Detective Anthology

La sesta raccolta degli audiolibri di Georges Simenon con protagonista il commissario Maigret riunisce i seguenti titoli: “Il morto di Maigret”: Una mattina un uomo chiama Maigret più volte dicendo di essere braccato e in pericolo di vita. Quella notte il suo cadavere viene ritrovato in Place de la Concorde, accoltellato a morte.

A classic Agatha Christie short story available individually for the first time in audio. Plans for a secret bomber plane have been stolen from a minister’s house. Poirot is called to discreetly investigate the guests and to locate the plans before they fall into the enemy’s hands.

Ah la magia avvolgente dell'autunno, la stagione dei mattini nebbiosi e delle serate tranquille tra le mura domestiche! Mano a mano che le foglie cadono dagli alberi e le notti si fanno più lunghe, però, anche le ombre diventano più fitte... le ombre del delitto! Lo dimostrano i dodici racconti qui riuniti, ambientati tra case isolate, manieri inquietanti, dimore infestate e sepolture maledette, scenari di crimini e delle infallibili indagini di Hercule Poirot, Miss Jane Marple e gli altri amati detective creati da Agatha Christie. Non sarà solo la brezza fresca a farvi venire i brividi...

Motivated by greed and jealousy, the criminal in this classic Sherlock Holmes mystery "The Adventure of the Priory School" aims to kidnap a young lord—but causes a far greater tragedy. This story is read by a true master, Edward Hardwicke, a talented actor who plays Sherlock Holmes's associate, Dr. Watson, in the popular PBS series Mystery!

The Problem of Cell 13 is a short story by Jacques Futrelle. It was first published in 1905 and later collected in The Thinking Machine (1907), which was featured in crime writer H. R. F. Keating's list of the 100 best crime and mystery books ever published. Like Futrelle's other short stories, The Problem of Cell 13 features Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen as the main character, although most of the story is seen through the perspective of a prison warden.

This is a story from The Return of Sherlock Holmes I collection.

Follow Detectives George and Leo as they investigate a trail of mysterious murders within New York City. Murders pointing to a very unlikely candidate. Following the clues, they find themselves in a horror setting which they soon wish to escape. It’s a monster they’ve never faced before. A monster they didn’t think they’d ever face. And yet, it’s a monster particularly crafted for killing. After all, this murderer is everywhere, watching silently. Watching you…watching your family…right now.

Here are six The Old Man in the Corner mysteries that don't seem to appear in other collections. This book includes "The Mystery of the Russian Prince", "The Mystery of Dog’s Tooth Cliff", "The Mystery of the Pearl Necklace", "The Mystery of the Tragedy in Bishop’s Road", "The Mystery of Brudenell Court", and "The Tytherton Case".

Unicorn Airlines Flight 739 with no pilot, no crew, and no passengers lands at Anchorage International Airport. As the authorities are wondering what happened, a ransom demand is made for the passengers: $25 million in diamonds. Chief of detectives for the Sandersonville, North Carolina, police department Captain Heinz Noonan is visiting his in-laws in Anchorage when he is called onto the case.

When Lord Temberton opens an Anglo-Saxon barrow and finds a securely locked Elizabethan chest with seven mummified penguins placed around it in a circle, it is to Sherlock Holmes that he turns for answers. Is this sabotage? A practical joke? Or something more sinister? Holmes, together with Watson, must unravel the journeys of an Antarctic traveler, the family history of an old lady, and discover the mind and motive behind this bizarre interment.

Esta selección de cuentos del excepcional Edgar Allan Poe incluye sus más destacados cuentos, Carta robada y Corazón delator, que lo llevarán a experimentar el suspenso y el misterio exponiendo hasta dónde un ser humano puede hundirse en el odio irracional. En Carta robada se narra la historia de una carta que se ha perdido y que en caso de caer en malas manos, puede perjudicar a su dueño. La policía sabe quién la tiene pero no dónde la ha escondido. Ante la incapacidad por resolver este misterio, el prefecto decide contratar a el detective Auguste Dupin, conocido por poseer una gran inteligencia y capacidad de deducción.

"Malcolm Sage, Detective" is a novel by Herbert George Jenkins. "'What are you going to do for Mr. Sage, now that Department Z is being demobbed? You know you like him, because you didn't want to ginger him up, and you mustn't forget that he saved your life, ' she added. 'Sure!' 'Don’t say 'sure', John,' she cried. 'You're a British baronet, and British baronets don't say 'sure', 'shucks' or 'vamoose'. Do you understand?' He nodded thoughtfully. 'I like Mr. Sage,' announced Dorothy."

Five Sherlock Holmes mysteries in one book collection. Voiced by Joe Bevilacqua, who has won numerous awards for television documentaries and radio theater.

"The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist" is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It was originally published as part of The Return of Sherlock Holmes in 1903.

Lord Dunsany mixes reality with fantasy in this forgotten collection of modern detective stories. Some are macabre, others have a lighter and more amusing touch, but every story stimulates the imagination and reveals the acknowledged master of the short story at his very best.

Three compelling Sherlock Holmes mysteries in one book. Story one: "The Mystery of the Poisoned Tomb" Story two: "The Case of the Cracked Mirror" Story three: "The Mystery of the Faceless Bride" Set in the late 19th century, no fictional character is more renowned for his powers of thought and observation than Sherlock Holmes.

"Die Abenteuer des Sherlock Holmes" (Originaltitel: "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes") sind eine Sammlung von zwölf Kurzgeschichten von Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Die Geschichten wurden ursprünglich von Juli 1891 bis Juni 1892 im Strand Magazine veröffentlicht, der Sammelband mit Illustrationen von Sidney Paget erschien am 14. Oktober 1892 in Großbritannien und am 15. Oktober 1892 in den USA. Im Zentrum der Handlung stehen Sherlock Holmes und Dr. John Watson, die seltsame Verbrechen aufklären.

Mästerdetektiven Sherlock Holmes är tillbaka i en samling spännande berättelser som utspelar sig från Dartmoor i England till Reichenbachfallen i Schweiz. Här får vi bland annat följa fallet med den försvunna kapplöpningshästen och dess avlidne tränare, just som prestigefyllda Wessex Cup står för dörren. Holmes berättar även för sin följeslagare Watson om sina mest minnesvärda fall från tiden innan de båda träffades. Och sist men inte minst skildras hans möte med ärkefienden professor Moriarty – i en bokstavlig kamp på liv och död.

Vier spannende Kurzgeschichten von Agatha Christie. Eine Schneiderpuppe, die ein Eigenleben zu führen scheint, und die Schneiderin vor Angst zittern lässt. Ein junger Mann macht sich auf die Suche nach dem verlorenen Smaragd des Radschas und ein Mann mit einer Autopanne kommt in ein fremdes Haus in eine Abendgesellschaft und sieht sofort, dass dort eine Person Hilfe benötigt. Enthält: "Der Smaragd des Radschas", "SOS", "Die Puppe der Schneiderin", "Die Schauspielerin".

In "The Naval Treaty", a classic Sherlock Holmes tale of treachery, murder, and theft, an innocent man's honor, position, and health are at stake when a treaty of the utmost importance is stolen from his office.