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"Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, hoping for a respite in the French countryside, are instead caught up in a case that turns both bewildering and intensely personal. After their recent adventures in Transylvania, Russell and Holmes look forward to spending time with Holmes' son, the famous artist Damian Adler, and his family. But when they arrive at Damian's house, they discover that the Adlers have fled from a mysterious threat. Holmes rushes after...

A PI and his partner are drawn into a web of intrigue when they start tracking a serial killer targeting a wealthy family with a dark secret.

Join the Hawaiian based detective as he takes on some of his best cases yet, protecting the sunny Hawaiian islands from drug dealers, royal assassins and brutal thugs.

Antoine Mongeville, is a gruff yet brilliant former investigating judge who never lets his retirement get in the way of solving a good mystery! Soon, he teams up with the by-the-book Criminal Police investigator Valentine Duteil¸ and in the course of their work together, his rough edges soften a little? but never too much. Mongeville's sharp mind is constantly at work, piecing together obscure motives and skewering false alibis. In two special...

"Defense attorney Mickey Haller is back, taking the long-shot cases, where the chances of winning are one in a million. After getting a wrongfully convicted man out of prison, he is innudated with pleas from incarcertaed people claiming innocence. He brings on board his half brother, retired LAPD Detective Harry Bosch, to weed through the letters, knowing most claims will be false. Bosch pulls a needle from the haystack: a woman in prison for five...

"S.U.I.T. headquarters is under attack, and Mango and Brash are going undercover and underground disguised as city sewer workers to unclog a sticky situation. But when their search for the criminal Crackerdile backfires, the toilets they travel through back up--and the InvestiGators take the blame for it! Can Mango and Brash restore their good name and put the real culprit behind bars before the whole city is in deep water?"--Publisher's description....

When the son of NYC's first female mayor disappears, PI Bill Smith and his partner, Lydia Chin, are called in the find the missing 15-year-old but are faced with more questions than answers, they turn to the only contacts who could help: the neighborhood leaders who are the real "mayors" of NY. In January, New York City inaugurates its first female mayor. In April, her son disappears. Called in by the mayor's chief aide to find the missing fifteen-year-old,...

A festive holiday party turns into a nightmare when a guest is found dead, and a snowstorm causes a blackout. PI Dean Steele dedicated a significant portion of his life to serving his country. Now, a story from one of his past missions is on the verge of becoming a TV show. He is invited to attend a Christmas party with his military buddies and some entertainment industry professionals. Soon, a snowstorm hits, and a missing guest from the party is...

"Seven years before the events of Bungo Stray Dogs, a young Osamu Dazai is ordered by Ougai Mori to investigate an ominous rumor--there have been sightings of Mori's deceased predecessor, and the new Mafia boss would very much like for the dead to stay buried. Along the way, Dazai runs into a gravity manipulator named Chuuya Nakahara, leader of the teenage Sheep gang. Together, the two will one day achieve infamy as the fearsome duo Twin Dark, but...

Magnum P.I. is a modern series about Thomas Magnum, a former Navy SEAL who becomes a private investigator. Living on a luxurious estate and working as a security consultant, Magnum uses his military skills to solve cases, while also indulging in his love for vintage cars and the Detroit Tigers.