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When the dowager countess receives her first assignment as a private inquiry agent from Tuchinsky, an East End gangster, she immediately throws herself into the case with gusto. Meanwhile, Lord Langley hires Tabitha and Wolf for an assignment that takes them deep into London's Jewish neighbourhood. Is there a connection between the two investigations? More importantly, can the two investigative teams work together?

On the island of Jamaica, people have started disappearing without trace. Have they run away, trying to start new lives in the British colony under assumed names, or is something darker afoot? Some of the missing had taken out large life insurance policies before leaving England, and so word of the vanishings reaches Bristol when relatives try to collect their payouts. With suspicion of a grand fraud in the air, ambitious Black barrister’s clerk Isaiah Ollenu is thrown together with pious insurance agent Ruben Ashby and ordered to the Caribbean to investigate.

Findet die Oblatenbäckerin Burgl ihr Glück? Das mitreißende Finale der Saga von Ada Caine 1896: Burgl ist der Neuanfang in Karlsbad geglückt: Die Oblatenbäckerei floriert und Burgl erwartet ihr erstes Kind. Durch die Schwangerschaft braucht sie dringend eine weitere Hilfskraft. Doch in Karlsbad verschwinden plötzlich junge Frauen, auch das Mädchen, das bei Burgl einspringen wollte. Schließlich arbeitet die Gouvernante Hanna mit, die auf eine Anstellung bei einer Gräfin wartet. Als Burgl erfährt, dass es diese nicht gibt, wird sie misstrauisch.

Morderstwo z cieniem Stalina w tle… W letniskowej miejscowości Wyręby zostaje zamordowany starszy mężczyzna Kazimierz Łyczuk. Redaktor lokalnej gazety wyrusza w podróż, by czegokolwiek dowiedzieć się o zmarłym i być może trafić na ślad mordercy. Rozmawiając z ludźmi, którzy znali Łyczuka, odkrywa, że przed laty nierzucający się w oczy staruszek był ważną postacią ocierającą się o szczyty ówczesnej władzy.

Moustafa Ghani El Souwaim has come far in life. Raised illiterate in a remote village in the Soudan, he set out at sixteen to better himself. His journey took him to the great archaeological sites of Africa, where he became a leading researcher versed in several ancient and modern languages. His life took an even stranger turn when he teamed up with Sir Augustus Wall and his street boy sidekick Faisal to solve murders.

Five years after Theo King's supposed death, he has returned to Graceling Hall, but a mystery remains. A stranger is buried in his grave, and nobody knows if the man's death was accidental… or murder. As Theo resumes his former life, the dead man’s sister shows up on his doorstep to hold him accountable. If he helps this Irish spitfire solve the mystery, will she finally leave him in peace?

When a wooden box filled with old newspaper clippings is found in Sophie Dawson’s attic of fifty years, no one is prepared for the family secrets they discover. With their grandmother’s unwillingness to answer questions about the findings, the family is left to guess at answers which will forever haunt them.

Amidst this chaos lies the allure of The Beasts of the City, a mystifying tome of alchemy and prophecy. This elusive book promises immense wealth, power, and eternal life to those who can unearth it’s secrets. Yet to do so comes with perilous consequences.

Phillip Brown wakes up one bitter November morning to find a woman near frozen on the stoop of the Baltimore home he shares with his sister and uncle. The unconscious woman eventually awakens, unwilling to share who has terrified her while she makes a recovery in the Brown home. He continues his work at the Wiest Oyster Cannery and pouring beer on occasion at his neighborhood brewery while guarding his family from dangerous criminals’ intent of silencing his discoveries about the woman.

L'ultima indagine del commissario Maugeri, il coinvolgente ed emozionante commiato letterario di Fulvio Capezzuoli. Estate del 1947. Per le vacanze, Maugeri ha scelto di trascorrere le vacanze in Val Brembana, dove solo pochi anni prima aveva combattuto da partigiano. Ma il ritrovamento di un cadavere, insieme alle oscure parole di una vedova di guerra, presto lo trascineranno in un'indagine complessa, tra osterie mal frequentate, ragazze misteriose e ricordi del recente passato di guerra.

Napoli, 1935. È un afoso pomeriggio estivo quando la piccola Paola Marotta precipita dalla finestra della sua cameretta. Il commissario Francesco Ambrosino viene incaricato di svolgere le indagini per accertare le cause della morte della bambina. Un paio di giorni prima, è stato rapito dalla culla il figlio di Aniello Bellucci, segretario del fascio rionale. Le due storie si intrecciano sullo sfondo di una città piegata dalla povertà, in una narrazione in cui passato e presente si fondono rivelando la tormentata personalità del protagonista.

