Resultados para "Miles" en Detectives tradicionales

Holidaying in a country inn, wealthy Jephthah Mottram dies, poisoned by gas. But Mr Mottram was insured with the massive Indescribable Insurance Company, under its famously extravagant Euthanasia policy: with half a million pounds payable on death... except in the case of death by suicide. The Indescribable's somewhat desultory private detective, Miles Bredon, along with his wife Angela, is sent to investigate. Was Mottram's death suicide, or something more sinister?

Two cousins, Derek and Nigel Burtell, famously detest one another. Derek Burtell stands to inherit £50,000 under the will of his grandfather at age 25—unless his drug-taking and dissolute lifestyle kill him first, in which case Nigel inherits instead. Dismayed by the latter possibility, Derek's many creditors insure his life with the vast Indescribable Insurance company, and Derek is advised to take a river trip for his health; and curiously it is Nigel whom he chooses to accompany him.

On his death bed, Lord Pembroke took great care to try to ensure the future of his beautiful, unconventional niece, Lady Jane. Her debutante ball featured the most eligible bachelors of London society. But when the night of the dance arrives, things do not go as planned.

Peter is an odd duck, obsessed with logic and measurable facts, an obsession he puts to good use in his veterinary practice. When a murder is connected to the swine barn explosion and his friend Tom becomes the prime suspect, Peter feels compelled to put his reasoning skills, and his dog Pippin’s remarkable nose, to use to help clear him. The situation darkens with a second murder and a series of break-ins, including at Peter’s house and clinic, but Peter has a hard time knowing when he is out of his depth, despite warnings from his brother-in-law Kevin, an RCMP officer.

Private Detective, Miles Darien, is hired by Cora Sims to find her missing daughter Olivia, who has been living alone in Chicago. Miles enlists his best friend, investigative journalist, Ryan Duffy to assist in the search. Mrs. Sims has no idea where her daughter works or how she makes a living. First, they must uncover the clues which will lead them to her workplace, hoping to connect with someone who can take them to Olivia.

By the 16th of July, the Master of Lonsdale was concerned but not yet worried. Dr Browne-Smith had passed through the porter's lodge at approximately 8:15 a.m. on the morning of Friday, 11th July. And nobody had heard from him since. Plenty of time to disappear, thought Morse. And plenty of time, too, for someone to commit murder....

Detective John Bell plans to have a well-earned rest when he is invited to holiday with his friends the Ridsdales upon their houseboat on the Thames. But when Lady Ridsdale’s diamond bracelet is stolen in the night, his holiday is cut short and he must determine who amongst their party could be responsible.

Judge Crowdy Lobbett has found evidence pointing to the identity of the criminal mastermind behind the deadly Simister gang. After four attempts on his life, he ends up seeking the help of the enigmatic and unorthodox amateur sleuth, Albert Campion. After Campion bundles Lobbett off to a country house in Mystery Mile deep in the Suffolk countryside, all manner of adventures ensue. It's a race against time for Campion to get the judge to safety and decipher the clue to their mysterious enemy's name.

For Detective Danny Clover, Broadway is more than just a street - it’s a living, breathing creature with a mood and a style all its own. Radio’s most lyrical crime drama comes to life in this collection, Broadway’s My Beat, featuring 16 unique tales of murder along the main stem. The series’ purple prose is counterbalanced by the gritty realism that was a specialty of the 16th Precinct and its endearingly eccentric characters. Larry Thor stars as Clover, with Charles Calvert as Sgt. Tartaglia and Jack Kruschen as Detective Muggavan.

Down and out in the Depression, Gwynne Dacres moves into a seedy and sinister boarding house, where she exposes deadly secrets in this classic mystery by Mabel Seeley After losing her copywriting job, young Gwynne Dacres seeks a place to live when she stumbles upon Mrs. Garr's old boarding house...

The Murders in the Rue Morgue is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been described as the first modern detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination". C. Auguste Dupin is a man in Paris who solves the mystery of the brutal murder of two women.

Everybody has a story to tell. Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison has moved up the ranks, fighting every step of the way to break through Scotland Yard's glass ceiling. Now, on her first day as the head of the Vice Squad, a high-profile case threatens to destroy everything she has worked for. When Tennison's latest investigation reveals an influential public figure as her prime suspect - a man with connections to politicians, judges, and Scotland Yard - she's given a very clear message about the direction her investigation should take.

Geheimnisvoller Mord in Glastonbury! - Tödlicher Spuk an König Artus' Grab! Mysteriöser schwar­zer Ritter am Tatort gesichtet!" Nicht nur diese Schlagzeilen hatten van Dusen und Hatch angelockt, sondern auch die Eröffnung einer Ausstellung, die dem legendären König Artus gewidmet war. Kurz vor Glastonbury begegnen sie einer mitternächtlichen Geisterbeschwörung und einem Ritter in schwarzer Rüstung. Am nächsten Tag verschwindet der wertvolle Siegelring von König Artus.

Das Phantom plant einen gigantischen Raubzug in Berlin. Es will sich den Reichskriegsschatz aus dem Spandauer Julius-Turm unter den Nagel reißen. Doch weil Professor van Dusen sich zur gleichen Zeit in Berlin aufhält, kann er den Plan zunichte machen. Es passiert viel: Hatch wird niedergeschlagen und in einem Waschkorb entführt, van Dusen angelt in der Havel. Dem Phantom gelingt erneut die Flucht.

Professor van Dusen und Mr. Hatch werden im Hafen von Bombay mit allem Pomp aus 1001 Nacht empfangen. Der Maharadscha von Krischnapur hat seinen Schatz so gut versteckt, dass er ihn nur mit Hilfe der Denkmaschine wiederfinden kann. Natürlich entdeckt van Dusen das Versteck - vorher muss er allerdings mehrere Morde am Hof des Maharadschas aufklären und einen brutalen Mörder dingfest machen.

"Чем черт не шутит" - роман Татьяны Казаковой, жанр иронический детектив, вторая книга цикла "Позитивное мышление и женская глупость". Вернувшись в Москву, Птичка заскучала - кроме домашних дел и заняться было нечем. Тогда ей приходит в голову идея - открыть женский клуб. Она поделилась с подругами, и девчонки с энтузиазмом поддержали ее.