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Im märchenhaften Kamelienpark in Locarno wird eine kopflose Leiche gefunden. Commissaria Roberta Casanova erkennt in dem Toten einen alten Bekannten: Marco della Valle, den Leiter der Wellnessoase, die zwei Jahre zuvor Schauplatz eines Mordes war. Die Commissaria vermutet einen Zusammenhang mit dem ersten Mordfall, tappt aber zunächst im Dunkeln. Marco della Valle hat ein sehr zurückgezogenes Leben geführt - und offenbar ein Geheimnis gehütet. Wurde er etwa von Schatten aus seiner Vergangenheit eingeholt?

Ihr neuester Fall erinnert Molly an ihre eigene Vergangenheit … NYT Bestseller-Autorin Rhys Bowen schreibt diesmal gemeinsam mit ihrer Tochter! Molly Murphy widmet sich inzwischen ganz der Familie und hat das Detektivgeschäft – zumindest offiziell – aufgegeben. Als sie auf Ellis Island bei der Verteilung von Kleidung hilft, muss sie unwillkürlich an ihre eigene Ankunft in New York zurückdenken. Auch ihr Mann Daniel, Captain des New York Police Departments, war an diesem Tag auf Ellis Island.

The fair is in town in Ashton Mead and everyone is keen to join in the fun—that is until a young woman falls from the Ferris wheel and all fingers point to Emily's new friend, Dana. With her outsider status, mysterious past, and penchant for stretching the truth, who else could it be? As the villagers grow increasingly suspicious of the fairground people and tensions start to bubble, Emily vows to clear Dana's name and protect her friend, much to the dismay of those closest to her. But can Emily and her dog Poppy find the real culprit before the town erupts?

Twelve years ago, school friends Sofia, Ellie and Rose made a vow. They promised never to talk about that fateful night. Never to tell anyone what they did. Since then, they’ve all followed very different paths but as they come together to celebrate Ellie’s destination wedding it promises to be a weekend to remember. It is meant to be the event of the season, but as things start to go wrong, they suspect someone is trying to punish them.

Welcome to North Falls—a small town where everyone knows everyone. Or so they think. Until the night of the fireworks. When two teenage girls vanish, and the town ignites. For Officer Emmy Clifton, it’s personal. She turned away when her best friend's daughter needed help—and now she must bring her home. But as Emmy combs through the puzzle the girls left behind, she realizes she never really knew them. Nobody did. Every teenage girl has secrets. But who would kill for them? And what else is the town hiding?

Natalie has spent ten years trying to get over the twin set of events which changed her life forever. The first: the moment her boss assaulted her. The second: the moment the jury declared him innocent - and her, a liar. The memories continue to haunt Natalie, and in her attempts to block out the past, she often wakes up with no memory of where she’s been – or what she’s done. So when her husband, Ryan, gets accused of the same crime, Natalie comes perilously close to the edge.

Ein unschuldiges Kind, eine unmögliche Entscheidung und ein grauenhafter Mord Es sind unruhige Zeiten für Kommissarin Anna Glad, denn ihr neuer Fall verwischt die Grenze zwischen Beruflichem und Privatem: Mimmi Sandberg, eine Freundin ihres Lebensgefährten, hat die vierjährige Veera adoptiert. Doch Veeras biologische Mutter will die Kleine zurückhaben. Die Anzeichen, dass das Kind bei ihr nicht sicher wäre, verdichten sich. Da verschwindet die Sekretärin der Holmborger Schule. Und auf dem beliebtesten Spielplatz der Stadt wird ein grausiger Fund gemacht.

Ivy Malone and Mac MacPherson have been circling the idea of marriage for some time (see the five books in the Ivy Malone Mysteries series), and now they’ve made the Big Decision. They’re getting married! Except there is the problem of that dead body—and a killer who’s willing to bring their plans to a screeching halt.

A woman is found dead in an alley of the bad part of town called Rotten Row. She's thought to have been bludgeoned to death, but as Lady Vivienne Harlowe and Sheriff Zachariah Fitch investigate the crime, it is soon realized that she was poisoned.

Klangvolle Namen schmücken hübsche Menükarten, verführerische Gerüche schweben über dem Dorfplatz – ein Kochwettbewerb in Himmelsricht versetzt das kleine Örtchen in helle Aufruhr. Ganz besonders natürlich Emma Ferrari, die mit ihrem Feinkostladen mittendrin ist und alle mit besten italienischen Zutaten versorgt. Ihre Freundin, die adelige Konstanze von Hohenfels, steht tatsächlich im Finale, und ausgerechnet deren egozentrische Mutter, die 92-jährige Isadora, ist Teil der Jury. Doch kaum sind die ersten Portionen serviert, kippt Isadora vornüber in ihren Risottoteller – mausetot!

