Hyggekrimier (cosy mystery)

Oskar Stenvall er en mand uden ambitioner. Mens alle hans studiekammerater har gjort karriere og stiftet familie, har han levet en stille tilværelse i sit lille rejsebureau i en gammel kælderbutik i Lund. Men alting ændrer sig pludselig, da hans excentriske nabo, Albin Larsson, bliver udsat for et mordforsøg i sin herreekviperingsbutik. Og bedre bliver det ikke, da Oskar finder en død mand i gule bukser i sin gamle Volvo.Det bliver starten på et vanvittigt roadtrip for Oskar, hans unge praktikant Hanna og hr. Larsson. En rejse, der blandt andet omfatter et besøg hos Otto von Bismarcks barnebarn og narkosmugling i Amsterdam.Hele tiden har trioen den nidkære politibetjent Bruno og hans kone, journalisten Malin, i hælene. Vil det lykkes Oskar at rense sit navn, før de indhenter ham?EN DYBFROSSEN MAND I GULE BUKSER er første bog i cosy crime-serien om mysterier i den gamle, svenske universitetsby Lund.

På Gotland skal der være bryllup – et rigtig traditionelt et endda! Amanda skal giftes med Fredrik, og sammen skal de overtage familiens slægtsgård. Hendes far er meget begejstret, men moren er skeptisk: Fredrik er skovarbejder og aner intet om dyrehold, hvorimod Daniel, Amandas nære barndomsven, i hendes øjne ville have været et meget bedre valg.  Anki og Tryggve er inviteret med til brylluppet, og det bliver en storslået ceremoni, men under middagen kan Anki ikke undgå at bemærke en vis bitter undertone og spænding blandt nogle af gæsterne. Og pludselig er Fredrik væk. Det eneste spor af ham er hans blodplettede slips, som bliver fundet i jordkælderen, og snart ser det ud til, at Anki og Tryggve står over for endnu en mystisk sag.Til døden os skiller er fjerde bog i Marianne Cedervalls Karlsson & Fridman-serie. Pressen skrev om Mord på øen, Med døden til bords og Det forladte hus:"Marianne Cedervall har skabt en indtagende blanding af feelgood og detektivroman. Hun holder læseren fanget hele vejen, indtil trådene er redt ud."— DAST Magazine / SWE"Skøn fortælling. En god kontrast til den modgang og elendighed, vi oplever i både virkelighedens verden og fiktionen."— En samlares hjärna, blog / SWE”Intens og velskrevet – perfekt læsning.”— Wiener Journal / DE"Marianne Cedervall har skabt sin egen genre. Blød krimi … Det var en vidunderlig læseoplevelse, selvfølgelig i ét stræk."— Bokhora / SWE

Forfatter og alenemor Finlay Donovan er ikke bare skrap til at jonglere deadlines og bleer - hun er også noget nær ekspert i at fjerne de mest genstridige blodpletter. Men da hun og hendes barnepige Vero pludselig står i gæld til den russiske mafia, står de over for helt nye udfordringer.Heldigvis åbner den flotte kriminalbetjent Nick en politiskole, og selvom det måske ikke var hans hensigt med undervisningen, griber Finlay og Vero chancen for at lære at skyde med skarpt og fifle med beviserne. For at komme fri af mafiaens kløer må de to kvinder flygte fra udspekulerede spioner og begå sig i den mørke forbryderverden. Ét er sikkert: Det bliver en rodet affære, men Finlay og Vero er klar til at gøre rent bord!Finlay Donovan tager kampen op er tredje bog i serien om Finlay Donovans kaotiske hverdagsliv som mor og lejemorder.Pressen skriver:“Alle bogelskere i verden bør læse Finlay Donovan.”           — Christina Lauren, #1 New York Times bedstsælgende forfatter“Finlay Donovan tager kampen op er endnu en fantastisk tilføjelse til denne vidunderlige serie. Stor anbefaling til alle, der nyder stærkt underholdende mysterier.”                         —Mystery & Suspense Magazine“Finlay Donovan tager kampen op er fuld af fantasifulde drejninger og fængslende karakterer, som aldrig skuffer.”—The Fredericksburg Free Lance Star“Elle Cosimano er tilbage med den tredje bog i Finlay Donovan-serien, og denne bog er måske den mest morsomme og spændende til dato.”—Novel Suspects“Cosimanos heltinde og hendes vittige babysitter, der er blevet kriminalassistent, er en fantastisk duo at følge.”—CrimeReads“Denne tilføjelse til Finlay Donovan-serien må du ikke gå glip af!”—BookTrib“Den her er hæsblæsende og vanvittigt sjov.”—Publishers Weekly"Spænd sikkerhedsselen … Mord på den mest vanvittige måde."—Kirkus Reviews"Læsere, der elsker hurtige, actionfyldte mysterier, bør læse denne bog."—Library Journal

