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The Falconer Files Brief Cases follows DI Harry Falconer and DS Carmichael solving murders in and around Market Darley. Each story presents a unique murder mystery with a seasonal or thematic twist.

When Isobel Shadow discovers a dead body in the middle of her bookstore, she and her sister Freya are thrown into a whirlwind of danger and mystery. With the police breathing down their necks and a killer on the loose, they are desperate to solve the crime before they become the murderer’s next victims. As Isobel and Freya use their sleuthing skills to uncover the murderer and protect the small town of Willowdale, Rhode Island, they uncover a secret about themselves that will change their lives forever.

A whimsical paranormal cozy mystery filled with small-town charm, a hint of the unexplained, and a touch of literary flair. Nan Nettles has always seen the world through a dreamy, poetic lens, and her husband, Mossy, is more than happy to play the romantic bard to her wandering muse. But when their road trip to a charming Florida town takes an unexpected detour, they find themselves caught up in a legend whispered on the coastal breeze.

Ingeborg Struckmeyer ist ein Kind des Ruhrgebiets. Nach Abschluss ihres Studiums in Münster und Köln war sie als Diplom-Bibliothekarin tätig. Seit 2004 lebt sie in München. In den letzten Jahren erhielt sie mehrere Kurzgeschichten- und Kurzkrimipreise. Sie hat das Märchen Die gläserne Prinzessin sowie drei Kurzkrimibände veröffentlicht: Tödliche Rache, Todesschreie und Todesängste, alle im Geest Verlag. Gemeinsam mit Friedlind Lipsky schrieb sie unter dem Pseudonym Frida Mey die beiden schwarzhumorigen Kriminalromane Manchmal muss es eben Mord sein und Radieschen von unten (Aufbau Taschenbuch Verlag).

Historic Inishmore Castle is opening its doors for the first time, hosting a charming weekend of whiskey tasting and soda bread baking. Sisters Mercy and Lizzie McCarthy are badly in need of a break, but their relaxing trip takes a decidedly unrestful turn when Mercy finds fellow guest Father Brennen slumped over the desk in the library… Did he have one glass too many or did someone want him dead?

Violet Brewster is settling into the quiet life in Merrywell. The last thing she needs is to get mixed up in a police investigation. When a snazzy tearoom opens at the local garden centre on Bluebell Hill, residents flock to visit the establishment. But not everyone is happy about the new business venture. Matters escalate when the owner of the tearoom is found dead on the premises. As Violet unwittingly finds herself at the centre of another murder mystery, can she shift suspicion away from those closest to her and find the true culprit?

Edinburgh, 1948. Welfare Officer Helen Crowther has enough on her plate between her hectic job, her complicated love life, and her growing reputation as a troublemaker. Last year's scandal did nothing to help with the disapproval she already gets as a woman in her line of work. All she wants now is to focus on doing what she loves: helping the poor of the Fountainbridge ward in the city of Edinburgh. The last thing she needs is another string of murders to distract her . . .

Thirteen-year-old Nanami Kosaki loves reading. The local library is a home from home and books have become her best friends. When Nanami notices books disappearing from the library shelves, she’s particularly curious about a suspicious man in a grey suit whose furtive behaviour doesn’t feel right. Should she follow him to see what he’s up to? When a talking tabby cat called Tiger appears to warn her about how dangerous that would be, together they’re brave enough to follow the frightening trail to find out where all the books have gone.

Molly Gray has risen through the ranks to become Head Maid at the esteemed Regency Grand Hotel. She owes her penchant for polishing to her beloved Gran – a maid who passed on every cleaning tip she knew. But there’s more to Gran’s story than Molly once thought. In the pages of a diary, kept under lock and key, Molly discovers a past blotted with secrets. Why does it feel like something’s hidden in the family history? What happened to make Gran cut ties? Why didn’t Molly have a clue?

Sadie Alden has been invited to the South Coast to investigate a murder and it’s a welcome change of pace given the chaos of the past few weeks. Hope Falls is a small town at the bottom of the main island, isolated by the cliffs that surround it and unwelcoming to outsiders. Sadie’s familiar tries to warn her that it won’t be all sand and sunshine, especially when they’re surrounded by murder suspects, but at least she can leave the werewolf drama behind for a couple of days.

When young music teacher Andre Beaufort discovers an antique player piano in the basement of his apartment building, he is visited by the ghost of the original owner: a dapper and charismatic playboy from the Roaring Twenties, Freddy Birtwistle. Andre has never seen a ghost and Freddy has never been one, so they get off to a rocky start. But when Andre finds his neighbor murdered on his doorstep, he and Freddy join forces to narrow the pool of suspects.

