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A clever, engaging new novel from bestselling Italian author, Antonio Manzini, following the dashing deputy police chief, Rocco Schiavone, who confronts his most riveting case ever. It’s the bitterly cold spring season in alpine Aosta, and a girl has been kidnapped. Chiara Berguet, daughter of...

Ein winterlicher Cosy-Krimi mit viel Charme, österreichischem Flair und einer Ermittlerin wider Willen, die nicht nur den Täter, sondern vielleicht auch die große Liebe findet: Inmitten der idyllischen Kulisse des Salzkammerguts führt Romy ein gemütliches Café - nur die große Liebe fehlt ihr noch zum Glück. Auf Drängen ihrer Freundin Susi lässt sie sich zu einer Blind-Date-Veranstaltung überreden, in der Hoffnung, endlich ihrem Traummann zu begegnen. Doch statt Schmetterlingen im Bauch erwartet sie eine weitaus größere Überraschung: ein Mord! Plötzlich zählt Romy selbst zu den Verdächtigen.

During a violent snowstorm, the Royal Family gather at Balmoral Castle for a traditional Christmas. As per King Eric's wishes, almost all of the servants have been dismissed. The large castle is inhabited by only eight people—King Eric, his wife Princess Marjorie, his brother Prince David, his two daughters Princesses Emeline and Maud, Maud's husband Thomas Crockley, Maud's sons Princes Matthew and Martin, the royal chef Jonathan Alleyne, and head of security Tony Speck.

Agatha Christie meets Edgar Wallace! Ein winterliches Dinner im Kreis der Familie, ein toter König - und die brennende Frage: Wer war es? Wer Mystery-Rätselkrimispannung à la "The Glass Onion" und absurd-komische, aber hochintelligente cosy crime-Krimis liebt, liegt beim humorvollen Krimi "Ein Fall von Majestätsvergiftung" absolut richtig. Der königliche Koch Jonathan Alleyne im eingeschneiten Balmoral Castle den Mord an seinem König aufklären. An Weihnachten besteht der britische König Eric darauf, dass nur seine Familie bei ihm auf Balmoral Castle bleibt; das Personal wird bis auf den Koch nach Hause geschickt.

È il giorno di Natale, la tavola è imbandita e la famiglia reale britannica si appresta a festeggiare. Le tradizioni sono dure a morire. E così, anche quest'anno, nonostante il peggior maltempo che si sia mai visto, la Royal Family è riunita al castello scozzese di Balmoral. Mentre fuori infuria una terribile tempesta di neve, che ha isolato completamente il castello, il vecchio re Eric ospita alla sua lunghissima tavola sette membri del clan dei Windsor.

In dem malerischen Toskana-Dorf lebt, betet und ermittelt Schwester Isabella. Der junge Carabiniere Matteo ist froh über ihre Hilfe – meistens. Denn eines weiß der einzige Polizist von Santa Caterina: Schwester Isabella hat ihren eigenen Kopf! Mit Witz, Charme und dem Blick fürs Menschliche ermitteln Isabella und Matteo in der Toskana. Klar, dass dabei auch die italienische Lebenskunst nicht zu kurz kommen darf!

Adam and Colin are aboard The Elysian, cruising towards Italy to see Adam get hitched, and are determined to stay out of trouble. On the first night, a priceless piece of art is stolen from an eccentric old lady. Adam and Colin offer to help recover it, and are convince the thief was one of their fellow dinner guests from earlier in the evening. Can the amateur sleuths reunite the painting with its owner before they dock in Venice? And, with danger lurking around every porthole, will Adam even make it to the altar?

It's Christmas! A year since their last case, and Adam and Colin are called out of semi-retirement when Stonebridge legend and regular town Santa, Gerald Agnew, is found dead in the snow. The police believe his death to be a drunken accident, but evidence that our amateur detectives uncover points to something more sinister. When DI Whitelaw dismisses their claims, Adam and Colin must navigate drug dealers, deception and department store Santas to get to the truth.

The notoriously hard-drinking, backstabbing Stonebridge Radio crew are having their Hallowe'en party on Winkle Island, rumoured to be the most haunted place in Northern Ireland. Unfortunately, Adam and Colin are there, too, having accepted an easy pay day from Colin's event-organising mother. At dinner, a shocking announcement is followed by an even more shocking murder, and the theft of a priceless Firefly necklace. To top it all, thanks to a raging storm, everyone is trapped on the island.

