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Once more the most successful of pastiche-detectives, Solar Pons, walks on stage with a new sequence of adventures. In this fourth major collection, Solar Pons is engaged with an intriguing variety of problems - the curious puzzle of the antique sovereign boxes narrated in the novelette, "The Adventure of the Mosaic Cylinders"; the sanguine riddle of the body in the 13th coffin told in "The Adventure of the Mazarine Blue"; the perplexing matter of the man devoted to British bowlers - "The Adventure of the Hats of M. Dulac"; and others.

This second collection of pastiches of the immortal Sherlock Holmes offers 11 adventures of Solar Pons, who has been called by Vincent Starrett "a clever impersonator, with a twinkle in his eye, which tells us that he knows he is not Sherlock Holmes, and knows that we know it, but that he hopes we will like him anyway for what he symbolizes." Once again in the London of years ago "the game is afoot."

It will be good news to many devotees of the deductive story - particularly the pastiche of Sherlock Holmes - that Solar Pons is back in a third major collection after a lapse of seven years. In his introduction to this collection, Mr. Smith echoes the sentiments of many readers and listeners when he says, "These pastiches come the closest of any that have been written, consistently, to capturing the true flavor of the Holmesian saga and to making its people and its places and its happenings entirely credible."

A secret society. A deadly conspiracy. A race against time. The Order of the Black Sun Series leads the listener on a roller-coaster ride in search of a legend. Packed with breathtaking suspense and nerve-shredding action, the Order of the Black Sun Series is a thrilling listen for all fans of action, suspense, and intrigue. Join a series and a cast of characters that will keep you entertained long into the night. The best-selling epic adventure - three complete books in one audiobook.

Lee Child selects the 20 best mystery short stories of the year, including tales by Stephen King, Sara Paretsky, and many more. Under the auspices of New York City's legendary mystery fiction specialty bookstore, The Mysterious Bookshop, and aided by Edgar Award-winning anthologist Otto Penzler, international best seller Lee Child has selected the 20 most suspenseful, most confounding, and most mysterious short stories from the past year, collected now in one entertaining volume.

Many of the greatest Russian authors, including Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, and Pushkin, produced crime and mystery fiction, a type of literature that was largely suppressed during the Soviet era because it did not glorify the state, but rather, gave significance to individual characters. With the fall of the Soviet Union, mystery writers have become some of the most successful novelists in Russia, and there is a renewed interest in, and appreciation of, the great crime classics of an earlier era. This volume is the first collection ever devoted entirely to Russian crime fiction. 

Hauptkommissar Scharrmann muss sich verstecken – vor der Polizei! Denn jemand im Kommissariat will ihm einen Mord anhängen. Auf seiner Flucht bleibt ihm nur eine Verbündete: Sarah Teufel glaubt keine Sekunde an Scharrmanns Schuld und bietet ihm Unterschlupf in einer Autowerkstatt. Doch dadurch gerät sie selbst ins Visier der Polizei.

In Bunburry sollen schon bald die Hochzeitsglocken läuten! Mit der Unterstützung der renommierten Hochzeitsplanerin Elizabeth Ravensdale bereiten Alfie und Emma ihren großen Tag vor. Doch dann erschüttert ein grausamer Fund die Idylle: Eine Leiche wird entdeckt. Während die Polizei glaubt, den Täter gefunden zu haben, sind Alfie, Liz und Marge überzeugt, dass mehr hinter der Sache steckt – und nehmen die Ermittlungen selbst in die Hand.

În „Omul necinstit”, Sherlock Holmes investighează un caz în care reputația, șantajul și trădarea se împletesc într-o intrigă plină de suspans. Pornind de la indicii aparent lipsite de importanță, celebrul detectiv descoperă adevărul ascuns în spatele unei dispariții și al...

Semnul celor patru este al doilea roman din seria aventurilor lui Sherlock Holmes și una dintre cele mai apreciate opere ale lui Arthur Conan Doyle. Pornind de la dispariția misterioasă a unui tată și de la apariția unor perle enigmatice, Holmes și doctorul Watson pornesc într-o...

