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Newly widowed at twenty-two, Tabitha, Lady Pembroke, is determined never again to be anyone’s pawn. Her late husband’s cousin and heir, Jeremy “Wolf” Chesterton, is a former thief-taker whose rough edges and razor intellect make him both an unlikely earl and an even less likely ally. Yet when murder intrudes upon London’s drawing rooms and country estates, it is Tabitha’s keen mind and Wolf’s streetwise instincts that form an irresistible, if occasionally frustrating, team.

Un encuentro casual en una gasolinera perdida, un asalto rutinario con consecuencias inesperadas, la mezcolanza de anhelos y de voces en la salida de un hotel para jalear a los jugadores de un famosísimo equipo de fútbol, los pensamientos de una francotiradora en sus largas esperas… Una mujer cualquiera vuelve a casa es un compendio de cómo lo sublime, lo injusto, lo irónico o lo aciago puede aguardarnos, a cualquiera de nosotros, a la vuelta de la esquina de nuestras vidas de rutina.

A collection of thrilling tales from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, including six full-cast dramas and a short story read by Benedict Cumberbatch In the first half of the 20th century, the detective story exploded in popularity. Innovative authors penned whodunits, whydunits and...

This is a compilation of five more cases from the decades-long career of Sherlock Holmes as compiled by his friend and colleague Dr. John Watson.

Colt is living with Abby while he mends, and while the couple are enjoying the time they spend together, they both know that there are some hard truths that eventually will need to be dealt with. Georgia and Tanner are having growing pains as they prepare in their own way for the birth of their first child, and Alex is up to her ears in clues, confessions, and leads that go nowhere, when she tries to uncover the truth about the rash of arson fires that seem to be all tangled up with a food truck murder.

An anonymous Christmas Angel gifts a group of people who have never met one another and appear to be totally unrelated a free stay at the Inn at Holiday Bay the week before Christmas. Once the group gets together and begin to compare notes, they start to wonder who paid for their stay and how they are related to both the benefactor and each other.

Venti racconti gialli ambientati in luoghi magnifici sulle rive del lago Maggiore (Stresa, l'Isola dei Pescatori, Luino, Baveno, Locarno, Ascona, Angera e Sesto Calende), sul lago d'Orta (Orta, Omegna e Brolo di Nonio), a Mergozzo e a Lugano sui laghi omonimi, a Bosisio Parini sul lago di Pusiano, a Eupilio sul lago del Segrino e sul lago Ontario in Canada. Crimini e delitti efferati del passato e del presente ai quali fa da contrappunto la bellezza dei luoghi che fanno da sfondo.

En estas más de cien historias, el creador de la popular serie de novela negra protagonizada por el subteniente Bevilacqua y su ayudante Chamorro centra su mirada en el mundo de la justicia y el crimen para mostrarnos las paradojas de una realidad más compleja que la que divide a culpables e inocentes, o a absueltos y condenados.

Four amateur sleuths muck and muddle their way through mysterious disappearances and deaths in the barnyard.

Three more chilling cases test DCI Lesley Clarke to her limits as corruption, organized crime, and personal betrayal threaten to destroy everything she’s built. In this third box set of the bestselling Dorset Crime series, Lesley faces her most dangerous investigations yet – and discovers that the truth can be deadlier than any killer.

When DCI Lesley Clarke suffers an injury and is told to relocate from Birmingham to rural Dorset, she's expecting some peace and quiet. But before she even starts her new job, she witnesses a murder at the iconic Corfe Castle. Lesley must get to know her new team, learn a new patch, and solve the mystery. What's more, team are mourning the loss of her predecessor, DCI Tim Mackie, who allegedly committed suicide. But was Mackie's death suspicious? And did it involve someone in her team?

When DCI Lesley Clarke suffers an injury and is told to relocate from Birmingham to rural Dorset, she's expecting some peace and quiet. But before she even starts her new job, she witnesses a murder at the iconic Corfe Castle. Lesley must get to know her new team, learn a new patch, and solve the mystery. What's more, team are mourning the loss of her predecessor, DCI Tim Mackie, who allegedly committed suicide. But was Mackie's death suspicious? And did it involve someone in her team?

Prepare to be entertained by a host of Hollywood celebrities reading the finest collection of short mystery stories—many by Edgar Award-winning writers—set in the world of entertainment.

Acclaimed Agatha Award-winning author Nancy Pickard presents this anthology of original mystery stories by some of the most distinguished mystery writers of the 20th century, including Dorothy Cannell and Sharyn McCrumb.

In Deadly Housewives, critically acclaimed mystery writer Christine Matthews has gathered 13 of the biggest names in women's mystery and suspense for an intriguing short story collection. These previously unpublished stories illuminate a different dark corner of the housewife-psyche, including sex, marriage, abandoned careers, jealousy, kids, and female friendship.

Eingestimmt auf ein besinnliches Weihnachtsfest und die anstehende Geburt seines ersten Enkelkindes, reagiert Hauptkommissar David Büttner wenig begeistert, als auf dem festlich funkelnden Emder Weihnachtsmarkt noch kurz vor Heiligabend ein Mord geschieht. Zwischen Glühwein, gebrannten Mandeln und Zuckerwatte begibt er sich gemeinsam mit seinem Kollegen Sebastian Hasenkrug auf Spurensuche – die sich als komplizierter herausstellt, als zunächst vermutet.

Die "Abenteuer des Sherlock Holmes" (Originaltitel: "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes") sind eine Sammlung von zwölf Kurzgeschichten von Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Die Geschichten wurden ursprünglich von Juli 1891 bis Juni 1892 im Strand Magazine veröffentlicht, der Sammelband mit Illustrationen von Sidney Paget erschien am 14. Oktober 1892 in Großbritannien und am 15. Oktober 1892 in den USA.

9 gastronoir sono storie contemporanee, per lo più urbane, hanno protagoniste femminili e tutte un finale spiazzante, assurdo/surreale quanto basta. Sono tutti dei brevi noir un po' surreali, e tutti sono legati in qualche modo al mondo del food e del vino.

Il settimo volume della fortunata collana di antologie di racconti gialli ambientati sui laghi.

Dopo le due fortunate edizioni precedenti, tornano i Delitti di lago : misteri avvincenti sullo sfondo di paesaggi magnifici.