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Led by his passion for paleontology, Lyndy’s father, Lord Atherly, has traveled all the way to Montana, to explore the fossil-rich horse ranch owned by Stella’s mother, Katherine, and her second husband, Ned Smith. Urged by Lady Atherly to look after her husband, Stella and Lyndy follow in his wake. Stella is excited to be reunited with her mother, and Lyndy is eager to experience the real “Wild West.” Both are equally thrilled to participate in a fossil dig.

The world-weary private investigator Harry Nile is one step ahead of the mob, but one step behind the bill collectors. That's why he takes pretty much any case he can catch—from robbery to kidnapping to murder. Phil Harper stars as Harry in twenty-one mood-filled mysteries, aided and assisted by Pat French as Murphy, his secretary extraordinaire. This is classic radio noir for a new generation, created and produced by Jim French.

Vitus Adamson is falling apart. As a pre-deceased private investigator, he takes the prescription Atroxipine hourly to keep his undead body upright and functioning. Whenever he is injured, he seeks Niko, a bombshell mortician with bedroom eyes and a way with corpses, to piece him back together. Decomposition, however, is the least of his worries when two clients posing his most dangerous job yet appear at his door looking for their lost son.

In the Nightside—that hidden area in the middle of London where time stands still at three A.M. and the sun won't rise to refute it—nightmares go walking in borrowed flesh, and not everything that looks back at you with human eyes is really human. I'm John Taylor, a PI with a knack for finding things, helping those the Nightside has chewed up and is about to spit out. All things considered, my life lately had been bright, even in this shadowy place.

A young treasure diving couple is sadistically murdered in the back country of the Florida Keys - and Jesse McDermitt's friend is the prime suspect. The reclusive federal agent and former combat Marine launches his own investigation in the face of overwhelming evidence. McDermitt is certain of his friend's innocence. When a third victim's body is discovered lodged among the mangrove roots on Knockemdown Key, the race to stop a serial killer begins. Detective Devon Evans will do anything to apprehend the killer before he claims another victim.

Tödlicher Segeltörn. Zwei Luxusboote legen im Hafen von Brae auf den Shetland-Inseln an. Cass Lynch, leidenschaftliche Seglerin und Hobby-Ermittlerin, kann es sich nicht verkneifen, dem seltsamen Treiben der Besitzer dieser Schiffe nachzuspüren. Sie ahnt nicht, in welche Gefahr sie sich begibt. Da wird einer ihrer begabtesten Segelschüler tot aufgefunden. Ein Unfall war das wohl nicht. Doch zum Glück greift Detective Inspector Gavin Macrae aus dem schottischen Hochland ein.

Rückkehr auf die Insel. Nach langer Zeit auf See kehrt Cass Lynch als Skipper eines nachgebauten Wikingerbootes zu Filmaufnahmen auf die Shetland-Inseln zurück. Eines Abends findet sie auf dem Wikingerboot eine Frauenleiche, die Schwester der Hauptdarstellerin des Films. Der Star selbst hat bereits mehrere anonyme Drohbriefe erhalten, die Videokopien der gedrehten Szenen wurden gestohlen und am Strand verbrannt. Cass muss beweisen, dass ihr Vater unschuldig ist und dass auch sie nicht die Mörderin ist. Doch das fällt ihr nicht leicht, denn sie hat ein dunkles Geheimnis.

Hammer is at a high society party when a wealthy and well-respected man, Colby, is hit by a car and badly injured. When all he expected was a night on the town, Mike is hired to find out who was driving the car. His search leads him on a trail of murders, the victims often exhibiting the same kind of strangulation as the cause of death. How are they connected to an accident involving Corby, and why is the man himself acting so strangely?

In einer Bar begegnet Allmen einem kultivierten Herrn seines Alters – Adrian Weynfeldt. Der Name ist dem Kunstdetektiv selbstverständlich ein Begriff. Es ist der Beginn einer ungewöhnlichen Freundschaft. Als Weynfeldt kurz darauf bemerkt, dass ein Bild in seiner Sammlung fehlt, schaltet er Allmen ein. Weynfeldts bunter Freundeskreis gibt sich zugeknöpft. Nur die Kunstbuchhändlerin will reden. Doch bald schon kann sie das nicht mehr. Allmen steht vor seinem ersten Mordfall.

