Dutch Mystery

When Abigail Doorn was wheeled into the operation room at the Dutch Memorial Hospital, her face was strangely blue and bloated. A wire had been tightly wound around her neck. The strongest suspect, because he stood to benefit by the death of this wealthy old woman, was her protégé, the famous Dr. Janney. Just before her death he received a strange caller - one whose name he would not divulge. Ellery Queen, having come to the hospital to visit his old friend Dr. Minchen, had been present during the time of the murder.

Het is 1984 en het leven is onherkenbaar veranderd. In Landingsstrook 1, het vroegere Groot-Brittannië, ziet Grote Broer alles. Niemand is veilig voor zijn blik. Behalve misschien Winston Smith? Op het Ministerie van Waarheid waar hij geschiedenis herschrijft, droomt hij stilletjes van vrijheid. In deze wereld waar liefde en seks verboden zijn en het haast onmogelijk is vriend van vijand te onderscheiden, ontmoet hij Julia en O'Brien en zweert hij in opstand te komen.

Magdalena Yoder, chaste and abstemious proprietor of the Pennsylvania Dutch Inn, agrees to let a Hollywood crew film at the inn. But when the assistant director is found pinned to a barn post with a farming tool, dimwitted local police chief Marvin Stoltzfus fingers Magdalena as his prime suspect. Now it's time for Magdalena to use her extraordinary Amish sleuthing skills to reveal the real killer.

Who poisoned Laurens De Noyes with a deadly dose of brandy so that the drunken Dutchman dropped dead on Boston Common? Widowed businesswoman Hetty Henry teams up with young Boston minister Increase "Creasy" Cotton to investigate colonial Albany for suspects. Could it be the wife who keeps her own name and her cool at news of her husband's death? Could it be his father-in-law who detested his philandering son-in-law?

Two years after the tragic death of her mother, Taylor is living her best life. She’s got a steady boyfriend, stable business, and the coup of hosting a hugely popular quilt expo in her small town. If that weren’t enough good news, outtakes of her mom’s old YouTube show have exploded online, bringing fame and money to everyone involved.

It is a small paper square with uneven edges, dark blue in color and bearing a smudged portrait of a long-dead king. It doesn't look like much to Brady Coyne, but the stamp known as the Dutch Blue Error is one of a kind - a philatelic freak worth at least one million dollars. It is the prize possession of Ollie Weston, a wheelchair-bound Boston banker, and it is valuable enough that for its sake, several good men will die. 

Een zonovergoten middag op de Portugese boulevard verandert in een nachtmerrie wanneer een bestelbus in volle vaart op de menigte inrijdt. Onder de slachtoffers van de dodelijke aanslag bevindt zich ook de Nederlandse stewardess Tess. Precies een jaar later reizen haar drie vriendinnen, Shanna, Heleen en Frederique, af naar de plek waar zij stierf.

This debut mystery introduces Magdalena Yoder, prim, proper, and persnickety proprietor of the PennDutch Inn, where guests luxuriate in the true "Amish experience," (read: doing Magdalena's chores and paying top dollar for the opportunity!).

When one of her more reclusive guests takes a tumble down the PennDutch's picturesquely steep staircase and breaks his neck, the timing couldn't be worse. It's the start of hunting season - and her inn is packed to capacity!

This audiobook features a collection of short mystery stories in Dutch, carefully designed for English-speaking beginners. Each story is narrated at a slower pace using simple vocabulary and clear sentence structures, making it easier to follow and understand. The story-based learning approach allows listeners to absorb language naturally through context, improving comprehension and retention without relying on memorization.

Dieses Hörbuch enthält eine Sammlung kurzer Mystery-Geschichten auf Niederländisch, die speziell für deutschsprachige Anfänger konzipiert wurden. Die Geschichten sind bewusst langsam und klar erzählt, sodass Lernende die Sprache Schritt für Schritt aufnehmen können. Durch den Einsatz von einfachen Satzstrukturen und häufig verwendeten Wörtern wird das Verständnis erleichtert und der Lernprozess unterstützt.

