Traditional Detectives

A lavish weekend party, a practical joke that goes murderously wrong, and stolen state secrets all transpire in The Seven Dials Mystery, by Agatha Christie. Full of her usual sly wit this clever murder mystery is a classic detective story featuring some of the characters from an earlier novel, The Secret of Chimneys: Lady Eileen (Bundle) Brent, Lord Caterham, Bill Eversleigh, George Lomax, Tredwell, and Superintendent Battle.

The streets of London have been home to many great detectives since the days of Sherlock Holmes and Watson, with some of the best authors in the genre taking to the short story form to pit their sleuths against crimes ranging from murders on the Tube to heists from the capital's finest jewellers. Featuring a roster of Scotland Yard's meticulous best, a cohort of daring doctors and a cadre of characterful private investigators, this new selection by Martin Edwards includes 18 vintage mystery stories which showcase the city's most compelling classic cases.

Agatha ist kreuzunglücklich, nachdem James sie verlassen hat. Erst die Ankunft des neuen Kaplans kann sie aus der miesen Stimmung herausreißen. Mit seinem blonden Haar, den blauen Augen und dem perfekten Mund hat der Kirchenmann es allerdings diversen weiblichen Gemeindemitgliedern angetan. Bei allem Charme jedoch ist irgendetwas an dem Kaplan merkwürdig ... Und dann liegt er plötzlich tot im Arbeitszimmer des Vikars, und Agatha macht sich mit ihrem Nachbarn John auf die Suche nach dem Mörder.

London, 1952. Seven years after the chaotic aftermath of World War II, London has is coming alive again, with jazz clubs and flickering cinema awnings lighting up the night sky. But for widowed Helen ‘Dexie’ Dexter, she’s still a woman in a man’s world. She longs to prove herself as an officer in the London Metropolitan Police, yet she’s stuck intervening in domestics and making tea for her male colleagues. Then Harri Schroder arrives, seconded from Hamburg to the Met.

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1893, by Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle had decided that these would be the last collection of Holmes's stories, and intended to kill him off in "The Final Problem". Reader demand stimulated him to write another Holmes adventure - The Hound of the Baskervilles. In "The Return of Sherlock Holmes", Holmes relates the aftermath of "The Final Problem", and how he survived.

Additional revelations from the despatch box of Doctor John Watson. These seven stories previously featured in various volumes of The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories and other anthologies. They come together in their own collection for the first time. The Adventure of the Disappearing Prisoner The Adventure of the Drewhampton Poisoner The Adventure of the Returning Spirit The Adventure of Miss Anna Truegrace The Adventure of Mr Fairdale Hobbs The Adventure of the Conk-Singleton Forgery The Adventure of the Grand Vizier

Presented here are the third, fourth and fifth books of the Sherlock Holmes canon: the novel "The Hound of the Baskervilles" and short story collections "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" and "The Return of Sherlock Holmes," all written by Holmes' legendary creator, the great Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Collected here are some of the most beloved and revered of Doyle's Holmes stories.

Ein eigenes Cottage in den malerischen Cotswolds - davon hat Agatha Raisin schon immer geträumt. Jetzt ist dieser Wunsch endlich wahr geworden. Womit die Ex-PR-Beraterin aus London allerdings nie gerechnet hätte, ist die Abneigung ihrer neuen Nachbarn: Die Dörfler wollen offenbar lieber unter sich bleiben! Doch Agatha ist es gewohnt, ihren Kopf durchzusetzen. Um Eindruck zu schinden, reicht sie beim örtlichen Backwettbewerb eine Feinkost-Quiche ein, die sie als ihre eigene ausgibt. Dumm ist allerdings, dass einer der Preisrichter stirbt und in Agathas Quiche Gift gefunden wird.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1903-1904, by Arthur Conan Doyle. The stories were published in the Strand Magazine in Great Britain, and Collier's in the United States. The book was first published in February 1905 by McClure, Phillips & Co. (New York) then on 7 March 1905 by Georges Newnes, Ltd. (London) and was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had "died" in "The Final Problem".

Die Rückkehr des Sherlock Holmes (Original: The Return of Sherlock Holmes) ist eine von Arthur Conan Doyle geschriebene Sammlung von dreizehn Krimi-Kurzgeschichten um seinen berühmten Detektiv Sherlock Holmes und dessen Freund Dr. Watson, die 1905 in Großbritannien veröffentlicht wurde. Nachdem Doyle Sherlock Holmes in der Geschichte Das letzte Problem (1893 veröffentlicht in Die Memoiren des Sherlock Holmes) sterben ließ, wurde der Detektiv 1903 in der Kurzgeschichte Das leere Haus wieder auferweckt.

Segovia, marzo de 2022. Una nueva pista reabre el caso de Leticia Santos, una chica desaparecida hace veinte años en los alrededores del Alcázar. Su madre está segura de que Leticia encontró su destino fatal en un frondoso valle que protege el castillo y lucha para que el proceso no se cierre en falso. Entra entonces en juego el periodista Jean Ezequiel, quien en compañía de la detective privada Teresa Trajano se vuelca en dar con el homicida. En medio de las pesquisas, el atroz asesinato de la joven Isabella Meyer siembra la investigación de dudas...

Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson besuchen "Buffalo Bill's Wild West"-Show, die sich für einige Wochen auf Englandtournee befindet. Während der Vorstellung stürzt jedoch einer der indianischen Darsteller unter rätselhaften Umständen von seinem Pferd und stirbt an seinen Verletzungen. Colonel William F. Cody beauftrag Holmes, den Vorfall zu untersuchen.

