Генри Реймонд Фитцвальтер Китинг – лучшие книги

В классических рассказах о приключениях Шерлока Холмса, вышедших из-под пера Артура Конан Дойла, лишь мельком упоминается ряд дел, разгадкой которых приходилось заниматься Великому Сыщику. Даже для тех, кто не обладает дедуктивным мышлением, совершенно очевидно, что эти дела всерьез повлияли на судьбу Холмса и на формирование его методов ведения расследования. Но, в силу определенных, известных ему одному причин, Артур Конан Дойл не уделил этим делам внимания, которого они заслуживают. Лауреат премии Эдгара По, писатель и литературовед Майк Эшли вдохновил целую плеяду известных писателей на то, чтобы закрасить «белые пятна» в истории…

Шесть небольших виньеток об проницательной милой уборщице миссис Крэггс.

In the house of Lala Varde, a vast man of even greater influence, an attack has taken place. Varde?s secretary, Mr Perfect, has been struck on his invaluable business head. And try as Inspector Ghote might to remain conscientious and methodical, his investigation is beset on all sides by cunning, disdain and corruption. And then there?s the impossible theft of a single rupee to be dealt with . . .

The Perfect Murder introduced Inspector Ghote: Bombay CID?s most dutiful officer, and one of the greatest, most engaging creations in all detective fiction.

Inspector Ghote is in the very deepest trouble. He had been summoned at an unofficial hour by the Additional Secretary on a strictly private matter - to witness the most dangerous woman in Bombay going about her business of blackmail. The humble inspector was not in a position to protest and reluctantly agreed. But what he witnessed was unexpected and richly deserved murder. Ghote is impaled on the horns of a horrible dilemma: to speak out or to remian silent?

Keating succeeds in entertaining mystery buffs by gathering hundreds of facts and foibles from the world of crime writing. He features 20 great crooks, providing a run-down of great crimes in boarding schools, a catalogue of parodies and pastiches, a look at murders on trains, and a compendium of embarrassing mistakes.

A princely state in India, 1930, under the British Raj. To Bhopore and its opulent Summer Palace comes a handful of Western visitors to meet the outrageous Maharajah and his entourage. There they met the Maharajah's heir, the sensual Porgy, and his English chorus-girl mistress. They meet the enigmatic chief minister--and the aloof British Resident, with his dignified little nine-year-old son. And before long they also meet sudden death....Various people in the Palace become suspects, and an imperturbable District Superintendent of Police is called in. But who will he find guilty of the murder of the Maharajah?