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In the quirky, picturesque lakeside community of Lily Dale, where the residents can talk to the dead, young widow Bella Jordan is the lone skeptic among believers. She doesn't believe in ghosts…but after a year in the village, she would admit that her new friends do sometimes seem to know impossible things. Still, when a Black stranger dressed in old-fashioned clothing arrives unexpectedly at Bella's guesthouse at midnight on Juneteenth, only to vanish the next day as if he'd never existed, Bella's sure there has to be a logical explanation.

Eigentlich hätte Frau Maier allen Grund zufrieden zu sein, denn sie hat eine neue Arbeitsstelle gefunden im prächtigen Schloss auf einer Insel im Chiemsee. Doch kaum hat sie ihren Dienst angetreten, stolpert sie auch schon über Ungereimtheiten und bald auch über eine Leiche. Und damit nicht genug: Frau Maier wird das Gefühl nicht los, ständig Gespenster zu sehen.

Molly Madison is back to solve another doggone difficult murder in her California community in this mystery from the author of A Deadly Bone to Pick. Molly Madison has barely had a moment to catch her breath after moving to the sleepy beach town she now calls home. But as a former PI, she...

Carrie Singleton is just off a hot string of murder cases centered around the spooky local library in Clover Ridge, Connecticut. She could really use a break—but no such luck, as she; Smoky Joe, the resident cat; and Evelyn, the library’s ghost, are drawn into another tantalizing whodunit. First, a dead body is found in the basement of the building attached to the library, and it turns out to be Carrie’s fiancé’s Uncle Alec, who Dylan hasn’t seen in years. But Alec has no intention of truly checking out.

It's spring in Holiday Bay, and new guests have arrived to enjoy the plentiful sunshine. Lonnie has begun construction of the four new cottages, and decisions relating to color and design keep Abby hopping. Abby's most recent manuscript has been turned in, leaving time in her schedule to pitch in as a volunteer for the annual spring events, and everything is as it should be with the exception of the disturbing emails Georgia has been receiving.

When the rock concert Christy and Quinn are enjoying ends in a murder, the sleuthing couple are pulled into the case. Hot on the trail of a primary suspect, they discover the band's manager has also been found dead. Are the two murders connected, or are there two killers? Unfortunately, the only eyewitness—Stormy the Cat—is holding his tongue.

The last time witchy car mechanic Victoria Fox did magic, she nearly blew up half a street. Oops. No more magic for her, but is a witch who doesn’t do magic still a witch? Well, she does have a kitty familiar named Professor Studmuffin Salvitore III. She also has a knack for inviting magical trouble to her shop’s doorstep.

Tony has decided to donate the proceeds from the video game he developed with his friend Shaggy to the White Eagle Animal Shelter. Tess and Brady plan to use the generous donation to expand the facility. Permanent housing for elderly, sick, and other hard-to-place animals is their main focus, but then Brady decides to go all in on the new service dog and search and rescue training facility. Meanwhile, Tess has her feelings hurt when her dad contacts Tony to ask for help tracking down someone from his past, but as they dig deeper, they begin to wonder if the email even is from her dad.

In book three of this cozy culinary series, mystery author and part-time meddler, Anna Romano, opens her home to her detective boyfriend’s troubled brother, Scott. But the happy family reunion was over before it began when a body is found in her home, and Scott subsequently disappears. Was Scott somehow involved in the murder? While her boyfriend, John, and his partner investigate, Anna is mysteriously snatched. No one knows how or why Anna is kidnapped, except that it must have something to do with Scott. Will the detectives reach Anna in time?

One dog changes the life of everyone who takes him in on his journey to reunite with his first owner in this inspiring tribute to the bond between humans and dogs and the life-affirming power of connection. Following a devastating earthquake and tsunami, a young man in Japan finds a stray dog...

Halloween is coming to North Yorkshire, and the seaside town of Whitby is getting ready for its annual Goth Festival, where Goths of all ages descend on the town for a week of music, costumes, and spooky fun. When one of Liz McLuckie’s friends has a terrifying encounter with the Barghest—Yorkshire’s legendary Dog of Death—it sparks a series of mysterious fatalities in the town. Are supernatural forces at work, or is there another, more human, explanation?

When Kelsie Walsh inherits her grandmother's farm, she's ready to move her cupcake business back home to Tennessee. She wants to get into the business of hosting ranch-style weddings, and the property's caretaker certainly turns her mind to romance. But before Kelsie can get that off the ground, she discovers her grandmother may have met a not-so-natural end.

