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Rosalind is pleased when she's invited to Cassel House to help her friend Louisa prepare for her upcoming wedding. But that's not the only event on her agenda. The trip will also afford Rosalind the chance to see Devon Winterbourne, the newly minted duke of Casselmaine. Devon and Rosalind were on the verge of betrothal before the infamous Thorne family scandal derailed their courtship. Now Rosalind wonders if there's a chance their love might reignite.   

Kier Templer lives her life on the road. Dubbed 'the monster's daughter' after her mother's infamous crime, she's left her hometown and twin behind. One thing still ties her to her brother - the maps she creates and sends him of the places she's been. But then she vanishes from the Portuguese national park, with no map and no trace. Detective Elin Warner arrives in the park ready to go off-grid and forget the stalker who has been shadowing her steps. When she discovers Kier's final, disturbing map, Elin can tell Kier didn't vanish by choice, but in the wilderness she has to tread carefully. 

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.

Beth Rivers is on the run - she’s doing the only thing she could think of to keep herself safe. Known to the world as thriller author Elizabeth Fairchild, she had become the subject of a fanatic’s obsession. After being held in a van for three days by her kidnapper, Levi Brooks, Beth managed to escape, and until he is captured, she's got to get away. Cold and remote, Alaska seems tailor-made for her to hide out, and she feels safer than she’s felt since Levi took her. That is, until she’s told about a local death that’s a suspected murder.

Maisie, Mord und Meer: Eine Leiche zu viel. Der erste Fall für Journalistin Maisie Jacob. Entdeckt die neue Cosy-Crime-Reihe von Fiona Wilder. Eine Londoner Journalistin und eine exzentrische Lady wirbeln im beschaulichen Littleport in Cornwall gründlich Staub auf: Fiona Wilders Cosy-Crime-Reihe, gelesen von Nora Jokhosha, begeistert mit Witz, Spannung und charmant-schrägen Charakteren.

While her colleagues enjoy the seasonal festivities, DI Karen Hornby is called to investigate a suspicious death on the northernmost island of Doggerland. But how close to home is the truth of the case.

Recovering gambling addict-turned FBI Agent Cassidy Wilde is summoned when a killer leaves a mysterious, single playing card at the scene. Finding herself trapped in the center of a diabolical case that summons her worst memories, Cassidy must keep it together to save the next victim in what is another hand in a deadlier game…. A killer is stalking the ultra-rich, turning their opulence into crime scenes and their diamonds into death sentences. FBI Agent Cassidy Wilde races to stop them before another Jack of Diamonds is played—but in this high-stakes game, even the winner loses everything.

Twenty-three years ago, Maggie D'arcy's family received a call from the Dublin police. Her cousin Erin has been missing for several days. Maggie herself spent weeks in Ireland, trying to track Erin's movements, working beside the police. But it was to no avail: No trace of her was ever found. The experience inspired Maggie to become a cop. Now, back on Long Island, more than 20 years have passed. Maggie is a detective and a divorced mother of a teenager. When the Gardaí call to say that Erin's scarf has been found and another young woman has gone missing, Maggie returns to Ireland.

One foggy morning on the banks of the Murray River, a body is found in a burnt-out area of grassland. The heavily tattooed victim, who has suffered two bullet wounds to the head, is identified as Freddie Jones, a bikie from Moama. Detective Sergeant Zoe Mayer is on the case, alongside her trusty service dog, Harry. Although Zoe is determined to track down the murderer, she finds herself stonewalled at every turn—by Freddie's family, his associates and even the local police. But then a second body is discovered, and soon all bets are off…

For Melanie Drake, school guidance counselor in a small Virginia town, the day’s challenges typically involve a playground scuffle or a student skipping school. It’s worlds away from her previous career as a vital part of the Office of Special Investigations. There, she devoted herself heart and soul to covert operations, the riskier the better.