Marriage is scary. Dead bodies are worse. Newly engaged Maddie Swallows has done the marriage thing before, and she's terrified to do it again. Even with someone as perfect as Benji.In an attempt to help calm her nerves, Maddie's mother arranges for Maddie, Benji, and the kids to go on a road trip to Carlsbad Caverns. But what begins as a wonderful adventure quickly takes a horrifying turn when, at the bottom of the caverns, the lights go out. When they turn back on, their tour guide is dead. Trapped with a murderer in the deepest part of the caverns, with no ability to contact help, Maddie and her family must pull together to find the killer so their group gets out safely, and there isn't a second victim.

Things have reached a critical point in the Middle East. Carter agreed to serve as a consultant for his old Force Recon unit but for reasons unknown to his friends and family, jumped from the command center and into the field. Now he's MIA, and Fortune is the only one who can put together a rescue mission that has any chance of being successful. But will her skills and connections be enough? Most Sinful residents are unaware of Carter's crisis and are going about their daily lives as they always have, including local prankster Gage Babin. Except this time, Gage's attempt to elicit laughs leaves him on a slab in the medical examiner's office. Everyone knows how unhealthy he was, but Fortune thinks there's more to his death than a poorly timed prank that caused his bad heart to give out.Unfortunately, what she knows and what she can prove are two different things. And unless she can find the evidence to support her theory, someone will get away with murder.

Efter fundet af liget af en ung kvinde i vandkanten ud for Kongsvig Dyrehave begynder en intens efterforskning, der kompliceres af ankomsten af et lettisk fragtskib til Kongsvig Havn. Skibet medbringer en større gruppe syriske flygtninge, og da politiet kommer ombord, finder de desuden en gruppe meget unge østeuropæiske kvinder, handlet til prostitution.Den tidligere kriminalbetjent og nuværende landbetjent Ringgaard aner nu en sammenhæng, men da en af de unge kvinder kort efter findes voldtaget og stranguleret i Kongsvig Bypark, er sagen ved at løbe løbsk. For hvor langt rækker den østeuropæiske mafias fangarme egentlig ind i den stille landidyl omkring Kongsvig?Efterforskningen fører Ringgaard og hans nye makker, Sebastian Arendt, til Letlands hovedstad Riga. Her tager tingene en uventet drejning, og snart er Ringgaard involveret i en intens jagt på liv og død.NÅDESLØS LAST er tredje selvstændige bind i serien om landbetjent Ringgaard og Kongsvig.

En ung Jane Austen er optaget af at sikre sig et frieri fra den kække Tom Lefroy ved et lokalt bal. Men da liget af en hattemager dukker op i et linnedskab, bliver Jane involveret i et uventet mordmysterium. Mens hun kæmper mod uret for at rense sin elskede bror Georgys navn, bruger Jane sin fornuft til at navigere i samfundets forræderiske farvande, mens hun afslører hemmeligheder og skjulte motiver undervejs. Slut dig til Jane i jagten på retfærdighed, hvor hun står over for fare, bedrag og skandale blandt sine egne venner og naboer. Vil hun afsløre sandheden i tide, eller vil den rigtige morder gå fri? En ting er sikkert: I Hampshire er intet, som det ser ud til...

Da Felicia Grants far falder og brækker benet, føler hun sig tvunget til at tage tilbage til sin families auktionshus i Stamford for at lede den forestående auktion. Hun lover sig selv, at det kun bliver for en kort bemærkning. Men da hammeren falder på det sidste bud, vælter liget af hendes fars forretningsrival ud det skab, der var under hammeren. Og han er blevet myrdet midt under den tætpakkede auktion! Snart er Felicia hvirvlet ind i et mysterium, hvor alle i lokalsamfundet er under mistanke, inklusiv hende selv. Efterhånden som flere lig dukker op, og de mennesker, hun elsker, bliver truet, tager Felicia sagen i egen hånd. Men selv de mest idylliske byer har deres hemmeligheder..

