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When model Honey Stapleton embarks on a romantic Caribbean cruise to save her marriage, the last thing she expects is to stumble upon a dead body. Armed with wit, determination, and a fabulous mink coat, Honey finds herself playing detective alongside mysterious and handsome investigator, Ref Morales. As they navigate through a colorful cast of suspects—including her own husband Weaver—Honey discovers that everyone on board has something to hide, and it will be up to her to catch the killer—and keep from getting murdered herself.

Miracle Springs is a place of healing. Strangers flock there hoping the natural hot springs, five-star cuisine, and renowned spa can cure their ills. And, if none of that works, they often find their way to Miracle Books, where, over a fresh-baked scone from the Gingerbread House bakery, they exchange their stories with owner Nora Pennington in return for a carefully chosen book. That's Nora's special talent. But when a visiting businessman reaches out to Nora for guidance, he's found dead on the train tracks before he can keep their appointment.

Miracle Springs is a place of healing. Strangers flock there hoping that the natural hot springs, five-star cuisine, and renowned spa can cure their ills. And, if none of that works, they often find their way to Miracle Books, where, over a fresh-baked scone from the Gingerbread House bakery, they exchange their stories with owner Nora Pennington in return for a carefully chosen book. That's Nora's special talent: prescribing the perfect novel to ease a person's deepest pain and lighten their heaviest burden.

When an elderly Miracle Springs resident, Lucille Wynter, arranges for Nora to deliver an order of books to her creepy, crumbling Southern Gothic mansion, Nora doesn't expect to be invited in. An agoraphobic, Lucille doesn't leave Wynter House. Nor does she invite anyone inside. But when Lucille doesn't come to the door to collect her books, Nora begins to worry. Forcing her way into Lucille's dilapidated home, Nora is shocked to find rooms packed to the ceiling with decaying books and a lifeless Lucille at the foot of her stairs.

KAMASUTRA IN UNTERFILZBACH So etwas gab es noch nie im niederbayerischen Dorf Unterfilzbach: Innerhalb weniger Tage ereignen sich zwei Todesfälle, bei denen nicht alles mit rechten Dingen zugegangen sein kann. Doch während die Polizei sowohl beim Dorfapotheker als auch bei der Metzgereiverkäuferin von Unfällen ausgeht, stellt der naive und bodenständige Familienvater und Bauhofangestellte Hansi Scharnagl, der die beiden Leichen entdeckt hat, eigene Ermittlungen an.

Der ehemalige Metzger Max Saxinger ist zum konsequenten Tierschützer und "Kuhflüsterer" mutiert und will nun alle Unterfilzbacher zum Vegetarismus bekehren. Nachdem Metzger Saxinger plötzlich tot im Stall des Huberbauern gefunden wird, ist die Liste der Verdächtigen dementsprechend lang. Und der erprobte Bauhof-Detektiv Hansi Scharnagl hat sofort das ungute Gefühl, dass der zuständige Kommissar Bernhard Dietl bei seinen Ermittlungen auf dem Holzweg ist.

As the residents of Miracle Springs, North Carolina, select their costumes, plan parties, and get excited for a night of tricks or treats, Nora joins in on the festivities by hosting medium memoirist Lara Luz at the bookstore. Charismatic and compelling, Lara mesmerizes the audience with her life story. Struck by a bolt of lightning as a child, she was pronounced dead only to be resurrected with the ability to connect with those on the other side.

At first, high school freshmen Rex McClendon and Leif Nelson believe what they’ve been told - that local students’ strange demises at Whitewood, a local reformatory, were all tragic accidents. But when the shoot for their low-budget horror masterpiece, PolterDog, goes horribly awry - and their best friend, Alicia Boykins, is sent to Whitewood - Rex and Leif are forced to question everything they know about their unassuming hometown and its cherished school for delinquents.

Six chefs are preparing to compete in an outdoor tent at Storyton Hall for prizes that will boost their careers - but is there someone who can't stand the heat? It looks that way when one of the contestants is found dead in a pantry packed with two centuries' worth of cookbooks, among other treasures and rarities. Could there be a connection to other recent events in town, like tampering with the costume of a local mascot? Jane isn't sure, but after someone serves a second course of murder, the kitchen must be closed and the killer must be found.

We were so young when it all happened. Just 13 years old, making the most of the long, hot, lazy days of summer, thinking we had the world at our feet. That was us – me, Fat Bobby, Jim and Tara – the four members of the Outsiders’ Club. The day we found a burnt-out car in the woods was the day everything changed. Cold hard cash in the front seat and a body in the trunk… it started out as a mystery we were desperate to solve. Then, the Collector arrived. He knew we had found his secret. And suddenly, our summer of innocence turned into the stuff of nightmares.

Der Vergaser-Kubi ist tot! Hansi Scharnagl und Sepp Müller sind entsetzt, als sie seine Leiche auf der Huberbauernwiese finden. Natürlich beginnen sie sofort mit den inoffiziellen Ermittlungen. Aber wie soll man einen Mörder finden, wenn praktisch niemand auch nur annähernd ein Mordmotiv für den allseits beliebten Automechaniker hat?

