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The posthumous masterwork by critically acclaimed author, storied publisher, and Viet Nam veteran Juris Jurjevics—the story of two American GI cops caught in the corrupt cauldron of a Vietnamese civil war stoked red hot by revolution. Viet Nam, 1963. A female Viet Cong assassin is trawling the...

In Dianne Freeman's charming Victorian-era mystery series, Frances Wynn, the American-born Countess of Harleigh, finds her sister's wedding threatened by a vow of vengeance. London is known for its bustle and intrigues, but the sedate English countryside can host--or hide--any number of secrets...

The brilliantly entertaining and heartwarming books behind the hit 90s TV series Heartbeat. One of the top ten most watched shows of the decade. Policeman Nick Rhea has been posted to the country with his wife Mary and their three small children. They move into the police house, high on a ridge...

Radcliffe Emerson, the irascible husband of fellow archaeologist Amelia Peabody, has earned the nickname "Father of Curses"—and in Mazghunah he demonstrates why. Denied permission to dig at the pyramids of Dahshoor, he and Amelia are resigned to excavating mounds of rubble in the middle of nowhere.

Summer 1911. A scorching heatwave engulfs the quiet town of Littleton Cotterell and brings about an unusually early harvest. The villagers are thrilled, but events quickly turn sour when one of them turns up dead in an apple orchard, stabbed through the heart. Amateur sleuth Lady Hardcastle and her trusty lady’s maid, Flo, suddenly have a juicy case on their hands. Might the mysterious stranger they recently met in the village be to blame?

Raymond Bannister is a wealthy man living a secure life. He is found slashed down in a dirty alleyway, in a part of town he had no reason to be in. The crime and the crimescene are inexplicable to Chief Inspector Lestrade, and he seeks the help of his new consultant detective, Mr. Sherlock...

Como un Philip Marlowe de la Edad Media, Gonzalo de Berceo, poeta y copista, se empeña en encontrar al asesino de un monje en el monasterio de Silos. «Divertida y gozosa... Uno de los libros del año. Dudo mucho que vaya a venir algo mejor.» Alberto Olmos, El Confidencial «Un verdadero y...

York, 1371. William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester, has made many enemies since York knight Sir Ranulf Pagnell died imprisoned in France while Wykeham negotiated his ransom. After escorting Sir Ranulf's body back to the city, Wykeham realises that his own life is in grave danger.

A haunted castle. A deadly secret. And a duchess who can speak to the dead. When Lenora Fletcher arrives at Blackmoore Castle, she's tasked with uncovering the truth behind a scandal no one wants exposed: The former Duchess's death. Officially, it was ruled a suicide. But the spirits of Blackmoore tell a very different story.

When Abigail returns to her great-grandmother's mysterious Louisiana estate, she expects peace, not whispers in the dark and secrets buried for generations. As strange visions, hidden passageways, and long-forgotten journals begin to surface, Abby uncovers a tragic love story tied to her family's past. With her children caught in the center of unexplained events and a dangerous presence growing stronger, she must unravel the truth before history repeats itself.

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A surprise wedding invitation. A cliffside villa on the glittering Amalfi Coast. And a murdered guest before the celebrations even begin. Posie Parker has just landed in her most glamorous case yet. Amalfi Coast, Italy, Spring 1926. Posie Parker—London’s premier female sleuth—is abroad and moments from boarding her train home when an urgent telegram stops her in her tracks. An old friend is getting married in Italy, and Posie heads to the sun-soaked, secretive Villa Amalfi, a clifftop paradise with a dark past and a dazzling roster of American guests.

Magic. Prophecy. Murder. It’s been said that Kennard of Grimm is destined to be the first in a long line of warriors who battle evil with magic. Just one problem: he teaches magic at a prestigious university, but he has no magical abilities. What he has is a dangerous curiosity, piercing instincts, and a responsibility for a baby dragon named Tala. Normal chaos rules Kennard’s life until a student is murdered, and another is blamed. Convinced the accused is innocent, he sets out to find the real killer.

A murdered librarian. A missing manuscript. An obvious suspect. Gabriel Ward KC returns in the third installment in the cozy British mystery series The Trials of Gabriel Ward. The librarian's dead body lies in a pool of lamplight on his desk. A priceless medieval document has been stolen from...

London 1890. Das Britische Museum plant die Ausstellung einer ägyptischen Grabkammer. Doch das Ereignis wird überschattet von der Ermordung des Museumswächters. Der Täter ist schnell gefunden, wird er doch, mit der Tatwaffe in der Hand, beim Toten angetroffen. Aber hat er wirklich die Tat begangen? Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson stellen Ermittlungen an. Um die Wahrheit zu finden, müssen sie das Rätsel der ägyptischen Grabkammer lösen.

Wir schreiben das Jahr 1890. London wird von einer Serie grausamer Morde heimgesucht. Zwischen den Opfern existiert keine Beziehung. Die einzige Gemeinsamkeit ist der Fundort der Leichen – nämlich das Themseufer. Scotland Yard ist ratlos und bittet Sherlock Holmes um Hilfe. Wird es Holmes und Dr. Watson gelingen, den Mörder zu überführen, bevor dieser erneut zuschlägt?

Zu Beginn der 1920er Jahre wird Groß-Berlin von einer Welle von Verbrechen überrollt. Ein Großteil der Taten geht auf das Konto des Psychoanalytikers Dr. Mabuse, der seine überragenden Fähigkeiten in diesem Bereich ausnutzt, um Menschen zu manipulieren. Diesmal ist seinen Handlangern erneut ein Einbruch in eine Bank gelungen. Doch Dr. Mabuse ist alles andere als zufrieden, denn in der Beute befindet sich nicht das Aktienpaket, auf das er es eigentlich abgesehen hatte. So schmiedet er einen neuen Plan, nicht ahnend, dass ihm diesmal Staatsanwalt Wenk dicht auf den Fersen ist.

It's 1892, and Amelia and her now-husband Radcliffe Emerson have settled down in Victorian England after their escapade in Egypt. They're raising their young son Ramses and everything seems normal–until they are approached by a damsel in distress. Lady Baskerville's husband, Sir Henry, has died after uncovering what might be a royal tomb in Luxor. Despite rumors of a curse haunting all those involved with the dig, Amelia and Radcliffe proceed to Egypt and realize that Sir Henry did not die a natural death.

In the wake of a humbling incident aboard a canal boat in the Cotswolds, young Captain Horatio Hornblower arrives in London to take command of the Atropos, a 22-gun sloop barely large enough to require a captain. Her first assignment under Hornblower's command is as flagship for the funeral...