A shotgun marriage leads to deadly celebrations in this gripping English seaside cozy mysteryD.I. George Carter's wedding takes a sinister turn, when the bride is discovered lifeless, mere hours after their vows. Reluctant guest, Tanya Bowe, an investigative journalist turned local sleuth, who also happens to be George's ex-wife, finds herself at the centre of a murder investigation. Suspicion falls squarely on George, and a rival detective is determined to pin the crime on him.The atmosphere is less than convivial as underlying tensions bubble to the surface and Tanya delves into a world of hidden vendettas and deceit. The bride had enemies, but the hotel is also a den of blackmail and fraud. Did the killer target the bride, or has an elaborate plan gone badly wrong?In this enthralling English, small-town, cozy mystery, Tanya must rescue her ex-husband from murder charges, if she is to finally escape the past. If you crave seaside settings, intricate plots, and a dash of humour, grab your copy now and join Tanya on a journey to uncover the truth. Can you solve the mystery before Tanya does?

Ein rätselhafter Pfarrer unter Verdacht und eine Leiche zu viel … Die beliebte Cosy Crime-Reihe um Totengräberin Thea Shaw geht spannend weiterTotengräberin Alethea Shaw hat kurz vor dem ersten Schnee alle Hände voll zu tun. Als sie ein Grab umsetzen soll, entdeckt sie durch Zufall, dass gleich zwei Körper darin liegen. Wollte hier jemand eine Leiche unauffällig verschwinden lassen? Inspector Myrna Evans schaltet sich ein und ermittelt im direkten Umfeld der Kirche, so auch gegen Reverend Hughing. Die Schlinge um seinen Hals zieht sich zu, als klar wird, dass es sich bei der Toten um keine Geringere als die vor einem Jahr spurlos verschwundene Susan Mcanally handelt. Sie wollte die St. Benet's Church am liebsten schließen und stattdessen ein Begegnungszentrum bauen lassen. Thea will nicht wahrhaben, dass der Pfarrer, der zu ihrem engen Vertrauten geworden ist, jemanden ermordet hat, und stellt eigene Ermittlungen an …Weitere Titel dieser ReiheDie Tote vom Pendle Hill (ISBN: 9783987783487)Mord beim Krimidinner (ISBN: 9783987783494)Ein Mord auf der Speisekarte (ISBN: 9783987786860)Erste Leser:innenstimmen„Eine Totengräberin, ein Pfarrer und eine mysteriöse Leiche sind die Ausgangslage des packenden Kleinstadt-Krimis von Marlene Menzel." „Whodunnit mit Twist: Die Verwandlung von der Totengräberin zur Hobby-Ermittlerin habe ich gerne miterlebt."„Eine äußerst gelungene Fortsetzung dieser fesselnden Cosy Crime-Reihe!"„Geheimnisvoll, kurzweilig und spannend."

A series of threatening letters, a forgotten figure from the past, and a killer out to settle scores...

A chilling haunted house mystery inspired by a true crime...For six long years, Max has avoided Draven, her hometown that holds the remnants of a ghastly accident. But when her brother dies, she is drawn back into the clutches of her haunted past.In the wake of her family's shattered happiness, Max is caught in a nightmarish whirlwind of horrors that defy the laws of our world. The epicenter of these malevolent forces resides within the crumbling walls of an abandoned farmhouse, burdened by a sinister history.The house harbors secrets, both old and new. Secrets that might just reveal the fate of a young woman who has gone missing. A woman with ties to Max's own former life in Draven.As Max digs deeper a series of unexplained deaths strecthing back a century, she comes face to face with an evil intent on destroying her.

Josie Posey and her posse of Mahjong Mavens are at it again in this cozy mystery where the retired big-city crime reporter turned small-town crime solver uncovers another murder in her picturesque English Village. When a clockmaker's daughter returns home for a visit, reporter Josie is assigned the task of interviewing the talented watch designer. That very afternoon, the young woman falls from a ladder while inventorying antique clocks. At first, Josie is certain the fall was an accident. Everyone loved Ella McGregor Benjamin. But Ella's deathbed statement is a mysterious riddle that can't be ignored. With her Old English Sheepdog Moe by her side and an ever-growing list of suspects, Josie scrambles to identify the killer before anyone else gets hurt. The local police chief wants Josie to help solve the puzzle but stay out of his murder case. The editor of The Village Gazette wants an in-depth story for the next edition. And somebody wants Josie to stop asking questions. Deadlines loom. In this fast-paced rollercoaster ride of a mystery, the clock is ticking as Josie vows to find the killer before time runs out.

