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As one of the first female reporters on 1880s Fleet Street, Penny Green has her work cut out. Whether it's investigating the mysterious death of a friend or reporting on a serial killer in the slums, Penny must rely on her wits and determination to discover the truth. Fortunately she can rely on the help of Inspector James Blakely of Scotland Yard, but will their relationship remain professional?

Chicago, 1881. The idea of a female detective is virtually unheard of. But when famed crime buster Allan Pinkerton opens his agency's doors to a handful of women, one intrepid actress with her own troubled past is driven to defy convention and take on a new and dangerous role. Since the age of 11, when her mother was murdered, the life of the theater is all Lilly Long has known. Now 22, she has blossomed into an accomplished Shakespearean actress.

Jennifer Sylvester made her deal with the devil...and now, they’re engaged! But all is not well in Green Valley. A chicken choker is on the loose, 61 dead birds most "fowl" need plucking, and no time remains for Jennifer and her devilish fiancé. Desperate to find a spare moment together, Jenn and Cletus’s attempts to reconnect are thwarted by one seemingly coincidental disaster after another.

Cletus Byron Winston wishes to marry Jennifer Anne Donner-Sylvester (aka The Banana Cake Queen) posthaste! He’s spent the last year wanting nothing more than for the celebrations to be brief, libations flowing, and BYOB (bring your own blueberries). His future mother-in-law has other plans - plans his intended has been willing to indulge, much to Cletus’s chagrin. Therefore, so must he. To a point. But truth be told, he wouldn’t mind if the meddlesome matriarch disappeared, at least until the nuptials are over.

No último feriado prolongado do verão, visitantes e moradores de Three Pines se reúnem para aproveitar os dias de folga em meio a uma programação agitada. Porém, a descoberta de um cadáver no bistrô de Olivier e Gabri acaba com o clima agradável. Um homem levou um golpe fatal na cabeça, só que não há sinal da arma do crime e não se sabe o motivo do assassinato ou mesmo o nome daquele estranho.

London 1884. When a thief robs Fleet Street reporter Penny Green, she finds herself caught up in a horrifying murder. Someone is terrorizing the residents of St Giles Rookery, and Scotland Yard sends Inspector James Blakely to investigate. When the serial killer claims a victim outside the slums, Victorian London is sent into panic. Can Penny's friendship with the people of St Giles uncover the culprit? She and James must overcome their complicated relationship to work together, but each new murder threatens to derail their work for good.

London, 1883. Actress Lizzie Dixie drowned in the River Thames, so how was she murdered five years later in Highgate Cemetery? Intrepid Fleet Street reporter Penny Green was a friend of Lizzie's, and Scotland Yard needs her help. Does Penny unwittingly hold clues to Lizzie's mysterious death? Penny must work with Inspector James Blakely to investigate the worlds of theater, showmen, and politicians in search of the truth. But who is following her? And who is sending her threatening letters?

London 1885. Something's not right at Shoreditch Workhouse and reporter Penny Green is struggling to convince someone to listen. After spending time there undercover, she knows that more can be done for the deserving poor beneath its roof. But does anyone else care? When two workhouse inmates die in a fight, the police and the coroner accept the simplest explanation. Penny undertakes her own investigation with Inspector James Blakely's help and it's not long before they make themselves unpopular.

Kaum auf die Insel Oahu zurückgekehrt, muss sich Penny den Geistern ihrer Vergangenheit stellen. Ihr früherer Erzfeind scheint von den Toten auferstanden zu sein und sinnt nach Rache. Um dem Geist des Psychopathen Einhalt zu gebieten, will Penny in einer Séance Kontakt mit ihm aufnehmen. Dabei kommt sie einer schockierenden Wahrheit auf die Spur, denn offenbar will sich noch jemand an ihr rächen.

London 1885. A gang of lady thieves is targeting Piccadilly's wealthy shoppers and no one seems able to stop them. As frustrations build, the body of a young woman is pulled from the River Thames. Reporter Penny Green has a lot to write about, and she faces a new challenge when a stranger approaches her with a riddle. Could it lead to a killer?

