Cosy Thriller

C’est le retour très attendu de la série à succès Meurtres sous le gui, un Audible Original, avec Léane Labrèche-Dor (Les hommes de ma mère) qui reprend le rôle de la fascinante et unique Émilie Lavoie dans Meurtres sous le gui 3.

If it’s not demon birds and spiders it’s something else haunting Hawthorne Hollow these days. Scout Randall, Michigan’s favorite pixie apex, is ready for a break. Then the unthinkable happens. It starts small during a job in the woods. The attacking force reminds Scout of something she can’t quite put her finger on. When she does identify where she knows the creatures from, she’s thrown. She saw them in a movie. She manages to push the idea from her mind. Well, mostly. Movies can’t come to life after all. Then it happens again. And again.

The much-anticipated return of the hit Audible Original Mistletoe Murders series, featuring Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother) reprising her role as cozy crimefighter and year-round Christmas store owner Emily Lane in Mistletoe Murders 4.

Scotland, 1924: When Lady Poppy Proudfoot is invited to her friend’s hotel on the Isle of Skye, she is looking forward to a holiday. But all thoughts of relaxing vanish when she discovers the body of a strangled woman in a church. The police believe the widow’s death was a robbery gone wrong, as a pendant was stolen from the scene. But Poppy is sure it’s murder. Ignoring the police’s warnings to keep her nose out, she enlists her friend Inspector MacKenzie, and her loyal Labrador, Major, to unpick the case.

Dashiell Dawson Dane might have a problem. It’s not a huge problem. In fact, all things considered, life is good—he’s got a wonderful boyfriend, fantastic friends, and a home where he’s genuinely happy, maybe for the first time ever. He’s even writing regularly. (Okay, mostly regularly.) There is, however, the teensiest issue with money—in that, he doesn’t have any. And it turns out Dash isn’t the only one strapped for cash. The Hastings Rock Public Library has recently been defunded by the mayor and the city council, and the town is in an uproar.

It’s Halloween in Whisper Cove. To Harper Harlow-Monroe that means candy, parties, and costumes to celebrate her favorite holiday of the year. That’s what she’s expecting anyway. What she gets is the exact opposite. When her husband Detective Jared Monroe calls to tell her there’s a ghost on County Line Bridge throwing items at passing cars and causing accidents, Harper is hoping for a quick takedown but that’s not what she gets. The ghost isn’t just hanging out on the bridge because she’s bored. No, Whisper Cove’s former librarian is protecting a body. Nobody knows how the teenager got there.

Out walking near the rain-swelled river running past her small Welsh town, she comes across the body of Amber Morgan. Fabia’s police training tells her instantly that the death is the result of foul play. But no longer in the force, all she can do is call it in. Yet she has mixed feelings when she discovers it is her former colleague, Matt Lambert, newly promoted to chief inspector, who will head the investigation into the girl’s death.

With her favorite '80s hair-metal band in town, Bobbi's as starstruck as they come. But when the guitarist is found dead of an apparent snake bite, the sheriffs are quick to rule it an accident. Bobbi’s not so sure, because a lot of things don’t add up—like how the guitarist had a lot of enemies and more than a few secrets that he was trying to hide from the tabloids. But none of that compares to the shock when Grant tells her that he’s got a big announcement about his fiancée…

Bei einem Spaziergang in einem nahe gelegenen Naturschutzgebiet findet June die Leiche eines Mannes. In der Tasche des Toten findet die Polizei zwei Seiten aus einem antiquarischen Buch über giftige Pflanzen in Großbritannien. Bei den Ermittlungen stellt sich heraus, dass der Tote selbst in einem Mordfall verdächtigt wurde: Er soll seine Frau mit einer einheimischen Giftpflanze getötet haben.

Thekla, Hilde und Wally stecken alle drei weit in den Sechzigern und waren bisher mehr an Kaffee und Kuchen als an Mord und Totschlag interessiert. Doch dann erschüttert eine mysteriöse Todesserie das idyllische Niederbayern: Wer trachtet alten Menschen nach dem Leben und warum weisen alle drei Toten die gleichen merkwürdigen Flecken auf? Kreisbrandrat Alois Schraufstetter riecht wieder einmal eine Mordtat, als eine junge Frau tot auf der Gartenschau aufgefunden wird.

Connie Maxwell harbors a secret. Though broken in body, her spirit roams free. Dreamwalking might be a gift if only she could control it. But there’s a vast difference between drifting along the Cornish Coast and witnessing a murder—especially when she can’t change its course. Annie Hearn has vanished after the suspicious death of her neighbor, with authorities closing in. In a county consumed by a desire for justice, Connie alone believes in her innocence.

