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An anonymous letter arrives at the offices of the Clarendon English Dictionary containing a challenge for the team of lexicographers working there. It's clear that's it's not the usual run-of-the-mill, eccentric enquiry. The letter hints at secrets, lies and a year. 2010. For Martha Thornhill, the new senior editor, that year can mean only one thing: the summer her brilliant, beautiful older sister Charlie went missing.

It's been a few months since murder tore apart the community of Champton apart. As Canon Daniel Clement tries to steady his flock, the parish is joined with Upper and Lower Badsaddle, bringing a new tide of unwanted change. But church politics soon become the least of Daniel's problems. His mother - headstrong, fearless Audrey - is obviously up to something, something she is determined to keep from him. And she is not the only one.

When Gino Donatelli is accused of a brutal murder, beloved sleuths Sarah and Frank Malloy have to catch a killer who is out to destroy their innocent friend's life in the latest installment of the national best-selling Gaslight mysteries. A victim is found, brutally murdered and the police are certain they've caught the killer. Their only suspect: Gino Donatelli. Frank and Sarah know Gino is innocent, but the police have a one-track mind. Once Frank struck it rich and left their ranks taking Gino with him, there has been a simmering resentment in the department.

Fünf Hobby-Detektive. Eine strickbegeisterte Oma. Ein gefährliches Exportgeschäft. Amsterdam ist ein teures Pflaster. Findet auch Kaatje Hommel. Die alte Dame bessert ihre Rente mit dem Verkauf selbst gestrickter Mützen auf. Das läuft wunderbar, bis ihr ein angesehener Unternehmer das Geschäft kaputt machen will. Kurz darauf ist der Mann tot. Arie, Maddie, Jack, Jan und Elin ermitteln und finden bald heraus, dass hinter dem großen Vermögen des Toten ein mindestens ebenso großes Verbrechen steckt.

When Arnold Clover is recruited by Lizzie Hawker to help her look into her family inheritance, he cannot begin to guess the journey he is about to embark on. Lizzie's mother, an Italian countess, disappeared thirty years ago, presumed dead. Her father, a famous, some say infamous, music promoter, has just died and now the family home Ca' Scacchi, a leaning palazzo in Dorsoduro, has fallen to her. When her mother vanished so too did a priceless painting, supposedly an erotic portrait of Lucrezia Borgia, which has captivated men for generations.

Young governess Flora Maguire is on her way home from America on the maiden voyage of the S.S. Minneapolis with her young charge Eddy, Viscount Trent, when she discovers a dead body. Unconvinced when the death is pronounced an accident, Flora starts asking questions, but following threats, a near drowning and a second murder, the hunt is on for a killer. Time is running out as the Minneapolis approaches the English coast. Will Flora be able to protect Eddy, as well as herself?

Anwältin Fentje Jacobsen, die ihre Kanzlei auf dem Schafshof ihrer Großeltern betreibt, erhält mitten in der Nacht einen Anruf. Der Mann am anderen Ende erklärt, dass er ihre Hilfe brauche, denn er werde demnächst des Mordes verdächtigt werden. Danach legt er auf. Kurz darauf hört Fentje, dass in einem benachbarten Ort zwei Tote gefunden wurden: Ihr neuer Klient ist selbst einem Verbrechen zum Opfer gefallen und wurde auf grausame Weise in seinem Haus stranguliert. Obwohl sie kein gültiges Mandat hat, beginnt Fentje mit dem Journalisten Niklas John Nachforschungen anzustellen.

As Valentine's Day rolls around, Martha Miller finds herself unusually melancholy at the state of her own love life. With husband Stan still missing and with her growing feelings for Vicar Luke still shrouded in secrecy, there’s only one place Martha can go - famous local beauty spot, Lovers' Leap. Legend has it that those with a broken heart throw themselves off the bridge that spans the river, but Martha is certainly not about to do such a thing! But it looks like someone else has had other ideas.

Sarah und James sind im Urlaub. Im Seebad Scheveningen können sie vom Hotelzimmer aus direkt auf den Strand und das Meer sehen. Sarah ist begeistert und lauscht nachts zur Entspannung den Wellen. Bis sie etwas Ungeheuerliches beobachtet: Ein Mann wird erschossen! Der Mörder durchsucht dessen Taschen und verschwindet in der Dunkelheit. Sarah traut ihren Augen kaum. Doch als sie unten ankommt, ist die Leiche verschwunden. An ihrer Stelle sitzt ein Hund. Hat sich Sarah den Mord nur eingebildet? Der Überzeugung ist jedenfalls die örtliche Polizei.