Die Sonne der Côte d'Azur mag strahlen, doch tödliche Schatten fallen auf das azurblaue Meer zwischen Menton und Ventimiglia. Was als faszinierende kunsthistorische Entdeckung beginnt, entpuppt sich als mörderische Jagd auf einen legendären Piratenschatz – und mittendrin: Commissaria Giulia Lombardi und François Bonnet, das ungleiche Ermittlerduo, das die Riviera auf Trapp hält. Sie: eine scharfsinnige ligurische Polizistin mit analytischem Verstand. Er: ein charmanter Taxifahrer mit schriftstellerischen Ambitionen und untrüglichem Gespür für menschliche Abgründe.

Molly’s policeman husband, Daniel, is late returning home. He comes with a tale to tell: There was a murder on Ellis Island that day, and the main suspect is the spitting image of Molly. The circumstances are eerily similar to when Molly herself arrived on Ellis Island, and she can’t help but feel a sense of fate. Molly was meant to be there that day so that she can clear this woman’s name.

Zara Riddle signs up for a patch of land in the Wisteria Community Gardens. She's hoping for a bumper crop of pumpkins, but grows a dancing skeleton instead. That's not going to work in a pie. Soon she finds out that the only place more magical than Wisteria is the subterranean city below, the network of tunnels known as The Wilds.

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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. The body of Colin Barclay, retired PE master and wild-swimming fanatic, washes up in a secluded cove. Days later, a shifty new customer comes calling at Dogs Need Nice Homes. "Is this where you solve murders?" she asks, her eyes darting wildly round the shelves of bric-a-brac.

Ein schockierter Patrick, ein gestresster Ethan und ein verdächtiger Ehemann können auf Maisies Hilfe bauen – im 27. Teil von Fiona Wilders Cosy-Crime-Reihe "Maisie, Mord und Meer". Patrick übt mit seiner Gitarrenschülerin Susan gerade ein paar Akkorde – da stürmt ein bewaffneter Mann in den Raum. Im Handgemenge fällt ein tödlicher Schuss. Ein Eifersuchtsdrama? Oder ein Racheakt an der engagierten Anwältin, die sich für Opfer häuslicher Gewalt einsetzt? Maisie macht sich sofort daran, den flüchtigen Attentäter aufzuspüren und stößt dabei auf ein pikantes Geheimnis.

When DCI Freya Bloom and DI Ben Savage are called to an abandoned farmhouse in Billinghay, Lincolnshire, they expect the worst. The caller to emergency services had reported finding a man’s body. Yet, except for an old tent and a few personal possessions, the old house is empty. The investigation comes to a grinding halt before it’s even begun. With no body, there is no crime, and Freya’s efforts to quietly pursue the incident stall when another call comes in.

Following a devastating encounter with a serial killer, Detective Inspector Freya Bloom is left mentally scarred. After a six-month sabbatical, and with no desire to return to the bustling London streets, she accepts a position in rural Lincolnshire in search of a slower pace of life. But with London behind her, and a new life in the wild fens of Lincolnshire before her, she finds only endless drama in her new team, a tortured romance in her only ally, and crimes so deadly even the steely determination that drove her to success is tested.

Wisteria is caught in a time loop. Everything is repeating, Groundhog-Day-style, but only one supernatural has noticed.

Bei ihrem ersten Undercover-Einsatz kommt Maisie ganz schön ins Schwitzen - und das liegt nicht nur an der Perücke, unter der sie ihren klugen Kopf versteckt. 19. Teil von Fiona Wilders Cosy-Crime-Reihe "Maisie, Mord und Meer". In Tiffanys Café bedient sich jemand aus der Kasse. Aber wer? Der Verdacht fällt auf Lizzie und Nate, die beiden neuen Aushilfen. Maisie soll ermitteln und schlüpft dafür in die Rolle der pausbäckigen Bedienung Marjorie. Doch bei Diebstahl bleibt es nicht: Am Morgen liegt im Hinterhof der Backstube ein Toter.