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Nadine Schäfer und ihr Mann Tobias wünschen sich verzweifelt ein Kind. Als eine Adoptionsagentur ihnen den kleinen Waisenjungen Mohan vorstellt, sind sie bereit, jeden Preis zu zahlen. Doch es scheint, als seien sie Betrügern ins Netz gegangen. Kurzerhand reisen die beiden nach Luxemburg, dem Sitz der Adoptionsvermittlung.

Bei Restaurationsarbeiten in einem Kloster kommt es zu einer Gasexplosion. Die Kunst- und Kirchenexpertin Charlotte Jansen und der Handwerker Martin Weiland werden verschüttet und suchen verzweifelt nach einem Ausgang. Dabei stoßen sie auf unterirdische Gänge und Symbole des legendären Templerordens. Als versteckte Fallen zuschnappen, beginnt tief unter dem Kloster der Kampf ums Überleben...

Dr. Percy Trevelyan bittet den beratenden Detektiv Sherlock Holmes um Hilfe. Seit drei Jahren betreut der junge Arzt den undurchsichtigen Blessington als Privatpatienten. Blessington hat Trevelyan mit viel Geld einst geholfen, eine Praxis zu eröffnen, doch jetzt scheint der Mann Todesängste auszustehen. Blessingtons Panik scheint mit dem Besuch zweier vermeintlicher Russen in Trevelyans Praxis zu tun zu haben. Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson nehmen sich des Falls an.

Wer oder was hat Julia Stoner getötet? Die einzigen Anhaltspunkte, die ihre Schwester Hellen hat, sind ein geheimnisvolles Pfeifen und Julias letzte Worte: „....gesprenkeltes Band“. Was den Fall noch rätselhafter macht, ist der Umstand, dass Julias Zimmer von innen verschlossen war, so dass niemand hinein konnte, auch nicht durchs Fenster. Als Hellen Stoner den beratenden Detektiv Sherlock Holmes um Hilfe bittet, stürzt sich dieser sofort mit Begeisterung in den Fall, um das Rätsel zu lösen.

Nach dem Mord an ihrem Komplizen Sutton werden die Bankräuber Hayward, Biddle und Moffat von der Polizei gejagt. Die Lage für sie verschlimmert sich noch, als ein Unbekannter das Gerücht streut, Moffat habe Staatsgeheimnisse gestohlen. - Während der beratende Detektiv Sherlock Holmes darauf wartet, mehr über den Verbleib der Bankräuber zu erfahren, erreicht ihn der Brief eines Lord St. Simon. Dessen Braut Hatty ist am Abend der Hochzeit spurlos verschwunden. Der Adelige hat einen Verdacht gegen seine frühere Geliebte Flora Millar.

Ann Cleeves is well known for her 'Vera', 'Shetland', and 'Two Rivers' crime series, all of which have been adapted into hit TV shows. She was presented with the CWA Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement in 2017, and was appointed an OBE in the 2022 New Year Honours List for services to reading and libraries. This collection includes full-cast dramatisations of the first two 'Shetland' novels featuring Detective Jimmy Perez, as well as three short stories and a discussion with the bestselling author.

In a peaceful North Carolina town, no one ever suspected something sinister was brewing beneath the surface. Walter, a self-proclaimed hero, dreams of solving a major crime but tends to get sidetracked. He doesn’t like lying to his wife, Martha, but sometimes it’s necessary. Disillusioned after years of marriage and bored in her spin cycle life, Martha meets a new friend when she steps out of her comfort zone. They quickly bond over their shared contempt for her friend’s no-good son-in-law.

Alice and Belinda are identical twins, and have grown up sharing everything: toys, rooms, and friends. But as they begin their careers as detectives - a job they have each wanted for as long as they can remember - a computer error sees them accidentally starting at the same North London police station. Work gives them enough mysteries to be investigating as they attempt to make themselves known and respected in their new roles, but when Belinda is sexually harassed by a colleague, her twin Alice realizes she can use her identical appearance to fight back when her sister no longer can...

