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For six years Noah Galloway has lived with a horrible secret and the fear that his rebuilt life could be shattered at any moment. Now his dread has become a certainty, and he has been arrested for the arson murder of 26 people. David Rosenfelt, a native of Paterson, New Jersey, is a graduate of NYU. He was the former marketing president for Tri-Star Pictures before becoming a writer of novels and screenplays.

"The Adventure of the Priory School", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in Collier's in the United States on 30 January 1904, and in The Strand Magazine in the United Kingdom in February 1904.

All his life, for almost as far back as he could remember, Victor had had a phobia. In prison, inevitably, he reflected on the grotesque way it had begun, about the panics and violent anger. He asked himself, too, why the child of happily married, middle-class parents should have needed to make motiveless and unreasoning attacks on women. Holed up in that house with the girl, he had not meant to pull the trigger. It was panic.

Über dem Adelsgeschlecht der Darnaways lastet ein Fluch. Die Ehefrauen des jeweils siebten in der Erbfolge starben keines natürlichen Todes. Doch allen Warnungen zum Trotz will die junge Adelaide den letzten männlichen Erben heiraten. Als dieser kurz nach seiner Rückkehr aus Australien Selbstmord begeht, fühlt sie sich schuldig an seinem Tod. Sie glaubt, er habe dem Fluch zuvorkommen wollen und sich selbst gerichtet.

Über den Marquis von Marne kursieren die verrücktesten Gerüchte, seit er sich in sein Anwesen zurückgezogen hat und keine Besuche mehr empfängt. Als er sein Vermögen der Kirche vermachen will, ruft dies zahlreiche Neider auf den Plan.

Aus Angst vor einem Fluch hat sich der amerikanische Millionär Brander Merton in seinem Anwesen wie in einem Tresor verbarrikadiert. Father Brown kann den angekündigten Mord nicht verhindern. Aber wie konnte ein Pfeil von draußen in den verschlossenen Raum gelangen? Waren hier tatsächlich dunkle Mächte im Spiel?

Der Archäologe Professor Smaill gilt als Autorität für Studien zum spätbyzantinischen Reich. Als in einem Grab in Sussex eine einbalsamierte Leiche und das Duplikat einer wertvollen Reliquie gefunden werden, ist er nicht der Einzige, der sich auf den Weg in die Krypta macht. Doch auf dem Gewölbe liegt ein verhängnisvoller Fluch.

Arnold Aymler leidet unter Verfolgungswahn. Er fürchtet ein Opfer seines rachsüchtigen Adoptivbruders zu werden, den er für einen Vampir hält. Seine beiden Brüder wurden bereits unter geheimnisvollen Umständen ermordet. Da der Exzentriker jede Art von Polizeischutz strikt ablehnt, wird Father Brown geschickt, um ihn zu beschützen.

Oberst Druce wird in seinem Gartenhaus in Yorkshire mit einem Dolch erstochen. Nicht nur vom Täter, auch von der Tatwaffe fehlt jede Spur. Und das Verhalten des Hundes des Ermordeten gibt Rätsel auf: Er scheint den Mord vorausgesehen zu haben und den Täter zu kennen. Doch der war zur Tatzeit nicht am Ort des Geschehens.

Nach seiner Flucht aus dem Gefängnis versteckt sich der Sohn von Sir Borrow Donnington in einem Geheimzimmer im Anwesen der Familie. Eines Morgens wird seine Schwester Evelyn vor der Tür der Kammer erschlagen aufgefunden.

"The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge" is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and one of eight stories in the volume His Last Bow. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (May 22, 1859-July 7, 1930) was a British author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction.

The Adventure of the Dancing Men, a 1903 Sherlock Holmes story written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle published as The Return of Sherlock Holmes. This is one of only two Sherlock Holmes short stories where Holmes' client dies after seeking his help. Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (May 22, 1859-July 7, 1930) was a British author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger.

"A Scandal in Bohemia" was the first of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories to be published in The Strand magazine. Doyle ranked "A Scandal in Bohemia" fifth in his list of 12 favorite Holmes stories. It was first published on June 25, 1891, and was later the first of the stories collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in 1892.

"A Case of Identity" is one of the 56 short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and is the third story in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The story revolves around the case of Miss Mary Sutherland, a woman with a substantial income from the interest on a fund set up for her. She is engaged to a quiet Londoner who has recently disappeared. Holmes' detective powers are barely challenged, as this turns out to be quite an elementary case for hum, much as it puzzles Watson.

After a woman reports seeing a murder victim, the body suddenly disappears. Arthur Morrison's fictional characters, Martin Hewitt and Inspector Nettings, work to solve the mystery with just a few pieces of evidence to consider - a dead tortoise, a voodoo doll, a bloodstained axe, and a note from 'an avenger.'

"The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax" is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and one of eight stories in the volume, His Last Bow. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (May 22, 1859 - July 7, 1930) was a British author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction.

"His Last Bow" is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and one of eight stories in the volume His Last Bow. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (May 22, 1859-July 7, 1930) was a British author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction.

"The Adventure of the Red Circle" is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and one of eight stories in the volume, His Last Bow. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (May 22, 1859 - July 7, 1930) was a British author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction.

"The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and one of eight stories in the volume His Last Bow. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (May 22, 1859-July 7, 1930) was a British author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction.

Das Musgrave-Ritual ist ein jahrhundertealter Familienbrauch der Herren von Gut Hurlstone. Meisterdetektiv Sherlock Holmes erkennt, dass in dem Ritual der Schlüssel zu einem Schatz von historischer Bedeutung verborgen liegt. Aber nicht nur Holmes versucht dieses Geheimnis zu entschlüsseln. Noch ehe er es lösen kann, haben bereits zwei Menschen ihr Leben verloren.