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Canned from her Los Angeles law firm, Kendra Ballantyne is now a freelance pet-sitter. When her clients start getting knocked off one by one, Kendra fears she's being set up. Aided by sexy detective Jeff Hubbard, she's got to find out why, and fast. This killer's animal instincts are downright dangerous.

Who did the deed? Having chanced upon some clues, budding sleuth Lottie tries to make sense of mysterious conversations and bare-faced lies. She's assisted by her trusty dog, Rosie, and the local delivery boy. But when a second body is found, her theories come undone.

Attorney-turned-freelance-pet-sitter Kendra Ballantyne has found a corpse in a client's apartment, and it's up to her to prove the innocence of the obvious suspects: her client's furry ferrets.

Barton-Regis is without an heir, the last Lord died, leaving 6 illegitimate off-spring. Only one can inherit, and they must vie for it according to the task of the Talents. But there is more than just sibling rivalry, there's a monster among them, a killer who is as clever as he is insane. Which of them is the imposter, and can Lennox and Swift uncover the culprit before more die at his hands?

Als Kater Brown sein Frauchen Alexandra Berger frühmorgens zu einem Pub führt, schwant Alex nichts Gutes. Und sie liegt richtig: Jemand hat den Wirt erschossen. Seine Leiche liegt mitten im Schrankraum. Dort hängt auch eine Überwachungskamera. Der Mord sollte sich also leicht aufklären lassen. Doch als Alex und DCI Lassiter sich das Video ansehen, trauen sie ihren Augen nicht: Ein Pinguin betritt den Pub, erschießt eiskalt den Wirt und watschelt wieder davon.

Mercedes Harrigan, novice landlord, is a pro at cleaning up messy apartments but cleaning up after an elderly tenant dies presents a different dilemma. It’s not the dead body lying on the kitchen floor that has Sadie freaked out—she grew up playing among the caskets at her grandmother’s mortuary—it’s the coroner’s suspicion that the wiring in Sadie's vintage apartments could be the culprit. Add a threatened lawsuit by the family of the deceased, along with bizarre clues that pop up but don’t add up, and Sadie’s morale dips lower than the meager balance in her bank account.

"Find Malcolm. His safety is your safety." Threat or promise, I wasn't hanging around to find out. Not when the sorcerer making it had just yanked me out of my skin for a friendly chat. But with scheming magicians, lurking necromancers, and Callum's long-lost family all competing to make my next out of body experience a permanent one, having a sorcerer on our side seems like a pretty good option. There's just one problem. If we want her help, we need to find her dentist. And we've only got one lead. Weres. Mouth-breathing, ravening monsters with too many teeth and no affection for my kind.

Like it or not, when a sorcerer asks you to track a magician, you track a magician. It's that or spend life as a hamster. So we did. But, turns out, the scary magician is the least of our worries. Between raging squirrel mobs, My Little Ravenous sewer monsters, and bungalow-dwelling necromancers with a good line in attack dogs, it's all we can do to keep ourselves the right side of dead. And that's before we stumble onto something far more sinister. Something that makes one dead son look like small carrots. Something that's going to raise an ancient almost-god and bring the world to its knees.

Find a missing book. That was the job the woman in the Doc Martens gave us. Easy money, right? Only now it seems she's actually an ancient, powerful sorcerer, and the book is a Book of Power that doesn't want to be found. It wants to tear reality apart at the seams, and it'll use anyone it can to do it. So now we've got one spectacularly displeased sorcerer, a hungry, still-missing book, a dentist with bad hygiene, and a neighbourhood having some reality issues to deal with. Plus about a day before the book turns our world - and us - inside out.

1923. Lottie Sprigg is a lowly maid. But when she's hired by a wealthy heiress, she embarks on a thrilling journey across Europe and beyond. Lottie's expecting exciting exploits and spectacular sights. But she's not expecting murder . . . In Venice, Lottie befriends a famous opera singer after reuniting him with his lost dog. Early the next morning, the singer's corpse is found floating in the Grand Canal.

Ein unerwarteter Wintereinbruch - Karlsruhe versinkt im Schnee! Die beiden Frischverliebten Fabienne und Moritz spazieren im winterlichen Tierpark Oberwald durch das romantische Wildgehege. Zwischen Hirschen und Elchen wird Fabienne von einer unheimlichen Krähe angegriffen. Am nächsten Morgen findet ein Tierpfleger im Gehege eine Frauenleiche - Fabienne! Kommissar Schiemann erkennt schnell, dass es sich um ein Verbrechen mit Tierbezug handelt und bittet die Tierflüsterin Kira Mauerfuchs um Hilfe.

