Что делать, если Лос-Анджелесу угрожает опасность? Конечно же Дон, агент ФБР сделает всё, чтобы предотвратить это, а его брат, профессор математических наук Чарли, ему в этом поможет. Но под угрозой находится не только весь город, но в том числе их жизни и жизнь их отца. Что делать, если преступник шантажирует Дона и каждый раз вводит его в заблуждение новыми зацепками? Какой выход братья найдут и смогут ли?

Im November 1957, rechtzeitig zum Weihnachtsgeschäft, erschien Agatha Christies berühmter Roman 4.50 From Paddington. Ursprünglich hatte sie den Roman 4.54 From Paddington genannt – mit diesem Titel wurde der Roman in den USA veröffentlicht. Lösung des Rätsels: Ein befreundeter Archäologe riet ihr, als Abfahrtszeit von Paddington 4.50 zu wählen, da kein tatsächlich verkehrender Zug zu dieser Zeit den Bahnhof Paddington verließ. Agatha Christie nahm die Anregung auf, die Änderung erreichte aber den amerikanischen Verlag nicht mehr rechtzeitig vor Drucklegung. So ist es für die US-Ausgaben – bis heute! – bei 4.54 From Paddington geblieben. Die deutsche Ausgabe des Romans erschien als «16 Uhr 50 ab Paddington» im Jahr 1960 beim Scherz Verlag. Der Roman ist ein interessanter Fall für die schrullige Meisterdetektivin Miss Marple aus St. Mary Mead, die jedoch bereits das gesegnete Alter von 89 Jahren erreicht hatte. Agatha Christie stellte ihr deshalb bei der Aufklärung des mysteriösen Verbrechens die junge Lucy Eyelesbarrow zur Seite. Von dieser neuen Partnerschaft waren die meisten Kritiker im Übrigen sehr angetan. 1962 verfilmte MGM den Stoff mit Margaret Rutherford. Der Film war an den Kinokassen ein Erfolg, nicht aber in den Augen der Autorin, die sich mit der sehr freien Bearbeitung ihrer Vorlage nicht anfreunden konnte. Auch die Wahl der Hauptdarstellerin gefiel ihr nicht. Margaret Rutherford entsprach so gar nicht ihrer Vorstellung der zierlichen, zerbrechlichen Miss Marple. Eine weitere Verfilmung, diesmal mit Joan Hickson, produzierte die BBC 1988. Der Drehbuchautor T. R. Bowen hielt sich dabei sehr an die literarische Vorlage. Agatha Christie hätte an dieser Adaption mit der von ihr sehr geschätzten Joan Hickson sicherlich ihre Freude gehabt. Die Originalausgabe erschien unter dem Titel 4.50 FROM PADDINGTON © 1957 Agatha Christie Limited, a Chorion Company. All rights reserved. 16 Uhr 50 ab Paddington © 2000 Scherz Verlag, Bern, München, Wien für die Neuausgabe in der Übersetzung von Ulrich Blumenbach Copyright © 2008 Hachette Collections

Sıradan bir günde, her şeyin olması gerektiği gibi olduğu bir anda inanılmaz bir olay yaşanır. Yan yana gelen iki trende ancak korku filmlerinde rastlanacak türden bir cinayet vakası yaşanmaktadır. Ve tüm bunların tek tanığı bir kadındır. Elspeth çaresizlik içinde baktığı vagonun penceresinden bir adamın bir kadının boğazını hunharca sıktığını görür. Zavallı kadının bir süre sonra cansız bedeni yere yığılır ve o anda tren hareket eder. Bu düğümü çözebilecek tek kişi Jane Marple’dan başkası değildir. Ve belki de Elspeth’e inanacak tek kişi… Çünkü ortada ne şüpheli, ne başka tanık, ne de ceset vardır

