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Ein frischvermähltes Ehepaar wendet sich an Holmes und Watson, um Licht in eine dunkle Familienangelegenheit zu bringen: Mehrere Verwandte der jungen Mrs Bedford sind unter ungeklärten Umständen verstorben. Das Problem nur: Die Todesfälle liegen Jahrzehnte zurück; einzige Informationsquelle ist eine Handvoll Briefe.

A forgotten cold case languishing in a dusty box. A teenage girl without a name. Who murdered Gidget Jane Doe as she became known to the town when no one stepped forward to claim her body. Found strangled on a hot August morning in 1978, her body left in plain view on the boardwalk—how could anyone do such a thing? And why? Was she killed in broad daylight on a sliver of beach? Or was she murdered the night before? After all this time, so many unanswered questions. Is it too late for the killer to be brought to justice? Two self-described websleuths—Brogan Cole and Lucien Sutter—try ...

Getting away with murder...Newly sober Frank Harper is solving cold cases left and right, finally impressing his boss. But Frank's unhappy--he misses the excitement of active police work. Meanwhile, in Cooper's Mill, the sleepy Ohio town where Frank's daughter and grandson live, things are heating up. Local man Joe Hathaway is about to stand trial for three counts of attempted murder, and Frank's been called in to testify. Joe's confident he'll win. But, just in case, he's got a plan--one that will finally bring Frank Harper to his knees.

She staggered through the dark alley...Finding work as a private investigator, ex-cop Frank Harper settles into the small Ohio town of Cooper's Mill. Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, a young Hollywood starlet's career is on its last legs. Jessica Mills struggles with drugs and alcohol. But when a dangerous accident changes her life forever, she must pay her debt to society. An audacious plan keeps Jessica out of jail, for now, putting her on a collision course with a man obsessed with possessing her...no matter what the cost.

Один із найвідоміших і улюблених читачами творів, де головними героями є приватний детектив Шерлок Холмс та його друг доктор Вотсон. Неодноразово екранізований. У роду Баскервілів існує одна моторошна родинна легенда, яку вони передають від покоління до покоління. Легенда ця оповідає про примарного собаку, який уночі переслідує всіх Баскервілів на болотах Грімпенської трясовини. До Шерлока Холмса звертається за допомогою доктор Джеймс Мортімер, сільський лікар.

Рудоволосий чоловік на ім'я Джабез Вілсон несподівано отримав напрочуд необтяжливу і грошовиту роботу від Спілки рудих, як йому пояснили, через унікальний відтінок кольору його волосся. Протягом кількох тижнів Джабез Вілсон приходив на роботу в невеликий ізольований офіс і за кілька годин на день переписував Британську енциклопедію. Та одного дня він побачив оголошення, що Спілка рудих розпалася і синекури більше немає. Вілсон просить Холмса допомогти йому розібратися в цій дивній історії і дізнатися, що трапилося.

Understanding that she will soon have to bid farewell to her indestructible heroine and friend, Adrienne Astra, Rachel Roberts—pen name Riley Cannon—fears a world where she no longer spends time with the character whom she credits with keeping her alive during the most challenging times of her life. Overwhelmed, she realizes that in order to find the peace that she has long desired and to finish the series, she will have to open a chapter of her own life that she has closed off for four decades—locating and confronting the woman who abandoned her when she was two: Tina Haines, her mother.

A MYSTERY AT SEA plunges forensic geologists Cassie Oldfield and Walter Shaws into deadly waters. When a boat is found deserted off the California coast, it looks to be a simple fishing accident. But there is nothing ordinary going on here. The geologists track the strange incident to an even stranger project. Someone with toxic skills is at work in this sea.

Scottsdale’s favorite investigator, Laura Black, returns in a thrilling new romantic mystery. In her latest adventure, Laura’s on the hunt for a client’s father with a shadowy past. The trail leads her on an adventure across Arizona to a dark casino where every fantasy can come true. Unfortunately, poking her nose into things she shouldn’t has deadly consequences. To add to the mayhem, Sophie and Gina agree that it’s time for Lenny to start to date. But who would want to go out with Lenny? Max has arranged a romantic trip for Laura. Who knew vacations could be so dangerous?

Amos Carver is out camping when he's forced to kill two men. To be fair, they shot at him first. But they missed and Carver didn't. It turns out these men were tracking down a drug addict who stole something valuable from them. A briefcase full of money and drugs. Just before he dies, the drug addict tells Carver that he left the briefcase just over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. He left it with a woman named Sally.

