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September, 1930. Fearless detective Miss Clara Vale is bound for Berlin, but this trip is all about la mode - not murder. Clara is set to walk the runway at Berlin Fashion Week, as a favour to her designer friend Juju, with her assistant Bella in tow. Elections loom in Germany, and among Juju's friends, the Spieglers, all the talk is of the National Socialists. But trouble brews closer to home, when a shocking murder at their clothing factory points the finger at the Jewish couple's brilliant young son.

Leaving behind tragedies surrounding their wedding at Morrington Hall, travel-worn Stella and Lyndy arrive at the grand Majestic Hotel in York to more misfortune-their stately honeymoon suite has been given away to Horace Wingrove, owner of England's largest confectionery. Stella refuses to let an innocent booking mistake spoil the mood, but her optimism vanishes when Horace suffocates in the room where she and Lyndy should have stayed . . .

Spring, 1905: Free-spirited like the Thoroughbreds she rides across the Kentucky countryside, Stella takes adventure by the reins when she's asked to attend a mysterious wedding in rural England. But once she arrives at the lush Morrington Hall estate, her cold and ambitious father confesses that he won't only give away his best racehorses as gifts - he has also arranged to give away his daughter as bride to the Earl of Atherly's financially strapped son. Stella refuses to be sold off like a prized pony. Yet despite a rough start, there's something intriguing about her groom-to-be.

Between ornate bridal gown fittings and meetings with Lyndy's distant relatives, Stella finally feels less like an out-of-place American and more like a respected aristocrat. Everything changes as the arrival of an anonymous gift and return of her overbearing father cast a dark shadow over the festivities, conjuring difficult memories and new fears....

Following a whirlwind engagement to Viscount "Lyndy" Lyndhurst, Stella Kendrick is finding her footing within an elite social circle in picturesque rural England. Except tea time with refined friends can be more dangerous than etiquette faux pas - especially in the company of Lady Philippa, the woman Lyndy was once set to marry, and her husband, the ostentatious Lord Fairbrother....

1929: Miss Clara Vale is a woman ahead of her time. Rather than attending Oxford to bag an eligible Duke (as her mother, Lady Vale, so desperately hoped), she threw herself into a degree in chemistry, with aspirations to become a scientist in her own right. But the world isn't ready for Clara. Unable to land a job in science because she's a woman, she is stuck behind the desk at a dingy London library. Until her estranged Uncle dies suddenly, leaving her his private detective agency, and laboratory, in his will.

Along with cheering on her soon-to-be brother-in-law, Freddie Kentfield, at The British Open in Scotland, Stella embraces the chance to connect with her distant cousins, the McEwens, at their grand estate, Glenloch Hill. But she and Lyndy don’t receive the warm welcome they expect when their arrival is marred by missing luggage, evasive hosts, and the perceived mistreatment of a young laundry maid. Adding to the tense atmosphere, Freddie’s roguish father, Sir Edwin, appears at the manor uninvited, his presence casting a shadow over the events—and stirring up more unanswered questions …

Led by his passion for paleontology, Lyndy’s father, Lord Atherly, has traveled all the way to Montana, to explore the fossil-rich horse ranch owned by Stella’s mother, Katherine, and her second husband, Ned Smith. Urged by Lady Atherly to look after her husband, Stella and Lyndy follow in his wake. Stella is excited to be reunited with her mother, and Lyndy is eager to experience the real “Wild West.” Both are equally thrilled to participate in a fossil dig.

Luigia Merello, giovane donna rimasta vedova con due figli, è alle prese con i debiti lasciati dal marito. Debiti non solo con lo stato, ma anche con alcuni malavitosi, che minacciano la sua famiglia. Quando Eldira, ragazza che lavora nel basso accanto al suo, viene trovata morta, barbaramente uccisa con un trapano, la vita di Luigia cambia nuovamente, e stavolta in modo radicale. La storia racconta della grande umanità e un senso di famiglia che esiste nei bassi di Genova, dove nonostante la miseria e le difficoltà, la gente è sempre disposta ad aiutare gli altri.

Laura and Henry Frazier, David Gates, and Alice Bullowe are in Connecticut for Christmas. The family is staying in a country home Laura inherited from her aunt, Clara, and Alice, also a niece of the late Clara Beame, is more than a little disappointed by the terms of the will. As an edge of hostility threatens to spoil the party, the drama only grows as manipulative games are played, a blizzard roars outside, a surprise guest arrives-and the holiday turns more scary than merry . . .

