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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...

The owners of The Right Sort Marriage Bureau are back, and more determined than ever to bring love matches to the residents of Post-WWII London . . . so something as trivial as being dragged into a spy mission isn't going to stop them! Sparks fly when an old friend comes to town . . . London...

In 1904 Chicago, where secrets cling as thickly as the soot on every windowsill, Jo earns her living by photographing the dead. The work is quiet and cloistered, allowing her to hide from a past that haunts her: the grief over her husband’s mysterious death, a spiraling addiction, and the guilt she carries over the things she’s done to survive.

It is an hour of desperate need for St. Frideswide's. Thrust into financial ruin by the incompetence and corruption of their former prioress, the nuns have become trapped under the thumb of Abbott Gilberd as he pries into every possible corner of the priory's life. In an effort to escape their desperate straits, Dame Frevisse is forced to journey to London in order to seek both a new prioress and financial aid for her beleaguered sisters.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Dinner for Vampires, Bethany Joy Lenz, comes a romantic psychological suspense set in Victorian-era London when Jack the Ripper's victims were still invisible women. 1880s London. Cora Wexford is single and childless at thirty-eight, with secrets...

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.

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.

THE FINAL NOVEL FROM THE MASTER STORYTELLER Armistice Day 1918. Two children are born on the same day, hours – but worlds – apart. One the son of a shepherd, the other the daughter of an Earl. Adam and Eve. Their births mark the end of one war. Their love will change the outcome of another...

A killer stalks the streets of London, murdering Christmas-hating misers, a mystery only reformed penny-pincher Ebenezer Scrooge can solve. But Scrooge's chief witness is dead, his prime suspect is a mystical spirit that can walk through walls and his two faithful friends, Tiny Tim and the Widow Tassell, are doubting his sanity.

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...

Under the harsh hand of its newly elected prioress, St. Frideswide's has become a place of deadly sin. The corruption has grown subtly and slowly, but it has found fertile soil in the rage and greed of Domina Alys, who has turned the priory into a boarding house for her relatives, the Godfreys. Dame Frevisse is horrified to discover that the modest stores of the priory—desperately needed if the nuns are to survive the coming winter—are being completely consumed by the rapacious Godfrey clan.

Charlotte Holmes—aka Sherlock Holmes—becomes entangled in a puzzling missing person case that hits close to home for her beloved Mrs. Watson in this Victorian-set mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of A Ruse of Shadows. It’s been three years since Charlotte Holmes struck a...

Der Vorteil, wenn man im Strudel von Kleideranproben und Hochzeitsvorbereitungen gefangen ist: Charlotte Sloane hat kaum Zeit für irgendwelche Bedenken. Als bei einem Symposium in den Royal Botanic Gardens ein Botaniker zusammenbricht, haben Sloane und Wrexford jedoch ganz andere Sorgen. Denn die Spuren von weißem Pulver in der Nähe des Mundes offenbaren die dunkle Wahrheit – der Botaniker wurde ermordet. Sloane und Wrexford werden in die Ermittlungen hineingezogen und erfahren, dass das Opfer an einer bedeutenden medizinischen Entdeckung beteiligt war.

The brand new Miss Marple novel from Lucy Foley, the No.1 bestselling author of The Guest List and The Midnight Feast. AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW *** High in the Swiss Alps, with glorious mountain views and exclusive access to powdery slopes, the Grand Alpine Hotel draws guests from far and wide...

Brought to you by Penguin Jane Austen is preparing for the summer season. As guests of their wealthy relatives Mr and Mrs Leigh-Perrot, Jane and her sister Cassandra will be holidaying in Bath Spa – the world-famous health resort, and more importantly, the epicentre of the marriage mart. For...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Murder Your Employer comes Where the Truth Lies, a tour de force of sinister mystery, sly comedy, grand cuisine, and all-consuming desire—“a narcotically addictive thriller” (Esquire) that became a motion picture starring Colin Firth and Kevin...

From the bestselling author of The Housekeepers comes a glossy, dark, page-turning mystery to rival The White Lotus–unfolding over twenty-four fateful hours in London's most lavish hotel. 1926. Diana Gold, owner and impresario, throws open the doors to the most opulent new hotel in London. As...

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.

From the bestselling author of The Housekeepers comes a glossy, dark, page-turning mystery to rival The White Lotus - unfolding over twenty-four fateful hours in London's most lavish hotel. 1926. Diana Gold, owner and impresario, throws open the doors to the most opulent new hotel in London. As...

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...