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Le vacanze in Abruzzo, quest'estate, si preannunciano più impegnative del solito per Enrico, cinquantottenne milanese dirigente di banca. Una commemorazione organizzata dal gruppo scout locale lo costringe infatti a riaprire la ferita più dolorosa della sua vita. Quarant'anni prima, nell'estate del 1982, Paola, la sua ragazza, è stata brutalmente uccisa e il suo cadavere abusato durante un campeggio itinerante sulla Maiella.

Fifty years ago, a tornado forever changed the little Ozark town of Willow Lane. Though lives were lost, the town rebuilt stronger than ever—and so did Cordelia Davis. Alongside her sister, Pamela, and lifelong best friend, Wanda, she has spent decades caring for her neighbors through the Twister Sisters meal-delivery service, delivering homemade comfort to anyone who needs it. Life in Willow Lane has always been rooted in friendship, family, and the quiet certainty that neighbors take care of one another. Until murder comes calling.

Ein Pfarrer wird mit durchgeschnittener Kehle in einer Gasse aufgefunden. Ex-Polizistin Anne Steinbach und der Priester Paul Wagner ermitteln: Warum musste der allseits beliebte Seelsorger sterben? Die Jagd nach dem Schuldigen führt sie in die Sektenszene – doch je tiefer sie graben, desto verworrener wird der Fall. Und dann wird es plötzlich persönlich – denn der Killer hat Rache geschworen.

It is May 1911 when Daniel Pitt is summoned to a murder scene in the slums of London's East End. He fears the victim is his friend Toby Kitteridge, but relief is quickly followed by dismay when Daniel identifies the dead man as Jonah Drake, a distinguished senior barrister who has been killed with a double-edged sword. But what was Drake doing in Mile End? And does their head of chambers, Marcus Fford Croft, know more than he is willing to admit? With the police holding out little hope of finding Drake's killer, Daniel and Kitteridge rise to the challenge.

September 1909, and Lady Hardcastle and her maid, Florence, have been invited to Lord Riddlethorpe’s country estate for a week of motor racing and parties. They both agree that it sounds like a perfectly charming holiday. But when one of the drivers dies in a crash during the very first race, they discover that what seemed like an uncharacteristic error in judgement may have a more sinister explanation...

As private investigators go, Callie Munro is tougher than most. She’s had to be. Abandoned as a baby and raised by a succession of strangers, she knows a thing or two about surviving… …but she never expected to find herself hunting a serial killer. After uncovering a string of missing women—women no one seems to care about—Callie refuses to look away. With police ignoring the evidence, her only ally is an organised crime boss with his own agenda.

Immerse yourself in the allure of the South, where the tea is sweet, the mysteries are deep, and the humor is downright sinful. Author Tonya Kappes is celebrated for her delightful mix of Southern charm, captivating mysteries, and wickedly funny humor that's become a listener favorite.

Audrey’s small Sicilian town hires a new building inspector to deal with the influx of one-dollar homeowners - and he sets about making Audrey’s idyllic Sicilian life utterly miserable. Just when things can’t get any worse, the inspector turns up dead - leaving Audrey as the main suspect. Audrey, without an alibi, is under more pressure than she’s ever been to solve the crime. But the inspectors list of enemies was long.

Robert Langdon, le célèbre professeur en symbologie, arrive au musée Guggenheim de Bilbao pour assister à la conférence d'un de ses anciens élèves, Edmond Kirsch, un éminent futurologue spécialiste des nouvelles technologies. La cérémonie s'annonce historique car Kirsch s'apprête à livrer les résultats de ses recherches qui apportent une réponse stupéfiante aux questions fondamentales sur l'origine et le futur de l'humanité. Mais la soirée va brusquement virer au cauchemar.

Alice Ascher, a poor, elderly shopkeeper, is murdered in Andover. Betty Barnard, a young waitress, is strangled with her own belt at Bexhill-on-Sea. Next comes Carmichael Clarke, collector of Chinese art, clubbed to death in Churston. Only in Doncaster does the pattern vary: the man found...

