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As the twentieth century turns, widowed mother of two Minnie Harper's life takes a turn as well, of the romantic variety—yet even on holiday, sleuth-worthy scandals manage to find her . . . No sooner have Minnie and her former employer, author Stephen Dorian, finally confessed their feelings...

Paris 1890. Une mission dont il aurait bien voulu se passer mais qui ne se refuse pas. Sherlock Holmes est chargé par la reine Victoria de veiller sur Albert-Édouard, prince de Galles, en bordée dans la Sodome parisienne. L’avenir proche est saumâtre pour le plus prestigieux des détectives britanniques, qui a horreur de la fête, du sexe, tarifé ou non, et des nuits blanches. Paris 1890. Une promotion qui ne se refuse pas.

Folge 6: Das Kassenbuch Knapp drei Wochen vor Heiligabend 1896 wird der Krämer Ezra Tomlin tot in seinem Laden in Bermondsey gefunden, und die Kasse des Weihnachtsklubs, in die rund vierhundert Familien das ganze Jahr eingezahlt haben, ist leer. Inspektor Lestrade übernimmt den Fall; was nach Selbstmord aussieht, klingt ihm zu ordentlich, und bis zur Auszahlung bleiben nur wenig Zeit.

THE COMPELLING NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF DANGEROUS WOMEN Edinburgh, 1901. Artist Phoebe Carmichael is celebrating the completion of an astonishing set of murals in Mansfield Chapel. The work has taken her ten years. Midway through the celebrations, something shocking happens: a woman...

Sometimes death is just the beginning. . . Late 1872. When 25-year-old Sydney undertaker Tatiana Crowe travels to Auckland to embalm the body of Evan Hunter's father events go horribly wrong, leaving Tatty stricken. Back at home, Tatty has some enormous decisions to make, but finds herself...

Uncover a thrilling adventure in California Secrets: The Hidden Truth, a heart-pounding mystery book packed with secrets, suspense, and supernatural surprises! Perfect for fans of best mystery books, this mystery adventure book for children takes young readers on an unforgettable journey filled...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Clementine Kincaid has thirteen days, one hundred forty miles and one hundred seventy-six horses to save the ranch her husband built. If she delivers the herd to the army post by noon on the last Saturday of October, she can pay the note a powerful man...

The fifth instalment in the bestselling historical mystery series from Michael Jecks. Perfect for fans of Rory Clements and S. J. Parris. ** **A gruesome murder with no clues or motives will shake a community to its core. Devon, 1319. Merchants from all over England and beyond are drawn to...

The sixth exciting instalment in the bestselling historical mystery series from Michael Jecks. Perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom and Susanna Gregory. The town is a powder keg ready to explode All it needs is a match. England, 1320. The threat of civil war lies heavily on the kingdom. The monk...

Two generations slain but are there more to come? Spring, 1321. As Sir Baldwin Furnshill prepares for his wedding, he receives the news that one of his guests, Roger, Squire of Throwleigh has just died. The new master of Throwleigh is little Herbert, five years old and isolated by his grief, as...

An action-packed historical adventure novel from Michael Jecks. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell & Conn Iggulden! A house of God hides a dark secret... It's 1321 and Lady Elizabeth, Prioress of St Mary's, is struggling to retain her position, especially since Sister Margherita, her treasurer...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Twenty-six days into his first job as a sleeping-car attendant, Tom Fenwick learns that the worst night of his life can begin with perfect silence. At two in the morning on Friday the thirteenth of February, 1931, the overnight sleeper to the Scottish...

Ein butaler Mord in Verbindung mit einem Kunstraub ruft Professor van Dusen auf den Plan. Zusammen mit Hatch nimmt er die Ermittlungen zu einem Fall auf, in dem es die beiden mit einer gefährlichen Organisation zu tun bekommen. Ein weiterer Mord kann nicht verhindert werden. Die Spuren führen in das Geschäft des dubiosen Mister Wilson. Doch wer ist der Mann in Wirklichkeit? Van Dusen und Hatch nehmen seine Verfolgung auf und erleben dabei eine ebenso faszinierende wie gefährliche Überraschung.

A wounded hero in search of redemption. A morally questionable miss with a heart of gold. A steamy historical romance with found family, thrilling mystery, and a deeply satisfying happily ever after. Owen Harrington went to war to become a heroand came home a volatile man who no longer trusts...

Murder is intriguing... It's the summer of 1929. Europe teeters on the brink of change, and Italy thrums under Mussolinis iron hand. Hoping for a holiday of sunlit waters and elegant soirées, Ginger and Basil Reed accept an invitation to a grand villa on Lake Como. But amid boat rides, languid...

1497. Mientras la peste devora Toledo y la Inquisición acecha entre las sombras, una cadena de muertes siembra el terror en sus calles. Cuando el escribano fray Martín de Lucena halla un manuscrito prohibido que parece guardar relación con los crímenes, se ve arrastrado a un misterio que amenaza con desvelar un siniestro programa de castigo.

Le 6 septembre 1949, une jeune femme est retrouvée morte quai de Javel, à Paris, sans sac ni chaussures, manifestement rhabillée à la hâte puis déposée là par son assassin. Elle est identifiée le lendemain : c’est Louise Cansot, le modèle le plus demandé par les peintres de...

Death Times Seven is the seventh and final gripping Daniel Pitt mystery in which Daniel faces two of the greatest challenges of his life. Following Anne Perry's death, this novel was completed by Victoria Zackheim, an author and editor as well as Perry's close friend, and is being published...

When the body of a night watchman is found sprawled in the shadow of a rare 19th-Dynasty mummy case, panic ensues. For no one doubts that the guard's untimely demise is the work of an ancient Egyptian curse. No one, that is, except that tart-tongued Victorian Egyptologist, Amelia Peabody, whose...

Detective Stephen Lavender's wife and children are spending a glorious summer in the picturesque village of Ealing. When the vicar's wife is poisoned, Lavender is asked to review the case. He soon realizes something rotten is festering at the heart of this rural idyll. Convinced the wrong man has been arrested and the killer is still at large, Lavender is also disturbed to discover someone is sending the local gentry vile letters containing outrageous accusations. Could the same hand that drips such poison from their quill also have administered that fatal dose of arsenic?