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Bloomsbury Presents The Coven by Graham Masterton, read by Emma Gregory. They say the girls were witches. But Beatrice Scarlet, the apothecary's daughter, is sure they were innocent victims... London, 1758: Beatrice Scarlet, the apothecary's daughter, has found a position at St Mary Magdalene's...

Erneut ereignet sich im Londoner East End eine grausame Mordserie. Um Aufstände seitens der Bevölkerung des East Ends zu verhindern, erhält Oscar Wilde den Auftrag, die Mordserie so rasch wie nur möglich ohne großes Aufsehen aufzuklären. Tatsächlich gelingt es Wilde schnell, einer erfolgversprechenden Spur zu folgen. Doch gerade als er glaubt, den Fall gelöst zu haben, muss er sich die Frage stellen, ob hinter den Verbrechen nicht mehr steckt, als er zunächst vermutet hat.

Follow Chick Bowdrie’s adventures in these six classic westerns by America’s favorite storyteller, Louis L’Amour. Chick Bowdrie could have been an outlaw, but he rode a different trail. The Texas Rangers recruited Bowdrie to help pursue the most wanted men in the Southwest. And Bowdrie...

In the midst of the Great Depression, a Los Angeles detective lands a case that seems too good to be true. But his client is connected to a big-budget motion picture, "The Blood Red Sphinx" and the odd mystic behind the production. Can one man make a stand against a web of Hollywood intrigues, or is the world doomed by rising shadows?

Joachim Vernau ist ganz oben in der Berliner Gesellschaft angekommen. Er steht kurz davor, in die wohlhabende und einflussreiche Familie der von Zernikows einzuheiraten, nicht ahnend, dass ihre Ehrbarkeit nicht viel mehr als Fassade ist. Als eine ukrainische Frau auftaucht und behauptet, die von Zernikows hätten im Zweiten Weltkrieg eine Zwangsarbeiterin beschäftigt, lässt das Familienoberhaupt sie kurzerhand hinauswerfen. Wenig später wird sie tot aus dem Landwehrkanal geborgen.

Retired police detective inspector Thomas Maitland has rented a house in Cornwall; he's going to paint his way to recovery from the experiences of the spring. A local woman with an intriguingly expensive collection of modern art wants to put on a show of his work. But Maitland's next door...

When a priceless family heirloom goes missing during a small private dinner party, Mel must find the culprit, and the painting, before Lord Jonathan and Lady Laura return home. Despite their moment of passion, Mel and Derrin are now estranged because there is still too much anger. Still trying...

England, 1758: Vor siebzehn Jahren wurde Lord Johns Vater tot mit einer Pistole in der Hand aufgefunden. Nun erwacht die Erinnerung an die Vergangenheit, als Johns Bruder von einem unbekannten Absender eine Seite aus dem Tagebuch ihres Vaters zugeschickt wird. Um herauszufinden, wer dahinter steckt, wendet Lord John sich an den einzigen Mann, dem er noch vertrauen kann: Jamie Fraser. Aber der Siebenjährige Krieg, eine verbotene Affäre und Jamies eigene Geheimnisse erschweren Lord Johns Bestrebungen, endlich die Wahrheit über den Tod seines Vaters herauszufinden.

Ellie and Quinn's honeymoon in France is meant to be a celebration of love and new beginnings. But when they visit the quaint village her ancestor once called home, Ellie finds herself drawn into the story of why he left—and discovers that the roots of love, sacrifice, and hope stretch further...

SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN . . . "Sanctuary! In God's name you must give it!" A dark lady rides back into the life of Dame Frevisse, bearing with her two small boys haunted by the touch of death and scandal. Nine men lie dead on the road behind them, victims of the grim fate which relentlessly...

In Chicago’s Gold Coast district, twenty of the city’s most glamorous socialites gather for a charity whist drive at the Bellevue House mansion. Brightest among them are Ginevra King Mitchell and Edith Cummings, real-life debutantes who inspired Daisy Buchanan and Jordan Baker in The Great Gatsby. But when their sharp-tongued hostess turns up dead and a blizzard traps everyone inside, suspicion and gossip give way to fear.

A homeless boy. A hunted girl. Cairo, 1917. In a city plagued by poverty and war, ten-year-old Faisal begs and steals to survive, hiding at night from the things that prowl after dark. The nimblest and most clever of the street boys, he's terrified of the unseen spirits he's convinced haunt the...

Benedict Cumberbatch plays the young, feisty, devastatingly acute Horace Rumpole in this collection of cracking cases, also starring Timothy West as the older Rumpole. Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders: It is the '50s, and two war heroes have been shot dead. Defending the suspect is deemed hopeless, so the case is handed to a novice. But the novice's superiors didn't count on the tenacity and wit of the young and hungry Horace Rumpole.

London 1815. Newly widowed Lily Adler is returning to a society that frowns on independent women. At a ball thrown by her oldest friend, Lady Walter, she expects the scandal, gossip, and secrets. What she doesn't expect is the dead body in Lady Walter's garden. Lily overheard the man just minutes before he was shot: young, desperate, and attempting blackmail. But she's willing to leave the matter to the local constables - until Lord Walter bribes the investigating magistrate to drop the case. Stunned, Lily realizes she's the only one with the key to catching the killer.

The Home Office has asked Sir Bertrand Thorndike to head an investigation into stolen royal jewels. And as with everything concerning the Prince Regent, discretion is paramount. It's the perfect chance for Bertie to step out of his brother's long shadow. Unfortunately, his superior, the Duke of Haverly, has a plan that makes him balk. In order to sell his cover, Bertie must play the part of a man looking for love, ready to reform his rakish ways.

Froh darüber, dass es ihnen im letzten Moment noch gelungen ist, sich in Sicherheit zu bringen, setzen Irene Adler und Sherlock Holmes ihren Weg zur Höhle fort. Dort müssen sie jedoch feststellen, dass ihnen die Mitglieder des Zirkels zuvorgekommen sind. Als die Sonderermittler endlich hinter die Pläne des Zirkels der Sieben kommen, bleibt ihnen kaum noch Zeit, um die drohende Katastrophe abzuwenden.

Eine rätselhafte Karte führt Phileas Fogg und seine Freunde nach Frankreich, wo sie weitere Spuren der Halbgöttin Isais vermuten. In England macht Sherlock Holmes in der Zwischenzeit eine beunruhigende Entdeckung. Er bittet die Sonderermittler Irene Adler und Oscar Wilde um Mithilfe bei der Aufklärung eines Mordfalls. Dieser bestätigt Holmes' schlimmste Befürchtungen: Fogg und seine Begleiter schweben in größter Gefahr, von der sie nicht das Geringste wissen.

ONE OF FINANCIAL TIMES AND THE TIMES BEST FICTION BOOKS OF 2025 'Blends a wholly convincing evocation of the period with a compelling narrative' The Times 'After their riveting debut in Vienna, Fox and Fry are back in compelling fashion to navigate their way through a shadowy world of espionage...

In the winter of 1924, Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher travels to a school friend's house to witness the estate's famous Guy Fawkes celebration. But she gets more than the quiet weekend at the quaint family manse that she was originally hoping for. The home is the site of some severe family tension. The Viscount and head of the family is a strict and unyielding sort, insisting that everyone - especially his children - meet his own unreasonable expectations. On the evening of the Guy Fawkes celebration, the Viscount is found dead on the floor of his study, killed by his own hand.

The ultimate gripping murder mystery for winter nights, from the bestselling author of The Stranger Diaries and the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries 'PS: thanks for the murders.' The death of a ninety-year-old woman with a heart condition should absolutely not be suspicious. DS Harbinder Kaur...