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Andy Carpenter and his golden retriever, Tara, are finding that all is not calm or bright in Silent Bite, the latest Christmas mystery in this heartwarming series from bestselling author David Rosenfelt. Lawyer Andy Carpenter can finally take a breath; he’s back on dry land after a family...

"Narrator Grover Gardner returns to breathe life into listeners' favorite dog-loving lawyer...In his vivid portrayal of the wisecracking Andy, Gardner creates a sense of a cheerful reunion with the lawyer for longtime listeners and a warm greeting for newcomers." -- AudioFile Magazine, Earphones...

Cuando un funcionario del gobierno británico hace escala en Nueva York mientras lleva un magnífico elefante blanco como regalo del rey de Siam para la reina de Inglaterra, se ve repentinamente envuelto en una serie de alocadas situaciones en las que intervienen muchos ladrones y cientos de policías y periodistas.

When Libby Madsen hosts her first big family-and-friend Thanksgiving, she’s prepared for the usual chaos that comes with relatives, last-minute surprises, and juggling a house full of guests. But when her boyfriend Greg’s family finds a dead body upon checking into their vacation rental, a peaceful holiday becomes anything but. If only it stopped there, but of course one thing after another continues to test Libby's patience as she prepares for the big day.

Beyond the village of Raven’s Edge stands the Gateway to the Dead – a crumbling stone arch marking the site where a long-ago battle raged and the dead were buried where they fell. But it’s the forgotten mansion hidden in the trees behind it that holds the real mystery… Lady Peony has...

A shotgun marriage leads to deadly celebrations in this gripping English seaside cozy mystery When his bride is discovered lifeless mere hours after their wedding vows, D. I. George Carter's wedding takes a sinister turn. Reluctant guest, Tanya Bowe, an investigative journalist turned local...

Isabel Flores wundert sich. Wer bitte stiehlt in Sant Martí den Nachbarn die Haustiere? Als sie gerade die Neugier packt, ruft Tolo Cabot an, ihr Freund und ehemaliger Kollege bei der Polizei. Er bittet sie erneut um Hilfe in einem Entführungsfall, doch keine Hunde und Papageien, sondern die junge Floristin Paloma Crespí ist spurlos verschwunden. Wieder einmal ist Isabels ganzes Können gefragt – und die Unterstützung des halben Dorfes.

Convalescing after his recent injuries, Albert Smith is taking it easy … until a face from his past appears on his TV screen and everything changes. There’s an old score to settle and this time his quest for justice will take him from his quiet English home to the foot of the Alps. With Rex...

Quand la Joconde cache un secret fatal, seul un chat grincheux et une brocanteuse futée peuvent le démêler. Et si le chef-d'œuvre absolu du Louvre n'était qu'une copie ? Calypso Finn, ex-star de télénovelas brésiliennes reconvertie en brocanteuse sur la Côte d'Azur, voit son quotidien chamboulé par l'arrivée de Leandro, un charmant Italien. Il affirme posséder la véritable Joconde et souhaite la restituer au célèbre musée. D'abord sceptique, Calypso accepte d'explorer cette proposition stupéfiante. Cependant, la situation s'envenime, entraînant Calypso dans un périlleux labyrinthe.

Three witches and their magical cats solve paranormal murder cases in the mystical town of Wonder Falls. From USA TODAY Bestselling Author Harper Lin Cath Greenstone, her cousin Bea, and her hippie aunt Astrid live in Wonder Falls, a small town near the mystical Niagara Falls. They run the...

Völlig überraschend erhält Sir Baskerville eine Einladung zum Farmers Market nach Malloy. Er soll dort als Jurymitglied bei der Wahl zum schönsten Rind des Landes teilnehmen. Doch schon am Abend vor dem Beginn des Farmers Market wird das Rind Agat tot im Stall aufgefunden. Alles deutet darauf hin, dass das Tier keines natürlichen Todes gestorben ist. Und noch bevor der Täter gefasst werden kann, wird einer der Rinderbesitzer ermordet neben seinem Tier aufgefunden. Natürlich nimmt Sir Baskerville umgehend die Ermittlungen auf.

