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Lord Wrexford and Charlotte's growing family ensures that life is a source of constant adventure. The addition of Wrexford's half-sister to their household is proving an unexpected delight. But some surprises are less welcome—and trouble strikes when Hawk, one of the young boys in their care...

Hanna and Alex face-off with dangerous crime elements in the Low Country of South Carolina and Islamorada in the Florida Keys. Sheriff Pepper Stokes and Deputy Alex Frank come to the aid of local ranchers in the area who are being victimized by big corporate interests and a local enforcer using...

As an assistant in a busy London morgue, Leonora Spencer is accustomed to death. But she is astonished when a woman who has been declared dead and delivered to an undertaker is discovered to still be very much alive. Even more revolting is the scheme Leo and Detective Inspector Jasper Reid...

Wien 1923, eine Stadt zwischen Elend und Hoffnung. Als der ehemalige Unterweltboss Veit Kolja spurlos verschwindet, beginnt für seinen Weggefährten, Inspektor August Emmerich, eine fieberhafte Suche. Kurz darauf werden zwei frühere Schwarzmarkthändler ermordet – stehen die Taten mit Koljas Verschwinden in Verbindung? Eine Spur führt Emmerich zu einem frisch aufgeworfenen Grab auf einem Wiener Friedhof, das ein düsteres Geheimnis birgt.

Il est le débauché le plus célèbre de Londres ; elle, une intellectuelle qui se cache du monde. Forcés de s'unir par un odieux chantage, leurs fausses fiançailles deviennent le plus dangereux des jeux de séduction. Lord Richard Seaton, un célèbre coureur de jupons est prêt à tout pour retrouver son frère disparu. Mais le prix exigé par le criminel Thorne Blackmore en échange d'informations est impensable : épouser sa sœur, Mlle Jane Grant.

1842: London is preparing for Christmas, but Isabelle Burdett wants nothing to do with the world. Grieving her husband, she has withdrawn from work, family, and even her daughter. Yet as Christmas Eve draws to a close, an unexpected arrival at her door shatters her carefully built solitude – and brings a choice that could change everything. Present day: Emily, a history lecturer still mourning her father, is called to a crumbling house in Cheapside, where developers have discovered a stack of old notebooks. They tell the story of three ghostly visitors on a Christmas Eve long ago.

When Edith Averly is sent to investigate a murder at Green Briar Lunatic Asylum, a rambling gothic institution on the edge of the Cornish moors, she's horrified to realise that in order to infiltrate the asylum, she'll have to pretend to be mad herself. The eldest sister, Edith, can see echoes of violent events from the past. So when she is sent to the remote Cornish asylum where the brutal murder of Dr Hawkins took place seven years ago – she is quickly overwhelmed by her disturbing visions and begins to fear for her both her sanity and her safety.

The last camel is dead, and Egyptologist Amelia Peabody, her dashing husband, Emerson, and precocious son, Ramses, are in dire straits on the sun-scorched desert sands. Months before, back in cool, green England, Viscount Blacktower had approached them to find his son and his son's new bride...

The only thing standing between Georgia and her fairy-tale wedding is a murder. Or two. When a young woman pleads for help from Georgia Fenchurch in locating a missing Crown investigator, Georgia resists. Her wedding is only a week away. Before she can say no, she's knocked to the ground by an assailant attempting to kill the young woman. Georgia now feels she must help. She soon finds herself up to her wedding veil in stolen treasure and coded letters. With the Duke of Blackford's help, Georgia follows a trail of missing men and dead bodies.

Stockholm, Silvester 1895/96: In der klirrenden Kälte der Neujahrsnacht entdeckt die junge Näherin Hildur die Leiche einer Frau im Hinterhof ihres Mietshauses – neben ihr ein toter Fötus. Die Tote ist Emma Josefina, gerade einmal 16 Jahre alt und Dienstmädchen im Haushalt des angesehenen Bauherrn Johan Henrik Creutz. Hildur kann das grausame Bild der jungen Toten nicht vergessen. Gemeinsam mit drei Mitbewohnerinnen – der wohlhabenden Witwe Olga, deren Dienstmädchen Edit und der scharfsinnigen Vollwaise Fredrika – beginnt sie, Fragen zu stellen, die niemand hören will.

