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Der Weg zum Himmel führt durch eine Tasse Tee …Band eins der spannenden Cosy Crime-Reihe - und der erste Fall für die Ladys von SnugfordIm verschlafenen, englischen Dörfchen Snugford ist mal wieder nichts los. Es ist eine Enttäuschung für die Bed & Breakfast-Betreiberinnen Maggie Rosenburn und Liv Oldstep, dass das Spannendste die neuen Teesorten im Teeladen um die Ecke sind. Aber gerade, als die findigen Ladys vor Langeweile zu sterben drohen, stolpert Maggie über die Leiche der Teeladenbesitzerin und die Freundinnen sind sich sofort einig: In Snugford ist ein fürchterliches Verbrechen begangen worden! Ein Jammer, dass ihr schusseliger Detective Chief Inspector nicht gerade ein Sherlock Holmes ist! Den Kopf voller Shakespearezitate stolpert er über den Tatort und verwischt, wenn es dumm läuft, sämtliche Spuren. Keine Frage, Maggie und Liv erheben sich in den Rang der Kriminalassistentinnen, doch können sie einen weiteren Mord verhindern?Erste Leser:innenstimmen„Ein amüsanter und spannender Cosy Crime, der mit viel Charme und Humor überzeugt!"„Die Hauptfiguren Maggie und Liv sind ein unschlagbares Ermittlerduo, das mit Witz und Cleverness den Fall löst."„Die Mischung aus Kriminalgeschichte und Dorfleben mit seinen schrulligen Bewohnern sorgt für beste Unterhaltung und lädt zum Miträtseln ein."„Ein herrlich humorvoller Whodunit Krimi, der vor britischer Atmosphäre nur so strotzt!"

1889With the wild chase for the late unlamented duke's diamonds finally over, business is booming for Flora Flowerdew's seance society, but she's bored with summoning ghosts with the help of her psychic Pomeranian Chou-Chou. She longs for adventure, like what she had with Benedict, and her Cockney maid Mary and journalist Evie as they chased across England and France in search of the diamonds. A late night visit from Benedict, Duke of Everton changes that. He was the last man she ever wanted to see again, with his frosty green eyes and rough laughter. But he needs her help. His great-aunt Imogen is being blackmailed--and it might turn London politics upside-down! Not to mention Ben's own matrimonial prospects.Lady Imogen begs Flora to help her hide her naughty past. She insists they attend a country house party at Windermere Abbey, where all the thieving suspects will be gathered. A tangle of politics, passion, fear hang heavy in those lavish corridors, and Flora must sort it out before it's too late! And before her heart is lost, too...

In this brand new series from national bestseller Mindy Mejia, a physicist and a psychic reluctantly team up to solve two missing persons cases during an ice storm in Iowa.When her husband’s car is found abandoned and on fire—in the middle of a rainstorm—Eve Roth becomes the police's number one suspect. After all, her husband was suspended from the University of Iowa for inappropriate conduct with a student, and who else but an atmospheric physicist could incinerate a car in a downpour? But Eve has no idea why her husband disappeared. She's desperate to find him, both for herself and her beloved, disabled father-in-law.Jonah Kendrick appears on their doorstep with a theory. He’s seen Eve’s husband, bound and bleeding in a barn. Claiming to be a psychic detective who dreams of the lost, Jonah has helped find missing people his entire life. He dreamed about a young woman trapped in the same barn months ago, and she’s still missing.As a firm believer in the laws of nature, Eve rejects anything to do with psychics, but their investigations soon collide. As the temperature drops and Iowa turns to ice, Eve and Jonah race across the state to discover what happened to the people they’ve lost. But the truth is more deadly either of them expected, and the physicist and the psychic must learn to believe in each other if they want to escape this storm alive.

"A dual narrative, feel good mystery in which a woman, Frances, spends a lifetime trying to prevent her murder as predicted by a fortune teller at a country fair when she was just 17. When she is in fact murdered nearly 60 years later, her great niece Annie must solve the crime to avenge her great aunt's death, and in so doing uncovers the dark heart of the quaint English village of Castle Knoll, where she might just find herself in the path of the killer"--

Jack, the owner of a failing bookshop in a picture-postcard country town near London, is embezzling from a client. Thea is a philosophy lecturer with a taste for pinching cash. There's something amiss with their marriage, but an occasional spot of larceny provides the frisson to keep it going, as well as the funds for the kids' school fees. But things start to go badly wrong when an old lover turns up demanding a slice of the action. Could you live with a would-be murderer? This is the question for Thea and Jack in this fast-moving psychological drama with an undercurrent of black comedy.

