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In New York City in the early 1930s, a man is poisoned on a crowded streetcar during rush hour. Everyone sees Longstreet die - but no one sees the killer. Inspector Thumm's few clues all lead up a blind alley. He finally seeks the aid of Drury Lane - retired Shakespearean actor, master of disguise, and amateur sleuth. Seated amid the splendor of the vast medieval halls of his castle on the Hudson, Drury Lane hears the story from the inspector.

Une opération de la CIA menace de plonger le Kremlin dans le chaos. Les agents Sia Fox et Maximiliano Castillo ont reçu pour mission d’entrer en Russie, sous prétexte d’une transaction commerciale, pour y recruter l’un des grands argentiers de Vladimir Poutine. Sia travaille pour un cabinet d’avocats londonien qui escamote et dissimule les avoirs financiers des super-riches. Au Mexique, l’entreprise familiale de Max – une couverture de la CIA depuis les années 1960 – est un haras, où l’on élève de père en fils des pur-sang de classe mondiale.

Kurz vor Heiligabend werden Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson in die schottischen Highlands gerufen. Dort ist ein junges Mädchen verschwunden. Zwei rivalisierende Clans beschuldigen sich gegenseitig, darin verwickelt zu sein. Die beiden Engländer geraten zwischen die Fronten - und kurze Zeit später in Lebensgefahr.

Die Ereignisse in den schottischen Highlands spitzen sich dramatisch zu, als Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson gefangengenommen werden. Wird es ihnen rechtzeitig gelingen, sich zu befreien, um einen "Krieg der Highlander" zu verhindern?

“Vampire P.I. Felix Gomez is irresistibly entertaining”—Rick Riordan, Edgar Award–winning author of Mission Road Rollickingly funny, bitingly sarcastic, X-Rated Bloodsuckers is the sharp, hilarious follow-up to Mario’s acclaimed debut, The Nymphos of Rocky Flats. Felix Gomex has...

On the fringes of human space, a murder will light a fuse and send two rebels on a planetary scale collision course. This audiobook box set contains the first three books of the Opus X sci-fi series from Michael Anderle: Obsidian Detective, Shattered Truth, and Investigating Deceit. Jia lives on Earth, where peace is a given. Erik is on society’s frontier, where authority depends on how much firepower you wield. She is from the powerful, the elite. He is with the military. Both want the truth—but is revealing it good for humanity?

Questa non sarà un’autopsia di routine. L’anatomopatologa Maura Isles ne è certa. Ad attenderla, all’ospedale, c’è lei: Madame X, coperta interamente da bende di lino impregnate di resina, che risalgono a duemila anni prima. I suoi organi interni sono stati asportati, solo il cuore è rimasto al suo posto, perché è lì che gli antichi egizi credevano risiedesse l’intelligenza. Madame X infatti è una mummia, ritrovata per caso negli scantinati di un museo. Quando la TAC arriva alle gambe, Maura scorge qualcosa di impossibile.

He mutilates his victims. Slices their throats. And carves an X into their flesh. Five years ago, he claimed the lives of six women. Then the killings abruptly stopped - no one knows why. Ex-homicide detective Frank Quinn remembers. Which is why he's shocked to see one of the dead women in his...

Ayant démissionné des crimes majeurs, Victor Lessard accepte de donner ses impressions à son ancienne partenaire, Jacinthe Taillon, sur la scène du meurtre d'un journaliste d'enquête. En parallèle, son mentor, Ted Rutherford, lui fait une révélation troublante à propos du passé de son père, Henri Lessard. Pris pour cible dans un attentat, Victor doit bientôt disparaître pour assurer sa sécurité et celle de ses proches.

Decius Caecilius Metellus is moving up in the world. He's won some money and glory fighting pirates in the Mediterranean and expects a speedy election to the office of praetor. That all changes when a man he's never seen before publicly accuses him of corruption. Decius and his powerful family of Rome's leading politicians scramble to prepare a defense. However, the day of the trial they are greeted with a strange surprise on the steps of the courthouse: the corpse of the man who made the accusation. Now Decius is up against a much more serious charge of murder.

