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Gemütliches Landleben zwischen Idyll und mörderischen AbgründenEin atmosphärischer Cosy Crime vor der Kulisse der Lüneburger HeideDer Tote, der im Wald bei Sommerstorf gefunden wird, ist kein unbeschriebenes Blatt. Dennoch geht die Polizei zunächst von einem Fahrradunfall aus - und an etwas anderes mag in dem beschaulichen Dorf in der Lüneburger Heide auch niemand glauben. Als die ehemalige Lehrerin Agnes Plietsch und der pensionierte Kriminalbeamte Enno Fritjoff im Dorfverein und Häkelkreis mehr über den Toten erfahren, kommt ein Unfall für sie allerdings nicht mehr in Frage. Mit detektivischem Spürsinn beginnen sie, die vermeintlich beschauliche Fassade des Dorfes zu durchdringen und stoßen auf immer mehr Tratsch, Klatsch und Geheimnisse. Agnes und Enno ermitteln auf eigene Faust und stellen sich dabei schlauer an, als die Polizei erlaubt …Dies ist eine überarbeitete Neuausgabe des bereits erschienenen Titels Eine Leiche zum KaffeeErste Leser:innenstimmen„Ein wunderbarer Cosy-Krimi, der die perfekte Mischung aus Lokalkolorit, Spannung und überraschenden Wendungen hat."„Marion Minks fängt die Atmosphäre des ländlichen Lebens perfekt ein und enthüllt jede Menge Überraschungen."„Die Protagonisten Agnes und Enno sind ein unschlagbares Duo, das die Ermittlungen mit Herz und Verstand angeht. "„Der Regionalkrimi ist ein wahrer Schatz für Krimi-Liebhaber! Absolute Leseempfehlung!"

Ingen fingeraftryk. Intet våben. Ingen vidner.Kan kriminalassistent Cross bevise at det var mord?Kriminalassistent George Cross stoler ikke på gætterier, og han har ikke tid til falske formodninger. Han er en betjent som arbejder ud fra de beviser der er for næsen af ham, ikke ‘intuitioner’ eller ‘mavefornemmelser’. Han ved ikke hvad de er.Da en ung kvinde bliver fundet død, er Bristols Efterforskningsenhed hurtig til at erklære at der er tale om et selvmord da kvinden havde en fortid med stofmisbrug. Men hendes mor er overbevist om at det var mord og forklarer at hendes datter havde været stoffri i flere år og havde gjort store fremskridt i et nyt terapiforløb.Da han selv er en outsider, er kriminalassistent Cross draget til sager der involverer dem uden en stemme og uden rettigheder, og beviserne er der for at kvinden blev myrdet – Cross skal bare finde dem. Men med pres fra hans chef om at lukke sagen og med talrige potentielle mistænkte, er tiden for at få de svar, som den sørgende familie fortjener, hurtigt ved at løbe ud.“Jeg er smaskforelsket i George Cross, en perfekt detektiv til vores tid og til alle tider. Hans kompleksitet, genstridighed og stædige vedholdenhed skaber en så komplet og beundringsværdig helt … Patienten er et fantastisk mysterium, fyldt med twists og overraskelser helt til slutningen” - Stephen Fry“Sullivan har skabt en britisk detektiv til det 21. århundrede som bliver svær at glemme” - Daily Mail“Fremragende, intelligent og nervepirrende” - Belfast Telegraph“Fantastisk indblik i politiprocessen og fokus på detaljerne” - Bishop's Stortford Independent“En fantastisk bog” - The Bookbag“Der er så meget at gå på opdagelse i i denne fantastiske roman … Fantastisk historie med en genial kriminalbetjent. Elskede den” - Frost Magazine“En god politiroman gjort dobbelt så interessant af karakterernes udvikling” - Choice"En medrivende, spændingsfyldt politiroman med et intimt, positivt indblik i hvordan det er at leve på autismespektret” - Woman

