Historical Private Investigators

Former knight Crispin Guest is now known in the streets of medieval London as the Tracker—an investigator who can find anything and anyone. What begins as a straightforward case of murder turns complicated when Crispin realizes that the victim was an important courier in possession of a holy artifact—an object so valuable that its absence could start a war between France and England. Surrounded by possible suspects, Guest will have to use his wiles to navigate both the exclusive halls of King Richard's court and the hardscrabble streets of fourteenth-century London.

Privatermittler Bernie Gunther kann seinen Ruhestand auf Kuba nicht genießen, denn seine Widersacher lassen ihm keine Ruhe. Gerade will er die Insel in Richtung Haiti ver­lassen, da entführt die US Navy im Auftrag der CIA sein Boot und bringt ihn erst nach Guantánamo, dann ins Militärgefängnis bei New York. Von der Anschuldigung, ein Kriegsverbrecher zu sein, wird er freigesprochen, aber nur unter der Bedingung, dass er für die CIA Stasi-Funktionär Erich Mielke aufstöbert.

È domenica 22 marzo 1981 e al bar Marco tra i tavoli da carte e il rumore dei flipper riecheggiano le partite di calcio. Tutti seguono la radiocronaca e controllano la schedina, in attesa del tredici che potrebbe cambiare per sempre la vita di uno di loro. Quando la voce dello speaker annuncia la combinazione vincente, un’esplosione di gioia travolge il bar: proprio lì, tra i i giornali e il profumo di caffè, c’è una schedina milionaria. La felicità sembra contagiosa, fino a quando il sogno si infrange di colpo: la schedina sparisce misteriosamente.

On December 10, 1938, Atlanta burned again. In the back lot at David O. Selznick's studio, sets from a dozen old pictures were pushed together and set ablaze to provide a backdrop for the climax of what Selznick promised to be the movie of the century: Gone with the Wind. Toby Peters, then just a studio security guard, was on hand to help keep the Confederate extras in line. When the fire was over, he found one of them dead, impaled on his own sword.

1903. A darkness has descended on London. A series of grisly murders are uncovered, trophies taken, bodies arranged and soon there are whispers of Jack the Ripper’s return. A new client arrives at Baker Street seeking Sherlock Holmes’s help: Dr. Jekyll claims his friend has been wrongfully accused of the hideous crimes, a friend called Mr. Edward Hyde, whose very existence relies on a potion administered by the doctor himself. But the case becomes more complicated, more unsettling than simply proving Mr. Hyde’s innocence.

Buenos Aires, 1950. Privatdetektiv Bernie Gunther soll für Peróns Geheimpolizei die vermisste Fabienne von Bader ausfindig machen. Bei seiner Suche nach dem fünfzehnjährigen Mädchen stößt er in der Wüste auf ein verlassenes Lager, das seine schlimmsten Befürchtungen weckt. Immer mehr gerät Gunther unter Druck, denn nicht nur die Perónistas sind hinter dem Mädchen her. Zu welchem Schatz ist Fabienne der Schlüssel? Und welche Rolle spielt die schöne Jüdin Anna? Bald steht Gunther im Fadenkreuz der verschiedensten Mächte.

After millionaire Malcolm Capshaw hires Joe Cutler and his team to search for a fabled artifact, they enter a maze of lies, murder, and betrayal. The real purpose of their search is soon exposed, as an old London crime family displays an unusual interest in an ancient town where Christianity laid its roots in England.

Since losing his knighthood, Crispin Guest has reinvented himself as an investigator for hire known as the Tracker. But his reputation will once again be put to the test with his latest case. Jacob of Provençal, a Jewish physician at the king's court, is missing a set of documents that he claims contain the power to bring forth a dangerous demon. Meanwhile, it seems a monster has already been unleashed on the city. Vulnerable street children are being abducted and murdered, their mutilated bodies the only clues left behind.

London is in flux. The clop of the hansom cab has given way to the madness of the motorcar. And Sherlock Holmes, safe in the bee-loud glades of the Sussex downs, is lured back to London when a problem is posed to him by Dr. Watson and Watson's friend, Col. Higgins. Is the transformation of Eliza Doolittle from girl of the streets to duchess more than it seems? Is it really the work of Henry Higgins's phonetics lessons, or has another girl been substituted for her, and why? Has the original girl been murdered? Even Eliza's father can't say for sure.

As John continues his investigation into the Atlanta child murders, he interviews Wayne Williams, investigates the disappearance of Cedric Porter, and uncovers a series of murders with devastating consequences. Can John Jordan unmask the cunning killer before he strikes again?

Der kalte Hauch des Krieges. Sommer 1942: Bernie Gunther arbeitet wieder im Polizeipräsidium am Alex in Berlin. Im Windschatten des Krieges fühlen sich die Verbrecher sicher, und Bernie hat besonders viel zu tun. Ein Befehl von Propagandaminister Goebbels zwingt ihn, in geheimer Mission nach Zagreb zu reisen. Er soll den Vater von Goebbelsʼ Lieblingsschauspielerin Dalia Dresner finden - einen brutalen Schlächter, der sich der rechtsextremen Ustascha angeschlossen hat. Doch dann verschwindet Dalia selbst, und Bernie muss sie unbedingt wiederfinden.

