The Sheily-Hopes Detective Agency

Storytel’s new project is a great gift for all fans of Ellis Peters, Arthur Conan Doyle, Wilkie Collins, and Agatha Christie—everyone who loves warm, cozy detective stories with carefully crafted atmosphere—no buckets of blood and no wide-eyed gore staring out from under doorframes. Detective Shayley-Hoops, his assistant Rajiv, and the audacious, desperate ghost of the Commodore investigate convoluted and mysterious crimes in misty, lamplit, slightly gloomy—and so familiar—19th-century England. They do it with the subtlest wit and genuine seriousness. Light, unobtrusive humor blends perfectly here with tense intrigue, and the masterful, already classic performance by Sergey Chonishvili will especially delight everyone who loves the old Soviet film about Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Stock up on tea and cookies—game on!