Lacey Doyle, 39 years old and freshly divorced, made a drastic change when she walked away from the fast life of New York City and settled down in the quaint English seaside town of Wilfordshire. Now with a new relationship and a blossoming business, it looks like Lacey has the life she always dreamed of. But when Lacey receives a Fabergé egg on consignment, she never expects it to hatch a murder plot. Now, with a dead curator and whispers of forgery swirling through the salty air, Lacey must piece together an enigmatic puzzle before the killer cracks their next victim!

Sarah Anderson thought she'd seen it all in Rosewood Hollow—from solving a century-old murder with a ghost named Amelia to tracking down stolen sapphires with her telepathic Papillon, Pixie. But this Christmas, death darkens her door once again when a newcomer is found murdered at the local bookstore. With her best friend Lily as the prime suspect, Sarah and Pixie must put their hard-earned sleuthing skills to the test.

Book 5: Driven To It Abigail Wentworth's reunion lunch with old friend Alison Fairweather takes a dark turn when she spots a familiar face, sending her life into chaos. Book 6: All Hallows While DS Carmichael takes his stepsons trick-or-treating and DI Falconer mans the station, DC Roberts' routine interview in Carsfold is interrupted by an explosion, leading to a murder investigation.

If you can’t beat them, join them. Octogenarian Myrtle Clover is so annoyed by the infighting at tiny Bradley, North Carolina’s town council meetings that she decides on a radical course of action: she’ll run for the open seat on the council. After all, she taught most of the elected officials—she should be able to enact some order. But order apparently isn’t in the works. This becomes clear when a fellow candidate is found . . . murdered. Myrtle and her senior sidekick Miles must uncover the killer before someone else becomes a lame duck.

The dead don’t always stay buried. And some refuse to move on. After barely surviving his brush with death, Clay Donovan is stuck between worlds—his body clings to life, but his soul refuses to let go. As he struggles to understand the new rules of the afterlife, a restless spirit begins terrorizing a college campus, seeking vengeance on those who left him behind. Darcey, ever the fiend, is ready to do what she does best: eliminate the problem. But Clay isn’t convinced death is the only way out.

Katie Wilk has begun her second month of the school year with her math and science students when a series of shocking events rock their small town—a teenage beauty queen is found dead in a state park, Katie’s neighbor’s three-year-old daughter is abducted, and Maverick, her dog, has a search-and-rescue certification exercise which turns into a real emergency. Doctor Pete Erickson, the man Katie was starting to have feelings for, seems curiously out of touch with her these days, but she and the new veterinarian in town may turn out to have quite a lot in common.

UN MISTERO DA MORIR DAL RIDERE. HA SEMPRE DETTO CHE SAREBBE STATA ASSASSINATA... AVEVA RAGIONE. Campagna inglese, 1965. La giovane Frances Adams sta passando ore felici a una fiera di paese con i le sue due migliori amiche. La serata, però, prende una piega decisamente inaspettata quando una cartomante le legge il futuro: a quanto pare, è scritto nel destino di Frances che morirà assassinata. Da quella funesta predizione Frances inizia a vivere nel sospetto, architettando strategie di ogni tipo per non farsi ammazzare da nessuno.

Två entusiastiska studenter vid Västgöta universitet tar initiativet till en amatörteatergrupp och annonserar efter skådespelare för att sätta upp Romeo och Julia. I samma veva hittas Roy Pedersen, en av Europas främsta experter på Shakespeare, brutalt dödad. Han har varit spårlöst försvunnen i åtta månader och först nu kan polisen börja söka efter hans mördare. När litteraturforskaren Helena Waller förstår att Pedersen var ett okänt originalmanuskript av just Romeo och Julia på spåren ger hon sig iväg till Verona för att försöka hitta det på egen hand.

Vill du veta vem som får årets Nobelpris i litteratur? Helena Wallner tror inte sina öron när stiftelsens ordförande avslöjar hemligheten. På vackra Bjertorps slott möts ett sällskap för att utse den författare som ska tilldelas ett prestigefullt pris. Men inget blir som de tänkt sig. Morgonen därpå hittas en av medlemmarna död under märkliga omständigheter. Plötsligt förbyts den trevliga samvaron i en mardrömslik jakt på en oberäknelig mördare som tycks vara ute efter fler offer.