Ergebnis für "Ring" in Hobbydetektive

When a long-lost member of the Lion Clan, Itagawa Mosu, seemingly returns from the dead to claim the hand of his betrothed, it's up to Daidoji Shin to determine the truth of this miraculous reappearance. The Lion reluctantly permit Shin's involvement, even if they have to let him plan the wedding as part of his investigation . . . Shin must navigate dangerous political waters to discover if Mosu really is the man he claims to be, or is he a cleverly disguised imposter? It will take all of Shin's charm, wit, and flair to find out before the wedding begins.

Auf dem Friedhof von Newton findet Pater Brown einen blutverklebten Siegelring. Der Ring gehört Doris Wilson, die sich unter anderem um den Blumenschmuck in der Kirche kümmert. Der Pater will Mrs. Wilson den Ring zurückgeben, doch er kann sie nicht erreichen, sie scheint wie vom Erdboden verschluckt. Kurze Zeit später wird Wade Strickland, der Nachbar von Doris Wilson, ermordet im Wald aufgefunden. Auch er war schon seit einigen Tagen nicht mehr in Newton gesehen worden. Gibt es einen Zusammenhang zwischen dem Verschwinden von Mrs. Wilson und dem Mord an Mr. Strickland?

Mary Stokes was walking through Dead Man's Copse one evening when she saw, in the beam of a torch, the corpse of a young woman dressed in a black coat, black gloves, no hat and an eternity ring set with diamonds in her ear. But when she and Detective Sergeant Frank Abbott went back to the wood the body had vanished.

The Pennyfoot hides many secrets, and its downstairs staff keeps a tight lip, even when the Edwardian aristocrats are spotted dallying with damsels in the boudoirs or gambling in the card rooms hidden below the floorboards. Should now and then one of the hotel guests fall prey to a dastardly murderer, however, it is up to Cecily Sinclair to restore order before Scotland Yard steps in and shuts down her infamous seaside hotel.

Amateur sleuth, Eve Foster, has been keeping a secret from her best friend, and it’s almost time for that secret to come out into the open. Levi, Tiana’s long-term boyfriend, is planning a proposal, and has asked Eve to help him set up the perfect evening. Since Tiana wants a public proposal, they make reservations at a nice restaurant and bring the staff in on the plan.

L’irresistibile Padre Brown torna a stupirci con le sue incredibili doti intuitive, sempre accompagnate da un’incrollabile fede nella forza del Bene sul Male! In una serie di indagini appassionanti e cariche di humour, il brillante prete dell’Essex deve affrontare il mistero di strani specchi e di enigmatiche armature, smascherando ciarlatani che simulano doti soprannaturali e riconducendo assassini spietati sulla retta via... Il londinese Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) è stato fra i più importanti intellettuali cattolici della sua generazione.

This Christmas, shop owner Kiki Lowenstein has more than holiday crafts on her mind. As she juggles family responsibilities, her thriving business, and preparations for her famous Holiday Crafting Extravaganza, a series of mysterious burglaries plagues their quiet town of Webster Groves, a suburb of St. Louis. Kiki soon finds herself drawn into a sinister plot that goes far beyond stolen jewelry. With the help of her loyal Great Dane Gracie, her intuitive employee Nona, and a cast of colorful local characters, Kiki must unravel a web of deceit.

The Gemini Killer targets twins. He takes one. He leaves the other. But one of the survivors has grown up. Eighteen years ago, FBI Agent Rachel Ward's mirror twin was kidnapped. Now, she's coming after the monster who stole her sister, because another twin has been abducted, and Rachel won't let...

Spring is beginning to brighten Sorenson, Wisconsin, for Mattie and Steve Hurley and their family. While their son Matthew may be in his terrible twos and Steve's daughter Emily a moody teenager, the kids bring light to their lives when their work is dark by its nature - Steve is a homicide detective and Mattie is a medicolegal death investigator, a.k.a. medical examiner. They deal in corpses. The latest corpse, a Jane Doe, was clearly an addict, but drugs didn't kill her, at least not directly. She's been stabbed multiple times in a pattern that is disturbingly familiar to Mattie.

Bacci Pagano indaga sulle minacce ricevute da un suo amico di lunga data, ma il riemergere di un vecchio omicidio irrisolto renderà tutto più complicato... Cesare Almansi, avvocato e vecchio amico di Bacci, riceve minacciose telefonate anonime dopo la sua candidatura al Senato. Queste intimidazioni lo spingono a chiedere aiuto a Bacci, il quale inizia a scandagliare i carrugi di Genova, popolati da vecchi compagni di lotta politica e nuovi nemici in agguato.

Un celebre conduttore radiofonico e un imprenditore vengono aggrediti a colpi di arma da fuoco in pieno centro a Milano. A Enrico Radeschi il compito di scovare quale oscuro legame ha finito per incrociare i destini delle due vittime.Mentre a Milano cominciano le indagini sull'agguato in centro, Enrico Radeschi è smarrito fra le nebbie di Venezia, intento ad aiutare il Danese a ritrovare la figlia scomparsa. Riuscirà il giornalista hacker ad aiutare sia l’amico sia il vicequestore Loris Sebastiani?

"Quattro Natali, quattro decenni, quattro storie milanesi" ... Incluso nella raccolta Quattro volte Natale – Piccoli omicidi a Milano, Natale coi tuoi è un racconto scritto a sei mani da Besola, Ferrari e Gallone. Difficile non farsi conquistare dalle atmosfere ipocrite di una metropoli che, lungi dall’essere allegra come le lucine che la addobbano, cela invece intrighi e segreti inconfessabili. Siamo nel 1999: è l’ultimo Natale del millennio. Il tassista Luigino incappa in una misteriosa valigetta, abbandonata da quello che sembrava a tutti gli effetti il sosia perfetto di Gian Maria Volonté.