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A Victorian wife has obligations to her husband and home. But Penny Blakely is no ordinary Victorian wife. When a house in Penny's neighborhood is gutted by fire, she learns of a connection to an unsolved murder. Penny will always be a news reporter at heart and the mystery is impossible to ignore. How did a young, middle-class lady fall from grace? And who killed her? Penny's search for the truth takes her to London's East End and a notorious street once known as the Ratcliffe Highway.

Egyptologist Charles Hamilton is found dead in his hotel room, but then his body vanishes. With his wife missing too, Penny is perplexed. Can Mr. Hamilton really be dead? Or is it an elaborate ruse? Evidence is thin on the ground and to complicate matters, not everyone is who they claim to be. Penny must navigate her way through false identities and misleading information to solve the puzzle of the missing Egyptologists. Meanwhile, the investigation brings her into conflict with family and friends.

When a neighbour’s lodger is found dead, Vita Carew, a sharp-witted science student, is the first on the scene. The police pronounce it an accident, a fatal fall, but Vita remains unconvinced. Her access to the post-mortem reveals the truth: Albert Flett was murdered. As Vita investigates, she uncovers a trail of evidence that suggests Albert’s quiet, unassuming ways were hiding a complex and dangerous secret life. When a prominent, eccentric old lady is also found dead under suspicious circumstances, Vita finds herself entangled in a deadly game of cat and mouse with a ruthless killer.

It has been a year since Tess had to trade the hustle and bustle of London life for pulling pints and moonlighting as a Cher impersonator in a backwater country pub. The sleepy Yorkshire village of Cherrywood would always be home, but a return to rural life wasn't quite the path she'd paved for herself. Still, being back with her oldest friends, Raven and Oliver, was a definite upside and she was beginning to settle into the slower pace. That is until Clemmie Ackroyd, a stalwart member of the community, is brutally murdered.

Ghostwriter Carissa Blackwood is having the worst year of her life. After leaving her cheating husband, she finally takes up the offer to help her two eccentric aunts manage the Blackwood Bed ’n’ Breakfast Inn in Pelican Point, California—a house they only recently inherited from their deceased father, Bram Blackwood.

Welcome back to Cherrywood! Preparations are underway for Cherrywood's annual celebration of Guy Fawkes Night, but when the sleepy village is struck by murder, Tess and her friends are forced to team up once again as they investigate a tale of murder and vengeance that could go all the way to the top.

Eine Leiche im Keller der Bibliothek in Québec und ein Dorfbewohner aus Three Pines, der wegen Mordes hinter Gittern sitzt und große Hoffnungen in die Wiederaufnahme seines Verfahrens steckt, - auch in seinem sechsten Fall ist das Ermittlungsgeschick von Polizeichef Armand Gamache wieder sehr gefragt.

In seinem achten Fall ermittelt Polizeichef Armand Gamache in einem abgelegenen Kloster, fernab von dem kleinen Dörfchen Three Pines. Einer der Mönche wurde tot aufgefunden, doch es gibt kaum Hinweise, die darauf schließen lassen, warum es zu diesem Todesfall kam. Gamache und sein Team stürzen sich in die Ermittlungen und werden nicht nur mit Umständen zum aktuellen Fall konfrontiert.

Zeitungsverlegerin Penny von Borg wird Opfer eines Diebstahls. Der Täter ist ein heiserer Mann namens Carl Schultz. Gemeinsam mit dem Abenteurer Mark Winter sucht sie nach ihm. Doch Schultz ist spurlos verschwunden und zwei Personen, die Hinweise geben könnten, werden ermordet, ehe sie den Mund aufmachen können. Zu dumm, dass Penny und Mark für die Polizei als Täter in Frage kommen. Auf der Suche nach Schultz verschlägt es die beiden in das Urlaubsparadies Gran Canaria und auch nach Marseille.