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"Holmes, appelai-je. J'étais en train, ce matin-là, de regarder par notre fenêtre dans Baker Street. Holmes, répétai-je. Un fou en liberté se promène. Triste spectacle ! On ne devrait pas lui permettre de sortir seul ! Paresseusement mon ami émergea de son fauteuil."

"Le mariage de Lord St. Simon et sa curieuse conclusion ont cessé longtemps d'être un sujet de conversation dans les milieux éminents que fréquente l'infortuné jeune marié. Des scandales neufs ont éclipsé celui-ci, et leurs détails plus piquants ont relégué aux oubliettes ce drame vieux de quatre ans."

Gaillac, southwest France. Gil Petty, America's most celebrated wine critic, is found strung up in a vineyard, dressed in the ceremonial robes of the Order of the Divine Bottle and pickled in wine. For forensic expert Enzo Macleod, the key to this unsolved murder lies in decoding Petty's mysterious reviews - which could make or break a vineyard's reputation.

Colin Dexter’s Chief Inspector Morse - the cranky, heavy-drinking, and exasperatingly brilliant sleuth of the Thames Valley Police - has become one of the most beloved detectives in fiction. Now, with this collection of 11 short stories, we can savor choice examples of his dry wit, devious cunning, and psychological insight at its best. Colin Dexter tantalizes us with six Inspector Morse adventures, ranging from bite-size morsels of intrigue to longer stories for listeners to sink their teeth into.

Sharing lodging in the sleepy English village of Walmsley Parva has eased some of the financial strain on the two old school chums, but money is still tight in these years following the Great War. So when the local vicar - and pigeon-racing club president - approaches them with a private inquiry opportunity, the ladies accept. There's been a spot of bother: The treasurer has absconded with the club's funds and several prized birds. But when they visit the man's loft, they find their elusive quarry lying in white feathers and a pool of crimson blood - the only witnesses cooing mournfully.

Shaw Aldrich and his best friend, boyfriend, and partner, North McKinney, are doing great, thanks. The aftermath of their search for the Slasher has finally settled down. Their private investigation agency is thriving. And after years of missed opportunities, they’re finally together. Sure, work might be taking up every spare minute, and their time together as a couple might have evaporated - but that’s normal, right?

Nick and Carter just want to go home to San Francisco after their adventures in Mexico. But before they can sail into the Golden Gate, Nick receives a subpoena from America's most infamous witch hunter in Washington, DC. Meanwhile, an old schoolmate from Carter's childhood shows up and revives painful memories. Once they get to the nation's capitol, they are plunged into helping yet another flirtatious police detective solve a curious murder that leads to some very dark places. In the end, Nick and Carter set a trap to catch the killer and get much more than they bargained for.

Down-and-out drunk Terry Lennox has a problem: his millionaire wife is dead and he needs to get out of LA fast. So he turns to his only friend in the world: Philip Marlowe, Private Investigator. He’s willing to help a man down on his luck, but later, Lennox commits suicide in Mexico and things start to turn nasty. Marlowe finds himself drawn into a sordid crowd of adulterers and alcoholics in LA’s Idle Valley, where the rich are suffering one big suntanned hangover. Marlowe is sure Lennox didn’t kill his wife, but how many more stiffs will turn up before he gets to the truth?

L’ormai famosa agenzia Strike ed Ellacott ha risolto molti casi inestricabili. Quello che rimane non risolto è il rapporto trai due soci, segnato da un’amicizia profonda e inquieta, tra slanci imprevedibili e sotterranee gelosie. Quando l’anziano Sir Colin Edensor chiede il loro aiuto per tirar fuori il figlio Will da una setta che lo ha plagiato, i due accettano senza esitare. In nome della lotta per un mondo migliore, la Universal Humanitarian Church allontana i suoi membri dai loro affetti e li induce a elargire enormi donazioni, diventando sempre più potente.

The medical profession’s faith in electric shock therapies for treating female nervous conditions is shaken after a patient dies while connected to one such device. Harry Armitage is hired by the doctor arrested for her murder, and he invites Cleo to help him uncover the truth. After all, the doctor is the same one who tried—and failed—to treat Cleo’s aunt. As they dig deeper, it becomes apparent the doctor has failed other patients too, and those patients’ loved ones want revenge.