'A classic, witty and wonderful mystery from the king of crime. Fast-paced and fun, clever and exciting. I loved it.' CHRIS WHITAKER'I loved every criminally delicious moment of Holmes, Margaret and Poe. What a wild ride! Hooked from the first page - and not just by the crime story but also the depth and complexity of the characters. Rock on Book 2!' DREDA SAY MITCHELL___________________________________________Brendan Holmes, Margaret Marple and Auguste Poe run the most in-demand private investigation agency in New York City.The three detectives make a formidable team, solving a series of seemingly impossible crimes which expose the dark underbelly of the city - from a priceless art theft, high-stakes kidnapping and a decades-old unsolved murder, to a gruesome subterranean prison and corruption and bribery at the highest levels of power.But it's not long before their headline-grabbing breakthroughs, unconventional methods - and untraceable pasts - attract the attention of the NYPD and the FBI.After all, it's no surprise that there's a mystery or two to unravel in the city that never sleeps . . . not least, who really are Holmes, Margaret and Poe?________________________Readers are loving Holmes, Margaret and Poe . . .***** 'I devoured this in less than 24 hours and I did not want it to end'***** 'I loved this book!'***** 'This has quickly become my favourite James Patterson novel to date'***** 'A great start to what I'm hoping will turn into a fantastic new series'***** 'Read in a day'________________________________'One of the greatest storytellers of all time' Patricia Cornwell'A writer with an unusual skill at thriller plotting.' Mark Lawson, Guardian'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.' Lee Child'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' Ian Rankin'The master storyteller of our times' Hillary Rodham Clinton'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer . . . Simply put: nobody does it better.' Jeffrey Deaver'Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.' Michael ConnellyHolmes, Margaret and Poe was a No.10 Sunday Times bestseller 14/01/2024

A victim who's made her last mistake.A killer hiding in plain sight.Detective Siv Drummond faces her toughest case yet . . .One Saturday morning, Detective Siv is called to Lansdown Court, a secluded little seaside community of artists, entrepreneurs and drifters. Where someone just committed the ultimate crime.Behind the doors of Jem Calloway's studio, the walls, the canvases, everything is stained red. With blood.Slumped in Jem's chair, there's a dead woman. A knife plunged deep in her neck. She is Luanna Forbes, owner of the bijou gift shop next door.Jem says he has no idea how she got there. He spent the whole night at a party, in a drunken haze. Detective Siv has her doubts. Because her sergeant was at the same party.And something was eating Jem that night. A secret he couldn't tell.What - or who - made him hold his tongue?Siv must break through a wall of silence to uncover the truth. But in a tight-knit community where blood runs thicker than water, she's got her work cut out . . .Discover a stunningly accomplished police procedural with untold emotional depth. Fans of Joy Ellis, P.D. James, Ruth Rendell, Jane Adams, Tana French or Rachel Caine are sure to be enthralled.

Fatally fizzy ... The holidays in Bohemia sparkle with fun under the palm trees, even if mixologist Pepper Revelle and her Bohemia Bartenders friends are working their glasses off. With all the cocktailians in town, the season promises to be festive-at least until a murky death in the swamp puts one of their friends under suspicion.Rumor has it the victim was on the verge of a fantastic discovery, but Pepper and her would-be boyfriend Neil find nothing but questions surrounding it. What was she looking for among the alligators? And was it a motive for murder?While Pepper and Neil search for answers and try to date among the disasters, Pepper's dog Astra snubs distiller Mark's impudent pup, and her ex Mr. Mixy gets into more trouble than he's worth. When Pepper gets too close to the truth, will she be blasted like a cork from a bottle of bubbly?Shocked by Champagne is the sixth book in the Bohemia Bartenders Mysteries, funny whodunits with a dash of romance set in a convivial collective of cocktail lovers, eccentrics and mixologists. These quasi-cozy culinary comedies contain a hint of heat, a splash of cursing and shots of laughter, served over hand-carved ice.