An epic Wild West detective story as a group is hired to clean up a corrupt town. A model for many later Westerns & Detective stories.

After a Sweet 16 ceremony, Reyna Clifton - the mother of the birthday girl - is found severely injured at the bottom of the grand staircase of the Regal Phoenix Resort and Spa. The Clifton family blames the resort for Reyna’s fall and sues for negligence. Daniel Mendoza and his firm are called in to defend the lawsuit, but when Mrs. Clifton is found dead in her hospital room, Daniel's suspicions arise.

Glasgow PI Charlie Cameron knows Kim Rafferty is bad news the moment they meet. Desperate people always spell trouble in his experience, and Mrs. Rafferty is as desperate as they come. What she is asking for is insane, and if he agrees to help the wife of the notorious East-End gangster, the consequences for them both could be fatal. Twenty-four hours later, another betrayed woman with a hopeless case is pleading for Charlie's help. The PI is her only chance to keep an innocent man from serving a prison sentence for murders he didn't commit.

Antique dealer Sebastian Snow and homicide detective Calvin Winter have been happily married for a year and a half. In that time, there’s been nary a mystery in sight, and for a recovering sleuth like Sebastian, an uneventful life is exactly what he needs. That is, until Calvin’s lieutenant enters the Emporium and demands insight on a bizarre object known as a spiritoscope, hailing from the early days of the Spiritualism movement. Sebastian’s extensive knowledge of Victorian curiosities leads him to consulting for the NYPD - putting him at odds with his husband.

When detectives John Stone and Carmen Dehan, who run the Cold Cases Department at the 43rd Precinct in the Bronx, choose their honeymoon together, there are three things they are very clear on: There must be good steak and whisky, it must be remote, and they must forget about work, cold cases, and murder for two weeks.

Colorful Christmas lights dapple the family homes in the idyllic lakeside town of Sweet Haven when Jennifer Dean, a young librarian at the local elementary school, is brutally murdered. There are witnesses and her boyfriend Travis Blake confesses to the crime...but something doesn't quite add up. Blake is a third generation Army Ranger, awarded the Silver Star for his heroism in Afghanistan - how could a beloved son of this tight-knit burgh commit such a grisly deed?

Der erste Fall für die "Hausboot-Detektei". Fünf notorische Pechvögel ermitteln in Amsterdam. Arie, Maddie, Jack, Jan und Elin suchen noch nach ihrem Platz im Leben. Und finden ihn auf einem alten Hausboot, wo sie eine Detektei gründen, um sich den Fällen zu widmen, auf die die Polizei keine Lust hat. Auf dem Deck bauen sie Tomatenpflanzen an, genießen die Amsterdamer Grachtenidylle im Liegestuhl, trinken an trüben Tagen Irish Coffee mit viel Whiskey und ordentlich Sahne und schauen zusammen alte Miss Marple-Filme.

Markus Novak just wants to come home. An investigator for a Florida-based Death Row defense firm, Novak's life derailed when his wife, Lauren, was killed in the midst of a case the two were working together. Two years later, her murderer is still at large, and Novak's attempts to learn the truth...

In the year 2000, private investigator Peter Andrassy, a native Hungarian and retired NYC detective, may abandon investigatory work. Since moving back to Budapest, he’s struggled to find new clients and believes technology has passed him by.

When their best friend is murdered, Angela begs Slater to take the case. Maggie, the little sister he barely remembers, offers to help. It turns out the feisty redhead is one hell of an investigator. As their feelings turn romantic, Maggie and Slater follow a trail of deception and murder, hoping to prove their dead friend innocent of what they fear most. No one is safe, and the men involved will stop at nothing to cover their tracks - tracks that will lead the pair into the bleak world of human trafficking and expose the darkest secrets of Point Road and the Jeffries family.

Suspicious goings-on at a retirement home lead to an intriguing investigation in Date with Malice, the second cosy crime novel in Julia Chapman's Dales Detective series. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club and M.C. Beaton. 'A Yorkshire Agatha Raisin' - Dalesman It’s...