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Chicago, 1932. Mick Oberon may look like just another private detective, but beneath the fedora and the overcoat, he's got pointy ears and he's packing a wand. 

Just like the detective of the same last name Warlock solves crimes, but instead of using his powers of deduction, he uses powers of a more magical nature. With the help of his ever resourceful and trusted companion, Dr. Watson, Holmes solves some of the oddest and supernatural cases in England. Having recently returned from the dead, Warlock needs some serious recuperation time, so he can appear a little less corpse-like.

As they blunder towards doom, Warlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson find themselves inconvenienced by a variety of eldritch beings. Christmas brings a goose that doesn't let being cooked slow it down; they meet an electricity demon, discover why being a redhead is even trickier than one might imagine, and Holmes attempts an Irish accent. And, naturally, Moriarty is hanging around...in some form or other.

Sherlock Holmes is an unparalleled genius. Warlock Holmes is an idiot. A font of arcane power, certainly. But he’s brilliantly dim. Frankly, he couldn’t deduce his way out of a paper bag. The only thing he has really got going for him are the might of a thousand demons and his stalwart companion. Thankfully, Dr. Watson is always there to aid him through the treacherous shoals of Victorian propriety...and save him from a gruesome death every now and again.

Warlock Holmes may have demons in his head, but now Dr. John Watson has a mummy in his bloodstream. Specifically that of the sorcerer Xantharaxes, who when shredded and dissolved in an 8 percent solution, results in some extremely odd but useful prophetic dreams. There's also the small matter of Watson falling for yet another damsel-du-jour, and Warlock deciding that his companion needs some domestic bliss....

A killer is on the loose in the Arizona Territory. One by one, Tonto Basin ranchers are being murdered for their livestock -and the Cattle Raisers Association has hired two range detectives to catch the culprit. From the looks of them, Stovepipe Stewart and Wilbur Coleman are just another pair of high plains drifters. But with their razor-sharp detective skills and rare talent for trouble, they’re the last remaining hope for one young cowboy who’s been arrested for the murders.

October 1964: Just months after freelance indexer Marjorie Trumaine helped solve a series of murders in Dickinson, North Dakota, she is faced with another death that pulls her into an unwanted investigation. Calla Eltmore, the local librarian, is found dead at work, and everyone considers it suicide. But Marjorie can't believe that Calla would be capable of doing such a thing. Marjorie's suspicions are further aroused when she notices something amiss at Calla's wake, but the police seem uninterested in her observations.

When a set of papers called The Pentagram Manuscript makes its way to Perdita and Piper at Marquess House, they find they have a new mystery to unravel. The manuscript is the tale of five women on a quest to find true love, written while Anne Boleyn was queen. As Perdita begins to unravel the text, she discovers a code that leads to a whole new outlook on Henry's relationship with Jane Seymour. But before they have a chance to reveal all, the twins find themselves under threat from a different source.

1900 год. Москва. Житель Хитровки Сенька Скорик пытается добиться благосклонности очаровательной девушки со странным прозвищем Смерть. Она считается красивейшей женщиной города, но вот беда, все ее воздыхатели, умирали вскоре после того, как начинали ухаживать за ней.

1914 год. Канун Первой мировой войны. Баку - великолепный и страшный город, город нефти и нуворишей, пламенных революционеров - террористов и кровожадных восточных разбойников. На этот раз великому сыщику Эрасту Петровичу Фандорину достался противник, победить которого, кажется, невозможно...

Москва. 1882 год. После шести лет службы в российском посольстве в Японии, Фандорин снова приезжает на Родину. Сразу же по прибытию, он узнает о смерти своего давнего друга генерала Соболева. В убийстве подозревается немецкая певица Ванда.

1918 год. Поезд Самара-Москва. Вот уже более трех лет Эраст Петрович Фандорин находится в коме. Все эти годы верный Маса заботится о своем господине. Вот и сейчас они возвращаются после очередной реабилитации у китайского целителя Чанга. Пять месяцев его сеансов дали заметный результат.

Остров Аруба. 1903 год. Эраст Петрович Фандорин занят не совсем привычным для себя делом. А именно - поисками сокровищ с затонувшего корабля. При помощи своей субмарины "Лимон-2" он исследует морские глубины, наслаждаясь тишиной и покоем.

1900 год. Провинциалка Маша Миронова приехавшая в Москву к своему возлюбленному Пете, принимает его приглашение присоединиться к загадочному сообществу "Любовников смерти", клубу, члены которого, один за другим добровольно сводят счеты с жизнью.

1891 год. В Москве и Санкт-Петербурге царит политический террор. Расследуя дело о вероломном убийстве генерал-губернатора Храпова, статский советник Эраст Фандорин уже практически вычислил убийцу.

Москва 1886г. Чиновник особых поручений Эраст Петрович Фандорин сталкивается с новой проблемой. В городе орудует банда мошенников "Пиковый валет".

Roger Thorncroft spent most of his days on the cliffs with his easel and paints, until the day he was found sprawled in the grass. Who and why would someone have killed such a gentle, quiet man? Then again, who really knew the artist and his secrets? And who are the mysterious strangers seen in Sitting Marsh? The members of the Housewives League are convinced they are German spies. Lady Elizabeth has her work cut out to catch a killer and restore harmony in the village.

Fred Wood, einer der aussichtsreichsten und energischsten Studenten an der Universität, möchte Lord Haderley um die Hand seiner einzigen Tochter bitten. Ein lautstarker Streit entsteht und Fred Wood verlässt wutentbrannt das Anwesen. Gleich darauf findet sich Dr. Rowing bei dem Lord ein. Lord Haderley wird von schlimmen Krämpfen geplagt. Schnell schlussfolgert der Arzt eine Vergiftung und verabreicht den Lord ein Gegengift. Wenige Minuten später ist der Lord tot.

1914, Fiji: 25-year-old Akal Singh would rather be anywhere but this tropical paradise—or, as he calls it, “this godforsaken island.” After a promising start to his police career in his native India and Hong Kong, Akal has been sent to Fiji as punishment for a humiliating professional mistake. Lonely and grumpy, Akal plods through his work and dreams of getting back to Hong Kong. When an indentured Indian woman goes missing from a sugarcane plantation and Fiji’s newspapers scream “kidnapping,” the inspector-general reluctantly assigns Akal the case.

Bloomsbury presents Sidney Chambers and The Perils of the Night by James Runcie, read by Joe Jameson. Grantchester Mysteries 2 _______________ 'Runcie is emerging as Grantchester’s answer to Alexander McCall Smith. The book brings a dollop of Midsomer Murders to the Church of England, together...