Oliver Harrington II was one of the most beloved members of Crestwood’s community. Despite being the picture of health at age 52, he died from a sudden heart attack, leaving behind the family mansion on a sprawling piece of property. But his twin sister, Adele, is not the only one interested in the future of the Harrington estate. A developer wants to put multiple houses on the land.

Despite the dismal Broadway season, Gunplay continues to draw crowds. A gangland spectacle, it's packed to the gills with action, explosions, and gunfire. In fact, Gunplay is so loud that no one notices the killing of Monte Field. In a sold-out theater, Field is found dead partway through the second act, surrounded by empty seats. The police hold the crowd and call for the one man who can untangle this daring murder: Inspector Richard Queen.

Who is The Horoscope Writer? It’s not Bobby Frindley. He’s an ex-Olympic athlete who has fast-talked his way into an entry-level position at a dying newspaper. He’s supposed to be writing horoscopes, but someone has been doing his job for him . . . On his first night on the job, Bobby receives an email with twelve gruesome, highly-detailed horoscopes, along with a chilling ultimatum: print them and one will come true, or ignore them and all of them will.

Folge 48 der britischen Erfolgsserie. Als der weltberühmte Zauberer Ludovico Visconti tot auf seinem Landsitz Compton Manor aufgefunden wird, scheint zunächst nichts verdächtig. Offenbar starb der alte Mann an einem Herzinfarkt. Seine langjährige Assistentin wird jedoch misstrauisch und bittet Jack und Sarah, Nachforschungen anzustellen. Aber in der Welt der Magie ist vieles anders, als es auf den ersten Blick scheint - und Zaubertricks können tödlich sein ...

Quando i quattro partner di un importante studio legale rimangono uccisi in un misterioso incidente aereo, le loro vedove devono unirsi per scoprire la verità in questo romanzo esplosivo che vi terrà con il fiato sospeso.

An Earphones Award Winner! Knives Out meets Downton Abbey! Secrets, murder, and mayhem collide as this unlikely sleuthing duo—an under-butler and a foul-mouthed octogenarian—hunt a killer in a manor sealed against the end of the world, in this locked-room mystery by #1 New York Times...

Stylish brunches are all the rage this autumn in Old Town Alexandria, and everyone's posting their parties on social media. But while Domestic Diva Sophie Winston juggles her event-filled calendar, she's approached by local designer Mitzi Lawson—who is afraid someone is following her. The very next day Mitzi loses her best friend and business partner, Denise. The two were renovating a generations-old house where Denise died unexpectedly, and Mitzi fears that it wasn't a medical condition to blame, but murder.

"Quattro Natali, quattro decenni, quattro storie milanesi" ... Incluso nella raccolta Quattro volte Natale – Piccoli omicidi a Milano, Natale coi tuoi è un racconto scritto a sei mani da Besola, Ferrari e Gallone. Difficile non farsi conquistare dalle atmosfere ipocrite di una metropoli che, lungi dall’essere allegra come le lucine che la addobbano, cela invece intrighi e segreti inconfessabili. Siamo nel 1999: è l’ultimo Natale del millennio. Il tassista Luigino incappa in una misteriosa valigetta, abbandonata da quello che sembrava a tutti gli effetti il sosia perfetto di Gian Maria Volonté.

Jen, la escritora de novelas de misterio convertida en detective aficionada, se ha hecho cargo de la gestión de la librería de Riddleton, su pequeña ciudad natal. Pero conseguir que cuadren las cuentas de Lectores Voraces no es nada en comparación con cumplir la fecha de entrega de su nueva novela. Sin embargo, la tarea de eludir las llamadas de su editora pasa a ocupar un segundo plano cuando el jefe de la policía local muere víctima de un presunto envenenamiento. Para resolver el asesinato, Jen debe desempolvar una vez más su sombrero de detective.

Spice Isle Bakery owner Lyndsay Murray is always looking for new ways to grow her family’s business. But she already regrets agreeing to host the retirement dinner for local high-school principal Emily Smith. The tyrant used to be her mother's boss, and they did not get along. Six guests arrive for the celebration, but only five survive. Emily starts convulsing—right after eating the curry chicken—and dies soon after. It’s not long before the police are knocking on Spice Isle’s door, bringing the Murray family back into the heart of another murder investigation.