Traditional Detectives

When a teenage couple go missing, the police aren’t too concerned. Young lovers often make bad choices. Then a body is found near a Suffolk lighthouse, and shortly after, two girls seem to vanish into thin air.

DI Tom Janssen is currently suspended pending the outcome of the events at the close of his previous case. Using the time away from the office to consider his future, and how this will impact on his family life, Tom is invited to attend a school reunion which he reluctantly agrees to.

Christmas in Wensleydale is just around the corner, and a beautiful blanket of snow covers the fells. But then a blizzard hits, and everyone knows that a white Christmas in the Dales spells danger for farmers and remote communities.

Private investigator Dan Armstrong can't believe his luck when he's invited to the luxury villa of none other than Alice Graceland, movie legend and queen of the silver screen. Could this be his big break - a chance to schmooze with stars and pitch his own murder mystery series?

Here is the world's first ever fully dramatised Sherlock Holmes canon: 56 short stories and 4 novels, all made by the same team of directors, producers, dramatists and leading actors, and packed with the high production qualities of a film or TV drama that set it apart....

When another resident of the Rosemary House care home is found dead in her chair one Saturday evening, no one is very surprised - not until the results of a routine post-mortem....

It’s been 12 years since Sandi Parkman went missing after being dropped off at home by her schoolmate, Nick Larson, now the Sheriff of Freeport, Michigan....

The two greatest detectives of the twentieth century come together in this incredible collection. This audiobook includes unabridged recordings of Agatha...

The annual gathering of the book club at the start of December is supposed to be a time for relaxation and catching up. But this year, the convivial evening takes a sinister turn.

The windswept shores of Norfolk may look peaceful, but dark secrets fester beneath the surface. As the seasons turn, so too does the tide of crime, and DI Tom Janssen must face new and chilling investigations.

A brutal attack at Fakenham Racecourse plunges DI Ashley Knight into the competitive world of horse racing, where fortunes are won and lost in the blink of an eye.

Cleo’s holiday with her family to the seaside resort town of Brighton is everything she hoped it would be…until she receives a blackmail note. The blackmailer demands Cleo help her or a story revealing Cleo’s investigating will appear in the newspaper.

Republished for the first time in nearly 95 years, a classic winter country house mystery by the founder of the Detection Club, with a twist that even Agatha Christie couldn’t solve! Stephen Munro, a demobbed army officer, reconciles himself to taking a job as a footman to make ends meet...

Hillary Greene returns to Thames Valley Police HQ, acting as a consultant for the Crime Review Team, looking into murders which the police have never been able to solve. She wasn't sure she wanted to go back. But solving crimes is irresistible for Hillary Greene.

Early one morning, DI Clare Mackay receives a message from her boss, DCI Alastair Gibson, telling her to meet him in secret. She does as he asks and is taken to a secure location in the remote Scottish hills....

A cozy crime series set in gorgeous Tuscany. It's murder in paradise....

When an elderly, world-famous magician is found dead in his Cherringham mansion, there is nothing suspicious about the passing. According to the doctor,...

Action thriller by the classic adventure writer set in the South American Andes. When Tim O’Hara’s plane is hijacked and forced to crash land in the middle of the Andes, his troubles are only beginning. A heavily armed group of communist soldiers intent on killing one of his passengers –...

This collection of 25 Hercule Poirot adventures is compiled from short stories written by Agatha Christie for The Sketch magazine in 1923 from March to December....

When Laura Carlyle and Sebastian Silver receive an urgent Christmas summons to the Cotswolds, they expect quaint village charm and mulled wine. What they find is the village priest dead in the church crypt and the most sacred treasure missing from St. Botolph's altar.

Ambrose Chitterwick is in the lounge of the Piccadilly Palace Hotel, away from his overbearing aunt, to enjoy some afternoon refreshments when he witnesses a murder. It looks like suicide but he saw something being put into the lady’s coffee cup.

Maurice Questing was left to die in a pool of boiling mud.....

