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Nora Pennington, the owner of Miracle Books, believes that a well-chosen novel can bring healing and hope. But she and the rest of the members of the Secret, Book, and Scone Society know that, sometimes, practical help is needed, too. Such is the case with the reed-thin girl hiding in the fiction section of Nora's store, wearing a hospital ID and a patchwork of faded bruises. She calls herself Abilene, and, although Nora and her friends offer work, shelter, and a supportive ear, their guest isn't ready to divulge her secrets.

Words turn deadly with an unlikely detective duo on the case of a murdered obituary writer in this literary mystery from the internationally bestselling author of the Ruth Galloway series. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman and the Thursday Murder Club. Natalka and Edwin are perfect if improbable...

Drafting an obituary for someone who hadn’t died yet certainly looks bad, but Winter knows that it wasn’t her, and she becomes obsessed with trying to figure out the real killer. She dives headfirst into the investigation to give Mrs. Arlington and herself some peace. When Winter realizes Mrs. Arlington was working on a revealing memoir that has now gone missing, Winter begins to wonder if the death wasn’t exactly random—accident or otherwise.

Winter Snow has had it! With her business in a death drought, her best friend Scoop implicated in a string of arsons, and an obituary listing Winter herself as deceased, her life is heating up. But just as she’s trying to cool things down, she receives her newest assignment: an obituary for Chester, a homeless man found in a burning building. Promising the local funeral home manager that she will have the obituary by the deadline, Winter is stonewalled at every turn, failing to discover Chester’s last name, or where he came from.

Emily’s most recent case brings her to a sleepy New York town to investigate the gruesome death of a fellow FBI agent. Except when she arrives, Emily discovers this was no home invasion gone wrong. This was a calculated kill, undertaken by a disturbed and brutal individual. As Emily begins her investigation, the trail leads to a local author, who the killer is using as inspiration for his kills; copying details from the author’s books as templates on how to kill his victims.

En fångtransport kapas brutalt på vägen mot Kumla och efterlämnar sig våldsam död, en överlevande väktare och två saknade interner. Men det som på ytan framstår som en traditionell fritagning döljer i stället ett avancerat försök att infiltrera ett av världens mest ogenomträngliga terrornätverk. Esther Ndembe, utredare vid Särskilda avdelningen för krigsbrott, kopplas in på fallet som rymmer fler frågetecken än svar.

Sarah Chapman er vred på sin mand, Steven, der er taget i byen, og hun er meget fuld, da han kommer hjem. Da en nabo senere hører tumult og går over til dem, finder han hende med en pistol i hånden, og Steven død i sengen. Sarah nægter sig skyldig i mordet, og den eneste, der tror på hende, er FBI-profileren Eva Rae Thomas. Snart dukker der flere lig op, og Eva er i et kapløb med tiden for at fange den rigtige morder, inden det er for sent, og hendes egen familie bliver ramt.

When Edwin, Delaney's boss at the Cracked Spine bookstore, leaves town on secret business, Delaney is called upon to guide his yearly literary tour around Edinburgh. But on the first night of the tour, at the inn where the tour group is staying, the inn manager falls—or is pushed—off the roof of the inn, and killed. Then, one of the tour members disappears, leaving a trail of puzzles in his wake. In a race against the clock, Delaney sets out on the expedition of her life, following clues around Edinburgh to get to the bottom of this mystery.

It's summer in Bliss Bay. Ladybirds have descended upon the village, and event organizer Megan Fallon has a diary as clear as the sky. Although her wedding to American fiance Jack Windsor is a year away, excitement surrounding the biggest event of her life (after the birth of her daughter Evie, of course) is already building, and she's determined that nothing will take the edge off it. However, when a visitor to the village is found dead in suspicious circumstances, the police are left scratching their heads.

Belle Graham and her canine bodyguards, Kit and Gabby, are enjoying their daily outing in the local dog park with new friends Karen Tacete; her daughter, Lily; and their dog, Bear. But Karen's picture-perfect life shatters when her husband, Dan, fails to return home. He's barely been declared officially missing when Karen receives a ransom note that includes a dire warning: If she contacts the police or the FBI, Dan dies.