Hvor langt ville du gå for at redde en, du elsker? De har kidnappet din forlovede. De har fået det til at se ud, som om du har begået et mord. Du får én chance for at redde hende. For at rense dit navn. Du skal dræbe nogen for dem. De giver dig tid og sted. Våbnet. Offeret. Du har mindre end 24 timer. Det eneste, du ved, er, at du ikke kan stole på nogen ... og at intet er, hvad det ser ud til at være.

Die Abenteuer des Sherlock Holmes (Originaltitel: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) sind eine Sammlung von zwölf Kurzgeschichten von Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Die Geschichten wurden ursprünglich von Juli 1891 bis Juni 1892 im Strand Magazine veröffentlicht, der Sammelband mit Illustrationen von Sidney Paget erschien am 14. Oktober 1892 in Großbritannien und am 15. Oktober 1892 in den USA. Im Zentrum der Handlung stehen Sherlock Holmes und Dr. John Watson, die seltsame Verbrechen aufklären. Dabei bedient sich Holmes seiner Methode von Deduktion, die ihn so gut wie immer an das gewünschte Ziel bringt.

Summer Thomas questions her own sanity when violent patient, Lucy Clark, disappears from a locked hospital ward. Because no one else will admit that Lucy exists. As Summer digs deeper into the disappearance, it becomes apparent that Lucy is looking for her too, but Summer should have stayed away. Now, Lucy is coming for her...

Le 1er décembre, Edie O'Sullivan, octogénaire acariâtre et solitaire, trouve sur le pas de sa porte un mystérieux colis. En le déballant, elle découvre une boîte de puzzle qu'elle s'empresse d'assembler. Des carreaux noirs et blancs éclaboussés de sang, un cadavre... ce n'est autre qu'une scène de crime ! Un message menaçant accompagne le colis : quatre personnes mourront à minuit, la veille de Noël, si Edie ne parvient pas à rassembler tous les indices pour arrêter l'assassin.

On the evening of July 13, 1863, two men, Samuel White from Washington and Lemuel Phillips from Buffalo, each received a mysterious letter marked 'personal', which he destroyed after reading. The letters are a summons to visit New York to attend to some unknown business. The two men, now living lives of privilege and respectability, are linked by a nefarious deed committed twelve years earlier when they were prospectors struggling to survive. Has the moment arrived when the heavy hand of retribution will finally fall upon them?

Die Apfelernte in St. Applewood war vielversprechend und Barrington macht sich auf den Weg in die Cider-Brauerei Ainsley. Er leiht sich den alten Lieferwagen seines Onkels John aus, der bereits unterwegs seltsame Geräusche von sich gibt. Auf der Rückfahrt von der Brauerei versagt der Motor ausgerechnet in einem dunklen undurchdringlichen Wald. Barrington findet tief im Wald verborgen das Mädcheninternat Crossbill-House. Die Rektorin des Hauses erlaubt ihm, dort zu übernachten.

Since the publication of The Butler Did It by Sean Joseph, Johnny Butler’s life has taken on new meaning. In the sequel The Butler Really Did It, Johnny has had amazing highs and lows, albeit natural and not from alcohol and or other mind-altering substances. He now has over 14 years of continuous sobriety. He certainly enjoys emotional sobriety for the most part. As his life continues to unfold his adventure and shenanigans continue. This novel's plot twists and adventures unfold around recovery, women, sex, and scandal before Johnny is on trial again. This time his life is on the line.

Immerse yourself in an intricate web of suspense and mystery as you delve into the dark and haunting world of a college campus plagued by a series of gruesome murders. Follow the steps of a brilliant detective whose razor-sharp mind is put to the ultimate test as they race against time to decipher cryptic clues and uncover the identity of a ruthless killer lurking in the shadows.

The Sign of the Four (1890), also called The Sign of Four, is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories featuring the fictional detective. The story is set in 1888. The Sign of the Four has a complex plot involving service in India, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, a stolen treasure, and a secret pact among four convicts ("the Four" of the title) and two corrupt prison guards. It presents the detective's drug habit and humanizes him in a way that had not been done in the preceding novel, A Study in Scarlet (1887).

Nell'appartamento di Poirot, con grande sorpresa dello stesso investigatore, si presenta una strana ragazza in minigonna, che, prima di dileguarsi precipitosamente, afferma di "non poter escludere di aver commesso un omicidio". Il celebre detective belga ha sicuramente più di un motivo per essere perplesso. Chi è la ragazza e chi è la sua vittima? Il caso si presenta subito assai complesso, ma Poirot decide di affidarsi al suo istinto e, con l'aiuto della scrittrice Ariadne Oliver, farà emergere una sconcertante verità.

È una bella giornata di sole a Cambridge, Massachusetts, ed è anche il compleanno di Kay Scarpetta, che sta per partire per una vacanza a Miami con il marito Benton Wesley. Mentre è nel patio di casa sua a controllare la brace del barbecue, Kay nota sette centesimi di rame disposti in fila sul muro del giardino. Si tratta forse di un gioco di bambini? Ma se così fosse, come mai quelle monetine sono tutte datate 1981 e risplendono come se fossero state appena coniate?

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Misty Cove is a peaceful town, but when a priceless amulet goes missing from the local museum, the calm is shattered. Enter Misty Cove, an amateur sleuth with a knack for solving the unexplainable. Alongside her feline companions — Oscar, the wise and observant 12-year-old gray domestic longhair; Dot, the playful but sharp-eyed 4-year-old; Rambo, the mischievous 5-year-old snowshoe cat; and Candace, the enigmatic and intelligent 3-year-old calico Persian — Misty finds herself embroiled in a mystery that could shake the town to its core.