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Als die Leiche einer berühmten Schauspielerin in der Seine entdeckt wird, beginnt Clémence am Set eines Hollywood-Films, der gerade in Paris gedreht wird, zu ermitteln. Doch die Lage spitzt sich dramatisch zu: Als kurz darauf auch die persönliche Assistentin des Stars tot aufgefunden wird, wird der Fall immer rätselhafter. Clémence bleibt nur ein geheimnisvolles rotes Notizbuch, dessen Seiten in einem rätselhaften Code geschrieben sind. Welche dunklen Geheimnisse verbergen sich darin? Und welche Schatten lauern hinter der glamourösen Fassade des Filmsets?

Saverio Lamanna è un giornalista disilluso, passato alla comunicazione politica. Licenziato dal sottosegretario di cui era il portavoce, è costretto a tornare nella sua Sicilia e a rifugiarsi nella villetta di famiglia sul mare di Màkari. In questo approdo provvisorio, Lamanna ritrova Peppe Piccionello, esemplare locale in mutande e infradito, carico di una saggezza pratica e antica. Per campare si inventa piccoli mestieri, decide addirittura di farsi scrittore di gialli.

In this twisty domestic suspense novel with a touch of dark humor, a struggling valet driver with a shady side hustle and a soft spot for the ladies suspects that one of his targets might be a serial killer. It’s tough to get by in Honolulu these days. Prices are high. Salaries are low. Which is why Johnny Silva tells himself he’s not doing anything that bad. The people he and his girlfriend target have a lot of insurance—and a lot of jewelry.

'Spooky and hilarious . . . I love this book! – Mandasue Heller on The Accidental Medium History is revealing itself, and the lines between past and present are becoming hauntingly blurred . . . The Witch Finder is the fifth and final installment in the hilarious Accidental Medium series...

When sharp-tongued sugar heiress Diana is ousted from the empire she helped build, she retreats to a posh 55+ paradise expecting peace, maybe even a pool boy. Instead, she finds a ragtag group of retirees with a knack for solving cold cases—and a disturbing knack for attracting new ones. She quickly finds herself entangled with this quirky yet capable team of senior sleuths: a psychic, tarot-reading twin duo, a retired detective, a conspiracy-minded tech guru, and a nurse who might just talk to animals.

An early morning dog walk along the river ends with a shocking discovery. When the body of a man is fished out the River Thames near Windsor, it looks like a straightforward accidental death from drowning following an excess of alcohol. The only problem is that this man died eighteen months ago in a train crash. Was the first death just a case of mistaken identity or was it more complex than that? The Breakfast Club Detectives set out to discover where the victim spent the last year and a half and why his nearest and dearest thought he had died.

Libby and Alexis’s business, the Dharma Inspired Day Spa, will participate at Mesa’s biggest arts and crafts fair this year, but right from the start, bad stuff starts happening. On the very first morning, several booths are vandalized and products are stolen, among them the hand-knitted items Libby’s mom and her friends have made for charity. Everyone pitches in to get the booths rebuilt in time for the festival opening, but the calamities keep piling up. Dogs are becoming ill, one vendor’s business is being threatened with shutdown, and there’s more theft.

Samantha Sweet and her husband Beau have wrapped up a case in Oklahoma and returned to Taos, only to immediately receive surprising news from a friend. There’s been a shakeup in the Taos Sheriff’s Department and suddenly Beau has his old job back. Meanwhile, it’s Thanksgiving week and Sam’s bakery is busier than ever, as they’ve been asked to supply pies for the community Thanksgiving dinner. Plus, there’s a new event—the Harvest Feast. Chefs from around the state will compete to create and share fantastic ways to use holiday leftovers.

When the Cuisine Network brings its brand-new reality show, Dog’s Kitchen , to the peaceful Friar Lake Conference Center, Steve Levitan expects chaos—but not sabotage. Celebrity chefs, foodie influencers, and gourmet-loving dogs descend on the property, turning Steve’s summer into a whirlwind of barking, baking, and behind-the-scenes drama. His golden retriever, Rochester , just wants to stay close to the food.