Агата Кристи — ексцентрична, непредсказуема и вечно интригуваща. Също като нея героите й са находчиви, оригинални и популярни по цял свят, а романите й — вечно живи. „Веднъж, докато миех чинии, ми хрумна идеята за една криминална случка. Така се роди «Аферата в Стайлс», която бе издадена няколко години след това.“ Сега, осемдесет години по-късно, Агата Кристи е най-известната авторка на криминални романи в света. Нейните осемдесет романа са преведени на над четирийсет езика и са продадени в над два милиарда екземпляра. Емблематичните й герои Еркюл Поаро и госпожица Марпъл й спечелват титлата „Първата дама на криминалния жанр“. Елспет Магликъди пътува към дома си, доволна от коледното пазаруване в Лондон. През прозореца на купето става неволна свидетелка на убийство, извършено в паралелно пътуващ влак. Но следи от престъплението няма и никой не вярва на старата дама. Единственият човек, към когото може да се обърне, е госпожица Марпъл. В опит да разплете мистериозния случай, тя попада на твърде неочаквана следа…

Только для искушенных ценителей классики! Новая серия! «17 рассказов» – это уникальное оформление, продуманные подборки произведений, признанные классики мировой литературы! В данное издание вошли лучшие 17 рассказов классика детективного жанра – Артура Конан Дойла

Разоренный ставками в покер, исчезнувший на полгода, озлобленный и больной детектив Итан Брандт возвращается обратно в столицу Англии осенью 1888 года. Своим приездом он вызывает напряженность в лондонском обществе, потому что никто из высокопоставленных чиновников не знает, на кого на этот раз будет собрано досье и кто снова станет участником фальшивого преступления.Сам Итан не желает возвращаться в круг аристократов, но все равно будет вовлечен в кровавый конфликт между ними и неохотно займется расследованием жутких убийств, погрузивших мокрый, одуряющий и угрюмый Лондон в оторопь и ужас на долгие месяцы. Опрашивая свидетелей, стараясь избавиться от вмешательств в дело комиссара полиции и нового детектива, мистер Брандт будет вынужден докопаться не только до истоков совершенного преступления, но и вытянуть на поверхность глубоко скрытые факты биографий своих старых знакомых, замешанных в тревоге, охватившей каждый темный закоулок города

Когда-то на этих мрачных улицах изуверствовал Джек Потрошитель… Настали новые времена, технический прогресс изменил жизнь людей, но вот пороки остались те же самые. И вновь на улицах Лондона льется кровь, вот только неведомый убийца-декадент по прозвищу "Садовник" убивает не проституток, а юных, чистых девушек. Впрочем, у каждой жертвы есть своя зловещая тайна, свой скелет в шкафу. Скотланд-Ярд, как обычно, бессилен, и остановить изувера может только один человек… Обложка: MidJourney

Рассказ. «Мир приключений» 1923 г. №4

Книга повествует историю о двух друзьях, гениальном детективе и не менее одаренном химике, которые попали в непростую ситуацию. Химик «Картер» создал химический наркотик, под воздействием которого главные герои помогли преступникам успешно нарушить множество законов. За содеянное им, вероятнее всего, грозит смертная казнь, однако героям удается скрыться от правительства Вашингтона, и после этого они решают раскрывать собственные преступления

När mrs McGillicuddy tar 4.50-tåget från Paddington för att hälsa på sin väninna Jane Marple inträffar något hemskt! Hon blir vittne till hur en man stryper ihjäl en kvinna i ett förbipasserande tåg. Men det finns varken ett lik, andra vittnen eller misstänka gärningsmän. Och ingen tar mrs McGillicuddy på allvar ingen förutom miss Marple

Žoržs Simenons 45 grādi ēnā. Jaunkundzes no Konkarno Romāni Rīga 1994 No franču valodas tulkojušas Milda Grīnfelde un Regīna Beldava Noskanējis grāmatu un  failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis imantslochmelis@inbox.lv Mākslinieks Juris Utāns  “Tapals”, 1994

