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New mother Corey Tracey-Lieberman wakes up to nightmarish news: two teenage girls found hanged in a nearby park. Even more unsettling is how the news casually casts the tragedy as the result of increasing street crime, as if the victims’ lives didn’t really matter. Corey knows better. In the six years she’s lived in Highland Park, she’s seen gentrification but no uptick in criminal activity. A former broadcast journalist, she knows all about spin—and not just the media kind.

Inez Stannert has reinvented herself—again. Fleeing the comfort and wealth of her East Coast upbringing, she became a saloon owner and card sharp in the rough silver boomtown of Leadville, Colorado, always favoring the unconventional path—a difficult road for a woman in the late 1800s. Then the teenaged daughter of a local prostitute is orphaned by her mother's murder, and Inez steps up to raise the troubled girl as her own.

Police Chief Jesse Stone is back in the remarkable new installment of the New York Times–bestselling series. It’s been a long time since Jesse Stone left L.A., and still longer since the tragic injury that ruined his chances for a major league baseball career. When Jesse is invited to a...

Liz Parker dreams of being a gumshoe, like her hardboiled heroes Philip Marlowe and Mike Hammer. But instead, she's stuck as secretary at the Ace Agency, a small-time investigation bureau above a curry house in the backstreets of Birmingham. Her lecherous boss, Mr Antrobus, is too tied up with typist Gloria to pay much attention to the cases that come in - so Liz decides to solve them herself.

Lass Dich entführen ins Südburgenland und erlebe die Abenteuer des "Klubs der Grünen Daumen" – mit den ersten drei Bänden der Serie ("Zuagroast", "Hamdraht" und "Aufblattelt") von Bestsellerautorin Martina Parker, vereint in einer Box.Alle suchen am Land ihr Glück, aber jeder findet etwas anderes. Paul findet billiges Bauland, Affären und ein paar seltsame Gewächse. Vera findet ihren Ex, einen Job als schlecht bezahlte Lokaljournalistin und jede Menge Nacktschnecken. Johanna findet, die Zuagroasten haben mehr Geld als Verstand.

Sommer, Sonne, Festival-Zeit. Eigentlich wollten Lokaljournalistin Vera Horvath und ihre Freundinnen vom Klub der Grünen Daumen den August geruhsam angehen. Doch dann kommt alles anders als gedacht. Statt Love & Peace gibt es am legendären Musik-Festival »picture on« Mord und Totschlag.

Sanfter Tourismus im Südburgenland? Von wegen. Der "zuagroaste" Arno will den "Hiesigen" zeigen, wie Wellness geht, setzt sich dabei aber ordentlich in die Nesseln. Die kräuterkundige Köchin Mathilde kocht lieber ihren Chef ein als die Gäste. Die beißen ohnehin bald ins Gras. Lokaljournalistin Vera recherchiert und gräbt dabei zu tief. Und auch die Mitglieder des Gartenklubs haben ihre grünen Daumen im Spiel.

Alle suchen am Land ihr Glück, aber jeder findet etwas anderes. Paul findet billiges Bauland, Affären und ein paar seltsame Gewächse. Vera findet ihren Ex, einen Job als schlecht bezahlte Lokaljournalistin und jede Menge Nacktschnecken. Johanna findet, die Zuagroasten haben mehr Geld als Verstand. Die würden sogar Brennnesseln kaufen, wenn ein Preispickerl dran wäre. Und Harald findet, dass es ein großer Fehler war, diesen Zuagroasten unter die Arme zu greifen. Denn jeder Gefallen rächt sich.

"Hast schon gehört?" "Was meinst?" "Na die Sache mit dem jungen Grafen." "Was ist mit dem? Jetzt sag schon." "Er heiratet ein Mädchen von hier. Isabella Kirnbauer." "Oh... das ist ja..." Jeder im Bezirk wusste, wer der Isabella ihr Vater war. Der alte Säufer. Und ihre Großmutter - über die sprach man besser gar nicht. Das ist ja wie in der "Neuen Post". Nur besser, weil man im Südburgenland ist und die Leute persönlich kennt. Und dass dann die Gegenbraut auf der Hochzeit Blut spuckend zusammenbricht, ist erst der Anfang der Katastrophe.

