Ergebnis für "alles anders" in Traditionelle Krimis

Eine mörderisch nette Familie: Ernie Cunningham, passionierter Krimi-Liebhaber, nimmt nur widerwillig am ersten Familientreffen seit Jahren teil. Seit er seinen Bruder Michael wegen Mordes angezeigt hat, hängt der Haussegen schief. Dass dann ausgerechnet am Vorabend von Michaels Ankunft auch prompt eine Leiche in dem isoliert liegenden Skiressort auftaucht, macht die Stimmung bei den eingeschneiten Cunninghams nicht unbedingt besser. Da von der Außenwelt keine Hilfe zu erwarten ist, stürzt sich Ernie Kraft seines geballten Kriminalwissens in die Ermittlungen, um weitere Todesfälle zu verhindern.

Alle kennen sie, die Personen, die man am liebsten nie wieder sehen würde. Wer hat nicht schon einmal über. den Pechvogel auf einem Ausflug gelacht oder sich über kindliche Aussagen amüsiert. So unterschiedlich sind. auch die Kurzgeschichten in diesem Buch. Von heiteren Erlebnissen im Rheingau bis zu tödlichen Entschlüssen. und gemeiner Rache ist alles vertreten. Ein Teil der Kurzgeschichten beschreibt die ersten Ermittlungen einer jungen Kriminalkommissarin. Sie reichen. von der beinahe-Aufklärung eines 30 Jahre zurückliegenden Unfalls bis zu aktuellen Unfällen und Verbrechen.

Moriarty ist von dem Wunsch beseelt, sein Leben zu ändern und einem alten Rivalen den Kampf anzusagen. Doch ist dieser Plan mit großen Gefahren verbunden, denn bei seinem Gegner handelt es sich um niemand Geringeren als den Grafen Dracula. Mittels eines ausgeklügelten Plans gelingt es Moriarty, den Anführer des Zirkels der Sieben in seine alte Heimat, nach Transsylvanien, zu locken. Alles läuft auf eine letzte große Auseinandersetzung hinaus.

The sweet countenance of Reason greeted Morse serenely when he woke and told him that it would be no bad idea to have a quiet look at the problem itself before galloping off to a solution. Chief Inspector Morse was alone among the congregation in suspecting continued unrest in the quiet parish of St Frideswide's. Most people could still remember the churchwarden's murder. A few could still recall the murderer's suicide. Now even the police had closed the case.

Noch ist der wahnsinnige Professor Deragon in einer abgelegenen Anstalt eingesperrt. Doch dunkle Mächte setzen alles daran, ihn aus seiner Gefangenschaft zu befreien. Er soll für sie eine Massenvernichtungswaffe erschaffen, wie sie die Welt noch nicht gesehen hat. Die Einzigen, die Deragons raffiniert inszenierten Ausbruch noch rechtzeitig aufhalten könnten, sind Auguste Dupin und Edgar Allan Poe. Doch auch für diesen Fall hat Dupins Erzfeind, Gaston Morel, bereits vorgesorgt.

Come ogni anno, sui laghi e i torrenti che circondano la famosa cittadina del Maine, Cabot Cove, si svolge il tradizionale torneo di pesca. Jessica è stata tra le prime a iscriversi alla gara e, in vista della sua partecipazione, ha affittato un piccolo cottage a Moon Lake, immerso nella foresta. Una sedia a dondolo sul portico, il profumo dei pini e il riflesso del sole che si specchia nell'acqua: la situazione perfetta per trascorrere un po' di tempo in solitudine, rilassandosi sulla riva del lago, in compagnia di un buon libro, nell'attesa che i pesci abbocchino.

Während eines Aufenthaltes in Edinburgh lernt Sherlock Holmes Sir McIntyre kennen. Dieser wird erpresst und teilt seine Sorgen dem Detektiv mit. Holmes begibt sich zu den Ermittlungen in das herrschaftliche Anwesen des Sirs. Mit seinen außergewöhnlichen Talenten findet er schnell des Falles Lösung. Dann jedoch kommt es zu einem folgenschweren Gespräch mit seinem Auftraggeber.

