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London. A snowy December, 1888. Sherlock Holmes, 34, is languishing and back on cocaine after a disastrous Ripper investigation. Watson can neither comfort nor rouse his friend – until a strangely encoded letter arrives from Paris. Mlle La Victoire, a beautiful French cabaret star writes that...

Umiko Wada has had enough excitement in life. With an overbearing mother and her husband recently murdered, she just wants to keep her head down. As a secretary to a private detective, her life is pleasantly filled with coffee runs and paperwork. That is, until her boss takes on a new case. A case that is surrounded by shadows. A case that means Wada will have to leave Tokyo and travel to London.

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.

Adam Emerson always believed martial arts were about discipline, respect, and mastering the self—until he found himself in the middle of a deadly conspiracy that demanded more than skill. It demanded survival. After witnessing a brutal crime connected to a powerful underground network, Adam is thrust into a world where political corruption, shadowy operatives, and ruthless killers collide. With danger closing in, Adam must rely on every lesson he’s ever learned—on and off the mat—to uncover the truth and stay alive long enough to expose it.

Springtime on the Cornish coast and Porthpella’s artistic community are throwing open their doors, welcoming visitors to the annual Arts Trail. And this year, celebrity artist Harrison Loveday is the guest of honour. However, the light mood soon darkens when there’s a dramatic death at the opening-night party, and after threatening messages start appearing around the village, fear takes over. Before long, Porthpella is shocked by a second brutal murder, and whisperings of a ‘serial killer’ start to circulate.

Legendary detective V.I. Warshawski uncovers a mystery with roots dating back to the Civil War in this edge-of-your-seat thriller from New York Times bestseller Sara Paretsky. V .I. Warshawski is famous for her cool under fire, her intelligence, her humor, her unflinching courage, and her love...

When syndicated romance columnist John Hunter is found dead from an apparent overdose, the townspeople of the sleepy hamlet of Eastpoint accept the outsider's death in stride, until Police Chief Hank Reed discovers a secret room filled with lewd paintings featuring local married women.

The summer of 1988 is ablaze—not just with heat, but with hysteria. As Satanic Panic sweeps the nation, innocent lives hang in the balance. Private detective Peter O’Keefe never expected to be drawn into the storm, but when his daughter’s beloved teacher "Miss Ginny" is accused of unspeakable crimes, he can’t turn away.

Louise Wykoff is arguably the most recognizable woman living in Minnesota, known for her presence in over 100 paintings by the late and brilliant Randolph McInnis. Louise, known better as “That Wykoff Woman”, was just a young apprentice when her intimate representation and the fact of the McInnis’ marriage caused rumors to fly - and Louise to hide away for decades. All of McInnis’ paintings are in museums or known private collections, until Louise confesses to having three more that no one has ever heard of - and now they’ve been stolen.

Der seltsam geschwätzige Brief einer angeblichen Verehrerin führt Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson in den malerischen Lakedistrict, im Norden Englands. Die Verstrickungen, in die sie dort geraten, offenbaren immer geheimnisvollere Züge, bis die Ereignisse über oder gar außerirdischen Charakter anzunehmen scheinen und Holmes unbezwingliche Logik in ernsthafte Bedrängnis zu bringen drohen.

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.

Unter spektakulären Umständen wird das Bild "We are all Napoleon" des berühmten Street-Art-Künstlers Moneyman aus einem Privatmuseum geraubt. Die Polizei tappt im Dunkeln und Inspektor Lestrade lässt sich nur widerwillig von Sherlock & Watson bei der Suche nach den Tätern unterstützen. Warum hatten die es nur auf das eine Kunstwerk abgesehen? Hat es etwas damit zu tun, dass niemand die wahre Identität von Moneyman kennt? Sherlock & Watsons Wege führen in die moderne Kunstwelt, in der die Gier nach Profit längst die Macht übernommen hat. Als das Bild plötzlich wieder auftaucht, ist das Rätsel damit jedoch noch lange nicht gelöst.

Superstar Maria Gibson wird beschuldigt, ihren Ex-Mann, den erfolgreichen Musikproduzenten Neil Gibson, ermordet zu haben. Doch die Sängerin beteuert ihre Unschuld und wendet sich hilfesuchend an Sherlock & Watson. Die tauchen ein in das lukrative Geschäft der Musikindustrie, in der viele bereit sind, für Ruhm und Reichtum ihre Prinzipien über Bord zu werfen. Hat Maria ihren ehemaligen Manager und Ehemann wirklich aus Habgier umgebracht? Oder führen die wahren Gründe tiefer in die Vergangenheit? Als eine weitere Leiche auftaucht, ist klar: Sherlocks & Watson stehen vor einer großen Herausforderung.

Diesmal ermittelt Sherlock in seinem bisher persönlichsten Fall: Sein Bruder Mycroft wird beschuldigt, Rita Burnet, ein stadtbekanntes Callgirl, mit einem Messer umgebracht zu haben. Die Indizien belasten ihn und die Polizei ist von seiner Schuld überzeugt. Doch was ist in jener dunklen Gasse wirklich passiert? War es eine missglückte Mission des Geheimdienstes oder hatte noch jemand ganz anderes seine Finger im Spiel? Die Uhr tickt, denn zu allem Überfluss schwebt Mycroft seit dem Vorfall in Lebensgefahr.

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