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They thought she was unsuitable as a bride because she was mute. I thought that made her perfect. Silent. Invisible. I could pretend she didn’t even exist.

When college professor Ellie McKay walks into the Maverick Bar in Farmington, New Mexico, late one evening, she plans to get drunk, not engaged. But within 30 minutes, she’s met cowboy Al Robison, he’s proposed to her, and she’s accepted. Al only knows that Ellie is attractive, vulnerable, and single; he doesn’t know that she has been on the run for weeks from a sociopath who killed her surgeon boyfriend in Pennsylvania and raped and tortured her.

Lina Schultze is a pawn. A shiny piece of plastic I’ll use in my plan for revenge. I’ll seduce her. Claim her. Then flaunt my acquisition in front of her ex, Lawrence Wellington—The man I plan to destroy. Once my mission is complete, I’ll send Lina packing. She’ll be the easiest and most … pleasurable part of my vengeance. Charming her away from a man old enough to be her father won’t be an issue. And if it comes down to it, I’m not above using force.

Mystery Writers of America grand master Phyllis A. Whitney—author of more than 70 best sellers—presides over a salon of the wittiest writers of mystery in this fifth sparkling entry in the Malice Domestic series.

Auf der idyllischen Riverside Road scheint die Welt noch in Ordnung, bis Anna eines Abends ein seltsames Licht im Haus ihrer Nachbarn sieht. Wenig später macht sie eine schreckliche Entdeckung: Der beliebte Arzt Dr. Taylor liegt brutal ermordet in seinem Bett. Während die Polizei fieberhaft ermittelt, gerät Anna selbst ins Zentrum der Aufmerksamkeit und wird bedroht. Doch um herauszufinden, was wirklich geschehen ist, muss sie sich nicht nur der Angst stellen, sondern auch einem dunklen Geheimnis aus ihrer eigenen Vergangenheit – einem Geheimnis, das besser für immer verborgen bleibt.

When Kate Grosvenor’s daughter embarks on a gap year, Kate’s worst nightmare becomes a reality. A frantic call from an American woman reveals that their daughters, traveling together, have gone missing. Desperate and determined, Kate’s search takes her from London to Europe, and finally to America. What she doesn’t know is that her daughter’s disappearance is linked to a stepson she hasn’t seen in years – a man who was disinherited after his father’s death and now harbours a dark desire for revenge.

This adrenaline-packed page-turner from bestselling author Max Byrd brings back the unstoppable P.I. Mike Haller, this time in the streets of London. Lighting a cigarette in the gray night, P.I. Mike Haller is uneasy about the job that has brought him to London and away from his home in California. His instincts warned him that he was in for trouble - he just didn't trust the old man who had hired him, and he couldn't quite explain the reason behind his suspicions.

Socially awkward Will, grieving her mother’s death, is fascinated by Dolly, a beautiful, charming rebel with an insatiable taste for adrenaline. Both musicians come alive at Harlem jazz clubs and Prohibition-era speakeasies. Dazzled by the world they are discovering together, their romance ignites. But while Will is obsessed with Dolly, Dolly is obsessed with crime. The power dynamics keep shifting as Will agrees to commit petty crimes with Dolly in exchange for sexual favors. When the University and their rich families unite to split them up, passions escalate.

Who is behind the mysterious advert reading ‘Wife available – what offers?’ What prompted a ‘third girl’ to suddenly pack her bags and leave her flatshare? And when a newly married couple’s honeymoon period comes to an abrupt end, is the wedding dress to blame? Conceived by respected...

Manchester detective DCI Stone and his team are faced with 10 complex, morally challenging cases in this collection of hard-hitting radio dramas. As series 5 opens, Stone is still reeling from the mishandled shooting of Callum Gartside, a gunman who had murdered his own family. With his personal life in tatters, he must find the strength to hold it together and do his job.

Eustacia Rose ist Professorin der Botanik. Ihr Spezialgebiet: Pflanzentoxikologie. Sie lebt allein in London—nur ihre umfangreiche Giftpflanzensammlung leistet ihr Gesellschaft. Diese hegt und pflegt sie mit akribischer Sorgfalt. Ihr Leben ist ruhig, ihr Tagesablauf ändert sich nie. Bis sie eines Tages einen Schrei hört und die Versuchung, dem nachzugehen, unwiderstehlich ist. Durch ihr Fernrohr wird Eustacia in das Leben ihrer außergewöhnlich schönen Nachbarin Simone hineingezogen.

