Historiske krimier

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.

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.

Several months after arriving home from her service as a United States Army Signal Corps operator in the Great War, Arabella Stewart is focused on saving her family's resort. The first day of the season starts with excitement and anticipation but ends with a murdered guest. Once again, Bella wants to help Constable Jax Hastings, her brother's best friend and comrade-in-arms, investigate. Jax resists her involvement. Not only did her promise her brother Matt to watch over Bella, he is still coping with war wounds-both physical and emotional. As they pursue clues, Bella and Jax deal with the war's lingering shadows, shadows that fall on themselves, the victim, and the suspects. Several months after arriving home from her service as a United States Army Signal Corps operator in the Great War, Arabella Stewart is focused on saving her family's resort. The first day of the season starts with excitement and anticipation but ends with a murdered guest. Once again, Bella wants to help Constable Jax Hastings, her brother's best friend and comrade-in-arms, investigate. Jax resists her involvement. Not only did her promise her brother Matt to watch over Bella, he is still coping with war wounds-both physical and emotional. As they pursue clues, Bella and Jax deal with the war's lingering shadows, shadows that fall on themselves, the victim, and the suspects.

UN VIRUS RIMASTO LATENTE PER SECOLI...È STATO RILASCIATO.UN RANGER SOLITARIO DEL PARCO DI YELLOWSTONE È COSTRETTO A ENTRARE IN AZIONE, FACENDO SQUADRA CON UNA BELLISSIMA DONNA DEL CDC.HARVEY BENNETT NON È UN COMBATTENTE, MA SI BATTERÀ PER CIÒ CHE È GIUSTO.E FARÀ DI TUTTO PER DISTRUGGERE I TERRORISTI DIETRO L'ATTACCO.DA YELLOWSTONE ATTRAVERSO IL PAESAGGIO AMERICANO, HARVEY E JULIETTE DEVONO FARE TUTTO IL NECESSARIO PER SOPRAVVIVERE, PRIMA CHE SIA TROPPO TARDI.

ALS, 1864: Konseilspræsident Monrads søn bliver bortført under sin tjeneste som soldat på Als. Preusserne har besat Dybbøl Banke. Fredsforhandlingerne er brudt sammen, og våbenhvilen er udløbet. Hvem står bag? Er det fjenden? Er motivet personligt, eller ønsker bortførerne penge?Oberst Bielke rejser modvilligt til Als for at lede efterforskningen. Hans virkelige motiv er dog ikke at finde Monrads søn, men at dække over den forbrydelse, han selv har begået. Belønningen for succes er en stilling ved det nyetablerede Opdagelses­inspektorat, mens straffen for nederlag er udsigten til tremmer af sortmalet jern i et dunkelt fangehul.Endnu et preussisk angreb er nært forestående. Vidnerne er ikke, hvad de giver sig ud for, og Bielkes fjender ånder ham i nakken. Vil det lykkes ham at opnå sit mål, før det er for sent?OBERSTENS DILEMMA er en dramatisk kriminal­historie, som udspiller sig midt i en af de mest epokegørende begivenheder i Danmarkshistorien, og en selvstændig fortsættelse til Mordet ved Dybbøl Banke.