It's October in Daybreak Harbor, which means everything Halloween. The town is going all out for the holiday, hoping to one-up the festivities in neighboring Salem, Massachusetts, and Maddie James is delighted to be part of the planning for the annual happenings. But trouble brews when Maddie's youngest sister, Sam, books a famous medium, Balfour Dempsey, to come to town for the celebrations and stay in the local haunted inn—along with his equally famous black cat. The town busybody books a secret reading with Balfour and doesn't want anyone to know why.

Crimson Cove already feels like home, but sometimes it's not always sweet. When I meet a misunderstood murder suspect, I know something is wrong. How did one bad-tempered badger destroy an ancient vampire? With my wonderful witch, Zandra Crypt, by my side, I poke my adorable booping snooter into this mystery to make sure the angels don't make a mess of the investigation. No innocent furball goes down for a crime they didn't commit when I'm around.

In the heart of the English countryside lies a sprawling estate, belonging to the enigmatic Auntie Georgia. Every year, an opulent ball lights up the mansion, with guests from the world over attending. However, this year, the ball will be remembered for reasons other than its grandeur. When the Sultana's prized diamond goes missing, young Topsy and Abby, along with their friend Pip, find themselves entangled in a web of secrets, hidden passages, and age-old mysteries. As they race against time to recover the gem, the girls unravel tales of desperation, deceit, and redemption.

Lass Dich entführen ins Südburgenland und erlebe die Abenteuer des "Klubs der Grünen Daumen" – mit den ersten drei Bänden der Serie ("Zuagroast", "Hamdraht" und "Aufblattelt") von Bestsellerautorin Martina Parker, vereint in einer Box.Alle suchen am Land ihr Glück, aber jeder findet etwas anderes. Paul findet billiges Bauland, Affären und ein paar seltsame Gewächse. Vera findet ihren Ex, einen Job als schlecht bezahlte Lokaljournalistin und jede Menge Nacktschnecken. Johanna findet, die Zuagroasten haben mehr Geld als Verstand.

Social media influencer Crystabel Hughes is determined her wedding to Giles Preston Smythe will be the talk of the town. No matter the cost or the upset, nothing will stop this wedding! But for Alexi Ellis and the rest of the staff at Hopgood Hall, Crystabel’s demands are becoming increasingly extreme. And when Alexi spots the groom getting up close and personal with one of the bridesmaids, she fears trouble is only a bouquet toss away.

Kelsie's idyllic farm is falling apart. The need for a serious injection of cash leads her to invite the higher ups from a multi-level marketing company to her place for their annual retreat. Unfortunately, the company founder is allergic to the kittens. To make peace, Kelsie moves them to the barn, but on her way back, she trips over the body of the company hype man. His murder sets off a chain of shocking revelations, and a family's dark secrets are uncovered in the deadliest way possible. As suspects abound, Kelsie reprises the role of amateur detective to protect her friends and felines.

Jude Gray never thought she’d find herself widowed and running a working farm full-time, but here she is, living in the small Malvern village her husband Adam spent most of his life in. After a particularly gruelling lambing season, she is looking forward to some time off, but there’s no rest for the wicked, especially when she finds the body of one of Adam’s oldest friends on her farm. Unimpressed with the local constabulary's efforts, Jude starts an investigation of her own. But as the body count rises, danger creeps ever closer to Malvern Farm.

Folge 5: Kommissar Schiemann wird zu einem grausigen Fund im herbstlichen Karlsruher Hardtwald gerufen. Die übel zugerichtete Leiche eines Mannes liegt in einem Schlammloch neben einer alten Buche - eine Wildschwein-Suhle. Neben ihm liegt ein Korb voller Pilze. Der Fall scheint klar: Eine Wildschwein-Rotte hat den armen Pilzsammler zu Tode getrampelt. Doch Tierflüsterin Kira Mauerfuchs wundert sich - denn im Herbst sind die Tiere eigentlich nicht aggressiv. Der Täter muss ein Zweibeiner sein.

Michelle Bishop has spent most of her life hating her nemesis, Georgia Beauregard. When the town beauty queen herself suddenly dies, Michelle is the only one who isn't mourning. But Michelle has just discovered there is something far worse than a living, breathing bully. Try being haunted by a dead one.