It’s 1968, London is in full swing, and the Savoy Hotel is at the height of its legendary glitz and glamour, welcoming the rich, famous, and aristocratic into its rarified world of perfection. Royals wait upstairs in luxurious suites for discreet encounters. All is as it should be at the Savoy. If only it weren’t for the dead body in Room 705. Could it be murder? Impossible! Who could have done such a thing? Suspicion falls upon Priscilla Tempest, the quick-witted Canadian head of the Savoy press office who has a penchant for champagne, the wrong sort of men—and trouble.

Embark on a whimsical journey into a world of mystery, mischief, and murder with Miss Fitz and the Hot Patchouli Murder by the brilliant Red Tash. Set in a town that's as quirky as it is charming, this captivating novel promises to take you on an unforgettable adventure that will leave you both intrigued and entertained. Step into the shoes of Miss Fitz, a spirited amateur sleuth with an uncanny knack for finding trouble in the most unexpected places.

Spätsommer, Erntezeit im Rheinland: Ein junger Landwirt wird gewaltsam aus seinem Traktor gezerrt. Kurze Zeit später findet man seine Leiche am sogenannten Siebenschuss, einer alten Landmarke mit Hasenrelief - versehen mit einer Ohrmarke für Schweine.

Loveable full-time priest and part-time detective Canon Sidney Chambers is back, continuing his investigations. A mysterious stranger seeks sanctuary in Grantchester’s church; a shooting weekend in the country has a sinister end; a friend receives poison pen letters; a piano falls on a musician’s head; a school cricket match has an explosive finish; and on a holiday in Italy, Sidney is accused of stealing a priceless painting. On the home front, his new curate has become irritatingly popular with the parish and his daughter is starting to walk and talk.

In The Revenge Podcast, two scorned lovers, Deb and Avantika, dive headfirst into a whirlwind of raw emotions and burning questions with their podcast that they start to bitch about their partners who cheated with each other. Together, they unravel the truths behind their partners' deceit, wrestling with the thoughts of revenge and forgiveness.

Among the countless revelers at the town's much-anticipated Halloween parade, a woman dressed as Little Bo Peep is the only one making people scream bloody murder. In a scene straight out of a horror movie, the Knit and Nibblers find the nursery rhyme character dead with thick strands of yarn looped around her neck. Pamela and her best friend, Bettina, are set on pinning down who wanted the woman gone forever, but it'll take every trick they can muster to catch the culprit without becoming the next poor souls to join Little Bo Peep's dark, endless sleep.

As Hannah prepares to run a bakery and move out of her mother's house, it'll be a true miracle if she can prevent another yuletide disaster by solving a mystery as dense as a Christmas fruitcake....

When beautiful and vivacious Charlotte Salter fails to turn up to her husband Alec’s 50th birthday party, her kids are worried, but Alec is not. As the days pass and there’s still no word from Charlie, her daughter, Etty, and her sons, Niall, Paul and Ollie, all struggle to come to terms with her disappearance. How can anyone just vanish without a trace?

The eclectic surgeon-detective Mr. Reggie Fortune solves a fourth collection of Golden Age mysteries, including: the sudden disappearance of a husband; a skillful but oddly undiscriminating cat burglar; a jewel theft at a society party; a cryptic inscription on an ancient oak chest; a fatal poisoning and a troubled woman; and the whimsical theft of a Persian kitten—which leads Mr. Fortune to a far more chilling and sinister crime.

Jing-nan has known Peggy Lee, a bullying frenemy who runs her family's huge corporation, since high school. Peggy's father has been kidnapped, and the ransom the kidnappers are demanding is not money but IP: a high-tech memory chip that they want to sell in China. Jing-nan feels sorry for Peggy until she starts blackmailing him into helping out. Peggy is worried the kidnappers' deadline will pass before the police are able to track down the chip. But when the reluctant Jing-nan tries to help, he finds himself deeper and deeper in trouble with some very unsavory characters.

When wishcrafter Darcy Merriweather's personal concierge company is hired by elite runner Abby Stillwell to organize the Wicked Mad Dash, a competition that takes place in the Enchanted Village, Darcy is more than willing to help her friend. As blizzard conditions rage on the morning of the race, Darcy's main concern is the terrible weather - until Abby goes missing...and is later found dead, buried in the snow. As Darcy investigates her friend's untimely death, she learns she didn't really know Abby well at all.