Two witnesses see the man drag the old woman into a canyon while brandishing a rifle. As night falls, detective Jill Smith and the Berkeley police department set up a perimeter. The canyon is a hostage negotiator’s nightmare - dark, rough, and full of escape routes - and when she finally opens communication, the gunman doesn’t respond. Rather than wait for dawn, Jill leads her team into the darkness. At the bottom of the canyon they find a battered old mannequin and a box of stolen parking tickets.

Berkeley cop Jill Smith is back in another adventure that could only occur in this brazen, eccentric town. Gym owner and former Olympic diver Bryn Wiley is in a turf war with sixties radical Sam Johnson, who owns a competing gym. When Bryn is shot, Sam is a prime suspect. Throughout her investigation into the naked truth, Jill is sidetracked by a band of nude citizens protesting the citys new anti-nudity ordinance.

Although the citizens of Berkeley are famously tolerant, that progressive attitude disappears at the property line between the homes of Dr. Hasbrouck Diamond and Leila Sandoval. In the Berkeley hills , there are no worse neighbors than Diamond and Sandoval. What began as a tiff about garbage cans and street parking has exploded into full-blown war, drawing in the city, the press, and now—to the irritation of detective Jill Smith—the police department.

A town as diverse as Berkeley, California, is never without controversy. This year the uproar is over the Rainbow Village, a hippie-occupied bayside lot that has degenerated into a drug-infested cesspool. As the city tries to eject the squatters, two Grateful Dead fans are murdered and a developer is assaulted. But for homicide detective Jill Smith, the conflict at the Village is only a nuisance until the violence gets personal. While staking out a coffee shop, Jill sees Liz Goldenstern, a handicapped activist who has long been a thorn in the side of local business.

Die verloren geglaubte Tochter ist zurück. Doch wer ist sie wirklich? Als die dreijährige Sara verschwindet, wird die Familie Turner im Schmerz auseinandergerissen. Noch Jahre später zucken sie bei jedem Klopfen an der Türe zusammen, in der Hoffnung es könnte Sara sein. Eines Tages werden sie in einem Café von einem Mädchen angesprochen, die behauptet Sara zu sein. Die großen grünen Augen, das glatte Haar - es könnte tatsächlich stimmen, dass vor ihnen die vermisste Tochter steht. Aber wo war sie all die Jahre und warum kam sie nicht früher zurück?

Die Liebe einer Mutter und ein schreckliches Geheimnis. Für Jen steht die Welt still, als ihre Tochter Gracie in einen schrecklichen Autounfall verwickelt wird. Zunächst wird Gracie am Unfallort für tot erklärt, und es grenzt an ein Wunder, dass es den Sanitätern gelingt, das kleine Mädchen wieder zum Leben zu erwecken. Jens' Erleichterung über Gracies Rettung, wird nur noch von ihrer Wut auf die Fahrerin des Wagens übertroffen - Ella, die neue Freundin ihres Ex-Mannes. Jen hat Ella nie vertraut. Nun scheinen sich ihre schlimmsten Befürchtungen bestätigt zu haben.

Ein einsames Haus am Meer, verschlossene Türen und dunkle Geheimnisse. Sophies Leben ist vollkommen aus den Fugen geraten und so nimmt sie die Einladung ihrer Jugendfreundin Caroline gerne an, sie und ihre Familie in ihrem wunderschönen, einsam gelegenen Strandhaus zu besuchen. Als Sophie dort ankommt, findet sie ihre Freundin völlig verändert vor. Caroline, die früher warmherzig und selbstbewusst war, ist nun verschlossen und nervös und verbringt viel Zeit alleine, fernab ihrer Familie. Und Carolines kleine Tochter Lucy hat kurz nach dem Einzug in das Haus aufgehört zu sprechen.

Hannah arrived at Washington University in St. Louis brimming with hope. She was determined to take her mood stabilizer, stay out of trouble, and make a name for herself while completing her creative writing MFA. When she meets Justine, an enigmatic, wealthy, charismatic, and successful student in her program, she’s enchanted. And as Justine takes a special interest in her, Hannah falls completely under her spell. When Hannah’s life starts spiraling out of control, she isn’t sure who to blame—Justine, for her intense and controlling influence, their jealous classmate Amelia, or herself.

Trouble is stirring when murder comes wrapped in the guise of a seascape painting. The gift from a close friend who deals in art becomes a mystery to solve after Izzie and Chloe Abbington accidently discover that hidden behind the seascape is a priceless Vermeer which many would kill to possess. When the seascape with its hidden masterpiece is stolen, and a murder hits too close to home, their friend is accused of the crime.