Мастер детективно-приключенческого жанра Морис Леблан (1864–1941) с детства мечтал быть писателем, но сначала ему пришлось поработать на фабрике текстильного оборудования, после изучать право, заниматься журналистикой, и только потом – войти в избранный литературный круг. Известность к Леблану пришла после публикации рассказа «Арест Арсена Люпена», написанного по заказу парижского издателя. Прототипом героя был анархист Мариус Жакоб, «благородный грабитель», совершавший кражи только у «социальных паразитов» – духовенства, судей, банкиров – и использовавший весьма остроумные приемы. Арсен Люпен – благородный, обаятельный грабитель. Люпен блестяще раскрывает запутанные преступления, мастерски крадет драгоценности, оставляя полицию в дураках, и даже соперничает со знаменитым сыщиком с Бейкер-стрит. В «813» мы встречаем непривычного нам Люпена, темного, почти пугающего. Столкнувшись с макиавеллистским и невидимым антагонистом «Л. М.», ему придется очистить свое имя от гнусных обвинений в преступлениях. А для этого найти пачку писем взрывоопасного политического содержания и расшифровать значение загадочных цифр «813», разгадка которых может привести к тяжелым последствиям для всей Европы

When Ernest Fletcher is found bludgeoned to death in his study, everyone is shocked and mystified: Ernest was well liked and respected, so who would want to kill him? Enter Superintendent Hannasyde who, with consummate skill, begins to uncover the complexities of Fletcher’s life. It seems the real Fletcher was far from the gentleman he pretended to be

A story from the novel The Loot of the Cities: Being the Adventures of a Millionaire in Search of Joy

Test your own powers of deduction alongside those of the most celebrated detective ever to walk the streets of London or grace the pages of a book. Sherlock Holmes brings his extraordinary insight and intriguing quirks to every case he is called upon to solve — sometimes without even leaving the comfort of his Baker Street apartment. In this collection of 23 ingeniously plotted stories, no case is too big, too small, or too bizarre for Holmes. Whether he is foiling the grand schemes of a would-be bank robber or uncovering family secrets kept hidden away for years, Sherlock Holmes at all times proves himself a formidable adversary. With his trusted and always-admiring friend, Dr. Watson, at his side, “the most perfect reasoning and observing machine the world has ever seen” uses his unique analytical gifts to confound every criminal and unravel every mystery

A story from the novel The Loot of the Cities: Being the Adventures of a Millionaire in Search of Joy

What could make Nero Wolfe so determined to solve a crime that he would be willing to work entirely without fee or client? What would it take to put him, for the first time, at a loss for words? What would make him so angry about a case that he would refuse to speak to the police, even if he has to spend fifty-one hours in jail as a result? Never before in the Nero Wolfe books has Rex Stout shown us the extremes to which the greatest detective in the world can be pushed, but never before has a bomb blown up in the old brownstone on West 35th Street, murdering someone right under Wolfe's nose. When in October 1974 Pierre Ducos, one of Wolfe's favorite waiters at Rusterman's, Wolfe's favorite restaurant, dies just down the hall from Archie's bedroom, Wolfe is understandably eager to find the perpetrator, but when that murder somehow becomes connected with tape recorders, Washington lawyers, and maybe even a conspiracy to obstruct justice, his fury becomes so intense that even Archie is puzzled. Not only is this a great chapter in the Nero Wolfe legend; A Family Affair is a splendid mystery novel that should capture many new fans and will delight (and amaze) the longstanding admirers of Wolfe and Archie

In rural Idaho a man with amnesia is missing. He had a picture taken of himself in front of a cabin he built and sent it to his wife. He said he had bouts of amnesia following a car accident. A detective from the big city is on his way out to solve the case. Local sheriff Bill Catlin shows him country sheriffs know a thing or two

Some distinguished guests at Sir Hubert Handesley’s country estate decide to play exotic games. But when a corpse turns out to be it, the game gets vicious. In steps the renowned Inspector Alleyn, who moves coolly through this world of butlers and Bentleys to unravel a coil of scandal, conspiracy, and murder most foul…

Test your own powers of deduction alongside those of the most celebrated detective ever to walk the streets of London or grace the pages of a book. Sherlock Holmes brings his extraordinary insight and intriguing quirks to every case he is called upon to solve — sometimes without even leaving the comfort of his Baker Street apartment. In this collection of 23 ingeniously plotted stories, no case is too big, too small, or too bizarre for Holmes. Whether he is foiling the grand schemes of a would-be bank robber or uncovering family secrets kept hidden away for years, Sherlock Holmes at all times proves himself a formidable adversary. With his trusted and always-admiring friend, Dr. Watson, at his side, “the most perfect reasoning and observing machine the world has ever seen” uses his unique analytical gifts to confound every criminal and unravel every mystery

