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Whilst dining at the Bantrys, Miss Marple is asked to tell a murder mystery. She recounts the time she could tell from a man’s behaviour that he was planning to kill his wife. But at the time of the murder he had a perfect alibi.

This is the 25th story from The Art of Sherlock Holmes project and first appeared in The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories, Part VI.

Mr Parker Pyne is asked to catch a diamond thief during regatta festivities at Dartmouth harbour when more conventional search methods prove fruitless.

A group of adventurers set out from Damascus to visit the legendary Gate of Baghdad, also known as the Gate of Death. When one of the party is found dead, the others look to the seemingly unimpeachable Mr Parker Pyne.

A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time on audio. What is the mystery of the velvet-suited doll that appears to move from place to place? Is someone responsible, or can it be possible that it possesses its own sinister qualities?

Dive into the gripping world of Scene 17, where classic Hollywood glamour meets modern-day intrigue. This novel begins with the mysterious vanishing of Alan Ascot, a fading star of the silver screen whose disappearance mirrors the plot of his most iconic film, The Final Curtain. Follow Detective Whitney Abbott, a relentless investigator juggling motherhood and murder cases, as she unravels the enigma behind Ascot’s cryptic Instagram post and the shadowy past that threatens to consume him.

A woman's stocking is kept in the Black Museum as a keepsake of a woman who was struck by a motorcar. However, the woman wasn't killed by the car, she was seen getting into a green van...with a shoe painted on the side.

Jane screeched at this further betrayal and went for Henry. They began to struggle. Henry was the stronger out of the two, yet the woman's pain was unstoppable. His hands wrapped around her throat and Jane clawed at his face until she fell. She lay there, across the tracks, and was quite still. Mrs. Cavell gasped in shock and Henry ran past us back to the train. We stared down at Jane's body.

Gutt's Hill ist außer Häuschen. Auf einem Kartoffelacker des Ortes ist ein unbekanntes Flugobjekt notgelandet. Sofort verbreiten sich wilde Gerüchte über eine potentielle Invasion vom Mars. Dann aber öffnet sich das exotische Objekt und eine Gestalt in silberglänzender Kleidung wird sichtbar. Sehr bald wird klar, dass es sich um eine ausgesprochen irdische Lebensform handelt. Der perfekt englischsprechende Mann hat allerdings das Gedächtnis verloren und kann nichts zur Aufklärung seines Erscheinens beitragen.

Das Ruderteam der Oxford Universität hat im Hastings House ihr Winterquartier bezogen. Das Hotel liegt am Rand von Gutt's Hill und ist bei Sportlern sehr beliebt. Aber das Wintertraining nimmt eine tragische Wendung, als plötzlich einer der jungen Ruderer hinterhältig erschossen wird. Inspektor Wingate ist schnell vor Ort und entdeckt vernichtende Beweise, die sofort zur Verhaftung eines der anderen Teammitglieder führen.

Under en kraftig storm over klippeøen Bornholm forsvinder en ung kvinde. Senere finder politiet et foto på det mørke internet af en letpåklædt kvinde i en læderstol. Hun har tydelige ligpletter på huden, og retsmediciner Nadja Udsen er sikker på, at kvinden er død. Ifølge Rigspolitiet er billedet taget på Bornholm, og Østergård får nu til opgave at lokalisere liget og finde frem til morderen.