On the southeast coast of England, three wines growers have just gone missing and a fourth was found dead at the scene. Could this be the work of the master criminal Albert Smith has been chasing all over the country? You'd better believe it....

England, 1926. When esteemed detective Lord Edgington and his novice grandson Christopher plan a trip to the beautiful Forest of Dean, they hope for nothing more than a relaxing weekend with old friends....

It's 1958, and Lord James and his wife, Beth, are hosting the annual spring fair. Then wealthy recluse Delphine Brooks-Hunter is murdered....

Christmas in Wensleydale is just around the corner, and a beautiful blanket of snow covers the fells. But then a blizzard hits, and everyone knows that a white Christmas in the Dales spells danger for farmers and remote communities. In the town of Hawes there is little festive cheer as the snow closes in, the Christmas fair is cancelled, and the generator goes missing from the market hall. Then the local food bank is broken into.

Una giovane, attraente donna è morta, uccisa con un colpo di pistola esploso attraverso la finestra del soggiorno di casa sua, una delle poche costruzioni di un breve viale in cui i vicini si conoscono tutti e sanno tutto di tutti. Due indizi instradano inizialmente l'ispettore capo Morse: un criptico messaggio che cela data, ora e luogo di un appuntamento, e una foto con uno sconosciuto dai capelli grigi. Un terzo indizio che si aggiunge in seguito appare più promettente: un possibile errore di percorso dell'assassino.

Il suo nome è Sandy. Forse la conoscete come l'amorevole moglie del detective sovrintendente Roy Grace. Ma in lei c'è molto di più di quanto sembri: una donna con un passato oscuro, un presente complicato e un futuro incerto. Fino al giorno della sua scomparsa. La sua sparizione ha messo in moto una ricerca a livello nazionale ma senza alcun risultato, così tutti si sono convinti che sia morta. Dove è finita Sandy? E perché è scappata? Cosa può spingere una donna a lasciarsi ogni cosa alle spalle e svanire nel nulla?

Castle Meadow is up for sale—and everyone wants a piece. But when a young surveyor's body is discovered in the heart of Gorey’s beloved landscape, Detective Inspector David Graham is drawn into a web of land deals, local fury, and fatal secrets.

When Laura Carlyle and Sebastian Silver receive an urgent Christmas summons to the Cotswolds, they expect quaint village charm and mulled wine. What they find is the village priest dead in the church crypt and the most sacred treasure missing from St. Botolph's altar. Lady Margaret Sinclair insists the theft and murder are connected. Her family has loaned priceless religious artifacts to the village church every Christmas for generations. Now, with Midnight Mass just three days away, both the consecrated pyx and the priest who guarded it are gone.

When Laura Carlyle left behind high society for committee meetings and quiet cups of tea, she never imagined her next guest would bring gossip, grief — and a murder. Rebecca Farrell is certain her husband didn’t just drop dead. And Laura’s late husband, an ex-civil servant with far too many secrets, taught her exactly how to spot a lie. Luckily (or not), help arrives in the form of Sebastian Silver — silver-haired, sharp-suited, and possibly a conman. He knows things about Harry Farrell that no one else does. The question is: can he be trusted?

Presented here are the final three books of the Sherlock Holmes canon: the novel "The Valley of Fear" and two short story collections: "The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes" and "His Last Bow," all penned by Holmes' legendary creator, the great Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Despite his attempt to kill off his world-famous detective years earlier, Doyle here — decades later — finally brings Sherlock Holmes' adventures to a close. First, we present the stories collected in "Case-Book," including the thriller "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs" and the haunting "Adventure of the Sussex Vampire."

The Luke Sackville Crime Thriller series continues… Where secrets are worth more than lives Ex-DCI Luke Sackville is asked by a friend to locate a missing woman. It appears to be a routine case, but as he digs deeper he discovers that all is not as it seems. Meanwhile, his Ethics Team face a variety of cases ranging from harassment to online bullying to physical intimidation. As these seemingly unconnected investigations progress, a prestigious private school is revealed as a common thread.

