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A young recruit; a cataclysmic war; a baptism by fire... A gritty adventure full of danger, blood and guts, perfect for fans of Alan Evans and Alexander Fullerton. Confident and strong willed, Kelly Maguire knew from a young age that he could accomplish great things. A constant and abiding love...

In the late 1800's and early 1900's, the usefulness of consulting detectives in the war against crime was very well established by Mr. Sherlock Holmes. By the early Twentieth Century, Holmes had retired to Sussex, and the void he left behind in London was capably filled by a number of other noted criminal specialists: Solar Pons, Hercule Poirot, Dr. John Thorndyke, Father Brown, Albert Campion, and Lord Peter Wimsey, to name a few. But another who made a name for himself with his unique skills tends to receive less attention today: Max Carrados.

1943. The tide of war is turning. For months, the Japanese Empire has dominated the Pacific. Now, for the first time, it is being pushed back. Across the ocean, the Allies are striking on every front. Pearl Harbor is under relentless assault, American industry is surging back to life, and new fleets are entering the fight. In China, Japanese armies are reeling. In the Pacific, their once unstoppable advance is slowing… then faltering.

From 1913 to 1934, mystery readers were treated to Carrados' published adventures in the form of twenty-six short stories and one full-length novel. In his time, Carrados was one of the most popular detectives in literature. The July 1924 issue of The Strand contained a new Sherlock Holmes story - but it was the announcement of a new Carrados adventure that decorated the magazine's cover.

Dresda, novembre 1944: un brutale assassino terrorizza una città dilaniata dalla guerra. La popolazione geme sotto i bombardamenti, costretta a terribili privazioni, e gli allarmi bomba sono l'unica certezza nella vita di tutti i giorni. L'ispettore investigativo Max Heller viene convocato sulla scena di un crimine e si trova di fronte al corpo selvaggiamente martoriato di una donna, un'infermiera del vicino ospedale. Ben presto, le voci cominciano a girare: è il Demone, il killer che di notte si aggira tra le rovine.

Dresda, 1947: a due anni dalla fine della guerra la città è una terra desolata e piena di macerie sotto occupazione sovietica. Nel gelido inverno, la vita è dominata dalla carenza di alloggi, dalla fame e dalle malattie. Il commissario capo Max Heller viene chiamato sulla scena di un crimine nel quartiere Neustadt dalla neonata polizia popolare. Ma prima che possa avviare le indagini, il corpo del soldato dell'Armata Rossa pugnalato a morte viene portato via dai militari. Ciò che resta è una pozza di sangue rappreso e uno zaino contenente la testa mozzata di un uomo.

The inspiring story of Max Britsky, who grew up in the slums of New York and became one of the most powerful men in the American movie industry. Max tells the story of the rise of Max Britsky, entwined with the film industry’s beginnings near the turn of the twentieth century. When he was twelve, Max's father died, leaving him to scrape out a living in Manhattan's Lower East Side slums to provide for his mother and siblings. But Max was a natural entrepreneur, and he followed his business instincts and love of the theater to become one of the first film moguls in the history of American moviemaking.

Vienna, 1904. The body of a man—still sitting in a chair—is discovered in an abandoned piano factory on the outskirts of the city. He has been shot dead but his face has been horribly disfigured with acid, making identification impossible. In front of the body are three chairs positioned...

Max Tudor thought he'd left the world of deceit when he resigned from MI5 to become an Anglican priest. Then his bishop asks him to return to his Oxford college, St Luke's, to investigate the death of its chaplain, and Max realizes there's no leaving the past behind. At first, Max agrees with the official police verdict of death by natural causes. The Rev. Ace Graybill was as harmless a man as ever lived. It's difficult to see how he managed to cross anyone capable of murder.

Operation Barbarossa is in full swing as the Germans and their Axis allies are moving inside the Soviet Union. The battles of Smolensk and Kiev are looming on the horizon, and further away, Moscow and Leningrad. Can the Red Army withstand the German offensive and defeat the invaders?

Six months undercover on a ranch known for rehabilitation is my ticket to finishing my degree. Me? I’m just a guy who’s gay, terrified of horses, and somehow convinced this is a good idea. The owners are in on my secret, but Max, my rugged, horse-whispering mentor, isn’t. Did I mention he’s infuriatingly attractive?

In the final days of the Third Reich, with the historic city of Dresden on the brink of destruction, terrifying rumors spread about the Fright Man, a demonic killer who exploited the cover of a nighttime air raid siren to mutilate and kill a young nurse. Just as seasoned detective Max Heller begins investigating, the Fright Man kills again...