'Utterly compelling' Heidi Swain'Evocatively written, poignant and compulsive' Emma Curtis'Brilliant, twisty' Sara SheridanThree women. A long-buried secret. One voice will free them all...London, 1915: Amid the wartime chaos, Katerina is hailed as a beacon of hope for her bakery, which offers divination alongside sweet treats. But the dark truth she's hiding could cost her everything.Germany, 1918: Miriam secretly vows to help a mute British soldier in the prisoner-of-war camp she's stationed at. Soon she must make an impossible choice: will she save the one she loves, or herself?Cornwall, Present Day: Edie is astonished to discover a mysterious box hidden in the wall of her newly renovated cottage. As Edie starts to investigate, she uncovers a secret that has lain hidden for over a century...Sweeping through the cobbled streets of war-time London, a German WWI camp, and the sea-swept cliffs of Cornwall, The Story Collector is a thrilling, richly woven story about three women, bound by a long-held secret.-----PRAISE FOR IRIS COSTELLO'A rich and tender story' Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things'The perfect winter read' Amanda Prowse, To Love and Be Loved'Spellbinding, addictive, and beautifully written' Sophie Irwin, A Lady's Guide to Fortune Hunting'Richly atmospheric, evocative and moving' Abbie Greaves, The Ends of the Earth'Makes for a spellbinding read' Rhiannon Ward, The Shadowing'Beautifully written with a story that draws you in' Jane Corry, I Died on a Tuesday

Otherwise, he fears he will be stuck in Fiji for ever. When an indentured Indian woman goes missing from a sugarcane plantation and Fiji's newspapers scream 'kidnapping', the inspector-general reluctantly assigns Akal the case, giving him strict instructions to view this investigation as nothing more than cursory.

Jane Austen meets Agatha Christie: when a wealthy bachelor drops dead at a ball, a young lady takes on the decidedly improper role of detective in this action-packed debut comedy of manners and murder.

Secrets hide in the Druid's Grove, in a murderer's heart, and in Niall Kier's past . .October 1851. After millions of visitors and months of success, the Great Exhibition is winding down. Mr. Niall Kier and Miss Kara Levett are busy with the celebrations planned for the last weeks-and with all the commissions their involvement has brought them. Their artistic works stall, though, when the closing ceremonies are interrupted by a murder.Suddenly, a friend is under suspicion and the murder has been linked to the Druid's Grove, the secret society in which Niall is a member and Kara has just been inducted. They dive in, hoping to quickly clear their ally's name, except nothing is simple in the Grove and no one is exactly who they seem to be.Niall and Kara put their talents and resources to work once more, but they find that old, sinister secrets might be behind the present-day bloodshed.And as they investigate, it appears someone might also be digging about in Niall's mysterious past.The Kier and Levett Mystery seriesBook 1 - A Killer in the Crystal PalaceBook 2 - Death from the Druid's GroveBook 3 - Murder on the Mirrored LakeBook 4 - Revenge in the Rogue's Hideaway¿¿¿¿¿¿¿Book 5 - Carnage from the Cursed Crown

Railroad detective Choctaw Parker works to solve all manner of murder-most-foul in Florida during the Gilded Age.

A bestselling book, an exhibit featuring the Hill-Billies of Heaven Holler, and a brutal murder turn the excitement of 1904 World's Fair into a nightmare for the people of Daybreak. Country and city collide when Charlotte Turner's son Adam turns their sleepy Ozarks village of Daybreak into a tourist attraction with his bestselling novel The Hill-Billies of Heaven Holler. But his idea of setting up a hillbilly exhibit at the 1904 World's Fair has unforeseen consequences in all directions as Charlotte, her granddaughter Petey, and the rest of Daybreak are caught up in the exoticism, greed, and danger that surround the event. Adventure leads to violence at home and at the Fair, and Charlotte must make life-of-death choices to keep Petey safe and preserve her beloved community.

A Rupert Wilde Golden Age Murder Mystery. It is the 1920s and Ambrose De Lacy is the doyen of mystery writers and founder of The Murder Club, an exclusive social club for successful authors of crime fiction. He receives death threats by post and so consults private detective Rupert Wilde and his Indian assistant Kishen Chabra to get to the bottom of this sinister matter. However, the case proves to be more complex than it first appears. Wilde discovers that the killer is on a vengeful mission to eliminate various members of the club. And what is the dark secret from the past that De Lacy is harbouring? Wilde's investigations place him in personal danger before leading him and Kishen to the mysterious isolated cottage on the south coast where horror awaits. However, there are more clues to follow before Wilde is able to unmask the murderer.