Sommer in den Lincolnshire Wolds. Als Clarice Beech den Hilferuf ihrer Freundin Louise erhält, kann sie nicht ablehnen: Sie soll sich um eine lebhafte Boxer-Hündin namens Susie kümmern, die Louises Sohn Guy gehört, einem Anwalt, der in einen spektakulären Fall verstrickt ist. Guy ist seit Tagen spurlos verschwunden. Zuletzt wurde er gesehen, wie er in den Wagen eines Unbekannten stieg. Von Anfang an verhält sich Susie merkwürdig. Immer wieder zieht es sie zu einem kleinen Wald hin, in dem sie oft mit ihrem Herrchen spazieren war.

Kater Brown zieht ins malerische Südengland! Alexandra Berger fährt nach England, um einen Reiseführer über den idyllischen Süden der Insel zu schreiben. Als sie Kater Brown in ihrem Gepäck entdeckt, ahnt sie schon, dass dies wieder eine Reise von Tatort zu Tatort werden könnte. Und sie soll recht behalten: Gleich nach der Ankunft im hübschen Städtchen Grayman's Hollow findet Kater Brown einen angespülten Toten an der Küste. War das etwa Mord? Als der findige Kater kurz darauf sein Frauchen auf den nahegelegenen Landsitz eines Scheichs führt, geht Alexandra einer heißen Spur nach.

Kommissar Schiemanns Leben steht Kopf: Der gemütliche Genießer und Gartenfreund blickt auf eine jahrzehntelange, makellose Karriere bei der Karlsruher Kriminalpolizei zurück - bis Kira Mauerfuchs in sein Leben tritt. Diese junge Frau hat zwei besondere Eigenschaften: Erstens versteht sie sich sehr gut mit Tieren. Zweitens überhaupt nicht mit Menschen. Aber als sie im Alleingang - und mit einem Hund als Zeugen - einen Fall löst, wird klar: Kira Mauerfuchs ist ein Naturtalent! Und so nimmt das ungewöhnliche Ermittlerteam seine Arbeit auf.

The Cat Who Caught a Killer by L T Shearer is a charming cosy crime listen for fans of Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club and S. J. Bennett’s The Windsor Knot. 'Charming and original. This book is the cat’s whiskers' - Anthony Horowitz, author of The Twist of a Knife Meet Conrad...

Everyone thinks Harper Jansen is dead. She is not, and she wants her life back. When Harper—very much alive but terrified—calls Kade Church, he does what is programmed in his DNA: he protects. Delta Force operator Kade and Duke, his military K-9 school flunker, have the skills to keep Harper...

When a local PI's untimely death is ruled a suicide by the police, budding sleuth Nora Charles has no intention of letting sleeping dogs lie—or sleeping cats, for that matter. Certain it was a case of foul play, Nora rouses her trusty sidekick Nick and launches an investigation of her own. Then a second PI is murdered. Nora soon uncovers a plot that involves a local politician, missing campaign funds, and what could be a bogus real estate deal. But when hints of treason surface, what started as small-time thievery soon balloons into a matter of national security. 

Magda Caraganic already is a successful chocolatier. When she inherits an old stable from her aunt, she decides to convert it into a chocolate shop and café. The best contractor to help with the conversion is the man she has argued with since she was 15. The work sparks off spirit activity marked by the appearance of a mysterious ghost cat. Magda’s beautiful Birman cat, Crystal, starts to act strangely. What can it all mean? This is a story of friendship, friendly ghosts, cats, chocolate, and true love.

Elizabeth is happy to be back in Black Bridge, a quaint English town where the mornings are cold, and the tea is hot. It seems she’s not the only one that finds it the idyllic place to be as the surrounding fields are suddenly overrun with travelers—something that several locals are unhappy about. Now that Elizabeth is working full time for The Herald, the town’s newspaper, it’s her job to cover the story, and she soon realizes that there is more going on than meets the eye.

As the only veterinarian at Oak Falls Animal Hospital, Dr. Kate's life is complicated. When winter storms hit the Hudson Valley, she's swamped with hospital patients and house calls, and her long-distance relationship with law student Luke Gianetti is precarious. The discovery of the body of Sookie Overman, a professional organizer, gets the town buzzing, but Kate's too busy to take the case. She has her animals to take care of after all.

As Aerieville, Tennessee’s Flower House finally gains in popularity, Sierra Ravenswood finds herself feeling ready for new challenges. Luckily, the shop has grabbed the attention of the mayor’s daughter, and bride-to-be, Marissa Lakely. Sierra is thrilled, and nervous, to land her most important job yet: providing flowers for the biggest wedding Aerieville has ever seen. Everything seems to be under control until Sierra makes a startling discovery: the wedding planner, lying in a heap at the bottom of the stairs. He survives only long enough to mutter: “It was the snake.” 

