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Billie, Mary Alice, Helen and Natalie have worked for the Museum, an elite network of assassins, for forty years. But now their talents are considered old-school and no one appreciates their real-world resourcefulness in an age of technology. When the foursome is sent on an all-expenses-paid trip to mark their retirement, they are targeted by one of their own. Only the Board, the top-level members of the Museum, can order the termination of field agents, and the women realise they've been marked for death.

Delaney Reed needs a vacation from her vacation town. Even on a good day, it’s a lot of work to keep the peace in a town full of gods, monsters, and magical beings. Lately all the good days have gone from bad to worse. Luckily, Delaney has a plan to steal away with her fiancé, Ryder Bailey, for a nice relaxing weekend together. Her getaway plans come to a screeching halt when Delaney discovers Crow’s garage sale is selling cursed magical items to anyone who wants one—and everyone wants one.

When Tara agreed to be her best friend's maid of honor, she knew it would be a ton of work. But planning a bachelorette party is a piece of (wedding) cake compared to her latest mission for the IRS. Her target is radio host Florence "Flo" Cash, star of "The Flo Cash Cash Flow Show". Not only has Flo been giving her listeners shady tax advice, she's set up an elaborate barter system that leaves Uncle Sam out of the equation - and Tara tied in knots....

Martha works for an advertising agency, filming a TV commercial on location on the stunning Cornish coast. The client is the eccentric owner of a chemicals company that has invented a new, almost irresistible perfume, and Martha is in charge of shooting the romantic ads - unfortunately starring his beautiful but highly manipulative daughter-in-law. Before long, Martha finds herself embroiled in the conspiracy over the perfume's true origin.

There are only two possibilities: either lovely old Miss Beresford from Earlsraven is suffering from dementia or there's something fishy going on at her house! But what has Nathalie got to do with it? The young woman has just moved from Liverpool to tranquil Earlsraven to take up her aunt's legacy: the Black Feather pub. But when Miss Beresford discovers a dead body in her garden, Nathalie and her cook Louise begin to investigate. About the series: There was nothing in the will about this... Cottages, English roses and rolling hills: that's Earlsraven.

Bath, England, 1890. Mystery author Lady Amy Lovell receives an anonymous letter containing shocking news: her fiancé, Mr. Ronald St. Vincent, has been dabbling in something illegal, which causes her to promptly break their engagement. Two evenings later, as Lady Amy awaits a visit from Lord William Wethington, fellow member of the Bath Mystery Book Club, her former fiancé makes an unexpected and most unwelcome appearance at her house.

Die ehemalige Journalistin Violet Brewster möchte in ihrer neuen Gemeinde, dem kleinen englischen Dorf Merrywell, einen guten ersten Eindruck hinterlassen. Darum beschließt sie bei der Aufklärung des Verschwindens der seit vierzig Jahren vermissten Helen Slingsby zu helfen. Bei ihren Nachforschungen stellt Violet jedoch fest, dass hinter der idyllischen Fassade des Dorfes etwas Unheimliches lauert … Als jemand aus dem Dorf bei sich zuhause tot aufgefunden wird, ist Violet überzeugt, dass der Mord etwas mit Helen zu tun hat. Hat Helen wirklich jemals Merrywell verlassen?

Große Aufregung, als nahe Maidenfield ein seltener Vogel gesichtet wird! Handelt es sich wirklich um den "wendehalsigen Kiefernspecht", wie der Leiter des Vogel-Clubs "Early Bird", Maynard Lumber, aufgeregt berichtet? Das wäre eine Sensation! Schnell rückt die Presse an, was Lumber gar nicht gefällt ... schließlich trampelt nun lautes Volk durchs Unterholz und sorgt dafür, dass seine Vogelsichtung daher wohl nicht mehr bestätigt werden kann. Aber das ist erst der Anfang: Einen Tag später hängt Lumber, in ein Vogelnetz gewickelt, kopfüber in einer Eiche im Wald... tot.

Große Aufregung, als nahe Maidenfield ein seltener Vogel gesichtet wird! Handelt es sich wirklich um den "wendehalsigen Kiefernspecht", wie der Leiter des Vogel-Clubs "Early Bird", Maynard Lumber, aufgeregt berichtet? Das wäre eine Sensation! Schnell rückt die Presse an, was Lumber gar nicht gefällt ... schließlich trampelt nun lautes Volk durchs Unterholz und sorgt dafür, dass seine Vogelsichtung daher wohl nicht mehr bestätigt werden kann. Aber das ist erst der Anfang: Einen Tag später hängt Lumber, in ein Vogelnetz gewickelt, kopfüber in einer Eiche im Wald... tot.

