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Toni L.P. Kelner has been writing thoughtful mysteries for over thirty years. She won an Agatha Award for her short story "Sleeping With the Plush" and her story "Baby Trap" was selected for inclusion in Best American Mystery and Suspense 2024, edited by S.A. Cosby and Steph Cha. Kelner's short fiction has also been nominated for the Anthony, the Macavity, and the Derringer.

Murder, magic, and mayhem—with a side of cake and a hooting owl. Welcome to Whittlecombe, a village so quaint even the ghosts can’t bear to leave. At the heart of it sits the Wonky Inn—a crumbling, magical haven inherited by one Alfhild Daemonne, a witch with spectacularly unpredictable powers and an owl familiar named Mr Hoo who thinks he knows best (and often does). In The Wonkiest Witch, Alf’s plans to quietly settle in are rudely interrupted by a corpse on the patio, a nosey village full of secrets and a sudden need to remember how magic actually works. Spoiler: it doesn’t go well.

Protagonista il vicequestore Rocco Schiavone, un personaggio fuori dagli schemi: scontroso, irritabile, trasgressivo al limite del lecito, ma con un senso della giustizia tutto suo. Una rilettura della tradizione del giallo all'italiana, capace di coniugare lo sguardo dolente del neorealismo e la risata sfrontata di una commedia di avanspettacolo.

For reasons that are unclear, Nicholas Craigie, Captain of the Pole-Star, decides to anchor in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, contrary to the opinion of his crew. Indeed, the boat could be trapped in the ice at any moment, resulting in a sudden death for everyone. One morning Mr. Manson, the second mate, reports he saw a ghost at night. His story is not taken seriously, and is put down to idleness.

Seit einiger Zeit wird der Vikar von Gutt's Hill von religiösem Eifer heimgesucht. Immer häufiger drehen sich seine Predigten um die Wahrheit und schließlich geht er sogar so weit, sein Amt opfern zu wollen, um endlich dazu fähig zu sein, die Wahrheit vollumfänglich zu verkünden. Als er schließlich ein letztes Ultimatum stellt, versetzt das seine Gemeinde in großen Aufruhr, denn nicht wenige seiner Schäfchen haben ihm intimste Geheimnisse anvertraut. Und so sind jene natürlich die Hauptverdächtigen, als man den Geistlichen erschlagen in der Kirche auffindet.

The fourth installment in the Music and Murder Mystery series, edited by Don Bruns, Bat Out of Hell is a nonstop thrill ride of engrossing mysteries from some of the best authors in the business. An anthology unlike any other, this collection includes a brand-new Jack Reacher story from Andrew Child, a never-before-seen Pignon Scorbion prequel from Rick Bleiweiss, as well as exciting new mysteries from Heather Graham, Don Bruns, John Gilstrap, Dave Bruns, C. J. Kudlacz, and Charles Todd.

Als Beth und ihre Geschwister nach dem Tod ihrer Mutter nach Hause zurückkehren, geht der Albtraum für sie erst richtig los, als sie auf ein altes Video stoßen, das ihren seit Jahren vermissten Vater mit einem lange ungelösten Verbrechen verbindet. Die Wahrheit über das Verschwinden von Emma Harper liegt tief vergraben – genauso wie die Geheimnisse ihrer Familie. In einer Stadt, in der jeder jeden kennt, ist Vertrauen gefährlich, und die Vergangenheit lässt sich nicht einfach verdrängen.

Eine spannende Reise in die Ursprünge des Kriminalromans: Diese Sammlung von zehn klassischen Geschichten vereint die größten Meister der klassischen Spannungsliteratur. Von Edgar Allan Poes düsteren Visionen über Sherlock Holmes' messerscharfe Logik bis zu Chestertons moralphilosophischen Detektivrätseln – hier begegnen sich Wahnsinn, Mord, Mysterien und meisterhafte Erzählkunst.