Золотой век детектива оставил немало звездных имен — А. Кристи, Г. К. Честертон, Г. Митчелл и др. В этой яркой плеяде Джон Диксон Карр (1906–1977) занимает самое почетное место. Убийство в запертой комнате, где нет места бешеным погоням и перестрелкам, а круг подозреваемых максимально ограничен, — излюбленный сюжет автора. Карр вовлекает читателя в искусную игру, заманивая в сети ловко расставленных ловушек, ложных подсказок, обманных ходов и тонких намеков, и предлагает принять участие в решении хитроумной головоломки.

Das tief in den nebelverhangenen Bergen gelegene Dorf der acht Gräber verdankt seinen Namen einer blutigen Legende: Im sechzehnten Jahrhundert wurden acht Samurai, die dort mit einem geheimen Schatz Zuflucht gesucht hatten, von den Bewohnern ermordet, was einen schrecklichen Fluch über ihr Dorf brachte. Jahrhunderte später kommt ein mysteriöser junger Mann namens Tatsuya in die Stadt und hat eine Reihe von tödlichen Giftmischungen im Gepäck. Der unnachahmlich verschrobene und brillante Kosuke Kindaichi nimmt die Ermittlungen auf.

London, April 1882. When cool-headed Phyllida visits the World's End Investigation Bureau to offer a curious case concerning her fiancé, proprietor Lily Raynor is intrigued - and privately excited. Phyllida's fiancé, Wilberforce, is currently in an asylum in Brittany, after a tragic incident which resulted in the death of his father. Did he kill him on purpose - or was it an accident? Wilberforce's innocence looks increasingly in doubt when another murder happens at the asylum - and the evidence points to Wilberforce being the culprit.

When tragically beautiful movie star Stella Lamar drops dead in the middle of a scene being filmed in the home of banker and film financier Emery Phelps, Scientific Detective Craig Kennedy is called in to find how and why she died. Little does he know that this profound film mystery will pit him against an "archscoundrel of highest intelligence and downright cleverness."

Railway Baron Sir Martin Malprelate has been laying waste to the warren of Camden; buying up houses and clearing streets for his new railway line linking King’s Cross with the prosperous town of Middlemarch. He stands to make his fortune ever more vast and to earn the loathing of all who attempt to stand up to him. Little wonder, then, that he meets a violent end on a foggy street after walking out of a particularly bitter meeting with outraged residents facing eviction. But the cause of his death causes more wonder.

Ein aufgebrochener Sarg, ein toter Tingeltangeltänzer, ein skrupelloser Immobilienhai – der zweite Fall für den ehemaligen Gauner Felix Blom aus der Feder von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Alex Beer! Berlin, 1879: Die Detektei Voss wirft kaum Geld ab. Felix Blom und seine Geschäftspartnerin Mathilde stehen kurz vor dem Bankrott. Da hat Blom eine Idee: Er schummelt sich auf eine noble Matinee und mischt sich unter die illustren Gäste. Prompt lernt er eine reiche alte Witwe namens Wilhelmine Rohland kennen, die der Detektei Voss den Auftrag erteilt herauszufinden, wer in das Grabmal ihres Mannes eingebrochen ist.

New York City, 1950. Viviana Valentine and Tommy Fortuna have a lot of resolutions for the new year—whether it’s continuing to build up their detective agency or planning their wedding, the two are looking forward to the future. On their way to Times Square to celebrate, the two witness a brutal stabbing. When Tommy tries to chase down the culprit, Viviana tries her best to save the man. She’s unsuccessful, but Viviana hears his final words: a whispered apology to an unknown friend.

It is 1939 and the Second World War looms ever closer. Blind war veteran Frederick Rowlands travels to the neutral territory of Ireland at the behest of Celia Swift, whose husband, Edward Swift, Lord Castleford, has been receiving mysterious death threats. When a body is discovered, Castleford finds himself being accused of a murder he did not commit. As Castleford’s trial begins, Rowlands must fight to save his friend’s reputation — and his neck from the gallows. But will the Blind Detective identify the true killer in time, or will it be too late?

Der nächste Fall der erfolgreichen klassischen Krimiserie aus Japan - "Japans Antwort auf Agatha Christie." The Guardian. Der Privatermittler Kosuke Kindaichi reist auf die abgelegene Insel Gokumon, um einer der wichtigsten Familien dort eine tragische Nachricht zu überbringen: Einer ihrer Söhne ist auf einem Truppentransportschiff, das ihn nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg zurück in die Heimat bringen sollte, gestorben. Doch Kindaichi ist nicht nur als Bote gekommen - mit seinen letzten Worten warnte der Sterbende, dass nun das Leben seiner drei Stiefschwestern in Gefahr sei.