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Oxford, 1960. There's a murderer on the loose, and two unlikely heroes are poised to solve the case. Meet Probationary WPC Trudy Loveday - smart, enthusiastic and always underestimated....

A small town with big secrets. A neighbor who bites. Plus a house with a mind of its own. Welcome to Wisteria....

It's the day of the Christchurch Dog Show. The whole town is aquiver with excitement. The ladies of the Charity Shop Detective Agency are hoping to make lots of new furry friends.

Lady Eleanor Swift has a special royal invitation. She’s got just the right dress and the perfect plus one… But wait! Is that a body by the throne?

Fiona, Sue, and Daisy, three retired ladies who volunteer at the local charity shop, Dogs Need Nice Homes, can’t believe their favorite customer is dead....

Wild swimming in February? No, thank you. It sounds like torture to Fiona, Daisy, and Partial Sue, the retired ladies behind the counter at Dogs Need Nice Homes charity shop. Still, no one ever died of plunging into the icy waters around the sleepy little English town of Southbourne. Until now.

Meet Bella Winter. She loves vintage clothes, antiques and… solving crimes? Bella Winter moved to charming Hope Eaton for some peace and quiet after quitting her busy city job.

Summer, Adelaide, 1917. The impeccably dressed Miss Kate Cocks might look more like a schoolmistress than a policewoman, but don't let that fool you. She's a household name.

London, 1941: Miss Jane Treen is at her desk, strong black coffee in hand and fluffy ginger cat by her side, when her top-secret government work is interrupted by an urgent call to Devon

When Jane Treen is summoned to her boss’s office at the end of a long day, she smooths down her tweed skirt and makes them both another strong pot of coffee. Brigadier Remmington-Blythe slides a folded copy of the evening newspaper towards her, with one small article circled in red ink.

With nothing else to lose, Detective Dave Burrows volunteers for the most dangerous mission of his life. When Dave joined the force he couldn’t have foreseen the toll it would take on family life....

Retired schoolteachers Liz, Pat and Thelma never expected they would be caught up in a crime even once in their lives, let alone twice. But when poison pen letters start landing on the doorsteps of friends and neighbours in their Yorkshire village, old secrets come to light....

Julia Bird adores a walk on a winter’s day. The crunch of fresh show under your feet and the promise of hot cocoa by a roaring fire afterwards… But she’s not expecting to find a body in the woods!

Move over Miss Marple, there’s a new sleuth in town! Meet Eleanor Swift: distinguished adventurer, dog lover, dignified lady...daring detective? Listen to find out more....

Summer 1923. Lady Eleanor Swift is finally persuaded by her butler, Clifford, to take a villa in the south of France for the season. She plans to do what a glamorous lady abroad should: long lunches on the balcony followed by lazy afternoons lounging by the pool....

With the social season just around the corner, the women in Cleo’s family are having new outfits made by the most sought-after designer in the city. Madame Poitiers is bold, self-absorbed, and not French, despite her claims....

Majestic mountain views, whisky by the fire and… a murder to solve? Join Ally McKinley at her cosy little guesthouse in the Scottish Highlands as she tackles her first puzzling case!

When a major network offers a TV deal to a group of new writers, the stakes couldn't be higher. They'll have a workshop in Cherringham to shape their show ideas - and win the prized contract. But when the writers get ominous threats, it seems their lives are in danger.

Inspector David Graham is back! Graham's a career police officer, with a tragic past. His quiet, thoughtful exterior hides a complex mind, and a fierce determination to see justice done.

Murder is a dish best served ice cold... In the idyllic, small town of Dewstow, Margery and Clementine are eagerly awaiting retirement from their work...

Despite being retired from the police, Dan Armstrong is always on hand to help with solving a crime. So, when he’s contacted by an old colleague in need of help, Dan readily agrees. The only problem Dan can see is the location – an isolated mountain-top campsite of UFO enthusiasts....

