Historiske krimier

Newly revised and expanded! Your husband stands just outside the fence, beckoning you to join him. Of course, that shouldn't be anything out of the ordinary. Still, because he died many years ago... A centuries-old journal, newly discovered, tells the tale of an unknown, lonely person living completely alone and isolated, deep in the forest, as strange events unfold around them. Disembodied voices, phantom footsteps in the dead of night, strange, foreboding dreams- what will they all lead to as the unknown author struggles to understand what is happening? Come along on this odd tale of a time long forgotten by today's modern world, and meet, if you will, The Wood's Witch.

Alte Legenden können manchmal tödlich sein …Die packende Krimi-Reihe im historischen England geht spannend weiter!Regency England, 1812: Der Detektiv Sebastian St. Cyr hatte für sich und seine neue Frau Hero, die Tochter seines mächtigsten Erzfeindes, eigentlich eine Hochzeitreise aufs Land geplant. Doch als Heros gute Freundin und Altertumsforscherin, Miss Gabrielle Tennyson, erstochen in einem Boot aufgefunden wird, soll Sebastian in dem Fall ermitteln. Da auch Gabrielles jüngere Cousins verschwunden sind, zählt jede Sekunde. Der erste Anhaltspunkt ist das verfallene Schloss Camlet Moat, wo Gabrielles Leiche gefunden wurde. Mit ihrer Behauptung, dass es sich hierbei um das sagenhafte Schloss Camelot handele, sorgte sie in der englischen Gesellschaft zuletzt für einiges Aufsehen. Die Ermittlungen führen Sebastian und Hero von Londons mittelalterlichen Gasthöfen zu ländlichen Siedlungen, in denen der alte keltische Glaube immer noch vorherrscht. Bei dem Versuch, einen brutalen Mörder zu entlarven und die verschwundenen Kinder zu finden, kommen sie nicht nur Heros skrupellosen Vater in die Quere, sondern begeben sich in tödliche Gefahr …Weitere Titel dieser ReiheDie Schatten von Westminster (ISBN: 9783968172347)Die Tote von Brighton (ISBN: 9783968173924)Der Mörder von West End (ISBN: 9783968176765)Das Schweigen von Mayfair (ISBN: 9783968177502)Die Gräber von Tanfield Hill (ISBN: 9783968178790)Die Toten der King Charles Street (ISBN: 9783987781308)Erste Leser:innenstimmen„Spannender Regency-Krimi mit tollen Charakteren und einer packenden Handlung. Die Verbindung von alter keltischer Mythologie und einem mörderischen Fall sorgt für eine fesselnde Atmosphäre."„Die Beschreibungen des historischen ländlichen Englands und der mittelalterlichen Gasthöfe sind sehr detailreich und sorgen für ein authentisches Lesevergnügen."„Sebastian St. Cyr ist ein charismatischer Detektiv, der in diesem Fall mit unerwarteten Wendungen und Enthüllungen konfrontiert wird. Eine großartige Fortsetzung dieser spannenden Krimi-Reihe."„Ein fesselnder Whodunit, der mit einem mysteriösen Mord beginnt und den Leser bis zur letzten Seite in Atem hält."

Western Adventure by Ronnie Ashmore "Ashmore creates fierce characters with confidence and authority. A fresh and welcome Western narrative." -Best-Selling Author Ralph Cotton After leaving his family when he was a boy, Jim Long has finally come home. Or at least as close to home as he could remember. There was a town in the valley now and people he didn't know. There were also killers on the loose. When Jim survives an attack he learns the biggest rancher in the area wants him dead. Jim doesn't know why. He doesn't even knowthe man, but he makes an effort to find out the truth and when the truth is revealed and the blood flows, Jim Long is welcomed with a deadly homecoming.