Venezia, 1753. In una gelida primavera, una serie di delitti e sparizioni colpisce importanti esponenti della nobiltà veneziana. La vicenda prende subito i contorni di un grande complotto internazionale per colpire il cuore della Serenissima. Marco Leon, agente segreto dell'Inquisizione di Stato, è chiamato a indagare, ma la posta in gioco è altissima: i nuovi magistrati dell'Inquisizione sono infatti decisi a sciogliere gli Angeli Neri, il corpo di agenti segreti che lo affianca da sempre nelle indagini.

Junio de 1960. Un temporal mantiene aisladas en la idílica isla de Utakos, frente a Corfú, a nueve personas alojadas en el pequeño hotel local. Nada hace presagiar lo que está a punto de ocurrir: Edith Mander, una discreta turista inglesa, aparece muerta en el pabellón de la playa. Lo que parece un suicidio revela indicios imperceptibles para cualquiera salvo para Hopalong Basil, un actor en decadencia que en otro tiempo encarnó en la pantalla al más célebre detective de todos los tiempos.

Erik and his family are Norse who live on the island of Orkneyjar. Their world is thrown upside down when the King of Norway colludes with their jarl to take over their home. They flee to the land north of Mercia. Hoping for a life free from the tyranny of a King, they have to fight Danes and Saxons. When King Harald of Norway sends ships to destroy them, the Clan of the Fox is forced to flee to the newly discovered land of ice and fire. They travel beyond sight of land into an uncharted ocean to face a future which is uncertain.

Sia Fitzgerald che Moriarty si recano a Innsmouth, la roccaforte del culto dei Grandi Antichi. Holmes e Watson li seguono attraverso l'oceano e scoprono una struttura progettata per consentire a questi demoni di penetrare nel nostro mondo e provocare orrori a causa dei quali, se non annientati, tutta l'umanità verrà soggiogata. Tuttavia, quando viene distrutta, le persone continuano a trasformarsi e a impazzire.

Tabitha and Wolf are hoping to spend a quiet Christmas at Glanwyddan Hall, the Pembroke estate in Wales. However, before they even leave London, they receive unsettling news of disturbing pranks happening on the estate. Is this just some local youthful mischief, or is something more sinister afoot? Moreover, why is the dowager countess so determined that they not cancel their visit? With the dowager guarding a secret, Tabitha and Wolf are thrust into a desperate quest to uncover the truth. As danger looms, they must navigate treacherous paths to safeguard their loved ones.

Tabitha and Wolf have just arrived back in London after their relaxing stay in Corfu. They haven’t thought about murder investigations for almost two months. However, any hopes they have that this respite might last a little longer are shattered when the groom’s father, Clarence Williams, the Earl of Warwick, is accused of murder just before Tobias’ wedding day to Lady Lily. Can Tabitha and Wolf clear the earl’s name in time for the wedding to proceed as planned? And what on earth is the dowager doing teaming up with Uncle Duncan, of all people?

In 1934, Lola was on top of the world. Dubbed "The Siren" by MGM, she was a protégé of Louis B. Mayer, the original talkie sex symbol before the rise of stars like Carole Lombard and Jean Harlow. But like Harlow, Lola Grayson had a dominant stage mother and bad health that struggled to meet the demand of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Exploited, pushed, primped, and promoted as MGM's biggest star, Lola Grayson made one fatal mistake—falling in love with fellow MGM star Robert Taggart. Together, they were the golden couple that audiences demanded to see.

James Moriarty is severely wounded, his organisation has been dismantled and Sherlock Holmes is dead. Fleeing to recover, desperate to rebuild his empire, Moriarty must assume a new identity. Months after Sherlock's death, aspiring doctor Clara Mendel returns to Schloss Alber after a six-year absence. The vast estate, which hangs high upon the cliffs of Bavaria, is home to the noble Alber family. A priceless sword, on which the family's wealth and reputation depends, has been stolen from the grave of the intended heir, Clara's step-father.

Politisch hoch brisant und menschlich herausfordernd: Kommissar Oppenheimer muss zwischen Ex-Nazis und Israelis vermitteln. Frühsommer 1952: Auf den westdeutschen Bundeskanzler Konrad Adenauer wird ein Briefbomben-Attentat verübt, das zum Glück vereitelt werden kann. Weil es Hinweise gibt, dass Adenauers Leben nach wie vor in Gefahr ist, schickt Ben-Gurion israelische Agenten nach Deutschland – das Abkommen soll um jeden Preis geschützt werden.