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Deputy Jayne O’Shea has long believed the village of Whispering Pines to be the perfect, peaceful Northwoods retreat. This season, however, serenity is in short supply. With unruly tourists disrespecting the villagers’ Wiccan ways, and a flock of crows wreaking havoc by tearing up gardens and dropping pinecones on people’s heads, the sheriff’s department is stretched to its limits. Fortunately, there is a bright spot in the midst of the chaos. Jayne’s sister, Rosalyn, is about to host her first big event at Pine Time Bed-and-Breakfast – a cozy lakeside wedding.

Wolf had hoped he could put his thief-taking life behind him when he unexpectedly inherited an earldom. Wolf, the new Earl of Pembroke, against his better judgment, finds himself sucked back into another investigation. He knows better than to think he can keep Tabitha out of it. Tabitha was the wife of Wolf's deceased cousin, the previous earl, but now she's running his household and finding her way into his life and, to his surprise, his heart. He respects her intelligence and insights but can't help trying to protect her.

When the whistle blows to announce the end of a paint balling session, the men regroup to assess the winning team. But when one of men fails to show, a search of the forest is carried out, and a grisly discovery is made. DCI Freya Bloom and DI Ben Savage attend the scene with their team, only to find the eclectic group of men are on a stag do… and the victim, Zack Cummings was the stag. With nine suspects to investigate, and nine potential motives to consider, Freya and the team seek to understand which of the stags had the strongest motive.

DI Louise Blackwell is still reeling from her brother Paul's murder when she is brought back from enforced leave and tasked with solving a strange new case - the slaughter of wild sheep at Cheddar Gorge, a place shrouded in mystery and folklore. When a man is brutally attacked with a machete on the clifftop and a young girl disappears, Louise realises that the horror is just beginning. Rumours of a mythical presence near the gorge are spreading fast, and why is a local environmental cult resisting all attempts to solve the case?

Nashville Homicide Detective Abbey Rhodes is caught between a high-profile murder and multiple disappearances in a homeless camp. When the Mayor discovers the victim is the stepson of Jonathan Lee Thomas, a wealthy investor in the city's East Bank Project, he forces Abbey to abandon all other cases. She faithfully follows orders until her a friend goes missing. Each case triggers Abbey's PTSD, bringing the past and its secrets crashing down around her.

Detective Zora Beckers is called to a particularly brutal murder case. Several unidentifiable bodies are found in a junkyard. In addition, brutal bank robberies have been keeping the entire city on edge for weeks. At first, Zora and her colleagues have no useful leads. And then the detective, along with her young friend Tim, becomes embroiled in a bank robbery and is pursued by the merciless perpetrators. Zora's colleague Benno takes over the further developments to help the two. But events continue to escalate, reaching a new dimension beyond their imagination.

It’s just a fishing tournament. A boring old—Who are we kidding? When is anything boring when Rylie’s around? It’s a simple event—the person who catches the largest fish wins. But rumors of cheating are on the air, and Rylie’s assigned summie is ready to catch those dirty, rotten criminals. Whether they exist or not. Between the tournament and planning her wedding, Rylie has her hands full. When two fishing superstars—who just happen to be exes—enter the event, Rylie knows things are about to get out of control. Will Rylie be able to stay out of trouble this time?

Richard and Christine Clay have been married for decades. Their relationship has stood the test of time despite Christine appearing passive while her husband is unmistakably dominant - at times bullying and controlling. Nurse Florence Shaw has seen Christine at the surgery a number of times with minor complaints over the past year, none of which has led to a serious diagnosis. But when Florence hears that the couple appear to have entered into a suicide pact, she is shocked, though not surprised that Richard has survived.

Cold Case detective Cassidy Miller is no stranger to buried things—bodies, secrets, and memories she'd rather forget. Life with her fiancée, the brilliant but guarded defense attorney Julia Desjardin, is the closest thing she's felt to peace. But as Julia begins the emotional process of fertility treatments, Cassidy finds herself caught between wanting a future and fearing she doesn't deserve one.

Vivian Carter thought her mystery dinner theater was the place where murder was meant to stay fun. But when a university professor is found dead—and the scene eerily mirrors a story generated on her AI writing tool—Vivian finds herself at the center of a real-life murder investigation, and its prime suspect.

When the body of a night watchman is found sprawled in the shadow of a rare 19th-Dynasty mummy case, panic ensues. For no one doubts that the guard's untimely demise is the work of an ancient Egyptian curse. No one, that is, except that tart-tongued Victorian Egyptologist, Amelia Peabody, whose remarkable talent for criminal investigation has frustrated villains from London to Cairo.

