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Nahe der Kleinstadt Burbanks im Nordwesten Kanadas ist es nicht so friedlich, wie es scheint. An der Green River Brücke wird eine Leiche im Gebüsch gefunden. Es sind keine Spuren eines Gewaltverbrechens erkennbar. Die zuständige Kriminalabteilung der Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Burbanks wird eingeschaltet. Detective Inspector Sandra Vane und Ronny Sunderland werden mit den Ermittlungen betraut. Sie können den Toten identifizieren. Es ist Dudley Strong, ein ehemaliger Klassenkamerad von Ronny Sunderland. Der Gerichtsmediziner stellt fest, dass der Tod am Vorabend eingetreten ist. Die Todesursache ist vor Ort nicht feststellbar. Eine Obduktion muss Klarheit bringen. Starb Strong eines natürlichen Todes, oder handelt es sich um einen heimtückischen Mord? Warum wurde der Tote im Gebüsch versteckt?Erste Nachforschungen ergeben, dass Strong als Fotomodell arbeitete und in Fort Banning lebte. Die Nachforschungen gestalten sich schwierig. Die Liste der Fragen wird im Laufe der Ermittlungen immer länger: Wie sah das Leben des Dudley Strong aus? Wann wurde er zuletzt lebend gesehen? Was hat er in seinen letzten Stunden gemacht? Wo hat er sich aufgehalten? Hat er jemanden getroffen? Wo starb Dudley Strong? Um die Rätsel zu lösen, ist das Team gezwungen im Nachbarbezirk zu ermitteln.

Stephanie Plum knows something is amiss when she turns up for work at Vinnie's Bail Bonds to find that longtime office manager Connie Rosolli hasn't shown up. Stephanie's worst fears are confirmed when she gets a call from Connie's abductor. He says he will only release her in exchange for a mysterious coin that a recently murdered man left as collateral for his bail. Unfortunately, this coin, which should be in the office-just like Connie-is nowhere to be found. The quest to discover the coin, learn its value, and save Connie will require the help of Stephanie's Grandma Mazur, her best pal Lula, her boyfriend Morelli, and hunky security expert Ranger. As they get closer to unraveling the reasons behind Connie's kidnapping, Connie's captor grows more threatening and soon Stephanie has no choice but to throw caution to the wind, follow her instincts, and go rogue.

Mens København sveder under rekordtemperaturer, dukker et lig uden hoved op i havnens grumsede vand. Et andet sted i byen forsvinder den syriske flygtning Aziz Almasi, chauffør for parlamentsmedlem Esben Nørregaard, sporløst. Af frygt for en lyssky kontakt fra sin fortid appellerer Esben til Jensen om at undersøge Aziz’ forsvinden. Kan liget i havnen være Aziz? Jensen og Henrik får endnu engang brug for hinanden for at afsløre sandheden - en, der er farligere, end de kunne have forestillet sig. Om forfatteren:Heidi Amsinck (f. 1967 i København) er uddannet journalist og har siden 1992 boet og arbejdet i London, bl.a. som korrespondent for Børsen og Jyllands-Posten. I dag er hun kommunikationsansvarlig i en større bank. I 2023 modtog hun Det Danske Krimiakademis pris for bedste debut med "Mit navn er Jensen".

Andet bind i svenske Rebecka Aldéns Søredderne-serie er skærgårdskrimi og intens psykologisk spænding i ét. På en stenstrand i Stockholms skærgård ligger liget af en kvinde, skyllet op fra havet. For Søredderne Annika og Simon ligner det en ulykke. Men da kvindens datter dukker op, viser det sig, at hendes mor havde ringet kun få timer før og afsløret en frygtelig sandhed. Ægteparret Charlotte og Fredrik tager på en romantisk sejltur, bare de to. Men mødet med en gruppe gamle venner bringer velbevarede og fatale hemmeligheder op til overfladen. Om forfatteren: Rebecka Aldén (f. 1972) er svensk journalist og forfatter. Hendes krimiserie Søredderne foregår på en søredningsstation i Stockholms smukke skærgård og blander klassisk krimidrama med intens psykologisk spænding.

