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Jayne Frost and her husband, Sinclair Crowe, are back at the North Pole—just in time for the birth of their son and his all-important Naming Day. With family gathered, magic humming, and plenty of hot cocoa flowing, what could possibly go wrong?

Ich bin Dakota Adair, stolze Besitzerin von Tattered Pages, einer Buchhandlung für außergewöhnliche und skurrile Bücher. Nebenbei löse ich auch gelegentlich Mordfälle. Rein hobbymäßig. Meistens. Nach einem Vortrag über seltene Bücher sprudle ich nur so vor Ideen, wie ich meinen Laden erweitern könnte. Doch als die Vortragende kurz darauf tot aufgefunden wird, finde ich mich schneller in einem neuen Fall wieder, als ich „Kriminalroman“ sagen kann.

Georgia "Cussy" Hollingsworth thought she’d left small-town drama behind when she traded Kentucky for city life. But when her beloved uncle dies under suspicious circumstances, she's pulled straight back to the last place she wanted to be—right into the middle of a horse and cattle ranch she never asked for and a murder she can't ignore.

Despite the brutally cold winter, vintage cookware collector Jaymie Müller is happy to help out a friend by looking after a colony of cats while its caretakers are away. The location on a high bluff overlooking the St. Clair River makes for bone-chilling work, and her task takes on an air of menace when an elderly neighbor reports suspicious goings-on at the river. Jaymie's inclined to dismiss the woman's fears as the product of an overactive imagination, but it's not long before she discovers a dead body there.

Qui a dit que la Tamise, qui traverse la petite ville de Marlow à l’est de Londres, était un long fleuve tranquille ? Certainement pas ses habitants. Quand La Marlow Belle, un bateau de plaisance loué par le club de théâtre local rentre au port avec un convive de moins, la ville est en émoi. Le corps du disparu – l’irascible Oliver Beresford, fondateur du club – est bientôt retrouvé sans vie sur le rivage. God save Marlow ? Inutile : Judith, l’intrépide octogénaire, et ses amies n’en sont pas à leur premier meurtre.

Biobauer Manni Macksen lebt im Wendland, weit östlich von Hamburg, in dem kleinen Dorf Mützenfitz. Macksen ist Mitte fünfzig und schwer frustriert. Seine Frau zeigt nur noch wenig Interesse an ihm, die Kinder gehen längst ihre eigenen Wege, und nun haben auch noch seine treuen Hühner aufgehört, Eier zu legen. Das ist der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt. Macksen lässt sich zu der unüberlegten Äußerung hinreißen, dass er alle Hühner in den Kochtopf packen möchte. Dabei ahnt er nicht, was er damit auslöst. Denn seine gefiederten Freunde können jedes Wort verstehen.

ظن الجميع أن حادث سقوط اميلي أرونديل على كرة من المطاط تركت على السلالم قد تسبب فيه كلبها ولكنها كلما فكرت في سقوطها أكثر زاد اقتناعها بأن أحد أقاربها كان يحاول أن يقتلها، في السابع عشر من شهر ابريل كتبت شكوكها في خطاب وأرسلته الى المحقق هيركيول بوارو، الغريب في الأمر أنه لم يتلق الخطاب حتى الثامن والعشرين من شهر يونيو.. بعد وفاة اميلي بالفعل.

The fifteenth title in Mandy Morton's delightful No. 2 Feline Detective Agency series.

Dan's cats are acting weird. One has grown into a strength powerhouse, the other wants to communicate... verbally. And now other kitties have begun to go missing from his quiet suburban street. Could the man in the parka that haunts a nearby industrial estate have answers? Or perhaps it's something to do with the strange disappearing woman in the woods? Can our hero figure out the conspiracy before it turns into a catastrophe?