Albert and Rex are going to the palace. It’s the day the Kings' birthday honour list recipients get their knighthoods, but like everywhere else they go, there is trouble to be found. With his three children and youngest granddaughter, Apple-Blossom, in tow, Albert is a little embarrassed by the lavishness of the affair. Yet all that is forgotten when he spots a man he knows. A man guilty of murder. A man who can only be at the palace for one thing. But Albert is about to be presented to the king, now is not the time to be chasing criminals. I guess that's why he's Rex's sidekick. Step ...

It was the perfect job for newly engaged Private Investigator Mallory Dimante and she thought so…right up until the moment the black bag was slipped over her head. The instructions for the job had been simple. Attend a will-reading. Observe the heirs. Report back their reactions. It had to be a female investigator, to blend in, the letter had said. And the expenses were all prepaid.

The Hound of the Baskervilles is the third of the four crime novels written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle featuring the detective Sherlock Holmes. Originally serialised in The Strand Magazine from August 1901 to April 1902, it is set largely on Dartmoor in Devon in England's West Country and tells the story of an attempted murder inspired by the legend of a fearsome, diabolical hound of supernatural origin. Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson investigate the case.

Ex-police officer, JJ Jenson, is a good man who has led a colourful but turbulent life. He’s seen death and destruction in its many forms. When personal tragedy strikes, JJ turns his back on his former life, and returns to his childhood home in search of peace, preferring to view life through the lens of his camera. But when his camera captures the death of local woman Amber Wilton, the world of murder and deceit drags JJ back into its fold. Working with an old adversary, JJ is determined to prove Amber was murdered and to catch her killer.

The year was 1943. He was a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps, on loan to the British, flying a reconnaissance mission over occupied France. Shot down, he had to make his way back to England with what could prove to be a very important reel of film taped to his chest. Wounded, he was grounded and sent back to the States to the Air Cadet Base in San Antonio, Texas to teach. Plagued by nightmares stemming from his wartime experiences, he was easy pickings for a woman like her

Викрадений лист — оповідання американського письменника Едгара Аллана По. Це третя з трьох його детективних історій за участю вигаданого Оґюста Дюпена, дві інші — Вбивства на вулиці Морг і Таємниця Марі Роже. Ці історії вважаються важливими ранніми попередниками сучасного детективу.

Убивства на вулиці Морг — оповідання американського письменника-романтика Едґара Аллана По, яке прийнято вважати першим детективним твором в історії літератури. Вперше оповідання було опубліковане в філадельфійському Graham's Magazine. В 18… році в Парижі оповідач — безіменний герой, від імені якого ведеться розповідь, — знайомиться з месьє С. Оґюстом Дюпеном. Це ще молодий чоловік, нащадок знатного роду, який через неназвані обставини втратив практично все сімейне багатство і тепер змушений жити в суворій ощадливості.

Mercedes Brettschneider, die Nichte von Innenminister Kaputtnig, ist wie vom Erd­boden verschwunden. Also unterbricht Bezirksinspektor Grinninger seine freien Tage und startet die Ermittlungen in Altenkirchen, einem Wallfahrtsort im beschaulichen Mühlviertel. Auf seiner Suche nach der Vermissten stößt er auf zahlreiche Ungereimtheiten und verfängt sich in einem eng verzweigten, lebensgefährlichen Netz aus Korruption, Betrug und Polit-Filz.

Es war schon später Abend, als plötzlich ein wohlhabender, alter Mann den Weg in die Bakerstreet 221 b fand, und bei Holmes und Watson anklopfte, um ihnen einen neuen Auftrag zu erteilen. Es galt den gestohlenen Familienschatz zu finden und wiederzubeschaffen. Doch wer von den vier Familienmitgliedern und den fünf Dienstboten kam hierfür in Frage? Jedem Einzelnen konnte Holmes ein düsteres Geheimnis entlocken, doch die Frage nach dem Goldschatz blieb weiterhin ungeklärt. Bis schlussendlich der junge Hausmeister Toni tot in seiner Kammer aufgefunden wurde.

The Spanish Flu was a pandemic occurring mainly in the fall of 1918 and affecting most of America and Western Europe. In America it killed 675,000 but in Europe and worldwide 20-40 million souls died from the disease. It killed more persons than all the 20th century wars—World War I and II, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, and Afghanistan. Years later the virus was found and made in a lab. It was stored in the CDC, the communicable disease center for the US. It is not known if the virus escaped from its safe locked laboratory by accident or if someone did it purposely. Dr. MacArthur Donne, a...