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Janice Butterwick did not wake up expecting a murder. She woke up expecting a quiet day, a sensible to-do list, and possibly chili. Instead, her small town of Clutchfield decides—collectively and confidently—that something terrible has happened. No one is quite sure what. Or to whom. Or when. But everyone agrees it must be serious.

Als in dem idyllischen Küstenort Little Haddock die Dreharbeiten für die beliebte TV-Backshow »The Great Cornish Cake-Off« beginnen, ist Molly Spencer mehr als begeistert. Denn zwischen Butter, Mehl und Fernsehglamour liegt plötzlich der pensionierte Inspector Cobblestone tot mit dem Gesicht im Mürbeteig. Während die Polizei im Dunkeln tappt, begibt sich Molly – unterstützt von ihren Freunden Charlotte, Dexter und dem kleptomanischen Beagle Flambeau – auf Spurensuche zwischen Tatort, TV-Klamauk und Torte.

Four months into their new lives in the witness protection program, Piper and her gran, former members of an illicit motorcycle gang, start to make peace with the fact that this is it. Well, in their own whip-out-your-weapons-at-every-opportunity kind of way. They’re part of the retirement complex in Bitter End, Florida, where they hate mostly everything: the climate, the jolly residents, the endless partying and competitive games—like the current mini-golf tournament that’s costing Piper and Gran their last nerve—and the practically forced socializing.

Clara Whitcombe is no longer chasing stories. When she boards a scenic excursion train, she expects nothing more than movement and quiet reflection. Instead, she finds an unaddressed letter hidden beside her window seat—carefully placed, deliberately sealed, and written long before this journey began. Moments later, Edward Hargreeve, a retired rail executive whose decisions shaped countless careers, collapses and dies aboard the train. With emergency services delayed and authorities conducting interviews onboard, Clara realizes the letter is not incidental.

Christmas may be 63 days away, but as the Tinker’s Cove Chamber of Commerce gears up for an elaborate Dickens-themed Christmas event, reporter Lucy Stone is already feeling a bit Grinchy—until a possible murder requires her sleuthing skills in the latest Lucy Stone Mystery from bestselling...

I denna fängslande deckare från 50-talets Sverige möter vi Ann, en skarp och självständig kriminalreporter som står inför ett vägskäl i livet. Pressad mellan sin traditionella mosters förväntningar och sin egen moderna livsstil, tvingas Ann omvärdera sin relation till den charmige men komplicerade Joachim. Men kärleksbekymren får snart ta ett steg tillbaka när en serie mystiska dödsfall skakar om den till synes idylliska landsbygden kring Vårbyhus. Med sin journalistiska skicklighet och skarpa intuition dras Ann in i en farlig härva av hemligheter, svartsjuka och oväntade allianser.

De retour d'un trek avec mon ami Julio, guide à Puerto Natales, auprès des Torres del Paine, pendant que nous faisions un long détour pour contourner le parc national fermé pour cause d'incendie, m'est venue cette histoire, défilant sous mes yeux mi clos, comme si j'avais été au cinéma. De retour de voyage, j'ai retranscrit ce que la Terre Patagonne m'a suggéré. Voilà comment est né "Commando Mylodon".

Millie Miller couldn't imagine life being more stressful than having to put herself and her dogs on a diet until she and Jess discover a body in the sauna at the gym. She couldn’t believe there was another murder in the short amount of time she’d been living in her condo. Again, Millie wondered if her condominium complex, Mermaid Cove, should be renamed Murder Cove. Not long after finding the body in the sauna, Jess announced that her mother was going to come out for a visit. Jess’s mother wasn't the easiest person to get along with, and Millie was dreading it.

With one solved mystery under their wooly belts, the time has come for the sheep of Glennkill to explore Europe. Together with their new shepherdess, Rebecca, they move into their winter quarters in the shadow of a French chateau. But their new home is far from idyllic. A number of the sheep from the previous flock have disappeared, and deer are dying an unnatural death in the forest. The goats from the neighboring pasture have a theory: a werewolf. Could that be real, or just a fantasy?

