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It's finally spring in English Village, and local reporter Josie Posey reluctantly agrees to write about the snooty Cleeve Hill Garden Society's annual Garden Tour. When the tight-lipped socialites give her a chilly reception, Josie is determined to unlock the secrets behind their garden walls...

In the heart of Kentucky's Daniel Boone National Forest, murder has checked into Happy Trails Campground. When a high-profile RV dealership manager is crushed beneath a fifth-wheel trailer, it looks like a tragic hitching accident. Until the coroner rules it homicide. And Mae West's husband...

Siggi Pizolka, die pfiffige Kosmetikerin aus Dortmund, hat sich auf Sylt längst eingelebt – doch von Ruhe keine Spur. Als Katharina, eine Bekannte aus der Teestube, plötzlich unter Mordverdacht gerät, ist für Siggi klar: Sie muss helfen! Nach einem Streit mit ihrem Ex-Mann wird dieser tot aufgefunden – vergiftet mit Katharinas selbstgemachten Pralinen. Mit Herz, Witz und einer ordentlichen Portion Ruhrpott-Charme stürzt sich Siggi in die Ermittlungen.

Sono le prime storie dell'irresistibile coppia di investigatori dilettanti siciliani Saverio Lamanna e Peppe Piccionello, nati e cresciuti nei racconti gialli inclusi nelle antologie a tema e riproposti in questa raccolta in occasione dell'uscita della serie TV su Rai1 "Màkari" che li ha consacrati al grande pubblico. Quattro casi delittuosi attraverso cui conosciamo i due protagonisti, campioni di sarcasmo e irriverenza, ironia e battute dissacranti, che insieme fustigano pregiudizi e luoghi comuni.

A brilliant new whodunnit from fan favourite E C Bateman, perfect for fans of M.C. Beaton and Richard Osman! It may be the season of goodwill, but when auctioneer Felicia Grant finds herself in the frame for murder, suddenly life doesn’t feel so festive…. Cosy crime readers are loving E.C...

A Fonterone, la pittoresca cittadina incastonata tra le colline del Nord-Est, tutto sembra pronto per le festività: le luci brillano, i caminetti scaldano le case, e all’Agatha’s Corner, la caffetteria di Agata Cornero specializzata in tè e dolci inglesi, si respira già profumo di zenzero e cannella.

A Fonterone, la cultura è in fermento. La Biblioteca civica ospita una conferenza molto attesa in cui discutere della chiusura dell’unica libreria in città. Ma l’evento si interrompe bruscamente quando una donna viene trovata senza vita dietro uno scaffale. Accanto al corpo, due grossi volumi di enciclopedia e un rivolo di sangue sul pavimento. La vittima è una stimata professionista, braccio destro di uno degli imprenditori più noti della zona, capace di leggere non solo i bilanci, ma anche le verità nascoste delle persone per cui lavorava. Ma quanto può essere pericoloso sapere troppo?

Each novel in the series works as a standalone – begin with any book and be charmed by them all! Candice is thrilled to land a spot in the finals of a televised baking competition—the prize money could finally make her dream of opening a bakery come true. But the sweet competition turns sour when one contestant is found dead… then another. With tensions rising and everyone on set looking suspicious, Candice teams up with her friends and dashing celebrity judge Leo Finley to uncover the truth. As the killer closes in, Candice must solve the mystery before her dreams—and her life—are cut short.

Bestsellerautorin Eleanor Dash will einfach nur ihre Lesereise an der Amalfiküste gut überstehen und endlich ankündigen, dass sie ihre Hauptfigur Connor Smith im nächsten Band umbringen wird. Als ein Attentat auf den echten Connor verübt wird, der sie auf der Reise begleitet, wird wie selbstverständlich auch Eleanor zu Hilfe gerufen, um den Fall zu lösen.

¡Escándalo en la exposición canina! Los tres caniches reales de Sir Theodore, siempre campeones indiscutibles, aparecen de repente con el pelaje teñido de azul. Fuera de sí, Sir Theodore acusa y amenaza al organizador de la exposición Mason Mayfield, lo que le convierte en el sospechoso principal cuando Mayfield aparece asesinado poco después. Firmemente convencidas de su inocencia, Nathalie y su cocinera Louise se ponen a buscar al verdadero asesino, siempre apoyadas por tres preciosos perros azules. Casitas de campo, rosas inglesas y suaves colinas: así es el pintoresco pueblo de Earlsraven.

This audio program includes an exclusive Q&A between the author and narrator. Finding a dead body is not normal. But Ava is not a normal teenager. In this chillingly beautiful mystery, only the obsessive spirit of youth can save a desperate town from the savagery within. Ava Bonney is a...

INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE WINNER OF THE CRIME WRITERS OF CANADA WHODUNIT AWARD FOR BEST TRADITIONAL MYSTERY “Prepare to be swept away again into the wonderfully endearing and unforgettable world of Molly. . . . Nita Prose writes like no other—I loved...

A group of Christie buffs. . .In honor of Agatha Christie's one hundredth birthday, mystery bookstore owner Annie Laurance Darling plans a week-long celebration of mystery, treasure hunts, title clues, and Christie trivia. Yet even as the champagne is chilling and the happy guests begin arriving...

Thomas Bolden grew up on the streets, his childhood a blur of fragmented memories. But now he’s managed to put his past behind him, find the woman he wants to share his life with, and carve out a successful career on Wall Street. Until, in the blink of an eye, his world is turned upside down...

A fast-paced and hilarious debut crime novel, in which a burnt-out Millennial medium must utilize her ability to see ghosts and team-up with a band of oddball investigators to figure out which member(s) of a posh English family are guilty of murder. “This book has bags of humor, bags of heart...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Hailed as “a combination of Eloise and Sherlock Holmes” by The Boston Globe, Flavia de Luce returns in a Christmas mystery from award-winning author Alan Bradley. In spite of being ejected from Miss Bodycote’s Female Academy in Canada, twelve-year-old Flavia...

Sussex, November 1959. There’s a chill in the air at the Lewes bonfire celebration. Carnival floats fill the narrow streets, fireworks crackle overhead, and Flora and Jack feel the heat of the burning torches lining the streets. But when Trevor French, chief of the Grove Bonfire Society, tumbles from his parade float, they know something is afoot. Trevor didn’t just fall – and amidst the crowds, his killer slips away through the smoke-filled night.

When Italy’s greatest opera singer, Rodolfo Argento, is killed in a terrible car accident, the police initially rule his death a tragic accident or suicide. But his elderly mother, Violetta, believes this to be poppycock! Her son was a brilliant driver and had too much to live for. She suspects foul play and turns to Private Investigator, Dan Armstrong to discover the truth. So Dan and Oscar travel to Verona, the city of Romeo and Juliet, to find out what really happened. There Dan discovers Rodolfo’s private life could have come straight out of a Shakespeare play.

As war rages in Europe, the citizens of London flee to the country. At Pigeonsford, a group of guests plays cards - but Grace Morland knows the strong emotions that lurk beneath the placid social surface. She's painfully in love with Stephen Pendock, the squire of Pigeonsford, but Pendock's smitten with young beauty Francesca Hart. One afternoon, Fran debuts a new hat, and Grace's jealousy gets the better of her. She exclaims, "I wouldn't be seen dead in a ditch in a thing like that!" She will soon be proven wrong. Grace is found dead with the hat on her head.

As the only woman homicide inspector in San Francisco, Lindsay Boxer has to be tough. But nothing she has seen prepares her for the horror of the honeymoon murders, when a brutal maniac begins viciously slaughtering newly wed couples on their wedding nights. Lindsay is sickened by the deaths...