Beneath the sea cliffs of the south coast, suicides are a sad but common fact. Yet even the hardened coastguard knows something is wrong when a beautiful young film actress is found lying dead on the beach one morning. Inspector Grant has to take a more professional attitude: death by suicide, however common, has to have a motive — just like murder…

A story from the novel The Loot of the Cities: Being the Adventures of a Millionaire in Search of Joy

Toby Temple is a superstar, the world's funniest man. He gets any woman that he wants, but under the superstar image is a lonely man. Jill Castle is a sensuous starlet. She has a dark and mysterious past and has an ambition even greater than Toby's. Together they rule Hollywood

Doyle’s first published story involving the legendary Sherlock Holmes, arguably the world’s best-known detective, and the first narrative by Holmes’s Boswell, the unassuming Dr. Watson, a military surgeon lately returned from the Afghan War. Watson needs a flat-mate and a diversion. Holmes needs a foil. And thus a great literary collaboration begins. Watson and Holmes move to a now-famous address, 221B Baker Street, where Watson is introduced to Holmes’s eccentricities as well as his uncanny ability to deduce information about his fellow beings. Somewhat shaken by Holmes’s egotism, Watson is nonetheless dazzled by his seemingly magical ability to provide detailed information about a man glimpsed once under the streetlamp across the road. Then murder. Facing a deserted house, a twisted corpse with no wounds, a mysterious phrase drawn in blood on the wall, and the buffoons of Scotland Yard–Lestrade and Gregson–Holmes measures, observes, picks up a pinch of this and a pinch of that, and generally baffles his faithful Watson. Later, Holmes explains: “In solving a problem of this sort, the grand thing is to be able to reason backward…. There are few people who, if you told them a result, would be able to evolve from their own inner consciousness what the steps were which led up to that result.” Holmes is in that elite group. Conan Doyle quickly learned that it was Holmes’s deductions that were of most interest to his readers. The lengthy flashback, while a convention of popular fiction, simply distracted from readers’ real focus. It is when Holmes and Watson gather before the coal fire and Holmes sums up the deductions that led him to the successful apprehension of the criminal that we are most captivated

“In 1887, a young Arthur Conan Doyle published ‘A Study in Scarlet,’ thus creating an international icon in the quick-witted sleuth Sherlock Holmes. In this, the first Holmes mystery, the detective introduces himself to Dr. John H. Watson with the puzzling line ‘You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive.’ And so begins Watson’s, and the world’s, fascination with this enigmatic character.” Doyle presents two equally perplexing mysteries for Holmes to solve—one a murder that takes place in the shadowy outskirts of London, in a locked room where the haunting word Rache is written upon the wall, the other a kidnapping set in the American West. Quickly picking up the “scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life,” Holmes does not fail at finding the truth—and making literary history

BESTSELLING AUTHORS GO HOLMES--IN AN IRRESISTIBLE NEW COLLECTION edited by award-winning Sherlockians Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger Neil Gaiman. Laura Lippman. Lee Child. These are just three of eighteen superstar authors who provide fascinating, thrilling, and utterly original perspectives on Sherlock Holmes in this one-of-a-kind book. These modern masters place the sleuth in suspenseful new situations, create characters who solve Holmesian mysteries, contemplate Holmes in his later years, fill gaps in the Sherlock Holmes Canon, and reveal their own personal obsessions with the Great Detective. Thomas Perry, for example, has Dr. Watson tell his tale, in a virtuoso work of alternate history that finds President McKinley approaching the sleuth with a disturbing request; Lee Child sends an FBI agent to investigate a crime near today's Baker Street--only to get a twenty-first-century shock; Jacqueline Winspear spins a story of a plucky boy inspired by the

It all begins when Ellery Queen receives a manuscript that appears to be a genuine Sherlock Holmes novel written by John H. Watson, M.D. Where did it come from? The manuscript itself tells the long-concealed story of how Holmes stalked Jack the Ripper—and discovered who he was! Now you can follow Ellery Queen—the logical successor to Sherlock Holmes—as he literally follows the greatest detective of them all. The story of “Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper” is presented with the full approval of the estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and is a legitimate addition to the Holmes canon

