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Port Danby bereitet sich auf die jährliche Harbor Holiday Lights Flotilla vor, und Lacey „Pink“ Pinkerton kann es kaum erwarten, die bunt geschmückten Boote am Pickford Beach leuchten zu sehen. Doch die festliche Stimmung in der Stadt wird getrübt, als einer der Bootsbesitzer tot aufgefunden wird. Detective Briggs geht zunächst von einem Selbstmord aus, doch Lacey kann sich wieder nicht zurückhalten, ihre bekannte Spürnase in den Fall zu stecken und findet Hinweise, dass es sich um einen wachechten Mordfall handelt.

After losing her job and catching her girlfriend cheating, Morgana Quinn flees LA for the dusty Arizona town she swore she’d never return to. But her homecoming takes a deadly turn when her best friend is murdered in what looks like a ritual sacrifice—and she’s top on the list of suspects. Desperate to prove her innocence, Morgana turns to her mothers’ coven for help, only to uncover a terrifying truth—the killer isn’t human. With the cops closing in, and the body count rising, Morgana and her friends must face their worst fears in an all-out showdown against dark magic and small town bigotry.

It’s Christmastime again in Fallingbrook, Wisconsin. Emily has truly decked the halls of her donut shop and decorated her donuts with festive designs from green and red frosting to snowflake sprinkles. For the annual Ice and Lights Festival, she’s commissioned a sculpture with three ice-carved donut shapes to form a holey snowman, Frosty the Donut. She has one Christmas wish this year—to spend some time under the mistletoe with a certain detective.

Love is full of surprises—though few compare to realizing that you’re marrying the real-life Santa. April Claus dearly loves her new husband, Nick, but adjusting to life in the North Pole is not all sugarplums and candy canes. Especially when a cantankerous elf named Giblet Hollyberry is killed—felled by a black widow spider in his stocking—shortly after publicly arguing with Nick. Christmastown is hardly a hotbed of crime, aside from mishaps caused by too much eggnog, but April disagrees with Constable Crinkle’s verdict of accidental death.

The octogenarian housemates at Sunset Hall are busy preparing for the wedding of one of their own, the blind and blushing bride Bernadette, but as the big day approaches, they must fend off a mysterious killjoy from the past.

London, 1816: When a notorious young aristocrat is burned alive on a windswept hill popular with neo-Druids, former cavalry officer Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, finds himself plunged into a murder investigation shadowed by tales of ancient human sacrifices and long-buried secrets. The victim, Marcus Toole, was the only son and heir of a prominent nobleman. His closest friend—Sebastian’s own nephew, Bayard—claims to have passed out drunk before the attack and remembers nothing.

Der einzige Obdachlose der Insel wurde erschlagen. Tilla Flock, die gerade ihren Job beim Werbeblatt gekündigt hat, will seinen Mörder jedoch um jeden Preis finden. Zusammen mit ihrem Freund Hark Herforth, einem Pfarrer auf Langzeiturlaub, befragt sie die Inselbewohner. Ein entscheidender Hinweis führt die beiden auf die Nachbarinsel Baltrum. Als ein Brandanschlag auf die Redaktion des Werbeblatts verübt wird, ahnen Tilla und Hark, dass dieser Fall für sie vielleicht gefährlicher werden könnte als gedacht.

Everything about the mission changes the moment Dispatch radios “shot in the head…” Veteran Air Force pilot Tyler Zahn’s new reserve deputy sheriff role keeps him from joining his daughter, Daria, on a thru-hike of the Colorado Trail. He sends his FBI agent girlfriend with Daria instead. But when an Army helicopter crashes under suspicious circumstances only miles from where the two women trek, Zahn struggles over what comes first—duty, family, or his heart.

When tarot death cards begin turning up to taunt her, Carissa not only has to prove her innocence to keep her freedom, she has to make sure death doesn't come calling for her or those she loves. With the suspects acting as slippery as the essential oils she distills, it's up to Carissa to apply pressure and sniff out the truth before it's too late.