As a travel escort for seniors, Emily Andrew-Miceli has led her feisty Iowa clan all over the world. This time, they're off to see historic windmills, classic Rembrandts, and picturesque canals in Holland - if they can ever unplug from their smartphones, that is. Joining them is the high school class from Bangor, Maine, whose 50th reunion celebration goes south faster than a fallen Brussel sprout souffle as old rivalries start heating up.

Magdalena Yoder, Amish-Mennonite proprietor of the Pennsylvania Dutch Inn, travels to Farmersburg, Ohio for the funeral of her second cousin (twice removed) who had the unfortunate luck of drowning in a vat of milk - and, as Magdalena knows, Amish men just don't go swimming in milk in the middle of February. Something's definitely rotten in Farmersburg...

Marlon is a Federal Agent, a dirty Federal Agent. A fact that no one knows, or at least he thinks no one knows, until now. His life is turned upside down when he is set up in a raid. Uncut heroin still bearing the marks of Federal evidence has been found in his possession. Enter two men claiming to be his lawyers, except they're not lawyers. They offer him an opportunity to leave jail and protect his country, all he has to do is take one little pill.

Sometimes tiptoeing through the tulips can lead to murder! Max and Lil, seventy-something sisters, visit their cousin Bess in the middle of the Tulip Fest. But things don't turn out so rosy for a couple of Bess' acquaintances who end up pushing up daisies.

All work and no play make Jack a dull boy. But when one of his professors offers to send American grad student Jack Farmer to Europe to do historical research in Amsterdam’s Begijnhof—a peaceful closed community in the heart of the bustling Dutch capital—Jack looks forward to a summer of mostly play and not much work. Then he meets Jet Schilders, an attractive young nurse who takes care of the elderly woman next door, and realizes that his summer in The Netherlands might just turn out to be even more fun than he'd hoped.

Alvis Curridge is an ex-employee of the Fort Worth Sheriff's Department. When he isn't found at Peechie Keen's Bar & Kanteen, drinking and swapping stories with buddies, he is busy trying to keep things in line around Cowtown - even if that means occasionally tangling with his former boss.

Cross laat de FBI achter zich om zijn eigen praktijk te openen. Maar er volgen al snel ontwikkelingen die alles in de war schoppen. Ditmaal is het detective John Sampson met een nieuwtje: er is een spoor gevonden dat mogelijk naar The Butcher leidt, een verkrachter die misschien iets te maken heeft met de moord op Cross’ vrouw Maria. De jacht is open, maar aan het einde wacht een waarheid die zowel schokkend als onverwacht is. Zal Cross de feiten onder ogen kunnen zien en doorgaan?

In een stad waar de agenten zo corrupt zijn als de criminelen is het onmogelijk goed en kwaad nog te onderscheiden... Kerstmis, 1951. Zes gevangenen worden in hun cel afgetuigd door een aantal beschonken agenten. Voor drie jonge LAPD-detectives betekent dit voorval een keerpunt in hun carrières. Als jaren later een schokkende massamoord Los Angeles op z’n kop zet, dreigen ze verstrikt te raken in het web van leugens, geheimen en corruptie dat ze zelf hebben gewoven..

Is the London Softwear Company going to close its London factory? Ambitious politician Mr. Lawler, who has commissioned Sherlock Holmes in two previous cases, wants Holmes to find out. And what is the company's special Dutch finishing process, and why does London Software Company's managing director spend so much time in Amsterdam? In a variety of disguises, Holmes and Watson find out the true meaning of a Dutch Sandwich.

Chase Baker is famous for seeking out ancient antiquities and treasure from some of the most exotic and dangerous locales on earth. But when he runs into Les Edgerton at SuspenseFest, the two get talking about the 1930s notorious gangster, Dutch Schultz, and the legend of his hidden treasure, which is said to be buried in a little town in upstate New York. Feeling fine from a few drinks at the hotel bar, Chase and Les decide to skip the festival in order to seek out some real suspense. That is, the location of the Dutch Schultz Treasure.