The Adventure of the Creeping Man is one of the most unsettling and psychologically charged mysteries in the Sherlock Holmes canon.

London 1930. Sherlock Holmes, inzwischen 76 Jahre alt, lebt vereinsamt in der Bakerstraße. Doch als nach so vielen Jahren der Rippermorde in London wieder brutale Frauenmorde geschehen, kann auf Holmes' Empfindlichkeiten keine Rücksicht genommen werden. Holmes beginnt also wieder aktiv als Detektiv zu arbeiten. Es gilt, einen gestohlenen Familienschatz zu finden und wiederzubeschaffen.

Juggling a new job, a newborn, and an untested team, Greg already has more than enough to handle — until a prison escape throws everything into confusion. Someone out there is killing without pattern or mercy. And the closer Geldard gets to the truth, the more certain it becomes that they haven’t finished yet. If you're a fan of the gripping suspense of Elly Griffiths, or love the atmospheric settings of L J Ross, this series is for you. Expect thrills, twists and authentic characters with heart and integrity.

The Problem of Thor Bridge by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is one of the most dramatic Sherlock Holmes mysteries, blending jealousy, deception, and tragedy into a gripping tale of deduction.

London 1930. Sherlock Holmes, inzwischen 76 Jahre alt, lebt vereinsamt in der Bakerstraße. Doch als nach so vielen Jahren der Rippermorde in London wieder brutale Frauenmorde geschehen, kann auf Holmes' Empfindlichkeiten keine Rücksicht genommen werden. Holmes beginnt also wieder aktiv als Detektiv zu arbeiten. Es gilt, einen gestohlenen Familienschatz zu finden und wiederzubeschaffen.

London 1930. Sherlock Holmes, inzwischen 76 Jahre alt, lebt vereinsamt in der Bakerstraße. Vieles in seinem Leben hat sich verändert. Die gute, alte Mrs. Hudson ist leider längst verstorben. Ihre Nachfolgerin wird ihre Nichte Alice Miller. Zusammen mit ihrem Mann Eddy versäumt sie es jedoch nicht, ein Auge auf Holmes zu haben und unterstützt ihn in jeglichem Belang. So liegt es fast auf der Hand, dass Alice Miller sogar in das eine oder andere Abenteuer mit hineingezogen wird, und mit ihrer kühnen aber herzlichen Art ist sie am Ende am Erfolg des Geschehens nicht ganz unbeteiligt.

Step into the cunning world of Sherlock Holmes in The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone by Arthur Conan Doyle—a masterful tale of deception, wit, and hidden passages. When a priceless diamond vanishes and a ruthless thief plots revenge, Holmes turns the tables with a wax effigy, a violin, and a daring plan that blurs the line between illusion and reality. Set in the iconic 221B Baker Street, this story showcases Holmes at his most theatrical, outsmarting his enemies with precision and style.

London 1930. Sherlock Holmes, inzwischen 76 Jahre alt, lebt vereinsamt in der Bakerstraße. Doch als nach so vielen Jahren der Rippermorde in London wieder brutale Frauenmorde geschehen, kann auf Holmes' Empfindlichkeiten keine Rücksicht genommen werden. Holmes beginnt also wieder aktiv als Detektiv zu arbeiten. Es gilt, einen gestohlenen Familienschatz zu finden und wiederzubeschaffen.

In the fog-shrouded streets of Edwardian London, legendary detective Sherlock Holmes is drawn into a deceptively simple case: an elderly widow receives a mysterious offer to buy her home—the very house called Three Gables—along with every item of its furniture, so long as nothing may ever leave it. What follows is a twist-laden investigation involving a murdered diplomat’s secret manuscript, hired thugs, a glamorous widow with something to hide, and Watson silently watching the game unfold at Baker Street.