In his sixth month of 'delving', Tim Brown finds himself drawn back into newspaper work more and more, while surprises emerge close to home that threaten to upend his life.

"Carrie Singleton is ready to kiss the single life goodbye. Her wedding to Dylan Avery is just a few weeks away, and a happy ending is about to be hers. But when a body is found on the lawn of their wedding venue, happily-ever-after is looking deadlier than ever. The victim turns out to be Billy Carpenter, a young man recently released from prison after serving time for a bank robbery. The stolen money he'd buried is gone and Carrie and the police suspect Billy's two alleged co-conspirators, his friends Luke Rizzo and Tino Valdez. But then Luke is murdered and Tino is nowhere to be found. With no leads and only a week to go before her big day, Carrie is on the hunt for clues. She hopes to wrap up this investigation with a neat bow before she and Dylan tie the knot. Carrie has something old, something new, and something borrowed ready for her walk down the aisle. Now she needs to find the killer without becoming the 'something blue'"--

"When food critic Hayley Snow receives an intriguing email about a mysterious, decades-old disappearance, her curiosity is piqued. Writer Catherine Davitt has returned to the Keys to research a book about Hemingway's wives, but she's also on the hunt for the truth about her missing friend. Hayley quickly agrees to help investigate and they hit the road to see what clues they might find. Back in the late 1970s, Catherine and her friend Veronica were part of a group of lost souls camping in the mangroves of Big Pine Key, until Veronica vanished, and the sheriff's office cleared out the camp. Catherine and Hayley begin interviewing Big Pine Key residents who were around at the time of Veronica's disappearance, but uncover more questions than answers. Catherine and Hayley stop to speak with a motel owner who frequented the fringes of the commune, but they find him stabbed to death. Then Catherine also goes missing, and signs point to a connection between the old case and the new murder. It's up to Hayley to unravel the knot of secrets and lies before time runs out"--

"When an elderly Miracle Springs resident, Lucille Wynter, arranges for Nora to deliver an order of books to her creepy, crumbling Southern Gothic mansion on the outskirts of town, Nora doesn't expect to be invited in. An agoraphobe, Lucille doesn't leave Wynter House. But when Lucille doesn't come to the door to collect her books, Nora begins to worry. Forcing her way into Lucille's dilapidated home, Nora is shocked to find rooms bursting with books and a lifeless Lucille at the foot of her stairs. After reading a note left behind by Lucille, Nora wonders if her death was an accident. Did she fall or was she pushed by someone seeking a valuable item hidden within Wynter House? Lucille's children are clearly confident the house contains something of value, because they hire Nora to sift through the piles of books. Nora's obsession with Lucille's collection becomes cause for concern among her friends in the Secret, Book, and Scone Society--she's even neglecting her bookshop! But Nora does find something valuable deep inside Wynter House--a revelation about Lucille's terrible past ... and a secret worth a small fortune. But there's someone who'd do anything to keep the truth buried amid the moldering tomes, and it's up to Nora and her friends to track down a murderer before Wynter House's lost library claims another victim ... "--

"Pony has been passed from owner to owner for longer than he can remember. Fed up, he busts out and goes on a cross-country mission to reunite with the only little girl he ever loved: Penny, who he was separated from and hasn't seen in years. Penny, now an adult, is living an ordinary life when she gets a knock on her door and finds herself in handcuffs, accused of murder and whisked back to the place she grew up. Her only comfort when the past comes back to haunt her are the memories of her precious, rebellious pony. Hearing of Penny's fate, Pony knows that Penny is no murderer. So, as smart and devious as he is cute, the pony must use his hard-won knowledge of human weakness and cruelty to try to clear Penny's name and find the real killer"--

In Aramezzo, murder is always on the menu.For chef Stella Buchanan, America feels very far away. Now she has a regular café haunt, talks to neighbors who were strangers only six months ago, and nobody looks twice at the one-eared cat trotting at her heels. The only people in Aramezzo who haven't welcomed Stella are the Durants - the American family who own the opulent Villa delle Acque.When a masquerade ball at the villa turns into a deadly disaster, Stella's friends rope her in to catch the killer. But with a web of clues more tangled than tagliatelle, Stella isn't sure if she's found a lead or just served dinner to a murderer.To make matters worse, her heart is torn between the handsome police officer she was too quick to reject, and the rugged soccer player convalescing from an injury. And one of them could be the killer...As each group of guests throws accusations at the other, Stella must cut through the confusion to unmask a murderer. Can she serve up the truth before the culprit escapes?Unmasked in Aramezzo is the third book in the Murder In An Italian Village series by Michelle Damiani. If you love armchair travel with a cappuccino in hand, you'll love these cozy mysteries!