Enter a world where ancient warrior ghosts appear and disappear without warning and history's mysteries transcend time. Meet Daisy, an intrepid anthropologist, facing her greatest challenge yet.In "The Mystery of the Charred Bones," ancient relics resurface, setting the stage for a puzzle spanning generations. When these remains land at Daisy's feet on her home turf of Boston, she's drawn into a sinister riddle. Were these the bones of a Viking King? And why were there baby bones buried with him? Otherworldly clues lead to more questions, and soon a malevolent killer emerges, stopping at nothing to obtain those bones.Daisy's thirst for truth and justice intensifies as she seeks to unmask the puppeteer behind the strings before more lives perish, but there's one thing she's sure of: the remains would rewrite history.Danger looms. Friend and foe blur. With unwavering courage, she navigates peril in her search for the elusive killer and the identity of the remains. Will Daisy uncover the killer and stop the bloodshed in time, or will she succumb to the powerful forces hunting her down and lose the ancient bones forever? "The Mystery of the Charred Bones" is a suspenseful adventure, keeping you on the edge until the electrifying end.Venture into a world of enigma and revelation, warrior ghosts, and family ties. The answers await the bold. Embark on this riveting, ghostly mystery today.

FBI special agent Jessie Ridge and her skilled team work together to solve several new murder cases in Venton, Iowa. Things become dangerous when a corrupted senator is discovered operating a scam. All this happens as she tries to overcome her past before joining the bureau.

'Blackly humorous and enjoyably twisted'Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train'A knotted mystery too intriguing to leave unpicked'Alice Slater, author of Death of a Bookseller'Binge-worthy . . . a brilliantly immersive and almost cinematic experience'Jenny Mustard, author of Okay DaysRecently dumped and stuck with the mortgage, artist Esther Ray wants to burn the world, but instead, she reluctantly accepts a scrapbooking job from the deliriously wealthy Naomi Duncan. The scrapbooks, a secret birthday gift for Naomi's husband Bryce, trace the Duncan's twenty-five-year marriage. The conditions: Esther must include every piece of paper she's been sent, must sign an NDA, and must only contact Naomi using the burner phone provided. Otherwise she'll spoil the surprise.As Esther binges true-crime podcasts and works through the near-two hundred-boxes of Duncan detritus, she finds herself infatuated with the gilded family - until, mid-project, Naomi dies suspiciously. When Esther becomes convinced the husband killed her, she uses the scrapbooks' trove of information to insert herself into the Duncan's' lives to prove it. But the more Esther investigates, the further she is dragged back to the scorched earth of her past and the famous artist who paid her to disappear.Laced with pitch-black humour and conspiratorial unease, Scrap is a razor-sharp examination of wealth and power, art and truth, of the line between justice and revenge - and who gets to cross it.See what readers are saying about Scrap'No book has kept me so gripped since Gone Girl!!!'NetGalley reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Such an original author . . . Highly recommended'NetGalley reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'I loved every single minute of this book. Its dark and mysterious with a twisty, unexpected story'NetGalley reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'I absolutely devoured this book. It was the kind of weird and intriguing story I can never get enough of' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Roses and vines run delicately across her skin, snaking from her chest to the top of her thigh. On any other day the tattoo would look beautiful. But this was her last...

This newly designed anniversary edition celebrates the International Latino Book Award winning cozy mystery series which introduced amateur sleuth Daisy Muñiz. Daisy Muñiz is ready to embrace a fresh new start in her brownstone apartment in Park Slope, Brooklyn, when she is thrust into the midst of the mysterious murder of Windsor Medical Center's most prominent surgeon, Arthur Campbell. As the secrets of the Campbell family are revealed, Daisy is forced to delve into her own troubled past and she becomes the unwitting ally to Detective David Rodriguez.

While in Kentucky to sell her thoroughbred broodmare's offspring at a high-stakes yearling sale, rival sisters-in-law Peg and Rose discover something seems off about Six Oaks farm, and when the yearling manager with serious anger issues is murdered, the ladies enter the ring to expose the culprit.

