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Spring, 1909, and Lady Hardcastle, amateur sleuth and all-round eccentric, is enjoying a well-deserved rest. But a week after a trip to the cattle market, Spencer Caradine, a local farmer, turns up dead in the pub, face-down in his beef and mushroom pie. Once again, it is up to Lady Hardcastle and her maid, Florence, to solve the case. Armed with wit and whimsy, not to mention Florence’s mean right hook, the pair set out to discover what really happened and why. Was it poison or just ill luck?

"A Scandal in Bohemia" was the first of Arthur Conan Doyle's 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories to be published in The Strand Magazine. Holmes did not think much of the "fair sex" until the met a character in this story, Irene Adler, who became to him "the woman".

When the luxurious overnight passenger train from Calais to the Riviera, known as the Blue Train, arrives in Nice, a guard goes into the compartment of American heiress, Ruth Kettering and attempts to wake her. Unfortunately, she will never wake up, as she is dead, having been killed by a heavy blow to her head, disfiguring her almost beyond recognition. What is more, her precious ruby, known as the 'Heart of Fire', is missing. The prime suspect is Ruth’s estranged husband, but detective Hercule Poirot, who also just happens to be a passenger on the train, is not convinced.

C'è una biblioteca stupenda, con un soffitto stupendo, che è la distrazione ideale per non farti scrivere il romanzo della tua vita. Eppure, un certo silenzio ti aiuta e così, con calma, ti concentri. Ti guardi intorno, ci sono alcune persone accanto a te. Sembrano interessanti. Potresti annotarti qualcosa su di loro, magari diventeranno dei person... Un urlo agghiacciante. Qualcuno è stato ucciso.

In questo celebre racconto che ha ispirato "Sherlock Holmes - Gioco di ombre", il blockbuster cinematografico con Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace e Jared Harris, Sherlock Holmes si scontra con il Professor Moriarty, la sua nemesi. Il più famoso e geniale detective di tutti i tempi e l'inseparabile Dottor Watson attraversano l'Europa per sfuggire allo spietato Professor Moriarty, la mente diabolica a capo della più potente e spietata organizzazione malavitosa del vecchio continente.

Scritto nel 1892, Il Carbonchio Azzurro si inserisce a pieno titolo nella tradizione letteraria anglosassone delle Christmas Stories e lega il furto di un celebre gioiello allo smarrimento di una magnifica oca. Solo marginalmente viene coinvolto il Grande Detective in seguito al ritrovamento del magnifico carbonchio azzurro rubato alla Contessa di Morcar nello stomaco del volatile.

Una scritta rossa sul portone della chiesa di Montone, un pittoresco paesino ai piedi dell’Appennino umbro, preannuncia l’efferato omicidio di don Lucio Bessa, il parroco della comunità. Pochi giorni dopo, sempre a Montone, Santo Bianconi, giornalista della Gazzetta dell’Umbria, viene mandato fuori strada mentre indaga proprio su quel caso, e finisce in coma. Per l’ispettore della questura di Perugia Domenico Montemurro, Santo è quasi un fratello; mentre la sua vita privata va in pezzi, si getta perciò in quell’indagine nella quale ha molto da perdere e poco da guadagnare, con una frenesia che sfiora l’ossessione.

From the brilliant pen of Agatha Christie comes the first novel in her Tommy and Tuppence mystery series featuring the beloved sleuthing duo—now a movie on both Acorn TV and PBS. Tommy and Tuppence are young, in love… and flat broke. Restless for excitement, they decide to embark on a daring...

In The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Agatha Christie delivers one of her most iconic and ingenious murder mysteries. When wealthy businessman Roger Ackroyd is found dead in his study, the quiet village of King’s Abbot is thrown into turmoil. It’s up to the brilliant detective Hercule Poirot to unravel the web of secrets, lies, and motives surrounding the case. As the investigation deepens, unexpected twists and shocking revelations keep the reader guessing until the very end.

The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu. In spite of its battlefield specificity, The Art of War has found new life in the modern age, with leaders in fields as wide and far-reaching as world politics, human psychology, and corporate strategy finding valuable insight in its timeworn words.

Un giovane ingegnere idraulico in cerca di fortuna trova un Cliente disposto a pagarlo molto bene, ma per un lavoro che si rivelerà assai poco remunerativo: il malcapitato finirà infatti in mano ad una banda di feroci criminali.

Un corpo carbonizzato è stato trovato sulle sponde del lago Maggiore dentro un’auto. Si tratta della giornalista Caterina Sala: la sua morte violenta sconvolge il paese di Samagno e, più di tutti, il commissario Scalabrin costretto a fare i conti con un dolore inaspettato per quella giovane donna innamorata di lui e mai ricambiata. L’indagine porta a galla il lato oscuro del paese tra malavita, corruzione e cliniche veterinarie dell’orrore. Per Scalabrin sarà una discesa verso l’inferno.

Here is one of the greatest English comic novels read by incontrovertible king of English comic audiobook readers, Martin Jarvis. Three men, worried about their health and in search of different experiences, set off 'up the river' in a boat. Jerome's delightful novel, dating from 1900, paints a vivid picture of innocent fun.

Considered the first full-length detective novel in the English language, T.S. Eliot described The Moonstone as 'the first and greatest English detective novel'. The stone of the title is an enormous yellow diamond plundered from an Indian shrine after the Siege of Seringapatam. Given to Miss Verinder on her 18th birthday, it mysteriously disappears that very night. Suspicion falls on three Indian jugglers who have been seen in the neighbourhood. Sergeant Cuff is assigned to the case....

Could the sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerville have been caused by the gigantic ghostly hound which is said to have haunted his family for generations? Arch-rationalist Sherlock Holmes characteristically dismisses the theory as nonsense.

With all of the pluck and charm of its eponymous young hero, Rachel McAdams (The Notebook, Spotlight, Midnight in Paris) delivers a spectacular reading of Montgomery's beloved bildungsroman. In moments both funny and bittersweet, McAdams' voice is imbued with the spark that has made Anne a much-loved symbol of individualism and cheer for over a century.

Late one moonlit night, Walter Hartright encounters a solitary and terrified woman dressed all in white. He saves her from capture by her pursuers and determines to solve the mystery of her distress and terror. Inspired by an actual criminal case, this gripping tale of murder, intrigue, madness and mistaken identity has never been out of print since its publication and brought Collins great fame and success.

A classic Christie mystery. Read by Hugh Fraser who plays Hugh Fraser in the popular TV series. At a Hallowe’en party, Joyce – a hostile thirteen-year-old – boasts that she once witnessed a murder. When no-one believes her, she storms off home. But within hours her body is found, still in the house, drowned in an apple-bobbing tub. That night, Hercule Poirot is called in to find the ‘evil presence’. But first he must establish whether he is looking for a murderer or a double-murderer…

And in Edinburgh of all places. I mean, you never think of that sort of thing happening in Edinburgh, do you... ' 'That sort of thing' is the brutal abduction and murder of two young girls. And now a third is missing, presumably gone to the same sad end. Detective Sergeant John Rebus, smoking...

Originally named A Tangled Skein, this is the first Sherlock Holmes story. The real strength and the unique quality of the novel lies in the introduction of Holmes and Watson to each other - and those dark early scenes when a corpse is discovered in a derelict house in southeast London. The ultimate crusader against crime and criminals, Holmes' genius is revealed here for the very first time.