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Lady Molly of Scotland Yard is a collection of short stories about Molly Robertson-Kirk, an early fictional female detective. First published in 1910, Orczy's female detective was the precursor of the lay sleuth who relies on brains rather than brawn. As well as being one of the first novels to feature a female detective as the main character, Orczy's outstandingly successful and brilliant police officer preceded her real-life female counterparts by a decade.

London 1884. When a thief robs Fleet Street reporter Penny Green, she finds herself caught up in a horrifying murder. Someone is terrorizing the residents of St Giles Rookery, and Scotland Yard sends Inspector James Blakely to investigate. When the serial killer claims a victim outside the slums, Victorian London is sent into panic. Can Penny's friendship with the people of St Giles uncover the culprit? She and James must overcome their complicated relationship to work together, but each new murder threatens to derail their work for good.

This first installment of a cozy mystery series transports listeners back to the bygone era of 1923 Britain, where unflappable flapper and fledgling journalist Daisy Dalrymple daringly embarks on her first writing assignment, and promptly stumbles across a corpse.

In the summer of 1924, the Honourable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher is off on a holiday by the sea with her step-daughter Belinda, Belinda's chum Deva, and Daisy's husband, Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard. Daisy is anticipating a relaxing, nondramatic holiday. But Daisy doesn't have that kind of luck.

Simon Templar is the Saint - daring, dazzling, and just a little disreputable. On the side of the law, but standing outside it, he dispenses his own brand of justice one criminal at a time. In these three stories, the Saint finds himself embroiled in further plots and facing new enemies. The Inland Revenue sees him up against the most unyielding opponent ever - the taxman.

Der geläuterte Verbrecher Flambeau zeigt Pater Brown die Schönheiten seiner alten Heimat Paris. In einem Café an den Champs-Élysées werden sie dabei ganz unerwartet in einen Spionagefall verwickelt. Hat der berühmte französische Gelehrte Dr. Hirsch tatsächlich gefährliche Regierungsgeheimnisse an die Deutschen verraten?

Da Daphne Mallow kommer til bevidsthed, er hun i helvedes forgård. Bundet, kneblet og indespærret - og med ingen udsigt til at undslippe sine overfaldsmænd. Og Daphne Mallow er blot ét ud af flere ofre. For mystiske penge trækker deres blodige spor i kølvandet på en række morderiske hændelser. Alle affødt af en skånselsløs griskhed. John Creasey (1908-1973), engelsk forfatter og politiker.

Da inspektør West står med en sag om to dræbte piger, der er blevet kvalt til døde, finder han snart ud af, at begge piger var skønhedsdronninger. Begge havde de deltaget i og vundet en stor virksomheds skønhedskonkurrence, og mens West i al hast dykker længere ned i sagen, føjer en uhyggelig morder flere ofre til sin "dronningerække".

Ein selbstsicherer Mörder kündigt seine Tat vorher an. Mit zwei Offizieren von Scotland Yard setzt sich die Denkmaschine auf die Spur des Täters, die ins Londoner Chinesenviertel führt, und enthüllt durch eine brillante Kombination kriminaltechnischer und stilistischer Fakten, was wirklich geschah, wobei er sich durch die vom Mörder geplanten bizarren Irreführungen nicht ablenken lässt.

Left to her own devices, Detective Sergeant Charlie West struggles with the responsibility of a full-blown murder investigation when a man is pushed off a cliff. Not ready to have her apron strings severed so soon, West finds Munro who reluctantly agrees to shed light on the Ayrshire detectives' most challenging case yet. Once the police have discovered the identity of the dead man, and established his demise was the result of foul play, the race is on to hunt down the murderer.

Five full-cast BBC Radio thrillers from renowned crime writer R.D. Wingfield Author and dramatist R.D. Wingfield was best known for creating one of Britain's most beloved fictional policemen, Inspector Jack Frost, who featured in 10 bestselling books and a hit ITV series starring David Jason...