In the autumn of 1891, four lives are on an intersecting course, and the results could be deadly.After being swept away by a flood, Amanda Grant tries to find shelter in a strange wilderness. She is offered refuge in a place called Angel Falls. But the dream-like landscape is not what it seems.Union organizer Jeb Thomas is floundering. He is on a cross-country quest to find Amanda, who broke off their relationship. But when he can't find her, he tries instead to locate the valuable puzzle box she left behind in Boston.Former Confederate soldier Devlin Richards knows Amanda's puzzle box was originally owned by a scientist named Victor Marius. He believes Victor hid valuable items inside the box. Devlin is willing to kill to obtain it. His uneasy alliance with Jeb will only survive long enough for the two of them to track down the mysterious container.Meanwhile, Victor, a brilliant but troubled sci.entist, has no idea the wooden box he originally lost at sea has been found. Victor has reluctantly abandoned his scientific research. Instead, he works as an electric lineman and part-time police officer. But those are choices that may lead him toward tragedy.The Beckoning Spark is the final volume of the sprawling six-volume Puzzle Box Chronicles, set in a time when new technologies and rapid social change are helping alter the very nature of the American Landscape.----------Shawn P. McCarthy is a Massachusetts-based researcher and author. He usually can be found exploring a variety of waterways, using a variety of boats

AD 53 - Strong-willed, impetuous, and naive, Theodosia Varro inherits the family estate after her brother is murdered on the streets of Rome. With no preparation, she goes from poverty and isolation to great wealth and a prestigious position in society. Only by identifying her brother's killer can she feel safe, yet her efforts take her in quite the opposite direction. After her own actions and the scheming of others lead to catastrophe, Theodosia struggles to survive and recover what matters most in her life. WARNING: Contains period-appropriate themes and incidents that may disturb sensitive readers. MARTHA MARKS is the award-winning author of two best-selling books available on Amazon. REVIEWS: "Powerful, evocative visit to ancient Rome. Martha Marks takes us there with this superb novel and leaves us eager for the next installment! -Grady Harp, Top 100 Reviewer, Amazon Vine Voice "If I were to select a book of the year to read, RUBIES OF THE VIPER would be in the running for top choice. Yes, it is that good." -Rhonda Esakov for Story Circle Book Reviews "I ordered this book after seeing all the five star reviews. Now I see they are well deserved. Impossible to put this book down. I HIGHLY recommend this book." -Patricia Goodspeed, Amazon Vine Voice "This was a great read with many enjoyable characters (or deplorable characters, as appropriate) and a good deal of vivid historical detail. I am eager to read the sequel, The Viper Amulet." -Kristen McQuinn for Discovery Diamonds Book Reviews "A gem, not in the rough as one might expect from a new author, but polished enough to reflect the seemingly effortless combination of scholarship and storytelling ability. Despite being set during the ubiquitous Julio-Claudian line of emperors, it is a very fresh, unique voice among the crowd... I am so glad I didn't miss this and urge you to give it a try. Oh- even if you aren't a fan of historical mysteries set in the ancient world, I would still bet you would enjoy it- all you need is an appreciation of good writing and an ability to handle plot." -Goodreads reviewer Sheri Humble "Martha Marks' writing is beautiful. Her lifelong love of ancient Rome shines through in this novel. She gives us details about life at all levels of Roman society, from patricians to slaves, and she takes us to a great variety of locations, from Theodosia's estate to an underground prison cell, to a musical competition at Nero's palace. The scenes set in Greece and Syria are beautifully written, as well. I highly recommend RUBIES OF THE VIPER, and I am looking forward to the other two volumes in the trilogy." --Vicki Kondelik, librarian, University of Michigan

"Lord Rosemorran has purchased a wax figure of a beautiful reclining woman and asks Stoker to incorporate a clockwork mechanism to give the Rosemorran Collection its own Sleeping Beauty in the style of Madame Tussaud's. But when Stoker goes to cut the mannequin open to insert the mechanism, he makes a gruesome discovery: this is no wax figure. The mannequin is the beautifully preserved body of a young woman who was once very much alive. But who would do such a dreadful thing, and why? Sleuthing out the answer to this question sets Veronica and Stoker on their wildest adventure yet. From the underground laboratories of scientists experimenting with electricity to resurrect the dead in the vein of Frankenstein to the traveling show where Stoker once toured as an attraction, the gaslit atmosphere of London in October is the perfect setting for this investigation into the unknown. Through it all, the intrepid pair is always one step behind the latest villain--a man who has killed once and will stop at nothing to recover the body of the woman he loved. Will they unmask him in time to save his next victim? Or will they become the latest figures to be immortalized in his collection of horrors?"--