It's been a sleepy summer for the folks of Lake Eden, Minnesota. In fact, it's been a whole four months since anyone in the Swensen family has come across a dead body - a detail that just made the front page of the local paper. And that means Hannah Swensen can finally focus on her bakery. . .or can she? Life is never really quiet for Hannah. After all, her mother's wedding is a little over a month away and guess who Delores put in charge of the planning?

Si Charlie, Scott et Cody étaient inséparables, la relation entre leurs mères était plus compliquée. Dans cet épisode, Cody Swift nous permet de comprendre un peu mieux qui étaient les mères de Scott et Charlie : Annette Ashby, chaleureuse, raisonnable et entièrement dévouée à son fils Scott ; et Jessy Paige, mère-enfant, qui déteste qu'on l'appelle "Madame" ou "maman", qui raconte des blagues osées, rit fort et s'évade tous les soirs en boite de nuit, laissant son fils Charlie seul à la maison.

Elvis Cole is hired to find a woman who’s disappeared, a seemingly ordinary case, until he learns the missing woman is an explosives expert and worked for a Defense Department contractor. Meanwhile, LAPD K-9 Officer Scott James and his patrol dog, Maggie, track a fugitive to a house filled with explosives - and a dead body. As the two cases intertwine, they all find themselves up against shadowy arms dealers and corrupt officials, and the very woman they promised to save may be the cause of their own deaths.

When Peter Ash's friend June Cassidy asks him for a deeply personal favour, it leads him into the murderous depths of a sinister organisation. A journalist - a close friend of June's - has been receiving serious death threats, threats which extend to her teenage daughter. Peter must leave Wisconsin for Washington, heading to Seattle to make sure both mother and daughter are safe. When aspects of the threats, already credible, prove true, Peter must dig deep to discover the perpetrators. His search reveals a doomsday cult with a shadowy leader and death-wish dreams of maximum mayhem.

Bristol, dimanche 18 août 1996 : deux jeunes garçons, Scott Ashby, onze ans, et Charlie Paige, dix ans, sont retrouvés battus à mort sur un terrain vague derrière le cynodrome de la ville. Sidney Noyce, jeune homme souffrant de déficience mentale qui travaille au cynodrome, est arrêté et inculpé pour les deux meurtres. Mais les a-t-il vraiment commis ?

New York Times best-selling author Joanne Fluke’s cozy mysteries grow in popularity with each new series entry. One summer in Lake Eden, Minnesota, Hannah Swensen attends the grand opening of a newly refurbished hotel, where her famous red velvet cupcakes will be served in the new Red Velvet lounge. But when a party guest falls from the hotel roof, festivities come to a screeching halt - and Hannah becomes the surprising target of a murder investigation

Durante la partita decisiva per la qualificazione in serie A del Bari, al San Nicola muore un giocatore. Una morte naturale, si direbbe, però con qualche mistero di troppo. Pochi mesi dopo, infatti, il commissario Lolita Lobosco, indagando su quello che a tutti è sembrato un incidente, si imbatte in un intrigo internazionale destinato a colpire le fondamenta del calcio italiano. Un losco mix di sport e malavita che rischia di sconvolgere anche la vita di Lolì.

In una Bari sonnolenta e distratta, dove i tanti scandali scuotono il perbenismo della città, un bambino scompare, e qualche giorno dopo viene ritrovato senza vita nel giardino della villa di famiglia. Le indagini di polizia si rivelano subito piuttosto complesse. Tra i sospettati c'è la mamma del bimbo, una donna molto bella e inquieta, meglio conosciuta con il soprannome di Uva 'gnura, Uva nera. Separata dal marito, un farmacista assai noto e rispettato, la donna risulta essere invischiata in affari loschi e frequentazioni malavitose.

I’m Jinx. As a private investigator, being a walking, talking lie detector is a useful skill—but let’s face it, it’s not normal. You’d think it would make my job way too easy, but even with my weird skills, I still haven’t been able to track down my parent’s killers. When I’m hired to find a missing university student, I hope to find her propped up at a bar—yet my gut tells me there’s more to this case than a party girl gone wild.

An old friend's sister disappears without a trace. There's no sign of foul play, but she'd been acting very peculiarly. Meanwhile, Liz's cousin, Christie, comes to stay. She takes an immediate - and uncharacteristic - dislike to the local bookshop owner, Gina. Why does everyone put up with her awful behavior? Christie is convinced that Gina is manipulating everyone around her. Is she onto something dangerous or just pushing her new friends away? No one believes her suspicions until another friend goes missing late at night on the misty Fen marshes.