People are disappearing. I spoke to my neighbour yesterday, we laughed at some nonsense, and today he is gone. We only discovered he was missing because the dog wouldn't stop howling and we all knew he would never leave his beloved pet. So I am careful, extremely careful. I used to live in Berlin, on Prenzlauer Allee. Now I live in East Berlin, still on Prenzlauer Allee. To many it may seem a difference scarcely worth mentioning, one small extra word added. But to me it is the difference between night and day, between life and death. In East Berlin no one trusts anybody any more.Two families divided by war. A entire city on the edge of disaster.1948, Berlin. Russian troops have closed all access to the city. Roads, railway lines and waterways are blocked and a city of two million people is trapped, relying on airlifts of food, water and medicine to survive. Anna and Ingrid are very different women resorting to very different ways to survive. But they both need to find those they love and, to do that, find a way to escape from Berlin.Praise for kate Furnivall's writing:'Kate Furnivall has a talent for creating places and characters who stay with you long after you have read the final word' JANE CORRY'Hugely ambitious and atmospheric' KATE MOSSE'Perfect escapist reading' MARIE CLAIRE'Fast-paced with a sinister edge' THE TIMES'Thrilling, compelling, wonderful!' LESLEY PEARSE

A new job, a brutal murder, and Camelot has ended.In 1963, Dot Morgan's life was changed forever. She witnessed the assassination of John F Kennedy through the lens of her boxy Kodak Instamatic camera, bringing traumatic aftereffects of the brutality that happened as they stood on the parade route in Dallas.She starts her first real secretarial job with a boss who has no sympathy for her trauma. When Dot's only work friend has a mysterious accident at a demolition site, she digs around on her own only to find very little love between two brothers and no one hammering out justice to find a murderer. The suspects are all around Dot and as she tries to sift through their motives, her cousin Ellie is going through PTSD on her own, losing interest in work, and her fiancé all the while quoting some of JFK's finest speeches.With so much change in her world, can Dot still tell the difference between good and evil?

May 1943. Betty Ahern is studying for her private investigator's license when a new client-Edward Kettle-hires her to clear his name after he was dismissed from his job at the American Shipbuilding Company. When Edward is brutally murdered, the dead man's sister hires Betty to finish the original job and find the killer.The job hurls Betty back into the world of wartime espionage, but with a twist: Edward Kettle was a homosexual. Did he know something about underhanded activities at American Shipbuilding? Or was his secret life the motive for murder?Once again, Betty must unravel the mystery, which requires uncovering truths that others would prefer to keep hidden-a job that threatens not only her morals and beliefs, but also her life.

"Louise Lloyd is finally living the quiet life she'd longed for, working in a parfumerie by day and spending time with her new friends every night at the Aquarius club in Paris. When a desperate mother asks for help locating her artist daughter, Louise initially refuses, [in order] to keep her hard-won but fragile peace intact. But the woman comes with a letter of introduction from an old friend in Harlem, and Louise realizes she has no choice but to do what she can to find the missing young woman. The woman's daughter, Iris Wright, is part of an elite social circle. Louise soon finds herself drawn into a world of privilege and ice-cold ambition--a young group of artists who will do anything to get ahead--but would they murder one of their own?"--

1948. I tre år har politiefterforsker Villy Falk jagtet de danske SS-vagter, som slog hans svoger ihjel i kz-lejren, hvor de begge sad. Men da hævnens time endelig oprinder, får Villy Falk ansvaret for opklaringen af et bestialsk dobbeltmord på Peter Bangs Vej, hvor et ægtepar er fundet dræbt på tilsyneladende rituel vis. Sagen trækker spor dybt ned i den københavnske underverden og helt op i magtens højborg, og Villy Falk forstår pludselig, at han ikke er alene om at kæmpe med livet som indsats i en krig, som for længst er slut. Han må slås på flere fronter, både for at skelne sandhed fra løgn i den indædte magtkamp om fremtidens Danmark – og for at holde sammen på sin knuste familie og redde ægteskabet med sangerinden Anne.MANDEN FRA MØRKET er en vidt forgrenet spændingsroman om magt og ubodelig skyld, om hævn og dyb kærlighed og om fredens fatale konsekvenser. Det er beretningen om en mand, der er hjemsøgt af sin fortid og leder desperat efter sin fremtid.Romanen er første bind i Ole Christian Madsens dekade-serie inspireret af en dramatisk kriminalsag fra hvert årti. Andet bind i serien foregår i 1958.