At the turn of the 19th century, a young navigator migrates to America from a tiny island off the coast of Denmark. He becomes shipmaster of the Sting in the War of 1812. His son, a successful hatter, travels to Arizona during the Mexican/American War to defend his adopted country. The son of the hatter rejects the sedate life of Portland, Maine, and trains as a horse handler, determined to venture west of the Mississippi. A three-book series: Handler, Radioman, and Filtrator, examines that moment when a boy's physical surroundings, the community in which he lives, and the unique circumstance of his life triggers a transition to manhood. The Martensen Chronicles tell of the dreams and sweat, the loves and the losses, the inevitability of growing up, and the responsibilities men embrace in providing for the next generation amidst the rise and fall of the modern era.

Une libraire dont l'enfance va ressurgir malgré elle. Une série de victimes énigmatiques. Deux policiers qui vont devoir apprendre à travailler ensemble. Un manuscrit étrange qui a traversé les siècles sans qu'aucun scientifique n'ait pu en décrypter l'écriture... Et un chat.Tels sont les ingrédients de ce polar, pas comme les autres, dont le déroulement est indissociable de l'existence, réelle, d'un manuscrit vieux de plus de six cents ans... Le plus vieux du monde mais aussi le plus mystérieux : le Manuscrit Voynich, sauvegardé dans un coffre-fort et connu sous la référence MS 408.Un univers que seuls les Anges pourront peut-être éclairer. A moins qu'un chat, ou un miroir...

SHERLOCK HOLMES MEETS THE OLD WEST IN THIS EXCITING DETECTIVE ADVENTURE CHOCK-FULL OF CRIME LORDS AND CUTTHROATS.Sherlock Holmes-obsessed Big Red and Old Red Amlingmeyer are hanging up their spurs and bringing their sleuthing to the dangerous streets of San Francisco. And despite their unfamiliarity with city ways, one thing remains the same-their unmatched talent for getting into trouble.It's not long before the Amlingmeyer brothers face off against Chinatown crime lords and Barbary Coast cutthroats.Thankfully, they have a new-if not duplicitous-friend along for the ride, whose wily charms have the potential to save them when they stumble into the middle of a Tong war and trudge through the criminal underworld to track down the mysterious "Black Dove" in time to unmask a murderer.¿Will Big Red and Old Red be able to save an entire city from disaster before it's too late?

Death strikes England's foremost novelist, his latest tale only half told. Was he murdered because someone feared a ruinous revelation? Or was it revenge for some past misdeed? Set in the Kent countryside and London slums of 1870, Immortalised to Death embeds an ingenious solution to Charles Dickens's unfinished The Mystery of Edwin Drood within the evolving and ultimately tragic consequences of a broader mystery surrounding the author himself. Debut author Lyn Squire kicks off his fascinating Dunston Burnett Trilogy with legendary Victorian novelist Charles Dickens dead at his desk, pen still in hand. Convinced that the identity of Dickens's murderer lies in the book's missing denouement, Dickens's nephew and unlikely detective, Dunston Burnett, sets out to complete his uncle's half-finished novel. A stunning revelation crowns this tale about the mysterious death of England's greatest novelist, and exposes the author's long-held secret.

"In a historical mystery, a serial killer is on the loose in Jazz Age Philadelphia. Philadelphia, 1921. When Edie Shippen returns home after spending years in California recovering from Influenza, she's shocked to discover her childhood sweetheart is engaged to her twin sister. Heartbroken and adrift, Edie vows to begin living her life as a modern woman--and to hell with anyone who gets in her way. But as young women start to disappear from the city, her newfound independence begins to feel dangerous. Gilbert Lawless returned home from the Great War a shell of his former self. He hides away in the office of Philadelphia's Coroner, content to keep to himself until a gruesome series of corpses come into the morgue. And when his sister, Lizzie, goes missing, he risks his career to beg help from the one person Lizzie seemed to trust: her employer, Edie Shippen. Fearing the worst, Edie and Gilbert desperately search for clues. It soon becomes clear that Lizzie's disappearance is connected to the deaths rocking the City of Brotherly Love... and it's only a matter of time until the killer strikes again."--

