Ergebnis für "Chinesisch" in Krimis

Join the T'ang Dynasty detective Judge Dee on his very first full-length mystery! Poisoned plums, a cryptic scroll picture, passionate love letters, and a hidden murderer with a penchant for torturing and killing women lead Judge Dee to the heart of the Governor’s garden maze and the answers to three interwoven mysteries. This book kicked off Robert van Gulik's long-running series and introduced countless listeners to a cozy, clever series and the incredible detective at its center. Listen to this one, and you'll quickly find yourself seeking out the whole series.

Die winzige Ortschaft Hesjövallen in Mittelschweden wird Schauplatz eines blutigen Verbrechens: Fast sämtliche Einwohner fallen einem Massaker zum Opfer. Die Nachricht von dem Massenmord erreicht auch Strafrichterin Brigitta Roslin (Suzanne von Borsody). Es steht zu befürchten, dass Ihre Eltern und zahlreiche Verwandte zu den Opfern gehören. Als aus ihrer Angst Gewissheit wird, mischt sie sich gegen den Rat ihres Noch-Ehemannes Staffan (Michael Nyqvist - Michael Lott) in die Ermittlungen ein.

The eight short stories in Judge Dee at Work cover a decade during which the judge served in four different provinces of the T’ang Empire. From the suspected treason of a general in the Chinese army to the murder of a lonely poet in his garden pavilion, the cases here are among the most memorable in the Judge Dee series.

Long before Western writers had even conceived the idea of writing detective stories, the Chinese had developed a long tradition of literary works that chronicled the cases of important district magistrates. One of the most celebrated of these was Judge Dee, who lived in the seventh century.

失踪了将近十年的父亲最近传来了奇怪的消息，梅丽小姐雇佣福尔摩斯和华生来帮助自己。然而福尔摩斯没有料想到，他竟然会遇见连他看了也觉得毛骨悚然的死者…… 失蹤了將近十年的父親最近傳來了奇怪的消息，梅麗小姐雇傭福爾摩斯和華生來幫助自己。然而福爾摩斯沒有料想到，他竟然會遇見連他看了也覺得毛骨悚然的死者……

LAPD Detective Harry Bosch is off the chain in the fastest, fiercest, and highest-stakes case of his life. Fortune Liquors is a small shop in a tough South L.A. neighborhood, a store Bosch has known for years. The murder of John Li, the store's owner, hits Bosch hard, and he promises Li's family...

A puzzling publishing murder attracts the eye of Ellery Queen. Mandarin Press is a premier publishing house for foreign literature, but to those at the top of this enterprise, there is little more beautiful than a rare stamp. As Donald Kirk, publisher and philatelist, prepares his office for a banquet, an unfamiliar man comes to call. No one recognizes him, but Kirk’s staff is used to strange characters visiting their boss, so Kirk’s secretary asks him to wait in the anteroom.

New York Times Bestseller “Smart and funny and all sorts of raunchy in the best way.” — San Francisco Chronicle Repeat New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore returns to the mean streets of San Francisco in this outrageous follow-up to his madcap novel Noir. San Francisco, 1947...

Es ist ein besonders heikler Auftrag, der Charlie Chan nach Eldorado und mitten in die Wüste führt: Er soll eine überaus wertvolle Perlenkette ihrem neuen Eigentümer, dem millionenschweren Rancher P. J. Madden, überbringen. Doch bereits auf der Anreise ereignen sich seltsame Zwischenfälle, die den Chinesen zur Vorsicht mahnen. Und die ist nur mehr als berechtigt, denn schon bald kommt es auf der einsam gelegenen Ranch zu einem Mord.

Tanis Lyle was one of those passionate women who always get their own way. Her cousin Laura hated her. Most women did. But men found her irresistible and she used them mercilessly. So when Tanis was found murdered there seemed to be any number of suspects on hand. But Miss Silver had her own suspicions…

Ein Patient mit einer gefährlichen ansteckenden Krankheit verschwindet spurlos aus einem Quarantänespital. Da der Ausbruch einer verheerenden Epidemie droht, werden Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson von der britischen Regierung beauftragt, die fragliche Person umgehend zu finden und zurück auf die Isolationsstation zu bringen. Ein dramatischer Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt.

What should have been a family celebration of Chinese New Year descends into chaos when longtime foes crash the party in this hilariously entertaining novel by Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties. After an ultra-romantic honeymoon across Europe, Meddy Chan and her husband...

Another thrilling adventure featuring John Wells, the deep cover CIA operative from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Faithful Spy and The Deceivers. John Wells barely survived his homecoming when it was thought he’d become too close to the terrorists. Though his wounds have...

Ein Patient mit einer gefährlichen ansteckenden Krankheit verschwindet spurlos aus einem Quarantänespital. Da der Ausbruch einer verheerenden Epidemie droht, werden Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson von der britischen Regierung beauftragt, die fragliche Person umgehend zu finden und zurück auf die Isolationsstation zu bringen. Ein dramatischer Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt.

Ein Patient mit einer gefährlichen ansteckenden Krankheit verschwindet spurlos aus einem Quarantänespital. Da der Ausbruch einer verheerenden Epidemie droht, werden Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson von der britischen Regierung beauftragt, die fragliche Person umgehend zu finden und zurück auf die Isolationsstation zu bringen. Ein dramatischer Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt.

The story you’re about to hear is the second Charlie Chan novel, and it features a parrot named Tony who is witness to a crime. The unusual bird spoke Chinese and had a less-than-perfect use of English grammar but was killed by the criminals as a precaution. Chan himself was a friend of a family selling jewels and agreed to deliver them on his first trip to mainland California. While there he masquerades as a pidgin-speaking cook during his undercover investigation. His profound and original intelligence offers genial humor and witty dialogue.

The Chinese Murder of Edward Watts is a Covey Jencks mystery. Covey and JayJay travel to China and then return home to deal with shady characters, spies, gangsters, and other tough customers. In an exciting last act, they solve a murder most foul.

An apparent suicide and an apparent case of stalking bring two very different investigators together. This isn't an ordinary day's work for them, especially when personal feelings start to emerge. And the deeper their investigations go, the harder it gets to uncover the truth. From London to Shanghai, this thrilling and surprising mystery will take you on a journey that keeps you guessing until the very end.

Kitchen Chinese, Ann Mah’s funny and poignant first novel about a young Chinese-American woman who travels to Beijing to discover food, family, and herself is a delight—complete with mouth-watering descriptions of Asian culinary delicacies, from Peking duck and Mongolian hot pot to the...

This collection gathers the finest pieces from the "Appreciation of Foreign Literature" column. It includes works by influential contemporary writers from countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Russia, and Japan, with a focus on the United States and Japan.