Der Großindustrielle Spencer Walters, der neben diversen Firmen ein kleines Theater im West End besitzt, lädt Pater Brown zur Premiere eines neuen Stückes ein. Doch der Abend verläuft völlig anders als erwartet. Grace Darby, die junge Hauptdarstellerin des Stückes, verpasst ihren Einsatz. Sie wird tot in ihrer Garderobe aufgefunden, jemand hat ihr das Genick gebrochen. Pater Brown nimmt die Ermittlungen auf und stellt fest, dass so einige Kollegen der Schauspielerin ein Motiv gehabt hätten, die junge Frau zu töten ...

Namhafte Politiker des Landes werden auf perfide Weise erpresst, um völlig absurde Forderungen für Gesetzesänderungen durchzudrücken. Gehen sie nicht darauf ein, drohen grausame Bestrafungen. Geoffrey Stafford vermutet den "Zirkel der Sieben" hinter den Taten, Inspector Cross hat eine andere Theorie, so dass die beiden sich bei den Ermittlungen ein "Duell" liefern.

Aubrey Greigh, a best-selling mystery author, partners with an ambitious Chicago detective who is now also his wife, an ex-mob boss gone straight, and a pair of Romani parapsychologists (psychics with psychology degrees) to solve a pair of baffling high-profile homicides. This cryptic case will turn the politics of America’s largest city on its ear. Is our impromptu team of professional and amateur investigators equipped to filter fact from rampant fantasy to stop the seemingly senseless slaughter? Chicago's mayor hopes so. Or does he? Is anything or anyone who or what they seem?

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.

After the discovery of a body in the graveyard of St. Matthew's Church, another corpse surfaces in St. Mark's churchyard. Detective Inspector Andy Ross and Detective Sergeant Izzie Drake must lead their team in a race against time to prevent further atrocities. But what links the dead men with an old mental hospital, now an orphanage, and the scarcely reported suicide of a teenage girl? Somehow, all clues point towards the enigmatic priest, Father Gerald Byrne, who recently returned to the city of his birth.

Gin Sullivan is back in her small hometown of Trumbull, Pennsylvania, on an extended leave from her job at the Chicago medical examiner's office and rekindling an old flame with her high school sweetheart, Jake. Gin is readjusting to life at home when Jake receives harrowing news early one morning: the new housing development his construction firm is building has caught fire, and underneath one of the burnt homes is a dead body.

Detective Tom Watts stepped into the charming ice cream parlor, the sweet aroma of freshly made waffle cones enveloping him as he glanced around the bustling shop. His eyes scanned the room, taking in the pastel-colored walls adorned with whimsical ice cream-themed artwork and the lively chatter of customers savoring their frozen treats. Detective Watts's specific objective for the scene was to gather information about the missing child's last known whereabouts and to speak with the owner of the parlor, Mrs. Lacey, who had been the one to report the disappearance.

Nostalgia radio had incredible comedy, mystery, detective, western, sci-fi, musical, and drama shows that kept Americans glued to their radio sets. Families gathered around their living room radios to hear their favorite Hollywood stars in fully-dramatized broadcasts that entertained millions.

When it comes to solving cold cases, nothing is ever cut and dried…. Quilter Beatrice Coleman is enjoying the sleepy peace of a tranquil afternoon…until it’s interrupted by her friend, Miss Sissy. The elderly lady is making wild claims about narrowly escaping an intruder. And intruders are unusual in tiny Dappled Hills.

Sherlock Holmes has not only captivated readers for more than a century and a quarter, he has fascinated writers as well. It is little wonder, then, that when the renowned Sherlockians Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger invited their writer-friends and colleagues to be inspired by the Holmes canon, a cornucopia of stories sprang forth. Now, King and Klinger have invited another 15 masters to become In League with Sherlock Holmes. The contributors to this volume include award-winning authors of horror, thrillers, mysteries, westerns, and science fiction.

Nostalgia radio had incredible comedy, mystery, detective, Western, sci-fi, musical, and drama shows that kept Americans glued to their radio sets. Families gathered around their living room radios to hear their favorite Hollywood stars in fully dramatized broadcasts that entertained millions. In this collection of sixteen episodes, you’ll hear “Richard Diamond, Private Detective” with Dick Powell, “Suspense,” starring Gregory Peck, “The Charlie McCarthy Show” with Edgar Bergan and Robert Cummings, “You Bet Your Life” with Groucho Marx, and many 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.