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Colorado’s winter storms might rattle the windows, but the heavenly scents of zucchini bread and a crackling fire warms the Cozy Corgi Bookshop and Bakery. Between chapters of a favorite novel and the caffeinated joy of dirty chais, Winifred Page considers new literary challenges as her faithful corgi sidekick, Watson—who has no such ambitions—naps contentedly, after lots of love in the form of treats, of course.

After his father dies, Grayson Dyle observes his mother hiding an envelope in the casket. He retrieves the letter, revealing that he and his brother, Dean, a home automation guru, were adopted. Eager to learn more, he submits a DNA sample online and connects with a prominent attorney who claims to be their father and who tells the brothers their birth mother died as she was giving Grayson life. When the attorney is brutally murdered, Grayson has little time to mourn the loss of two fathers because he quickly becomes a prime suspect and the killer’s next target.

Montauk's first annual Designer Showhouse was meant to be a collaborative event, so decorator Meg Barrett can only despair at the group of cutthroat designers scheming to sabotage each other on the project, not to mention the oddball collection of ghost hunters slinking around to investigate a supposedly haunted cottage. But when one of the owners of the showhouse is found murdered on the rocky beach below, Meg suddenly finds herself clashing with local police because of evidence that points to her as a prime suspect.

Jogging through Chicago's Lincoln Park, Dr. John Caleb comes upon a group of fanatics setting a police car on fire - with the officer inside. Caleb rescues the man but as Chicago heats up in the most brutal summer on record, it becomes clear that this is the first of a series of deadly arsons. As Detective John Thinnes races to find the culprit and Dr. Caleb sets a trap for a murderer, both men are nearly incinerated in the killer's final act.

Unsettled with his new role in society, and being deemed one of London's most eligible bachelors, Hugh is happy to fall back on his Bow Street skills to track down Lady Redding—and to see Audrey again. But the viscountess's disappearance is only half of the puzzle. A long-lost ring worth a fortune could be the driving force behind the deadly events, and as Audrey and Hugh unravel the truth—along with the secrets and complications surrounding their future—a killer closes in on the house party . . . and selects a new victim.

Den tidligere dommer Mona Schiller er flyttet tilbage til den lille by Vargön for at starte forfra. Mens Mona kæmper for at komme på fode igen, ringer en gammel ven og kollega til hende og beder om hjælp til at finde sin datter Sophie. Samtidig får Monas søn Anton, der er politibetjent, til opgave at efterforske et dødsfald. En ung pige har hængt sig i et træ ved Trollhättans kirke.

Anki Karlsson glæder sig til en rolig sommer på Gotland med rideture og godt selskab. Hun har samlet en lille gruppe ryttere til en idyllisk tur gennem Gotlands smukke landskaber. Samtidig vender Ankis ven, Tryggve, hjem fra fastlandet – med en kvinde ved sin side. Men før Anki når at forstå sine konfliktfyldte følelser, bliver gruppen ramt af et chokerende dødsfald. Og da endnu en deltager forsvinder, står det klart, at noget mere alvorligt er på spil.

I foråret 1897 realiserer selskabsdamen Fredrika Nilsdotter sin drøm og åbner sit eget detektivbureau under et mandligt alias. Da den berømte teaterdirektør Georg Valentin pludselig styrter i døden fra Katarinahissen, indser Fredrika, at det højt profilerede mord kan være den mulighed, hun har ventet på for at bevise sit værd. For at gøre det har hun brug for hjælp fra sine fortrolige i den mærkværdige kvartet: enken Olga, syersken Hildur og tjenestepigen Edit.

Da advokat Mikael Andersen kommer hjem fra en rejse og finder en ung mand – kun iført pels – død i ægtesengen, mistænker han straks, at det må være hans kones elsker. Men psykiater Nina Berle er tilsyneladende lige så overrasket som sin mand. Til gengæld er Ninas bror Jakob Berle, der er landets landbrugsminister, blevet set i sin søsters hus samme dag, som liget blev fundet. Politiinspektør Wilma Lind og hendes efterforskningsteam har et problem. Selv om spor på gerningsstedet peger på Jakob Berle, må de ikke efterforske et medlem af regeringen.

