Ergebnis für "The Call" in Hobbydetektive

After a routine security check by George Smiley, civil servant Samuel Fennan apparently kills himself. When Smiley finds Circus head Maston is trying to blame him for the death, he begins his own investigation, meeting Fennan's widow to find out what led him to such desperation. On the very day Smiley is ordered off the enquiry he receives an urgent letter from the dead man. Do the East Germans - and their agents - know more about this man's death than the Circus previously imagined?

Simon Russell Beale stars in this BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of John le Carré's first novel, which introduced his most famous character, George Smiley. This dramatisation, set in London in the late 1950s, finds Smiley engaged in the humdrum job of security vetting. But when a Foreign Office civil servant commits suicide after an apparently unproblematic interview, Smiley is baffled. Refusing to believe that Fennan shot himself, Smiley decides to investigate.

Everly Swan is busy as a bee running her beachside iced tea shop, and the small island of Charm, North Carolina is abuzz - Mitzi Calgon, an iconic Hollywood actress, is in town! Everly's great-aunts are making a documentary about beekeeping and Mira has agreed to help. But when the actress turns up dead, reporters and fans swarm the island, muddying the water and disrupting the peaceful lives of the townspeople.  

Marsali Taylor returns with the eighth enthralling mystery in her gritty and thrilling Shetland Sailing Mystery series. 'This series is a must-read for anyone who loves the sea, or islands, or joyous, intricate story-telling.' Ann Cleeves As summer draws to a close in Shetland, indomitable...

When defense attorney Jackson Taylor takes on the case of a lifetime, he's prepared to fight for justice. His childhood friend—the son of a powerful senator—has been accused of a brutal murder. Jackson is certain the man he grew up with couldn't be a killer. But when shocking evidence links his own father, a former small-town sheriff, to the crime, Jackson's unshakable trust in the truth is pushed to the breaking point. Jackson remains steadfast in his quest for justice.

Jaded reporter Andrew and his photographer boyfriend, Carlos, are sick of telling just another story. From cartel massacres to corrupt politicians, sifting the dregs of Mexico's drug war, they think they've seen it all. But when they find a body even the police are too scared to look at, what started out as just another reportage becomes the sort of story all reporters dream of. Until Carlos pushes for answers too fast and winds up murdered, leaving Andrew grief-stricken and flailing for answers, justice and revenge. 

'Satisfyingly intriguing' Faith Martin 'J.M. Hall has mastered the warmth of a perfect modern cosy crime with all the twists and turns that go with it. I really enjoyed it!' Hannah Hendy Retired schoolteachers and amateur sleuths Liz, Pat and Thelma are giving up their coffee morning for a...

Thirty-nine-year-old Enora Andresson is a successful actress and a woman in her prime. But tests have revealed an aggressive brain tumour that could kill her. Already struggling with the wreckage of her marriage and a strained relationship with her teenage son, Malo, she hasn't anticipated the appearance of investigative journalist Mitch Culligan. Mitch is writing a book about entrepreneur and onetime drug baron Hayden Prentice - a multi-millionaire who once crossed paths with Enora, and whom Mitch believes has helped fund the push to take the UK out of Europe.

A collection of 6 short stories from the golden age of detective fiction, introducing H. C. Bailey's amateur sleuth Mr. Reginald Fortune, surgeon and general practitioner: a man interested in everything, but not in anything in particular, whose vast store of eclectic knowledge makes him just the man to help Scotland Yard unravel the most complex of murders, no matter how privileged or powerful the perpetrator may be...

Still living under the radar in Fort Lauderdale due to her refusal to pay her ex-husband’s spousal support, Helen Hawthorne’s latest workaday job might just be the lowest rung on the employment ladder - telemarketing. While Helen is conducting a phone survey with the wealthy Henry “Hank” Asporth, Helen is convinced she heard a murder being committed. With no solid proof, Helen is driven to find out what really happened with Hank and the mystery woman. But if she’s not careful, she just might end up holding a dead line of her own.

The second in the page-turning cosy crime series from Glenda Young, this unputdownable whodunnit is perfect for fans of Julia Chapman's Dales Detective Agency, Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club, Betty Rowlands and Helen Cox. 'I loved this warm, humorous and involving whodunnit with its...

He picks a pocket and discovers a sinister plot. New York, 1937: The thief they call the Smoke encounters an obnoxious bully on the streets of New York. To teach him a lesson, the Smoke picks his pocket. But on opening the brute’s billfold he discovers items that arouse suspicion. A newspaper clipping, an odd blueprint, and a membership card to a secret society seem to point to a plot of unspeakable terror. Curious, the Smoke delves into the mystery and is thrust into a whirlwind of intrigue and danger.