"Wherever there's mystery, intrigue, romance... in all the strange and dangerous places of the world... there you will find The Man Called X." Wherever he goes, action follows! Suave, debonair secret agent Ken Thurston travels the world, dispatched anywhere America's interests might be threatened. This exciting espionage series was created by the enigmatic real-life intelligence operative Jay Richard Kennedy.

Debonair British actor Herbert Marshall starred as FBl secret agent Ken Thurston, "the man who crosses the ocean as readily as you and I cross town; he is the man who fights today's war in his unique fashion, so that tomorrow's peace will make the world a neighborhood for all of us." Leon Belasco played Mr. X's comedic sidekick, Pagan Zeldchmidt, who always turned up in remote parts of the world to assist Thurston.

"Wherever there is mystery, adventure, intrigue, in all the strange and dangerous places in the world, there you will find the man called X!" Debonair British actor Herbert Marshall stars as FBI secret agent Ken Thurston, "the man who crosses the ocean as readily as you and I cross town; he is the man who fights today's war in his unique fashion, so that tomorrow's peace will make the world a neighborhood for all of us." Leon Belasco plays Mr. X's comedic sidekick, Pagan Zeldchmidt, who always turns up in remote parts of the world.

Kunibert Eder hat seine Heimat Hennigsen noch nie für eine Fernreise verlassen und plötzlich befindet er sich auf Spurensuche in Kanada. Wie konnte das passieren? Hätte ein Kunibert Eder das von Anfang an abgekartete Spiel bemerken können oder ist es Zufall, dass er auf der Reise auf Alissa und Pätrick trifft? Sie laden ihn zu einem App-Spiel und zur Jagd auf Mr. X ein. Kuniberts Schnurrbart kitzelt wieder. So lange, bis er nicht mehr kitzeln kann.

Mystery, adventure, and international intrigue surround Ken Thurston, The Man Called X! Radio's most enduring cloak-and-dagger drama presents suave stage and screen star Herbert Marshall in 16 tales of globetrotting espionage! Announcer John McIntire tells of the man "who crosses the ocean as readily as you or I cross town." Leon Belasco costars as Pegon Zellschmidt, with a supporting cast that includes Ge Ge Pearson, Steven Geray, Ted von Eltz, Frank Graham, Alan Reed, Cathy Lewis, William Conrad, and more.

A wave of apparently random homicides is sweeping through their idyllic seaside town of Helsingborg. The murders have no pattern, no order, no reason. The perpetrator is immune to psychological profiling; forensically untraceable; utterly invulnerable to modern police techniques. The body count is growing. But lead investigator Fabian Risk is distracted by his mission to expose a corrupt colleague, and his boss Astrid is spiralling back into addiction. As the hunt for the solution becomes ever more desperate, their tight-knit team begins to unravel.

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I tredje sæson af Den trofaste, 9x19 millimeter, er det kvinderne, der kommer i fokus. En ung læge er blevet skudt på klods hold i sin praksis. Ørums efterforskningshold er på bar bund, da alle de mistænkte ser ud til at have deres alibier på plads. Kvinderne har en betydelig plads i tredje sæson af Den trofaste og Thorstein Thomsens fintmærkende skildringer af de forskellige kvindetyper, giver et elegant modspil, til den spegede mordsag. Thorstein Thomsen kombinerer virkningsfuldt spændingsplottet med samfundsskildringen i sin atmosfærefyldte krimiserie Den trofaste.

An unexpected challenge was beaten, but not without death and destruction to Erik's and Jia's team. Will the knowledge they gained be enough to pull more secrets into the light? Assigned their first mission outside the Solar System, Erik and Jia head to Alpha Centauri on the trail of smuggled alien artifacts. Those who guard it are some of the conspiracy's most elite and ruthless agents. This time, Erik is forewarned, and forewarned is forearmed. Will the cabal of lies start unraveling, or will the powerful seek the darkness as far away from Erik and Jia as they can get?

Zufällig werden Holmes und Watson Zeuge eines bizarren Überfalls auf die Bank of England. Die Täter: eine Bande Weihnachtsmänner. Doch es wird noch seltsamer: Am nächsten Tag ist die geraubte Beute nämlich wieder da. Was hat das zu bedeuten? Bloß ein schlechter Scherz? Oder steckt mehr dahinter?