Tercera y última parte de la saga Ada Levy. La fragilidad de Ada Levy está más a flor de piel que nunca en su tercera aventura como detective. Mientras lidia contra una ruptura amorosa que le ha dejado el corazón hecho añicos y con la inminente muerte de su mejor amiga, Cristina, Ada saca...

Clara avait neuf ans, et la vie devant elle. Un avenir radieux, forcément radieux, lui était promis. Mais l'incompétence et l'indifférence coupable d'une série de gens en avaient décidé autrement. Ils se moquaient pas mal de la vie d'une petite fille inconnue. Ils avaient leurs propres problèmes, qui occupaient tout leur temps. Dans leur cœur, il n'y avait pas de place pour l'empathie. Et puis, ils savaient que, dans la grande majorité des cas, tout finit par s'arranger de soi-même.

¿En quién confiar cuando eres víctima de tu propia mente? Una víctima especial. Una inspectora de policía que va más allá de los límites. Un thriller que dinamita las reglas del género. El caso de Abril Zondervan conmociona a la opinión pública: la escritora de éxito...

Marisa guarda con sgomento la classifica dei libri più venduti. In cima c’è il romanzo che ha tra le mani. L’ha sfogliato e ha riconosciuto ogni pagina, ogni riga, ogni vocabolo. Quello è il libro che ha pubblicato vent’anni prima, solo che ora il nome dell’autore in copertina è un altro e lei non sa chi sia. Qualcuno ha copiato il suo romanzo. Marisa non sa che fare perché non può dimostrare che si tratti della stessa storia scritta con le stesse parole. Non può farlo perché quando ha pubblicato il suo esordio è stato un totale fallimento e ne ha distrutto ogni copia, ogni file.

Taking on the responsibilities that come with being Lady Lyndhurst, Stella is eager to embrace yuletide traditions in the Edwardian English countryside and use her strong social influence for good. Her world becomes so consumed with starting a horse farm charity for the holidays that she barely notices the usual oddities attached to her upper crust lifestyle. At least, not until items vanish from her bedroom and maligned housekeeper, Mrs. Nelson, becomes seriously ill—only to be found dead in the cold on Mistletoe Lane.

When Clara Fitzgerald, Brighton's first female private detective, is invited to the wedding of her cousin Andrew Campbell, she expects it to be a rather dull weekend. The Campbells, however, are far from dull, with proto-feminist Peg fighting with her stepmother and Susan Campbell on the verge of suicide. Matters are not helped by the arrival of the black sheep of the family, who is determined to ruffle everyone's feathers. But on the day of the wedding, events rapidly go wrong.

Sonnenuntergänge und spanischer Rotwein statt Winterdepressionen und Schneematsch – darauf hoffen die digitale Nomadin Clara und ihre Mutter Anneliese, als sie sich für einige Monate in Granada einquartieren. Doch der sorglose Spanienaufenthalt nimmt mit einem Todesfall in ihrem Umfeld schon bald eine düstere Wendung, die Clara und Anneliese dazu treibt, auf eigene Faust zu ermitteln.

At Penford Manor, the guests are arriving to celebrate the start of the grouse-hunting season: lords and ladies, barons and baronesses, a Member of Parliament - and chemistry graduate turned detective, Miss Clara Vale, an old friend of the family. But Clara is no ordinary guest: she's secretly investigating a blackmail plot against Lady Penford herself. Someone in the house is already up to no good, but when the body of a local trade unionist is found in the grounds, Clara's case gets even more complicated because a clue left by the body links it to the blackmail note.

Nach einem Streit mit ihrem Lebensgefährten entschließt sich Clara, ihre Mutter Anneliese in Barcelona zu besuchen, die dort gerade bei ihrer Freundin Maria wohnt. Maria ist eine erfolgreiche Food-Bloggerin und gefeierte Instagram-Ikone der älteren Generation und bietet ihren Freundinnen die perfekte Ablenkung. Sogar auf die schillerndste Party der Gastronomie-Szene werden sie eingeladen! Doch das Fest endet in einer Katastrophe: Eine junge Frau ist tot, und Maria gerät unter Verdacht.

Sesenta años después del accidente biológico que erradicó al treinta por ciento de la población en Nueva Iberia, la muerte se ha convertido en un lucrativo negocio. Los difuntos ya no son enterrados ni incinerados, sino sublimados y liberados a la atmósfera en forma de un gas inocuo...