Private Investigators

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....

The complete BBC Radio adaptations of The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency featuring Botswana's only female private detective agency, run by the irrepressible Precious Ramotswe....

In Chicago, someone has been killing practitioners of magic, those incapable of becoming full-fledged wizards....

In a low-down, high-society caper, sleuth Archie McNally investigates a family that is as mysterious as the House of Usher - and twice as twisted....

The first three crime thrillers in the Detective Sebastian Clifford series together in a single collection for the first time. This collection includes Web of Lies, Speak No Evil, and Never Too Late....

Detective Sebastian Clifford and his partner Lucinda "Birdie" Bird are about to embark on their most challenging case yet when Lady Angelica Charing tasks them with finding the son she secretly gave away when she was only sixteen.

Benedict Cumberbatch reads these four new Sherlock Holmes stories by John Taylor....

On a cold November morning, a young American actress visits 221B Baker Street, desperate for Sherlock Holmes to protect her from the threats of a mysterious, menacing man....

For twenty-first century connoisseurs of crime, The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries celebrates how the nineteenth century added a fierce modern twist to the ancient theme of bloody murder....

Private investigator Sebastian Clifford and his partner Birdie step into the world of celebrity when a star of children's TV turns to them for help. She's being blackmailed by someone who knows about her murky past, and she's desperate to keep it hidden....

In November 2014 Arla Macleod bludgeoned her mother, father and sister to death with a hammer....

London. A snowy December, 1888. Sherlock Holmes, 34, is languishing and back on cocaine after a disastrous Ripper investigation....

For fans of The Thursday Murder Club comes a charming cosy-crime fiction featuring a very special calico cat....

A wealthy woman needs to find her sister to settle a will....

Julia's Chapman's latest witty and engaging Dales Detective novel sees Delilah's brother under suspicion of murder. Can Delilah and Samson prove he's innocent? Perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Robert Thorogood, this is cosy crime at its very best....

The White Council of Wizards has drafted Harry Dresden as a Warden and assigned him to look into rumors of black magic in Chicago....

John Moffatt stars as the famous Belgian detective in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of one of Christie's most popular novels....

Matt is intrigued when his partner Liz brings home an old carpet bag she found dumped in the local library. It contains a pile of mysterious handwritten notes. Liz is convinced the bag belongs to Old Molly, a local woman who lives on the streets.

Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden is a very powerful wizard and a dedicated private eye. He is also a wise cracking trouble magnet....

Dr. Amy Winslow tells the story: in foggy, nighttime San Francisco a jogging SFPD captain is savagely attacked by a Bengal tiger which then vanishes. In her ER, Amy labors unsuccessfully to save the captain’s life, then consoles his aggrieved closest friend, Lt. Luis Ortega....

Fifteen grippling short stories of Arsène Lupin: one of the most famous and intriguing figures of French detective literature. He was created...

When a killer vampire threatens to destroy head of Special Investigations Karrin Murphy's reputation, unless Harry delivers the powerful Word of Kemmler to her, he has no choice.....

No one's tried to kill Harry Dresden for almost an entire year, and his life finally seems to be calming down. For once, the future looks bright. But the past casts one hell of a long shadow....

Ten grippling short stories of Arsène Lupin: one of the most famous and intriguing figures of French detective literature. He was created by Maurice Leblanc...

Declan Walsh has a new job, a new office and a new remit—but when a City of London art gallery discovers the star of their latest exhibition dead, with only a signed, painted "kiss" on his neck to go on, Declan and his team must investigate.

Bessie Raymond steht mit all ihrem Ersparten bei Tamara Hayle im Büro: Tamara soll den Mörder ihres Sohnes finden. Die Cops haben den Fall längst als einen weiteren Mord zwischen Schwarzen abgetan, nicht der Ermittlung wert. Privatdetektivin Tamara Hayle, die selbst einen Sohn hat, ruht nicht, bis sie den Täter gefunden hat. Ihre Erkundungen führen in die Küchen und guten Stuben von Newark. Doch kaum hat sie alles herausbekommen, nimmt das Unglück erneut seinen Lauf.

Sarah Malloy has just helped with the delivery of a bouncing baby girl at her women's clinic, when she receives a visit from an engaging and determined young woman writing an article for New Century Magazine. Louisa Rodgers explains that she is researching the dangers of patent remedies. Sarah is only too happy to tell Louisa exactly what she thinks of the so-called medicines. A few days later, Sarah receives a visit from a bereft Bernard Rodgers, who explains that his daughter, Louisa, has been found strangled in the lobby of the building where New Century has its offices.

San Francisco is home to more than 200 privately owned streets. Most are alleyways, but a select few look torn straight from the pages of a magazine. Lined with mansions and elaborate gardens, the properties are luxurious and perfectly maintained; security guards patrol the grounds to keep the curious at bay. When several such streets are targeted in a series of so-called pranks, Sharon is hired by a coalition of concerned owners to investigate. But as things escalate, Sharon realizes far more is at play than a few misdemeanors gone wrong.

