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Albert Smith might be retired, but a long career as a police detective has left him with skills that just won’t switch off. So on a walking tour of the British Isles, it doesn’t take long for his eyes to spot something he wasn’t supposed to see.

Harald, Katja, Thilo und Sabine sind Vogelbeobachter. Im Grabenstätter Moos am Chiemsee haben sie schon die ein oder andere seltene Vogelart aufgespürt. Dieses Mal stoßen sie jedoch in der nahegelegenen Schrebergartensiedlung auf eine ornithologische Sensation: einen Zwergsäger! Und daneben – eine Leiche. Ausgerechnet der Eder, Erzfeind von Haralds Freund, dem Renntaubenzüchter Muggenhammer, liegt tot in dessen Garten. Erdrosselt. Den Vogelbeobachtern erscheint diese Falllösung allzu einfach, weshalb sie eigene Ermittlungen anstellen.

It’s time for the Lewis County Fair and Juli’s organic human and pet café is the talk of New Hope. But amidst the excitement, her ex-boyfriend’s appearance and revelations about his murky past have thrown a wrench in her plans with the Sheriff.

Louisa’s first fall in Button is everything she hoped it would be: corn mazes, pumpkin patches, quirky town traditions, and beautiful foliage. The only unexpected thing: a dead body found in a pile of colorful leaves. When Lou starts getting cryptic text messages about the murder, she’s wary, to say the least. Are the clues from the murderer baiting her into a trap? Or are they from someone who truly wants to help? When Lou is targeted as a suspect in the case, she may not have a choice but to listen. The mystery texter might be the only one who can help prove her innocence.

When Melanie Travis's education in breed-handling at Connecticut's classiest obedience school is cut short by sudden death, she smells a murder. So, with her rambunctious poodle puppy, five-year-old son, and sexy fellow breeder Sam Driver in tow, she hits the championship circuit. In this dog-eat-dog world where winning is everything, Melanie discovers that more than one suspect had a bone to pick with the victim, including a kennel owner whose secret recipe for dog biscuits isn't the only thing she's guarding.

Welcome to Seacastle, a neglected resort on England's south coast. Divorced, broke, and saddled with a malevolent rescue cat, Tanya Bowe has swapped investigative journalism for running a struggling vintage furniture shop. When her tech-savvy stepson, Mouse, invades her life, he's a reminder that the modern world moves faster than she does. But life takes a darker turn when an old schoolmate is found dead in her family mansion.

Step into the warm, whiskered world of Whiskers and Whispers, the purr-fectly charming cosy mystery by Penny Bramble. When librarian Tansy Merrow discovers a scruffy ginger cat sneaking into her quiet village library, she assumes he’s just after a saucer of milk. But Whisper has other ideas—and a nose for mystery. When a local historian is found dead and coded messages begin turning up inside library books, Tansy and her feline sidekick are drawn into a trail of secrets, symbols, and long-buried village scandals.

It is summer in the seacoast town of Hamlet, Massachusetts and the townsfolk have just found out that a few episodes of a popular TV show, Hoaxes and Hauntings, will be filmed there. Shelby Price, the owner of a bookshop, has been asked to take the host, Tasha Douglas, on a tour to see the sights. Most of the townspeople are excited about the filming, but some think it will only cause trouble. When something unexpected happens, Shelby’s boyfriend, Detective Travis Whitely, asks Shelby to use her paranormal skills to help him solve the mystery.

When their vacation in Bar Harbor, Maine, turns deadly, amateur sleuths Lily and Cassie find themselves entangled in a web of secrets dating back to the days of pirates. With their spirited ghost companion, Ri, and the clues hidden in a series of stolen artifacts, the duo must piece together the puzzle before time runs out. As danger lurks in every corner of this quaint coastal town, they’ll need all their wits—and maybe a little paranormal help—to crack the case and avoid becoming the next victims.

Albert and Rex are going to the palace. It’s the day the Kings' birthday honour list recipients get their knighthoods, but like everywhere else they go, there is trouble to be found. With his three children and youngest granddaughter, Apple-Blossom, in tow, Albert is a little embarrassed by the lavishness of the affair. Yet all that is forgotten when he spots a man he knows. A man guilty of murder. A man who can only be at the palace for one thing.

