Traditional Detectives

Nell'appartamento di Poirot, con grande sorpresa dello stesso investigatore, si presenta una strana ragazza in minigonna, che, prima di dileguarsi precipitosamente, afferma di "non poter escludere di aver commesso un omicidio". Il celebre detective belga ha sicuramente più di un motivo per essere perplesso. Chi è la ragazza e chi è la sua vittima? Il caso si presenta subito assai complesso, ma Poirot decide di affidarsi al suo istinto e, con l'aiuto della scrittrice Ariadne Oliver, farà emergere una sconcertante verità.

In The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Agatha Christie delivers one of her most iconic and ingenious murder mysteries. When wealthy businessman Roger Ackroyd is found dead in his study, the quiet village of King’s Abbot is thrown into turmoil. It’s up to the brilliant detective Hercule Poirot to unravel the web of secrets, lies, and motives surrounding the case. As the investigation deepens, unexpected twists and shocking revelations keep the reader guessing until the very end.

È una bella giornata di sole a Cambridge, Massachusetts, ed è anche il compleanno di Kay Scarpetta, che sta per partire per una vacanza a Miami con il marito Benton Wesley. Mentre è nel patio di casa sua a controllare la brace del barbecue, Kay nota sette centesimi di rame disposti in fila sul muro del giardino. Si tratta forse di un gioco di bambini? Ma se così fosse, come mai quelle monetine sono tutte datate 1981 e risplendono come se fossero state appena coniate?

In this, the first Hercule Poirot mystery, we see how the intrepid detective meticulously approaches the murder of one of the residents of a small English village.

The Case of the Lamp That Went Out by Auguste Groner is a mystery novel likely written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around Joseph Muller, an unassuming yet brilliant secret service detective of the Imperial Austrian police, who possesses a keen instinct for solving crimes. As he navigates a case involving a murdered man found in a quiet street, the narrative unfolds with a series of intricate clues and the challenges Muller faces both from the bureaucracy of his job and the moral dilemmas embedded in his investigation.

Der Tod der Kriegerin Irland im Jahr 672: Prinzessin Gelgéis und König Colgú von Muman haben endlich geheiratet. Das soll mit einem großen Jahrmarkt gefeiert werden. Da wird eine der Töchter des Sturms, so nennen sich die Kriegerinnen der Leibgarde der Prinzessin, ermordet. Kurz darauf findet man die allseits beliebte Haushälterin vergiftet auf. Wer fühlt sich jetzt noch sicher in der Burg? Fidelma und Eadulf müssen schnell sein mit ihren Ermittlungen, bevor noch mehr passiert und der Jahrmarkt abgesagt werden muss. Die erfolgreichste historische Serie auf dem deutschen Markt

Sherlock Holmes se enfrenta a un misterio aparentemente incomprensible: la destrucción sistemática de bustos de Napoleón. Las estatuillas, todas originadas de un mismo molde, son destrozadas una tras otra por un agresor desconocido en Londres. A través de su característico ingenio deductivo, Holmes descubre una trama que va más allá del simple vandalismo. El detective desenmaraña los hilos de un pasado enterrado que impulsa la frenética búsqueda del agresor.

Dans la belle Venise, les activités criminelles semblent se calmer tandis que la ville sort de la pandémie. Le commissaire Brunetti profite de ce moment pour renouer avec la splendeur de la Sérénissime et sa riche culture. Cependant, la trêve prend fin quand une amie d’enfance de Brunetti arrive en catastrophe à la questure. Elle soupçonne son gendre d’être mêlé à des affaires sordides, et de mettre ainsi toute sa famille en danger. Brunetti va mener l’enquête en secret, aidé de la signorina Elettra et de la commissaire Claudia Griffoni, au risque de désobéir à sa hiérarchie.

I am accused of the worst of crimes – murdering my baby – and I have hours before this passenger ferry docks in Spain to find him, alive. Someone knows about my difficult past and darkest secrets, and now I think they’ve taken my baby. But who would do this to me and why? I know the answer. Or least I think I do…The police want to know why I have fled my home and husband. How do I tell them that I had a breakdown after my first baby died? That today is the anniversary of his death? That my husband is planning on having me sectioned? Despite what my husband says, I’m not ill. Am I?

“Quattro Natali, quattro decenni, quattro storie milanesi”... Incluso nella raccolta Quattro volte Natale – Piccoli omicidi a Milano, Marlon e il calendario dell’avvento è ambientato negli anni Sessanta. Protagonista dell’indagine, ovviamente, è quello stesso detective Mario Longoni che, con l’avvocato Greta Morandi, è al centro dei libri e dell’immaginario di Giorgio Maimone. In questa sua nuova avventura, Marlon dovrà affrontare l’Enigmista, uno strano serial killer col gusto per le parole crociate... Giorgio Maimone, classe 1953, è milanese di nascita e per vocazione.

Der Meisterdieb Arsène Lupin findet nach einer Verlobungsfeier einen Brief in seiner Manteltasche. Ein Unbekannter fordert ihn dazu auf, dem großen Illusionisten Harry Houdini ein Paar antike Handschellen zu stehlen. Lupin wirft den Brief ins Feuer. Doch kurze Zeit später erhält er erneut einen Brief. Der Unbekannte provoziert ihn darin mit der Unterstellung, dass Lupin den Auftrag nur nicht annimmt, weil er denkt, gegen Houdini keine Chance zu haben. Das kann Lupin nicht auf sich sitzen lassen.