Detroit, 1941. With the nation on the brink of war, four people unite against the treachery that threaten's America's "arsenal of democracy."Eva Szabó, a young immigrant, goes undercover at the Ford Rouge Assembly plant to expose the company's campaign of anti-union violence. Her boss, private investigator Elizabeth Waters, probes Detroit's pro-Nazi, Christian nationalist fifth column groups. Police detective Clarence Brown, part of a segregated squad of Black officers, exposes a deadly conspiracy to ignite racial hatred. And Detective Sergeant Denny Rankin seeks the links between them all to atone for his part in Detroit's widespread corruption scandals. EVA SZABÓ, a young immigrant, goes undercover at the Ford Rouge Assembly plant to expose the company's campaign of anti-union violence. Her boss, private investigator Elizabeth Waters, infiltrates Detroit's pro-Nazi, Christian nationalist fifth column groups. Police Detective Clarence Brown, part of a segregated squad of Black officers, uncovers a deadly conspiracy to ignite racial violence. And Detective Sergeant Denny Rankin seeks the links between them all to atone for his part in Detroit's widespread corruption scandals.EVA SZABÓ, a young immigrant, goes undercover at the Ford Rouge Assembly plant to expose the company's campaign of anti-union violence. Her boss, private investigator Elizabeth Waters, infiltrates Detroit's pro-Nazi, Christian nationalist fifth column groups. Police Detective Clarence Brown, part of a segregated squad of Black officers, uncovers a deadly conspiracy to ignite racial violence. And Detective Sergeant Denny Rankin seeks the links between them all to atone for his part in Detroit's widespread corruption scandals.EVA SZABÓ, a young immigrant, goes undercover at the Ford Rouge Assembly plant to expose the company's campaign of anti-union violence. Her boss, private investigator Elizabeth Waters, infiltrates Detroit's pro-Nazi, Christian nationalist fifth column groups. Police Detective Clarence Brown, part of a segregated squad of Black officers, uncovers a deadly conspiracy to ignite racial violence. And Detective Sergeant Denny Rankin seeks the links between them all to atone for his part in Detroit's widespread corruption scandals.

"To save an innocent man's life, amateur sleuth and cook Kat Holloway must expose a financial scam that could ruin the most powerful aristocrats in Victorian-era London, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Secret of Bow Lane. Kat Holloway is distressed to learn that Samuel Millburn, husband of the woman who looks after her daughter, has been accused of embezzling funds from the bank where he works as a clerk. The accusation is absurd, and Samuel's wife fears that her husband will not only lose his post but be imprisoned. Kat vows to uncover the truth. When she discovers the bank is involved in shockingly murky business dealings, Kat realizes she's treading in dangerous waters. She turns to her confidante and handsome suitor, Daniel McAdam, for help. To exonerate Samuel, Kat and Daniel may have to expose the unseemly financial dealings of prominent aristocrats and government officials, and even those working to bring down the royal family. Kat will risk everything to protect the man who has sacrificed so much for her daughter, even if it means endangering herself and the friends she has come to love"--

Lady Georgiana Rannoch and her dashing husband, Darcy, are awaiting a bundle of joy, but an unexpected trip to Paris will thrust them straight into a tangled web of international intrigue in the next mystery of the New York Times bestselling Royal Spyness series from Rhys Bowen.What a delight it is to finally be able to enjoy a simple meal again! I have been in the throes of morning sickness for the last few months as Darcy and I prepare to welcome a brand-new addition to our little family. Now that I am feeling better, I have realized I am dreadfully bored! Happily, it seems that Darcy has read my mind. When I receive a letter from my glamorous best friend, Belinda, Darcy suggests we take a trip to Paris to visit her. It seems he also has a spot of business to take care of, so I will be staying in Belinda’s flat as she works feverishly on Coco Chanel’s fall collection. I happen to know Coco from a disastrous encounter in Nice years ago, and I am hoping this visit will go much more smoothly. But I soon learn that nothing about my time in Paris is going to be simple . . . or safe for that matter.Darcy has asked me to take on a small chore as a part of his latest assignment. I am to covertly retrieve something from an attendee of Coco’s show. It seems easy enough, but I discover that this little errand could have terrifying consequences for a world on the brink of war. When things go horribly wrong, I am left to find a killer all while trying to fend off a French policeman who is certain that I am a criminal mastermind. But I have no plans to deliver my darling little one in a prison cell, and so I will muster every ounce of my courage to save the day . . . and, quite possibly, the world!