Wien, 1906: In einem Hotel wird die Leiche einer Prostituierten aufgefunden. Der auffällige Schmuck der jungen Frau führt Ermittler Max von Krause erneut zur Wiener Werkstätte, wo er Lili Feigl wiedertrifft. Als Lili auf eigene Faust nach dem Käufer des Schmucks sucht, stößt sie auf ein Netz aus Lügen und Intrigen, das bis in die höchsten Kreise Wiens reicht. Gemeinsam versuchen sie, den Täter zu entlarven, doch die Zeit scheint gegen sie zu spielen, denn schon bald geschieht ein weiterer Mord.

Drei spannende Kriminalfälle aus dem Dresden der 50er-Jahre: Es sind politisch unruhige Zeiten, der Arbeiteraufstand wurde blutig niedergeschlagen, das Misstrauen in der Bevölkerung ist groß. Doch auch das Verbrechen ruht nicht. Kommissar Max Heller bekommt es mit einem in Dresden agierenden Ring von Uranerz-Schmugglern zu tun und wird mit der Frage konfrontiert, ob sein alter Freund Saizev zur CIA übergelaufen ist. In seinem nächsten Fall wird in einem Betrieb für Wärmeisolierungen der Betriebsleiter tot aufgefunden und Heller rennt gegen eine Mauer des Schweigens.

In the dark years between the Great Depression and World War 2, a gifted young man learns that justice, when it arrives at all, rarely comes pure. Max Bader is brilliant, restless, and a stranger in a strange land. Raised in a world shaped by tradition, faith, and unspoken obligation, he leaves New York and enters the American South at a moment when old certainties are breaking, and new dangers are taking their place.

Kommissar Max Heller ermittelt im Dresden der 40er- und 50er-Jahre. Im Kriegschaos der bombenzerstörten Stadt, während der sowjetischen Besatzung und der Anfangsjahre der DDR kämpfen die Menschen ums nackte Überleben und um ein bisschen Normalität. Doch die Stadt wird immer wieder von schweren Verbrechen erschüttert, die Max Heller und seine Mannschaft bis über ihre eigenen Grenzen hinaus führen. Die Box beinhaltet die ersten drei Fälle für den Kommissar. Mit der unverwechselbaren Stimme von Heikko Deutschmann tauchen die Hörer tief ab in vergangene, gefährliche Zeiten.

1917 kehrt der 21-jährige Max Heller verletzt und traumatisiert aus dem Ersten Weltkrieg zurück. Im von Hunger, Gewalt und politischen Unruhen geprägten Dresden sucht er nach einem Weg zurück ins Leben, nach Ablenkung, nach Liebe und nach einer Aufgabe. Die Konfrontation mit brutaler Bandenkriminalität, sein großer Gerechtigkeitssinn und der Rat seines Großvaters Gustav Heller, einem Kriminalrat a.D., führen ihn in den Polizeidienst. Als frischgebackener Schupo verliebt sich Heller bei einem Elbdampferausflug in die junge Karin. Doch der Standesunterschied scheint eine Beziehung unmöglich zu machen.

The Second World War is raging across Europe. The Axis reign supreme from the United kingdom to Gibraltar, and all the way to Baghdad, while the Allied nations of the USA, Free France and the United Kingdom gather their strength for their counter-offensive. Germany and the Soviet Union, battling each other on the Eastern Front since the Red Army attacked the year before, are about to embark on the biggest war in human history.

Two years after the firebombing that devastated the historic East German city, the suffering continues in the throes of a brutal winter. The wary and exhausted citizens scramble to survive, wolf packs of orphans scavenge for food, and Detective Max Heller is called to the scene of a savage murder. A Russian officer was stabbed to death, and not far from the frozen corpse is an abandoned backpack containing another man’s severed head.

August 1961: Hauptmann Max Heller ist in den Innendienst versetzt worden. Ein Affront für Heller, der kurz vor seinem Ruhestand steht. Als er eines Tages ein Paket mit Beweismaterial aus einem längst aufgeklärten Mordfall erhält, ist schnell klar: Der wahre Täter von damals ist zurück und fordert ihn zu einem Kampf um Leben und Tod heraus. Eine atemlose Mörderjagd beginnt. Auch die politische Lage in der DDR spitzt sich zu. Nahezu unbemerkt von der Welt wird der Bau der Berliner Mauer vorbereitet. Und Karin und Max Heller müssen eine dramatische Entscheidung treffen - gehen oder bleiben?