After discovering letters addressed to her late husband from the proprietor of a shell shop off the North Carolina coast, Maureen decides to visit the store where she discovers a dead body and gets assistance from a Welsh pirate's ghost.

"Frances and her husband, George, have two points of interest in Paris. One is an impromptu holiday to visit the Paris Exposition. The other is personal. George's Aunt Julia has requested her nephew's help in looking into the suspicious death of renowned artist Paul Ducasse. Though Julia is not entirely forthcoming about her reasons, she is clearly a woman mourning a lost love. At the exposition, swarming with tourists, tragedy casts a pall on the festivities. A footbridge collapses. Julia is among the casualties. However, she was not just another fateful victim. Julia was stabbed to death amid the chaos. With an official investigation at a standstill, George and Frances realize that to solve the case they must dig into Julia's life -- as well as Paul's -- and question everything and everyone in Julia's coterie of artists and secrets. They have no shortage of suspects. There is Paul's inscrutable widow, Gabrielle. Paul's art dealer and manager, Lucien. Julia's friend Martine, a sculptress with a jealous streak. And art jurist, Monsieur Beaufoy. The investigation takes a turn when it's revealed that George has inherited control of Julia's estate -- and another of her secrets. While George investigates, Frances safeguards their new legacy, and is drawn further into danger by a killer determined to keep the past buried."--

"It's June in Haven, Florida, a 'between seasons' time in the tourism business, and Maureen's Haven House Inn is feeling the pinch. There are plenty of ghosts in residence, but Maureen needs living guests to pay the bills. Inspired by an old brochure she finds in a trunk she inherited along with the inn from her mysterious benefactor Penelope Josephine Gray, she gets the brilliant idea to revive a June fishing tournament from twenty years ago, hoping to reel in anglers who'd love to catch the Gulf Coast's popular kingfish and take home a trophy. But one fisherman won't make it to the tournament. While walking on the beach with her golden retriever Finn, Maureen discovers a body. When Officer Frank Hubbard arrives, he recognizes local charter boat fisherman Eddie Manuel. Now it's up to Maureen and her spirited sleuths to sort through the red herrings and bait a hook for a killer before someone else ends up sleeping with the fishes...--

"When her client, a NJ State Trooper charged with killing a Black investigative reporter in a racially charged, headline-making murder, reveals he was a secret source for an expose about a corrupt and racist gang within the N.J. State Police, Erin McCabe find herself mired in conspiracy far more dangerous than she feared"--

"Hidden beneath her British reserve, Edwina has a secret: she's finished her novel and is bravely mailing the manuscript to a publisher. Beryl also has a secret: as thanks for solving a case, the American adventuress has been gifted an airplane. After swooping over the fields and hedgerows of Walmsley Parva, livestock scattering beneath her, she flamboyantly lands the plane on the village green, prompting a startled Edwina to consider a stiff gin fizz. Beryl's aircraft is not the only disruption of village peace. Miss Dinsdale, a psychic medium, has started holding sâeances. After the church organist resigns to serve as musical accompaniment for the sâeances, the vicar's wife hires the enquiry agents to expose the medium as a charlatan. Beryl is confident she can spot the fraud, having learned from Harry Houdini himself some tricks of the trade. The dubious Miss Dinsdale claims her spirit guide is an Egyptian princess whose mummy resides in a sarcophagus in the room. But the only body in the sarcophagus belongs to a murdered villager impaled with a dagger. As the sleuths begin to investigate, Beryl discovers her plane has been sabotaged and wonders if there's a connection. Whether in the air or on terra firma, Beryl and Edwina must go round a circle of suspects to divine the culprit..."--

