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Living in exile in Venice, the disgraced Lord Byron revels in the freedoms of the city. But when he is associated with the deaths of local women, found with wounds to their throats, and then a novel called The Vampyre is published under his name, rumours begin to spread that Byron may be the murderer. . .

Shrewsbury, 1866. Julian Lockyer is an imposing gentleman in his late fifties. Having reserved a room for the night at the Station Hotel, he asks to be called early in the morning because he has a train to catch. Repeated attempts are made to wake him but there is no response. After forcing the door, the horrified hotel staff discover the bloodied corpse but with the knife still in his hand ... could he have killed himself in such a brutal manner?

1922. Since the Great War, Ruby Vaughn has made a life for herself running a rare bookshop alongside her octogenarian employer and housemate in Exeter. She's always avoided dwelling on the past, but it has a way of finding her. When Ruby must deliver a box of books to a folk healer living deep in the Cornish countryside, she is brought back to the one place she swore she'd never return: Penryth Hall.

When famed psychic Alicia Lysander is brutally attacked after leaving a seance at the home of an earl, Jason Redmond and Daniel Haze must retrace her movements to determine who might have had a motive to want Alicia dead. As they delve into the private life of the woman who had not only become a friend but had also helped Daniel to rescue his abducted daughter, they uncover buried secrets, bitter rivalries, and unexpected betrayals.

1932. The King of Detectives comes out of retirement, in a desperate quest for world peace! Across a world barely recovered from the ravages of the First World War, dark forces are stirring. A shadowy cabal of arms dealers and financiers are determined to drag the world into fresh conflict. Standing against them—Chicago's King of Electricity Billy Clifford, a billionaire determined to rid the world of the scourge of war. Clifford has brought together an elite band of scientists in his Anti-War contest.

Mikaela Forsythe has returned from her safari in Africa with Lily and her great-aunt. She's survived to fight another day, which is more than can be said for one Anthony Collingwood, the victim in the latest murder investigation thrust upon her by Sir Avery of the Special Services Agency. But she made an agreement in order to save Brodie's life, and now she must honor it. It's a particularly sensitive case, as the victim is a close friend of the Prince of Wales and a man who apparently led a double life.

War es ein Unfall? Selbstmord? Mord? Der erste Skandal der deutschen Filmgeschichte. Berlin 1920: Fritz Lang und Thea von Harbou sind das Glamourpaar des frühen deutschen Films. Den Regisseur und die Drehbuchautorin verbindet eine Leidenschaft, die weit über das Künstlerische hinausgeht. Das Filmmärchen hat nur einen Haken: Beide sind verheiratet. Als Langs Ehefrau durch einen Schuss zu Tode kommt, steht der junge Kriminalkommissar Beneken vor einem Rätsel: Hat die Frau sich das Leben genommen, weil sie die Schmach des Betrugs nicht ertrug?

Jason Crow comes home to Texas on clumsy, prosthetic legs, struggling with his lost dreams and the pitying curiosity of friends and strangers. But there's no time for him to brood, because his father has just been shot to death. Unable to convince the police that his father was murdered, Jason begins his own investigation. In the process he uncovers family secrets that shake him to his core and make him question everyone and everything around him, including the love of Michiko, the beautiful Eurasian-American nurse he met in Japan.

Под псевдонимом Эллис Питерс создана детективная серия о событиях 12 века в Англии и Уэльсе. «Хроники брата Кадфаэля» рассказывают о бывшем крестоносце, ставшем монахом в Шрусберийском аббатстве. В шестом томе Кадфаэль заботится о жертве мародеров и пытается понять, что скрывает его бред. Кровавая расправа связана с пропавшей троицей беглецов. Поиски приводят Кадфаэля к новому убийству.

Англичанка Эдит Парджетер под псевдонимом Эллис Питерс создала детективную серию о событиях XII века в Англии и Уэльсе. В центре повествования–старый крестоносец, ставший братом Кадфаэлем в Шрусберийском аббатстве. На фоне гражданской войны между королевой Матильдой и королем Стефаном Блуаским, Кадфаэль расследует преступления, используя свой богатый жизненный опыт и знание человеческих душ. Эта история о жителях Шрусбери и обитателях аббатства полна тайн и драматических событий.