The original 1941 radio dramatization of Inspector Bonaparte Mystery—featuring Bony, the first Aboriginal detective. The discovery of a stolen red monoplane on the dry flat bottom of Emu Lake meant many things for different folks. For Elizabeth Nettlefold, the chance to nurse its strangely ill passenger meant renewed purpose in life. For Dr. Knowles, brilliant physician and town drunk, it meant the revival of a romantic dream. For some it meant a murder plan gone awry, and for Bonaparte, it meant one of the toughest cases of his career.

Alexandria Henson's world consists of two loves in her life: one she adored as a father figure since childhood, the other she barely knows. Sworn to uphold the law as a young inexperienced lawyer, and abide within the judicial system fresh out of Seattle Law School, she finds herself doubting her every move. She has an uncle who is allegedly the head of Canada's worst crime family and a newly found love interest who seems to be ever so mysterious at every glance.

Ace is apparently killed and her dead Nan appears to help her cross over to 'the other side'. Faced with her own internal demons, how long can she cling to life? And what is 'the other side'? The final track of this download is a 10-minute edition discussion with Bill Baggs and Sophie Aldred, Editor Alistair Lock and Assistant Producer John Ainsworth.

This is the third novel featuring the Rev Oughterard, vicar of St Botolph's and genteel murderer of parishioner Mrs Elizabeth Fotherington. So far eluding arrest (but with fears of imminent exposure), he is in the grasp of his blackmailing pal, the shady Nicholas Ingaza, who forces him to steal a valuable figurine of a prancing pig from collector Claude Blenkinsop. Naturally the project backfires and the hapless vicar is plunged into further skulduggery during which someone is murdered.

Theo is determined to seek happiness with her husband's business rival, Vincent. Having fled London for Paris, however, she soon learns of Richard's financial collapse - and discovers that rather more than just his job is at stake. Starring Emilia Fox as Theo, Alex Jennings as Richard and Julian...

War-wounded sailor Dickie Carpenter is haunted by strange visitations from a ghostly woman. When his friend Robert tries to solve the mystery, though, he ultimately has to fight his own terrifying battle between love and death...

A six-part BBC Radio 4 crime drama set in 19th-century London. It is 1830, a year after Sir Robert Peel’s creation of the Metropolitan Police, known as the 'Peelers'. As the brand-new bobbies patrol the beat in their smart blue uniforms, armed only with truncheons and rattles, they form the first line of defence against crime. But as this thrilling series opens, the fledgling detective force is proving unpopular, sparking deep political unrest and public protests. Rioters take to the streets of London, and the police struggle to contain the violence. 

『カリブ海の秘密』の続篇。マープルは、かつてともに事件を解決した富豪の死を知る。その一週間後、「ある犯罪調査をしてほしい」と富豪が記した手紙が届く。だが、具体的な犯罪の内容については何も書かれていなかった。

転地療養のため美しく平穏な西インド諸島を訪れたマープル。一週間は何事もなく穏やかにすぎていった。だが、まもなく彼女を相手に懐古談をしていた少佐が死体となって発見される。以前から少佐は何かを憂いていたようなのだが……。

Ana Bacon, a beautiful young wife and mother, tumbled off a cruise ship into dark and deadly waters. Ana is gone—leaving behind her wealthy husband and adorable daughter—but not everything about her disappearance adds up. What secrets did she leave behind? Investigator Ryan Monahan is a numbers man. So when his company sends him the Bacon case, which could net a ten-million-dollar payout, Monahan doubts that her death is just a tragic accident. But the husband has a substantial alibi and a number of witnesses claim to have seen Ana fall, and the official ruling seems to hold up.

Who is behind the mysterious advert reading ‘Wife available – what offers?’ What prompted a ‘third girl’ to suddenly pack her bags and leave her flatshare? And when a newly married couple’s honeymoon period comes to an abrupt end, is the wedding dress to blame? Conceived by respected...

Full-cast adaptations of two of Jane Harris’s gripping novels - plus an interview with the author Listen now to these two stunning, suspenseful historical dramas, performed by a full cast and based on the novels by best-selling author, Jane Harris. The Observations transports listeners to...