London's social season is in full swing, and Victorian aristocracy can't stop whispering about a certain gentleman who claims to be the direct descendant of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. But he's not the only topic of wagging tongues. Drawing rooms, boudoirs, and ballrooms are abuzz with the latest news of an audacious cat burglar who has been systematically stealing valuable items that once belonged to the ill-fated queen. Light gossip turns serious when the owner of one of the pilfered treasures is found murdered, and the mysterious thief develops a twisted obsession with Lady Emily Ashton.

Robert Langdon, un éminent spécialiste de symbologie de Harvard, est convoqué au Louvre pour examiner une série de pictogrammes en rapport avec l'œuvre de Léonard de Vinci. En déchiffrant le code, il met à jour l'un des plus grands mystères de notre temps... et devient un homme traqué.

Fifteen years after leaving her Old Order Amish life, Rachel Mast has returned to Stone Mill, Pennsylvania. Corporate success didn't bring true happiness, but Rachel also knows she can never be Amish again. Instead she runs a B&B and tries to help her community in ways they can't help themselves. But now a gruesome discovery has been made on her Uncle Aaron's cow pasture - the body of prominent Englisher businessman Willy O'Day. Aaron refuses to hire a lawyer, trusting his innocence, and his faith, to see him through. Rachel isn't so sure, especially given the long public feud between the two men.

In A Terrible Beauty, Tasha Alexander's gripping new audiobook in the New York Times bestselling series, Lady Emily travels to Greece where a ghost from her past returns to haunt her amid the ruins. On a quest to distract her lifelong friend Jeremy from his recent heartbreak, Lady Emily...

The most famous of all locked-room mysteries - a classic in the crime genre. 'The first deadly walking of the hollow man took place when the side streets of London were quiet with snow and the three coffins of the prophecy were filled at last...' The murderer of Dr Grimauld walked through a...

A reclusive writer of detective stories, Oe Shundei, has gone missing, leaving behind a suspicious trail of blackmailing letters to a former lover. Another detective novelist, his rival, is the only one who can find him. A sequence of macabre and appalling events follows.

Before Shetland and Vera, Ann Cleeves wrote the George and Molly Palmer-Jones series following remarkable mysteries in a birdwatching community—now available for the first time in the US. Meg Morrissey refuses to believe that her husband James committed suicide. James was in high spirits after...

USA TODAY bestselling romantic suspense author Colleen Coble and Rick Acker deliver the second book in their compelling Tupelo Grove series (following What We Hide), where a crumbling university, stolen artifacts, deep family secrets, and deadly ambitions all stand in the way of a second chance...

‘Chillingly compelling and expertly assembled. An immersive piece of thriller writing of the sort late-night-reading binges are made of’ B. P. WALTER ‘Dark, intense, and expertly crafted. Kate Rhodes delivers exactly what I look for in a gripping thriller’ RACHEL ABBOTT She thinks she...

Deandra Hendricks works her fingers to the bone at two jobs to keep her Los Angeles apartment. With a rapidly dwindling savings account, the prospects for her future are bleak. So when her cousin invites her to visit Axia—the hidden, magical hub their grandparents retired to—she agrees. Deandra doesn’t possess a stitch of magic herself, but a long weekend vacation in a strange, new town might be just what she needs. Her first day in Axia is so bizarre, though. Just when she thinks her day can’t get any stranger, she finds a baby dragon trapped in a dumpster.

Mark Ablett is hosting all his friends at his English country house when he receives a letter from his estranged brother, Robert, announcing Robert's intention to arrive from Australia. Not long after his arrival, Robert turns up dead, his body found with a bullet wound to the head, and Mark is nowhere to be seen. Antony Gillingham and his friend Bill Beverly play Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson to solve this whodunnit mystery. This is Milne's only mystery novel.