Private Investigators

A psychic without an anchor. A student in trouble. A shooter on the loose.I’m Jonathan Bane, a licensed psychic who consults for the police. I routinely help the police put the bad guys away and, for that reason, the criminal world doesn’t like me much. People like to take a swing at me, or go stabbity, or try for a gun. It makes for interesting times. My psychic ability prevents me from handling anything electronic—and I do mean ANYTHING, I fry it in seconds—so calling for help isn’t always a possibility.

Anthony Horowitz selects and introduces the best mystery stories from the past year, under the auspices of the world's oldest mystery fiction specialty bookshop.

Just released from prison, Trip Walker’s hopes for a fresh start are shattered after finding his twin sister Rose has vanished without a trace. Determined to uncover the truth, Trip plunges into the dark past he left behind, only to find powerful forces are also hunting for Rose—with sinister intentions. Dodging hired killers and crooked cops, he races to find his sister, all while uncovering secrets of his own family’s past. With time running out and enemies closing in, Trip faces an impossible choice: abandon his search, or risk everything—including his newfound freedom—for the ...

Lydia's life spirals into chaos when her son is abducted, forcing her to confront dangerous secrets from her past and battle her manipulative ex-husband in a race against time.In this gripping psychological thriller, Lydia’s world is shattered when her son, Lance, vanishes from a crowded restaurant in a chilling kidnapping. Battling her ruthless ex-husband and his manipulative family, she’s thrust into a twisted murder mystery where every clue leads deeper into danger. As secrets from her past collide with the present, Lydia must unravel the truth before time runs out.

Jules Clement is back in Blue Deer, working as an archaeologist and private investigator. He's a mostly happy man: he's a new father, and he and his wife Caroline are building their dream house on an idyllic patch of river bottomland. But everything that can go wrong will, in terms of money, love, and murder.

For fans of Cottonmouths by Kelly J. Ford comes Negative Girl: an evocative, moody, neo-noir thriller that explores obsession and people dying across America's forgotten spaces.

A deadly premonition. A killer at large. A group of suspicious vendors. Maybe hosting a craft fair during Halloween was a bad idea. When a craft fair comes to the small town of Crystal Falls during Halloween, no one expects the event to end in murder. To make matters worse, all the evidence points to Cliff, the man Luke’s mom is in love with, as the prime suspect. Luke makes it a personal quest to help his mom, but as incriminating clues are discovered, he starts to wonder if Cliff’s innocence is a sure thing. The investigation intensifies as the craft fair vendors reveal hidden secrets...

After twenty years in the LAPD, Mike Travis should be enjoying his retirement in Hawaii. Instead, he's become a reluctant PI who can't manage to stay out of trouble-much to the chagrin of his long-suffering girlfriend.

Dies ist der vierte Band von den neuen Abenteuer des Sherlock Holmes: Über Jahre hinweg begleitete Dr. John H. Watson seinen Freund und Kompagnon Sherlock Holmes bei der Aufklärung einer Vielzahl von Verbrechen und Geheimnissen. Beginnend mit den 1880er Jahren und in das 20. Jahrhundert hineinragend, stellte Holmes seinen Status als brillantester und erfolgreichster Detektiv der Welt immer wieder unter Beweis. Davon zeugen die schriftlichen Notizen Watsons, die dieser gewissenhaft angelegt hat, und in denen von den Abenteuern von Sherlock Holmes erzählt wird.

Drei ungelöste Frauenmorde und ein Täter, der zurückgekehrt zu sein scheint ... Wien 1923. Die Stadt gleicht einem Pulverfass, die politischen Lager haben sich radikalisiert, die Hakenkreuzler sind auf dem Vormarsch. Mitten in dieser angespannten Situation geschieht ein aufsehenerregender Mord: Marita Hochmeister, eine stadtbekannte Gesellschaftsdame, wird brutal erschlagen in ihrem Schlafzimmer aufgefunden.

Die weltberühmten Abenteuer des Sherlock Holmes (Band 5): London, Ende der 1890 Jahre. Sherlock Holmes, dem weit über London hinaus, der Ruf eines wahren Meisterdetektives vorauseilt, löst zusammen mit seinem Freund und Partner, dem jungen Dr. Watson, einen kniffligen Fall nach dem Anderen. Zusammen bewohnen sie die Baker Street 221 b. Für das leibliche Wohl der beiden Junggesellen sorgt ihre Haushälterin, die gute, alte Mrs. Hudson. Holmes agiert hauptsächlich in London.

A banker asks Holmes to investigate after a "Beryl Coronet" entrusted to him is damaged at his home. Awakened by noise, he had found his son, Arthur, holding the damaged coronet. Arthur refuses to speak, neither admitting guilt nor explaining himself. Footprints in the snow outside the house tell Holmes that the banker's niece had conspired with a blackguard to steal the coronet; Arthur had discovered the crime in progress and the coronet had been damaged during his struggle to prevent it being stolen. He had refused to tell his father the truth of the crime because of his love for his cousin.

