Classic Detective

Es ist eine mysteriöse Angelegenheit, mit der Major Murphy vom „Royal Munsters Regiment" an Sherlock Holmes herantritt: In der Villa „Lachine" in Aldershot ist der hochdekorierte Kriegsheld Colonel James Barclay auf brutale Weise ermordet worden. Allem Anschein nach von seiner eigenen Frau Nancy, mit der Barclay seit über 30 Jahren eine unauffällige, fast schon mustergültige Ehe führte. Zeugen berichten von einem heftigen Streit des Ehepaares, der kurz vor dem Mord entbrannte.

Kaum jemand in London kann auf einen so rasanten Geschäftserfolg und gesellschaftlichen Aufstieg verweisen, wie der berühmte „Doktor von Brooke Street". Als Spezialist für Nervenleiden hat Dr. Percy Trevelyan sich einen Namen gemacht, und trotz seiner eher bescheidenen Anfänge verfügt er inzwischen über ein stattliches Vermögen. Erst als dramatische Umstände ihn dazu zwingen, sich um Hilfe an Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson zu wenden, lüftet Trevelyan das Geheimnis seines Erfolges: Im Mittelpunkt steht dabei ein mysteriöser Wohltäter, der sich daher auch nur „Mr. Blessington" nennt.

Step into the shadowy world of Sherlock Holmes with three classic mysteries by Arthur Conan Doyle. This collection features The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, The Adventure of the Illustrious Client, and The Adventure of the Dying Detective, filled with brilliant deductions, dangerous secrets...

Thirteen classic tales of mystery and suspense dating from the early years of crime fiction, 1890-1925. Sleuths including Max Carrados, Loveday Brooke, Dr. Thorndyke, Father Brown, and the original Great Detective himself, Sherlock Holmes, investigate a range of baffling crimes including murders, country house burglaries, jewel thefts, stolen government secrets, the sensational disappearance of a popular West End actress, and an entire train which has vanished into thin air.

In the rural idyll of St Mary Mead, a murder has taken place. The despised Colonel Protheroe is found dead in the vicarage study by Reverend Leonard Clement. Though the Colonel had many enemies, the violence of his death shocks the sleepy village and starts the tongues of the local gossips wagging. The first suspects are the Colonel's beautiful young wife, Anne, and her purported lover, handsome artist Lawrence Redding. But St Mary Mead is full of secrets, and the real killer could be anyone.

Classic Sherlock Holmes mysteries from Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring clever deductions, eerie secrets, railway intrigue, and timeless detective adventures in Victorian England...

Brought to you by Penguin. A moonlit night. A sleeping village. And an unaccountable murder... An English bobbie returning from night patrol finds a corpse in evening dress locked in the stocks on the village green. He identifies the body immediately. Andrew Vereker was not a well-loved man, and...

"The Blue Cross" is a short story by G. K. Chesterton. It was the first Father Brown short story and also introduces the characters Flambeau and Valentin. It is unique among the Father Brown mysteries in that it does not follow the actions of the Father himself, but rather those of Valentin.

A timeless collection of classic detective fiction featuring Sherlock Holmes in The Adventure of the Speckled Band and The Red-Headed League, along with The Cabman’s Story. Written by Arthur Conan Doyle, this volume delivers suspense, clever deductions, and unforgettable Victorian mystery...

Step into the fog-shrouded world of classic crime fiction with this vintage Sherlock Holmes mystery collection by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring brilliant deductions, hidden motives, strange evidence, and timeless Victorian suspense...

Enter the world of timeless detective fiction with Classic Detective Mysteries and Sherlock Holmes Adventures, Vol. 4. Featuring Arthur Conan Doyle's The Adventure of the Copper Beeches alongside Charles Dickens' My Friend the Murderer and Hunted Down, this collection delivers classic mysteries...

Roy Grace is back in this gripping new instalment from number one bestselling author Peter James. Brighton is celebrating. A killer is waiting. And Roy Grace is the target . . . Brighton Pride is the biggest date on the city's calendar with half a million people lost in the party. But behind the...

A refined collection of classic mystery fiction featuring Sherlock Holmes in three memorable cases of stolen jewels, strange injuries, missing persons, and Victorian intrigue. Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary detective returns in suspenseful adventures filled with deduction, danger, and timeless...

Framed in the doorway of Poirot’s bedroom stood an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The man’s gaunt face stared for a moment, then he swayed and fell. Who was he? Was he suffering from shock or just exhaustion? Above all, what was the significance of the figure 4, scribbled...

he game is afoot. When Dr. John Watson, a wounded veteran newly returned from Afghanistan, meets the brilliant and eccentric Sherlock Holmes, he has no idea he is about to witness the birth of a legend. Sharing rooms at 221B Baker Street, the unlikely pair soon find themselves drawn into a...

Mystery and suspense surround a seance in a snowbound house on the edge of Dartmoor, where the prediction of a grisly murder is only the precursor to an ingenious deadly crime and one of Agatha Christie’s most gripping thrillers… In a remote house in the middle of Dartmoor, six shadowy...

The Classic Crime Collection is a collection of 12 classic detective novels, read by an esteemed cast of award-winning narrators. Included here are stories by some of the most iconic crime writers in history, including Arthur Conan Doyle; Wilkie Collins; Josephine Tey; AA Milne; and more.

A brilliant mystery series from bestselling author Enid Blyton, perfect for fans of The Secret Seven. A prize-winning Siamese Cat has been stolen, and all evidence points to the Find-Outers' friend Luke. Fatty Larry, Daisy, Pip and Bets know Luke is innocent, but how can they prove it? The...

"The magistrate of Poo-yang belongs in the select group of fictional detectives headed by the renowned Sherlock Holmes." —Robert Kirsch, Los Angeles Times "The China of old, in Mr. van Gulik's skilled hands, comes vividly alive again." —Allen J. Hubin, The New York Times Book Review...

A murdered heiress. Missing jewels. A killer hidden among the passengers. When wealthy American heiress Flossie Halliday boards the Plymouth Express carrying a fortune in precious jewels, she expects nothing more than an ordinary journey. Instead, her body is discovered concealed beneath a train...