When Lord Pasern Bagott takes up with the hot music of Breezy Bellair and his Boys, his disapproving wife Cecile has more than usual to be unhappy about. The band's devastatingly handsome but roguish accordionist, Carlos Rivera, has taken a rather intense and mutual interest in her precious daughter Félicité. So when a bit of stage business goes awry and actually kills him, it's lucky that Inspector Rodrerick Alleyn is in the audience. Now Alleyn must follow a confusing score that features a chorus of family and friends desperate to hide the truth and perhaps shelter a murder in their midst

Agata Kristi ABC slepkavības. Anonīms noziedznieks pirms katras nodomātās slepkavības raksta vēstuli slavenajam delektīvam Erkilam Puaro un Informē viņu par slepkavības vietu un laiku. Katram līķim blakus atrodas ABC — dzelzceļa izziņu grāmata. Upuru vārdi rindojas alfabēta secībā Redaktores Lūcija Rambeka Un Silvija Brice Mākslinieks Indulis Zvaguzis Tulkojums latviešu valodā Silvija Brice, Mirdza Zumberga izdevniecība «Liesma», 1989 Noskannējis grāmatu un FB2 failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis Pankijai, kurai patīk tradicionālais detektīvromāns - slepkavība, izmeklēšana, un aizdomas krit uz visiem pec kārtas

First came a sinister warning to Poirot not to eat any plum pudding...then the discovery of corpse in chest...next, an overheard quarrel that led to murder...the strange case of the of the dead man who altered his eating habits..and the puzzle of the victim who dreamt his own suicide. What links these six baffling cases? The distinctive hand of the queen of crime fiction

A fascinating exploration of the contents of Agatha Christie's 73 recently discovered notebooks, including illustrations, deleted extracts, and two unpublished Poirot stories. When Agatha Christie died in 1976, aged 85, she had become the world's most popular author. With sales of more than two billion copies worldwide in more than 100 countries, she had achieved the impossible - more than one book every year since the 1920s, every one a bestseller. So prolific was Agatha Christie's output - 66 crime novels, 20 plays, 6 romance books under a pseudonym and over 150 short stories - it was often claimed that she had a photographic memory. Was this true? Or did she resort over those 55 years to more mundane methods of working out her ingenious crimes? Following the death of Agatha's daughter, Rosalind, at the end of 2004, a remarkable secret was revealed. Unearthed among her affairs at the family home of Greenway were Agatha Christie's private notebooks, 73 handwritten volumes of notes, lists and drafts outlining all her plans for her many books, plays and stories. Buried in this treasure trove, all in her unmistakable handwriting, are revelations about her famous books that will fascinate anyone who has ever read or watched an Agatha Christie story. What is the 'deleted scene' in her first book, The Mysterious Affair at Styles? How did the infamous twist in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, really come about? Which very famous Poirot novel started life as an adventure for Miss Marple? Which books were designed to have completely different endings, and what were they? Full of details she was too modest to reveal in her own Autobiography, this remarkable new book includes a wealth of extracts and pages reproduced directly from the notebooks and her letters, plus for the first time two newly discovered complete Hercule Poirot short stories never before published

Doroteja Simpsone Aizveriet viņai acis ROMĀNS Apgāds «Artava» Rīgā Inspektoru Tenetu uzaicina izmeklēt kārtējo slepkavību. Viņu šī lieta neizsakāmi satriec, jo nogalinātā ČeritijaPričarde bijusi tikai piecpadsmit gadus veca Izmeklēšanas sākumā viss šķiet ļoti skaidrs, pat aizdomīgi skaidrs. Un patiešām drīz vien inspektors secina, ka nepieciešams papildus noskaidrot vairākus mīklainus faktus, kas saistīti ar slepkavību. Kopā ar seržantu Lainhemu iedziļinādamies fanātiski reliģiozās Pričardu ģimenes noslēpumos. Tenets iegūst bezgalāfoaisu, toties piluigu priekšstati! par noslepkavotās meitenes personīgo traģēdiju. Rekonstruējot upura emocionālo pagātni, izmeklētājiem nākasrūpīgi . pārlūkot tuvākas un tālākās pagajības slāņus, Noskannējis grāmatu un failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis No angļu valodas tulkojusi Maija Andersone Mākslinieks Jānis Jaunarājs © Tulkojums, noformējums «Artava», 1995 ISBN 9984-529-54-1 Annai