Die Künstlerin Amelie betreibt in München einen Laden für Wollwaren. Mit ihrer kleinen Schafherde und dem Rauhaardackel Josef verbringt sie den Advent auf dem Künstlerweihnachtsmarkt im Englischen Garten. Die weihnachtliche Atmosphäre wird jäh unterbrochen, als am Nikolausmorgen ein Toter vor Amelies Schäferwagen liegt. Nur die Schafe haben gesehen, wer Sepp, den Wurstbrater vom Viktualienmarkt, dort abgelegt hat. Schnell fällt der Verdacht auf die Veganer, aber Amelie verfolgt eine andere Spur und greift dabei zu unkonventionellen Mitteln.

Avril 1896. Lucie arrive chez son frère, jeune curé de Saint-Martin-de-Blaignac, pour des vacances tranquilles. Mais l'herboriste du village est assassinée et le policier local, plus préoccupé par ses préjugés que par les faits, ne cherche pas vraiment le coupable. Aidée de sa nouvelle amie Isabelle, Lucie se lance dans une enquête pleine de rebondissements pour innocenter son frère.

Fifteen months undercover. A fentanyl sting that nearly broke her. Maisie Doss walks away with a clean slate—but nothing about her feels clean. When an old friend dies under suspicious circumstances, Maisie's pulled back into a world she swore she'd left behind. In Slate Creek Hollow, secrets don't stay buried.

When asked to be the keynote speaker at a writer's conference, Sandie is both delighted and terrified. Public speaking just isn't her forte. But a few days at a swanky resort in Playa del Carmen, with her fiancé by her side? Sounds too good to pass up. Until Sandie's good friend and conference organizer is found dead. As the local police, resort staff, and dozens of guests try to wrap their minds around this tragic event, a likely suspect emerges, but pinning him down as the murderer won't be easy.

When a local playboy doctor is found dead in an unearthed grave, Conrad is on the case. But this loner by choice is ill-prepared for the cemetery’s quirky owner. A beautiful brunette with a curious nature, a fascination with cats, hats and a talent for distracting him. Doesn’t help when she, well, tries to help, and constantly inserts herself into the investigation.

It seems Carole Morganwick, the town vet, is from the old school of pet care. But when Stan swallows her pride and brings a very unwilling Nutty in for a checkup, she not only finds Carole dead under a pile of kibble...but also learns that she's in the dog house as the prime suspect! Finding the real killer and clearing her name will require some seriously surreptitious sniffing around...and hopefully, curiosity won't kill this innocent cat.

December in Cottageville should be filled with holiday cheer, but for dog groomer Sarah Carter, it's anything but merry. When a tragic accident involving an out-of-control big rig crashes into the Cottageville Library—leaving her friend and love interest Jared Greene injured—Sarah's peaceful holiday season takes a gut-wrenching turn. While tending to Jared's recovery and keeping her dog grooming business, Carter's Canine Coiffure, afloat, Sarah and her loyal Australian cattle dog, Whiskey, find themselves caught up in two unsettling mysteries.

As a key crime witness, Grayce must convince the attractive, logical, by-the-numbers fire investigator, Ewan Davis, that the fire she witnessed is part of a larger criminal conspiracy. Grayce embarks upon a mission to gather proof of the dangerous threat. She enlists the help of her cross-dressing best friend, her street-wise assistant, and Davis’ poodle, to conduct her own investigation.

Once upon a time, Mia Thorne loved birthdays. Then she turned forty and the urge to celebrate ceased. Now that she’s reinvented herself in Newberry, she thinks it might be time to dust off the candles again. Unfortunately, a dead body and a stolen coin disrupt her festive plans.

Mia Thorne’s midlife makeover is going better than she ever expected. She has a new job, a new relationship, a new garden—well, never mind the garden. She doesn’t even mind that she’s back to pounding the pavement to generate ad revenue for the local newspaper.

Mia’s biggest nightmare is about to manifest—her mother is coming to town with her husband du jour in tow. Never mind the sorry state of the garden, the hormonal inches insulating Mia’s waist, or the Orca-sized cat that likes to rest her girth on Mia’s head in the middle of the night when she’s too tired to object.