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When wealthy Londoners take over Gloamington, it's time to spill the tea. But that's not all that gets spilled. Murder has a way of ruining every tea party. Hotel Beaufont is hosting the wedding of the century until the bride turns up dead before her vows. Malcolm Fawkes and Ella Bloom find themselves hunting a killer among wedding guests where motives are wrapped in silk gloves and served on bone china. The murdered bride had more enemies than bridesmaids.

This entertaining murder mystery is a tale where a thief, a killer, a witness, a patsy, a deadly mistake, and a cover-up lay wrongly solved for 20 years. Retired MI6 agents, eccentric twins, Cedric and Ambrose, along with Verity and Charlie, discover a secret notebook, a coded message, a cryptic witness statement, and a riddle etched into a dusty tennis court at Emmanuelle Boarding School for girls, in this high-stakes cozy mystery.

Catering a post-Valentine’s Day Death by Chocolate dessert party should have been a delicious way to wrap up a week of romantic festivities. But when the new fiancé of the hostess is found dead during the event, clutching one of Emory’s chocolate cupcakes and a heart-shaped box of chocolates close by, the guests and the police put her at the top of their suspect list.

So hat Evi Pflaum sich ihren ersten Arbeitstag in der alten Heimat nicht vorgestellt: Ihr Vorgesetzter ist im Dauerkrankenstand und der erste Mordfall landet direkt auf dem Schreibtisch der jungen Staatsanwältin. Rätselhafte Malzspuren an der Leiche führen in die Brauereien und Mälzereien der fränkischen Bierstadt. Hochmotiviert legt sich die chronisch unterzuckerte Evi nicht nur mit ihrem neuen Chef an und betrinkt sich mit ihrer besten Freundin auf der Kerwa – sie verliert sich auch in den grünen Augen von Gerichtsmediziner Dr. Niklas Rosenbeet.

'This book checked all the boxes - charming characters, a tight-knit community, and a mystery that kept me guessing right up until the end. It's one of those stories that makes you want to curl up with a cup of tea and read all evening' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A well-written and...

A group of high school alumnae reunite years later and reserve rooms at Pixie Inn for an extended retreat. As part of their pampering package, Felicity delivers a scrumptious assortment of enchanted pastries, including her new almond cookies. But the queen bee of the group is soon found dead in her bathroom, drowned in the tub, and she recently sampled the delicious baked goods. Could Felicity’s almond cookies have set off a fatal nut allergy? The enchanted pastries are supposed to bring joy, not sorrow—and certainly not death.

Darci Hannah presents book two in the Food and Spirits Mystery series.

Frankreich und Deutschland werden von sieben Morden erschüttert – und jede Leiche verkörpert eine der sieben Todsünden: Wollust, Zorn, Neid, Völlerei, Hochmut, Trägheit und Habgier. Das ruft die Mimikexpertin und Privatermittlerin Margeaux Surfin auf den Plan, denn hier liegt ihre besondere Expertise. Welcher skrupellose Täter agiert hier mit brutaler Kaltblütigkeit und wie hängt alles mit dem inhaftierten Serienmörder Martin Angerer zusammen, zu dem spezielle Indizien führen?

Amateur baker and part-time sleuth Claire Walker is looking forward to a vacation with her boyfriend, Jonathan Ainsley. The happy couple boards the famed Scottish train, the Mallaig Steam Express—temporarily renamed “The Marzipan Express” in honor of chef Alan Gables, who is hosting an exclusive culinary experience for his most devoted fans.

Paris, 1937. Kitty Underhay, with a croissant in hand and her handsome husband Matt by her side, is soaking up the delightfully Parisian charms of the French capital. Kitty attends a fashion show where she is enamoured by the dazzling gowns, but the afternoon takes a very sour turn when one of the models, Simone Belliste, is found dead with a pair of razor sharp tailoring scissors nearby.

Hercule Poirot bárhol szívesebben töltené a karácsonyt, mint egy kifűthetetlen, tizenhatodik századi udvarházban, de egy eltűnt rubin rejtélye mégis odavonzza. Az igazi angol karácsony elképzelhetetlen a karácsonyi puding nélkül, amely ezúttal is igen tartalmas fogásnak bizonyul. Második történetünkben egy szép hölgy és a féltékenység körül forognak az események. Othelló óta azonban tudjuk, hogy mi mindenre képes a zöldszemű szörny.

Cindy Kwan, owner of Asia Village’s bookshop, The Modern Scroll, is privileged to host best-selling author Charlene Chan for a signing in honor of the writer’s latest book, The Mystery of General Tso. Lana Lee is equally excited for the appearance of her favorite author and even more so when Cindy asks her to be Charlene’s “handler” for the event. Taking her duties very seriously, Lana stays by the side of the prominent author to assist in anything that she might need.

La notizia è clamorosa: i selezionati clienti del Controcorrente, pluristellato locale capitolino, sono rimasti vittime di un'intossicazione. Dagli accertamenti risulta che i piatti incriminati contenevano tutti psilocibina, una sostanza presente in alcuni funghi allucinogeni. Il caso, di cui si interessano pure i Servizi segreti, si complica ancora quando i morti diventano due.

Mesterkokken Adam Brandt er vant til succes, respekt og anerkendelse, og Michelin-stjernerne regner ned over ham og hans restaurant, AMOK. Men succesen er opbygget på et råddent fundament af hemmeligheder og løgne, der kan ødelægge alt, hvis de bliver afsløret. Da det går op for Adam, at nogen bevidst forsøger at sabotere hans restaurant, frygter han det værste og beslutter sig for at få hævn over dem, som han tror står bag chikanen.

Yarrow Glen’s favorite cheese shop, Curds & Whey, gets to be a part of the social event of the season: Summer Harrington’s wedding. Cheesemonger Willa Bauer is going all out for the wedding shower’s cheese bar. But the eagle-eyed Harrington family is proving to be a pain in her asiago. A last-minute tasting ends in disaster when one of Willa’s potential beaus, Roman, gets in a fight with the groom. Then the shower arrives, and while there’s anything but love in the air, there is plenty of cheese. Oh, and Roman… again. The day officially ends in disaster.

Laid-off journalist Lana Lewis is thriving as the proprietor of Perkatory, a coffee shop on quirky Devil’s Beach Island, Florida. She’s juggling a relationship with police chief Noah Garcia, enjoying the company of her best friend, Erica, and relishing the companionship of her golden Shih Tzu, Stanley. The only problem is her neighbor, Gus, who incessantly uses his leaf blower, disturbing everyone in the neighborhood. Lana has learned to tune it out, but Erica’s rage boils over, and she confronts Gus. Then Gus is found dead, and Erica immediately becomes suspect number one.