Charlie is a rig supervisor in the oil industry. As she drills an oilwell for Triple Play, an investor new to the drilling industry, she encounters a body in the mud sump. The rig crews' superstition about the rig being haunted comes alive and the crew is scared to finish the well. Not to mention the damage to Charlie when her rig becomes known as the "Derrick of Death". Can she solve the murder before her reputation goes down the drain? Listen to the first in this series of "Oilfield Mysteries" to find out!

With adopt-a-cat month in full swing in Fox Hollow, pet shop owner Shell McMillan decides that hosting a night of murder mystery dinner theater will be a fun way to raise funds for the cause. But she didn't realize that the celebrity chef she'd hired for the event would turn out to be a tyrannical snob, or that her scoundrel of an ex-fiancé would turn up with his own shady agenda. Still, the show must go on, and as the lighthearted plot on-stage unfolds, the scene off-stage turns decidedly darker when the chef is found murdered.

On a hillside near the quaint Irish village of Glennkill, the flock gathers around the dead body of their shepherd, George, who lies pinned to the ground with a spade. George cared deeply for the sheep, reading to them daily, and as a result they are far smarter than your average flock. Led by Miss Maple, the sharpest sheep in Glennkill (and possibly the world), they set out to find George’s killer. With an assortment of woolly investigators on the case, there are furtive missions into the village and a collection of two-legged suspects to chew over.

After solving their shepherd's murder, the flock, led by their new shepherdess Rebecca, embarks on a European journey, settling near a French château for the winter. Their new home, however, is shrouded in mystery. Sheep from a previous flock have vanished, deer are found dead under suspicious circumstances, and neighboring goats whisper about a werewolf lurking in the vicinity. Determined to protect themselves and uncover the truth, the sheep delve into this new enigma, navigating misunderstandings with humans and employing inventive strategies to confront the lurking danger.

Manche Schuld tilgt nur der Tod – ein neuer Fall von Kindle-#1-Bestsellerautor Thomas Herzberg. Der Zirkus Bernadetti schlägt sein jährliches Winterlager nahe Husum auf. Doch ein Leichenfund macht die Pläne für die erste Vorstellung zunichte. Ein neuer Fall, der die Kripo Husum und vor allem die junge Polizistin Michi Greve vor ungeahnte Herausforderungen stellt. Ihr eigensinniger Chef kennt die Zirkusleute schon seit seiner Jugend. Parallel muss sich Michi um einen ganz besonderen tierischen Pflegefall kümmern. Sämtliche Spuren führen in den Zirkus.

After suffering a personal tragedy Abby Sullivan buys seaside mansion, packs up her life in San Francisco, and moves to Holiday Bay, where she is adopted, quite against her will, by a huge Maine Coon Cat named Rufus, a drifter with her own tragic past named Georgia, and a giant dog with an inferiority complex named Ramos. What Abby thought she needed was alone time to heal.

Newlyweds Lady Swift and Detective Hugh Seldon are honeymooning in the most romantic city on earth. Clifford, her butler, has come along for the trip to make sure everything goes to plan for the happy couple. And Gladstone, the mischievous bulldog, to make sure it doesn’t!

The Queer Feet" deals with Flambeau wanting to steal the silverware of the members of the Twelve True Fishermen having their annual club dinner at Vernon Hotel. The Vernon Hotel is an exclusive hotel and a "topsy-turvy product" (Chesterton 1994, p. 51).

Eine militante Wanderin, die ihr Ende im Feld des Erzfeindes findet - dieser Fall schreit förmlich nach einer Spürnase wie Agatha Raisin, meint Deborah, eine Freundin der Toten. Die geschmeichelte Agatha ist zwar gerade erst wieder in den Cotswolds angekommen, lässt sich aber nicht zweimal bitten. Ihr Plan: Sie und ihr Schwarm James schleusen sich als Ehepaar getarnt in den Wanderkreis des Opfers ein, um ungestört herumschnüffeln zu können.

Heinz wünscht sich zu seinem 70. Geburtstag ein besonderes Erlebnis. Und da er in seinem Leben noch nichts Aufregendes erlebt hat, will er von einem Kran springen. Seine Frau Maria ist natürlich dagegen und versucht ihm diese Schnapsidee auszureden, aber ihr Mann ist ein Sturkopf. Während die beiden diskutieren und nach Alternativen suchen, taucht ein Fremder in ihrem verschlafenen Dorf auf, und im Radio wird seit Tagen von einer vermissten Frau berichtet.

Both by calling and conviction Father Brown knew better than most of us, that every man is dignified when he is dead. But even he felt a pang of incongruity when he was knocked up at daybreak and told that Sir Aaron Armstrong had been murdered. There was something absurd and unseemly about secret violence in connection with so entirely entertaining and popular a figure. For Sir Aaron Armstrong was entertaining to the point of being comic; and popular in such a manner as to be almost legendary.