With the Czarist empire in turmoil, a young Mennonite couple in what is now Ukraine adopts a Russian baby. Over the next years their lives twist, alter, and face very unexpected challenges. Amalia and Isaak Albrecht's new family is not at all what they had dreamed of; nevertheless, it is a treasure essential for them to nourish and protect in the violent and unstable era of the Russian Revolution.In plain, direct language, Sarah Klassen offers a story of hardship, uncertain loyalty, and strange moments of gratitude. At the novel's centre is the surprising and defiant Sofia, the adopted Russian daughter, so unlike everyone around her, yet still needing love. This quiet, delicately written novel explores themes of belonging, responsibility, and the places we call home.

Orphaned as a small child, Cathy is raised by her paternal uncle and already has an ex-husband by the age of twenty-eight.Cathy runs her online crystals and essential oil business, from her small cottage in Green Valley, in the Northwest of England.A letter from a solicitor changes Cathy's life and introduces her to the enchanted mill and the ghost of her recently passed grandmother. Also, a family she knew nothing about. Cathy learns that she is descended from an extensive line of witches. So she must quickly relearn her skills, so she can take her place at the head of the Circle of the Dove Stone Coven; which was left empty by her grandmother Sally Buckley.With Cathy's magic returning, she finally frees the young ghost from her concrete grave in the old textile mill and reunites her with her parents who died in the old workhouse.Finally, Cathy receives her grandmother's inheritance, her ex-husband reappears. He heads straight for Cathy's cousin Elizabeth, as he thinks she received all the money, not Cathy.Collaborating with the Magical Police Agency, can Cathy save the day? With a touch of magic, local history, folklore, shapeshifters, and genealogy, this is the first book in the series of Cathy and the Enchanted Mill.

La gran novela de Arturo Pérez-Reverte que abrió el camino del éxito internacional a los thrillers inspirados en el mundo de los libros ¿Puede un libro ser investigado policialmente como si de un crimen se tratara, utilizando como pistas sus páginas, papel, grabados y marcas de impresión, en un apasionante recorrido de tres siglos? Lucas Corso, mercenario de la bibliofilia, cazador de libros por cuenta ajena, debe encontrar respuesta a esa pregunta cuando recibe un doble encargo de sus clientes: autentificar un manuscrito de Los tres mosqueteros y descifrar el enigma de un extraño libro, quemado en 1667 con el hombre que lo imprimió. La indagación arrastra a Corso -y con él, irremediablemente, al lector- a una peligrosa búsqueda que lo llevará de los archivos del Santo Oficio a los libros condenados, de las polvorientas librerías de viejo a las más selectas bibliotecas de los coleccionistas internacionales. Construida con excepcional talento narrativo, El club Dumas sitúa pieza a pieza una trama excitante, minuciosa y compleja, donde se dan cita los ingredientes de la novela clásica por entregas, los relatos policíacos y de misterio, los juegos de adivinación y las técnicas del folletín de aventuras. Esta novela fue llevada al cine por el director Roman Polanski con el título La novena puerta.ENGLISH DESCRIPTION#1 International Bestseller "A thriller of marvelous intricacy" —The New York Times Book Review The Club Dumas is a provocative literary thriller that playfully pays tribute to classic tales of mystery and adventure.   In the world of rare books, everything has its price. But when the book is a satanic tract, the currency is not money, but life.   Lucas Corso is a book detective, a middle-aged mercenary hired to hunt down rare editions for wealthy and unscrupulous clients. When a well-known bibliophile is found dead, leaving behind part of the original manuscript of Alexandre Dumas's The Three Musketeers, Corso is brought in to authenticate the fragment. He is soon drawn into a swirling plot involving devil worship, occult practices, and swashbuckling derring-do among a cast of characters bearing a suspicious resemblance to those of Dumas's masterpiece. Aided by a mysterious beauty named after a Conan Doyle heroine, Corso travels from Madrid to Toledo to Paris on the killer's trail in this twisty intellectual romp through the book world.   "Erudite, funny, loopy, brilliant...action-adventure spied with dollops of idiosyncrasy — and some very good talk." —The Philadelphia Inquirer