For fans of Sophie Kinsella and Janet Evanovich... From USA Today bestselling author Beth Prentice comes a series full of romance, mystery, laughter, and a house hiding more than one deadly secret...Just when I thought the only problems I had in life were my crazy family and far too many nightmares, the house reveals yet another secret! This time it's a skeleton in the back yard. And it has an extra hand. Urgh!The find isn't something I can easily forget but maybe if I can learn the truth of how it all got into my garden, I can put the secrets of the house to rest for good. But can life be that easy? Apparently not.Ed the super-hot policeman, a group of sex crazed senior citizens, and Bradley the owner of Westport Tours, are all sending me crazy. Add to that I have far too many near misses with death and I find myself in a race to hammer the For Sale sign into the ground.Can I solve the mystery of the bones, placate my real estate agent, and prove to my gorgeous new boyfriend that I'm perfectly sane? Or will I uncover something much more sinister?I just hope it's not my body the next owners find!Give Murder A Hand is the second book in this light-hearted romantic mystery series. If you like crazy families, fun engaging reads, and a sweet romance, all tied together with a ribbon of danger then you'll love this instalment in The Westport Mysteries.

En seriemorder er løs i Yorkshire og har krævet tre ofre på tre måneder. Elleve dage før hvert mord er et stort lilla V malet på hoveddøren til ofrets hus. De dræbte, som alle har en tilknytning til det okkulte, bliver fundet med to røde mærker på halsen og et glas aftappet blod.Da Ruby Barnett en aften kommer hjem og finder et stort lilla V på sin hoveddør, bliver det klart, at hun er tiltænkt rollen som næste offer for den såkaldte Vampyrmorder. Privatdetektiverne Kitt Hartley og Grace Edwards har blot elleve dage til at løse mysteriet og redde Rubys liv. Uret tikker …"Heksejagt i Whitby" er femte bog i serien om Kitt Hartley. Hver bog indeholder en selvstændig, afsluttet historie. Kitt Hartley-serien byder læsere på spænding, humor, skæve personligheder og ikke mindst kærlighed.

Low Country dog walker Andi Grace Scott is about to get married, but she'll have to get a killer to say "I did it" before she can say "I do" . . . With her wedding fast approaching and her plans to open a dog shelter underway, Andi Grace can barely find a free moment. Then she learns that her favorite local vet may have been roped into a crooked fundraising scheme meant to help animals, and worse still, her wedding photographer-a good friend who may have had firsthand knowledge of the scheme-is murdered. Determined to find justice for the victim and root out whoever is behind the scam, Andi Grace puts her nose to the ground to sniff out the clues. No sooner does she begin compiling a list of suspects than she uncovers an unscrupulous music producer pressuring a friend's talented daughter, and a haphazard dog breeding operation that may be endangering animals. With so many unsavory characters cropping up at every turn, Andi Grace enlists the help of some equally clever friends to ensnare them. But just as she finds the evidence that ties everything together, the culprit finds it's time to kill her before she can tie the knot . . . Praise for the Books of Jackie Layton: "Kept me guessing till the end. Andi Grace is an excellent amateur sleuth . . . and Caught and Collared is an engrossing and enjoyable cozy mystery." -The Book Decoder, Best Books of 2022 "Andi Grace is adorable, resilient, and has a doggedly curious need to solve a murder. A pleasure to read." -C. Hope Clark, award-winning author of Edisto Tidings "Completely charming-and exactly what a cozy mystery should be. Amateur sleuth (and dog whisperer) Andi Grace Scott is wonderfully endearing, and her devotion to her pooches-and to justice-will have you rooting for her from the absolutely irresistible page one. Bow wow-What a terrific debut!" -Hank Phillippi Ryan, nationally best-selling and award-winning author of The Murder List

A novice detective joins a rock star's entourage to follow a trail of sex, drugs, and suspicious deaths, in this brand-new murder mystery by the author of Murder Your Darlings. Crime writer Francis Meadowes has just been offered his first paid detective gig-which means going on the road with gender-fluid rock star JonniK, tagging along as the musician's entourage travels from Berlin to Brussels and beyond. Jonni's manager is already worried by a guitar tech's fatal overdose on a tour bus, but then the star himself is attacked on stage ... Another shock comes as Jonni's lead guitarist is electrocuted by his own instrument in the middle of a gig. When another band member becomes a victim, Francis realises he is in a dangerous race against time to find out exactly what is going on... Praise for the Francis Meadowes mysteries "A rollicking read." -London Evening Standard "Very engaging." -The Sydney Morning Herald "Readers will have fun." -Publishers Weekly

