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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.

When Sir Harry is asked to go to Paris for a Secret Intelligence Service meeting, he - of course - asks Kat to come along. But the getaway à deux quickly turns dangerous when Harry goes missing. Suddenly, with both their lives in danger, it's up to Kat to find out what's really going on. As the trail takes her from grand hotels to the late-night bars of Place Pigalle, it soon becomes clear that treachery has a murderous price in the City of Light.

Welcome to the Estates at Chestnut Lake, home of perfect lawns, matching houses, and an inconvenient murder or two.
This hilarious and compelling whodunit mystery has the “crime close to home” feel of Only Murders in the Building and is perfect for readers who loved Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect and Finlay Donovan Is Killing It.
Brad Hanson’s life in his suburban Atlanta subdivision is unremarkable.

A sinister discovery in the garden of Murriemuir House leads Ian to a chain of weird events. Scotland is gradually getting back to normal after lockdown. As people get out and about once more Ian finds his case load increasing and to his surprise one of his new clients is his own brother, Stewart. Stewart and his wife have bought an old farmhouse and are planning to open a wellness centre, when they make a sinister discovery in an area set aside for forest bathing. This is followed by a series of unexplained and possibly supernatural happenings.

During a routine welfare check, the police find local shop owner Mr. Fitzgerald at the foot of his stairs, dead. As the town mourns Mr. Fitzgerald's death as an unfortunate accident, Margery and Clementine cannot shake the sense that there is something suspicious about the scene. They are convinced this was no accident. But why would anybody want to harm an elderly shopkeeper? And with the culprit still at large, and determined to cover their tracks, can they get to the bottom of the case before there is another victim?

Auf Sofias Campingplatz findet ein Food-Truck-Festival statt und der Duft von allerlei Köstlichkeiten weht über den Platz. Es herrscht eine ausgelassene Stimmung - nur der Bürgermeister will mit seinen Vorschriften dem Ganzen ein schnelles Ende setzen.

Now employed by the Magical Liaison Office, Fi wants a big case, but she learns to be careful what she wishes for when a mummified body turns up on the village green. How can she crack the case in time to stop a demon entering the mortal realm and save her niece? And will she sort out her feelings for a tall, dark and handsome doctor with links to the god of death? If Jessica Fletcher worked in IT, lived in an English village and had magic, you'd get this book. If you like cozy British settings, sarcasm and witches, you'll enjoy this series..

An engagement party should be a happy event but this one ends in tragedy. Can PI Hannah and Dog Detective Mazie solve the case before the wrong people lose everything? Mrs. Ellen Moriarty, a party planner, suspects her soon-to-be ex-husband and business partner is attempting to steal all of their clients and she wants Hannah to prove it. While this isn’t her usual case Hannah is intrigued when she learns that Seth Moriarty’s upcoming event, an engagement party, for a wealthy client is taking place at Priscilla Ralston’s pet-friendly restaurant.

Maeve is a journalist by day, aspiring romance writer by night, and hopeless crossword addict the rest of the time. She finds a set of odd clues in her favorite daily puzzle created by the mysterious cruciverbalist Q Marks. The clues lead her to believe that Q might have murdered a local professor and gotten away with it! With such scant evidence, police help isn’t likely, so Maeve must use her strengths as a writer, reporter, and puzzler to find Q. That is unless Q Marks finds her first.

Lara Kerouac, journaliste à la carrière stagnante, est envoyée en Bretagne pour écrire un article sur la célèbre chanteuse Maryse Maddox. Son séjour à l'hôtel isolé de La Lavandière de Nuit, sur l'île de Kareg, devait être une simple mission. Mais la disparition de bijoux, une tempête qui isole l'île du continent et, surtout, bientôt une mort suspecte, transforment sa mission en véritable roman d'Agatha Christie.

Summer in Gooseberry Bay means sun, sand, and the much-anticipated Movies on the Beach event. Ainsley and her close-knit crew are all in—Josie and Hudson are serving up treats from the food truck, Jemma is wrangling volunteers, and Ainsley and Coop are on security duty. But when a local man turns up dead—murdered in the exact same way as the victim in that week’s film—things take a chilling turn.

Mit dem Nationalfeiertag am 1. Juli beginnt in Kanada der Sommer. Doch kaum ist die Nationalhymne zur Feier der frisch vereidigten Kanadier verklungen, verliert das Land auch schon wieder einen seiner neuen Bürger ... Während es draußen heiß wie im Backofen ist, versucht Linn Sommer einen kühlen Kopf zu bewahren. Nach der Trennung von ihrem Freund und kurz vor ihrem 30. Geburtstag steht für sie die Welt Kopf. Deshalb lässt sie sich von dem Todesfall nur allzu gern ablenken.

Meet Tommy Two-Shoes, Ballroom Bev and their quirky troupe of dancers when the glamorous world of ballroom dancing comes to the seaside town of Scarborough. However, beneath the glitter balls and sequins, there's bitter rivalry between the group - both on and off the dance floor - and the competition turns deadly when one of them ends up killed. Helen Dexter's Seaview Hotel plays host to the dance troupe when the murder takes place. Aided by her rescue greyhound Suki and the Seaview Hotel cook Jean (a no-nonsense Yorkshire woman you don't want to mess with!

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.

Dorie Madison has dedicated her young life to helping dogs—whether it’s running a struggling dog spa or volunteering at County Rescue. But when she starts noticing an alarming trend of abandoned animals and shady breeders, she realizes there’s more to the story than bad luck. Someone is profiting from vulnerable dogs, and Dorie won’t stand by and let it happen. Even though her father thinks she needs to grow up and get a real job.

Despite the brutally cold winter, vintage cookware collector Jaymie Müller is happy to help out a friend by looking after a colony of cats while its caretakers are away. The location on a high bluff overlooking the St. Clair River makes for bone-chilling work, and her task takes on an air of menace when an elderly neighbor reports suspicious goings-on at the river. Jaymie's inclined to dismiss the woman's fears as the product of an overactive imagination, but it's not long before she discovers a dead body there.

The next gripping instalment of the Castle Knoll Files. An unmissable mystery with an unforgettable cast of characters from New York Times bestselling author, Kristen Perrin. Perfect for fans of Knives Out and Only Murders in the Building.

Small-town Wilfred, Oregon, is poised to step into the limelight, and the citizens behind the renovation of the old movie palace—into a brew pub—certainly want that to continue. Until librarian and apprentice witch Josie Way discovers a dead body....

Dr. Trenton Hendricks was last seen Friday, April 8, when he set out alone on a backpacking trip. Hendricks's Jeep Grand Cherokee was located Tuesday at the Chuckwalla Trailhead, but after six days and thousands of man-hours, the official search has been called off. He is presumed to be deceased.

When Sadie Hoffmiller's new friend, Eric Burton, receives word that his missing daughter's body may have been found in Florida, he immediately packs his bags. Sadie is determined to stay home and prove to everyone that she is not a busybody. But when she senses Eric is hiding something, Sadie is compelled to take action. Before she knows it, she's in the heart of Miami, trying to piece together a trail that might just give Eric the answers he's so desperately searching for. In the process, Sadie finds herself in the company of some colorful characters and some good ol' southern cooking.