Private Investigators

It is 1985. Detective Inspector Mungo ‘Bob’ Willis is being forced out of Avon and Somerset Police on medical grounds. His career is in tatters, his body broken, his mind shattered, and his partner—DS Lizzie Harper—dead in a sting operation gone wrong. Their last case is closed, but Bob is convinced an innocent man has been framed, leaving a serial killer cruising the A303 with impunity, free to target lone women who have broken down by the roadside late at night.

When private investigator Matthew Hill picks up the call from his wife, Sally, his world comes crashing down. Their eight-year-old daughter, Amelie, is missing. One second, she was there, the next, she was gone. It’s the very nightmare they’ve been dreading. Long ago, Matthew left the force after a woman blamed him for her son’s death, promising that he too would one day feel her pain. It’s a threat that’s hung over his family ever since, and now it’s Amelie’s picture on the news.

When a boy is found dead with the skin of a hare’s head in his hand, everyone knows who killed him—Willis Newland, just released from prison after serving twenty years for an identical murder. But what if everyone’s wrong? Detective Colly Newland reluctantly agrees to investigate a case that seems to involve the whole town, including her dead husband’s extended family. But the deeper she digs, the more secrets she unearths.

Alex knows she risks getting fired from her law firm if she takes on another unpaid case, but when she hears Rosa's desperate voice at the other end of the phone, she knows she has to help: the body of Rosa's shy teenage sister, Natalia, has been dragged, lifeless, from the Thames. Alex can't help but think of her own missing little sister. She knows how a lack of answers can eat you alive.

Vier Leichen. Zwei Ermittler. Ein rätselhaftes Verbrechen. Am Heiligabend wird DCI Mackenzie Jones zu einer Schießerei in einem abgelegenen Farmhaus gerufen. Ralph Mallender glaubt, seinen Vater tot in der Küche liegen gesehen zu haben. Als drei weitere Leichen gefunden werden, wird klar, dass sich ein weihnachtliches Familientreffen zu einer grausamen Tragödie gewandelt hat. Zunächst scheint der Fall offensichtlich zu sein: Ein erweiterter Selbstmord von Ralphs jähzornigem Bruder. Bis neue Beweise Mack daran zweifeln lassen, dass er der wahre Täter ist.

Jabez Wilson, a pawnbroker, consults Holmes about a job, gained only because of his red hair, which took him away from his shop for long periods each day; the job for to simply copy the Encyclopædia Britannica. After eight weeks, he was suddenly informed that the job ended. After some investigation at Wilson's shop, Holmes contacts a police inspector and the manager of a nearby bank. With Watson, they hide in the bank vault and catch two thieves who had dug a tunnel from the shop while Wilson was at the decoy copying job.

A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel by Scottish author Arthur Conan Doyle. The story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become the most famous detective duo in popular fiction. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes, a consulting detective, to his friend and chronicler Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his "study in scarlet".

Inspector Lestrade asks for Holmes's help after Charles McCarthy is murdered, and his son, James, is implicated. McCarthy, and another local landowner, John Turner, are both Australian expatriates, and Lestrade was originally engaged by Turner's daughter, Alice, who believes James is innocent. Holmes interviews James, and then inspects the scene of the murder, deducing a third man was present. Realising Holmes has solved the case, Turner confesses to the crime, revealing that McCarthy was blackmailing him due to Turner's criminal past.

Against the wishes of her stepfather, Mary Sutherland has become engaged to Hosmer Angel. On the morning of their wedding Hosmer elicits a promise that Mary will remain faithful to him "even if something quite unforeseen" occurs, then mysteriously disappears en route to the church. Holmes deduces that Hosmer was Mary's stepfather in disguise, the charade a bid to keep Mary a spinster and thus maintain access to her inheritance.

Joe King Oliver’s beloved Grandma B has found a tumor, and at her age, treatment is high-risk. She’s lived life fully and without regrets, and now has only a single, dying wish: to see her long-lost son. King has been estranged from his father, Chief Odin Oliver, since he was a young boy. He swore to never speak to the man again when he was taken away in handcuffs. But now, Grandma B’s pure ask has opened King’s heart, and through his hunt, he gains a deeper understanding of his father as a complicated, righteous man—a man defined by women, a man protected by women, a man he wants to know.

Dive into the world of Maddie Castle, a retired K9 handler turned private investigator, in this heart-pounding collection of the first three novels in the bestselling series. From gripping mysteries to life-threatening pursuits, Maddie and her canine partners battle danger, corruption, and their own pasts to bring justice to those who need it most.

The King of Bohemia engages Holmes to recover an indiscreet photograph showing him with the renowned beauty, adventuress and opera singer Irene Adler – the revelation of which would derail his marriage to a daughter of the King of Scandinavia. In disguise, Holmes witnesses Adler marry the man she truly loves, then by means of an elaborate stratagem discovers the photograph's hiding place. But when Holmes and the king return to retrieve the photo, they find Adler has fled the country with it, leaving behind a letter for Holmes and a portrait of herself for the King.

Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson besuchen "Buffalo Bill's Wild West"-Show, die sich für einige Wochen auf Englandtournee befindet. Während der Vorstellung stürzt jedoch einer der indianischen Darsteller unter rätselhaften Umständen von seinem Pferd und stirbt an seinen Verletzungen. Colonel William F. Cody beauftrag Holmes, den Vorfall zu untersuchen.