Additional revelations from the despatch box of Doctor John Watson. These seven stories previously featured in various volumes of The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories and other anthologies. They come together in their own collection for the first time. The Adventure of the Disappearing Prisoner The Adventure of the Drewhampton Poisoner The Adventure of the Returning Spirit The Adventure of Miss Anna Truegrace The Adventure of Mr Fairdale Hobbs The Adventure of the Conk-Singleton Forgery The Adventure of the Grand Vizier

What's behind a series of mysterious deaths among the favourite concubines of Sultan of Turkey, Abdul Hamid II? Suspecting a plot against himself, the Sultan has called on Sherlock Holmes to investigate. However, as a man, the detective is clearly unable to penetrate the exotic enclosed world of the harem, so he reluctantly enlists the help of his landlady, Mrs Hudson. Together with Dr Watson, they travel across Europe by Orient Express to Constantinople, on the way encountering Holmes's old enemy, Baron Mauterpuis.

Een glamoureus schip vol mysterieuze passagiers en een feest dat vreselijk uit de hand loopt... Durf jij aan boord te gaan? Het schip heeft achttien verdiepingen, is hoger dan de Eiffeltoren en vijf keer zo groot als de Titanic. Niet dat iemand nu aan de Titanic wil denken. De passagiers kunnen niet wachten om aan boord te gaan. Iedereen heeft het over de zes zwembaden en de restaurants met Michelinsterren. Niemand heeft het over het handjevol mensen dat elk jaar tijdens een cruisereis vermist raakt. Waarom zouden ze? Er gebeurt tenslotte maar zelden een ongeluk tijdens een cruise.

The first nine John “Slim” Hardy mysteries collected together for the first time.

The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is one of eight stories in the cycle collected as His Last Bow, and is the second and final appearance of Mycroft Holmes. Doyle ranked "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans" fourteenth in a list of his nineteen favourite Sherlock Holmes stories. The monotony of thick smog-shrouded London is broken by a sudden visit from Holmes' brother Mycroft.

More parodies have been written targeting Sherlock Holmes than anyone else dead or alive, fictional or real. James M. Barrie, the author of Peter Pan, started it all back in the early 1890's and Sherlockian parody has been coming out regularly ever since, right into the age of the internet. While Sherlock's creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle lived, close to 400 appeared in Britain and America.

Tatort Sylt: Die malerische Nordseeinsel Sylt wird von einem dramatischen Todesfall erschüttert. Hauptkommissarin Nele Petersen, frisch von der Ostsee an die Nordsee gewechselt, soll den Tod des renommierten Schriftstellers Johannes Falkenberg aufklären. Doch was zunächst wie ein tragischer Selbstmord wirkt, entpuppt sich bald als Teil eines dunklen Geheimnisses, das mit einem lange zurückliegenden ungelösten Mordfall zusammenzuhängen scheint.

The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes and was published in 1904. Holmes is hired by the débutante Lady Eva Blackwell to retrieve compromising letters from a blackmailer: Milverton, who causes Holmes more revulsion than any of the 50-odd murderers in his career. Milverton is "the king of blackmailers".

The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge is one of the fifty-six Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle. One of eight stories in the volume His Last Bow, it is a lengthy, two-part story consisting of "The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles" and "The Tiger of San Pedro", which on original publication in The Strand bore the collective title of "A Reminiscence of Mr. Sherlock Holmes". Holmes is visited by a perturbed proper English gentleman, John Scott Eccles, who wishes to discuss something "grotesque".

The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is one of the eight stories in the cycle collected as His Last Bow, and one of the few stories in which for much of the plot Watson must act alone and try his best with Holmes left in the background. Holmes sends Dr. Watson to Lausanne to investigate Lady Frances Carfax's disappearance since he himself is too busy in London. Lady Frances is a lone, unwed woman denied a rich inheritance on account of her sex. She does, however, carry valuable jewels with her.

The Adventure of the Dying Detective, in some editions simply titled The Dying Detective (first published 1913), is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Together with seven other stories, it is collected as His Last Bow (published 1917). Dr. Watson is called to tend Holmes, who is apparently dying of a rare tropical disease, Tapanuli fever, contracted while he was on a case. Watson is shocked, not having heard about his friend's illness. Mrs. Hudson says that Holmes has neither eaten nor drunk anything in three days.

The Adventure of the Red Circle is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle. It is included in the anthology His Last Bow. Mrs. Warren, a landlady, comes to 221B Baker Street with some questions about her lodger. A youngish, heavily bearded man, who spoke good but accented English who came to her and offered double her usual rent on the condition that he get the room on his own terms. He went out the first night that he was there, and came back after midnight when the rest of the household had gone to bed.

The Adventure of the Devil's Foot is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle. It is one of eight stories in the cycle collected as His Last Bow. Doyle ranked The Adventure of the Devil's Foot ninth in his list of his twelve favorite Holmes stories. Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves at Poldhu in Cornwall one spring for the former's health, but the holiday ends with a bizarre event. Mr. Mortimer Tregennis, a local gentleman, and Mr. Roundhay, the local vicar, come to Holmes to report that Tregennis's two brothers have gone insane, and his sister has died.

Die Tote, die zu viel wusste. Sandrine Perrot wird von ihrem Assistenten Adel Azarou zu einem ungewöhnlichen Tatort in der Altstadt von Saint-Malo gerufen. Bei der Toten handelt es sich um eine bekannte Influencerin und Radiomoderatorin, die sich mit ihren Meinungen und Themen in der Region einige Feinde gemacht hat. Der Mörder hat die Leiche und den Tatort nicht nur professionell inszeniert, sondern die Tat auch minutiös aufgezeichnet. Die hinterlassenen Spuren deuten auf mehrere Verdächtige hin.