A film company is coming to the Cornish village of Penstowan, and the whole community turn up to be cast as extras, even Jodie ‘Nosey’ Parker. Determined to join in with the fun and ignore any dramas, Jodie intends to make the most of this time with her mum and daughter and hopefully see their names in lights…or really small writing on the credits page. But right on cue, the company’s caterer is sabotaged and Jodie must step up. It soon becomes clear that someone is out to spoil the filming.

"Geh hör ma auf. Das gibt's ja nicht. Und des steht alles in dem Biachl von der Frau Bürgermeister?" Die Frau Fuith war wirklich schockiert. "Nun", sagte Hilda und leckte sich die Finger ab. "Dieses Buch ist sehr, sehr ordinär." "Wirklich? Ordinär sagst du?", murmelte die Frau Fuith in gespielter Empörung. "Und", Hilda machte eine bedeutungsvolle Pause, bevor sie etwas Puddingcreme auf ihre Gabel balancierte und zum Mund führte: "Ich glaube, es ist alles wahr, was da drin steht..."

When Alfie McAlister agrees to join a writers' retreat at the remote and imposing Hallwood Hall, he hopes to find inspiration - and perhaps a moment of clarity about his past and future. But among the aspiring authors and eccentric personalities, tensions simmer beneath the surface. Then a guest disappears without a trace, and fiction starts to feel dangerously close to reality. As secrets begin to unravel, Alfie must uncover the truth - before someone decides his story should come to an end.

There's cash missing from a local charity thrift shop—lots of it. And when it looks like her surrogate grandma might be accused, there's nothing for Charlie to do but take a job there and try to catch the thief from the inside and clear Elsa's name. As she and Elsa begin tracking the missing money, it becomes obvious that the shop is a little goldmine and there are a number of people who could easily be after the money. She's narrowing down the suspects, but when the person who is tops on her list suddenly and mysteriously dies, well it looks like there's a lot more going on.

Georgia "Cussy" Hollingsworth thought she’d left small-town drama behind when she traded Kentucky for city life. But when her beloved uncle dies under suspicious circumstances, she's pulled straight back to the last place she wanted to be—right into the middle of a horse and cattle ranch she never asked for and a murder she can't ignore.

Mae West is just hoping for a peaceful weekend at Happy Trails Campground during the Climb the Cliffs Festival in the heart of Kentucky's Daniel Boone National Forest. But when the festival's star climber, James Rafferty, is found dead at the base of the Cascades, Mae's plans for a quiet weekend crumble faster than a buttermilk biscuit. What looks like a tragic accident turns out to be murder, and Mae armed with her sleuthing notebook and the unwavering support of the Laundry Club Ladies, is on the case.

'If it’s cosy crime you’re after, this has all the essential ingredients' Daily Mail 'Clear your diaries for another marvellous Merrywell mystery!' Clare Chase 'Kept me guessing right until the end' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'If you’re looking for a cosy murder mystery then I 100%...

Don't miss Murder on Bluebell Hill, the next book in the series, available to pre-order now! 'Perfect cozy mystery.' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'An interesting story by an excellent writer…I look forward to more.' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Maple Grange is the perfect place to retire for...

An utterly original and compulsively readable detective story about a woman who uses her uncanny ability to analyze words and speech patterns to help solve crimes. Tattooed, pierced, and a bit of a mess, Maggie Moore is a surprising genius when it comes to words, a savant able to solve any...

Welcome to Merrywell. Population: small. Secrets: aplenty. ‘Murder in Merrywell is an entertaining and engaging cozy mystery set against a beautiful backdrop.’ – Clare Chase Ex-journalist Violet Brewster is keen to make a good first impression in her new community, having just moved to the...

I'm a handyman in the Daniel Boone National Park. My main employer is Mae West at the Happy Trails Campground. When I got a phone call to take down some trees on this guy's property for a side hustle, I jumped at the chance. That's one of the biggest money making jobs around these parts. Unfortunately I got hauled off to jail after I was accused of being part of an illegal logging crew. Simple enough, I gave Sheriff Hank Sharp the name of the man who hired me, only he was found murdered by one of my tools.