The time has finally come for former Met police officer Jodie ‘Nosey’ Parker to wed her fiancé DCI Nathan Withers, But their long-anticipated wedding doesn’t quite go to plan…

From the number one international best-selling author of Holy Island and Dark Skies. It's been five months since a killer walked free, and DCI Ryan is preparing to leave Newcastle to hunt him down - this time for good....

Jenny Starling has a job on a luxury paddle steamer working for a wealthy businessman. All she has to do is cook for his small number of guests. But things quickly turn sour....

After a long year of crime-fighting, DCI Ryan and his team are looking forward to a peaceful Christmas filled with festive treats. But, when their dinner is interrupted by the untimely arrival of a dead body, they’re reminded that crime never sleeps.

When struggling artist Emily Harper inherits a charming but creaky Victorian on the rugged coast of Maine, she expects a fresh start—what she doesn’t expect is cryptic notes, eerie visions, and a cat with an uncanny sense for trouble. But nothing unsettles her more than the bracelet. A striking piece of tourmaline jewelry left behind in the house, it sends shivers up her spine whenever she wears it. At first, she chalks it up to stress—until she visits West Quoddy Head Lighthouse and is struck by a chilling vision of a man begging for his life. The next day, his body is found.

Brad Hanson’s life in his suburban Atlanta subdivision is unremarkable. He investigates insurance fraud, which is as dull as it sounds, though if he’s able to get a good bonus this year, his wife, Rhonda, will finally get to have her new kitchen. His highest achievement in life is being secretary and de facto parliamentarian on the homeowners association board, which is the center of all the neighborhood drama.

This bundle includes books one, two, and three in the Beechwood Harbor Ghost Mysteries series.

The first rule of being a ghost whisperer: Don’t tell anyone. Seriously. Don’t. Sure, it might sound harmless. A fun party trick, even. I assure you, it’s not. How do I know? Well, let’s just say that I’ve had a lot of experience with this sort of thing, and nine times out of ten, it turns into an all-consuming disaster. Being plagued by needy ghosts twenty-four/seven is one thing; being harassed by a horde of curious—or worse, grieving—flesh-and-blood people is an entirely different circus. I mean really, who wants to hold an impromptu séance in the middle of the cereal aisle?

Dante has come to the small coastal town of Te Kohe, New Zealand, for a fresh start in life. But he doesn't want to open a B&B, or save a charming bookshop, or start a romance with a single mother in need of rescuing. He just wants to forget about his past career (which involved a lot of dead bodies) and have everyone leave him the heck alone. Unfortunately for Dante, life has other plans...

Zoe Pascal has decided to live her dream: leave England and open up a bookshop in a small village in the south of France. She wants to spend her later years in life eating croissants, reading her beloved books, and getting to know her charming new hometown. When the body of a tourist is found inside the local church, Zoe begins to discover that something is afoot in the village of Sainte-Catherine. And as the last person to have seen the deceased alive, Zoe suddenly becomes a prime suspect in a murder investigation.

They might be over the hill but they’re far from six feet under and now there’s a murder to solve! Meet Martin Maxwell. As a former government operative, at eighty-four-years young he always pictured a retirement sipping shaken-not-stirred martinis on a far-flung island. But in need of some care after a new hip, he finds himself at Twilight Lodge on the decidedly cloudy English coast.

Welcome to Everlasting, Maine, where there’s no such thing as normal. And Lucky Valley, Colorado, where nothing is quite what it seems.

After a busy summer carnival season, Robin Wildwood is trying to take it easy. Her job as Head Witch tends to make that challenging, but she's keen to focus on her budding relationship with Harvey and her hopes of getting her dad and brother back in touch with one another. When a sinister new enemy shows up in Wildwood Heath and attacks a group of camping badger shifters, the peace is shattered. Faced with an invisible adversary, Robin is forced to turn to outside help in the form of the mysterious Reaper who just showed up in town.

I’m Rhea Morven, rookie Merlin agent, walking magical anomaly, and proud owner of a cursed bloodline no one trusts. My first case dumps me in Gallows Gate, a hidden town full of secrets, politics, and creatures that bite. The assignment? Find three missing paranormals before the town tears itself apart. The twist? They’re not just anyone. They’re the children of the ruling council.