In the aftermath of World War I, nurse Bess Crawford is caught in a deadly feud between two families in this thirteenth book in the beloved mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Charles Todd.Restless and uncertain of her future in the wake of World War I, former battlefield nurse Bess Crawford agrees to travel to Yorkshire to help a friend of her cousin Melinda through surgery. But circumstances change suddenly when news of a terrible accident reaches them. Bess agrees to go to isolated Scarfdale and the Neville family, where one man has been killed and another gravely injured. The police are asking questions, and Bess is quickly drawn into the fray as two once close families take sides, even as they are forced to remain in the same house until the inquest is completed. When another tragedy strikes, the police are ready to make an arrest. Bess struggles to keep order as tensions rise and shots are fired. What dark truth is behind these deaths? And what about the tale of an older murder?one that doesn't seem to have anything to do with the Nevilles? Bess is unaware that when she passes the story on to Cousin Melinda, she will set in motion a revelation with the potential to change the lives of those she loves most?her parents, and her dearest friend, Simon Brandon...

My name is Madeleine Warwick and I'm a woman under siege. Several years ago, a treasure hunting reality show resurrected the long-forgotten tale of Civil War treasure buried on my family's property. Ever since, amateur treasure hunters have been trespassing, invading our land. When their negligence cost my uncle his life, I forged a letter to disprove the treasure's existence. This stopped the hunters - but only for a time. Now they are coming back and, what's worse, my secret has been discovered. Arrogant Professor Gregory Randall knows about the forged letter, and he can ruin me with one phone call. But he won't - as long I let him stay on the property to search for the treasure himself. It isn't easy living in the same house as your blackmailer, and there's more to Randall than meets the eye. He's convinced there's something to find, and I'm starting to think he might be right. But even as we race to find the treasure first, the situation is becoming dangerous. Someone is determined to stop us: and they aren't afraid to use violence to do so. I'm running out of ideas, options, and time, and what's worse, my blackmailer is the only one I can rely on. ¿My first defense is the last man I can trust.

In 1889, people are dying in Three Rivers, Virginia in gruesome ways, and lazy but erudite Sheriff, Maxwell Blount, will have to solve the cases, including one behind the walls of his very own jail where a man has been flayed alive.

Set against the fall of the Soviet Union, The Kiev Confession is a journalistic thriller weaving together the stories of a Ukrainian family devastated by the Chernobyl disaster and an American journalist who unearths a nuclear secret at the heart of her own family's tragedy in upstate New York.Kiev, Ukraine, 1986. Dmitry Marchenko and his sister march with thousands of children in the May Day Parade, unaware that deadly radiation is blanketing the city. Four years later, Dmitry is on a mission to expose the coverup of Chernobyl's true human toll.Washington, D.C., 1990. Vickie Evans, a reporter and single mom, is struggling to succeed in a competitive newsroom. But when her story on radioactive snow at the South Pole leads to a shocking government secret hidden for three decades, it sets her on a quest for the truth behind her brother's death.Dmitry and Vickie risk it all to expose the terrible Cold War secrets that shattered the lives of so many. Their journey reveals the indomitable power of truth to heal and rekindle the human spirit with hope and love.

A secret life exposed Melbourne, 1925. Reggie da Costa, The Argus's celebrated crime reporter, takes a break from investigating gangland crime to assist Ruby Rhodes, whose identical twin sister has died in mysterious circumstances. Together, they investigate how Katherine could afford a house, motorcar, expensive jewellery and a wardrobe of the latest fashions on the wages of a museum assistant. With Reggie's assistance and protection, Ruby assumes her sister's identity and infiltrates the illegal gambling dens and risqué social clubs of 1920s Melbourne to uncover the truth. A Deadly Game is the third in the Reggie da Costa Mysteries.

