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Ein winterlicher Cosy-Krimi mit viel Charme, österreichischem Flair und einer Ermittlerin wider Willen, die nicht nur den Täter, sondern vielleicht auch die große Liebe findet: Inmitten der idyllischen Kulisse des Salzkammerguts führt Romy ein gemütliches Café - nur die große Liebe fehlt ihr noch zum Glück. Auf Drängen ihrer Freundin Susi lässt sie sich zu einer Blind-Date-Veranstaltung überreden, in der Hoffnung, endlich ihrem Traummann zu begegnen. Doch statt Schmetterlingen im Bauch erwartet sie eine weitaus größere Überraschung: ein Mord! Plötzlich zählt Romy selbst zu den Verdächtigen.

Weihnachten steht vor der Tür! Im Gegenteil versetzt eine Adventsrallye ganz Hirschlingen in Aufruhr. Der Hauptgewinn: Ein Porsche! Doch kurz vor der Zielgeraden bricht er plötzlich zusammen und stirbt. War es ein Unfall? Oder ein Mord? Und was haben die Pralinen damit zu tun, die plötzlich überall auf dem Campingplatz und im Dorf auftauchen? Die Spürnasen der Hirschgrundis jucken ganz gewaltig: Denn um doch noch ein ruhiges Weihnachtsfest zu genießen, müssen sie sich wieder mal selbst auf die Suche nach dem Mörder machen.

Ein rätselhafter Fall kommt dem ermittelnden Briefträger ins Haus geflattert ... Sullys Cousin Serge hat ein neues Hobby: Hühner! Doch wer, verflixt nochmal, schmuggelt ständig weiteres Federvieh ins Gehege? Sully hat allerdings keine Zeit, sich darum zu kümmern, denn in der nahegelegenen Ferienanlage wird eine junge Frau ermordet aufgefunden. Sie trug einen blutroten Drohbrief bei sich ... Ehrensache, dass Sully als Briefträger Claires Ermittlungen unterstützt!

Spring in Silver Pines means bunting on Main Street, garden plots in full bloom, and just enough small-town chaos to keep things interesting. Clare Garner’s juggling custom furniture orders at The Mill and doing her best to referee the rising tension between her high school sweetheart, Jackson, and her recently re-rooted college ex, Blake. But when a local green thumb turns up toes-up in the community garden, Clare finds herself knee-deep in a mystery that’s more tangled than last year’s Christmas lights.

Annie heeft het zwaar nu haar man is vertrokken en haar tienerdochter Isla een schim van zichzelf is geworden. Ze is doodsbang dat Isla zichzelf iets aandoet en dat ze haar óók zal verliezen. Dus wanneer Annie een video ontvangt waarop te zien is dat ze huilt op de begrafenis van haar dochter, is ze doodsbang. Verward en geschokt rent Annie naar boven om te kijken hoe het met Isla gaat, met wie niks aan de hand is. De video is vervalst. Maar wie heeft hem gestuurd en wat wil diegene van haar?

In una Sorrento di fine estate, affollata di turisti provenienti da tutto il mondo, Osvaldo, che fa il portiere di notte e soffre di insonnia, si imbatte in una strana valigia che arriva dal passato. Si troverà così a seguire il filo che lega quell'oggetto e il suo contenuto all'Appennino Tosco-Emiliano, agli anni Sessanta, a Firenze, a Parigi e alla Sorrento di quei giorni. Gli stessi in cui un pauroso incendio devasta decine di ettari di macchia mediterranea tra Baia Bianca e il San Renato.

Una banda di arzilli vecchietti disturba la tranquilla Torino con azioni criminali degne di un film. In una ideale Babele, la città fa da scenografia al difficile - ma spesso comico - dialogo tra giovani e anziani, italiani e stranieri.

Impossibile vivere senza internet. Ma è in questa condizione che il Polpo si muoverà, in una Milano offline, allucinata, che di colpo si riscopre fragile, tra guerriglia urbana, improvvisati criminali e una dilagante follia collettiva. Chi ha tolto la rete? Chi sta minacciando la società per come la conosciamo? Qual è il suo scopo? A queste domande proverà a trovare risposta il Polpo, con l’aiuto di una banda di skater, tra killer spietati, nerd ipertecnologici e hacker nascosti fra le pieghe della città.

