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Minneapolis restaurateur Jane Lawless is at crossroads. Unsure of what to do next, she takes her good friend A. J. Nolan up on his standing offer: To take her on as a private investigator. Her first job seems simple enough. All she had to do is find Annie Archer’s stepfather. While she’s happy to close her first case, she finds it hard to reconcile the difference between PI work - finding what people pay you to find - and uncovering the truth, the whole truth, especially when clues in this seemingly simple case point to more threatening family secrets.

Die gewaltsame Ermordung der Familie Primrose vor 17 Jahren schockierte die Nation. Sloane Abbot will für ihren Podcast den Fall noch einmal aufrollen und spürt den Gefängnispsychologen TK Phillips auf, der sich vehement für eine Berufung einsetzte, und überzeugt ihn, ihr zu helfen. Gemeinsam finden sie Beweise, die ein neues Licht auf die Primroses werfen - und darauf, wer ihren Tod gewollt haben könnte.

Eine preisgekrönte Schriftstellerin verbirgt ihre wahre Identität und ihre schicksalhafte Vergangenheit hinter einem Pseudonym. Als jedoch eine Leiche auf ihrem Anwesen gefunden wird, gerät die Bestsellerautorin unaufhaltsam in einen Strudel aus Betrug und Verrat. Ihr Leben im Schutz der Anonymität droht zu zerbrechen, und ihre unheilvolle Familiengeschichte holt sie wieder ein.

Georgie, back home at her estate in Eynsleigh, impatiently awaits the birth of her baby. But she has plenty to occupy her: Her new chef, Pierre, has arrived from Paris, and Sir Hubert, who owns Eynsleigh, is back from his latest expedition. It's time for Georgie to throw her first house party to celebrate his return and show off her new chef. The dinner party is a smashing success. Sir Mortimer Mordred—famous author of creepy Gothic horror novels—is one of the guests. He recently purchased a nearby Elizabethan manor nearby because it has a famous poison garden.

Tratsch, Mobbing und Psychoterror bedrohen den dörflichen Frieden im 17. Teil von Harriet Mansfields Cosy-Crime-Reihe Green Haven - und diesmal ist Maggie eines der Opfer. Maggie versteht die Welt nicht mehr. Erst wird sie von Hannahs und Jims Hochzeit ausgeladen, dann scheinen auch die drei Ps sie zu meiden. Doch sie ist nicht die Einzige, die sich plötzlich in der Außenseiter-Rolle wiederfindet: Die neue Schulleiterin Heather Hartley wird bedroht. Steckt Hannahs Jugendfreund, ein chaotischer Biker, hinter den perfiden Aktionen?

Maisie und Finley genießen ihre Zweisamkeit: Erst eine romantische Übernachtung im Leuchturm von Littleport, dann ein gemeinsamer Tauchkurs. Was macht es da schon, dass sich Tauchlehrer Duncan als ruppiger Kerl entpuppt? Doch als er kurz darauf tot an Bord von Liams Fischkutter liegt, tut es Maisie doch leid um den Mann. Was ist geschehen, dass Duncan sterben musste? Und was hat das geheimnisvolle Leuchten am Nachthimmel von Littleport zu bedeuten?

When his old friend and former colleague is shot dead at his home, Detective Superintendent William Lorimer is devastated. And his problems are only just beginning. It's not long before two further deaths are reported: both victims ex-policemen. It's clear this is a targeted campaign against their own, yet with no other link between the victims to identify the killer, Lorimer's police team are starting to panic. Who will be next? Lorimer knows he must keep his cool if he is to solve the case.

Die neue Polizeidirektorin Elisabeth Schwarz hatte gerade ihre Antrittsrede begonnen, als auf dem Parkplatz vor der Polizeiinspektion ein Auto explodierte. Nicht irgendein Auto, sondern das Auto von BKA-Mitarbeiter Dirk Klatt. Führt hier jemand Krieg gegen die Polizei?, fragt sich Elisabeth Schwarz. Hat Hauptkommissarin Ann Kathrin Klaasen deshalb auf den Posten der Polizeidirektorin verzichtet? Weil sie weiß, wie gefährlich dieser Job in Ostfriesland wirklich ist? Und ist das der wahre Grund, warum Martin Büscher in den Ruhestand versetzt werden will.

As Joanne Kilbourn-Shreve, her husband, Zack, and their daughter, Taylor, rush through the rain from their cottage to their car, the Thanksgiving weekend they just spent at the lake with Zack’s law partners is already slipping away, burnished into memory as pleasantly as the hundreds of other weekends the Falconer-Shreve families have shared at Lawyers’ Bay. Within weeks, a triple homicide will rip apart the lives of those related to the lawyers who, at the end of their first year in law school, only half-jokingly styled themselves “The Winners’ Circle.”