"Charlotte's success on the RMS Provence has afforded her a certain measure of time and assurance. Taking advantage of that, she has been busy, plotting to prise the man her sister loves from Moriarty's iron grip. Disruption, however, comes from an unexpected quarter. Lord Bancroft Ashburton, disgraced and imprisoned as a result of Charlotte's prior investigations, nevertheless manages to press Charlotte into service: Underwood, his most loyal henchman, is missing and Lord Bancroft wants Charlotte to find Underwood, dead or alive. But then Lord Bancroft himself turns up dead and Charlotte, more than anyone else, meets the trifecta criteria of motive, means, and opportunity. Never mind rescuing anyone else, with the law breathing down her neck, can Charlotte save herself from prosecution for murder?"--

Secrets and lies go together like crackers and cheese.On windswept Driftwood Island, Brianna West serves freshly baked bread and mini cheesecakes in her cozy café. Surrounded by the quirky members of the Gourmand Society and other new friends, she finally feels a sense of belonging. But not everyone is so friendly.An obnoxious journalist visits the island just before Christmas, intent on rooting out scandal and secrets best left buried. He winds up dead, his lifeless eyes covered with carefully laid slices of feta cheese. The prime suspect? A local kiwi farmer dating Brianna's best friend. Brianna wades through island gossip to learn the truth, risking her own safety. Will she uncover the killer's identity, or will this Christmas be her last?

'Magnetic. I couldn't put it down.' STEPHEN KING'Immersive, gripping and wish a twist you won't see coming' ELLERY LLOYD'The very definition of a page-turner' CLARE MACKINTOSH'Truly compelling. Emiko Jean . . . will soon be a household name' DAILY MAIL----I guess you're probably wondering about the next girl. Because there's always another girl, right? A girl waiting to be taken. To be swept away. I'll tell you about her.It's been twenty years since Detective Chelsey Calhoun lost her sister, and she's been searching ever since: for signs, for closure, for other missing girls. Happy endings are rare in Chelsey's line of work.Until one day, local teenager Ellie Black is found in Washington State woods. Two years after her disappearance, she's an echo of herself, but alive.But something's not right about this girl. Where has she been, and who is she protecting?Chelsey has to find out. For herself, for her sister, and before the next girl is taken.----'I stayed up late into the night turning the pages . . . a truly jaw-dropping twist.' JESSICA KNOLL'An emotional gut-punch of a thriller' SAMANTHA DOWNING'What a page-turner, with a truly shocking twist at the end. It's an absolute winner for me.' SUSAN LEWIS'Brooding and atmospheric' MARY KUBICA

Ein spannender Kriminalfall, der bis zur letzten Seite in Atem hält …Das ungleiche Kommissar-Duo Sandra und Javier ermittelt vor der einzigartigen Kulisse AndalusiensOberkommissarin Sandra König würde am liebsten nach Spanien reisen, um dort endlich mal wieder Urlaub zu machen. Doch wird sie nicht zum Entspannen an die Costa del Sol abgeordnet. Ein Teilnehmer einer deutschen Reisegruppe starb unter mysteriösen Umständen, alles deutet auf einen Mord hin. Sie wird dem Comisario Principal Javier Sánchez an die Seite gestellt, dem sie bei den Ermittlungen helfen soll. Allerdings gestaltet sich die Zusammenarbeit holprig, da Javier skeptisch gegenüber Sandras Ermittlungsmethoden ist. Als eine Teilnehmerin der Reisegruppe spurlos verschwindet, wird klar, dass Sandra und Javier an einem Strang ziehen müssen, um einen weiteren Mord zu verhindern …Erste Leser:innenstimmen„Spannender Krimi mit Schauplatz in Andalusien - die perfekte Urlaubslektüre für alle Krimifans!"„Die Zusammenarbeit des Ermittlerduos ist erfrischend und bringt Schwung in den Spannungsroman."„Eine tolle Mischung aus fesselndem Fall und südlicher Atmosphäre - man fühlt sich direkt an die sonnige Costa del Sol versetzt."„Wer einen packenden Kriminalroman mit unvorhersehbaren Wendungen sucht, wird hier fündig."