Madge didn't mean to kill her best friend, but what happens when the only choices you get to make are bad ones? Following the interwoven fates of three women and set in the North of England at the turn of the 20th century, Spirit Burns is a spell-binding tale that leads the reader behind the curtains of vaudeville theatre and into gin palaces, sweat-shops, séance cabinets, and the secret world of suffragette arsonists. Meet Madge - factory hand, gang member, and good-time girl. Then there's Ellen, who wants to burn the existing order to the ground, and Stella, sold into show-life as a young girl and forced to trade off her looks and her talent to survive. We're drawn into places where women are overlooked and their bodies exploited. Places where bad things happen. Places where people want revenge. Places where people - people like Madge, who only wanted to have a laugh - are haunted by what they did, and what was done to them. Roll up! Roll up! Enter a world where the boundaries between the living and the dead are blurred, and the ones who get caught in between get to tell their stories.

With the Czarist empire in turmoil, a young Mennonite couple in what is now Ukraine adopts a Russian baby. Over the next years their lives twist, alter, and face very unexpected challenges. Amalia and Isaak Albrecht's new family is not at all what they had dreamed of; nevertheless, it is a treasure essential for them to nourish and protect in the violent and unstable era of the Russian Revolution.In plain, direct language, Sarah Klassen offers a story of hardship, uncertain loyalty, and strange moments of gratitude. At the novel's centre is the surprising and defiant Sofia, the adopted Russian daughter, so unlike everyone around her, yet still needing love. This quiet, delicately written novel explores themes of belonging, responsibility, and the places we call home.

Adult sisters on a quest for truth. An old lady with a long-held secret.¿¿Sisters Claudia and Bonnie find their father hallucinating on his deathbed. As he reminisces with an imaginary woman about their dancing past, he alludes to a mysterious bygone event where everything went terribly wrong. After his funeral, the sisters discover Dad wasn't the man he professed to be. In the grief, shock, and confusion, they are intent upon solving the mystery of exactly who and what their father really was.Resident of The Figs Care Facility, ninety-two-year-old Katerina receives a letter in shaky yet recognisable handwriting. Her long-lost lover reminds her of their solemn pact and the secret it guards. He warns his daughters may come looking. To ease her troubled mind, Katerina confides in her Italian-speaking, dementia suffering friend-confident the secret is safe.¿But some secrets are never truly safe.Perfect for readers of Kate Morton (The Secret Keeper), Liane Moriarty (The Last Anniversary), and Sarah Goodman (She's Up to No Good), The Dancer at the End of His Bed takes readers on an emotional journey of complicated family dynamics and the long-buried past. Unexpected twists and the mystery of the father's true identity will resonate deeply with readers. After all, do any of us completely know the people we love?

