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Intelligent, tough, beautiful, and sole heir to a billion-dollar fortune, Elizabeth suddenly finds herself head of an empire after her father mysteriously dies. Surrounded by cash-hungry family members, the young heiress fights to save the family business. And after narrowly escaping death, she realizes that someone is determined to kill her. Unsure of who she can trust, Elizabeth must figure out who the assassin is before it's too late.

The Husband's Secret is a funny, heartbreaking novel of marriage, grief, love, and secrets. When her husband announces he's in love with her best friend, painfully shy Tess picks up her young son and returns to her mother's house. There she begins an unexpected affair with an old flame. Rachel is a woman in her 60s consumed by grief and anger at the loss of her daughter 20 years earlier. When her son announces he is taking her beloved grandson overseas, Rachel begins a descent into deeper bitterness and pain.

As the world is on the brink of mutual destruction between the East and the West, Mary Ashley—a bright, young political science professor—is appointed U.S. Ambassador to an Iron Curtain country. Her husband dies in a suspicious car crash, and Mary becomes the target of a mysterious murder plot by unseen and powerful enemies. Thrust from her comforting life in Kansas, she finds herself lost amongst the political turmoil in a foreign country where she is seen as the enemy, and no one is to be trusted.

Lady Emily Hardcastle is an eccentric widow with a secret past. Florence Armstrong, her maid and confidante, is an expert in martial arts. The year is 1908 and they've just moved from London to the country, hoping for a quiet life. But it is not long before Lady Hardcastle is forced out of her self-imposed retirement. There's a dead body in the woods, and the police are on the wrong scent. Lady Hardcastle makes some enquiries of her own, and it seems she knows a surprising amount about crime investigation...

Read by Joan Hickson A Murder is Announced in a small-town newspaper advertisement—and Miss Marple must unravel the fiendish puzzle when a crime does indeed occur. The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn are agog with curiosity when the Gazette advertises “A murder is announced and will take...

Winslow Covington believes in life, liberty, and the letter of the law. As Quincy, Montana’s new chief of police, she’s determined to prove herself. According to her pops, all she has to do is earn favor with the Edens. But winning over the town’s founding family might have been easier if not for her one-night stand with their oldest son. Winslow does her best to avoid Griffin, but when a woman is found dead on Eden property, the two of them have no choice but to cross paths.

On Manhattan’s East Side a woman lies dead at the bottom of the stairs, stripped of all her valuables. Most cops might call it a mugging gone wrong, but Lieutenant Eve Dallas knows better. A well-off accountant and a beloved wife and mother, Marta Dickenson doesn’t seem the type to be on anyone’s hit list. But when Eve and her partner, Peabody, find blood inside the building, the lieutenant knows Marta’s murder was the work of a killer who’s trained, but not professional or smart enough to remove all the evidence.

Det. Inspector Kate Carter and her team are assigned to investigate the murder of man found inside the wreckage of a car. A vintage vinyl record from 1964, found next to the body, soon turns out to be an important clue as a second body is discovered. And meanwhile, Det. Inspector Kate, shrewd and smart, and a happy-go-lucky mum to three children, has something very dark to contend with her in her personal life.

Crimebusting duo DI Jackman and DS Evans are back, solving another crime that will make your skin crawl. Twenty years ago: a farmer and his wife are cut to pieces by a ruthless serial killer. Now: a woman is viciously stabbed to death in the upmarket kitchen of her beautiful house on the edge of the marshes. Then a man called Daniel Kinder walks into Saltern police station and confesses to the murder. But DI Rowan Jackman and DS Marie Evans of the Fenland Constabulary soon discover that there is a lot more to Daniel than meets the eye.

A Psychological Thriller Where Control Is the Motive and Escape Is Not Guaranteed...

Kriminalroman Ein atmosphärischer Cosy-Krimi am See mit einer ermittelnden Maklerin und ihrer treuen Berner SennenhündinSie fand ein hundert Jahre altes Tagebuch, verborgen in einem herrschaftlichen Anwesen am See. Wenige Tage später war ein junger Mann tot.Die Immobilienmaklerin Lily Morgan...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Kim Aera has spent her career searching for the truth, but nothing prepares her for finding her closest friend murdered only hours after they shared what should have been an ordinary day together. Min Sora's death leaves behind a handful of troubling...

From USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bruns comes another deliciously deadly culinary mystery...Spring has officially arrived, and while the weather outside may still be frightful, Sally Muccio is feeling especially delightful as she prepares a homemade family dinner in honor of her...

When a murderer says, “I’ll help you if you’ll help me . . .” This is Sarah Crockett's last chance when the cops have given up on finding her missing daughter and hope is running out. He says he didn’t murder his wife and all he wants is help making peace with his own estranged and...

Dr. Rachel Eisenberg ist Mitinhaberin einer angesehenen Münchner Kanzlei, frisch getrennt und Mutter einer 13-jährigen Tochter. Ihr neuer Fall soll eigentlich nur ein bisschen Medienpräsenz bringen – ein Obdachloser, der eines äußerst gewalttätigen Mordes verdächtigt wird – doch als sie ihrem Mandanten zum ersten Mal gegenübersitzt, ist Rachel sprachlos: Sie kennt den Mann – oder glaubte das zumindest … Judith Kellermann, die neue Mandantin von Anwältin Rachel Eisenberg, wird verdächtigt, ihren Lebensgefährten aus Eifersucht in die Luft gesprengt zu haben.

Grace Walden is barely five feet tall, but she's the watchful heart of her neighborhood. A retired teacher known for her cookies and her careful eye on children walking home from school, Grace seems harmlessuntil the day a forest-green car begins circling the block. When a stranger follows her...

Kaksoset Mercy ja Lizzie McCarthy ovat alkaneet kotiutua Irlannin länsirannikolla sijaitsevaan idylliseen Shamrock Coven rantakylään. Lizzie järjestää innokkaana kirjallisuusfestivaaleja, ja dekkaristi Mercy taipuu tulemaan ihmisten ilmoille työhuoneensa uumenista. Sitten festivaalin...

El bello rostro, inmóvil, cubierto de centelleantes granos de arena. Los labios, ligeramente entreabiertos, como dejando escapar un último suspiro. Los ojos azules, sin vida, abiertos de par en par. Unos pocos granos de arena, sobre las largas y oscuras pestañas. Una hermosa joven aparece...

Deux sœurs que l'on voudrait ne plus quitter, une seule question : jusqu'où sont-elles prêtes à aller pour défendre la liberté ? Lyon, Boston, Paris, Singapour. Au fil d'une écriture intense, Les Évadées nous transporte autour du monde en nous liant aux destins de deux jeunes femmes, deux sœurs jumelles au caractère trempé, que la vie a tôt séparées mais que le destin va finalement réunir. Cécile est enquêtrice au sein d'Interpol.

Die austro-britische Neo-Ermittlerin Miss Brooks hat einen neuen Auftrag an Land gezogen: Sie schminkt die Teilnehmerinnen der TV-Casting-Show „Fabelhafte Frauen Fünfzig Plus“. Drehort: ein Flusskreuzfahrtschiff auf der Donau. Nach dem ersten großen Umstyling wird Coiffeurin Kim tot in...