When Sue Jaworski's granddaughter, Jessica, considers Ridgeton Manor for her wedding reception, Sue offers to check out the venue. But what should be a simple visit takes a troubling turn when she's pulled over by a suspicious officer, issued a questionable ticket, and subjected to an unwarranted search. Things escalate when her husband Alan—Aspen Notch's police chief—discovers cocaine in her trunk and realizes she may have been duped.

Ten years ago, Warren Clark vanished without a trace. His wrecked car was found in a ravine, and the case was quietly closed. Now, with their new private investigation firm just getting started, Sue and Alan Jaworski are asked by Warren's parents to revisit the case. Alan, a former police chief, believes the trail has long gone cold—but Sue's instincts tell her there's more to uncover. With few leads and fading memories, the couple begins retracing Warren's steps—speaking with old friends, revisiting the crash site, and asking the questions no one thought to ask.

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.

Rylie Cooper is a park ranger. It would seem like an easy enough job—go to work, check some fishing licenses, and do everything she can to move on from her cheating ex. But when bodies keep popping up, Rylie is kept busy with the investigations as much as the hunky guys. The Rylie Cooper Mystery Series: Books 4-6 includes the second set of three stories in a fun and entertaining mystery series readers describe as “hard to put down” with “the right amount of mystery and romance.”

After witnessing a murder, William and Anna find themselves embroiled in a web of lies and deceit that threaten to destroy their entire family. With the help of Detective Raines and their good friend and Private Investigator, Danner Ellis, they are led through a tangled web that finally leads them to the perpetrator behind the violence.

After Allie inherited her family’s McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop, cousin Tori moved off to California in a bitter huff and the two haven’t spoken since. So to have her cousin reappear on Mackinac Island without warning is a big surprise—but not as surprising as finding her standing over a dead woman impaled with a garden spade in the Mackinac Butterfly House. Butterflies may be free, but Tori won’t be for much longer—unless the cousins can bury the hatchet and work together to catch a killer who’s taken flight. Because when it comes to family, blood is thicker than fudge . . .

Shrouded by deep scars and a past that still haunts him, Dallas Griffin chooses to live a life of seclusion, a peaceful existence in his cozy mountain cabin, far from prying eyes. When a house fire causes his nephew's death, Dallas refuses to believe the initial report, forcing him to leave his sanctuary and venture into town to uncover the truth.

Obwohl Ryle sich seines schlechten Rufs an der Schule bewusst ist, überrascht es ihn, als die Musterschülerin Avery ihn darum bittet, ihr eine Waffe zu besorgen. Ryle lehnt ab. Als wenige Tage später ihre Mitschülerin Sheila Parker erschossen aufgefunden wird, ist für ihn die Täterin offensichtlich. Doch Avery schwört, es nicht gewesen zu sein, und setzt alles daran, ihre Unschuld zu beweisen, bevor es zu spät ist.

Celebrant Daphne Jones is in the picturesque mountain town of Shady Bend to perform a funeral for community figure Edwina Drinkwater. But when the casket falls open during the service, revealing it's completely empty, Daphne finds herself at the centre of a baffling mystery. And the missing body is only the start of the day's calamities. When the caterer collapses from apparent poisoning, followed by two more suspicious deaths, Daphne is determined to figure out why so many mourners are following Edwina into the afterlife.

A Halloween Ball. A missing friend. A serial killer’s return? Ellie Byrne is ready to enjoy a Halloween masquerade ball at her bed and breakfast with friends, but when her friend mysteriously disappears, Ellie’s evening takes a dark turn. Just as Mia is found, shaken but unharmed, another body is discovered, and it looks like the infamous Clue Killer may have resurfaced after 20 years of silence. With a murderer on the loose, Ellie, with the help of her snarky cat Cleo and loyal dog Lola, must dig deep into the town’s secrets.

Late revenge on Louise! The cook at the "Black Feather" inherits five painted portraits and is faced with a mystery: all the portraits show Dr Desmond van Gelder - a criminal she put behind bars as a young agent. Louise is horrified when she realises that van Gelder is now free - and that he has taken a hostage! She has just ten days to decipher the riddles hidden in the portraits and save the young woman he is holding captive... In the middle of it all: the "Black Feather".