Eine Reihe von Raubüberfällen, eine Leiche und ein Rätsel, das unlösbar scheint: Der spannende zweite Teil der Cosy-Crime-Reihe um den kleinen Antiquitätenladen. Henriettas gemütliches Antiquitätengeschäft in Hearts Grove bereitet sich auf die Hauptsaison vor. Doch ausgerechnet kurz vor der geschäftigsten Zeit des Jahres wird ihr beschaulicher Laden von einer Reihe Raubüberfällen heimgesucht. Plötzlich wird nicht nur die Herkunft einiger ihrer wertvollen Schätze infrage gestellt, sondern auch noch ihre Geduld auf die Probe.

Beth Cunningham thought she'd closed the book on her troubled past when she opened The Wild Haggis Bookshop in the charming Scottish town of Oban. But when her inaugural book club evening ends in real murder–the victim dramatically posed amongst the party decorations–her fresh start ends in a twist she definitely didn’t see coming.

Von Wut getrieben und vom Gin in ihrer Entscheidungsfähigkeit beeinträchtigt, geht Patricia an Bord des schönsten Luxuskreuzfahrtschiffs der Welt, um diese drei Monate lang zu bereisen ... und wacht aus diesem Traum auf, als sie in einen dreißig Jahre alten Juwelendiebstahl verwickelt wird. Weniger als vierundzwanzig Stunden nach dem Auslaufen wird sie des Mordes beschuldigt und in ihrer Kabine eingesperrt.

Sie sind Mitglied der Londoner High Society und benötigen qualifiziertes Hauspersonal? Dann sind Sie bei Alice Beeton genau an der richtigen Adresse. Das weiß auch ihre langjährige Kundin, Camille Messent, die dringend eine neue Haushälterin benötigt, denn sie erwartet eine große Festgesellschaft. Miss Beeton schickt ihr die etwas forsche Enya, die gerade erst aus der Schweiz gekommen ist. Einige Tage später wird Enya in den frühen Morgenstunden tot aufgefunden.

Ausschließlich als Hörbuch erhältlich: das Prequel zur Bestseller-Serie! Süßer die Erdmännchen nie klingen: Christoph Maria Herbst macht das Weihnachtsabenteuer von Rufus und Ray zu einer Sternstunde für alle, die Weihnachten und beste Unterhaltung lieben. Es weihnachtet im Berliner Zoo. Kong schmückt sein Gehege, es duftet nach gebrannten Mandeln und die ersten Schneeflocken fallen. Lange bevor Rufus und Ray offiziell Ermittler werden, müssen sie den Vermisstenfall eines unglücklichen Bernhardinerwelpen namens Benni knacken.

Maggie Andrews is swamped—literally—as she tries to balance running her family's gator trapping business, "defining the relationship" with tattooed professor Jack Bianchi, and helping her twin sister Vera with her bookstore. When she's invited to speak at a conference about the dangers hunting for cryptids in gator-infested waters, she assumes it's a joke she doesn't have time for. But it's all too real....

Kuolema ajaa Audia Tutka poimii mielipuolisesti kaahaavan auton liikennevalvonnan yhteydessä. Ensimmäisenä paikalla ovat ylikomisario Ole Vik sekä konstaapeli Cecilie Hopen. Tavallinen tiesulkuoperaatio päättyy kohtalokkaaseen katastrofiin, jonka myötä Fjellberghavnin aluesairaalan teho-osastolla yksi poliisi taistelee hengestään ja toinen ilmoitetaan kadonneeksi. Tapaus johdattaa poliisin usean murhan äärelle, mutta ainoaksi johtolangaksi jää epäillyn ääni. Poliisipiiriä ravisuttaneet tapahtumat asettavat synkän varjon uuden aseman avaamisen sekä kollegan iloisten ylennysuutisten ylle.