Titel des Originals: »The Murder of Roger Ackroyd«

What would an English murder be? Why, it must be a murder of a kind entirely peculiar to England, such as are the murders related in this particularly ingenious novel. And, naturally, it takes a foreigner to savour the full Englishness of a specifically English crime. Such a foreigner is Dr. Bottwink who plays a very important part in the shocking events at Christmastide in Warbeck Hall. The setting seems, at first, to be more conventional than is usual in Mr. Hare's detective stories. The dying and impoverished peer, the family party, the snow-bound castle, the faithful butler and his ambitious daughter. But tins is all part of Mr. Hare's ingenious plan, and there is nothing at all conventional about the murders themselves and the maimer of their detection. In short, tins is a peculiarly enjoyable dish of murder

Handsome Cambridge dropout Mark Callender died hanging by the neck with a faint trace of lipstick on his mouth. When the official verdict is suicide, his wealthy father hires fledgling private investigator Cordelia Gray to find out what led him to self-destruction. What she discovers instead is a twisting trail of secrets and sins, and the strong scent of murder. An Unsuitable Job for a Woman introduces P. D. James's courageous but vulnerable young detective, Cordelia Gray, in a "top-rated puzzle of peril that holds you all the way"

Роман «И никого не стало» всемирно известной английской писательницы Агаты Кристи (1890–1976) – одно из самых ярких произведений королевы детектива. Череда загадочных убийств держит читателя в напряжении до самого финала, который поражает даже искушенного читателя своей непредсказуемостью. В книге представлен неадаптированный текст на языке оригинала

Hired to trace Anna Ball, who has vanished, Miss Maud Silver encounters an eccentric art colony, bank robberies and counterfeiting. As with other Miss Silver mysteries, the story relies on character development. Nadia May reads clearly and distinguishes individuals well; her British voice is ideal for this genteel period thriller (1951). Agatha Christie fans will enjoy this one. The narration is speeded up to fit six cassettes, but it is not hard to follow

Žoržs Simenons Apkaunotā un viņas vīrs garstāsts Tulkojis Ēvalds Stars Mākslinieks Aldis Aleks Noskannējis grāmatu un FB2 failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis

Archie Goodwin leaves Manhattan for the Midwest to find out who put a bullet into a banker. Archie Goodwin’s aunt Edna is about to lure him away from his work at Nero Wolfe’s New York brownstone. After an ominous phone call, he heads off to Ohio, where the president of Farmer’s State Bank and Trust, an elderly widower, has died in an apparent suicide. But Archie’s aunt has expressed nagging suspicions — which only grow stronger when someone takes a shot at a local reporter who wrote about the case. It wouldn’t be a small town without some gossip, and Archie soon hears the whispers: romantic intrigues, a possible paternity case, a ruined business. While reconnecting with his aging mother — and fending off his unrelenting aunt — Archie tries to untangle a web of grudges, scandals, and murder

Moriss Leblāns Arsēns Lipēns pret Herloku Šolmsu Autors ironiski pasmējies par izslavēto dedukcijas metodi un Šerloka Holmsa izmeklēšanas spējām; kā arī ažiotāžu, ko cilvēki radījuši ap šo tēlu Tulk. I. Pētersone No franču valodas tulkojusi Inese Pētersone, Rīga «Liesma» 1991  Paris, 1966 Redaktores Silvija Tītmane nn Irisa Sakse Mākslinieks Aivars Sprūdžs © Inese Pētersone, tulkojums latviešu valodā, 1991 Noskannējis grāmatu un FB2 failu izveidojis Imants Ločmelis

A model murder… where a famous painter Agatha Troy, R.A., makes her appearance