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Milan, 1899. A desperate musical colleague smuggles an envelope to Zoe, Lucy's mother, begging her to deliver it to Sherlock Holmes. When her colleague is killed, Zoe must act quickly to avoid the same fate. She flees to London, only to find she’s been followed by Black Hand thugs determined to retrieve the envelope’s contents - a code which Holmes must decipher.

In The Red Thumb Mark, the doctor works to clear young Reuben Hornby of stealing a parcel of diamonds from his uncle's safe, despite the apparently damning evidence. Then, in The Eye of Osiris, an amateur Egyptologist abruptly goes missing, leaving behind a strangely vexatious will. In The Mystery of 31 New Inn, Thorndyke's long-time collaborator Dr. Jervis consults his mentor regarding a mystery who may be being slowly poisoned. And in A Silent Witness, someone is making very determined attempts to murder inoffensive newly-qualified Doctor Humphrey Jardine.

The annual gathering of the book club at the start of December is supposed to be a time for relaxation and catching up. But this year, the convivial evening takes a sinister turn. Detective Barton is called to investigate, and he soon discovers the seemingly peaceful club harbours dark secrets and hidden resentments that go back years.

Emmy award-winning actor Sir Derek Jacobi reads all 12 stories from this last collection to feature Holmes and Watson.

Jack's a retired ex-cop from New York, seeking the simple life in Cherringham. Sarah's a Web designer who's moved back to the village find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries. This compilation contains episodes 1 - 3: MURDER ON THAMES, MYSTERY AT THE MANOR and MURDER BY MOONLIGHT.

Hettie and Tilly set out to investigate an old crime and a spate of new murders. Why is Mavis Spitforce dressed as a pumpkin? Can Irence Peggledrip really talk to cats from the spirit world? Did Milky Myers murder his family on Halloween; longer ago now than anyone can remember? These are the questions that the tabby duo must answer before the latest case for The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency can be solved.

In the summer of 1923, the Honorable Daisy Dalrymple makes what should be an uneventful research trip to the Museum of Natural History quite an eventful day - with her nephew, Derek, and her soon-to-be stepdaughter, Belinda, in tow. But as she interviews the various curators for her article on the museums of London, she soon discovers that the Museum of Natural History is a hothouse of professional rivalry and jealousy.

The Gyrth family had guarded the Chalice for hundreds of years. It was held by them for the Crown. Its antiquity, its beauty, the extraordinary legends that were connected with it, all combined to make it unique of its kind. It was irreplaceable. No thief could hope to dispose of it in the ordinary way. And indeed no ordinary thief would dream of trying. But there are others besides those who make their living by robbery, others whose immense wealth and passion for collecting render them less immune to the practical considerations that must guide even the less honestly minded citizens.

In the West End, a renowned Italian escape artist dies spectacularly on stage during a performance - immolated in a gleaming copper cauldron of his wife’s design. In Cambridge, the runaway daughter of a famous don is found drowned, her long blonde hair tangled in the Jesus Lock on the River Cam. And in Baker Street, a mysterious locksmith exacts an unusual price to open a small silver box sent to Watson.  

In a poisonous cloud of spray, the curtain falls on a drama queen. Little did beloved British actress Mary Bellamy know that she would be done in at her own birthday party - choked by toxic mist from the bottle of Slaypest, a deadly insecticide. Basking in the glow of her most adoring fans - who all happened to be her most duplicitous enemies - Mary would make her final performance.

Der US-Amerikaner John Garrideb berichtet von einem seltsamen Erbe, das er bekommen könne, wenn er zwei weitere Männer mit seinem seltenen Nachnamen findet. Nathan Garrideb, einen alten Wissenschaftler, hat er bereits gefunden. Einige Tage später präsentiert er eine Anzeige mit dem Namen eines dritten Garrideb und schickt Nathan zu ihm. Doch Holmes hat John anhand sprachlicher Abweichungen zwischen britischem und amerikanischem Englisch als Killer Evans entlarvt und überwältigt den Verbrecher, als dieser eine Münzprägemaschine aus Nathans Haus zu stehlen versucht.

Antes de la ciencia forense moderna, un detective ya resolvía crímenes con lógica, observación y pruebas científicas. Mucho antes de los laboratorios policiales actuales, Martin Hewitt enfrentó los misterios más desconcertantes de Inglaterra. En esta colección de diez casos clásicos...

Ein ungelöster Fall. Neue Wahrheiten, die es aufzudecken gilt. Ein Mörder, der gestoppt werden muss. Als die Leiche eines Kollegen im Hafen von Scarborough gefunden wird, setzt DCI Tom Raven alles daran, die Hintergründe seines Todes aufzudecken. Der Mord weist Parallelen zu einem Cold Case auf – dem Tod der Mutter des Opfers. Hat dessen heimliche, inoffizielle Ermittlung ihn ins gefährliche Fahrwasser gebracht? Oder steht sein Tod in Zusammenhang mit den aktuellen nächtlichen Übergriffen auf Frauen?

Uncork the second irresistible mystery in the Bottle Bank series... 🍷 THE BLOOD VINE 🍷 In which a perilous secret rooted in the vineyard compels Barclay Flint to unmask a killer determined to defy death itself. SERIES PRAISE: 'An outstanding cosy crime debut. Death by Noir is the sparkling...

Initially published in 1910 and one of G. K. Chesterton's most popular mysteries, The Blue Cross is the first short story to feature the iconic detective-priest, Father Brown. When Father Brown, a quiet, unassuming priest, embarks on a trip to London carrying a priceless silver cross, an infamous master criminal sees the perfect opportunity for theft. But, as the savvy Father illustrates, we oughtn't judge a book by its cover.

Sherlock Holmes und sein Bruder Mycroft waren der Erpressung eines hohen Staatsmannes bis nach London nachgegangen, die dort ihren grausigen Ausgang nahm. Während sie sich bemühten, ihre Beteiligung zu verschleiern, um sich und ihre Familie nicht zu gefährden, stellt sich heraus, dass jene Erpressung kein Einzelfall war.

In the third audiobook in the Mitford Murders series, lady's maid Louisa Cannon accompanies Diana Mitford into a turbulent late 1920s Europe. The year is 1928, and after the death of a maid at a glamorous society party, fortune heir Bryan Guinness seizes life and proposes to eighteen-year-old...

Fifteen golden age railway-themed stories of mystery and adventure, many featuring Thorpe Hazell—bibliophile, food and exercise crank, and railway expert—one of the first “specialty detectives” in mystery fiction. Including tales of smuggled cigars and stolen diamonds; a vital document in a German dispatch box; a child disappeared from a train; a runaway engine; and some clever signaling tricks, not all of them of the railway variety....

When asked about when it all began, Peter Maxwell would always say that it was at breakfast one day, when his son said, 'It says in the news that bats are giving people colds'. At that point, that was all anyone thought. Nolan was worried about the Count and Bismarck but of course, as everyone would soon know, it was much more than that. What was less obvious was that the pandemic would also restart a killing spree.

*From the creator of SLOW HORSES and soon to be a major TV series starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson* 'If you haven't read Zoë Boehm yet, welcome to your next fiction addiction' Val McDermid, author of Past Lying 'Herron is a stylish writer with a mordant sensibility and a deadly wit. He's...