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Ein unbeabsichtigter Mord, eine kuriose Flucht und eine unfreiwillige Ermittlerin - Molly Murphys erster Fall. Der historische Cosy Krimi für mörderisch gute Stunden! Seit ihrer Geburt wusste Molly Murphy, dass sie irgendwann in Schwierigkeiten kommen würde - genau wie ihre Mutter es vorausgesagt hatte. Nach einem Unfall, der mit einem Toten endet, muss sie ihr geliebtes Irland und ihre Identität hinter sich lassen und flüchtet an die anonymen Ufer Amerikas.

È il 1902 e molti italiani cercano fortuna negli Stati Uniti. Anche Giuseppe, ventun anni, figlio maggiore di una famiglia contadina dell'Aspromonte, lascia tutto quello che ha e attraversa l'oceano. Sbarcato a Ellis Island, non supera le visite di controllo e viene isolato per essere rispedito indietro. Ma una signora vestita di azzurro e con un bimbo in braccio gli appare all'improvviso, aprendogli le porte dell'America. Dopo anni di duro lavoro nell'aria irrespirabile delle miniere e delle fonderie, Giuseppe torna in Calabria.

Despite many years living in South Devon, DI Wesley Peterson has never visited the tiny island of St Rumon's. That is until erosion from a storm reveals three bodies buried outside the local churchyard. Two are ancient skeletons, but one is far more recent, and Wesley realises he has uncovered a case of murder. But whose remains are they? And who killed them? The island has only a small number of inhabitants. Yet one resident keeps cropping up in Wesley's investigation: the author and self-styled academic Quentin Search.

For Stella Fortuna, death has always been a part of life. Stella’s childhood is full of strange, life-threatening incidents—moments where ordinary situations like cooking eggplant or feeding the pigs inexplicably take lethal turns. Even Stella’s own mother is convinced that her daughter is...