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Taylor Gray has traded her badge for a fresh start. Alongside her husband Sam, she's launched Graystone Investigations—a private detective agency fueled by grit, intuition, and an unwavering pursuit of justice. Their latest case? A high-stakes cold case that could overturn a decade-old conviction. A man has spent years behind bars for a brutal crime—but did he do it? Or was he simply the easiest target in a town eager to close the file? Hired by the man's devoted sister, Taylor and Sam dig deep into a web of missing evidence, forgotten leads, and truths buried under years of silence.

After years spent mourning the death of her partner, Christine Kane, Minneapolis restaurateur Jane Lawless thinks she's ready to move on. That is, until she finds a gun among Christine's belongings. The night before Christine died of cancer, three members of the Simoneau family, Christine's real estate clients, were murdered. The timing of their deaths appeared coincidental and Jane always assumed Christine knew nothing of the family's secrets. But as she searches for clues to understand what really happened all those many years ago, the gun and a few other discoveries begin to convince Jane otherwise.

Someone didn’t just want Megan Lewis dead. They wanted her obliterated. Even the most seasoned crime scene analysts were haunted by what they found. When Megan’s married ex-boyfriend admits to the murder, her family may at least get the mercy of swift justice. Defense attorney Cass Leary has every reason to steer clear of this case. Her client, Reed Karl might just be the most hated man in town. But one look at the police report and Cass knows something doesn't add up. And when Reed’s wife and young daughter beg her to help him, she can’t find the heart to say no.

It might be Halloween, but that doesn’t mean it’s all fun and games for Detective Kate Rosetti. First, a man arrives at the precinct, willing to speak to nobody but Kate. When this curious stranger confesses to a very unique murder, Kate is prepared to arrest him except for one problem. . . There is no body. There are no witnesses. In fact, there’s no evidence a crime has been committed at all. Is this the start to a deadly disaster. . . or one man’s attempt to play a disturbing game?

The inimitable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher and her husband Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher seem to get a reprieve from their sleuthing duties when they are invited to the wedding of their friend, Lucy Fotheringay. Lucy's grandfather is hosting the ceremony at his beautiful estate and so it promises to be a typical affair with hordes of gossipy aunts and other colorful, but not necessarily pleasant, relatives. Daisy meets all these characters and observes the ensuing familial fraternization with a certain kind of amusing nonchalance.

Die Einladung des bekannten Schriftstellers Richard Mac Arthur führt Mimi Rutherfurt in den Norden Englands. Schon bei ihrer Ankunft warten einige böse Überraschungen auf sie. Zum einen ist ihr Gastgeber bereits am frühen Morgen verstorben und zum anderen hat sich noch eine Riege weiterer, illustrer Gäste in der abgelegenen Villa eingefunden. Durch einen Schneesturm von der Außenwelt abgeschnitten, müssen Miss Rutherfurt und die anderen feststellen, dass ein mysteriöser Killer im Gebäude sein Unwesen treibt. Und jeder könnte sein nächstes Opfer sein.

When a vineyard accident during harvest season leaves Lucie Montgomery without a valuable employee, it's her worst nightmare. But before she can search for a replacement, there's more bad news: Paul Merchant, her winery manager's husband, is found dead at the bottom of his swimming pool. Police rule Paul's death an accident, but his wife insists he was murdered because of his leadership of Don't Pave Paradise, a conservationist group lobbying to keep the region's beautiful country roads unpaved. And six weeks ago, Paul's predecessor also died under mysterious circumstances.

Alexandra wasn't delicate and petite like all the other girls. She did not want to wear dresses or play with dolls. In school, she was mocked, and people thought something was wrong with her. They all thought they were doing what was best for her. The pastor, the therapist, the doctors, and especially her parents thought they were only helping Alexandra when forcing her to wear dresses, act like a girl, and play with dolls instead of cars. Twenty years later, a string of strange deaths occurs in Rebekka Franck's hometown.

Ein Hochwasser spült nicht nur eine Leiche, sondern auch tief vergrabene Erinnerungen ans Tageslicht. Das bringt Maggie im 13. Teil von Harriet Mansfields Cosy-Crime-Reihe auf eine wichtige Frage: Wie gut kannte sie ihren verstorbenen Ehemann? Nach tagelangen Regenfällen steht den Einwohnern von Green Haven das Wasser bis zum Hals - buchstäblich. Im Hotel Old Butterdale Inn rücken alle zusammen. Nur einer bekommt unverhofft Auftrieb: ein bestens konservierter Toter mit einem mysteriösen Tattoo. Hat Maggie das Symbol an seinem Handgelenk nicht irgendwo schon mal gesehen?

Auf dem Weg zur traditionellen Cornwall Küstentrophy kracht deren Initiator mit seinem Oldtimer in einen Baum. Ein tragischer Unfall - oder hat jemand Sir Theodore Jones umgebracht? Seine Tochter Ellie ist jedenfalls davon überzeugt und engagiert Winterbottom Investigations. Maisie und Lavinia sollen getarnt als Rallye-Fahrerinnen ermitteln. Die beiden sind sofort Feuer und Flamme. Wenn doch nur Finley auch etwas begeisterungsfähig wäre! Der will zwar mit Maisie zusammenziehen, hat aber bei jeder Wohnungsbesichtigung etwas auszusetzen. Was ist nur los mit dem Mann?