A Cotswold industrialist vanishing off the face of the earth, a heat-affected widow on her first vacation, a female archaeologist encountering a secret Brotherhood.Cairo, June 1896Lady Catherine Lowther is simply irresistible. But when Catherine announces her cousin Imogene must vacation with her at the famous Shepheard's Hotel in Cairo, Imogene fights the ludicrous proposal with tooth and nail.Finally, back in her own house in Landdulton and still mourning Thaddeus, her constable husband, all Imogene wants is to be left alone. But does she really?Cairo is hot, hoity-toity, and hazardous. As Imogene soon finds out. Jam-packed with British officers, aristocrats, and self-made millionaires. The last persons she expects to run into are Mr Ralph Herriot, the opulent Dartmond industrialist, and his self-important wife, Winnifred.Until Ralph Herriot mysteriously disappears at the Pyramids of Giza and a hysterical Winnifred begs Mrs Lynch to find her husband for her.What history do Catherine and Mr Herriot share? And does Imogene want to know? And how is it possible that a second Mr Herriot seems to be at the Dartmond factory, as usual?Far away from home and without her constable husband to assist her, Mrs Imogene Lynch must tap into all her detective knowledge and skills to solve the peculiar vanishing act of Mr Ralph Herriot.

Her happy holiday is about to become a dead man's funeral.College student Eve Sawyer is anticipating a fun winter vacation with her two friends until a dog sniffs out a body hanging from a tree in the yard of the house where they're staying.Implored by the dead man's grieving mother, Eve and her friends set out to investigate the case. Was it suicide or murder? That's the question on everyone's lips.Racing against the clock, can Eve solve the mystery and give the victim's family the answers they desperately need? Or will her snooping make her the next target?

Part mystery and romance with a dash of family drama and a splash of comedy. Linny Scout is a hot mess, but you'll be rooting for her through every twist and turn. ¿¿¿A murdered man at an ancient monastery. His ex-girlfriend is determined to find the truth. After Linny's first Romanian romance ends, her newly ex-boyfriend is brutally killed. The police believe that Victor was a criminal. Linny doesn't, and she sets off a quest to find the truth about his murder. Enlisting the help of her best friend Alex and her sexy military trained neighbor Rico, she begins to unravel a tangled web of secrets and lies. As she starts to uncover the truth, she finds her apartment ransacked, and becomes concerned for her own safety. The ruggedly handsome lead police detective, Ethan Radu, is there to help Linny pick up the pieces and they begin to share information on the case. Linny's investigation and life are complicated by a mother who wants her back in Chicago, married, and working a stable job. As she sets out on the adventure of a lifetime, can she stay alive long enough to uncover a killer, find love, and discover her own life's purpose?The Monastery Murder is Emily in Paris meets Stephanie Plum. It is sure to keep you reading until the very last page.

Forget the Hatfields and McCoys, in a small Southern town, the Whitfields and Tallys are the real family feud. So for some unholy reason, Jake Whitfield's old man and Angel Tally's grandfather wrote codicils to their wills the night before they died in a suspicious fire. The codicils require Jake and Angel to marry or lose their inheritances.Jake feels like a man with two faces. One he presents to his brothers and the public: the criminal willing to step on anyone for a buck while mercilessly protecting the business. The other: the lonely man wanting a better life for himself and his family and working with an FBI agent to make it happen.To Jake, marrying Angel makes sense. With her family's help, he can fight the new criminal organization that's moving into his town. Immersed in the criminal world, there is no hope for Angel, but her brother is still young. She will do anything to protect him from that way of life and whoever killed their grandfather, even marry a despised Whitfield. And Angel never forgot about the sexy incident with Jake in high school ten years earlier.And if she has to go along with a Whitfield-Tally marriage, she wants a replay.An Adult Novel

Es handelt sich in dem Buch um 5 abgeschlossene Geschichten.Dabei werden Verbrechen und Delikte durch eine aufmerksame und entschlossene Detektivin gelöst.Die Detektivin arbeitet zusammen mit ihren 3 Ermittlern und Kommissar Paul.