The Stonebridge Regatta is looming. The town's annual face-off against neighbouring Meadowfield is usually a weekend filled with sunshine, laughter and camaraderie. This year is different. A week before the race, the body of Stonebridge team captain Matthew Henderson is found dead in the water. The police file his passing as a tragic accident; however, his grieving widow disagrees and suspects foul play is involved. She enlists the help of Adam and Colin, the town's amateur (self-proclaimed) private detectives, to unearth the truth.

McNulty's Meats, one of Stonebridge's oldest businesses, is about to be taken over in a lucrative deal that would make brothers Ron and Kevin very rich men indeed. Unfortunately for them, local activist Tyler Love has other ideas. Convinced that the deal would be bad for the town, he burns the business to the ground and inadvertently kills himself in the process. As least, that's what the police think.

Wedding bells are chiming in the idyllic, coastal town of Stonebridge. For Sam and Emily, it should be the happiest day of their lives. But, on the morning of the ceremony, the best man is found dead. The police quickly write his death off as a tragic accident, but something doesn’t seem right to wedding guest and groomsman Adam Whyte.

Shakespeare meets Dashiell Hammett in this wildly entertaining murder mystery from New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore—an uproarious, hardboiled take on the Bard’s most performed play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, featuring Pocket, the hero of Fool and The Serpent of Venice...

Brad Hanson’s life in his suburban Atlanta subdivision is unremarkable. He investigates insurance fraud, which is as dull as it sounds, though if he’s able to get a good bonus this year, his wife, Rhonda, will finally get to have her new kitchen. His highest achievement in life is being secretary and de facto parliamentarian on the homeowners association board, which is the center of all the neighborhood drama.

Im Kloster von Santa Caterina herrscht helle Aufregung: Nachts erklingen unheimliche Geräusche, Statuen stürzen von den Wänden - und die Schwestern sind überzeugt, dass ein Geist sein Unwesen treibt! Während Schwester Isabella noch nach rationalen Erklärungen sucht, engagieren ihre Mitschwestern kurzerhand einen selbsternannten Geisterjäger. Doch als eine Frau während einer nächtlichen Klosterführung spurlos verschwindet und kurz darauf tot aufgefunden wird, wird aus dem Spuk blutiger Ernst.

Benvenuto a Santa Caterina! In dem malerischen Toskana-Dorf lebt, betet und ermittelt Schwester Isabella. Der junge Carabiniere Matteo ist froh über ihre Hilfe - meistens. Denn eines weiß der einzige Polizist von Santa Caterina: Schwester Isabella hat ihren eigenen Kopf! Mit Witz, Charme und dem Blick fürs Menschliche ermitteln Isabella und Matteo in der Toskana. Klar, dass dabei auch die italienische Lebenskunst nicht zu kurz kommen darf.

The fourth installment in the Rocco Schiavone mystery series from the international bestselling author, Antonio Manzini picks up three days after his last novel, Out of Season, left off, as Rocco seeks revenge for a friend—and closure for himself. Rocco is still reeling from the death of his...

Eine Tote, die keiner kennt und niemand vermisst. Wer ist die unbekannte Schöne, die tot in einem nordhessischen Steinbruch gefunden wird – mit schwersten Verletzungen und Schaum auf den Lippen? Der junge Kommissar Timo von Sternberg, frisch von der Polizeihochschule und neu in Nordhessen, steht vor mehreren Rätseln: Weshalb scheint es zwei Todesursachen zu geben? Wie kam die Frau an diesen Ort? Und wie soll er in dieser seltsamen Gegend je heimisch werden? Neben seiner skeptischen Chefin kommt von Sternberg auch noch der Journalist Jörg Möbius in die Quere.

Thekla, Hilde und Wally stecken alle drei weit in den Sechzigern und waren bisher mehr an Kaffee und Kuchen als an Mord und Totschlag interessiert. Doch dann erschüttert eine mysteriöse Todesserie das idyllische Niederbayern: Wer trachtet alten Menschen nach dem Leben und warum weisen alle drei Toten die gleichen merkwürdigen Flecken auf? Entschlossen legen die Damen die Kuchengabel nieder und nehmen die Ermittlungen auf.

When builder Mark Poynter discovers a murder on his worksite all of his financial problems suddenly seem a lot closer to home: was this a warning his debts are overdue? Suspected of being the killer and worried at being the intended victim, the murder only makes Mark's money problems worse, leading him to turn to the local villain, Hamlet, who has his own unique repayment plan in mind for Mark. When two more deaths plunge him even further into debt, Mark finds himself faced with a choice - help the police and clear his name or help the villain and clear his debt.