Als Alice Holmes erzählt, dass man in einem Waldstück in Greenwich ein ausgesetztes Baby gefunden hat, und dies schon der zweite Vorfall dieser Art innerhalb weniger Wochen war, beschließen Holmes, Watson und natürlich Alice kurzerhand, der Sache auf den Grund zu gehen. Die Spur führt sie in das nahegelegene Arbeitshaus. Nach ersten Gesprächen mit den Bewohnern ist der Fall für Holmes schnell klar. Und auch Alice weiß, was sie zu tun hat.

Nach dem Selbstmord von Hershel Jackson befinden sich Holmes und Watson recht unfreiwillig an Bord der `Lady Jane´ und begeben sich somit auf die Seereise nach Südafrika. Während Holmes die Überfahrt zu gefallen scheint, leidet Holmes an der Seekrankheit und an der damit verbunden Übelkeit. Doch Holmes neue Bekanntschaft Hr. Vogt weiß Abhilfe. Zudem scheint er als Archäologe eine ganz besondere Leidenschaft für die großen Wikinger zu hegen.

Die Abschiedsvorstellung des Sherlock Holmes (Original: His Last Bow) ist eine von Arthur Conan Doyle geschriebene Sammlung von acht Krimi-Kurzgeschichten um seinen berühmten Detektiv Sherlock Holmes und dessen Freund Dr. Watson, die 1917 in Großbritannien veröffentlicht wurde.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1903-1904, by Arthur Conan Doyle. The stories were published in the Strand Magazine in Great Britain, and Collier's in the United States. The book was first published in February 1905 by McClure, Phillips & Co. (New York) then on 7 March 1905 by Georges Newnes, Ltd. (London) and was the first Holmes collection since 1893, when Holmes had "died" in "The Final Problem".

Die galaktischen Fälle des Sherlock Holmes (Band 1): Der großartige Sherlock Holmes braucht nicht auf die Wiederauferstehung des Fleisches zu warten! Über 200 Jahre nach seinem Ableben benötigt die Crew des Raumschiffes Ultimo-1 dringend einen cleveren Detektiv und reist in die Vergangenheit, um ihn abzuholen. Leicht irritiert vom technischen Fortschritt und teils lockeren Sitten, kann Holmes dennoch seine Logik zielgerichtet einsetzen und knifflige Fälle lösen, denn das Böse lauert immer und überall.

Inspector Cross bittet Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson um ihre Unterstützung. In einem Teil des Londoner Hafens ist es in letzter Zeit gehäuft zu gewalttätigen Auseinandersetzungen gekommen, bei denen es sogar Tote gegeben hat. Wer hinter den Schlägereien steckt, ist unklar. Die Täterbeschreibungen der überlebenden Opfer widersprechen sich alle gewaltig. Sherlock Holmes verspricht Inspector Cross, Ermittlungen anzustellen. Denn er hat bereits einen Verdacht, wer der Täter sein könnte, und hofft, dass er nun endlich die Gelegenheit dazu erhält, einem alten Feind das Handwerk zu legen ...

Die Rückkehr des Sherlock Holmes (Original: The Return of Sherlock Holmes) ist eine von Arthur Conan Doyle geschriebene Sammlung von dreizehn Krimi-Kurzgeschichten um seinen berühmten Detektiv Sherlock Holmes und dessen Freund Dr. Watson, die 1905 in Großbritannien veröffentlicht wurde. Nachdem Doyle Sherlock Holmes in der Geschichte Das letzte Problem (1893 veröffentlicht in Die Memoiren des Sherlock Holmes) sterben ließ, wurde der Detektiv 1903 in der Kurzgeschichte Das leere Haus wieder auferweckt.

Die Memoiren des Sherlock Holmes, erschienen 1893 unter dem englischen Originaltitel The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, ist die zweite Sammlung von Detektivgeschichten um Sherlock Holmes von Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In sämtlichen Geschichten des Bandes fungiert, wie auch in fast allen übrigen Sherlock-Holmes-Geschichten, Holmes' Freund Dr. Watson als Ich-Erzähler.

Previously fired for speaking out against workplace injustices, twenty-five-year-old Kay Thompson finds her true calling once appointed to support Eleanor Roosevelt, a champion of human rights known as ER among those in her inner circle. Kay fully embraces her new role as the former First Lady's right hand—typing up daily columns and juggling a blur of political meetings, ribbon cuttings, and charitable dinners. It's not until a dead body is discovered on a train that her most compelling task comes into focus.

Bereit für einen kniffligen Fall voller Rätsel und überraschender Wendungen? In Van Dusen – Der Mann, der verloren ging von Jacques Futrelle zeigt die Denkmaschine wieder einmal ihre unübertroffene Kombinationsgabe. Meisterhaft gelesen von Alexander Wohnhaas, entführt dieses spannende Hörbuch in die Welt der klassischen Kriminalliteratur, wo Logik und Verstand jedes Geheimnis lüften können. Was erwartet dich? Ein cleverer Detektivklassiker mit spannender Handlung. Die Denkmaschine in Höchstform: analytisch, präzise und brillant. Perfekt für Fans von Sherlock Holmes und klassischen Krimis.

Presented here are the third, fourth and fifth books of the Sherlock Holmes canon: the novel "The Hound of the Baskervilles" and short story collections "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes" and "The Return of Sherlock Holmes," all written by Holmes' legendary creator, the great Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Collected here are some of the most beloved and revered of Doyle's Holmes stories.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It was first published on 14 October 1892; the individual stories had been serialised in The Strand Magazine between July 1891 and June 1892. The stories are not in chronological order, and the only characters common to all twelve are Holmes and Dr. Watson. The stories are related in first-person narrative from Watson's point of view. In general the stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes identify, and try to correct, social injustices.