The story takes place at an English manor home on Boxing Day. A young lady and the young man who lives next door are present, as is the girl's father, Colonel Adams, a newly arrived uncle and a quite rich godfather. Also present, in addition to the servants, simply because the Colonel likes his company is the local priest, Father Brown. The godfather has brought a gift for the young lady, a set of three gorgeous, large diamonds, which he has tucked away in his coat pocket.

When Kit and her best friend Binfire head to a stately home in Lincolnshire to view five ultra-rare Vixens from the Void action figures–the main exhibit at the opening of a new toy museum–they come across more than just nerds and toy-collectors. The figures are stolen from their glass case and, just as Kit and Binfire begin to get their heads around this mystery, they start to reappear, broken into pieces, left for their distraught owners to discover. And that’s when the real killings start.

Humorous cosy-crime caper from the author of the beloved, bestselling Vinyl Detective series in which a feisty, amoral book dealer uses her unique skills to solve fiendish crimes, A love letter to Agatha Christie murder mysteries and classic whodunnits.

Pupcakes Bakery owner Tassie Drake is ready for life to return to normal––or as normal as possible, given just last month, she and her Chiweenie, Baxter, helped the hunky new town detective, Jack Sterling, solve a murder. But spring is in full bloom, and that means tourist season is too. Adding to the excitement, The Dessert Channel is filming their TV show Cupcake Combat in the park. And Tassie’s a firm believer that something sweet can fix just about anything.

Meet Sage Poe—witch, programmer, and amateur detective. She thought the hardest part of summer would be helping Bone Gap adjust to its newly-revealed magical nature. Then they found the body at the cemetery gates. When a bearded stranger turns up dead outside Bone Gap Cemetery with no visible wounds but unmistakable magical residue, the official ruling is natural causes. But Sage knows better. What begins as an unofficial investigation soon uncovers a famous musician in hiding, ancient demonic contracts, and creative energy harvested like crop.

Ivy Malone is back! This "invisible" LOL (little old lady) has been on the run, hiding out from the vengeful Braxtons, for almost three years now. With an unlikely propensity for getting tangled up in murder, and with the threat of the Braxtons always on her heels, they have not been dull years. Friend (boyfriend?) Mac MacPherson is usually around too, hints of marriage occasionally surfacing — but always sinking. But Ivy's longing for home back in Missouri has been growing ever stronger.

Wenn die Auszeit in einer malerischen Kleinstadt in den Rocky Mountains tödlich beginnt ... Der erste Fall der charmanten Cosy Crime-Reihe mit den unterschiedlichen Zwillingsschwestern Ruby und Morgan Die New Yorkerin Ruby freut sich auf ihre Auszeit bei ihrer Zwillingsschwester Morgan in den Rocky Mountains. Die erhoffte Ruhe lässt allerdings noch auf sich warten, da sie für Morgan als Putzfrau einspringen muss und direkt beim ersten Einsatz eine Leiche findet. Der ehemalige Skisprungtrainer Grady Palmer scheint beim Wechseln einer Glühbirne tödlich verunglückt zu sein.

Stell dir vor, du bist tot. Und dann ... oh?! In der beschaulichen Küstenstadt Fowey wird die beliebte Fudge-Königin Granny Smith ermordet. Die ambitionierte Lokalreporterin Jona Gold wittert die Story ihres Lebens und stürzt sich in die Ermittlungen. Doch was als einfacher Einbruch erscheint, entpuppt sich schnell als ein Netz aus düsteren Familiengeheimnissen, uralten Flüchen und tödlicher Gier. Unterstützt von Grannys Geist, einem vorlauten Kater und ihrem treuen Airedale Terrier, taucht Jona tiefer in die verborgene Welt der Magie ein.

Dritter Teil der Krimi-Reihe um Kommissarin Vivien Stein. Mit viel ostfriesischem Charme, spannenden Charakteren und einer Prise Humor. Borkums Nordstrand ist eigentlich eine Augenweide, wäre da nicht diese Leiche in den Dünen. Das Opfer ist ein verschuldeter Barbesitzer aus Emden, der auf der Insel war, um sich Geld zu borgen. Wer hat ihn am Strand vergraben? Vivien Stein und Tamme Martens ermitteln, doch dann wird Viviens Inselunterkunft verwüstet und ihr Kater Loco verschwindet. Geht der Einbruch auf das Konto des Täters?

Moira Wicked thought life would calm down after her magical "I do." Fate has other plans. With her destined marriage to Liam Good now official, Moira is finally catching her breath—just in time for autumn to sweep into Charm Cove. Halloween is on the horizon, the leaves are turning, and all seems well in the witchy world. Until a visit to the pumpkin patch turns up a dead body. So much for seasonal fun. Suddenly, Charm Cove is buzzing with more than just Halloween excitement.