Hobbydetektivin Miss Jessica Shameless hängt der Ruf an, sie würde das Verbrechen anziehen wie das Licht die Motten. Selbst ihr Faktotum Mister Stinker kann sich des Eindrucks nicht erwehren, dass in Gegenwart der Laienermittlerin stets Grausames passiert. Als sie eines Tages bei einem Preisrätsel eine Wochenendreise nach Paddel-Town gewinnt, ist sie zunächst zuversichtlich, ein paar Tage ohne Mord und Totschlag zu verbringen. Aber da hat sie die Rechnung ohne einen grausamen Killer gemacht, der die Population ihrer Heimatstadt Zug um Zug dezimiert.

Das dritte Abenteuer unserer Heldin, des übersinnlichen Mediums Jule Fromm, beginnt mit einem Schock: Ihre beste Freundin und Wirtin der Stammkneipe "Die Baracke", Carola, ist spurlos verschwunden. Stattdessen bedient die zwielichtige Lieselotte, genannt "das fleißige Lieschen". Der erste Verdacht bestätigt sich auf grausame Weise: Carola wurde Opfer eines Gewaltverbrechens! Gemeinsam mit deren Geist begibt sich die Kartenjule auf einen blutigen Rachefeldzug, bei dem unsere Heldin schier über sich hinauswächst.

Meet Marcia Banks...I’m a normal person. Well, I do have an unusual first name, pronounced Mar-see-a, not Marsha. And an abnormal vocation - I train service dogs for veterans with PTSD. But otherwise I’m normal...Except I tend to get sucked into other people’s messes, which has led to my unusual avocation - amateur sleuth. Romp along with me and my four-legged best friend, Buddy through our first three big adventures, plus a bittersweet Christmas tale!

Die passioniert Kreuzwort-rätselnde Miss Jessica Shameless, ihres Zeichens. Hobbydetektivin, wird mit einem besonders perfiden Mordfall konfrontiert. In ihrer neuem Heimatstadt Lucky-Crossmountain wird kurz vor der Tombola für. kriegsgeschädigtes Rotwild die schottisch erblindete Witwe Priscilla Bumsborough-Woucestersauce mittels ihrer nichts Böses ahnenden Stricknadel ins Jenseits befördert. Ein Fall, der unsere karitativ beseelte Heldin nebst Faktotum Mister Stinker nicht ruhen lassen kann, und dessen Lösung sie in gefährliche Todesnähe befördert.

Geister, Dämonen, Gespenster? Oder einfach nur Schwindel? Tauche in die Wahrsagerstube von Jule From ein... Eigentlich hat die Kartenjule mit dem Jenseits abgeschlossen und möchte ein ruhiges Leben als durchschnittliche Hellseherin im Hochstaplerbereich führen, aber schon wieder wird sie von Geistern heimgesucht - den Zwillingsschwestern Rosa Brüstjen und Claire Grube, die darauf bestehen, dass sie den Mord an ihnen nachgeht, und die noch dazu von der Dämonin Medusa tatkräftig unterstützt werden.

Miss Jessica Shameless und ihr Faktotum Mister Stinker kehren nach einem Wanderurlaub in den schottischen Highlands per Benutzung des Regionalexpress Glasgow - London heim, als nach einem ausufernden Abend im Speisewagen ein grausiger Doppelmord verübt wird. Da der Zug im Schneesturm steckenbleibt und die Verbindung zur Außenwelt abbricht, ist wieder einmal an der weltberühmten Hobbydetektivin, das Verbrechen aufzuklären, wobei sie einer Verschwörung auf die Schliche kommt, die sogar das Leben der Queen bedroht.

Die passionierte Hobbydetektivin Miss Jessica Shameless reist nebst Faktotum Mister Sinker nach Seattle, seines Zeichens Gewerbegebiet des idyllischen Küstenstädtchens Windmill-Mablecove, was DC Watson nebst Mutter Tilda unter Kontrolle halten. In der dort angesiedelten Scherzartikelfabrik jedoch kommt es zu einer Katastrophe - einem üblen Verbrechen, das Shameless und Stinker fast das Genick bricht, gäbe es da nicht den erotisch aufgeladenen Sherlock Watson nebst Genius Holmes, die noch so jedes knifflige Rätsel mit erstaunlicher Verve zu lösen verstehen.