Bøger udgivet af Joyce Summer

BEAUTY IS PAINMadeira's ladies are happy. At last there is a beauty farm just for them. Leticia Avila and her friend Inês are also immediately drawn to the temple of beauty. They enjoy mud packs, peelings and massages. But then they make the acquaintance of the unpleasant journalist Sofia Lima, who, following in the footsteps of Empress Sisi, unsettles the island and the staff of the beauty farm.Meanwhile, Comissário Avila looks after his little daughter and thinks about reducing his work at police headquarters in favour of his family. But when a few days later the journalist's severed hand and shortly afterwards her body are found on the grounds of a former nunnery, he has to make a decision: Does he want to continue playing the househusband or support his team around Subcomissário Vasconcellos - especially since Avila knows the main suspect better than he would like. This cosy crime series is a must-read mystery full of heart, humour and the longing place Madeira - perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Louise Penny and The Appeal. Praise for Madeira Silence"An entertaining and suspenseful thriller with a twisty, coherent plot, interesting and pictorially told, with sympathetic protagonists and once again a beautiful, impressive setting."-starred review."Murder hunt and island flair - a beautiful and entertaining third part of the series."-starred review."I can recommend this cosy crime novel to anyone who likes suspense, feel-good moments and a wonderful island feeling. I was captivated by the story from the first moment."-starred review.

STORMY TIMES FOR THE COMISSÁRIOA storm is brewing over the Atlantic island and the body of a touristwashes up in Funchal harbour. Did the young man really just underestimate the raging sea? Comissário Avila doesn't have a good feeling about the matter, but he doesn't have time to be too bothered as a romantic weekend with his wife in Madeira's picturesque mountains is on the agenda. But it is not only the approaching storm that disturbs the idyll: the body of a young woman suddenly floats in the hotel pool. Cut off from the outside world, Comissário Avila tries to find the murderer, a race against time, because in the midst of the raging storm the murderer is already hunting his next victim and this time it concerns Avila personally ...Comissário Avila is back in his second case on the island of eternal spring. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Janice Hallett. Praise for Madeira Silence"Investigation work as in earlier times, interesting and exciting. Thrilled by this episode."-starred review. "The tension is like a storm, it grows slowly but steadily and at its peak it explodes."-starred review."If you like good "who-done-it" detective stories with likeable investigators, this is the book for you."-starred review."The web of relationships Avila has to unravel is reminiscent of classics such as Agatha Christie's "Evil Under the Sun". The individual characters are again wonderfully drawn by the author."-starred review."In Avila's second case, Joyce Summer has once again, quite incidentally, put the island of Madeira in the spotlight. But this time from the dark, stormy side."-starred review."Great mystery entertainment!"-starred review.

A GALÃO WITH MADEIRA'S MURDEROUS HIGH SOCIETYA series of murders in Madeira's high society shakes the Atlantic Island. The morning after a celebratory dinner at the island's elite golf club, the organiser lies dead on the premises.Did the young woman make enemies through her dissolute love life? Or was she on the trail of a dark secret? Comissário Avila actually has better things to do: his first child is on the way. But instead of poring over baby books with his wife Leticia, he is searching for a murderer in Madeira's elite. And to make matters worse, Leticia and her friend Inês start their own investigation-and get dangerously close to the murderer.Can the Comissário save his little family? A thrilling murder mystery paired with beautiful descriptions of the island of Madeira. The prelude to the new cosy crime series - for all fans of Richard Osman, Sarah Yarwood-Lovett, Anthony Horowitz and Elly Griffith. REVIEWS:"Criminal Madeira feeling at its finest!"-starred review. ""Madeira Grave" is an all-around excellent country crime novel. But it is not the typical Portuguese detective story of the last year, it is Madeira. The somewhat different Portugal.From the sympathetically grumpy Comissário Avila to the charming Vasconcellos to the lovingly developed secondary characters - everything is coherent."-starred review. "Local colour par excellence. Interspersed with Portuguese expressions, the atmosphere is captured and the reader feels taken in by the Portuguese way of life."-starred review. "Likeable investigators, plus suspense and entertainment and the historical reference gives the extra kick."-starred review.

BLOOMING VALLEYS, BLEEDING EARTHNothing has been able to draw Captain Pieter Strauss home to South Africa's Elgin Valley. Since an argument sixteen years ago, he and his father Zef have hardly spoken a word to each other. Then the body of a young activist who had declared war on the white farmers is found in the old water reservoir on Strauss' farm. The local police have already arrested a suspect: Zef Strauss. Pieter rushes to his father's aid from Cape Town, even though he himself is not convinced of his father's innocence. He quickly gets caught in a web of old conflicts, desperate riots and bloody murders. The second case for Captain Pieter at the Cape of Lost Hope.Long-awaited sequel to "Deadly Mother City" - Captain Pieter's most personal case. Reviews:"A picturesque region, the social frictions of a "rainbow nation", a thrilling murder case and the troupe of the special unit "Valke", dear from "Deadly Mother City", have combined to a thriller with high entertainment value."-starred review.

IT'S BOILING IN THE TOWNSHIPS OF THE MOTHER CITYThe heat is oppressive in Cape Town and the drinking water is running out. A series of brutal murders shake the Cape of Good Hope. The tension boils over when the body of a young tourist is found in the middle of the idyllic national park.Captain Pieter Strauss of the "De Valke" special unit must catch the murderer before there can be another victim. Are these gruesome crimes connected to the ancient superstition of the Rain Queen, who demands victims in times of drought? Or is there something else behind it?Pieter and his old friend Nick Aquilina quickly get caught up in a vortex that pulls them deep into the merciless world of the townships and entangles them in the machinations of unscrupulous, large corporations. A fierce battle breaks out over the urgent need for drinking water, and all the while the murderer hunts for his next victim. Reviews:"A fast-paced and gripping crime novel. You get detailed and vivid descriptions of the landscape, you can feel, taste and smell the heat and the dust that covers everything in this dry country."-starred review. "Drought, murder, fraud - a deadly combination in Cape Town. The style of storytelling reminds me of Bennie Griesel novels, two different stories that come together at the end."-starred review.