Als Julia Durant an einen Tatort in Frankfurt gerufen wird, erwartet sie dort ein wahres Blutbad. Eine Frau wurde mit einer Grausamkeit ermordet, wie sie selbst die erfahrene Ermittlerin selten erlebt hat. Und: Sie wurde sexuell verstümmelt. Ein Ritualmord? Zunächst steht Durant vor einem Rätsel. Doch dann entdeckt sie, dass es in der Vergangenheit bereits ähnliche Fälle gegeben, jedoch niemand eine Verbindung zwischen ihnen erkannt hat.

A chilling message from the capital drags Emily Slate out of safety and back into the storm, to confront her greatest threat yet. After receiving a devastating call, Emily and Zara are forced to return to D.C. to confront the conspiracy that has splintered the FBI and put their lives at risk. But the city of magnificent intentions hides more than just political secrets. Two agents, sidelined like Emily, are found dead under suspicious circumstances, signaling the sinister forces at work are escalating their plan.

Faith’s catering business has been slow with the downturn of the economy, so when her friend Patsy Avery proposes that she take over the café at Aleford’s Ganley Art Museum, it seems like a not-to-be-missed opportunity. And Patsy has an ulterior motive—she discovers that the Romare Bearden piece she lent the museum has been switched with a fake and wants Faith to snoop around to find the culprit.

Kommissarin Pia Korittki nimmt sich eine Auszeit in einem Ostsee-Kloster. Das ruhige, beschauliche Leben mit den Mönchen und einigen wenigen Gästen soll ihr helfen, sich von einem traumatischen Erlebnis zu erholen. Doch die Ruhe wird jäh durch das Läuten der Totenglocke gestört. Ein Novize hat einen der Mönche leblos in der Kirchenbank kniend gefunden. Schnell ist klar, dass Bruder Zacharias ermordet wurde. Pia will sich aus den Ermittlungen heraushalten, doch als auch noch ein Gast spurlos verschwindet, muss sie handeln - und macht in einem Kellerraum eine schreckliche Entdeckung.

This collection includes three books in the Trash n’ Treasures Mystery Series: Antiques Carry On, Antiques Liquidation, and Antiques Foe.

In Old Town Alexandria's unlikeliest match, Natasha Smith's free-spirited mother, Wanda, is engaged to notoriously pompous antiques dealer, Orson Chatsworth—leaving Natasha to plan the entire wedding, beginning with an elaborate engagement party. For the extravagant affair, Natasha splurges on trendy food boards created by rising social media star, Stella St. James. The sumptuous boards go way beyond basic cheese and crackers, as Stella dazzles guests. Just as Natasha planned, the food is to die for—until someone actually does.

Lady Emily, husband Colin Hargreaves, and their three sons eagerly embark on a family vacation at Cairnfarn Castle, the Scottish estate of their dear friend Jeremy, Duke of Bainbridge. But a high-spirited celebration at the beginning of their stay comes to a grisly end when the duke’s gamekeeper is found murdered on the banks of the loch. Handsome Angus Sinclair had a host of enemies: the fiancée he abandoned in Edinburgh, the young woman who had fallen hopelessly in love with him, and the rough farmer who saw him as a rival for her affections.

This is a land of long memory and hidden corners, a land that had known Vlad the Impaler, a land from whose churchyards the shades creep. When Queen Marie calls, Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes are as dubious as they are reluctant. But a young girl is involved, and a beautiful queen. Surely it won't take long to shine light on this unlikely case of what would seem to be strigoi? Or, as they are known in the West...vampires.

When Christine Bennett is invited on a sightseeing trip to Arizona, she jumps at the chance for a little adventure. But the excursion reminds her of a former high school classmate, Heinz Gruner, who died 20 years earlier on Cinco de Mayo while hiking Picacho Peak near Tucson. Chris decides to contact Heinz’s mother, who has been wondering all these years how her beloved son, an experienced hiker, plunged to his death. Her one wish is to find out the truth-whether it was an accident, as the police report claimed, or murder.

School psychologist Skye Denison has been waiting forever for her happily-ever-after with police chief Wally Boyd. But her bliss threatens to unravel on the very first day of their luxurious honeymoon cruise, when Skye becomes convinced that she has glimpsed her mother on board! Surely even momzilla May wouldn't have manipulated Wally into booking the same trip that her knitting group is taking...or would she?

Catering a high-class trunk show at Heart's Desire Jewelry is a shining achievement for Theodosia and the Indigo Tea Shop. After all, a slew of jewelers, museums, and private collectors will be there to showcase their wares and sip some of Theo's best blends. But just as Theo settles in to enjoy the fruits of her labor, the party is crashed by a gang of masked muggers who steal the precious gems and jewels on display.