Ergebnis für "alles anders" in Anthologien & Kurzgeschichten

Sarah und James sind im Urlaub. Im Seebad Scheveningen können sie vom Hotelzimmer aus direkt auf den Strand und das Meer sehen. Sarah ist begeistert und lauscht nachts zur Entspannung den Wellen. Bis sie etwas Ungeheuerliches beobachtet: Ein Mann wird erschossen! Der Mörder durchsucht dessen Taschen und verschwindet in der Dunkelheit. Sarah traut ihren Augen kaum. Doch als sie unten ankommt, ist die Leiche verschwunden. An ihrer Stelle sitzt ein Hund. Hat sich Sarah den Mord nur eingebildet? Der Überzeugung ist jedenfalls die örtliche Polizei.

Wenn man(n) befürchtet, dass Frau betrügt, zählt man gern auf einen guten Freund, der den Detektiv mimt. Abzuwarten bleibt jedoch, wer den Loyalitätstest am Ende besteht... Pech in der Liebe scheint auch die behütete Lucy zu verfolgen, die im goldenen Käfig bei ihrem Papa lebt. Doch allmählich geben ihr die undurchsichtigen Geschäfte des Vaters und seine allgegenwärtigen grauen Herren zu denken. Zwei erstklassige Krimierzählungen aus der Feder von Petra Hammesfahr.

This collection of the finest short story mystery fiction by the most acclaimed writers, past and present features Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Thomas Burke, Harry Kemelman, and everyone in between. Edited by multi-award-winning mystery connoisseur Otto Penzler, it offers a delightful mixture of mystery and suspense.

Northmont, Connecticut, seemed to be haunted by ghosts, ghouls, and impossibilities, until Dr. Sam Hawthorne explained the seemingly impossible. All But Impossible contains fifteen of Dr. Sam's most extraordinary cases solved between 1936 and 1940, including a newly murdered corpse in a sealed tomb in a cemetery; a body in a scarecrow; jug that turns water into wine—poisoned wine; a disappearance from a swimming pool; a baby who becomes a child's doll on the way to being baptized; an unfound door; a room that appears and vanishes; And eight other ingenious problems for Dr. Sam.

There's something out there in the dark. There's always something watching. There's always something reaching for you. Always. And sometimes there?s someone you can call. Someone you can hire. Someone who knows these dark streets and back alleys. Someone who knows how things work in this part of town. Private eyes who are often as dark as the things they hunt. Investigators who know how to look in the shadows for the things that go bump. Good guys but not always nice guys. Hardboiled Horror collects fifteen original tales of noir mystery shot through with elements of horror and the supernatural.

Crime, thriller, and noir fans will delight in this fourth volume of The Greatest Mysteries of All Time, an exciting series featuring short fiction by legendary writers, past and present. From Edgar Allan Poe, Ernest Hemingway, and Georges Simenon to Lawrence Block and Sara Paretsky, this unique collection—compiled and edited by multi-award-winning mystery connoisseur Otto Penzler—is a captivating mixture of mystery and suspense.

Trinidad Noir reveals the Caribbean island’s darkness and its appeal with an unexpected and gratifying result. Features brand-new stories by Robert Antoni, Elizabeth Nunez, Lawrence Scott, Ramabai Espinet, Shani Mootoo, Kevin Baldeosingh, Vahni Capildeo, Willi Chen, Lisa Allen-Agostini, Keith Jardim, Reena Andrea Manickchand, Tiphanie Yanique, and more.

The fifth volume of The Greatest Mysteries of All Time is an intriguing anthology of crime and suspense short stories by some of the most renowned writers in the field. This unique collection of master writers includes the usual suspects such as Patricia Highsmith and Mickey Spillane, but also writers better known for other genres, such as Isaac Asimov and Ogden Nash. Edited by the legendary multi-award-winning mystery connoisseur Otto Penzler—whose name is a hallmark of quality and expertise—this thrilling mixture of mystery and suspense will have you guessing up until the very end.

This sixth volume of The Greatest Mysteries of All Time offers a variety of works by some of the most lauded writers in the field of suspense and literature.

What really happened to the girl who walked into the woods and vanished forever? It’s a never-forgotten mystery that clings like a shadow in a short story about dark memories and inescapable fears.