The last thing Mabel needed was a flying saucer, not to mention a rash of similar sightings all over town. Her life's already been upended by getting fired and moving to Grandma's old house in Medicine Spring. So far, the deceptively sleepy village has delivered several murders-and romance with a handsome private investigator. Are little green men next? While Mabel tries to get to the bottom of the apparent space invasion, she also gets herself caught between competing candidates for township supervisor. Small-town politics call for more diplomacy than she has-not to mention the ability to duck, run, and hide.And unfortunately, her UFO investigation only raises more questions. Long-buried secrets surface, all tied to one night in 1958 and another seeming alien attack. But something more troublesome than any Martian invasion is on its way. A film crew descends, bent on producing a documentary on the historic UFO crash. Hordes of tourists follow, all infected with flying saucer fever. When an all-too-human body turns up at the alleged alien gravesite in a local cemetery, Mabel realizes murder is bound to follow her, whether of this world or not.

In this 5th installment of the bestselling mystery series, Cleopatra Fox gets entangled in a web of betrayal and blackmail that leaves the high society matchmakers scandalized. When a notorious cad is bludgeoned to death with a candlestick in the library at the most important ball of the London social season, Cleo finds herself in the prime position to solve the crime. After all, she stumbled across the body soon after the victim's demise and is a witness to the evening's events. But when a footman is arrested with a stolen painting in his possession, she finds her services are not required. Yet several things don't add up, and the lead detective is convinced the man he was forced to arrest isn't guilty. With the aid of Harry Armitage and her friends from the Mayfair Hotel, Cleo sets out to uncover the truth. They're soon neck-deep in the scandalous secrets the victim unearthed about members of society. Secrets that could ruin marriages, reputations and futures if exposed. But which secret is worth killing for? And which suspect is hiding the most explosive secret of all?

A wealthy businessman with a reputation for taking risks rose from the slums to the height of success. But success comes at a price, especially when it's achieved at the expense of others. When a former guest of the hotel is found dead in a dockside tavern, the police rule it suicide. After all, some say his negligence caused one of his company's ships to go down in a storm, along with all its cargo and several members of the crew. The guilt would be too much for many. But when evidence of murder is uncovered, Cleo feels compelled to bring the killer to justice.With Harry Armitage on a separate case that involves many of the same suspects, their paths cross and sparks fly. And there are more suspects emerging every day. With a victim whose past was shrouded in mystery, who was a bully to some and a brilliant businessman to others, it's difficult to separate fact from fiction. As Cleo and Harry peel back the layers of lies, one fact is undeniable-a man's past follows him to the grave, something Harry knows all too well.

As fashion designer to London's elite, she had an eye for detail and a flare for the dramatic. But there's nothing stylish about her cold-blooded murder.With the social season just around the corner, the women in Cleo's family are having new outfits made by the most sought-after designer in the city. Madame Poitiers is bold, self-absorbed and not French, despite her claims.When Cleo stumbles on her dead body in the salon, she is in a unique position to gather clues and speak to witnesses. But she doesn't expect to find Harry Armitage's business card in Madame's possession. What is the alluring private detective's connection to the victim? And why is he avoiding Cleo?As she peeks behind the veil of lies, Cleo uncovers the secrets Madame Poitiers tried to hide. But which secret led to her murder? And which one of the suspects turned the fashion icon into a fashion victim?

Where Is My Daughter?'My daughter is missing....'Handsome, charming Eddie Hammett has a nasty obsession, to choose, to capture and then to kill. There seems to be an endless supply of young women no one knows or cares about. Vulnerable young women are going missing, while on an isolated farm in the beautiful Cornish countryside the body count is rising. Held prisoner in a damp, dark cellar, Glanna Pendrick gives birth to her abductor's child. As her daughter grows a single thought sustains Glanna, she must escape before she is killed.In a small Cornish town Jean Anderson, stinging from the harsh words of an argument with her daughter, waits for her to come home. Ayla McDonald arrives in Truro, looking for somewhere to stay. Lindy Walker leaves a music festival early and begins to walk back to her camp site. Susie Carne accepts a lift after a night out. Raw recruit WPC Grace Tallis is convinced there is a link between the missing women but no one in the force has any interest in what she thinks. This is the second novel is the DS Grace Tallis series.