It's a wedding right after Christmas in the scenic ski resort town of Taos, New Mexico. Libby, Greg and Shadow, along Lexi and her family head to Taos for a vacation and to attend Greg's college friend's wedding. Not long after the ceremony, the groom goes missing, and Libby's group is pulled into the mystery of finding out where he could possibly have gone. In Taos, they all fall in love with the bakery, Sweet's Sweets, where they meet the owner, Samantha Sweet and her daughter Kelly. When Sam's bakery is vandalized their friendship grows, and the group suddenly have several mysterious events to deal with. There is no shortage of suspects and motives, and Libby and Shadow are deep in the midst of it. Can they figure out what happened to Greg's friend, and whether the incident at the bakery is related? Praise for the Libby Madsen Cozy Mysteries: "A fun read from first page to last ... an impressively original and deftly crafted read"-Midwest Book Review "Readers know what a sucker I am for dogs, and the Libby Madsen mysteries are some of the best. I love, love, love Shadow and Libby and the adventures they get themselves into. Jennifer J. Morgan is destined to be one of the brightest new stars in the cozy mystery scene!" - Connie Shelton, USA Today bestselling author "I'm hooked on this series. Completely adore Libby and Shadow (her companion black Lab pup-so adorable!). Without giving any spoilers at all, I couldn't put the book down once amateur sleuth, Libby Madsen, was on the search. The suspense amid so many suspects, I never did figure out how it would all turn out. Overall, it's a clean read--appropriate for all ages." - lovereadingmysteries, 5 star online review "This cozy mystery series has become one of my favorites! Libby Madsen, along with Shadow her dog ... Alexis, her best friend/business partner, and her family ... and the gorgeous forest ranger, Greg! I love the friend group! And Jennifer doesn't disappoint in her second book of the series ... I find myself turning pages just wanting to know what happens next. Hope the next title comes soon..." - 5 stars on Barnes & Noble "After meeting Libby and Shadow, Greg, Alexis and JJ, and the other great characters in this series, I couldn't wait to get right into this second book. Excellent action, just as in the first one-a great overall whodunit!" - avidmysteryfan, 5 stars online review "Shadows in the Forest will leave satisfied mystery buffs looking eagerly toward the next Libby Madsen story." - The Midwest Book Review

Sometimes lightning strikes twice. Doctor Rowena Halley was really hoping that a summer in California would help her heal from the previous semester's injuries, mental and physical. Instead, it might throw her into the greatest danger she's faced yet. Spending the summer working in Monterey and living with her boyfriend Alex was supposed to prove to both of them that they were ready to take their relationship to the next level. But what it's really shown is that they're still clinging to old flames. To make matters worse, their old flames have problems of their own. Problems that are refusing to stay in the past. Love is supposed to hit you like a bolt of lightning. But lightning is dangerous-and sometimes it strikes twice. On her last weekend in California, Rowena gets sucked into a search for Alex's missing ex-girlfriend. What should have been a few phone calls turns into a life-or-death confrontation-and Rowena may have to pay for other people's past sins. As Rowena is about to discover, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned-but mother nature's fury is even greater. Combining mystery and action with a side of romance and a strong dose of humor and snark, Total Immersion will appeal to fans of Kinsey Millhone, Stephanie Plum, and Jeri Howard, or anyone who loves strong, smart heroines. *Content warning: along with the kind of colorful language you'd expect from a collection of world-weary journalists and hardened Iraq vets, this story contains discussions of codependent relationships, intimate partner abuse, and the darkest side of the War on Terror. You've been warned.*

Doctor Rowena Halley signed up to be a professor, not a cop. Now she may have to be judge, jury, and executioner as well. When a student with a hijab and a strong Chechen accent confides in Rowena about a tricky sexual assault case and asks for her help, Rowena can't say no-again. Being the only Russian professor on campus, as well as the faculty member students go to for help, has its advantages. But the disadvantages can be deadly. After a tragic incident last semester, Rowena is trying to get her career back on track, not to mention her love life. With her Russian ex-fiancé Dima supposedly out of the picture, Rowena is hoping to build a future across the country in California with her American boyfriend Alex. But the past has a nasty habit of coming back to haunt you. When Aishat Aslanbekova comes to Rowena with her suspicions that she was drugged and assaulted at a frat party, Rowena finds herself forced to confront her own demons as well as Aishat's. With Aishat making accusations against the college's star quarterback and posterchild for diversity, Rowena doesn't know which will be more heartbreaking: finding out that Aishat is lying, or finding out she's telling the truth. Either way, both Aishat and the men she says assaulted her are in danger of an honor killing at the hands of Aishat's family. Rowena believes in non-violence. Non-violence may not believe in her. *Content warning: Along with the kind of adult language you should expect from mouthy undergrads and battle-scarred Iraq vets, this book also contains a serious discussion of racism, Islamophobia, economic injustice, PTSD, and sexual assault. You've been warned.*

Sometimes summer flings turn deadly serious. Russian professor Rowena Halley's life finally seems to be taking a turn for the better. She has a job for the summer AND the fall, her family dramas of the past spring have settled down, and she's got a promising romance going with Alex, a fellow academic and actual American. But the course of true love rarely runs smooth. Rowena's weekend of fun and good times with Alex is disrupted when one of her students goes missing, in a town that's already had more than its fair share of missing young women. Simple flakiness, or something more sinister? Rowena teams up with the student's annoying new boyfriend to try to track her down, even as she wonders if he's really the culprit behind her disappearance. Rowena's research skills are finely honed. Hopefully her survival skills are too. *Content warning: Adult language. Soooooo much adult language.*

A southern-fried comedy with a touch of romance, a side of mystery, a smattering of paranormal, and three crazy sisters....All Mitzi Winston wants is enough money to pay this month's mortgage payment. That is the only reason she even considers the phone sex job. Ever since her husband's disappearance, she has held things together nicely-until recently. And now, well, she just needs the money.Biting the bullet, she goes for the interview, only to find that the phone sex job isn't real and she's too late-not for the interview, but to save her husband. For there he is, dead on the floor, a bullet to the back of the head. To make matters worse, his ghost is hovering around and chiding her for being late. Not to mention he is horny as hell and trying to cop a feel.Which only begs the question, "Do dead men still want it?"

