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The FBI in Peace and War was a radio crime drama inspired by Frederick Lewis Collins' book of the same name. The main character Martin Blaine is the infallible FBI Field Agent Sheppard. The stories were often told from the viewpoint of the perpetrating criminals who were pursued by the FBI. The series contains all surviving 94 episodes that were aired in 1949-58.

Um 1641 versucht der Kapitän eines niederlädischen Schiffes, das Kap der Guten Hoffnung zu umfahren. Es herrscht ein unbarmherziger Sturm, die See ist seit Wochen rau und tosend. Nach 16 Wochen vergeblichen Kampfes meutert die Mannschaft.

One day Krantz comes home to witness his wife being unfaithful to him. In a fit of anger he kills both his wife and her lover, who is also Krantz’s lord. Krantz fears the punishment he will surely receive, so he flees with his three children. His safe haven is the Hartz Mountains. There he meets a beautiful young lady who he marries shortly after. Their marriage however does not go as expected. The bride’s night-outs raise Krantz’s suspicions.

Written in 1912 as a light-hearted reaction against the solemnity of the Sherlock Holmes stories, Trent's Last Case, with its ingeniously twisting plot and cheerfully self-mocking hero, is the first classic of the golden age of English detective fiction.

Detective fans of all races and creeds, of all tastes and fancies will delight in the exploits of this wise and whimsical padre. You will be enchanted by the scandalously innocent man of the cloth, with his handy umbrella, who exhibits such uncanny insight into ingeniously tricky human problems. This collection includes 12 mysteries solved by Father Brown.

This collection of eight world-famous cases from Doctor Watson's portfolio illustrates the singular mental faculties of Sherlock Holmes: a body on the London Underground; the strange disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax; a parcel containing some coarse salt and two freshly severed human ears.

Dr. Mortimer looked strangely at us for an instant and his voice sank almost to a whisper as he answered, “Mr. Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound.”

Prins Paul av Mauranien anlitar Hercule Poirot för att lösa mordet på en Henry Reedburn, varpå hans fästmö Valerie Saintclair är misstänkt. Valerie blir vittne till mordet och efteråt springer hon in i en familjs hus, skriker "Mord!" och svimmar. Men hennes berättelse och de andras går inte riktigt ihop. Dessutom verkar hon ha haft något otalt med Reedburn innan han blev mördad. Vad var det egentligen som hände? Denna novell ingår i samlingen "Poirots problem". Agatha Christie föddes 1890 och dog 1976.

En äldre dam skickar brev till Poirot och ber honom om hjälp med ett problem. Några dagar senare är hon död av förgiftning. Problemet är att alla i familjen hade ätit samma sak. Varför påverkades ingen annan? Damens syskonbarn, Mary Delafontine, och hennes familj kommer att ärva en stor summa pengar. Men en rysk flicka, Katarina, påstår att en del av pengarna är hennes. Poirot skrider till verket... Agatha Christie föddes 1890 och dog 1976.