Lord Robert St. Simon's new American bride, Hatty Doran, has disappeared almost immediately after the wedding. The servants had prevented an old love interest of his from forcing her way into the wedding breakfast, Hatty had been seen in whispered conversation with her maid, and Inspector Lestrade arrives with the news that Hatty's wedding dress and ring have been found floating in the Serpentine. Holmes quickly solves the mystery, locating Hatty at a hotel with a mysterious, "common-looking" man who had picked up her dropped bouquet after the ceremony.

FViolet Hunter consults Holmes after being offered a governess job subject to a number of unusual conditions, including cutting her hair short. The wage is extremely high, £120, and she decides to accept the job, though Holmes tells her to contact him if she needs to. After a number of strange occurrences, including the discovery of a sealed-off wing of the house, she does so. Holmes discovers that someone had been kept prisoner in the wing, but when Holmes, Watson and Hunter enter, it is empty.

A Blue Carbuncle is stolen from a hotel suite, and a former felon is soon arrested. However, an acquaintance of Holmes discovers the carbuncle in the throat of a Christmas goose. Holmes traces the owner of the goose, but soon determines that he was not the thief by offering him a replacement goose. The detective continues his search, first to an inn and then a dealer in Covent Garden. The dealer refuses to provide Holmes with information about the source of the goose, but Holmes observes another man trying to find the same information, and confronts him.

Helen Stoner worries her stepfather may be trying to kill her after he contrives to move her to the bedroom where her sister had died two years earlier, shortly before her wedding. Stoner is herself now engaged, and Holmes learns that her stepfather's annuity (from the estate of his wife — Stoner's mother) would be greatly reduced if either sister married. During a late-night investigation of the bedroom, Holmes and Watson discover a dummy bell-pull near a ventilator. As they lie in wait a whistle sounds, then a snake appears through the ventilator.

Despite all her years determining the fates of families, judge Hope Willis couldn't save her own. Her daughter taken, she's frantically grasping at any hope for Krissy's return. Desperate, Hope calls upon an unconventional team of experts for help.

Sanningen döljer sig i mörkret. Privatdetektiven Kate Marshall förs i ilfart till sjukhus efter att ha dragits ut till havs av en kraftig ström och denna nära döden-upplevelse påverkar henne starkt. Medan hon återhämtar sig lär hon känna Jean, en äldre kvinna på samma avdelning. Jean berättar den fruktansvärda historien om hur hennes treåriga barnbarn Charlie försvann elva år tidigare under en tältsemester på Dartmoor.

"La Corona de Berilos" de Arthur Conan Doyle es una historia de Sherlock Holmes. El detective tiene la tarea de encontrar una corona real robada, lo que lleva a un rastro de engaños, disfraces y un crimen hábilmente oculto, que muestra el genio deductivo de Holmes.

"La Aventura de un Caso de Identidad" es un cuento clásico de Sherlock Holmes. Desvela el desconcertante caso de una persona desaparecida, muestra las brillantes habilidades deductivas de Holmes y resuelve el misterio.

La desaparición de un periodista y la triste adicción al opio de un hombre adulto, fomentarán las dudas y el misterio para Sherlock Holmes y el Dr. Watson. Tras una trágica coincidencial, el Dr. Watson encontrará sorpresivamente a un Sherlock Holmes irreconocible.

Ein guter Tag zum Sterben... Nicht weit von Seattle gerät die Studentin Karen Harding in ein fürchterliches Unwetter. Dann gibt auf dem verlassenen nächtlichen Highway auch noch ihr Wagen den Geist auf. Als ein Fremder anhält, um ihr zu helfen, ist die junge Frau sehr erleichtert. Zu spät wird ihr klar, dass der Mann sie offenbar schon länger beobachtet... Der junge Reporter Jason Wade wittert eine Riesenchance, als er vom Fall einer Studentin hört, die auf einem Highway spurlos verschwunden ist.

El detective Hércules Poirot es contratado por la señorita Violeta Marsh para resolver un extraño caso. La muchacha ha sido desafiada por su tío fallecido, Andrew Marsh, y sólo recibirá la enorme fortuna que debe heredar si logra probar su inteligencia. Vivirá durante un mes en la mansión de su tío y durante ese tiempo deberá resolver el acertijo. Si no lo logra, todos sus bienes pasarán a instituciones de caridad. ¿Podría alguien elegir a alguien mejor que Poirot para semejante misión?

El gran Hércules Poirot tiene exactamente 32 horas y 15 minutos para encontrar al Primer Ministro británico que ha sido secuestrado con el objetivo de evitar su participación en una reunión cumbre de los aliados; luego de la Primera Guerra Mundial. El destino de Inglaterra y del mundo entero está en las manos del talentoso detective, ¿logrará desentrañar este particular misterio a tiempo?

Neville St. Clair, a respectable businessman, has disappeared and his wife claims she saw him at the upper window of an opium den. Rushing upstairs to the room she found only a beggar who denied any knowledge of St. Clair – whose clothes are later found in the room, and his coat, laden with coins, in the River Thames outside the window. The beggar is arrested, but a few days later St. Clair's wife receives a letter from her husband. Holmes concludes, then proves, that the beggar is actually St. Clair in disguise; he confesses that he has been leading a double life as a beggar, making more money that way than in his nominal work.