When Jerry Delfont, a travel writer with writer’s block, receives a letter from an American philanthropist, Mrs Merrill Unger, with news of a scandal involving an Indian friend of her son's, he is sufficiently intrigued to pursue the story. Jerry is swiftly captivated by the beautiful, mysterious Mrs Unger, but the circumstances surrounding the scandal cause him to doubt the exact nature of her philanthropy.

“I loved this book. It's one of those books that you just want to give to everybody.” —Nancy Pearl on NPR’s Morning Edition “An astute, engaging debut” (Publishers Weekly), The Trouble with Goats and Sheep is a quirky and utterly charming tale of a community in need of reconciliation...

They Kill Without Mercy. Disappear Without Trace. They are The Two. And now the stakes are raised once more for Detective January David. 5 lie dead, brutally murdered - the first taken on the night of Halloween and as autumn bleeds into winter more ritualistic murders are discovered. January...

Known for its cheerful staff and elaborate annual Easter Bonnet Contest, the Heritage House senior center regularly attracts new residents and positive press. But once the town’s retired librarian, Miss Julia Tilley, checks in to recover from an illness, Lucy sees a side of the facility that isn’t quite so perfect and pristine. And the place may soon be making headlines for different reasons following an unexplained disappearance.

Ever since local developer Fred Stanton and his wife, Mimi, built five modular homes next door to Lucy Stone’s farmhouse, life hasn’t been the same. When Mimi doesn't show up for her shift at The Hat and Mitten Fund bake sale, the scent of burnt sugar leads Lucy to a shocking discovery: Mimi, facedown on her kitchen floor, with a knife in her back. While the police start their investigation, reporter Lucy gets busy writing up the murder for The Pennysaver - and following a few leads of her own.

Lucy Stone is in the doghouse with her next-door neighbor, Mrs. Prudence Pratt. It seems that Kudo, the Stones’ misbehaving mutt, has developed a taste for Mrs. Pratt’s blue-ribbon-winning chickens, as well as an escape artist’s talent for sneaking out. With the Fourth of July coming up, Lucy doesn’t want to set off any more fireworks with the crabby Prudence.

In one of his earliest cases, Ellery Queen confronts a murder in blue blood. From the very beginning, the Khalkis case struck a somber note. It began, as was peculiarly harmonious in the light of what was to come, with the death of an old man. Georg Khalkis, internationally famous art dealer and collector, died of heart failure. After his funeral, his attorney found that the will was missing and immediately called in the district attorney. When Inspector Queen and his son, Ellery, are brought in to solve the mystery, Ellery mentions the one place they have not searched for the will: the coffin.

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...

The new summer house on Sandhamn Island is an architectural dream for its owner, Carsten Jonsson. It’s a nightmare for the locals. The venture capitalist has flouted local traditions, property lines, and the natural beauty of the coastline. He’s also too wealthy and arrogant to heed the anonymous warnings to leave. The threats escalate when his guest lodge is burned to the ground and an unidentifiable corpse is found in the charred ruins.

With three kids underfoot, a fourth on the way, and an oppressive heat wave bearing down, homemaker Lucy Stone is hardly enjoying an idyllic summer. But her preoccupation with swelling ankles, Bavarian cream doughnuts, and sewing sequins on ballet-recital tutus gives way to dread when she learns her waistline isn’t the only thing that’s recently vanished. The strange disappearance of a retired dance instructor has the tiny coastal town of Tinker’s Cove, Maine, in a tizzy - which turns into terror when a notoriously cantankerous shopkeeper is slain right on Main Street.

After the annual parade of Christmas presents in Tinker's Cove, Maine, has ended, Lucy Stone and her daughter Elizabeth are ready to ring in the new year in style. Elizabeth has won mother/daughter winter makeovers in Manhattan from Jolie magazine! But the all-expenses-paid trip is bound to have some hidden costs - and one of them is murder.

Tinker's Cove is abuzz with excitement when Norah, the queen of daytime TV, comes to town and selects Lucy and her pals to be featured in her "Women Who Make a Difference" episode. In recognition for their charitable work, the ladies and their husbands are awarded a dream vacation in Paris, complete with classes at Le Cooking School with renowned pastry chef Larry Bruneau. But their bon voyage is cut short when Lucy discovers the chef in a pool of blood on the second day of class.