It’s the annual Brooke Ridge Falls dog show, and Lexy is excited to cater the event. She’s not going to let the murder at the Doggy Diva pet salon put a damper on things for her. She’s also not going to get sidetracked by the robbery at Farradays Jewelers down the street. Lexy’s grandmother and her gang of senior citizen amateur sleuths, on the other hand, are excited to investigate all the above, even if it means shifting through a variety of suspects, including shady salon owners, jaded jewelers, and suspicious senior citizens.

In ihrem neuen Fall sind der Kater mit dem besonderen Riecher für Schurken und Verbrechen und die Journalistin Alexandra in Belgien unterwegs. Doch statt auf einem Pralinenfestival landen die beiden auf dem Rittergut der jüngst verstorbenen Madame Maupu. Fälschlicherweise für Erben gehalten, geraten sie in die Testamentseröffnung - und dadurch direkt in ihren nächsten Fall! Denn Madame hinterlässt ihren Erben auf den ersten Blick nur wertloses Zeug. Doch der Schein trügt und es gibt jemanden, der das auch ganz genau weiß.

After the death of her husband, Liz McLuckie has taken early retirement and moved to Whitby, a picturesque fishing town on the North Yorkshire coast. She thinks the renovation of two ramshackle fishing cottages will take her mind off things, but she soon discovers Whitby isn’t quite the peaceful retreat she imagined. When she discovers the body of a local Professor near the medieval Abbey, Liz reluctantly finds herself at the center of a murder investigation. The post mortem reveals death by drowning. So how did he get onto the clifftop? And why did he have a fish in his pocket? 

In ihrem neuen Fall reisen Alexandra und Kater Brown in den hohen Norden, nach Beekersiel an der ostfriesischen Nordseeküste. Dort soll Alexandra über die Eröffnung des neuen Museums berichten - einem spektakulären Neubau, der auf einem Pier mitten im Wasser gebaut wurde. Doch während der Eröffnungsfeier wird Christina Hansen, die Leiterin des Museums, ermordet. Und dann nutzt auch noch jemand das Durcheinander, um den Roten Raben - einst im Besitz des berühmten Piraten "Schwarzer Hannes" und heute Hauptattraktion des Museums - zu stehlen.

Die Reisejournalistin Alexandra, ihr Kollege Tobias und Kater Brown fahren kurz vor Weihnachten ins malerische Ruhsleben, das sich jedes Jahr im Advent in ein Weihnachtsdorf verwandelt und Besucher aus aller Welt anzieht. Ein Höhepunkt des Weihnachtsmarktes ist die Aufführung der "Adventsmorde", die Ruhsleben weithin bekannt gemacht haben. Doch dann passiert tatsächlich ein Mord und Alexandra und ihrem Kollegen Tobias wird schnell klar, dass aus dem Schauspiel blutiger Ernst geworden ist.

Kater Brown steigt in den Ring. Die Reisejournalistin Alexandra Berger will über ein Japan-Fest auf Schloss Duckrath bei Düsseldorf berichten. Höhepunkt ist ein Turnier berühmter japanischer Sumokämpfer, die im Rahmen ihrer Welttournee dort Station machen. Doch noch bevor die ersten Kämpfer in den Ring steigen, wird einer von ihnen im Trainingsraum tot aufgefunden. Diagnose: Herzversagen durch übermäßige Fettleibigkeit.

Alexandra und Kater Brown besuchen den idyllischen Freizeitpark "Fantastica" mitten im verschneiten Schwarzwald. Dort wollen sie gemeinsam mit Alexandras bester Freundin ein entspanntes Wochenende verbringen - und geraten unversehens in ein Zaubererduell! Kurze Zeit später wird der Magische Mister Miracle ermordet aufgefunden. Natürlich ist sein Konkurrent, der Große Molini, der Hauptverdächtige. Kater Brown und Alexandra glauben jedoch nicht so recht an dessen Schuld.

For the town of White Eagle, Montana, the house that served as the subject of ghostly stories by the campfire was a huge old mansion built more than 50 years ago by a wealthy industrialist as a summer home for his wife and five children. The house, void of love and laughter, served as a sort of luxury prison far away from the hustle and bustle of Hartford Harrington’s full and busy life in San Francisco.