Bella Winter is happily settled in Hope Eaton, with her business flourishing: antiques sold and problems solved. So when Margie Fleming approaches her to sell a family heirloom, a beautiful marble statue of a mother and child, Bella jumps at the chance. But the day before the sale, Margie is found dead: drowned in the river Kite, a year after her older sister Bethan died the same way. Everyone is convinced it’s a tragic accident, but Bella isn’t so sure. One mysterious death might be a coincidence. Two feels a lot like murder…

Willi ist nicht der Typ, der tatenlos zusieht, wenn in ihrer Stadt Hunde verschwinden. Sie hat zwar keine Polizeimarke, dafür aber einen scharfen Verstand und ein Team aus ungewöhnlichen Ermittlern: dazu zählen Bruno, ihr charmanter Freund, Elvis, der King-Imitator mit Herz, Lukas, ihr hilfsbereiter Nachbar, und Lenka, eine Medizinstudentin. Mit Witz, Mut und Elvis' Mischling Hound Dog als Lockhund stellen sie den Bad Kissinger Hundedieben eine Falle.

Parker Hayes has finally found her rhythm at Catch You Latte, her cozy cafe known for frothy lattes and mouthwatering desserts. But when a glitzy engagement party ends in murder, Parker's peaceful routine gets a sprinkle of chaos. The victim has ties to Parker's assistant, Hazel, pulling Parker into an investigation she'd rather avoid. As she digs deeper, she uncovers whispers of shady dealings and a scheme that could rock Magnolia Grove's picture-perfect reputation.

When one of Irma's friends asks for help vetting a potential suitor, she's sure that a little digging into his past will do the trick. But after she discovers that a robotic appliance might be on a rampage in the almost-beau's swanky houseboat community, she sets out to entice Violet into unravelling another technological snafu.

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.

When Eastern College launches its first winter intersession program, administrator Steve Levitan is excited to host a course on Caribbean cuisine at Friar Lake Conference Center. His wife Lili is co-teaching with her friend, prominent food anthropologist Dr. Yesenia Ubeda. But before the first meal is served, threatening notes appear, old documents surface with explosive implications for US-Cuba relations, and a student with a hidden agenda is found murdered. With his golden retriever Rochester at his side, Steve must untangle a web of long-buried secrets and dangerous obsessions.

Leta Parker needs a distraction. With her boyfriend temporarily staying in Connecticut, the confident retiree is ready to dive into the design and team-building conference being hosted by her adopted Cotswolds village. But when one of the lead consultants is late to a meeting and she goes next door to wake him up, she’s shocked to stumble across his strangled corpse. Shut out of the case by the stuffy detective inspector, Leta agrees to lend her well-honed mind to keep the teamwork sessions on track.

Emily and her assistant, Nina, are looking forward to manning the Deputy Donut tent at the Faker’s Dozen Carnival in Fallingbrook, Wisconsin—a festival held on Friday the thirteenth to celebrate good and bad luck. But Emily has barely dropped the corn fritters in oil when bad luck boils up. First, their bucket of confectioner’s sugar disappears—and then while a mime creates a distraction, a magician robs their cash register.

When the last fare of the night turns up dead in her backseat, a Sri Lankan American taxi driver works off the clock to clear her name in this mystery novel by debut author Yosha Gunasekera. Siriwathi Perera doesn’t quite know where she’s going in life. She never expected to be a taxicab...

Owen has completed his latest mission for the Duke of Lancaster, but his plan to return home is thrown into peril when the young stonemason carving the tomb of Owen's late father-in-law, English knight Sir Robert D'Arcy, is discovered hanged. The Archdeacon of St. David's wants Owen to find out whether Cynog was executed due to his support for the would-be Welsh redeemer, Owain Lawgoch's, rebellion against English rule. Prolonging his stay in Wales means that Owen will be unable to deliver the news of Sir Robert's death to Lucie in person, but can he really leave her father's tomb unfinished?

Queen Elisabeth II. hat eine heimliche Passion: Sie löst für ihr Leben gern Kriminalfälle! Die Queen ist not amused über so viel Übereifer. Wird es gelingen, dem wahren Mörder auf die Spur zu kommen, bevor es zu diplomatischen Verwicklungen kommt? Queen Elisabeth ist wirklich not amused über den Ausgang des Brexit-Referendums. Die Tote war eine langjährige Haushälterin, und hartnäckige Gerüchte über deren Unbeliebtheit verlangen nach diskreten Nachforschungen.