Rough-around-the-edges Harriet Morrow has long been drawn to the idea of whizzing around the city on her bicycle as a professional detective, solving crimes for a living without having to take a husband. She seizes the chance when the prestigious Prescott Agency hires her as its first woman operative. The move sparks controversy—with skeptical male colleagues, a high-strung office secretary, and her boss, Mr. Theodore Prescott, all waiting for her to unravel under the pressure.

Les secrets d'une famille norvégienne fortunée, des héritiers machiavéliques : le nouveau maître du polar scandinave. La matriarche d'une riche dynastie norvégienne se suicide sur le domaine familial. Elle laisse derrière elle le mystère d'un testament disparu et un manuscrit, seule trace d'un drame familial : une catastrophe maritime durant la deuxième guerre mondiale dans laquelle son mari et des centaines de personnes ont perdu la vie. Sa petite-fille se lance à la recherche de ce testament.

Англичанка Эдит Парджетер не была историком по образованию, однако под псевдонимом Эллис Питерс она создала одну из самых популярных детективных серий, действие которой плотно увязано с важными историческими событиями, сотрясавшими в 12 веке Англию и Уэльс, откуда были родом предки Парджетер. встревожено ночными видениями молодого монаха. Зловещие сны "послушника дьявола" привлекают внимание, когда у монастыря обнаруживают труп епископского посланца. Брату Кадфаэлю предстоит выяснить связь между кошмаром и явью...

Between 1940-41, in Berlin, nine women are killed during the blackouts. One of these is a young girl. Her face is covered in snow and it looks as if she is smiling. This murder differs from the others and detective Johann Braunmann is ordered to solve it. However, he quickly senses that he is not meant to solve this case–or at least not to solve it quickly and for reasons he can't figure out. Something is very wrong–or somebody at the highest echelons of power is involved.

In Rome, Pope Alexander lies dying. Across Europe, in Oxford's Oseney Abbey, ambitious Bishop Otho is already positioning himself as successor. Almost immediately, a student protest against the greed of the Church spirals out of control and the bishop's brother is killed. Everyone assumes the fatal arrow was meant for the bishop himself, and the protesters are swiftly accused of murder and imprisoned in an Oxford gaol.

1915, the Cabrach, Aberdeenshire. An isolated Scottish community is disturbed by a strange discovery: a body in a peat bog, perfectly preserved. Two people haul the body from the ground: Lizzie, the wife of a wealthy local landowner, and Johnny, a nomadic singer and farm hand. At hearthside and inn, people whisper: what have we unearthed? One unveiling brings others. For Lizzie, tenacious but trapped, the discovery reveals unanswered questions about her past while for Johnny, it threatens to uncover a history he’s trying to outrun.

An einem garstig-kalten Novembertag im Jahre 1586 bittet ein Bauer den Henker Meister Frantz um Hilfe, denn auf seinem Hof geht ein Gespenst um! Nachts zupft es ihn und sein Gesinde an Zehen und Haaren. Nur selten dürfen die verängstigten Leute durchschlafen. Kann der Nachrichter von Nürnberg es mit Druden, Wiedergängern oder Dämonen aufnehmen?

Июль 1885 года. Загорский с Ганцзалином сопровождают тайного советника С, едущего на Дальний Восток с дипломатической миссией. По дороге они ненадолго останавливаются в Нижнем Новгороде, где как раз проходит большая ежегодная ярмарка. Загорский встречается здесь с жандармским офицером Николаем Назаровым, с которым они вместе учились в кадетском корпусе. Назаров следит за революционером Забелиным, надеясь разоблачить террористическую ячейку. Однако в день встречи Назарова с Загорским революционера убивают.

Michael Fraser was so handsome, it was positively criminal. His cold blue eyes made Elizabeth's heart skip at their very first meeting. No doubt about it, the gossip was right: this tough soldier was a traitor, a spy, a scurrilous French agent. Yet her hapless cousin had invited him to their home for the weekend. What trouble might this untrustable man cause during the course of a three-day house party filled with distinguished guests? Soon Elizabeth hears that this stealthy spy has been querying the servants about her.

England, 1926. Just days before Lord Darriby-Jones is scheduled to enlighten the world at the Annual Limacology Symposium, his secretary unceremoniously bids adieu to her employment. It's now up to Lady Darriby-Jones to find a replacement. In a twist of fate, she stumbles upon a commoner from a neighboring town willing to accept the role, despite the slug-dismantling duties that await him. He's positively thrilled at the chance to rub elbows with true aristocrats, even if his job involves less glamorous endeavors.