Resultados para "becker" en Misterio

En polis hade blivit brutalt nedhuggen med en bajonett. Martin Beck utgick ganska snart ifrån att det rörde sig om hämnd, begången av en sinnessjuk. Senare tvingades han själv plötsligt ta ställning till frågan om han var beredd att riskera livet för sitt arbete. Maj Sjöwall (f.1935) och Per Wahlöö (1926-1975) är författarparet som tillsammans skrev de älskade och kritikerrosade böckerna om kommissarie Martin Beck.

Telefonen ringde. Gunvald Larsson ryckte till sig luren. - Ja. Larsson. - Sambandscentralen här. En radiopatrull i Solna har hittat en hel buss full med döda på Norra Stationsgatan. Ett massmord har skett på linje 47 och Martin Beck och hans kollegor ställs inför ett svårlöst brott utan vittnen. Bland offren finns en ung kriminalassistent med draget tjänstevapen. Var det bara en slump att han befann sig på bussen? Maj Sjöwall och Per Wahlöös boksvit Roman om ett brott har blivit internationella klassiker och stilbildande inom sin genre.

A second collection of twelve cases for M. McDonnell Bodkin’s insightful but self-deprecating detective Paul Beck, a man who claims no more genius than “a little common sense,” and says of himself that “I just go by the rule of thumb, and muddle and puzzle out my cases as best I can.” Including the disappearance of a millionaire; murders on a golf links and on a train; a fabulous diamond necklace lost in the sea, and the theft of an actress’ rubies; a lucky discovery in a Hansom cab; and a doctor found standing over the dead body of his fiancée’s brother.

Berlin, 1906: Viktor von Trutzen steckt in der Klemme. Sein frisch eröffnetes Auskunftsbureau in Berlin-Mitte bleibt ohne Kundschaft, und die Sorge um Mutter und Schwester lastet schwer auf ihm. Als eine geheimnisvolle Frau ihm einen Auftrag erteilt, scheint das Glück zum Greifen nah. Doch dann verschwindet seine Schwester – und Viktor muss schneller ermitteln, als ihm lieb ist.

The first twelve cases for M. McDonnell Bodkin’s insightful but self-deprecating detective Paul Beck, a man who claims no more genius than “a little common sense,” and says of himself that “I just go by the rule of thumb, and muddle and puzzle out my cases as best I can.” Including tales of card-sharping, deception, and theft; of treachery in the British Cabinet, and a plot to undermine the nation’s silver currency; and of ingenious and cold-blooded murder.

Exceptionally entertaining, soft-boiled Detective Philo Vance solves murders with his wits. His brain is a match for the great Sherlock Holmes, and so is his superior attitude. This radio series pays homage to the original detective novels of Van Dine first published in the mid-1920s.

A dead man found in the Alamo Motel was killed by ranch owner Bolan, but he's also the corpse!

The Full Dress Murder Case opened with the finding of the knifed body of Boxcar Charlie, derelict. When discovered, Charlie’s body was clothed in full evening dress, which led Philo Vance to announce that he knew where to start looking for the killer.

John Green is murdered while on the telephone to the district attorney. The obvious killer has a good alibi; the DA is then shot. As Philo Vance and District Attorney Markam were looking through the apartment of John Green, who had been murdered the day before, Markham was shot. Both of their suspects, Mrs Green and a man named Edward Lee, have alibis for around eleven o’clock, the time they believe the murder of John Green was committed.

Vance uses a torn stocking to run in a gang of three vicious ladies. The case they’re working on concerns a series of robberies in wealthy homes done they believe by a group of women. Philo Vance is working on the case, but his only result so far is a description he has of one of the members of the gang, a description he obtained from a ripped nylon stocking.

The Argyle Murder Case opened with the finding of the body of a man dressed in brand new clothing with the exception of a pair of argyle socks. Vance, with only this meagre clue to work on, identifies the body and manages to interview three people - Roger Star owner and feature performer in a theater company; Lila Martin, an actress; and Milton Talbot, publisher of a theatrical newspaper.

A gang of conmen is selling machines that they say can manufacture genuine $1 bills. It's a neat scam, but it leads to murder! How did the traveling monogram illusion work? Frank Kent, an inmate of the state hospital, has been broken out. The hospital is actually a mental institution. Frank was there because his mind is permanently in another world. But the reason somebody wants him is because he is a mathematical genius.

A scientist named Edgar Wilson has been shot and is dying. But first, he stops for a manicure! The Miller brothers, who killed Professor Wilson, are blown to pieces when they try to get Experiment X. The Manicure Murder Case opened when professor Edgar Wilson, scientist, died in a barber shop after insisting the girl manicure his nails, even though he was dying.

The Muddy Murder Case began with the shooting of Johnny Williams, racketeer. Although his house was completely surrounded by mud and Williams was killed at close range, there were no footprints in the mud and nobody but Williams' housekeeper was in his home. Philo Vance and DA Markham suspect a racketeer named Foster, especially since they think he killed another former ally.

As the killer whistles, "Comin' Through The Rye", a husband and wife are shot after being blackmailed. Evidence points to the neer-do-well son of a banker. The Stuarts’ Butler told Philo Vance and DA Markham that he heard someone whistle and then shots. He was on the third floor and by the time he came down to the library, Mr. Stuart was dead and Mrs. Stuart lived only long enough to say that the killer wanted $100,000.

Lou talks about Aunt May and Uncle Mike. Lou and Susan had a date last night. Susan's father does not approve of Lou. They talk about June weddings. Abott and Costello get a report on their ratings. They say 12 million people listen to their show. They decide to take their own radio poll. They say there are 400 listeners in the audience.

The shadowy chambers of the Knights Templar hold a devastating secret.... Having barely escaped the crosshairs of a deadly cult, Robin Jessop and David Mallory are determined to unlock the truth behind a conspiracy unresolved for 700 years - the mystery of what gives the enigmatic Templars their unwavering power. Infiltrating the group’s archives, they make a startling discovery. An ancient Templar passport hinting at a sacred mission: the transportation of an artefact of incomprehensible value.

While deciphering what few clues they have managed to recover about the Templar’s secrets, Jessop and Mallory make a discovery about their legendary treasure. Rather than gold or jewels, the long-sought prize may be something far more valuable: information. For the Templars were the original inventors of international banking. Lands, titles and the fates of entire noble houses were placed in their keeping. The records of such transactions, though centuries old, may possibly yield the greatest wealth in the world.

Kriminalkommissær Sonja Ljung får en mildt sagt tumultarisk første dag på afdelingen for alvorlig kriminalitet i Karlskrona. Ikke længe efter findes endnu en kvinde myrdet. Liget bliver fundet i et skur på kvindens familiegård, med brystkassen skåret op. Sonja får en mistanke om, at mordene på de to kvinder er forbundet, og da politiet pludselig modtager en videofilm, frygter de det værste; der er et lig, de endnu ikke har fundet.

En usædvanlig tør sommer udtørrer Thornfield-reservoiret, og frem dukker resterne af Hobb's End, den lille Yorkshirelandsby, der blev oversvømmet 60 år tidligere. Det samme gør skelettet af en brutalt myrdet kvinde, og kriminalkommissær Alan Banks må nu finde frem til en morder, der har undgået straf i over et halvt århundrede. I en tør tid udkom første gang i 1999 (og på dansk i 2003) og er nummer 10 i serien om kriminalkommissær Alan Banks.