"Inspired by the real-life mother of forensic science, Frances Glessner Lee, and featuring a whip-smart, intrepid sleuth in post-WWII Vermont ... Maple Bishop is ready to put WWII and the grief of losing her husband, Bill, behind her. But when she discovers that Bill left her penniless, Maple realizes she could lose her Vermont home next and sets out to make money the only way she knows how: by selling her intricately crafted dollhouses. Business is off to a good start--until Maple discovers her first customer dead, his body hanging precariously in his own barn. Something about the supposed suicide rubs Maple the wrong way, but local authorities brush off her concerns. Determined to help them see 'what's big in what's small', Maple turns to what she knows best, painstakingly recreating the gruesome scene in miniature: death in a nutshell. With the help of a rookie officer named Kenny, Maple uses her macabre miniature to dig into the dark undercurrents of her sleepy town, where everyone seems to have a secret and a grudge. But when her nosy neighbor goes missing and she herself becomes a suspect, it'll be up to Maple to find the devil in the details and put him behind bars"--

"When Eloise Anderson, the owner of an antiquarian bookshop, arrives at the grand Aircroft estate to ask retired librarian Jane Hunter and eccentric collector Cameron Clewe for help, Jane and Cam expect a bookish inquiry. But the bookseller has a different sort of assistance in mind: clearing her mother's name of a murder Eloise is convinced she didn't commit. Eloise's mother has just died after spending many years in prison for allegedly killing Eloise's father. Armed with new information found in her mother's effects, the bookseller is determined to uncover the true killer so her mother can rest in peace--even though the case is now colder than ice"--

Having solved the two murders that somehow fell in her path, Beatrice Hyde-Clare is on the lookout for a third. Through an absurd quirk of stupid fate, the shy spinster has fallen in love with the thoroughly unattainable Duke of Kesgrave and is desperate for something, anything, to occupy her mind. A dead body would do nicely.Fortunately for her, a fellow guest from a Lake District house party appears on her doorstep with exactly that: the lover of his fiancée's mother expired after a wretchedly painful episode just that morning in an apparent poisoning.As unorthodox as it is, he would like Bea to investigate rather than calling the authorities. Bea begins her inquiry into Mr. Wilson's death at once and almost immediately finds herself in the company of Kesgrave, who is as determined as ever to assist her.'Twas patently unfair, for the whole point of the investigation was to get away from the handsome lord. Now Bea is faced with the daunting challenge of exposing the villain without revealing her heart.

Having inexplicably nabbed the Duke of Kesgrave, twenty-six-year-old spinster Beatrice Hyde-Clare is determined to marry him at once.And no amount of handwringing from anxious family members, worried friends and well-meaning acquaintances will convince her to delay. Except...maybe she is a littleswayed by her uncle's efforts to make amends for treating her with cold indifference during her childhood. While her aunt's concern about the growing scandal around her unfortunate habit of unmasking murderers in the middle of society events isn't entirely unfounded.Then there's the truly unfathomable appearance on her doorstep of the former Miss Brougham, the spiteful heiress whose cruel taunts derailed Bea's social career. Remarkably, the society matron has a mystery to solve and knows Bea is the only person who can help her. A dead grandfather, a missing jewel, a cryptic letter, an opportunity to condescend to her archnemesis-the case seems simple enough.And yet somehow it all goes terribly, horribly wrong.

Flower farmer Emma Justice's life is firmly rooted in Lutz, Texas, where she has recently begun her new business. One morning while delivering flowers, she stumbles upon a prominent citizen. Dead. When a friend is accused of murder, Emma launches her own investigation. She's used to separating weeds from flowers. Emma will dig for clues, weed out red herrings and cultivate a plan to find the killer.

"If there was a list of what not to expect when you're expecting, right at the top would be coming upon your doula holding a gun over the body of her fiancâe. Clearly in shock, Hannah Riversbend claims not to have shot him. Jenn asks Ally to prove the doula's innocence before her special delivery arrives. The clock is ticking as Ally races to solve the murder in time for Jenn's bun to come out of the oven"--

"While working a huge wedding expo in Manhattan, Mia is shocked to spot the man who nearly destroyed her life--the one who's supposed to be sleeping with the fishes. But she loses him in the crowd. And when it happens again the next day, it's time for an emergency meeting with the family--and the Family. Because if Adam is alive, Mia is still married"--

Dive into the action-packed world of Gia Santella in this thrilling new series from USA Today bestselling author Kristi Belcamino.When Gia's parents are killed in a suspicious accident, she's propelled into a fast-paced life of exotic cars, glittering nightclubs, and steamy interludes.But when an unexpected letter arrives, her past catches up to her as she discovers that her parents' death was no accident.Now, Gia must go undercover and use her own instincts to escape the dangerous people on her trail. With each wrong turn, she risks her life as she refuses to go down without a fight.Filled with suspense, romance, and twists, this is a story about a young woman determined to take back control of her life.If you enjoy JD Robb, Lisa Gardner, Atomic Blonde, and Killing Eve, then you'll love Gia Santella's adventure.________________________What readers are saying:¿¿¿¿¿ "...addicted..."¿¿¿¿¿ "...action-packed..."¿¿¿¿¿ "...absolutely loved it..."¿¿¿¿¿ "... smart and sexy heroine..."¿¿¿¿¿ "...didn't see the twist coming..."