Martin Jensens anmelderroste, historiske krimiserie om byfoged Eske Litle er nu samlet i to omnibus-bind. Omnibusserne rummer foruden de syv oprindelige bind i serien også ‘Soldaterhoren’, hvis handling går forud for de øvrige bøger.I Assens passer byfoged Eske Litle sit arbejde – godt hjulpet af sin sergent, friseren Bane – og han forsøger at holde sig uden for de politiske forviklinger, men det er nødvendigt at manøvrere magtspillets brikker.Året er 1330, og Danmark er i panthavernes vold. Greverne af Holsten, Den kullede Gerd og Johan den Milde, kroner og afsætter konger efter forgodtbefindende, mens Kristoffer den Anden intrigerer mod dem begge i et, desperat forsøg på at holde kronen på hovedet.Midt i det hele begår folk forbrydelser – og mord – af forskellige årsager, og det er op Eske at søge retfærdigheden.Første omnibus-bind indeholder følgende titler:Eske Litle. Byfoged i AssensHelligåndens gæsterMens møllen malerTrækfugleAndet omnibus-bind indeholder følgende titler:MagtsporGrevens mændMand af æreSoldaterhoren

Martin Jensens anmelderroste, historiske krimiserie om byfoged Eske Litle er nu samlet i to omnibus-bind. Omnibusserne rummer foruden de syv oprindelige bind i serien også ‘Soldaterhoren’, hvis handling går forud for de øvrige bøger.I Assens passer byfoged Eske Litle sit arbejde – godt hjulpet af sin sergent, friseren Bane – og han forsøger at holde sig uden for de politiske forviklinger, men det er nødvendigt at manøvrere magtspillets brikker.Året er 1330, og Danmark er i panthavernes vold. Greverne af Holsten, Den kullede Gerd og Johan den Milde, kroner og afsætter konger efter forgodtbefindende, mens Kristoffer den Anden intrigerer mod dem begge i et, desperat forsøg på at holde kronen på hovedet.Midt i det hele begår folk forbrydelser – og mord – af forskellige årsager, og det er op Eske at søge retfærdigheden.Første omnibus-bind indeholder følgende titler:Eske Litle. Byfoged i AssensHelligåndens gæsterMens møllen malerTrækfugleAndet omnibus-bind indeholder følgende titler:MagtsporGrevens mændMand af æreSoldaterhoren

I den gamle egyptiske by Theben samles faraos trofaste undersåtter for at hylde ham under Osiris-festivalen. Men den kloge og synske eunuk, Taita, ser ham kun som et symbol på rigets forfald. Han er slave for Lord Intefs datter Lostris, der er forelsket i den unge officer Tanus. Deres drøm om en fælles fremtid bliver knust, da Lord Intef nægter at lade dem få hinanden. I stedet gifter han Lostris bort til kongen, den gamle, impotente farao, og Tanus bliver udvist til ørkenen. Men de har alle gjort regning uden slaven Taita.Med den velbegavede slave Taita som talerør berettes om dagligdag og lidenskab i det gamle Ægypten, på et tidspunkt hvor nationen rystes i sin grundvold af krig og magtbegær.Wilbur Smiths serie om det gamle Ægypten består af: Flodguden (1), Den syvende skriftrulle (2), Magiens mester (3) og Den 11. plage (4).Det skrev anmelderne om Flodguden:"The brutality of life in ancient times is everywhere evident in Taita's tale, which involves fatal intrigue at every turn. It's clear Smith knows his subject: his graphic depiction of lust, bloodletting, politics, and, in Taita's case, honor is firmly grounded in rich details that evoke the period."– Booklist"A grand tale of intrigue, deception, true love and exile."– Denver Postu0001"An epic ... Smith joins the ranks of the grand masters of twentieth-century novels."– Tulsa World"A rich, compelling look back in time [to] when history and myth intermingled."– San Francisco ChronicleWilbur Smith (1933-2021) blev født i Zimbabwe (det tidligere Rhodesia). Han var britisk statsborger og vidt berejst. Han har udgivet over 30 bøger, der i gennemsnit hver har solgt over tre millioner eksemplarer. Wilbur Smith er kendt for sin utroligt omhyggelige research og for sine medrivende naturbeskrivelser.