Showing results by publisher "Saga Egmont" in Traditional Detectives

Sherlock Holmes lebt! Nur knapp war er dem mörderischen Anschlag auf sein Leben bei den Reichenbacher Wasserfällen entgangen, und nun, so erzählt Dr. Watson über die Wiederkehr seines Freundes und Meisters, stand Sherlock Holmes da und lächelte mich über den Tisch hinweg an. Ich erhob mich, starrte ihn einige Sekunden lang in völliger Verwirrung an und muss dann wohl, zum ersten und einzigen Mal in meinem Leben, ohnmächtig geworden sein. Grauer Nebel wirbelte mir vor den Augen, und als er sich verzogen hatte, war mein Kragen geöffnet, und auf meinen Lippen schmeckte ich den prickelnden Nachgeschmack von Kognak.

12 nouvelles enquêtes de Sherlock Holmes : "Un scandale en Bohême", "La disparition de Lady Frances Carfax", "La ligue des rouquins", "Le rituel des Musgrave", "Le pouce de l'ingénieur", "Flamme d'argent", "Le gentilhomme célibataire", "Le diadème de béryls", "La bande mouchetée", "Une affaire d'identité", "Les Hêtres d'or", "L'escarboucle bleue".

Ein Mann bricht unter mysteriösen Umständen im Waterloo-Bahnhof tot zusammen. Dem Toten wurde eine Halskette samt Schlüssel entwendet. Eine erste Spur führt Inspektor Martin von Scotland Yard zum Schloss des verstorbenen Lord Selford, der kurz vor seinem Tod sieben Freunden je einen Schlüssel geschenkt hatte. Am Tage der Volljährigkeit seines Sohnes sollen die Schlüsselinhaber gemeinsam die geheimnisvolle Tür öffnen, hinter der ein wertvolles Erbe ruht.

Considérant son piètre état de santé, Sherlock Holmes part se reposer dans le Surrey, près de Reigate. Mais le repos sera de courte durée pour notre détective à qui l'on demande d'enquêter sur le meurtre d’un cocher et une série de vols. Le maître du cocher, le juge de paix Cunningham et son fils affirment avoir vu le meurtrier s'enfuir et soupçonnent les cambrioleurs qui sévissent dans la région. Les talents de Sherlock Holmes ne seront pas de trop pour démasquer les coupables de cette étrange affaire.

Mme Warren informe Sherlock Holmes qu'un de ses locataires n'est pas sorti de sa chambre depuis dix jours, communiquant uniquement par notes manuscrites et semblant dans l'attente d'informations par voie de presse... Quel drame est-il en train de se nouer ?

Sherlock Holmes envoie son fidèle ami, le docteur Watson, à Lausanne à la recherche de Lady Frances Carfax, une femme qui a disparu après la visite d'un ténébreux personnage.

Le souverain d'un royaume d'Europe vient demander l'aide de Sherlock Holmes pour une affaire bien délicate : la belle Irène Adler, qui a été la maîtresse du monarque, détient une photo compromettante qu'il faut absolument récupérer. La stabilité d'un royaume en dépend.

Un homme roux vient se plaindre auprès de Sherlock Holmes d'avoir perdu l'emploi qu'il avait à la "Ligue des Rouquins", une organisation qui embauche les hommes les plus roux à un très haut salaire, à condition qu'ils ne quittent pas leur bureau de la journée. Holmes comprend qu'il s'agit d'une affaire criminelle d'une toute autre envergure qu'il n'y paraît.

Seit Jahren treibt der sagenumwobene "Zinker" in der Londoner Unterwelt sein Unwesen und meldet sich, wenn dort gestohlene Ware verhökert werden soll, um diese zu Tiefstpreisen an sich zu reißen. Falls die Diebe auf sein Angebot nicht eingehen, "verzinkt" er diese bei Scotland Yard. Larry Greame jedoch hat dem großen Unbekannten eine Falle gestellt und kennt seine Identität. Aber kurz bevor er den "Zinker" verraten kann, wird er eiskalt mit dem Gift einer schwarzen Mamba ermordet.