Жилица под вуалью - рассказ из серии Архив Шерлока Холмса английского писателя Артура Конан Дойла (англ. Arthur Conan Doyle, 1859-1930). Холмс получает сообщение от дамы под вуалью, которая настаивает на встрече. Это миссис Рондер, чье дело вызвало немало толков в лондонских кругах. Славу сэру Артуру Конан Дойлу принесли романы Собака Баскервилей, Знак четырех, Пестрая лента, Скандал в Богемии, Сэр Найджел Лоринг, Маракотова бездна, Картонная коробка и Пять зернышек апельсина.

Аристократ-холостяк — произведение из цикла «Приключения Шерлока Холмса» всемирно известного шотландского автора Артура Конана Дойля (англ. Arthur Conan Doyle, 1859 — 1930). Хетти, молодая жена лорда Сен-Симона, исчезает вскоре после свадьбы. Лорд винит в этом свою бывшую супругу, которая наведалась к ним домой как раз перед исчезновением Хетти. Поисками жены Сен-Симона занялся Шерлок Холмс.

It's 1942, and as far as her father knows, Evelyn Bishop, heiress to an aeronautics fortune, is working as a translator in London. In truth, Evelyn—daring, beautiful, and as adept with a rifle as she is in five languages—has joined the Office of Strategic Services as a spy. Her goal is personal: to find her brother, who is being held as a POW in a Nazi labor camp. Through one high-risk mission after another, she is paired with the reckless and rebellious Nick Gallagher, growing ever close to him until the war's end brings with it an act of deep betrayal.

Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson müssen überhastet nach Southend-on-Sea an der Themsemündung reisen. Ein verzweifelter Hilferuf von Inspektor Lestrade deutet darauf hin, dass es für ihn um Leben und Tod geht.

Spätsommer auf Amrum. Die Künstlerin Finja Herder aus dem alten Fischerdorf Nebel nimmt mit anderen Frauen ein Bad im Meer. Seenebel zieht auf, und plötzlich ist Finja verschwunden. Bald kursiert das Gerücht, ein Spuk aus den Albträumen ihrer Kindheit habe sich bewahrheitet. Auch ein Unglück oder Freitod wird vermutet. Doch es mehren sich die Anzeichen für ein Verbrechen.

From the February 1960 issue of Manhunt magazine, every smoker has a ritual that they go through when they smoke. Detective MacKinstry became acutely aware of the rituals other smokers would go through and helped him catch a thief.

Ein berüchtigter Bankräuber plant den Coup seines Lebens. Bevor er das Ding drehen kann, kommen ihm allerdings drei Rookies in die Quere. Jetzt gilt es den Witzfiguren die Beute abzujagen. Doch ahnt der Zirkusclown nicht, dass Sherlock Holmes ihm auf den Fersen ist.

Isle of Iona, 1927 Cast away on a remote locale, Jane's latest assignment depends on concealing her identity and blending in at an occult gathering. Not even her fiancé, Redvers, can be too close as she uncovers the truth about Robert Nightingale, enigmatic leader of the Order of the Golden Dawn--a group made up of supernatural ceremonies, influential people, and an undefinable darkness

The horrors have only just begun... When Lady Violet Thorn's unbearable Aunt Igitha unexpectedly arrives at her doorstep and disrupts her peaceful existence, it sets off unsettling events eerily reminiscent of the infamous Montford Maniac’s reign. Violet must unravel the connection between her unwelcome guest and the brutal incidents – from savage beasts at her doorstep to horrifying public executions.

Die galaktischen Fälle des Sherlock Holmes (Band 4): Der großartige Sherlock Holmes braucht nicht auf die Wiederauferstehung des Fleisches zu warten! Über 200 Jahre nach seinem Ableben benötigt die Crew des Raumschiffes Ultimo-1 dringend einen cleveren Detektiv und reist in die Vergangenheit, um ihn abzuholen. Leicht irritiert vom technischen Fortschritt und teils lockeren Sitten, kann Holmes dennoch seine Logik zielgerichtet einsetzen und knifflige Fälle lösen, denn das Böse lauert immer und überall.

Al 221B di Baker Street è cosa di tutti i giorni che persone in difficoltà o addirittura in pericolo si rivolgano a Sherlock Holmes in cerca di aiuto. Non accade altrettanto di frequente che vengano uccise poche ore dopo. Eppure è questa la sorte toccata a un cliente italiano, trovato cadavere in un appartamento londinese con una profonda ferita all'altezza del cuore.

Der großartige Sherlock Holmes braucht nicht auf die Wiederauferstehung des Fleisches zu warten! Über 200 Jahre nach seinem Ableben benötigt die Crew des Raumschiffes Ultimo-1 dringend einen cleveren Detektiv und reist in die Vergangenheit, um ihn abzuholen. Leicht irritiert vom technischen Fortschritt und teils lockeren Sitten, kann Holmes dennoch seine Logik zielgerichtet einsetzen und knifflige Fälle lösen, denn das Böse lauert immer und überall.