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Young Miss Holmes

2012
Ten-year-old Christie Holmes is not only rich and a child prodigy, but she is also the niece of the great detective Sherlock Holmes. Left mostly in the care of maids and servants, Christie and her giant hound Nelson solve mysteries, sometimes even lending her uncle and his friend Dr. Watson a hand.

Young Miss Holmes

2013
Christie Holmes uncovers dark secrets from her maids' pasts and makes revelations about the Hope family while being confronted with her own future as a lady. Meanwhile, the ten-year-old sleuth must solve her greatest, and most deadly, mystery--before her parents come home from India.

The rag and bone shop

2002
Trent, an ace interrogator from Vermont, works to procure a confession from an introverted twelve-year-old accused of murdering his seven-year-old friend in Monument, Massachusetts.

Allan Pinkerton

the first private eye
1997
Explores the life and career of the famous detective, including his role in the Civil War as Lincoln's spymaster.

The last policeman

2012
When the Earth is doomed by an imminent asteroid collision, homicide detective Hank Palace considers the worth of his job in a world destined to end in six months and investigates a suspicious suicide that nobody else cares about.

Nocturnal

a novel
2012
Experiencing vivid dreams about serial murders taking place in San Francisco, homicide detective Bryan Clauser fears he is losing his sanity and discovers a link between the victims and a young boy who is gripped by the same nightmares.

The last good man

a novel
2012
A story based on the Jewish legend of the thirty-six righteous people who protect humanity follows the sudden deaths of dozens of humanitarians who each bear a bizarre tattoo and whose untimely ends are investigated by Copenhagen detective Niels Bentzon.

Trail of the Spellmans

document #5
2012
Struggling with wacky family activities, secrets, and feuds, private investigator Isabel Spellman avoids Henry Stone by spending time drinking with his mother and tackling eccentric cases that seem suspiciously pointless.

Malice

2009
When New Orleans detective Rick Bentz begins seeing his first wife Jennifer, who died twelve years earlier, everywhere, he is forced to relive his darkest nightmare as he pieces together her last days, which pits him against a killer who intends to make him suffer for his sins.

The Pinkertons

1974
Details some of the most celebrated cases of the famous detective agency during its 125-year existence.

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