Ergebnis für "Siren" in Anthologien & Kurzgeschichten

Es geht weiter mit einer neuen Geschichtensammlung rund um Sherlock Holmes, den berühmtesten Detektiv aller Zeiten. Mit seinem Freund und Assistenten Dr. Watson geht er im viktorianischen London auf Verbrecherjagd. 28 spannende Fälle werden in dieser Box vereint und laden dazu ein, das berühmte wie auch clevere Ermittlerduo durch die dunklen Gassen Londons zu begleiten. Ein Muss für Fans der BBC-Serie "Sherlock", aber auch für Freunde klassischer Kriminalliteratur.

In this hotly-requested collection of after-stories, the colorful residents of the Spirit Realm take center stage!

In the city of San Francisco, there are four families who are at the top of their game. The Best family, The Ramirez family, The Williams family, and The Vick family, were all major factors when it came to getting that money. No matter what it was these families could provide it. Having certain rules set in place kept all four families solid in the way things moved on the streets. Rules are made to be broken, and when they do, all bets are off. No longer is the brotherhood reading from the same page, now it was every family for themselves.

This collection of tales transports the listener to a time when staircases creaked in old manor houses, and a candle could be blown out by a gust of wind—or by a passing ghost. Penned by some of the greatest Victorian novelists and masters of the ghost story genre, each comes to life in this vivid rendition.

Here is a collection of the Oscar Wilde's famous fairy tales, read by a cast of leading British actors. Additional narrators include Geoffrey Palmer O.B.E., Sir Donald Sinden, and Elaine Stritch. Music: 'Reverie De Sebastian' by Steve Davies.

The hit BBC series Sherlock has introduced a whole new generation of fans to Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary detective. In this unique collection, Sherlock co-creators Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss have selected their all-time favorite Sherlock Holmes adventures, providing listeners a curated masterclass in crime fiction. Each of these 19 tales, from Sherlock's first appearance in A Study in Scarlet to the late classic The Dying Detective, is a potent mix of murder, suspense, cryptic clues, red herrings, and revenge.

Sherlock Holmes‘ Buch der Fälle (Original: The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes) ist eine von Arthur Conan Doyle geschriebene Sammlung von zwölf Krimi-Kurzgeschichten um seinen berühmten Detektiv Sherlock Holmes und dessen Freund Dr. Watson, die 1927 in Großbritannien veröffentlicht wurde. Das Buch der Fälle enthält die letzten zwölf Sherlock-Holmes-Erzählungen, die Doyle zwischen 1921 und 1927 schrieb. Zuvor hatte der Autor bereits in Seine Abschiedsvorstellung acht Detektivgeschichten zusammengefasst.

Die großen Detektive: Le Chevalier C. Auguste Dupin und Sherlock Holmes. 15 Kriminalgeschichten von Edgar Allan Poe und Sir Arthur Canon Doyle, gelesen von Richard Heinrich und Alex Bolte. Wenn es um das Genre der Kriminalerzählung geht, kommt man am Namen Sherlock Holmes nicht vorbei. Dabei wurde die Figur des genialen, exzentrischen Detektivs bereits viel früher von niemand Geringerem geprägt als dem Meister des Schaurigen und Mysteriösen: Edgar Allan Poe. Mit seinen Geschichten um C. Auguste Dupin legte Poe den Grundstein für das gesamte Kriminalgeschichtengenre.

Während Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson und Pater Brown zusammen mit den Mönchen der Waltham Abbey ihre Mahlzeit einnehmen, wird die Zukunft Bruder Gabriels hitzig diskutiert. Bruder Severin setzt sich durch, dass Bruder Gabriel zur Buße eine einjährige Pilgerreise antreten soll, doch Pater Brown und einige Brüder sind vehement dagegen. Gerade als Pater Brown Abt Thomas darüber informieren will, erreicht Holmes eine dringende Nachricht von Inspektor Lestrade. Aus dieser Nachricht geht hervor, dass Abt Thomas sich schon länger nicht mehr dort befindet, wo Pater Brown und die Brüder ihn bislang vermutet hatten.

