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Paul Temple swings into the '60s with five complete radio dramas featuring the writer-cum-amateur detective and his wife, Steve, plus bonus archive material. Between 1938 and 1968, Paul and Steve's exploits enthralled generations of radio listeners around the world. Here, presented in chronological order, are 'The Gilbert Case' (1960 remake), 'The Margo Mystery' (1961), 'The Jonathan Mystery' (1963 remake), 'The Geneva Mystery' (1965) and 'The Alex Affair' (1968). This set also includes the bonus radio feature 'Peter Coke and the Paul Temple Affair'.

Without any warning, Justin Kowalski drives his vehicle across a line of traffic and through the front wall of Cafe 64, killing himself and three other people—and taking the reasons for this shocking act to the grave. Unable to locate any evidence of criminal behaviour or mental illness in Justin's past, and with no one left to prosecute, the police have no choice but to label it "an isolated incident".

Philip Chandler thought he'd traded Boston's violent headlines for small-town tranquility when he took over the Fremont Herald. But that illusion shatters when a prominent couple is brutally killed, pulling Philip back into a world of ruthless avarice. His investigation leads to Basin 63, the underground aquifer that holds all of the valley's water, and a controversial desert development backed by powerful figures determined to protect their secrets at any cost. Exposing the truth won't just threaten Philip's paper—it could cost him his life.

Varias desapariciones ocurridas en los años ochenta ponen de nuevo en marcha a Carl Mørck. Su investigación lo conduce hasta Nete Hermansen, una mujer que ha hecho todo lo posible por ocultar su trágico pasado hasta que este le vuelve a dar alcance. Mientras Carl se enfrenta a las sombras...

Brigid Quinn ma wspomnienia, których wolałaby nie mieć, i zabójcze umiejętności, których wolałaby już nigdy nie potrzebować. Widziała i robiła rzeczy, które wymazała z pamięci. Poza jedna... Morderca z Drogi 66 zabił sześć kobiet. Porywał je z szosy, a potem pozostawiał ciała na spalonych słońcem pustkowiach Arizony. Poza jednym. Ciała Jessiki, młodej podwładnej Brigid, nigdy nie odnaleziono. A Brigid nigdy nie zapomniała, że to ona wysłała Jessikę na Drogę 66... Trzynaście lat później ta nierozwiązana sprawa znowu wdziera się w życie Brigid. Życie spokojne, ułożone na nowo u boku kochającego męża, profesora filozofii i byłego pastora.

Som ung FBI-agent var Brigid Quinn den perfekte lokkemad for seriemordere – slank og blond, tilsyneladende et let bytte. Men da hun bliver ældre, må hun finde en afløser, en protege, som kan tage hendes plads. Hun træner en nyuddannet agent op og bruger hende som madding. Og alt går efter planen… lige indtil Route 66-morderen finder maddingen, tager den – og myrder den unge agent. Mange år senere kæmper Quinn stadig med det faktum, at hun har en ung kvindes liv på samvittigheden.

Der Fremde aus Indien ist eine geheimnisumwobene Gestalt, die eines Tages in der "alten Hauptstadt" auftaucht. Sie wird immer mehr zum Widersacher des unheimlichen "Hauptmanns", dem zahllose Verbrechen anzulasten sind, und allmählich klären sich weit zurückliegende Ereignisse zugunsten eines unschuldig Bestraften.

A festive street fair is underway in the shadow of the courthouse where a judge has just signed an extradition order. Paul Offenbach is escorted outside in handcuffs to a police cruiser—with another trick up his sleeve no one expects. In a matter of seconds, the killer is free, a hostage is taken from his family and Special Agent Constant Marlowe has lost her bid for justice. But is this the final chapter? As the lives of the guilty, the innocent and the vengeful converge, the winner remains uncertain.

Genova, 1968. Maria Viani, universitaria fuori sede, scopre che Elisabetta, la sua bellissima coinquilina, è scomparsa. L’aiuteranno nel difficile compito di ritrovarla l’ispettore Sergio Cantini, vecchia conoscenza di Maria, e il fratello della ragazza. L’impresa, però, si rivelerà più difficile di quanto possano immaginare. Maria Teresa Valle, nata a Varazze (SV), risiede attualmente a Genova. Giallista di successo, ha pubblicato con Fratelli Frilli Editori numerosi romanzi, tra cui le due serie di successo con protagonisti Maria Viani e Damiano Flexi Gerardi, soprannominato il Becchino.

The Aether Shift. An event that changed the world forever. Unleashing untold powers onto the minds and bodies of humans on Earth. Some were chosen, against their will, to become something new. Azaria, finally allowed leave the house on her own for the first time, ends up as a Dungeon Core, however, the situation gets turned sideways during the process and she's left alone for nearly a year. Lance, an individual with a hidden past has been struggling in the changed world that is Earth. Meeting Azaria through a twist of fate, what will change with the two brought together.

Brought to you by Penguin. Journalist Mike Karras has heard a lot of strange things, but they're about to get stranger... and a lot more dangerous. Accounts of a 'second shooter' have attended on every assassination since JFK, but there's rarely any proof. Commissioned by a small...

Pater Brown hatte es mit einem besonders heimtückischen Mord zu tun, dessen war er sich sicher. Nur beweisen konnte er es nicht. Einer der reichsten Männer Englands war überraschend gestorben, und einer der Nutznießer war sein überschuldeter Schwiegersohn. Eben jenen lädt der Pater Brown - neben einigen Koryphäen aus unterschiedlichen Wissenschaftsdisziplinen - zu einem Essen ein. Den Abend beginnt der Pater mit einem Gesellschaftsspiel, um die Gruppe auf das Verbrechen aufmerksam zu machen.

Inspector Kenneth Stafford wird zu einem Tatort gerufen, der in ihm seltsame Erinnerungen weckt. An exakt derselben Stelle, in derselben Straße, wurde bereits vor 20 Jahren eine Tote gefunden. Sein Vater, Chief-Inspector Anthony Stafford, hat den Fall damals bearbeitet, konnte ihn aber nicht aufklären. Dennoch lässt Kenneth der Gedanke nicht los, dass der Fall von damals etwas mit dem Fall von heute zu tun haben muss. Akribisch versucht er die Ermittlungen seines Vaters von damals aufzurollen und den Faden an der entscheidenden Stelle wiederaufzunehmen.