DI Jack Knox's Edinburgh team are busy dealing with a series of violent rapes when a man is found murdered on a residential street. The detective splits the under-resourced squad and follows up the murder himself, quickly establishing that there is no shortage of individuals who would have wanted the man dead. The victim had secured private investments for NewTech, a video games company that fell foul of copyright law. A lot of serious people lost serious money. Whilst Knox treads on eggshells and traces the finances, the rest of the team focus on the rape.

Jane Austen in the hands of queen of crime, Val McDermid. Get ready for a very different Northanger Abbey. Seventeen-year-old Catherine ‘Cat’ Morland has led a sheltered existence in rural Dorset, a life entirely bereft of the romance and excitement for which she yearns. So when Cat’s...

A wicked Scottish winter has just begun when pioneering female physician Sophia Jex-Blake calls on Detective Inspector Ian Hamilton to investigate the suspicious death of one of her patients - a railroad lineman who she believes succumbed to the horrific effects of arsenic poisoning. The most provocative aspect of the case doesn’t escape Hamilton: the married victim’s numerous sexual transgressions. Now, for the first time since the unexplained fire that killed his parents, Hamilton enters the Royal Infirmary to gain the insights of brilliant medical student Arthur Conan Doyle.

Spiritualism has captured the public’s imagination. Séances are all the rage, and Detective Ian Hamilton’s otherwise sensible aunt Lillian is not immune to their allure. But for Ian, indulging her superstitions has its limits. When members of Lillian’s circle of séance friends begin turning up dead, Ian doesn’t need a medium to tell him these aren’t freak accidents.

It is a serendipitous encounter for the hapless DI Greg Byrne when retired sleuth James Munro stumbles upon his crime scene. And perhaps also for Munro himself, who, his protégé Charlie West having firmly snapped his apron strings, needs other lambs to wean. The day is far less auspicious for the victim in the affair, the unfortunate property developer Rebecca Barlow, who has been trussed up like a scarecrow in her yard. Though occurring off DI West’s Ayrshire patch, the investigation will soon intertwine with one of her own.

Peter Marlin's wife is found strangled and he becomes the prime suspect. She'd only just returned from an unexplained absence of several months. And during that time, Peter had found a new lover. Everything points to the husband but there's no real proof. Inspector John Crow is called in to help the local police. But his new colleagues aren't keen on an outsider. And Crow must solve the case before anyone else dies.

Beim Dreh des neuesten Vampirfilms des traditionsreichen britischen TOWER-Studios wird die bleich geschminkte Leiche einer Frau gefunden, die der Crew angeblich völlig unbekannt ist. Die "Yellow Press" überbietet sich mit sensationslüsternen Schlagzeilen und auch Superintendent Graves wittert "Foul Play". Chief Inspector Anthony Stafford blickt bei seinen Ermittlungen hinter die Kulissen, wo ihm nicht nur der übliche Wahnsinn eines Filmsets, sondern auch die Bestätigung der Regel erwartet, dass eine Leiche selten allein kommt.

Oktober 1949. Aus den Dengie-Flats, einem Küstengebiet nahe dem Ort Southend-On-Sea wird eine Leiche aus dem Wasser gezogen. Eingewickelt in einen Teppich. Kopf und Beine wurden der Leiche abgetrennt. Für die abgebrühten Yard Inspectoren MacDougall und Caffrey eigentlich ein Fall wie jeder andere. Routinemäßig nehmen sie ihre Ermittlungen auf.

Die Frau des schottischen Unternehmers Jack Cavendish wird entführt. Was für die Familie ein furchtbarer Schock ist, entwickelt sich für die Ermittler vom Yard schnell zum Buch mit sieben Siegeln. Es gibt scheinbar kein Motiv für die Tat, zumal sich der Entführer in seinem Bekennerschreiben auch deutlich von Geldforderungen distanziert. Rachel O'Hara und Ian Costello vom CID treten bald auf der Stelle, denn sämtliche Ergebnisse der Spurensicherung laufen ins Leere.