The Captain of the Polestar (and Other Tales) is a collection of short stories by Scottish writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle first published in 1883. ' The Captain of the Pole-Star ' is one of the best examples of Conan Doyle's weird fiction. This is a superb collection of strange mystery tales that are all independent, sometimes involving ship voyages, shipwrecks, amnesia, lost love, grand thefts, comedy, and fairy tales. Contents: The Captain of the "Pole-Star" / J.

Step into the shadowy world of crime and deduction with The Detective Club, a spectacular collection of 77 classic mysteries featuring some of the greatest detectives in literary history. From the meticulous mind of Hercule Poirot to the sharp intuition of Miss Marple, the legendary brilliance of Sherlock Holmes, the unwavering determination of Inspector Alan Grant, and the resourceful wit of Albert Campion—this anthology brings together the finest sleuths to ever grace the page.

In this collection of Rumpole stories the comic, courageous, and corpulent 'great defender of muddled and sinful humanity' is joined by a winning cast of villains and victims in tales whose wry humour and sparkling wit deftly send up the legal system. In Rumpole and the Angel of Death our hero achieves resounding triumphs over the forces of prejudice and mean-mindedness. Rumpole and the Way through the Woods involves Rumpole in the world of hunters and the hunted, animal rights and human wrongs.

Während Pater Brown eine Eildepesche an Auguste Dupin aufgibt, versucht Sherlock Holmes, aus den Pflanzenexperimenten von Bruder Gabriel schlau zu werden. Doch dieser lässt sich nicht in die Karten schauen und kehrt wieder zurück an die Arbeit im Labor. Als eine Woche später immer noch keine Antwort von Dupin eingetroffen ist, beschließen Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson, die Befragung im Kloster ohne seine Unterstützung zu beginnen. Doch noch während sie dabei sind, Bruder Dominik als Ersten auf den Zahn zu fühlen, überschlagen sich auch schon die nächsten Ereignisse...

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. It was first published on 14 October 1892; the individual stories had been serialised in The Strand Magazine between July 1891 and June 1892. The stories are not in chronological order, and the only characters common to all twelve are Holmes and Dr. Watson. The stories are related in first-person narrative from Watson's point of view. In general the stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes identify, and try to correct, social injustices.

""I loved making the acquaintance of SirHereward and Mister Fitz. If you haven't met them yet, you are in for a treat. They are the best partnership in the world of fantasy since Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser.” — George R.R. Martin, co-editor “A Cargo of Ivories” New York Times bestselling...

Rabbit Room Press is proud to present these historical documents to the world for the first time. With contributions from visiting scholars such as Jonathan Rogers, Malcolm Guite, Junius Johnson, A. S. Peterson, and many more, these tales have been scrupulously compiled and annotated by leading experts of dubious renown.

The oceans of Tantalus are teaming with Aquarians, the dangerous, predatory mammals that feed off anything that lands in their territory. What is strange is that they are avoiding part of the ocean closest to the shoreline where Trysuil is planning to build the city of learning. His question is, why this area? What is keeping them at bay? He is determined to find out, and to do this, he needs the help of their new allies.

In "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes," Sir Arthur Conan Doyle attempted a feat that even the greatest criminal minds in England could not accomplish: He tried to kill off Sherlock Holmes. (And he very nearly succeeded.) Doyle's 1894 collection of short stories—which featured some of the most enjoyable tales in the Holmes canon, including "Silver Blaze," "The Musgrave Ritual" and "The Crooked Man"—concludes with what was meant to be the last Sherlock Holmes story, "The Final Problem."

Seven short story masterpieces by the acknowledged master of the short story, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: 'The Parasite', 'The Mystery of Sasassa Valley', 'The Man with the Watches', 'A Pastoral Horror', 'The Slapping Sal', 'Lot No. 249','The Ring of Thoth'.

Most famous for his tales of crime and deduction, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle also had a passion for suspense, the supernatural, and the macabre, as demonstrated in this collection of gothic short stories. This set contains the stories 'The New Catacomb', 'Playing with Fire', 'The Terror of Blue John Gap', 'The Case of Lady Sannox', 'The Brown Hand', and 'The Los Amigos Fiasco'. So get ready for Doyle’s vivid, spine-tingling imagination to unnerve and thrill you in equal measure!