There’s nothing unusual about a young bride entrusting Mandy Dyer with her wedding dress. Mandy runs a dry cleaners—her customers bring in gowns all the time. But when Mandy realizes the bride-to-be is marrying her womanizing ex-husband, she sees red—especially when she discovers the bride stabbed to death in her bridal suite. With Larry as the prime suspect, Mandy is up to her neck in her ex’s dirty laundry once more. Only this time, the stink of it is even worse.

Jessie Black is on the outside looking in. No longer an assistant DA, she now struggles to find meaning in a new career defending wealthy tax cheats. But when the teenage granddaughter of a colleague is arrested for murder, Jessie suddenly finds herself back where she belongs—fighting for justice in Philadelphia criminal court. District Attorney Damon Faber doesn't care about justice. He stokes a venomous, personal obsession with Jessie, and he seizes this murder trial as his chance to vent his hatred—not just by beating Jessie in the courtroom, but by crushing her heart and soul.

Rose Leary writes murder mysteries, but she never wants to see another real corpse. She tends bar to buy time to write in 1980s New York City, until her gruesome discovery of a murdered colleague derails those plans. As threats escalate, Rose fears for her next novel, her safety, and even her trust in Detective Frank Butler.

Two people have died in Lake Tahoe in shocking accidents. In a nearly empty parking lot, a hit-and-run driver kills probation officer Anna Meade Hallowell. High up on a jagged mountain, wife abuser Ray de Beers gets what he deserves: he's struck by lightning. Attorney Nina Reilly, hiking on a rare day off from her one-woman law practice, sees him die. So does her date, Tahoe deputy DA Collier Hallowell. Still shaken from his wife's violent death, Hallowell is hit hard by the accident. It's a bad end to a first date…and the start of a case that will test Nina's ethics and her heart.

In New York City, 1925, twenty-two-year-old Penny Fox has a lot on her plate. After her father's untimely death, she's just inherited his cabaret club—The Primrose—complete with a speakeasy in the basement, made possible by local mob boss Sonny Hargrove. By night, she's managing her father's business while being hounded by a greedy crime lord, and by day, working as a private investigator at her agency called The Sly Fox to help women flee abusive partners and catch their husbands affairs.

In the quaint English town of Hoslewit, the biggest names in crime writing have congregated to celebrate all things bookish and murderous. Author Jane Hepburn is determined to make her time at the Killer Lines festival worthwhile. This is her chance to change her fortunes and make her fictional Private Detective Baker a household name. And if she has to resort to sneaking into the book tent after hours to rearrange some books so hers are front and center, so be it. But when Jane encounters the dead body of renowned literary agent Carrie Marks, the festival takes on a decidedly different tone.

When gossipy notes written in the margins of an old book turn out to be clues to the disappearance of another guest, Mia finds herself diving headfirst into a dangerous adventure. With everyone at the resort hiding secrets of their own, she’ll have to solve this real-life mystery before she becomes the next target.

When Mrs. Blossom finds a winning ticket in a parking lot, everything changes...including Mrs. Blossom. She is determined to see the world that sometimes feels as if it’s passing her by. But when Mrs. Blossom booked her cruise through France on the MS Solitaire, she did not expect to meet Allan on her transatlantic flight. He is the first man who’s sparked something inside her since her beloved husband passed. She also didn’t expect Allan to be found, dead, twenty-four hours later in Paris, a city he wasn’t supposed to be in.

Whitney Falls was supposed to be the perfect place for me to disappear, with its quiet leafy streets and tulip-lined gardens. I didn’t intend to make any new friends. But when the pastor’s wife saves me from an accident, I can’t help but fall into her orbit. Soon enough, I become a regular at church, and the pastor and his wife welcome me into their home with open arms. But the more time I spend with them, the more I begin to feel something isn’t right.

When Camille Divine inherits her late husband's estate, she embarks on a gripping journey that transcends mere inheritance – it's a journey that will reshape her life forever. Supported by her steadfast friends, Cecily and Elsie, Camille endeavors to make sense of her new surroundings in the enigmatic city of Edinburgh. Eager to befriend her late husband's social circle, and perhaps discover the secrets he kept from her, she plans an extravagant soiree to captivate the city's elite.