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Jay Allan and Cindy Cooper were soap-opera stars in the late '90s. When the truth about their sexual orientations came to light, their marriage and TV careers ended, but decades later they have remained friends. Together, they open Palm Springs’ chicest movie memorabilia store, Hooray for Hollywood, but no customers and dwindling finances spell trouble. A Hail Mary arrives in the form of Yana Tosh, a ninety-year-old diva of the silver screen who has amassed a valuable collection of costumes and props and is looking to sell. But first, Jay and Cindy have to beat their competition.

The summer season on Cape Cod is over - now it's time for the real fun to begin. Dominick is always just passing through. He is a professional houseguest who follows the sun and the leisure class from resort to resort. But this winter he lingers on a quaint New England island and, in spite of his best intentions, becomes involved in the travails of his eccentric geriatric hosts. An environmental protest against a proposed liquid natural gas terminal turns ugly, and by accident and happenstance Dominick becomes a mistaken suspect in terrorist bombings.

Einst fesselten sie das Radiopublikum, heute sind sie Hörbuchkult: Die Hörspiele um den leicht versnobten Durbridge-Helden Paul Temple zählten zu den ersten Radiomehrteilern. Heute werden die einstigen "Straßenfeger" in Clubs und Lounges aufgelegt.

Nicolas Hollmanns Überraschung könnte nicht größer sein. Sein 1974 nach Portugal ausgewanderter Onkel Friedrich hat ihm ein Weingut hinterlassen. Das Erbe ist jedoch an eine Bedingung geknüpft: Der 30-jährige Architekt soll das Weingut selbst führen. Nicolas, der weder etwas von Weinbau versteht noch Portugiesisch spricht, nimmt die Herausforderung an. Auf der Quinta do Amanhecer, wo die ganz großen Portweine wachsen, heißt man ihn nicht gerade freundlich willkommen. Nicolas lässt sich jedoch nicht beirren. Beharrlich lernt er alles über die Herstellung und den Vertrieb von Portwein.

The summer holidays have begun. In a seaside caravan resort, Isabel and her sister Meg build sandcastles with the children, navigate deckchair politics, explore the pier's delights, gorge ice cream in the sun. But their half-sister Mildred has returned to a nearby coastal cottage where her husband - the mysterious Uncle Paul - was arrested for his first wife's attempted murder. Now, on his release from prison, is he returning for revenge, seeking who betrayed him?

As inventive as Agatha Christie, as hilarious as P.G. Wodehouse – discover the delightful detective stories of Edmund Crispin. Crime fiction at its quirkiest and best. Richard Cadogan, poet and would-be bon vivant, arrives for what he thinks will be a relaxing holiday in the city of dreaming...

Zoey Rivers has an unusual job. She's the Chief of Staff at a retirement home, which doesn't sound odd on its own, but when you consider it's a retirement home for witches and other paranormals, the strange factor ratchets up. And, with a facility full of partly senile but still powerful witches, things go hilariously awry fast.

Hannah Kline is a successful Los Angeles obstetrician and the recently widowed mother of a young daughter. She is barely managing to hold it all together when her life is shattered by the murder of her beautiful, bright, zany, and recently divorced sister-in-law, Beth. Detective Daniel Ross of the LAPD thinks the killer had a very personal motive. She finds herself obsessed with the details of Beth’s life, and as she encounters her sister-in-law’s eclectic collection of friends and former lovers, she discovers that all was not as it seemed.

Anne Cleary, Moderatorin der berühmten Vorabendshow "Teatime with Annie", wird bei der Vorbereitung der Dreharbeiten im B&B "Tae agus Ceapaire" ermordet. Am Abend zuvor hatte sie sich mit ihrer Jugendfreundin Mae Pennywether gestritten, worauf diese ihr wutentbrannt einen qualvollen Tod gewünscht hatte. Mae gerät daher unter Tatverdacht und beginnt zu ermitteln, um den wahren Täter zu finden. Als kurz darauf jemand versucht, Annes Co-Moderator zu vergiften, verdichten sich die Hinweise, dass die Tearoom-Besitzerin Clarissa Nelson nicht nur Gelegenheit, sondern auch Motive für beide Verbrechen hatte.