*A Times Best Book of the Year* From the author of The Ashes of London, comes a new historical mystery set in the last days of WWII 'Ten out of ten' The Times ‘A grand piece of work – a triumph and one of Taylor’s best’ MICK HERRON 'A wonderfully unique novel from the master of...

Fourteen years ago, Kaitlin Roe was the lone witness to the abduction of her cousin Gina. She still remembers that lonely Virginia road. She can still see the masked stranger and hear Gina’s screams. And she still suffers the guilt of running away in fear and resents being interrogated as a suspect in the immediate aftermath. Now Kaitlin has only one way to assuage the pain and nightmares—by interviewing everyone associated with the unsolved crime for a podcast that could finally bring closure to a case gone cold.

Eine verzweifelte Frau überrascht Caleb nachts in einer dunklen Gasse. Es ist zu dunkel, um von ihren Lippen zu lesen, und ihre unbeholfenen Gebärden scheinen keinen Sinn zu ergeben. Nur zwei Begriffe versteht er: Hilfe und Familie. Dann liegt die Unbekannte tot in seinen Armen. Caleb will Antworten! Hat ihr Tod mit ihrem Engagement für eine Umweltschutzgruppe der Aborigines zu tun? Ihr stummer Hilfeschrei durchbricht die Stille, und Caleb tut alles in seiner Macht Stehende, um ihrem Anliegen Gehör zu verschaffen und den Täter zu finden.

"Goodbye, cruel world." The famous writer Ian O'Shelley is found dead in his cottage in Earlsraven with a suicide note beside him. Nathalie Ames is a big fan of the author and starts to look into the case more closely. She discovers that O'Shelley was a man with many secrets. Was it really suicide? Or was the likeable bestselling author murdered? But while Nathalie is investigating O'Shelley's past, her private life is breaking down - all because of her move to Earlsraven.

Polisen hittar två barnkroppar vid ett industriområde i Oslo. Det visar sig vara två ensamkommande från asylmottagningen. På den efterföljande presskonferensen skjuts en journalist och en polis. Hon måste leta efter svar där andra inte vill att hon ska vara inne och nosa.

Agatha har äntligen fått napp hos investerare som vill vidareutveckla AI-verktyget Sherlotta. Till hennes förfäran tvingar de henne att sitta och jobba i ett trendigt öppet kontorslandskap. Hennes mamma Märta vänder också in och ut på sig själv när hon får uppdraget som bröllopskoordinator på ex-mannen Anders kommande vigsel med Christos. Hon gör sitt bästa för att styra upp festen, men det är inte lätt när prästen hittas död – och Anders blir en av de misstänkta. Strax efter dödsfallet får Märta en blöt bibel och ett hotbrev skickade till sig.

Trots att Märta råkat ut för flera bakslag i jakt på kärleken ger hon sig ändå ut i Tinder-karusellen. Där möter hon sin drömman Calle, som dessvärre har en svartsjuk exfru i bagaget. Samtidigt kämpar Agatha för att rädda sin älskade AI-Sherlotta, som verkar gå sönder bit för bit. När Calles exfru Lilly hittas död dras de tre kvinnorna in i en katt-och-råtta-lek mot en fiende som verkar ligga steget före dem. Vad de inte vet är att de bara är brickor i ett större spel som kretsar kring Sherlotta – ett AI-verktyg med potential att förbättra världen. Eller förstöra den.

Wilma Lind har precis tillträtt tjänsten som chef på Sektionen för vålds- och sexualbrott. Hon kastas in i ett brutalt människohandelsfall, där kvinnor från Östeuropa kidnappas, drogas och misshandlas. Samtidigt pressas hon av överordnade som inte kan hantera en kvinnlig kompetent chef.

Kesä on koittanut kauniissa Sundsvallissa ja opiskelijoiden laulu raikaa. Laulaja Cilla Fallander on saanut uuden työtehtävän talven traagisten tapahtumien jälkeen. Hän työskentelee projektipäällikkönä uuden kauppakeskuksen avajaisissa, ja suunnitelmat ovat loistokkaat. Avajaiset kestävät neljä päivää, mutta jo heti ensimmäisenä iltana asiat menevät hirvittävällä tavalla pieleen. Sen jälkeen ongelmat vain kasaantuvat toisensa perään. Cillalla on vahva tunne, että joku haluaa laittaa kapuloita hänen rattaisiinsa katastrofaalisin seurauksin.