Agatha ist kreuzunglücklich, nachdem James sie verlassen hat. Erst die Ankunft des neuen Kaplans kann sie aus der miesen Stimmung herausreißen. Mit seinem blonden Haar, den blauen Augen und dem perfekten Mund hat der Kirchenmann es allerdings diversen weiblichen Gemeindemitgliedern angetan. Bei allem Charme jedoch ist irgendetwas an dem Kaplan merkwürdig ... Und dann liegt er plötzlich tot im Arbeitszimmer des Vikars, und Agatha macht sich mit ihrem Nachbarn John auf die Suche nach dem Mörder.

When the bodies of two teenage girls are discovered in a rundown New York City hotel room, Detective Maria Miller is called to the crime scene. The best friends were supposed to be at a sleepover miles away in the suburbs. With no record of the girls checking in and the room on the thirteenth floor closed off to guests, what were they doing there? Sinister messages on their phones suggest the girls were lured to the hotel, using its reputation for hauntings as bait. The killer left no DNA behind and Maria’s efforts to trace their identity leads to a dead end.

The saga continues with three more spell-binding Kate Gazzara murder case files: Book 13: Feathers, Book 14: Samson, and Book 15: Indigo. Greed, revenge, jealousy, money, love, and hate are all motives for murder and all in a day’s work for Lt. Kate Gazzara. If you love whodunits, police procedurals, realism, fast-paced nonstop action, and strong women detectives, you’ll love these three highly rated thrillers. If you’ve not yet met Kate Gazzara, a dedicated female detective in a world dominated by men, then this is where you can get to know more about her and her case files.

Le Cap. 5h36 : une Américaine monte la côte de Lion's Head en courant. Elle est jeune, belle, et terrifiée. Parce que traquée. Comme une bête. 5h37 : l'appel réveille l'inspecteur Benny Griessel. Il y a eu meurtre. Une femme, la gorge tranchée, à deux pas de St. Martin, l'église luthérienne de Long Street. 7h02 : saoule, l'ex-sensation du chant Alexa Barnard découvre le cadavre de son mari volage par terre. Et un pistolet juste à côté d'elle. 9h00 : avec deux meurtres à résoudre et une insupportable envie de boire, Griessel comprend que former une nouvelle génération de flics risque d'être plus compliqué que prévu.

Le capitaine Daniel Magne enquête sur la mort de l'épouse d'un entrepreneur de BTP, torturée et sauvagement assassinée dans une villa cossue de la banlieue parisienne. Alors que ses investigations tournent court, il établit un lien avec la victime d'un deuxième crime, dans le nord de la France. Ces deux affaires l'amènent à remonter dans le temps jusqu'en 1944.

Robbie is just weeks away from giving birth. While her husband Abe scrambles to get the house ready for their baby's arrival, Robbie makes last minute arrangements to keep her shop and restaurant, Pans 'N Pancakes, up and running when she's on maternity leave. And it seems Robbie and Abe aren't the only ones grappling with anxiety—a stranger is causing a stir in town and Robbie's Aunt Adele appears unusually preoccupied at the baby shower . . .

Tiene que evitar que le haga daño a alguien más. No quiero hacer estas cosas tan terribles. Ayúdeme, antes de que me vea obligado a hacerlo otra vez. Y volveré a hacerlo, porque no tengo alternativa. Nunca la he tenido. En un ajetreado hipermercado, una niña se abraza sola a un osito de peluche. Horas después, el cadáver de su madre aparece en un solar abandonado. A la detective Kim Stone le da la impresión de haber sido un asesinato rápido y funcional. Pero sus instintos le dicen que, en este crimen sin sentido aparente, hay más de lo que puede descubrirse a simple vista.

Two days before an auction of the contents of High Gates House in Borrowdale, Christopher Henderson bumps into Jennifer Reade, the heir to the entire estate, and the expected recipient of the proceeds of the house clearance sale. She discovers a dead man in the cellar of the house but threatens and cajoles Christopher into remaining silent about it until after the auction to avoid complications and delays. The auction begins but is soon halted by the police with the news that a murder has been committed.

The New York Times bestselling author of Labor Day and The Good Daughters returns with a haunting novel of sisterhood, sacrifice, and suspense I was always looking for excitement, until I found some . . . Summer, 1979. A dry, hot Northern California school vacation stretches before Rachel and...

Husband and wife PI team Helen Hawthorne and Phil Sagemont are hired by Trish Barrymore, who is divorcing her no-account accountant Mort. When Mort is found dead, Trish is the main suspect. She wants Helen and Phil to find out who killed Mort Barrymore—and more importantly, kidnapped Justine, the couple’s pedigreed Chartreux show cat. Helen goes undercover as an assistant to a woman who shows prizewinning Persians. Under the primping, posing, and purring, cat shows are a high-pressure world, and now the stakes are life and death.