Was haben ein Altrocker und ein Fabrikerbe gemeinsam? Nicht viel, sollte man meinen. Vielleicht, dass beide am ganzen Körper tätowiert sind? Dass beide ermordet wurden? Oder dass beiden die Haut abgezogen wurde? Für Kommissar Steinböck und sein Team ein makabrer Fall. Zur selben Zeit taucht Banksy in der Stadt auf und hinterlässt an mancher Münchner Hauswand heimlich seine Werke. Immer dabei ist Steinböcks Katze Frau Merkel, die Banksy auf Schritt und Tritt folgt.

The Pennyfoot hides many secrets, and its downstairs staff keeps a tight lip, even when the Edwardian aristocrats are spotted dallying with damsels in the boudoirs or gambling in the card rooms hidden below the floorboards. Should now and then one of the hotel guests fall prey to a dastardly murderer, however, it is up to Cecily Sinclair to restore order before Scotland Yard steps in and shuts down her infamous seaside hotel.

The Pennyfoot hides many secrets, and its downstairs staff keeps a tight lip, even when the Edwardian aristocrats are spotted dallying with damsels in the boudoirs or gambling in the card rooms hidden below the floorboards. Should now and then one of the hotel guests fall prey to a dastardly murderer, however, it is up to Cecily Sinclair to restore order before Scotland Yard steps in and shuts down her infamous seaside hotel.

Samantha Sweet’s husband, Beau, gets a call from a cousin he hasn’t seen in decades. Cecelia’s husband was recently murdered, and the local cops in their small town haven’t come up with a single suspect. She knows it wasn’t the random act of violence they’re claiming; Mark had been digging into something mysterious at his workplace and no one knows what kind of secrets he may have uncovered.

Everly Dupree wants to get on with her new start, but life and death keep getting in the way. When local fortune hunter, Delly Harper, falls off a cliff, everyone in Mooselick River considers his death a tragic accident. Everly Dupree knows better. Dead, but not departed, Delly left Everly’s father in charge of his estate consisting of a ramshackle house, and several acres of property where his uncle may or may not have buried several jars of gold nuggets. Determined to do right by his friend, Everly’s father launches a quest for the lost gold while Everly goes looking for Delly’s killer.

All eight-year-old Erik wanted for his birthday was a bird. What he got was Solo—a traumatized lovebird whose mate was recently devoured by a boa constrictor at a local pet shop. But when Kiki learns that Solo originally belonged to Ruthie Goldman, a beloved member of their temple community who died after a brutal home invasion, she realizes this is no ordinary rescue pet. Solo may be small, but he's carrying big secrets—literally.

Teuflisch amüsant: Erpressung und Mord statt Mutter-Sohn-Sonntage mit Schwarzwälder Kirsch. Bernhard Stöckle, angesehener Controller beim Schwarzwälder Gas- und E-Werk, hat mit zwei Handicaps zu kämpfen: Zum einen ist da Herr Wunderdinger, sein sexistischer und „niveauloser“ Chef, der im Büroalltag des harmoniebedürftigen Verwaltungsangestellten nur bedingt zum Wohlfühlen beiträgt. Zum anderen engt ihn seine aufbrausende Mutter ganz schön ein: Sie hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, Bernhard seit seiner frühesten Jugend von der Außenwelt abzuschirmen, insbesondere, wenn es um Frauen geht.

When a neighbour’s lodger is found dead, Vita Carew, a sharp-witted science student, is the first on the scene. The police pronounce it an accident, a fatal fall, but Vita remains unconvinced. Her access to the post-mortem reveals the truth: Albert Flett was murdered. As Vita investigates, she uncovers a trail of evidence that suggests Albert’s quiet, unassuming ways were hiding a complex and dangerous secret life. When a prominent, eccentric old lady is also found dead under suspicious circumstances, Vita finds herself entangled in a deadly game of cat and mouse with a ruthless killer.

A body in the harbour. A yacht full of secrets. And a race against the tide to find the truth. With her ice cream shop thriving, Lily feels at home in the close-knit Isles of Scilly. And now that she’s uncovered the shop’s true owner, she hopes the long-held mystery of her unconventional childhood will soon be solved. But when her friendship with the charming PC Grainger hits troubled waters, she has little time to dwell—especially after a customer is found floating lifeless in the harbour.