Der ehemalige Metzger Max Saxinger ist zum konsequenten Tierschützer und "Kuhflüsterer" mutiert und will nun alle Unterfilzbacher zum Vegetarismus bekehren. Das stößt jedoch nicht durchweg auf Begeisterung. Nachdem Metzger Saxinger plötzlich tot im Stall des Huberbauern gefunden wird, ist die Liste der Verdächtigen dementsprechend lang. Und der erprobte Bauhof-Detektiv Hansi Scharnagl hat sofort das ungute Gefühl, dass der zuständige Kommissar Bernhard Dietl bei seinen Ermittlungen auf dem Holzweg ist.

Der pensionierte Unterfilzbacher Briefträger und Gemeinderat Erwin Weiderer kommt bei einer so spektakulären wie tragischen Explosion ums Leben - und natürlich wittern die erprobten Bauhof-Spürnasen Hansi Scharnagl und Sepp Müller sofort mehr als nur einen unglücklichen Zufall. Band Drei der erfolgreichen niederbayrischen Krimikomödie um "Hobby-Detektiv" Hansi Scharnagl und die ebenso schrulligen wie liebenswürdigen Bewohner des beschaulichen Dorfes Unterfilzbach - für Fans der Regionalkrimis von Rita Falk, Jörg Maurer und Volker Klüpfel.

Wahlkampf im niederbayerischen Dorf Unterfilzbach: Nach seiner erfolgreichen Verbrecherjagd wird der Bauhofangestellte Hansi Scharnagl im ganzen Ort als "Held" gefeiert und von allen Parteien emsig umworben. Doch nicht alle sind von Hansis plötzlichem Ruhm begeistert, und als plötzlich der Filialleiter der Sparkasse spurlos verschwindet, muss Hobbyermittler Scharnagl zu alter Form auflaufen.

Nora is known for her window displays, and as Halloween approaches, she decides to showcase fictional heroines like Roald Dahl’s Matilda and Madeline Miller’s Circe. A family-values group disapproves of the magical themes though and wastes no time launching a modern-day witch hunt. Suddenly, former friends and customers are targeting not only Nora and Miracle Books, but a new shopkeeper, Celeste, who’s been selling CBD oil products. Nora and the Secret, Book, and Scone Society are doing their best to put an end to the strife - but then someone puts an end to a life.

Hansi steckt in einer Lebenskrise. Schuld daran ist nur sein neuer, fauler, aber äußerst attraktiver Bauhofkollege Monaco, den alle Damen und Männer des Dorfes anhimmeln. Als Monaco plötzlich ums Leben kommt, fällt der Verdacht sofort auf Hansi und er muss in U-Haft. Mithilfe seines greisen, aber erfahrenen Rechtsbeistandes Poldi kommt er zum Glück bald frei und die beiden Herren ermitteln nun auf eigene Faust. Doch schnell verlieren sie die Übersicht über die Vielzahl der Affären des potenten Weiberhelden.

Greg Abimbola is many things. He's Black, British and fluent in Russian. He's a snappy dresser, a reasonable teacher, and an unenthusiastic sports fan. But most of all, he's exceptional at keeping secrets—like who he really is, and the things he's done. Determined to keep his head down after helping solve a murder in the school basement, Greg fears a trap when Sergeant Rachel Lev of the Pittsburgh police corners him in his apartment—because his refusal to take credit isn't modesty, it's a survival tactic. But Rachel is there for another matter entirely. She needs his help.

As Jane eagerly anticipates the wedding of her best friend Eloise Alcott, Storyton Hall is overrun with poets in town to compete for a coveted greeting card contract. They're everywhere, scrawling verses on cocktail napkins in the reading rooms or seeking inspiration strolling the Poet's Walk, a series of trails named after famous authors. But the Tennyson Trail leads to a grim surprise: a woman's corpse drifting in a rowboat on a lake, a crumpled copy of "The Lady of Shallot" in her lifeless fist.

Greg Abimbola is a language teacher at the prestigious Calderhill Academy in Pittsburgh. Only that's not his real name or the only secret he's hiding. Greg has a closetful. When the murder of a wealthy parent on school premises shines an unwanted spotlight on Calderhill Academy, Greg is determined to avoid attention—that is until the closest person to a true friend he has is arrested for the murder. To prove her innocence, Greg will reluctantly emerge from the shadows. But doing so will put him in danger. His past is determined to find him, and his past is full of bad things.

Jane and her fiance, Edwin, are headed to the North Carolina coast for a much-needed vacation. Their harborside loft has floor-to-ceiling bookcases and breathtaking views, but Jane's hopes of exploring the town with her man are stymied when Edwin steps on a stingray. Things take an even less romantic turn when Jane stumbles across a dead body . . . Instead of taking leisurely beach strolls, Jane is suddenly on a literary chase through time, unearthing a dark secret in her family tree that threatens all she holds dear back in Storyton.