A week before Christmas, Aggie bumps into Officer Tom Wood, her on-again, off-again boyfriend at a new exclusive restaurant. Unfortunately, Tom is not dining alone. A beautiful, young woman accompanies him. Tom introduces her as an old friend. Even though Aggie plays it off as not being jealous; her friends Betty and Roger want to learn more about this mysterious woman. Will this beautiful old friend ruin Aggie’s festive mood?

Frannie Rose backs her walker into the ladies' room at the Wolf Creek Senior Center. "It's a bitch," she says to herself, wincing as she bangs into the door. When she turns around, she confronts the bloody body of Elyse Crane protruding from the floor of a stall. As it turns out, Frannie could just have easily been referring to Elyse.

In diesem Kurz-Krimi nimmt die Privatdetektivin Elin Bohlander einen Auftrag an, der sich erst ganz einfach anhört: sie soll den Freund der Auftraggeberin überwachen, um herauszufinden, ob dieser ein Verhältnis mit einer anderen Frau hat. Elin folgt dem Mann zu einer abgelegenen Hütte und merkt bald, dass dort seltsame Dinge vorgehen. Zu spät erkennt Elin, in was für ein Wespennest sie gestochen hat - sie hat sich zu weit vorgewagt und damit ihr eigenes Leben aufs Spiel gesetzt. Sie steht allein gegen eine Bande von brutalen Pädophilen - kann sie diesen ungleichen Kampf gewinnen?

Annelieses Junggesellinnenabschied auf einer abgelegenen schwedischen Schäreninsel verspricht ein traumhaftes Wochenende. Journalistin Tessa läuft schon bei der Ankunft eine Gänsehaut über den Rücken, denn die Insel erinnert sie an einen Cold Case: Vier Frauen verschwanden dort vor zehn Jahren spurlos. Als das zuvor sicher vertäute Boot im offenen Meer treibt und die Gruppe somit auf der Insel gefangen ist, suchen sich lang verborgene Geheimnisse und Feindseligkeiten ihren gefährlichen Weg ans Licht.

In einer Winternacht treibt eine Luxusjacht führerlos in den Hafen von Reykjavík – ein Geisterschiff. Wo sind die Mannschaft und die Passagiere, eine vierköpfige Familie mit zwei kleinen Mädchen? Rechtsanwältin Dora Gudmundsdóttir soll den Tod der verschwundenen Personen bestätigen, um den Erben der Familie die Lebensversicherung auszuzahlen. Noch während sie ermittelt, wird eine Leiche angespült, die keines natürlichen Todes gestorben ist.

An einem drückend heißen Sommerabend verschwindet die Studentin Isabelle Karlsson von der Party eines erfolgreichen Technologieunternehmens, das von zwei ehemaligen Studenten der Universität Lund gegründet wurde. Der charismatische CEO Martin Zenberg behauptet, weder er noch das Unternehmen hätten irgendeine Verbindung zu der jungen Frau – aber ist er wirklich glaubwürdig? Fredrika Storm und Henry Calment entdecken Gemeinsamkeiten mit dem Mord an der Studentin Petra Olsson, die sieben Jahre zuvor getötet wurde.

In un canale, l'amo di un pescatore si impiglia in un tappeto, e dentro il tappeto, tenuto al fondo da un sacco di sabbia, il cadavere di un robusto settantenne con un vistoso foro alla tempia. L'ispettrice Mirna Pagani sa che «la laguna è il luogo ideale per uccidere. È vasta, piena di isole, isolette, barene, attracchi più o meno legali». Nella laguna veneta più appartata, Venezia – se si scorge – è sempre in una lontananza brumosa.

Former Army Civil Affairs specialist Jo Gunning isn’t looking for trouble in Savannah, Georgia. But when she crosses paths with a troubled veteran, she stumbles into a world of hidden agendas and unanswered questions surrounding those who’ve already sacrificed too much. Walking away isn’t in Jo’s nature—not after years of service where leaving someone behind was never an option. The deeper she digs, the more tangled the trail becomes.

Victims of a new killer are found dead, the only thing linking them that they are dog owners. As FBI Special Agent Faith Bold navigates the world of dog shelters, her K9 German Shepherd, Turk, at her side, she realizes something is awry—and that, as she heads into a trap, she just may need Turk to catch the killer—and to save her life….