The entire Thomas family takes a Thanksgiving trip to a mountain cabin after Tess learns that her father visited the area every autumn to hunt and fish before his supposed death in a fiery truck accident. After arriving at the cabin, Tess and Tony, along with Mike and Bree, team up to investigate a suspicious death, while Tess and Tony secretly talk to people who live in the area and once knew her father. Hoping to finally find answers for her unanswered questions regarding her father's current whereabouts, Tess widens her search, which leads her to a startling realization.

Robin Carter's life is less than stellar. All she has going for her are a minimum-wage job she hates, an uncanny ability to attract the biggest losers on her dating app, and a raccoon sitting in her kitchen sink eating her chips. So when she finds out she's inherited a bakery in a small Washington town, Robin thinks this might just be the fresh start she desperately needs. Upon her arrival, however, Robin finds out she's inherited more than just a small business: She's also got her mother's magical powers.

After unearthing Aunt Lavender's secret, we may finally know why she was abducted. Unfortunately, it also means the stakes are higher than ever. We're making headway, but we need help to navigate the elusive world of magical treasure hunting. So, when famed adventurer Tabitha Blake arrives in Winterspell, offering to help, I jump at the chance to work with her.

It's Mother's Day in White Eagle, Montana, and spring has come to the small foothills community. It's the season for puppies and kittens to be born and rehomed, families to gather for an outdoor picnic and a baseball game, friends to fall in love, and a shocking mystery to filter to the surface after so many years. Join Tess and Tilly as they sleuth out the truth while delivering the daily mail.

Von jeher hat Samantha Washington von einer eigenen Krimibuchhandlung geträumt. Und als im beschaulichen North Harbor die Eröffnung bevorsteht, nimmt ein weiterer Herzenswunsch Gestalt an - selbst einen Krimi zu schreiben. Doch noch während Sam ihrer energischen Romanheldin Lady Penelope den Weg weist, geschieht das Unvorstellbare in ihrem wahren Leben: Im Garten ihres Hauses wird ein zwielichtiger Makler tot aufgefunden, und die Polizei hält Samantha für die Mörderin.

Mit einem Mord hätte Taissa Lausen nun wirklich nicht gerechnet! Hier im beschaulichen Bad Bekenborn in Ostwestfalen. Dabei hat Taissa schon genug um die Ohren. Erst vor kurzem hat sie von ihrer Tante die kleine Tankstelle im Ort geerbt - und prompt sitzt ihr das Finanzamt im Nacken. Und jetzt ist auch noch ihre Nachbarin tot! Ermordet! Der Hauptverdächtige ist ausgerechnet Taissas einziger Mitarbeiter Vinzent, dessen Hilfe sie dringend benötigt, wenn sie die Tankstelle am Laufen halten will.

Old Town's midsummer festivities are getting a tasty addition this year. To coincide with a public performance of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Bobbie Sue Bodoin, the Queen of Cheesecake, has hired Sophie to organize a dinner with a dessert buffet on the waterfront. Bobbie Sue has only one menu demand: no cheesecake! But her specialty isn't the only thing missing from the evening—Tate, Bobbie Sue's husband, is too, much to her annoyance. Next morning, however, Tate's dead body is discovered. 

When the celebrated crime writer Agatha Crispy engages Hettie and Tilly in the search for a stolen manuscript, our feline detective duo is plunged into a world of Dickensian thieves and murderers. Does the ghost of Jake the Nipper prowl the London Streets of Kitzrovia? Will Madame Two Paws’s exhibition wax or wane? And will the secrets in the crypt of the church of St Mavis and Cucumber finally be revealed?  Join Hettie and Tilly as they attempt to unravel yet another darkly humorous case for The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency.

When Ettie decides to give Elsa-May an anonymous gift of a kitten, things litter-rally go from bad to worse. Shortly after Ettie's cat-gifting accomplice leaves their house, he ends up murdered. Feline paw-sitively responsible for his demise, Ettie vows to find the killer. Unfurr-tunately, Ettie soon unravels the victim's hiss-tory, finding litter-rally many enemies. Which one wanted him dead? Can Ettie purr-fect her theory of who dunnit fast enough to inform claw-enforcement and avoid becoming the next victim?

Mayor Cora Mae Bingham has a new friend that has come to town to straighten up the coal mine’s failed finances and keep the paychecks flowing faithfully through the holiday, but his financial fixes may cause some unanticipated fallout. Canine Officer Briscoe helps find a missing photographer, but the developments turn dark when the police probe into her marriage. Only the dark room offers some light on the situation. Despite these concerns, the citizens of Spicetown have a full heart at Christmastime and are busy preparing for the community play and choral presentation.