When Molly Moon discovers her aunt’s discarded 1920 journal, hidden in the attic of her Kent cottage, she uncovers a chilling claim among its cryptic entries: that four missing hop-pickers, including her own uncle, were murdered. Desperate to learn the truth, Molly turns to forensic genealogist Morton Farrier for help. What begins as a challenging case soon becomes far more complex as Morton delves into a murky world of disappearance, deception, and murder—while battling an unknown menace bent on destroying his career.

All aboard for a 1920s voyage where murder strikes at sea… Lady Ellen is bound for Cairo, determined to enjoy a well-earned rest after a turbulent year. With her ward, Lottie Penny, and her loyal dog, Prince, she boards the SS Molvina, expecting nothing more taxing than deck games, evening gowns, and the promise of sunshine at the end of the journey. Once aboard, she is surprised to find several familiar faces amongst the first-class passengers.

A middle-aged saddler. An unexpected corpse. A witty old horse with a nose for murder. Sometimes, the best detectives have hooves. Downton Abbey meets Dick Francis in this cozy historical murder mystery. Somerset, December 1903. Everyone in Pelgren Vale is impressed when Miss Harriet Cobb is invited to Ashwold Abbey, home of the Earl of Ashwold, to attend Lady Eve’s wedding. But Harriet is not a guest—she’s the saddler. Unfortunately, it seems to be another silly project: create a decorative saddle with all the trappings for a horseback wedding.

Orlando Forbes und Star d'Aplièse sind alte Freunde und führen gemeinsam eine Buchhandlung in Kent. An einem verschneiten Winterabend taucht ein mysteriöser Unbekannter auf und bittet sie, eines der raren Exemplare der Erstauflage von Charles Dickens »Weihnachtsgeschichte« ausfindig zu machen. Wenig später entdeckt Orlando ein Päckchen im Briefkasten – es enthält das Buch eines vergessenen Autors, einen alten Brief, der an ein Pfarrhaus adressiert ist, und einen Schlüssel.

Avril 1834. On retrouve un homme assassiné dans le palais de la Bourse, l'un des lieux emblématiques de cette monarchie de Juillet qui a fait de l'argent son nouveau dieu. Sur le cadavre, un texte aux accents prophétiques, sur son front un symbole mystérieux gravé au fer rouge et dans sa bouche, du plomb fondu. L'affaire, d'autant plus délicate que la victime est un riche banquier, soutien du régime, est confiée à Valentin Verne. Ce meurtre semble s'inscrire dans une série d'assassinats commis dans des circonstances similaires.

Im Wien der Ringstraßen-Zeit und der Belle Époque ermittelt Leopold Kern, ein geheimer Sonderermittler mit engen Kontakten zur Halbwelt, in seinem zweiten Fall. Während die Wiener den Feierlichkeiten zum 50. Geburtstag Kaiser Franz Josefs entgegenfiebern, hat Sonderermittler Leopold Kern nur eines im Sinn. Allen Verboten zum Trotz will er Rache für die Intrige nehmen, die zu seinem Ausschluss aus der Polizei geführt hat. Da bricht das Inferno in Form eines Bandenkriegs über die Leopoldstadt herein. Plötzlich befindet sich der Sonderermittler im Brennpunkt des Geschehens.

In the shadows of the House Nassau, secrets hide in plain sight! In June 1920, sixteen-year-old Michael Nassau's life transforms as his father, Robert, inherits the title of Earl Nassau and the grand House Nassau. But beneath the palace's opulent façade, a dark plot unfolds. The disappearance of footman Antoon leads to a horrifying discovery: blood in the laundry and a brutal murder. As the renowned Brigadier Johannes de Groot investigates, a chilling connection to a mysterious figure emerges.

Un perturbador viaje que comienza en un mar de sangre y termina en el abismo del cielo nocturno En el Panteón de los Marinos Ilustres de San Fernando ha aparecido el cuerpo de un joven soldado salvajemente mutilado. Una esvástica realizada con cortes aparece en el cadáver y el homicidio no...

Descubre los misterios ocultos trás las obras de Miguel Ángel, uno delos más grandes artistas de la historia. Adéntrate en la vida del divino Miguel Ángel a través de las claves arcanas y los insondables misterios que surcan los pliegues de La Pietà , en la turbadora mirada de Moisés...

Descubre los secretos sobre el mayor descubrimiento arqueológico de todos los tiempos La tumba de Tutankhamón fue sin duda el mayor descubrimiento arqueológico de todos los tiempos. Lo que no es tan conocido es que entre los maravillosos tesoros se rumoreaba que había papiros que contenían...