Cosy Crime Fiction

Middlebridge Mysteries follows Violet Wilner (Anna Cathcart) kicking off her first year at Middlebridge University, living her dream of attending her mom’s alma mater. Inspired by watching her dad, a cop, solve crimes in her hometown, she studies criminology under a renowned but demanding Professor Bellows (Eric McCormack). She has her hands full, juggling her coursework, her social life and her insecurities as she embarks on this next chapter.

Seamus, a down-to-earth park ranger, has always been modest about his background. Living with three roommates and driving a trusty old pickup truck, he never gave Shayla any reason to suspect he was anything but ordinary. Until they land in Ireland, and Shayla discovers he's practically Irish royalty. A holiday that was meant to be filled with festive family fun now carries the weight of public scrutiny. The getting-to-know-you dinner party sets the stage for a complicated holiday. But the celebration takes a dark turn when a guest ends up dead.

Monte Carlo, inizio anni 2000. In un mondo pre-smartphone, dove la tecnologia è ancora analogica e le radio regnano sovrane, un serial killer che si fa chiamare "Nessuno" terrorizza il Principato con delitti macabri, scarnificando i volti delle vittime. Prima di uccidere, telefona a Radio Monte Carlo durante Voices, lo show del dj Jean-Loup Verdier, trasformando le frequenze in un teatro dell'orrore. Frank Ottobre, ex agente dell'FBI distrutto dal senso di colpa, arriva a Monte Carlo su invito dell'amico Nicolas Hulot.

Eigentlich sollte es ein entspannter Abend für Hunter werden. Doch sein Freund und Partner David bittet ihn um Hilfe, da dieser nervös ist wegen seines ersten Dates mit Roberta, einer Kollegin aus dem Department. Als ein Schrei durch Brick Manor hallt, fackeln sie nicht lange, der Ursache auf den Grund zu gehen. Dabei entdecken sie die Leiche des erfolgreichen Investmentbankers Barrett McGee. Zu den zahlreichen Mordverdächtigen zählen nicht nur dessen viele Frauenbekanntschaften, sondern auch enttäuschte Kunden und Freunde.

Nach einer gescheiterten Ehe hat Jennifer Hampton genug vom Londoner Großstadtleben. Zusammen mit ihrer Teenager-Tochter Nelly wagt sie im idyllischen Küstenstädtchen Portley in Cornwall einen Neuanfang. Sie zieht bei ihrer Tante Anne ein, die über ihrer legendären Pastetenbäckerei New Cornish Pasty lebt. Doch von einem ruhigen Neustart kann keine Rede sein. Schon am dritten Tag taucht ein aufgebrachter Fremder im Laden auf, verlangt lautstark nach Anne, kauft schließlich eine Pastete und bricht kurz darauf vor der Tür tot zusammen.

The Last Puzzle: When amiable old village eccentric Quentin Andrews dies, the good folk of Cherringham are astonished at the crowd that turns up to his funeral. But even more astonished are the beneficiaries of his will: Quentin has left a veritable fortune to whomever is the first who can solve an intricate 'Cherringham crossword'. That puzzle is only the first of many that Jack and Sarah will uncover as they follow the treasure hunt for clues and learn the truth about who Quentin Andrews really was.

Jack's a retired ex-cop from New York, seeking the simple life in Cherringham. Sarah's a Web designer who's moved back to the village to find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries. This compilation contains episodes 25 - 27. SECRET SANTA: Bill Vokes has played Santa at the children's Christmas show for years. But with the show just hours away, he vanishes with no explanation. The whole village is baffled. Did something bad happen to loveable Bill: upstanding citizen, churchgoer, life and soul of the party and the holiday season?

Parker Hayes—a former true-crime podcaster turned aspiring cafe owner—thought swapping the hustle of big-city life for the charm of Magnolia Grove would be a piece of cake… or at least a slice of pie. But when a high-society gala at the historic Beauregard Mansion ends with a murder and the theft of the priceless Magnolia Rose necklace, Parker's peaceful plans quickly go up in steam.

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Writer Mark Endicott moves to a Dorset village, where he buys the small, almost derelict Corpse Path Cottage. It occurs to him that it would make the ideal setting for a murder. Before long, one of the village’s residents is mysteriously shot dead nearby. Mark’s life begins to unravel even as he helps the police solve the mystery. In the process he uncovers a tale of intrigue, bigamy, and blackmail.

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Jack's a retired ex-cop from New York, seeking the simple life in Cherringham. Sarah's a Web designer who's moved back to the village find herself. But their lives are anything but quiet as the two team up to solve Cherringham's criminal mysteries. This compilation contains episodes 28 - 30. A DINNER TO DIE FOR. When a new restaurant with a starred American chef opens in Cherringham, it seems the Spotted Pig has a worthy rival. But a series of disturbing incidents turns that rivalry into something dangerous - perhaps even fatal.

WATERSTONES BEST FICTION BOOKS OF 2023 PICK The Kamogawa Food Detectives, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese sleuthing series for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold. What’s the one dish you’d do anything to taste just...

Kosuke Kindaichi arrives on the remote Gokumon Island bearing tragic news—the son of one of the island’s most important families has died, on a troop transport ship bringing him back home after the Second World War. But Kindaichi has not come merely as a messenger—with his last words, the dying man warned that his three step-sisters’ lives would now be in danger. The scruffy detective is determined to get to the bottom of this mysterious prophesy, and to protect the three women if he can.

Brought to you by Penguin. Secrets, murder and mayhem collide as this unlikely sleuthing duo - an under-butler and a foul-mouthed octogerian - hunt a killer in a manor sealed against the end of the world. Cornwall, 1910. On a remote tidal island, the Viscount of Tithe Hall is absorbed in...

Als der Unternehmer Rex Hunter mit eingeschlagenem Schädel auf dem Golfplatz seines prestigeträchtigen Country-Clubs im wunderschönen Chianti aufgefunden wird, besteht kein Zweifel: Es war Mord.

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Brought to you by Penguin. In the Burning Ghats of Calcutta where the dead are laid to rest, a man is found murdered, his throat cut from ear to ear. The body is that of a popular patron of the arts, a man who was, by all accounts, beloved by all: so what was the motive for his murder? Despite...

In the gripping new Baby Ganesh Agency novel, Inspector Chopra and his elephant sidekick investigate the death of one of Mumbai's wealthiest citizens, a murder with ramifications for its poorest. The Parsees are among the oldest, most secretive and most influential communities in the city...

Dorfkommissarin Mary wird jäh aus ihrem ruhigen Job gerissen, als eine Babyleiche aus dem Altwasser des Rhein-Main-Donaukanals geborgen wird. Als die Presse davon Wind bekommt, ist es vorbei mit der idyllischen Ruhe in der kleinen Gemeinde Essing im unteren Altmühltal. Außerdem brodelt die Gerüchteküche. Mary und ihr Partner Hauptwachtmeister Markus Bärnreuther, wegen seiner Leibesfülle und seiner Behäbigkeit von allen nur "Bär" genannt, merken bald, dass sie der Fall überfordert.