More than fireworks are exploding at North Pole Beach when Nico's mother, Jingle Belle Kringle, comes to visit, spoiling all their Christmas in July festivities.Mrs. North knows her eccentric mother-in-law can be a handful, but even she cannot foresee the calamities that will befall them due to Jingle's meddling. It's up to Mrs. North and Natalie to once again save the holiday or no one will be getting what they want this year for Christmas.

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Despite suffering a few initial setbacks, the former Beatrice Hyde-Clare has settled into her new position nicely. Thanks to Lady Abercrombie's machinations, she has secured the admiration of society and finally earned the respect of her staff. Even the lessons in defending herself, which her husband, the Duke of Kesgrave, insists she take if she wants to continue in her dangerous avocation, are going well. Save for the dreaded pineapple chunks chef André insists on putting in her beloved rout cakes, everything is perfect.But then she learns from a most unlikely source that Kesgrave's malevolent uncle is scheming to destroy her happiness. Determinedly, she resolves to meet the threat head on-a plan that immediately goes awry when the duke asks her to allow him to handle the matter.Stand idly by while dark forces muster?Well, no, Bea can't possibly do that-especially not when the villainous relation winds up bludgeoned to death with a candlestick.

Why, yes, the former Beatrice Hyde-Clare is distracted. Having settled comfortably into marriage to the Duke of Kesgrave, she is nevertheless surprised to find herself in an interesting condition. And it has to be that-the unsettling prospect of motherhood-that causes her to overlook the obvious clue that Roger Dugmore had indeed been killed in his sleep. Summoned to the scene of the supposed crime by his grandson, a preening viscount from the country desperate to establish himself in society, she assumes he is trying to draw the attention of Mr. Twaddle-Thum, London's most rapacious gossip.Disgusted, she dismisses the absurd lordship and his concerns.But the duke does not.Oh, no, he notices something is slightly off-the angle of the table, the position of the bed-and a horrified Bea begins to fear that the birth of her child will mean the end of her brilliant career as an investigator.It is not the most pressing concern, of course, not with a murderer on the loose, and she struggles to put it out of her mind as she grapples with an even more daunting possibility: that this peacocking nodcock might be her most diabolical opponent yet.

To be clear: Beatrice, Duchess of Kesgrave, does not think every dead person in London is the victim of a sinister plot. The city is large, after all, and some of its inhabitants had to have died from innocent causes. Like Peter Huzza, who was killed in a horrifying steam engine accident. It is shocking, yes, the way his body was torn apart by the explosion of his very own machine, but not entirely surprising. High-pressure steam is notoriously dangerous to harness.There is no reason to suspect foul play.Nope, none at all.And yet there is that disquiet Bea feels when she pictures the decimation caused by the blast. It just doesn't seem quite decimated enough. But the alternative makes even less sense, for how could she have noticed something that one hundred other spectators missed? Believing the inventor was murdered right before their eyes-it is a wildly implausible theory.No doubt it is. But when has Beatrice Hyde-Clare ever let the impossibility of a theory stop her?

Es brodelt in der Liga. Nach einem hitzigen Spiel zwischen Durumspor und Besiktas Berlin wird der Schiedsrichter tot aufgefunden. 230 Kilometer vom Stadion entfernt, in einer Scheune im niedersächsischen Abbenrode.Sofort nehmen Helene Eberle und ihr Team die Ermittlungen auf. Der Weg führt sie zurück ins Stadion und in die Szene der Ultra-Fans. Doch auch in die Reihen der eigenen Kollegen. Plötzlich steht die Kommissarin im Fadenkreuz. Jemand droht ihr mit dem Tod.Nur wer? Die Ultras von Hertha BSC? Die eigenen Kollegen? Und welche Rolle spielt ihr Ex-Mann, der mit einem Mal wieder aufgetaucht ist?Für Helene geht es jetzt um alles ...