Allan Pinkerton, a Scotsman by birth and a barrel maker by trade, settled in Chicago in its infancy and founded the Pinkertons, the world's first detective agency. Though events associated with the agency after his death have tarnished the name, Pinkerton himself was one of the original human rights advocates. He was a dear friend to John Brown, an advisor to Abraham Lincoln, and 80 years ahead of his time in hiring female detectives.

A stranger and foreigner arrives at the offices of a small publication in London only to be faced by the "editor" whose face is completely swathed in a veil. Nothing is as it seems, and it quickly becomes evident that both are bent on more than lively gossip about the elite. Blackmail and opportunism is the order of the day. When two men are found shot to death outside the door of Mr. Farrington the millionaire who just happens to live a few doors from T. B. Smith, the head of the secret police.

These lesser known stories were penned by Conan Doyle during the period between killing off Sherlock Holmes in 1893 and reluctantly resurrecting him some ten years later. The swashbuckling, eponymous hero, Étienne Gerard, is one of Napoleon's gallant French Hussars, who considers himself the finest of them all. Through these "Boys Own Adventures", Conan Doyle pokes gentle fun at both the French and the English. This is the second volume containing eight adventures.

"A Study in Scarlet" is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, introducing his new character of Sherlock Holmes, who later became one of the most famous literary detective characters. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes to his sidekick Doctor Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his "study in scarlet".

Dr. Watson chronicles here some of the more interesting detective cases that he and his good friend, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, have encountered during their association. We see the cases unfold as he does, scratch our heads as does he while the evidence is collected, and then marvel at the impeccable observations, remarkable insight, and doggedness which Holmes displays as he teases apart the tangled clues.

A millionaire is taken suddenly ill, and sensing his mortality, he asks his attorney to do him one last favor - to find and secretly watch over his missing niece, the daughter of his profligate deceased sister. This niece at the appropriate time would become heir to his millions. However, the millionaire is mysteriously murdered, stabbed to death in his sick bed.

On the evening before his marriage, Sinclair loses a precious curiosity from his collection: an amethyst box, containing a tiny flask of deadly poison. He suspects that this poison is in the possession of either his betrothed or her cousin, the girl his best friend Worthington loves. Turning to Worthington for help, they try to recover the box before the poison can be administered.

Five gripping short stories of Arsène Lupin, one of the most famous and intriguing figures of French detective literature. He was created by Maurice Leblanc, a brilliant journalist, writer and storyteller, and is the hero of a total of 24 books, novels and short stories alike. The fictional gentleman-thief is a master of disguise, a criminal genius and a moral figure well-set in righting a few wrongs himself when Justice can't be bothered.

Ten grippling short stories of Arsène Lupin: one of the most famous and intriguing figures of French detective literature. He was created by Maurice Leblanc, a brilliant journalist, writer and storyteller, and is the hero of a total of 24 books, novels and short stories alike. The fictional gentleman thief is a master of disguise, a criminal genius and a moral figure well-set in righting a few wrongs himself when Justice can't be bothered.

- Crebleu de crebleu ! s'écria-t-il en un accès de révolte furieuse, quel bonhomme infernal ! Si jamais je le repince, celui-là ! Mais Rouxval se disait que Petitgris n'était autre qu'Arsène Lupin, et qu'Arsène Lupin n'était pas de ceux qu'on repince.

The Confessions of Arsène Lupin: ten grippling short stories in which the world's premier thief looks back on a lifetime of adventure and mysteries. He uses his wit and courage to outsmart criminals, pull wool over the eyes of the French police, and solve terrifying mysteries, always keeping just enough time to save a pretty lady and pocket something for himself. Intelligent, witty, funny: there is the real gentleman thief in all his brilliance!