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Adrielle Pyper knows how to plan a wedding, and she is especially good at pleasing bridezillas. But when her biggest client and best friend is murdered just three days before the wedding, Adri's world falls apart. She moves to the resort town of Sun Valley, Idaho, and starts from scratch. Thanks to Adri's impeccable taste and unique style, she lands two celebrity clients, and her business seems headed for success - that is until someone vandalizes the specialty wedding dresses she imported from overseas.

It's New Year's Eve in Candy Cane Hollow. This winter wonderland may look festive and be home to the Claus Family, but all is not as it seems. The festivities take a turn for the bizarre when the giant glitter ball comes crashing down on cantankerous elf chef, Greasy. Chief Superintendent Wiggles is sure the death is just a tragic accident, but Holly isn't so sure. Greasy was lots of things, but it appears that popular wasn't one of them. Holly begins her own investigation with the eager help of Mrs. Claus, while dimpled Nick Claus warns them both to be careful. Was the death an accident?

Antiques dealer Lina Townend – bright, sharp, and pretty ���� is making a name for herself as a restorer, with a national reputation for honesty. So when she spots a dead body in a field, she calls the police – only for it to promptly vanish. And it seems that her luck has entirely deserted her when she’s accused of stealing two Anglo-Saxon rings, and no one seems to believe she’s innocent. So when her love life looks up, Lina’s delighted – and unprepared when things take a frightening turn for the worse…

The dead body of unassuming David Lester is discovered in a dark side-street, and DI Geraldine Steel is plunged into another murder investigation. The clues mount up along with the suspects, but with the death of another man in inexplicable circumstances, the case becomes increasingly complex. As Geraldine investigates the seemingly unrelated crimes, she makes a shocking discovery about her birth mother.

Cornwall, 1939. The wealthy silversmiths, the Cossentines, are poisoned at dinner: only the youngest son and daughter survive. Maurice inherits everything. Celeste, with a history of psychosis, flees, taking with her a unique silver ring and assuming a new identity. She trains as a nurse but lives in fear of being recognised. When a wounded soldier captures her heart, she yearns to confess. But dare she trust even Danny with her secret?

This Christmas, shop owner Kiki Lowenstein has more than holiday crafts on her mind. As she juggles family responsibilities, her thriving business, and preparations for her famous Holiday Crafting Extravaganza, a series of mysterious burglaries plagues their quiet town of Webster Groves, a suburb of St. Louis. Kiki soon finds herself drawn into a sinister plot that goes far beyond stolen jewelry. With the help of her loyal Great Dane Gracie, her intuitive employee Nona, and a cast of colorful local characters, Kiki must unravel a web of deceit.

Mary Stokes was walking through Dead Man's Copse one evening when she saw, in the beam of a torch, the corpse of a young woman dressed in a black coat, black gloves, no hat and an eternity ring set with diamonds in her ear. But when she and Detective Sergeant Frank Abbott went back to the wood the body had vanished.

When a mysterious stranger turns up making claims that threaten Lady Fowling’s legacy, Hayley Burke must dig deep into her late-benefactor’s history to uncover the truth and catch a conniving killer in this new mystery from USA Today bestselling author Marty Wingate. It has been nearly a...

In un canale, l'amo di un pescatore si impiglia in un tappeto, e dentro il tappeto, tenuto al fondo da un sacco di sabbia, il cadavere di un robusto settantenne con un vistoso foro alla tempia. L'ispettrice Mirna Pagani sa che «la laguna è il luogo ideale per uccidere. È vasta, piena di isole, isolette, barene, attracchi più o meno legali». Nella laguna veneta più appartata, Venezia – se si scorge – è sempre in una lontananza brumosa.

Un nuovo intricato caso per Sara Malerba: chi mai potrebbe aver desiderato la morte di una religiosa dall'animo gentile? Per il PM Sara Malerba e il suo braccio destro, il maresciallo Elvio Berardi, la verità si nasconde in un vero e proprio labirinto: dal greto di un torrente di acqua avvelenata e dall'antico aranceto di un monastero, dovranno inoltrarsi lungo un percorso fatto di depistaggi, leggende floreali e analisi scientifiche, ma anche reminiscenze della letteratura classica e trame di ‘B Movies'.

Che cosa può avere in comune la morte di una studentessa del liceo classico di Savona con quella della quarta prostituta assassinata a Genova? Tocca a una Maria Viani liceale scoprirlo. Siamo alla fine degli anni Sessanta, un attimo prima che scoppi la contestazione studentesca e l’autunno caldo degli scioperi operai, nella quiete solo apparente di una provincia addormentata. Il commissario Marongiu, alle soglie della pensione, aiutato dal giovane ispettore Cantini, si trova a dover districare una matassa di enigmi.