In this entry, the fourth of the Paul Jacobson Geezer-lit Mystery Series, crotchety octogenarian Paul Jacobson becomes involved in a series of crimes while struggling with the problems of his short-term memory loss. On a honeymoon cruise to Alaska with his bride, Paul must deal with mayhem, missing people, and murder. He has to use all his geezer resources to solve a case of international intrigue.

Das Bestattungsunternehmen Pabst in Bielefeld-Jöllenbeck schreibt rote Zahlen, denn der Billig-Bestatter Asgaard gräbt Familie Pabst das Wasser ab. Zum Glück landet die neueste Leiche bei Jochen Pabst im Keller: Start-up-Gründer Markus Beckemann ist ungebremst mit seinem Wagen gegen ein Stromhäuschen geknallt. Der Airbag war ausgeschaltet, alles deutet auf Selbstmord hin. Doch Betty Pabst sieht sich die Leiche genauer an und entdeckt Ungereimtheiten. Weil wieder niemand auf sie hören will, ermittelt sie auf eigene Faust im Hafermilch-Start-up "Fika".

Diese Familie liebt alle, die sie unter die Erde bringen darf... "Bestattungen Pabst - nur das Beste für die letzte Ruhe" lautet das Motto des Familienunternehmens in Bielefeld-Jöllenbeck. Leider laufen die Geschäfte immer schlechter, seit im Ort ein Beerdigungs-Discounter eröffnet hat. Da kommt ihnen eine aufwendige Yoga-Bestattung inklusive fliegender Tauben gerade recht. Die Leiterin des benachbarten Esoterik-Instituts ist trotz Schamanismus und Reiki plötzlich verstorben.

Obstetrician Hannah Kline and her recent lover, Los Angeles police detective Daniel Ross, are taking a well-earned, romantic vacation when their idyll is disrupted by an encounter with Dr. Wesley Templeton, Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, and ex-husband of Hannah’s college roommate Sara.

As inventive as Agatha Christie, as hilarious as P.G. Wodehouse – discover the delightful detective stories of Edmund Crispin. Crime fiction at its quirkiest and best. Castrevenford school is preparing for Speech Day and English professor and amateur sleuth Gervase Fen is called upon to...

The very first case for Oxford-based sleuth Gervase Fen, one of the last of the great Golden Age detectives. As inventive as Agatha Christie, as hilarious as P.G. Wodehouse, this is the perfect entry point to discover the delightful detective stories of Edmund Crispin – crime fiction at its...

Der Direktor des Stadtmuseums von Rouffach im Elsass ist tot, versenkt in einem idyllischen Weiher südlich von Colmar. Das ruft Ex-Commissaire Jean Paul Rapp auf den Plan, der das Ermitteln einfach nicht lassen kann. Ihn erwartet ein äußerst heikler Fall, denn das Mordopfer galt nicht nur als engagierter Museumsleiter, sondern auch als ausgesprochener Charmeur, der sich durch seine Affären zwar viele Freundinnen, aber kaum Freunde gemacht hat. Rapp entdeckt neben kleinen intimen Geheimnissen auch höchst brisante Spuren, die das gesamte Elsass in Aufruhr versetzen könnten.

A collection of 16 short stories from Edmund Crispin featuring his beloved amateur detective, Gervase Fen. Crime fiction at its quirkiest and best. Who burglarised the train heading for Victoria Station, and whatever became of its conductor? Did the village idiot or Mrs Foley murder the...

When a decapitated head is seen floating down the river in the Devon village of Aller, the rural calm is shattered. Soon the corpses are multiplying, and the entire community is involved in the hunt for the murderer. Whilst many chase false trails, it is left to Gervase Fen, Oxford don and amateur criminologist, to uncover the sordid truth...

A collection of short stories from Edmund Crispin featuring his beloved amateur detective, Gervase Fen. Crime fiction at its quirkiest and best.

When an opera company gathers in Oxford for the first postwar production of Wagner's Die Meistersinger its happiness is soon soured by the discovery that the unpleasant Edwin Shorthouse will be singing a leading role. Nearly everyone involved has reason to loathe Shorthouse, but who amongst them has the fiendish ingenuity to kill him in his own locked dressing room? Eccentric Oxford don and amateur sleuth Gervase Fen has to unravel two murders, cope with the unpredictability of the artistic temperament and attempt to encourage the course of true love.