A hunted witch hiding in an Agatha Christie-esque novel, a series of eccentric characters, a host of clues and red-herrings, and... MURDER!A talented spell-weaving witch on the run is forced to find magical refuge in a mystery novel, playing the role of Emily Crookshanks, amateur sleuth and professional flirt.Waking up with no idea who or where she is, Emily finds herself in the quaint 1920s English countryside village of Little Pucklewick, uncomfortably sharing tea and cakes with the not so Reverend Wilson-Smallsey, the village's rather pompous womanising vicar.After a series of shocking murders, Emily hooks up with the village doctor, a rather dashing ex-RAF fighter pilot known to his chums as 'Ceddars'. Working together, they uncover clues and interrogate suspects.Add an inept inspector, various pompous ladies from the regular vicarage get-togethers, a dashing explorer recently returned from the Orient, his very attractive career-minded secretary, and a whole host of motives and clues, including a series of nasty accusatory posters, and Emily finds herself in the middle of a most confusing and frustrating mystery. But more than the murders, Emily suffers from terrifying visions of attack and desperate escape. And just what are wands and spell-weavery, and the smartphones and hi-def televisions she occasionally glimpses in her mind?Despite everything, Emily knows that to survive, she must solve the mystery and, to do that, she must keep going to The End.

When the glamour of the culinary world conceals a dark secret, murder is on the menu...Angie Amalfi is ecstatic when she lands a job on a pompous chef's call-in radio show, believing she'll whisk her way to stardom. But the murder of a popular restaurant owner sends shockwaves through the city's elite dining scene. Angie knows this world and leaps fork-first into the mystery, inadvertently complicating the investigation of the man who has stolen her heart, Homicide Inspector Paavo SmithAs the body count rises, the dangers increase in a shadowy underworld where money, power, and illicit film producers stir the pot. Oblivious to the simmering peril, Angie soon finds herself in the middle of a deadly stew, where not only her new job, but her budding relationship with Paavo face being poisoned into extinction. Will she and Paavo navigate the twists and turns, saving not just their lives but also the fragile bond forming between them? Or are they doomed to be the next deadly course?The kitchen is hot, and the mystery is served in this latest Cook and Inspector Mystery.NOTE: The main characters in this story appear in an early mystery series by the author. This is a completely reimagined and updated version of Too Many Cooks.

Wren's fourth and final writing assignment: a haunted campground near a Florida beach.Wren and Rascal, her protective Labrador Retriever, arrive at a nearly abandoned, neglected campground. Wren discovers clues to a cold case in old letters. Are the new murders related?The ghostly pirate Captain warns Wren of danger; the killer plans Wren's untimely demise. How's it going with Justin, the Arizona town Marshal? "This relationship stuff is hard..." ~ Wren

Die quirlige Kommissarin Mercédès Mayerhuber in ihrem 4.Fall! Mallorquinisches Lebensgefühl paart sich mit einer zarten Liebesgeschichte und trifft auf einen undurchsichtigen Kriminalfall.Auf Loch 9 des Golfplatzes Golf de Andratx wird eine Leiche gefunden. Mitten auf dem Grün liegt ein Mann, elegant gekleidet, als wäre er zum Dinner verabredet, mit dem Rücken am Boden. Mitten durch seinen Brustkorb steckt die Fahne, als würde sie den Toten markieren. Ein grausiger Anblick findet Kommissarin Mercédès Mayerhuber, die widerstrebend nach Mallorca zurückgekehrt ist, und nun wieder mit ihrem Assistenten Miquel Coll auf Mörderjagd geht. Wer hatte so einen Hass auf den Toten, dass man diesen so zur Schau stellte?Viele, wie die Ermittlungen bald ergeben. Clemens Richter, der Tote von Loch 9, kam aus der Baubranche und war anscheinend in krumme Geschäfte verwickelt. Einer der Geschäftspartner war Miquels Vater. Bald zählt dieser zu den Verdächtigen. Außerdem verbindet ihn mehr mit Mercédès, als Miquel verkraften kann. Stecken Immobilienspekulanten hinter dem Mord? Eine Fehde unter Bauunternehmern? Oder spielen die amourösen Abenteuer des Toten eine Rolle? Oder war alles ganz anders?