Résultats pour "Richard Davis" dans Policier

The Ancient Ones are coming to consume our world, and only the bold investigators of Arkham Horror stand in their way in this chilling collection of eldritch novellas.

The Moonstone, a priceless yellow diamond, is looted from an Indian temple and maliciously bequeathed to Rachel Verinder. On her 18th birthday, her friend and suitor Franklin Blake brings the gift to her. That very night, it is stolen again. No one is above suspicion, as the idiosyncratic Sergeant Cuff and the Franklin piece together a puzzling series of events as mystifying as an opium dream and as deceptive as the nearby Shivering Sand.

From its launch in 1920 until its demise in 1951, the magazine Black Mask published pulp crime fiction. The first hard-boiled detective stories appeared on its pages. Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Erle Stanley Gardner, and John D. MacDonald all got their start in Black Mask. The urban crime stories that appeared in Black Mask helped to shape American culture. Modern computer games, films, and television are rooted in the fiction popularized by the magazine.

The livestock sniper switches to humans. As the phantom’s death toll mounts, tensions rise. Jergen County becomes an armed camp. People carry guns everywhere. With accidental shootings and the sniper’s deadly work, the death toll skyrockets. The livestock sniper switches to humans. As the phantom’s death toll mounts, tensions rise. Finally, Jergen County becomes an armed camp. People carry guns everywhere. With accidental shootings and the sniper’s deadly work, the death toll skyrockets.

Ein Spiel, das tödlich endet – Kommissar Dühnforts rasanter neuer Fall. Es sind herausfordernde Zeiten für Kriminalhauptkommissar Konstantin Dühnfort. Der Haussegen hängt nach der Kündigung der geliebten Münchner Mietswohnung schief, während eine norwegische Kollegin ihn um dringende Hilfe bittet: Ein deutsches Rentnerpaar ist vor dem Ferienhaus im Fjord ertrunken, doch der Unfall wirkt inszeniert. Kurz darauf stößt Dühnfort auf einen anderen Todesfall ungeklärter Ursache, und genau wie in Norwegen wurde auch hier am Tatort ein Spielstein eines Gesellschaftsspiels hinterlassen.

Sherlock Holmes! The very name of the world's greatest detective conjures up images of Victorian London, gaslit streets, hansom cabs, and dense fogs. But there was a time, a dark three-year period, when London had to make do without Sherlock Holmes. From 1891 to 1894, he was presumed dead, having perished during the epic struggle with that infamous Napoleon of crime, Professor Moriarty, atop the Reichenbach Falls. But unknown to most, even his friend Dr. Watson, Holmes survived.

A threat to Holmes' life, murders on Hampstead Heath and a deadly phantom lady lead Holmes and Watson into the most dangerous investigation they have ever undertaken.... An encounter which brings them face to face with evil itself, embodied in Count Dracula, the Lord of the Undead.

It is 73 AD in Ancient Rome and inimitable sleuth Marcus Didius Falco is back with a vengeance. In one night, a man is killed and Rome's Chief of Spies left for dead. Naturally there is no one except Falco to conduct the investigation. Soon he is plunged into the fiercely competitive world of olive oil production. Political intrigue, an exotic Spanish dancer and impending fatherhood, all add to Falco's troubles.

Steel-nerved master thief Parker has his eyes on a fat prize. The prize, a slow stuffed with money—a gambling casino on the Hudson River. It is not in Parker's nature to gamble, so he leaves nothing to chance. From the phony politician to the getaway boat, from bringing guns on board to getting the money off, Parker has it all planned. There are only a few problems.

A brutal murder occurs in Memphis, near Franklin City’s limits. But all is quiet in the city itself as Franklin City celebrates Independence Day, until among the festival crowd, Wendy claims she sees a man Bill Doolin’s compatriots put behind bars. A check of prison rosters shows the man remains in prison. Then, two young women are murdered in town.

As Europe slides toward war, the faculty of a midwestern university fight a crusade of their own - the campaign against Communism. The local publishing magnate has accused economics professor Jonathan Hogan of being a Red, and the scholar is forced to defend himself in front of the university's elders. They spare him, for Hogan is no Communist - merely a free thinker, open and honest in an age when conformity is the norm.

A plus-size New York City private investigator dives up to his chins into a sticky mess of drugs, murder, government paranoia, and cheese Danish. Tipping the scales at 240 pounds, Alphonse Joseph Bressio is a big man in New York's legal investigation biz, though he'd rather be doing almost anything else.

Billy, Cop im New Yorker Police Department, tritt immer erst nach Mitternacht seinen Dienst an. Energy-Drinks und Zigaretten halten ihn wach, während er gelangweilt die Blocks abfährt. Seine Illusionen hat er bereits als junger Cop verloren, als er einen skrupellosen Mörder nicht überführen konnte. Billy und seine damaligen Kollegen nannten solche Täter die "Unantastbaren". Zwanzig Jahre später wird Billy nach einem brutalen Mord von der Vergangenheit eingeholt. Plötzlich muss er gegen seine engsten Vertrauten ermitteln und gerät in einen existenziellen Gewissenskonflikt.

Ex-policeman Galbraith is caught up in mystery and murder in these two gripping, fast-paced detective dramas. After a long career in the Flying Squad, veteran copper Bill Galbraith is hanging up his truncheon and saying goodbye to the police force. He's looking forward to a quiet life on civvy street - but his best friend, private investigator Tommy Evans, has other ideas.

Sherlock Holmes erinnert sich an einen seiner ersten Fälle. Sein alter Studienkollege Musgrave, Sprössling einer alten englischen Familie, hat kein Glück mit seinem Personal. Der Butler Richard Brunton, hochintelligent und seit Jahren in Diensten der Familie, verhält sich plötzlich äußerst merkwürdig, stellt den Dienstmädchen nach, wühlt in Unterlagen und verschwindet plötzlich von einem Tag auf den anderen.

Wintersaison in einem Harzer Kurort. Die 25-jährige Helga Zeller wird erdrosselt in ihrer Wohnung aufgefunden. Im Haus sagt man der Toten Bösartigkeit und Falschheit nach. Doch was verbirgt sich tatsächlich hinter dem Gerede?

Norman Conquest is off to the theatre, when our fast-talking, hard-hitting adventurer finds himself accused of assaulting a pretty young lady on the underground. It’s only when our hero '1066' discovers that the young lady is the victim of a mysterious blackmailer known as 'The Voice' that he marches into yet another hell-for-leather action packed adventure in search of the baddies.

In Killer Conquest, the dashing hero with a nose for trouble and rake-hell disregard for danger returns in a breathless crime-smashing adventure. With his trademark ‘1066’ and his resourceful partner Pixie, he keeps up good cheer and marches on while he biffs the baddies.

In Blonde for Danger, our handsome desperado, Norman Conquest, aka 1066, has to pit his wits against the evil crook Bosworth Field. But who is the beautiful blonde he finds lying in the middle of the road and who is she hiding from? And where exactly does J.J. Pace, the famous racing car designer fit into this?

In Miss Dynamite, our gentleman adventurer, having met a beautiful young lady in the middle of the night soon finds himself on the trail of a gang of jewel thieves. Is the pretty girl as innocent as she seems? Are diamonds really a girl’s best friend? Can ‘1066’ solve the mystery of Miss Dynamite? A nail-biting, edge of your seat, roller-coaster thriller.