All Dante wants is to be left alone in the small New Zealand town no one's heard of. But then, of course, the orchid convention comes to town, and Dante is knee deep in suspects, intrigue, and red herrings. On top of all this, Dante must navigate a mysterious woman from his past, cat issues, and the terrifying prospect of a first date.

When a film crew comes to Mackinac Island, the last thing fudge shop owner Allie McMurphy expects to find is a murder victim . . . SHOT ON LOCATION It's Labor Day weekend, the official end of tourist season, and the beginning of a whole batch of trouble. First, the island is invaded by a TV crew...

The elderly volunteers at the second-hand shop keep dropping dead. Newly retired Mrs Mortensen begs to differ. This "Danish Miss Marple" and her dachshund, Mortensen III, sniff a sinister pattern. Sharp‑tongued, sharp‑eyed, and fueled by justice and cake, Mrs Mortensen launches her own probe, stirring gossip, grudges, and small-town spats. The deeper she digs, the surer she gets: someone's picking off shop volunteers, one "oops" at a time. Can this tea-spiller out-sleuth a sly slayer before she (or Mortensen III) becomes the next "accidental" casualty?

Callie Renfew didn’t go looking for trouble, but now it’s at her door there’s no way she’s backing down. It’s been a year since Callie last saw her useless husband Gavin and although everyone else thinks he’s dead, Callie has an uneasy feeling that her husband is still alive and waiting to make his final vengeful move… Until then, Callie plans to get on with her life and pushes forward with a new business scheme with her new millionaire business partner, enigmatic Spaniard Carlos Martinez.

Callie loves a timeless classic. She thought running a shop in her charming southern town meant quiet days, good tea, and lots of spare time to read. But when a strange journal turns up in a donation box, it leads her straight to the town's oldest Creole manor—and to the body of a very prominent friend. But the ladies in the dead woman's bridge club are tight-lipped and snooty, the town planner is acting shady, and the bad boy carpenter who worked for the late Alma Jessup has been spreading rumors. Everybody seems to have something to hide.

The sixteenth title in Mandy Morton's delightful No. 2 Feline Detective Agency series. Chocks away! as our feline detectives investigate some sticky situations at the local chocolate factory in Catberry-on-the-Brink. Up at the Manor House, the family is at war as dark secrets are uncovered in...

Bainbridge Island bookseller, aspiring author, and amateur sleuth Meg (no relation to Bill) Gates investigates the murder of a crabby food critic in New York Times bestselling author Lynn Cahoon's latest Pacific Northwest-set mystery for fans of Kate Carlisle, Lorna Barrett, Jenn McKinlay, and...

Libby isn’t thrilled that Greg and Shadow have left Arizona for Anchorage to complete their Search & Rescue training, but she and her mother plan to join them in Alaska later. Meanwhile, there is a covert plan underway between Julia and Greg—he's asked Libby's mom for her blessing. Libby and Julia join their Alaska cruise group, and immediately Libby starts to get strange vibes from some of the other tourists. She can’t wait to meet up with Greg and figure out what’s going on.

Die Zwillingsschwestern Rosa und Klara, Erbinnen des Neuzil-Pferdehofs, sind optisch und charakterlich so unterschiedlich wie man nur sein kann und stehen sich dennoch unglaublich nahe. Seit der Kindheit passt die zarte, zurückhaltende Klara auf die freundlich-gesellige Rosa auf, die schon von ihrer bigotten Mutter bevorzugt wurde. Rosa stirbt bei einem Brand und ihr tragischer Tod wirft Fragen auf, die niemals hätten gestellt werden sollen. Denn, wer mit dem Feuer spielt, kommt darin um.