Not all widows are elderly...and not all ladies are proper.If one more person gives Rosemary Lillywhite unwanted advice on when to stop mourning the loss of her beloved husband, she fears she will lose control of her sensibilities. All she wants is to be left alone to drown her misery in a glass of gin and tonic, but when Grace Barton knocks on the door of her dead husband's investigative office, Rosemary faces a choice: come out of hiding or turn away someone in need of help.As Grace recounts her tale of intrigue, Rosemary discovers a shared connection with the woman that has her accepting an invitation she'd just as soon turn down. With her best friend, bright young thing Vera Blackburn, by her side, Rosemary trades her widow weeds for a party dress and heads to a fancy do at Barton Manor.The drinks flow freely, but there's an undercurrent of unease until finally, the night ends in murder - one in which Rosemary's brother becomes the prime suspect!What's worse, the handsome chief inspector on the case is a man she knows well: he was her husband's best mate, and he takes a dim view of lady detectives - or perhaps just of Rosemary becoming one.What will it take for Rosemary to solve the crime before her brother hangs for a murder he didn't commit?Are you ready to escape to the roaring twenties? For fans of Beth Byers, Leighann Dobbs, Lee Strauss, and cozy historical murder mysteries. A light, cozy mystery with no swearing, graphic scenes, or cliffhangers.

Marriage can be murder.Rosemary Lillywhite can't wait for her brother, Frederick, and her best friend, Vera, to tie the knot.She's over the moon they've finally caved in and admitted their love for one another, but even more than that, she wants them out of her too-crowded townhouse!The long-awaited and excessively lavish country wedding is slated to take place in Pardington in one week's time, and when an ominous warning arrives, Rosemary is relieved she'll be out of harm's way.The only problem is that wherever she goes, murder isn't far behind.When a key member of the wedding party turns up dead, Vera insists she turn her back on the case, and for once, Rosemary is content to let the police do their jobs.Unfortunately, sleeping dogs don't always lie, especially when there are secrets to be revealed, and Rosemary has no choice but to try to find the killer.After all, who would be so brazen to commit a murder at the vicarage, and how far will they go to ensure nobody learns the truth?Are you ready to escape to the roaring twenties? For fans of Beth Byers, Leighann Dobbs, Lee Strauss, and cozy historical murder mysteries. A light, cozy mystery with no swearing, graphic scenes, or cliffhangers.

Murder is for the crows.There's a mass murderer loose on the streets of London, and he's dead set on making Rosemary Lillywhite his next victim. After receiving a second threat, she should have gone straight to her chief inspector beau, Max Whittington, but Rosemary is sick and tired of being treated like she's made of glass.How many murder investigations does a lady detective need to solve to earn a little respect?Rosemary wishes she hadn't asked that question when another dead body turns up - this time, on her own doorstep - and the papers insinuate she's the responsible party. In order to clear her name, Rosemary will have to delve deep in to a murderer's sordid past.She'll also have to continue keeping secrets, no matter what it does to her relationship with Max.Now, everyone's a suspect in a case that's even more twisted than murder.Are you ready to escape to the roaring twenties? For fans of Beth Byers, Leighann Dobbs, Lee Strauss, and cozy historical murder mysteries. A light, cozy mystery with no swearing, graphic scenes, or cliffhangers.

Caution: rough waters ahead!Let's sail to America, Desmond suggested. It will be fun, he promised. Except, no matter where Rosemary goes, murder seems to follow, even to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean!The journey was supposed to be part of the adventure, and what could be more fun than a few days aboard a veritable floating palace?Except Rosemary should have known it wouldn't be all fun and games. She should have known bunking across the hall from a murder mystery author would come to no good. She should have followed her mother's advice and stayed safely on dry land!It doesn't take long for our intrepid sleuth to stumble onto another dead body and even less time for her to figure out it wasn't just an accident: it was murder.Now, Rosemary is surrounded by would-be sleuths, and time is running out. If she doesn't solve the case before the boat docks in New York, a murderer will go free!Join Rosemary and her friends for a new mystery as they confront evil on the high seas.Are you ready to escape to the roaring twenties? For fans of Beth Byers, Leighann Dobbs, Lee Strauss, and cozy historical murder mysteries. A light, cozy mystery with no swearing, graphic scenes, or cliffhangers.