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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD “A spooky gothic romance with impeccable vibes. I loved this!"" — Erin Sterling, New York Times bestselling author of The Ex Hex Agatha Christie meets Bridgerton in this wickedly whimsical Gothic murder mystery bubbling with...

Rookie cop Laura Mori catches her first investigation when the fiery crash of a sports car lights up the night sky. The fire burns the car and the body within it beyond recognition, but the police are able to identify the vehicle as belonging to Kent Jameson, a celebrity author and benefactor of their small town of Sunrise Lake, Oregon. Kent Jameson fears that the body is that of his 17-year-old daughter, Lucy, who stormed out of the house that night after an argument.

Young architect Wren Fontaine lands her dream job: restoring Greenleaf House, New York’s finest Gilded-Age mansion, to its glory days. But old homes have old secrets: Stephen Greenleaf—heir to what’s left of his family’s legacy—refuses to reveal what his plans are once the renovation is completed. And still living in a corner of the home is Stephen’s ninety-year-old Aunt Agnes who’s lost in the past, brooding over a long-forgotten scandal while watching Wren with mistrust.

When a model is found dead during a life drawing class, the police are confident they have their culprit. The case, they say, is neatly wrapped up. But theatrical agent Ginny Fellows knows better.

Tagsüber leitet Sven Christiansen einen Restpostenmarkt, doch nach Feierabend führt er ein anderes Leben. Eines, das aus Luxus und amourösen Abenteuern besteht. Als Christiansens schrecklich zugerichtete Leiche gefunden wird, sieht es nach klassischem Raubmord aus. Aber schnell wird klar, dass alle in seinem Umfeld etwas zu verbergen haben. Ausgerechnet jetzt muss Michis mürrischer Chef Kruse ins Krankenhaus – und will auch von dort den Fall leiten –, was die Sache nicht einfacher macht. Ist Michi so weit, ohne ihn zu ermitteln?

Maddie Castle has taken on plenty of tough cases as a private investigator, but nothing could prepare her for this. When a desperate mother begs Maddie to find her missing daughter, she expects to track down a runaway. Instead, she uncovers the dark heart of Willow Grove—a secluded community tucked deep in rural Pennsylvania.

Detective Zora Beckers is called to a particularly brutal murder case. Several unidentifiable bodies are found in a junkyard. In addition, brutal bank robberies have been keeping the entire city on edge for weeks. At first, Zora and her colleagues have no useful leads. And then the detective, along with her young friend Tim, becomes embroiled in a bank robbery and is pursued by the merciless perpetrators. Zora's colleague Benno takes over the further developments to help the two. But events continue to escalate, reaching a new dimension beyond their imagination.

Cash Blackbear, a young Ojibwe woman and occasional sleuth, is back on the case after a man is found dead on a rural Minnesota farm in the next installment of the acclaimed Native crime series.

A brand new thriller from the internationally bestselling author of A QUIET BELIEF IN ANGELS **** Rookie police officer Rachel Hoffman has never seen a dead body before. It will not be her last. Her first murder case is a young woman - sent off to sleep with a mysterious note that quotes from an...

When one of the ladies in residence at Hampton Court Palace fails to answer her maid's call in the morning, Mrs Lydia Bramble, palace housekeeper, is called in to investigate. What Mrs Bramble finds sends shockwaves through the whole palace: Miss Philomena Franklin, slumped over her desk, a knife in her back.

Five full-cast BBC Radio thrillers from renowned crime writer R.D. Wingfield Author and dramatist R.D. Wingfield was best known for creating one of Britain's most beloved fictional policemen, Inspector Jack Frost, who featured in 10 bestselling books and a hit ITV series starring David Jason...

Maddie Castle thought she’d seen it all as a private investigator, but when Bentley Roycroft pleads for help finding his niece, Daisy Miller, Maddie is drawn into one of her most harrowing cases yet. Daisy has been missing for nearly a year, but a recent clue—a mysterious flash drive—could hold the key to her whereabouts.

Sicari, un paese sospeso tra terra e mare. Lea Icardi, scrittrice di suc­cesso, viene trovata morta nella sua casa in centro città. Le prime inda­gini, frettolose e sbrigative, additano come colpevole la giovane fidanza­ta. Ma è la verità? Elena Martire, ex commissaria con la gravosa abilità di presentire i delitti, si vede suo malgrado coinvolta nelle indagini, catturata dalla bellezza di Thea e dalla straordinaria somiglianza con Eva, il suo grande amore.

In the gripping world of Maddie Castle, every fire ignites a deeper mystery. When community developer Brandon Adams faces a series of arson attacks, he enlists Maddie's help, unaware that the flames are just the beginning of a much larger intrigue. As Maddie delves into the case, she uncovers a web of environmental activism, strained family ties, and hidden agendas. But the closer Maddie gets to the truth, the more dangerous her path becomes.

R Is for Ricochet is another thrilling installment in Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Millhone series. Reba Lafferty was a daughter of privilege, the only child of an adoring father. Over the years, he quietly settled her many scrapes with the law, but he wasn’t there for her when she was convicted of...

Dive into the world of Maddie Castle, a retired K9 handler turned private investigator, in this heart-pounding collection of the first three novels in the bestselling series. From gripping mysteries to life-threatening pursuits, Maddie and her canine partners battle danger, corruption, and their own pasts to bring justice to those who need it most.

Kommissarin Fria Nordström wird zu einem Tatort nahe Flensburg gerufen: In einem Wäldchen hat man eine verscharrte Leiche entdeckt. Es gibt keinen Hinweis, wer der Tote ist. Aber Fria ist überzeugt, dass die mächtige Unternehmerfamilie von Groten, der das Land gehört, mehr weiß, als sie vorgibt. Überraschenderweise steht Fria kurz darauf auf der Gästeliste des Patriarchen Wilhelm von Groten, der in einem illustren Wellness-Resort auf Sylt seinen neunzigsten Geburtstag feiert.

Private detective Agatha Raisin, having recently taken up power-walking, is striding along a path in Mircester Park during her lunch break when she hears a cry for help. Rushing over, she finds an elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. Swinburn, in the middle of the green — with the body of an old man lying at their feet.

When Mary Russell was a child, she adored her black sheep Uncle Jake. But she hasn’t heard from him in many years, and she assumed that his ne’er-do-well ways had brought him to a bad end somewhere—until he presents himself at her Sussex door. Yes, Jake is back, and with a load of problems for his clever niece. Not the least of which is the reason the family rejected him in the first place: He was involved—somehow—in the infamous disappearance of the Irish Crown Jewels from an impregnable safe in Dublin Castle.

Caroline Crow ist spurlos verschwunden. Als der Chirurg Simon Banks und Carolines Ehemann Adrian jeweils eine abgetrennte, verbrannte Hand erhalten, wächst bei allen Beteiligten die Sorge, dass hinter Carolines Verschwinden viel mehr, viel Bedrohlicheres steckt. Der Kriminelle Gabriel Howard ist kürzlich aus dem Gefängnis entlassen worden und sinnt auf Rache. Detective Sheridan Hollers kriminalistischer Instinkt sagt ihr, dass diese Fälle zusammenhängen.