RED: 10 Jahre sind vergangen, aber sie hatte ihn dennoch sofort erkannt. Er sah natürlich ein wenig älter aus als der Teenager, an den sie sich erinnerte. Sein Gesicht war kantiger, aber er war immer noch der gleiche Mensch. Der zweite Teil beginnt knapp 10 Jahre nach dem dramatischen Ende im ersten Band. Tom und Linda führen getrennte Leben, das Schicksal allerdings hält eine Überraschung für die beiden parat.

A Pata do Macaco é um conto de terror clássico sobre a família White, que recebe um talismã macabro: uma pata de macaco capaz de conceder três desejos. Apesar dos avisos sobre as terríveis consequências, o Sr. White faz um desejo que traz tragédia à família. Desesperados, eles usam os desejos restantes na tentativa de reverter o dano, apenas para descobrir que mexer com o destino pode ter resultados aterrorizantes e irreversíveis. A história é uma reflexão sombria sobre os perigos de desafiar o desconhecido e os caprichos do destino.

The Cabman's Story (sub-titled The Mysteries of a London "Growler") is a short story written by Arthur Conan Doyle first published anonymously in the Cassell's Saturday Journal on 17 May 1884. A cabman tells one of his clients three stories he experienced. The first one is about a dead passenger, the second about a passenger with a mysterious box, and the last one tells the story of a passenger who is a terrorist.

Imagine Sherlock Holmes solving cases where the clues include a mysterious cask of Amontillado – the haunting cries of a raven – an unnerving asylum – a man’s uncanny doppelganger!

C'EST PARCE QU'ILS PENSENT AUTREMENT QU'IL RESOLVENT L'INSOLUBLE... Ce recueil présente une sélection de brillantes enquêtes menées par de singuliers détectives.

Der geistliche Pater Brown löst Fälle mit seinem kirchlichen Background. Entdeckt diese einmalige Sammler Edition mit Fällen wie Rätsel um Milena, Der Kuss des Todes etc.

An anthology of three Anastasia Pollack mini-mysteries, companions to the bestselling and critically acclaimed Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery series. Crewel Intentions Crafts editor and reluctant amateur sleuth Anastasia Pollack receives a desperate phone call from former American Woman fashion editor Erica Milano. Erica is now in Witness Protection and living under a new identity in Western Pennsylvania. But someone is stalking her, and Erica has compelling reasons why she can’t go to the police or notify her Witsec handlers.

The tenth story in The Innocence of Father Brown is entitled The Eye of Apollo. At the beginning of this short story, Flambeau has just opened his detective agency in a new building located near Westminster Abbey. The other tenants in the building are a religious charlatan named Kalon, who claims to be "the New Priest of Apollo," and two sisters, who are typists. Flambeau and Father Brown instinctively distrust Kalon, who has installed a huge eye of Apollo outside his office.

"The Blue Cross" is a short story by G. K. Chesterton. It was the first Father Brown short story and also introduces the characters Flambeau and Valentin. It is unique among the Father Brown mysteries in that it does not follow the actions of the Father himself, but rather those of Valentin. It was first published on 23 July 1910, under the title "Valentin Follows a Curious Trail", in the Saturday Evening Post, Philadelphia. Re-titled as "The Blue Cross", publication in London followed, in The Story-Teller magazine of September 1910.

"The Secret Garden" is a short story by G. K. Chesterton. It was originally published in The Story-Teller in October, 1910. It is the second story in the collection The Innocence of Father Brown. It is the second story about the French detective Valentin and completes his plot arch, begun in The Blue Cross.

In dieser Kurzgeschichte geht es um Thomas, einen Archäologen mit dem Traum, einmal die eine große Entdeckung zu machen, um wie andere Entdecker auch, in den Geschichtsbüchern zu stehen. Allerdings kommt es auf einer Expedition etwas anders und Thomas widerfährt ein ungewöhnliches Schicksal.

Sam Reilly was looking forward to some much-needed rest. But when a panicked man with purple eyes grabs him at gunpoint and takes him hostage. This man is scared of something... And Sam is going to have to find what it is if he wants to get out of this alive.