When sisters Rachel and Jennifer Murdock receive a letter from Miriam Hamilton, the daughter of the man who, decades earlier, swindled their father, inviting them to her luxurious home and offering financial amends, the sisters accept and head off with their beloved cat, Samantha, in tow. Shortly after they arrive, they meet their host―or rather, her body. Miriam has been murdered in her bed, and two things become clear: their invitation came with strings attached, and around the many corners of Miriam's capacious home, strange things are afoot.

Her modern-day life turns into a tangle of secrets when a fall lands her back in time. When a mundane mishap propels Ellie into a bygone era – the Roaring Twenties, she’s not only stuck in time, but she lands smack dab in the middle of another mystery. Steeped in history, a local landmark’s haunting becomes Ellie’s prime objective as she navigates a society of guys and dolls in the hopes of finding her way home. As she delves deeper, she finds out that not all is as it seems and the past is filled with secrets, puzzles, and intrigue she didn’t expect.

Seit der extravagante Hundesalon »Crew Ella« neben Robert Mondrians Buchhandlung eröffnet wurde, ereignen sich seltsame Dinge: Diebstähle häufen sich, und auf den Wegen an der Rems begegnet man so vielen Dalmatinern wie nie zuvor. Als ein Tierarzt im Salon erdrosselt wird, gerät schnell Besitzerin Ella Reitermann – stilbewusst wie ihre berüchtigte Londoner Namensvetterin und mit Dalmatiner-Faible – unter Verdacht. Nur hat sie ein Alibi. Doch manchmal beginnt die beste Spur dort, wo man am wenigsten Ahnung hat.

On a culinary tour of the British Isles, a retired detective and a failed police dog intend to taste the smoked fish that made the town famous …… but when the first person they meet turns up dead a few hours later in an apparent suicide neither one of them believes, both man and dog must accept they’ve stumbled into another mystery. All too soon, they wish they hadn’t poked their noses in because what they have uncovered could be truly sinister.

Melton Mowbray is world famous for its pork pies, but beneath the façade lies an undercurrent of lies and deceit, and Albert Smith just saw something that made him curious. The operation hiding in plain sight is worth a lot of money. The kind of money people will kill to protect and now they need to make him vanish. Quietly. Permanently. Good luck with that. Albert spent decades taking down criminals and his mind is as sharp as it ever was. Get ready for pandemonium.

Ghost hunter Verity Long has forty-eight hours to plan her sister's dream wedding on a budget that wouldn't even cover the cake. The venue? A stunning Irish manor in Jackson, Tennessee—enemy territory for any self-respecting citizen of Sugarland. But the place is perfect, the photos are free, and Melody is over the moon. There's just one tiny catch. Two dead grooms, fifty years apart. And Alec's timing? It couldn't be worse.

Uma idosa que pede esmola. Uma tragédia social como tantas outras que, infelizmente, abundam no nosso mundo. Mas esta velha era diferente. A sua quietude antinatural, o seu olhar ausente, perdido… E o seu gato: sombrio, serpenteante, hermético e sinistro. O seu deambular exala inteligência, uma motivação oculta que arrepia.

Spring has sprung, and the first nice weather of the year send campers and hikers out into the woods in droves. One unlucky hiker reported that they saw a body, but that they couldn’t remember the exact location. When amateur sleuth and dog trainer, Eve, and her bold, brave cadaver dog Atlas go out to recover it, there’s no body, but it’s clear something was afoot. After receiving a report of suspicious activity on the small lake at night, Atlas and Eve stretch their abilities to conduct a water search.

When the dental clinic where amateur sleuth and dog trainer, Eve, works is set on fire, and someone far too close to home perishes in the flames, Eve is distraught. Something doesn’t seem quite right, and she’s determined to find out whether the death, which has been ruled an accident, was actually an accident. In a case where the stakes are high and the situation highly personal, Eve follows her instincts in an attempt to get to the truth. She discovers that murder is afoot and is faced with trying to figure out what happened and why.

With the holidays over and the town recovered from the power outage, dog-mom and amateur sleuth, Eve, is determined to eke out whatever enjoyment she can from the cold weather; hot coffee, hiking in the snow with her dogs… and ice-skating dates with Aidan. Their budding relationship seems to be going well, but when they discover a body in a pond on Sophia’s property, they put romance on the back burner to solve the crime.