Zeigt Titel in Anthologien & Kurzgeschichten

With his devoted Dr Watson, Holmes emerges from his smoke-filled rooms in Baker Street to grapple with the forces of treachery, intrigue and evil, including the diabolical Professor Moriarty.

Anthony Berkeley was a journalist, novelist, and founding member of the Detection Club - whose members included Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers - and was one of crime fiction's greatest innovators, developing the idea of the psychological crime novel in the 1920s and '30s. One of his recurring and most-beloved characters was Roger Sheringham, a novelist and amateur detective. In these two classic tales, Roger Sheringham must investigate two terrible murders

No sooner does she set foot in the quirky village of Pin Cherry Harbor to claim her inheritance, than the handsome sheriff catches her standing over a corpse. Desperate to prove her innocence, she’s forced to accept help from her granny’s entitled cat and a spirit from beyond the grave.

„Das letzte Problem" ist eine Sherlock-Holmes-Kurzgeschichte von Sir Arthur Conan Doyle und schildert den (vorerst) letzten, großen Fall - die Konfrontation mit dem berüchtigten Widersacher Holmes': Prof. Moriarty! Der gemeinfreie Text wurde von StanArts für diese Aufnahme überarbeitet.

La seconda raccolta degli audiolibri di Linda Castillo con protagonista Kate Burkholder riunisce i seguenti titoli: "Scomparsa", "Persa nel tempo" e "Il suo ultimo respiro".

A lo largo de nueve episodios, Petra Delicado protagoniza la investigación de otros tantos crímenes que rompen el habitual devenir de hitos anuales como la Navidad, los carnavales o las vacaciones estivales. Ni siquiera en esos momentos la inspectora puede desentenderse de lo que el azar le...

Penny dreadful writer Kate Ardleigh solves one mystery after another in this bundle collection of the first three titles in Robin Paige's Victorian Mystery series.

From Italy in 1733 to Edinburgh in 1831 to a series of chilling murders in London in 1870 and a lethal game of revenge decades later, a watch touches lives with misfortune - until it comes into the hands of one young woman who might be able to stop it for good. This outstanding collaboration between four outstanding novelists follows characters who are irrevocably linked by fate, each one playing a key role in breaking the curse once and for all.

Vor etwas über drei Monaten: Rowena hatte die Polizei informiert. Sie hoffte inständig die Beamten würden rechtzeitig hier sein. Ein Geräusch von der Haustür her alarmierte Rowena. Sie eilte hin. Es konnte Brandon Hunt sein, vielleicht war er verletzt. Die Hand an der Klinke, seinen Namen auf den Lippen, wollte sie die Tür öffnen - als sie ihr von draußen mit brutaler Gewalt entgegengestoßen wurde. Es war nicht Brandon Hunt, der durch die offene Tür ins Haus stürzte. Es war nicht einmal ein Mensch - Brandon Hunt erfährt endlich, was wirklich geschah, als er sich zum ersten Mal verwandelte. Doch die unbequeme Wahrheit ist schlimmer, als er sich vorstellen kann.

Sixteen delightful holiday short stories by some of your favorite Soho crime authors! This captivating collection of short mysteries and crime capers - which features New York Times best-selling authors, Crime Writers Association Gold and Diamond Dagger winners, and Edgar Award nominees - contains laughs aplenty, the most hardboiled of holiday noir, and heartwarming reminders of the spirit of the season.

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.

Protagonista il vicequestore Rocco Schiavone, un personaggio fuori dagli schemi: scontroso, irritabile, trasgressivo al limite del lecito, ma con un senso della giustizia tutto suo. Una rilettura della tradizione del giallo all'italiana, capace di coniugare lo sguardo dolente del neorealismo e la risata sfrontata di una commedia di avanspettacolo.

Of the real-life serial killers whose gruesome acts have been splashed across headlines, none has reached the mythical status of Jack the Ripper. In the Ripper's wake, terror swept through the streets of London's East End in the fall of 1888. As quickly as his nightmarish reign came, Saucy Jack vanished without a trace - leaving future generations to speculate upon his identity and whereabouts. He was diabolical in a way never seen before - a killer who taunted the police, came up with his own legendary monikers, and, ultimately, got away with his heinous crimes.

Exit Wounds is a thrilling anthology of crime stories written by masters of the genre, including Dean Koontz, Val McDermid, Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, Elly Griffiths, Dennis Lehane, Joe R. Lansdale, and others.

ROZUM JEST SŁUGĄ NAMIĘTNOŚCI. Rodion Raskolnikow siekierą morduje starą lichwiarkę i jej siostrę, Lizawietę. Wierzy, że ma prawo zabijać. Morderstwo jest dla niego sprawdzianem odwagi i determinacji. ALE TAM, GDZIE JEST ZBRODNIA, MUSI BYĆ I KARA. Siedmioro autorów bestsellerowych kryminałów mierzy się z tematem jednej z najsłynniejszych powieści Fiodora Dostojewskiego, „Zbrodni i kary”.

Three more chilling cases test DCI Lesley Clarke to her limits as corruption, organized crime, and personal betrayal threaten to destroy everything she’s built. In this third box set of the bestselling Dorset Crime series, Lesley faces her most dangerous investigations yet – and discovers that the truth can be deadlier than any killer.

"In der ganzen Geschichte des Menschen ist kein Kapitel unterrichtender für Herz und Geist als die Annalen seiner Verirrungen." Das ist der erste Satz aus Friedrich Schillers Erzählung Der Verbrecher aus verlorener Ehre, die gemeinhin als erster deutscher Krimi gilt. Er selbst aber schreibt, er habe darin das Meiste August Gottlieb Meißner zu verdanken.

Contains Two Novellas: Cocktails & Chloroform and Schemes & Scandals.

For over three decades, Ellen Datlow has been at the center of horror. Bringing you the most frightening and terrifying stories, Datlow always has her finger on the pulse of what horror listeners crave. Now, with the eighth volume of the series, Datlow is back again to bring you the stories that will keep you up at night. Encompassed in the audio of The Best Horror of the Year have been such illustrious writers as: Neil Gaiman; Kelley Armstrong; Stephen King; Linda Nagata; Laird Barron; Margo Lanagan; and many others.

Die Kriminalgeschichten dieser Folge enthält nur eine (große) Erzählung. Der Einblick in den Alltag und ins Innenleben des Protagonisten "R." ist intensiv und detailreich. Die schiefe Bahn ist bereitgelegt und wird auch prompt genutzt. Meißner kommentiert: "R. scheint mir ein merkwürdiges Beispiel zu seyn, wie unsäglich schnell der Weg des Lasters bergabwärts geht; oder vielmehr: welche, im hohen Grade böse, That selbst derjenige begehen, - wisentlich begehen kann, der immer noch nichts weniger als ein eigentlicher Bösewicht ist."