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Part diary, part scientific journal, part detective story, part love story: The Case of Emily V is thoroughly post-modern in its deliberate blurring of the distinction between fact and fiction, its cavalier blending of literary genres. But Oatley's first novel also resembles old 19th-century literature. His characters are dynamic, his storylines complex and suspenseful, his social commentary broad and integral to the plot.

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With Sherlock out of the city on a case, it is up to Dr. John Watson and his new patient to help Victoria with the investigation—which may build to a fatal confrontation on a foggy Halloween night.

When Salman Curtis set foot on the steamer bound from London to Calcutta, he had no inkling of the adventures that awaited him as an Anglo-Indian police officer. His postings take him from sleepy villages to bustling towns, from panchayats to court rooms, from investigating petty crimes to heart-wrenching murders and dacoity. This book describes some of the most horrifying crimes he becomes a witness to, charting in detail the investigative techniques that led them to find the culprit.

Victorian Era England. Stetson revels in being unconventional. So when society shies away from her independent nature, the bold woman creates an imaginary boss and opens her own detective agency. And her keen observational skills, convincing disguises, and Holmesian methods quickly bring in a string of tough-to-crack cases. Struggling to squeeze a personal life in around a series of hazardous investigations, Stetson worries she'll never find a woman of like-passions. But with her heart set on true love despite the risk, she carries on hunting for the perfect relationship.

Londra, 1880. Una donna si getta insieme al figlio nel Tamigi per simulare la sua morte. Si tratta di Angelica Chastain, in fuga dal passato e disposta a tutto per dare a suo figlio William l'opportunità di una vita migliore, lontano dagli orrori che si sono lasciati alle spalle. Dopo essersi assicurata un lavoro come governante in una bellissima casa, Angelica sposa il ricco vedovo Stanley Hampton, proprietario di una fabbrica di penne. Il futuro che Angelica ha sempre sognato comincia finalmente a prendere forma. Ma i debiti con il passato non sono ancora stati saldati.

Lord Evan Corbyn is responsible for all of the agents of the Crown. It is a job that he takes most seriously, and it occupies nearly every moment of his waking life. When one of his agents is murdered, he is determined to bring the killer to justice. Lady Jane Radcliff tires of her brothers' secrets and is determined to root out the truth. However, it is proving to be a much more difficult task than she had imagined. Thankfully, she is rescued by the dashing Lord Evan, a man whom she has always held in high regard.

Aspiring painter Alden Oakes is invited to join a mysterious art commune in Arkham: the New Colony. When celebrated Spanish surrealist Juan Hugo Balthazarr visits the colony, Alden and the other artists quickly fall under his charismatic spell. Balthazarr throws a string of decadent parties for Arkham’s social elite, conjuring arcane illusions which blur the boundaries between nightmare and reality. Only slowly does Alden come to suspect that Balthazarr’s mock rituals are intended to break through those walls and free what lies beyond. Alden must act, but it might be too late.

Teil 3: Ruhe, Erholung und die unberührte Natur - das wünscht sich Ludwig II. nach den Aufregungen der letzten Wochen. Dafür reist er extra in sein Königshaus auf den Herzogstand. Doch dann geschieht das Unglaubliche: Sein über alles geliebter Mops Sigi wird entführt! Der Erpresser will den vierbeinigen Liebling nur im Tausch gegen einen berühmten Diamantring freilassen und schickt sogar ein blutiges Ohr mit - igittigitt! Doch der gemeine Hundedieb hat die Rechnung ohne den Kini und seine ermittelnde Entourage gemacht.

In the hard, unforgiving land at the northernmost point of the Roman Empire lies a great wall. Once, the edge had been but a thing of thoughts and dreams, but one day the great Emperor from across the water had grown tired of such borders. So, a wall was raised from the earth at his command. From afar, it looked invincible. Yet every wall has its weaknesses—if one looks close enough. In its shadow gather five thousand fearsome soldiers. Men bred to fight and kill. The Sarmatians have suffered capture and defeat, but under a new command they are prepared to fight again.

Freie Reichsstadt Nürnberg, August 1580: Häscher, Heiler, Henker... nur einen dieser Berufe hat sich Frantz Schmidt selbst ausgesucht, und doch muss er allen dreien nachkommen. Als Nachrichter von Nürnberg ist Meister Frantz ein Unehrlicher, trotzdem kommen die Bürger im Geheimen zu ihm, um ihre Zipperlein von ihm behandeln zu lassen, denn seinen Händen wird Zauberkraft nachgesagt. Auch die Witwe Christina Zahlmeisterin gehört zu jenen, die seine Dienste in Anspruch nehmen. Als die halb lahme Frau erschlagen aufgefunden wird, gerät ihre Magd Kathi in Verdacht und wird verhaftet.

