traveling with her family. Follow along and enjoy listening about their adventure as they visit different places searching for clues!

John March is a former cop now working as a P.I. in Manhattan. Haunted by his past, work is what keeps him sane, but his current case threatens to have the opposite effect. It involves an attempted extortion; an investment banker with some serious skeletons in his closet; and a money launderer diabolically adept at both psychological and physical intimidation.

The name Allan Pinkerton was for decades synonymous with private detective; indeed, the work “Pinkerton” was generally used for any private detective whether or not they were associated with the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. The all-seeing eye that served as the symbol of his company and the slogan - “We Never Sleep” - projected an image of a detective working tirelessly to pursue a desperate criminal and bring them to justice.