Jane Roland and her painter friends are looking forward to a busy, fun-filled holiday season at the town's art center—watercolor exhibits, concerts, and a festive gala. But, when the screams of a child pierce the gaiety at the Halloween reception, Jane discovers a skeleton in the art closet. There's a dark history lurking below the center's charming exterior, and the deeper Jane digs into the secrets of the past, the more she realizes that art can be a deadly obsession.

In the quirky town of Wahoo, Florida, Maggie Andrews stands out: she’s a petite, no-nonsense gator trapper who left the Boston Zoo to run her late dad’s business and reunite with her twin sister, Vera. Then a rival trapper turns up dead. Vera’s gun is the murder weapon. And the prime suspect? Vera. Jack Bianchi isn’t exactly part of the plan. But the handsome criminology professor renting the cabin next door is smart, charming, surprisingly good with kittens... and even better at chasing down leads.

В роскошном особняке совершено идеальное убийство — преступник вышел из запертой изнутри комнаты, словно призрак. Доктору Гидеону Феллу предстоит распутать клубок семейных тайн и обмана, чтобы найти ответ. В романах Карра нет места бешеным погоням и перестрелкам, а круг подозреваемых максимально ограничен.

Eigentlich wollte sich Emily Thompson nur von der Trennung von ihrem Freund George erholen, doch der Besuch bei ihrer Großmutter im irischen Galway erweist sich als überraschend ereignisreich. Als ihre Freundin Sinéad, die Inhaberin des gemütlichen Cafés Tea & Tarts, unter Mordverdacht gerät, sieht sich Emily gezwungen, selbst Ermittlungen anzustellen. Und da man als gelernte Buchhalterin nur wenig Erfahrungen im Jagen von Verbrechern hat, freut sie sich über die tatkräftige Unterstützung ihrer Grandma Deirdre.

Oh nein. Wie kann man bitte aus Versehen zum Mörder werden? Aber genau das passiert dem schüchternen Tierarzt Severin Herr. Dabei wollte er seinen Chef nicht umbringen. Nicht wirklich, jedenfalls. Es war ein Unfall. Nur wird ihm das kein Mensch glauben. Denn nicht nur war sein Chef allseits beliebter Medienstar und «Tierfreund der Nation», er hat auch Spendengelder veruntreut und es Severin in die Schuhe geschoben. Vielen Dank auch! Kurzerhand entschließt Severin sich, den Mord zu vertuschen.

Notorious jewel thief Jimmy Valentine swears he’s going straight this time. But Jimmy has baggage that won’t fit in his suitcase of burglar’s tools. Soon after his release from prison, he’s back to his old habits. Disillusioned New Orleans detective Jen Price wants to catch Jimmy Valentine — and feel like a hero again. But Jimmy isn’t the villain she’d hoped he’d be. While hiding in a small town, Jimmy falls in love with Annabel Adams, which inspires him to go straight at last.

Sisi hat es satt: Der Wiener Hof mit seinem strengen Zeremoniell, die Bankette und Bälle - sie will endlich frei sein! Als Sisi nach einem Tag voller Ausritte abends zu Ehren Queen Victorias ihr berühmtes Sternendiadem anlegen möchte, fällt ihr auf, dass ein Diamant verschwunden ist. Ihre Neugier ist geweckt. Ehe sie es sich versieht, steckt sie mitten in ihrer ersten Ermittlung, bei der sie nicht nur ein wohlgehütetes Geheimnis des Hofjuweliers aufdeckt, sondern auch bald mit dem ersten Toten konfrontiert wird.

They shattered his mind. Now he’s solving crimes one catnap at a time. Luis Cannon was a hardboiled detective: trench coat, gravel voice, bad attitude. Then he touched the Cognichonk—a cursed, possibly divine cat toy from beyond time. Now his psyche is scattered across a psychic network of orange cats. When they sync, they become him: noir-narrating, claw-swinging sleuths. When the connection fades? They go back to licking power cords and screaming at ceiling fans. But something’s wrong in the network. Forgotten horrors are waking. An old rival is clawing for control. And the Cognichonk?