Horne Fisher – a brilliant yet disillusioned amateur detective – has intimate ties to Britain’s political elite: his father is friends with the Prime Minister, his sister is married to the Foreign Minister and the Chancellor of Exchequer happens to be his first cousin. Although unprecedented access to the inner workings of the government has its benefits, Horne finds it more of a curse than a blessing… With his sharp intellect and profound understanding of human nature, politics and power, Horne unravels a series of mysterious events...

London 1930. Sherlock Holmes, inzwischen 76 Jahre alt, lebt vereinsamt in der Bakerstraße. Doch als nach so vielen Jahren der Rippermorde in London wieder brutale Frauenmorde geschehen, kann auf Holmes' Empfindlichkeiten keine Rücksicht genommen werden. Holmes beginnt also wieder aktiv als Detektiv zu arbeiten. Es gilt, einen gestohlenen Familienschatz zu finden und wiederzubeschaffen.

London, 1881. Dr. John H. Watson, frisch aus Afghanistan heimgekehrt, trifft auf den exzentrischen Detektiv Sherlock Holmes. Gemeinsam mieten sie die legendäre Wohnung in der Baker Street 221B, und kurz darauf schlägt das Verbrechen zu: In einem verlassenen Haus wird ein Leichnam aufgefunden, und über ihm, mit Blut an die Wand geschrieben, das Wort RACHE. Scotland Yard steht vor einem Rätsel und bittet Sherlock Holmes um Hilfe.

Kommissarin Fria Nordström wird zu einem Tatort nahe Flensburg gerufen: In einem Wäldchen hat man eine verscharrte Leiche entdeckt. Es gibt keinen Hinweis, wer der Tote ist. Aber Fria ist überzeugt, dass die mächtige Unternehmerfamilie von Groten, der das Land gehört, mehr weiß, als sie vorgibt. Überraschenderweise steht Fria kurz darauf auf der Gästeliste des Patriarchen Wilhelm von Groten, der in einem illustren Wellness-Resort auf Sylt seinen neunzigsten Geburtstag feiert.

When Peter Markham goes missing the police are mystified. He seems the perfect family man. A peer of the local community. When he's found horrifically murdered the police soon learn that he wasn't all that he appeared. DI Cora Snitton and her newly appointed DCs Luke and Darcey have their work cut out trying to catch this clever killer.

Er wollte Holmes unbedingt an seinem nächsten Tatort mitten im Central Park dabei haben. Dann war da noch Ruth Hampton, die Witwe des ermordeten Bankiers Benjamin Hampton, die eigentlich nur ihr Erbe retten wollte. Bis ihr übereifriger Bruder ihr ungewollt einen Strich durch die gut geplante Rechnung macht und selber zum Täter wird. Holmes und Watson sind in Amerika so weit entfernt von einem echten Urlaub, wie von der Baker Street in London.

عزيزي القارئ, هذه رواية بوليسية تخص عالم الجريمة, جريمة القتل حيث قتلت شخصية ثرية ذات سلطة وجمال وكل المؤشرات تدل على أن هناك أيد خفية وراء مقتل تلك السيدة, ولعل هذا هو ما قام به هيركيول بوارو؛ حيث استمع إلي أقوال جميع الركاب وسمع تضارب أقوالهم وفسرها عدة تفسيرات, وربط بعضها ببعض حتى توصل إلي مرتكب الجريمة والذي لم يكن يخطر لأحد على بال. أنه هو المتهم بارتكاب هذه الجريمة.

وهذه الرواية تحكى عن مقتل سيدة لا يدل على قتلها سوى وجود أثر حقن يمثل العلامة الوحيدة للحقنة المميتة التي أدت إلي مقتلها. ويحاول المحققهيركيول بوارو" الذي ابتكرته "أجاثا كريستي" من نسج خيالها والذي أصبح مشهورا على مستوى العالم وكأنه شخصية حقيقية حل لغز مقتل هذه السيدة في غضون أربع وعشرين ساعة فقط. فما هي الأسباب والملابسات التي أدت لمقتل تلك السيدة ؟"