Aventura degetului cel mare al inginerului este una dintre cele mai tensionate și misterioase investigații ale lui Sherlock Holmes. Când un tânăr inginer ajunge în cabinetul doctorului Watson cu degetul mare retezat, începe să relateze o întâmplare stranie petrecută într-o casă...

„Aventura benzii pătate” este una dintre cele mai cunoscute povestiri polițiste scrise de Arthur Conan Doyle, avându-l în prim-plan pe Sherlock Holmes. O tânără îi cere ajutorul detectivului după moartea misterioasă a surorii sale, care înainte de a muri a rostit cuvintele...

„Aventura rubinului albastru” este o povestire polițistă scrisă de Arthur Conan Doyle, în care Sherlock Holmes investighează dispariția unui prețios rubin albastru, furat în condiții misterioase. Cazul începe cu descoperirea pietrei ascunse într-o gâscă de Crăciun, iar...

A Série Além das Luzes da Cidade - Lendas Urbanas apresenta: A Mulher da Boca Cortada A lenda urbana da mulher da boca cortada é um conto assustador que tem sido passado de geração em geração. Dizem que uma mulher, muitas vezes descrita como bela e misteriosa, tem metade do rosto coberto por um véu ou máscara. Ela aborda estranhos na noite e faz perguntas intrigantes, com uma voz suave que esconde sua verdadeira intenção. Diz a lenda que, se alguém responder incorretamente ou olhar debaixo do véu, a mulher revelará sua boca cortada de orelha a orelha, e sua vítima sofrerá o mesmo destino.

Follow Sherlock Holmes on four mysteries that his best friend and Chronicler, Dr. Watson, has decided to publish after some years. In the first story, an irritating and unsuccessful suit salesman plummets to his death from one of the highest cliffs in England...only he didn't jump. The second story recounts a chemistry professor found shot to death in his laboratory after having dabbled in alchemy and seemingly turning lead into gold. The third story finds a wealthy businessman bludgeoned to death in his locked and guarded hotel room.

In 1982, Sue Grafton introduced us to Kinsey Millhone. Thirty years later, Kinsey is an established international icon and Sue, a number-one bestselling author. To mark this anniversary year, Sue has given us stories that reveal Kinsey’s origins and Sue’s past. “I've come to believe that...

The saga continues with three more spell-binding Kate Gazzara murder case files: Book 13: Feathers, Book 14: Samson, and Book 15: Indigo. Greed, revenge, jealousy, money, love, and hate are all motives for murder and all in a day’s work for Lt. Kate Gazzara. If you love whodunits, police procedurals, realism, fast-paced nonstop action, and strong women detectives, you’ll love these three highly rated thrillers. If you’ve not yet met Kate Gazzara, a dedicated female detective in a world dominated by men, then this is where you can get to know more about her and her case files.

Lady Molly of Scotland Yard is a collection of short stories about Molly Robertson-Kirk, an early fictional female detective. First published in 1910, Orczy's female detective was the precursor of the lay sleuth who relies on brains rather than brawn. As well as being one of the first novels to feature a female detective as the main character, Orczy's outstandingly successful and brilliant police officer preceded her real-life female counterparts by a decade.

All'officina di Nando Iaccarino facevano la fila gli appassionati di auto e moto d'epoca, perché lui riparava sempre l'irreparabile. Ora spetta ai Bastardi di Pizzofalcone scoprire chi lo ha ucciso. E per farlo, ciascuno di loro deve mettere da parte le proprie angosce, i propri dolori, i propri segreti. E difendersi dai grandi capi della questura che non vedono l’ora di assistere alla loro caduta. Spettacolare come quella degli Angeli.

Here are three more Sherlock Holmes adventures from the pen of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and read by Edward Hardwicke, who has become the definitive Dr. Watson of the 80s and 90s due to the spectacularly successful Granada television series in which he appears with Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes.