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The girls of Dressmakers Alley are happy in their new jobs. Business is thriving and yet a new shadow looms. Women are being attacked and robbed whilst several businesses have been burgled. Are these two circumstances linked or is this just a coincidence? As the attacks escalate, and the police seem unmoved to intervene, the men of Dressmakers Alley decide to take the law into their own hands and patrol the streets to keep them and their women safe.

Twenty-three-year-old Katy Speed is fascinated by the house across the street. The woman who lives there, Gloria, is the most glamorous neighbour on the avenue, owning a fashionable dress shop in Bexhill-on-Sea. But who is the woman who arrives in the black car most Saturdays while Gloria is at work? Sometimes she brings women to the house, other times they have children. Hilda, Katy's mother, disapproves of Gloria. She wonders if these mysterious visitors have just been released from prison. Is Gloria secretly bringing criminals, or worse, into the heart of the community?

Raised in the darkness of Satis House where the clocks never tick, the beautiful Estella is bred to hate men and to keep her heart cold as the grave. She knows she doesn’t feel things quite like other people do but is this just the result of her strange upbringing? As she watches the brutal treatment of women around her, hatred hardens into a core of vengeance, and when she finds herself married to the abusive Drummle, she is forced to make a deadly choice: Should she embrace the darkness within her and exact her revenge?

Venice, 1954. Rosy Gilchrist thinks luck may be on her side. Her boss at the British Museum has chosen her to travel to Venice to track down a rare edition of Horace's Odes for their collection. Things soon take a drastic downward spiral. A wealthy recluse offers a million-pound reward for anyone who can find the treasure. Soon Rosy finds herself in a race against time as her rivals will do anything for money. Even murder.

Im Zweiten Afghanischen Krieg wurde John Watson angeschossen. Zudem erkrankte er an Typhus. Während dieser Zeit kümmerte sich Dr. Clifford Smith um ihn. Viele Jahre später erhält Watson von Dr. Smith überraschend eine Einladung nach Brixford, Devonshire. Sein Kollege hat ein altes Haus geerbt. Rosie's Hall. In Brixford angekommen, erfährt Watson, dass drei Kinder spurlos verschwunden sind. Er informiert seinen Freund Sherlock Holmes über weitere mysteriöse Vorfälle auf Rosie's Hall.

Bath, England, 1890. Mystery author Lady Amy Lovell receives an anonymous letter containing shocking news: her fiancé, Mr. Ronald St. Vincent, has been dabbling in something illegal, which causes her to promptly break their engagement. Two evenings later, as Lady Amy awaits a visit from Lord William Wethington, fellow member of the Bath Mystery Book Club, her former fiancé makes an unexpected and most unwelcome appearance at her house.

When a precious pearl necklace vanishes from the headmistress’s office at the Hamilton School for Girls, all eyes turn to new student Rosie Carter. But Rosie knows she didn’t steal it—and she’s determined to prove it. Teaming up with the mischievous but sharp-witted Susan, Rosie follows a trail of secret passageways, buried letters, and mysterious clues that point to something far more sinister than simple theft. With the school whispering about expulsion and time running out, Rosie must dig deep to uncover the truth—and face a secret that could shake the school to its core.

Was geschieht auf Rosie's Hall? Wohin sind die Kinder des Ortes verschwunden? Jetzt, wo Sherlock Holmes am Schauplatz der Verbrechen eingetroffen ist, wird alles besser. Oder doch nicht? Der Meisterdetektiv macht nur geringe Fortschritte. Bis eines Nachts ein verdächtiges Schiff an der Küste anlegt und der Fall ins Rollen kommt.

Fall 1942. When her Hollywood private detective daddy is called back to uniform, Fancy Anders is issued orders of her own - answer the phone, make referrals, and keep the place dusted. But the 24-year-old Barnard grad - whose hobbies include shooting, flying, and jujitsu - isn’t having any. At Amalgamated Aircraft, a young female worker chosen to pose for patriotic photos and posters has met with a suspicious “accidental death”. Fancy takes the victim’s place on the swing shift, fitting in well with coworkers very much not from high society circles.