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When investigative journalist, Alexi Ellis, falls victim to cutbacks, she and Cosmo, her anti-social feral cat, head for beautiful Hopgood Hall, where they plan to lick their wounds in the boutique hotel run by her old friends, Cheryl and Drew Hopgood. But when she arrives Alexi discovers Cheryl and Drew both distraught. Their close friend, Natalie Parker, who recently settled in the area, has gone missing. Alexi’s sure the woman has just taken a trip somewhere, but she still has a nose for a story and agrees to look into it.

Fay Roper is a divorced single mom and a globally famous actress. She’s also unlucky in love. Maybe because the last thing Fay wants in a man is yet another superfan. But somehow, every time she has a boyfriend who isn’t a stalker, he abruptly disappears from her life. With the help of her best friend and right-hand woman, Poppy, Fay decides to change the game and join an exclusive new dating app under a false identity. A subscriber named Oliver takes the bait. But Oliver likes to play games too. And only one of them can win.

A family day out turns sour for DI McKay when he stumbles across an unidentified corpse. The day becomes darker still when his brother-in-law goes missing and is eventually found dead, the result of a seemingly accidental fall. Meanwhile, DCI Helena Grant has a disastrous on-line date with a pompous senior manager of a local hotel chain. Her initial amusement turns to unease at his disturbing behaviour. And, as she arrives home, she receives a threatening text from someone who has been watching her.

Seit Monaten erhält Svenja Botschaften eines unheimlichen Verehrers. Nachdem dieser sogar in ihre Wohnung eingedrungen ist, zieht sie von der Stadt in ein abgelegenes Dorf, um ihm zu entkommen. Doch seit einiger Zeit findet sie regelmäßig Rosen vor ihrer Tür - immer zwölf Stück. "Sei mein" heißt das in der Sprache der Blumen. Der Rosenkavalier ist ein abgeschlossener Kurzthriller aus der Serie "Blind Date mit dem Tod", bei der es sich um ein Projekt der Autorenvereinigung DIE.MORD(S)LUSTIGEN handelt.

Was würdest du tun, um die Wahrheit herauszufinden? Manfred trifft sich zu einem angeblichen Blind Date mit der Mörderin seines Bruders, dessen Tod er aufklären will. Er ist gut vorbereitet, hat alles bis ins Detail geplant. Doch hat er auch die Verführungskünste einer eiskalten Killerin in seinen Plänen berücksichtigt? Schnell wird Manfred klar: Leg dich besser nicht mit einer Thrillerautorin an!