Elias bliver rekrutteret til at infiltrere en lyssky forretningsmand og hans imperium. Elias' kodenavn er Profeten, og han vil have hævn for sin myrdede far. Men er han parat til at risikere sit liv for noget, som måske ikke fører til det, han ønsker? Den falske profet er anden del i krimiforfatteren Håkan Östlundhs hamrende spændende og velskrevne spændingstrilogi fra Stockholm om Elias Krantz.

Da FBI-agenten Eva Rae bliver inviteret til sin venindes søns 20 års fødselsdagsfest, der skal holdes på en privat tropeø, griber hun chancen for en afslappet weekend med sol, strand og drinks. Hendes begejstring bliver dog hurtigt til rædsel, da Marks lig bliver fundet i havet næste morgen. Alle øjne vender sig mistænksomt mod Eva Raes datter Olivia, der blev set kysse fødselsdagsbarnet lidenskabeligt i måneskinnet natten før. Olivia nægter at fortælle, hvad der skete, og snart bliver hun hovedmistænkt. Eva Rae må gøre alt, hvad der skal til for at finde den skyldige. Ikke min datter er 18.

Bailey Burke, reluctant spiritual medium, escapes the frozen winter with her boyfriend, Detective Jake Marner, and heads south. But in a city like Key West, murder and ghosts don’t take a vacation. A romantic sunset cruise turns not-so-romantic when a body floats by, followed by an abandoned yacht—the passengers missing. So much for searching for her lost shaker of salt. Instead she’s tracking down a killer who has left no clues. With ghosts harassing her at every turn, can Bailey solve the mystery of the floater and get back to sipping a piña colada and soaking up the sun?

When the bitterly cold days of January descend on Cleveland, Bailey Burke finds her “Put It Where?” home staging business is as frozen as her toes. The only bright spot is the return of her friend Ryan after his, ahem, eviction from heaven. Especially since no other dead people seem to be harassing her in recent weeks. Yet when her grandmother’s bingo buddy turns up frozen solid in a stranger’s back yard, Bailey is the only one who finds the death suspicious.

Spring has sprung in Cleveland and home stager (and lousy spiritual medium) Bailey Burke is facing all kinds of major life changes. Both her grandmother and her boyfriend Jake Marner have moved in with her, she is contemplating a career change, and Marner’s mother needs her help planning a thirtieth birthday party for him. Party plans include dance lessons for Bailey and Jake. Which would be fun, except their instructor appears to have tangoed with the wrong partner. She’s found dead on the dance floor, a butchered ballroom teacher with multiple stab wounds.

Universalisterne – en gruppe af progressive klimaaktivister – holder fest på gården Alderton i Yorkshire. Men festen tager en uventet drejning, da en mand bliver slået i hovedet med en guldbarre og falder om. Den hovedmistænke er Jake, der indtil selvsamme eftermiddag var medlem af gruppen. En ung journalist beslutter sig for at dykke ned i sagen og grave sandheden om overfaldet frem. Undervejs får vi historien om billionæren Richard Spencer, den unge akvitist Indiya og den anti-woke journalist Lenny.

All Bailey Burke wants for Christmas is to stop seeing dead people. A reluctant spiritual medium, she craves a stress-free holiday with no ghosts popping in and out of her house. But when Bailey does the décor for a huge fundraising party featuring a replica slide from A Christmas Story, no one expects to find Santa’s dead body. In the slide. From three years ago. With the current Santa-for-hire and the dead Santa’s ghost harassing her, there isn’t enough eggnog in Cleveland to save Bailey’s night.

From award-winning writer/director/producer George Zarr comes a five-story anthology of suspense and mystery. Each tale features a full cast, engaging sound effects, and original music.

A museum guard stands convicted of mass murder, after a mysterious visitor calls upon the curator and asks to see some ancient, Egyptian bones. This tale of horror features a full cast of voice actors with sound effects and music.