Der junge Ewan Mackay segelt in einer stürmischen Nacht zu einem geheimnisvollen Wrack aufs Meer hinaus - und kehrt nicht wieder zurück. Die Polizei geht von einem tragischen Unfall aus. Doch Ewans Vater ist nicht überzeugt und bittet Harry und Kat, Nachforschungen anzustellen. Schon bald stoßen sie auf dunkle Geheimnisse um diese Nacht - und auf Menschen, die dem jungen Mann Böses wünschten. Und je näher die beiden Hobbydetektive des Rätsels Lösung kommen, desto größer wird die Gefahr, in die sie sich begeben.

Sia Fitzgerald che Moriarty si recano a Innsmouth, la roccaforte del culto dei Grandi Antichi. Holmes e Watson li seguono attraverso l'oceano e scoprono una struttura progettata per consentire a questi demoni di penetrare nel nostro mondo e provocare orrori a causa dei quali, se non annientati, tutta l'umanità verrà soggiogata. Tuttavia, quando viene distrutta, le persone continuano a trasformarsi e a impazzire.

Alma Täuber ermittelt zwischen illustren Kurgästen und illegalem Glücksspiel – der erste Fall für das Fräulein vom Amt. Baden-Baden 1922. Das Fräulein vom Amt Alma Täuber liebt ihre Arbeit als Telefonistin und meistert sie mit Geschick und Energie. Gemeinsam mit ihrer besten Freundin Emmi genießt sie es, frei und unbeschwert zu sein und ein selbstbestimmtes Leben zu führen. Als Alma bei einer Telefonschalte zufällig den Bruchteil eines Gesprächs mithört, lässt sie die knarzige Stimme des Anrufers, die von einem erledigten Auftrag "bei den Kolonnaden" spricht, nicht mehr los.

Paris 1930s. Childhood companions Fleur and Colette make a vow, under the trailing ivy of their secret garden, that they will be secret sisters forever. But as they grow up, the promises of childhood are put to the ultimate test. For Colette is the daughter of the house, and her life is all jazz clubs, silk dresses and chilled champagne, while Fleur is the orphan niece of the housekeeper and doesn’t feel like she belongs anywhere. Years later, in 1939, life as they know it will never be the same.

The people and businesses of London are quickly recovering from the ravages of the plague, none faster than the Court of Charles II where excess, corruption and debauchery has rebounded at a frenetic pace. In Westminster, in the haphazard corridors of White Hall Palace, plans are afoot for a grandiose ball in honour of a long-dead but English-born Pope. Meanwhile, the markets and coffee houses in the city are awash with rumours of war and portents of a coming disaster, inflamed by uncensored newssheets and the wagging tongues of dissatisfied citizens.

Regency widow Lily Adler is looking forward to spending the autumn away from the social whirl of London. When she arrives in Hampshire with her friends, the Carroways, she doesn’t expect much more than a quiet country visit and the chance to spend time with her charming new acquaintance, Matthew Spencer. But something odd is afoot in the small country village. A ghost has taken up residence in the Belleford manor, a lady in grey who wanders the halls at night, weeping and wailing.

Serpent's Point in South Devon is the focus of local legends. The large house on the headland is shrouded in an ancient tale of evil, and when a woman is found strangled on the coastal path nearby, DI Wesley Peterson is called in to investigate. The woman had been house-sitting at Serpent's Point, and Wesley is surprised to discover that she was conducting an investigation of her own into unsolved missing persons cases. Could these enquires have led to her murder?

The treasury's coffers are bare, and tensions with the powerful Dutch Republic are boiling over. And now, an investigator sent by the king to look into corruption at the Royal Navy has been brutally murdered. Loathe to leave the pleasures of London, Samuel Pepys is sent dragging his feet to Portsmouth to find the truth about what happened. Aided by his faithful assistant, Will Hewer, he soon exposes the killer. But has he got the right person? And if the mystery isn't solved in time, then England could be thrown into a war that would have devastating consequences....

An ill-fated grave-robbery unearths a corpse with a most disturbing symbol on it. The very same sign is daubed in blood on the walls of Edinburgh's lunatic asylum, on the night that one of the patients is murdered. The mark in question? The mark of the devil. The prime suspect: Amy McGray, the asylum's most infamous inmate, a young woman who has grown up behind bars after she killed her parents many years ago. Her brother, Detective 'Nine-Nails' McGray, knows the evidence is stacked against her. To prove her innocence, he needs the help of an old friend.