A CAT'S CRADLE OF CRIME, A DOODLE TO DIE FOR, AND A GEM OF A COZY...Two murders before lunch is a pretty bad day in anybody's schedule, but when your sister's a suspect, you just want to howl at the moon. Thankfully, that would hardly be noticeable in Barkview, the dog-friendliest town in America, where it's starting to look as if humans are the endangered species.Cat Wright (wrong name, wrong pet preference for Barkview) has barely had time to regret a good deed that just got punished when her younger sister Lani takes time out from performing mouth-to-mouth on an unconscious friend to give her an emergency call.First murder first-Cat's just learned she stirred up a dogfight when she nominated a distinguished female ancestor for the Aviation Hall of Fame. But here's the rub-nominees have to be investigated and as a result, Barkview's beloved hometown heroine now stands accused of the murder of a notorious rumrunner.To add more intrigue, Cat's ancestor's also accused of stealing the Douglas Diamond, the fabled lost treasure of Barkview, to finance her flying adventures. That's Page One news in this town and Cat feels terrible about accidentally tarnishing a hero's legacy.She's just read the headline when she gets the call from Lani, who in short order is accused of killing Peter Gallardo, her friend and prof who, Cat's starting to see, was probably Lani's boy friend as well. And wouldn't you know, Peter may have been one of many on a quest to find the famous gem.A regular cat's cradle of crime! But this is Barkview and so the co-star, as always in a Cat Wright mystery, is an irresistible pooch, in this case G-Paw, a fuzzy doofus of a golden doodle who'll keep you laughing chapter after chapter-and who just about converts Cat to the canine side.Add a few ancient diaries, plus Cat's persistent investigative style, and soon author Wilson's woven these seemingly disparate strands into a complex village puzzle mystery wrapped up (thanks mostly to G-Paw) in a comic confection inside a delicious contemporary cozy.Fans of animal cozies will love the mix of humor and intricate plotting-and they'll go nuts for G-Paw.

On a crisp winter evening, Detective Nikki Gill is taking a peaceful stroll through New College Oxford grounds before starting her new job at Kidlington Criminal Investigations unit the following day.

Danger hides behind the faces you know.In a small town shaken by tragedy, Kate Fox finds herself at the center of a deadly mystery that threatens those she loves. When attorney Garrett Haney is found electrocuted, it's quickly deemed an accident. But as Kate assists young Sheriff Zoe in the investigation, they uncover a tangled web of lies involving the Haney family and Garrett's powerful clients.As shocking secrets come to light, Kate discovers the person behind the murders is closer to home than she ever imagined. With the help of her niece Carly and Sheriff Zoe, Kate races against the clock to protect those dear to her in a pulse-pounding showdown that will change everything.In Close Range, loyalties are tested, and the hidden darkness within a family threatens to destroy lives.___________________Praise for Shannon Baker: "...terrific series..." --Catriona McPherson, multi-award-winning author of A Gingerbread House"...Baker knocks the wind out of you..." --Carolyn Ridder Aspenson, USA Today bestselling author of Damaging Secrets"Shannon Baker gets better with every book." --Amazon Charts bestselling author Jess Lourey"...winning characters and a stunning setting..." --Mystery Scene"A wonderful western mystery not to be missed! Enjoy!" --Fresh Fiction"...laugh-out-loud humor and heart-stopping suspense..." --Gwen Florio, author of the Nora Best and Julia Geary series"Baker serves up a ballsy heroine, a colorful backdrop, and a surprising ending." --Kirkus Reviews"...Baker offers readers a protagonist and a place they will love coming back to visit book after book." --William Kent Krueger, New York Times bestselling author"...perfect blend of small-town atmosphere, intriguing plot-line, and down-to-earth characters affectionately called Sandhillers." --Christine Carbo, author of the bestselling Glacier Mystery Series___________________What readers are saying: ★★★★★ "Love this series."★★★★★ "...suspense at its best!"★★★★★ "...well-defined characters..."★★★★★ "...uncover a twisted maze of lies..."★★★★★ "I was stunned when the reveal hit."

"Costumer Joey Jessop is working on a movie set in 1930s Hollywood and starring two of the world's biggest stars. The male lead is also a dedicated social activist, and the female lead, Gillian Best, is known for her lifestyle brand. After a hit-and-run near the set, Joey realizes that the car involved belongs to Gillian, and she begins to wonder if the actress has more to hide than her Botox appointments."--