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When Clemmie goes next door to check on her difficult and unlikeable neighbor Dom, he isn't there. But something else is. Something stunning, beautiful and inexplicable. Clemmie photographs the wondrous object on her cell phone and makes the irrevocable error of forwarding it. As the picture swirls over the internet, Clemmie tries desperately to keep a grip on her own personal network of secrets. Can 50 years of careful hiding under names not her own be ruined by one careless picture?

The Inugami Curse is a fiendish, intricately plotted classic mystery starring the legendary Detective Kosuke Kindaichi. In 1940s Japan, the wealthy head of the Inugami clan dies, and his family eagerly await the reading of the will. But no sooner are its strange details revealed than a series of bizarre, gruesome murders begins. Detective Kindaichi must unravel the clan’s terrible secrets of forbidden liaisons, monstrous cruelty and hidden identities to find the murderer and lift the curse wreaking its bloody revenge on the Inugamis.

Spenser earned his degree in the school of hard knocks, so he is ready when a Boston university hires him to recover a rare, stolen manuscript. He is hardly surprised that his only clue is a radical student with four bullets in his chest. The cops are ready to throw the book at the pretty blond coed whose prints are all over the murder weapon but Spenser knows there are no easy answers. He tackles some very heavy homework and knows that if he doesn't finish his assignment soon, he could end up dead.

'Anyone who murdered Colonel Protheroe,' declared the parson, brandishing a carving knife above a joint of roast beef, ‘would be doing the world at large a service!' It was a careless remark for a man of the cloth. And one which was to come back and haunt the clergyman just a few hours later. From seven potential murderers, Miss Marple must seek out the suspect who has both motive and opportunity.

For an instant the two trains ran together, side by side. In that frozen moment, Elspeth witnessed a murder. Helplessly, she stared out of her carriage window as a man remorselessly tightened his grip around a woman's throat. The body crumpled. Then the other train drew away. But who, apart from Miss Marple, would take her story seriously? After all, there were no suspects, no other witnesses...and no corpse. This title was previously published as What Mrs. McGrillicuddy Saw!

Wes Cooper was dead. Then he wasn't-though he's not exactly alive, either. As an immortal not-ghost, he can transition between this world and the otherplane, which makes him the perfect thief for hire. For 70 years he's made a "living" returning items to their rightful owners, seeing his fair share of the bizarre in the process. But he's never witnessed murder. Until now.

Ellery Queen is persuaded to accompany an old friend and sculptor to his ancestral home when the latter arrives at Ellery's house covered in blood and unable to remember anything from the past few weeks. Once there, tensions erupt and foul play results in the murder of one of the household's members. Among the many transgressions Ellery will uncover are adultery, blackmail, and deceit.

Trapped on a burning mountain, the Queens take refuge with a killer. Dashing detective Ellery Queen and his father are driving over the pothole-scarred Arrow Mountain Road when they come face to face with a wall of flame. They tear back in the other direction, fire at their fenders, and finally find safety in a clearing, at the home of Dr. Xavier, a renowned surgeon. He is a genial man, but his distracted, mysterious smile conceals dark secrets.

Claudia Lin—mystery novel superfan and, until recently, clichéd underemployed English major—has scored her dream job: co-running Veracity, a dating detective agency for chronically online New Yorkers who want to know if their prospective partners are telling the truth. Unfortunately, along the way, she and her colleagues—tech savant Squirrel, and the elegant and intimidating Becks—have uncovered a far-reaching AI conspiracy. And the corporate matchmakers may be resorting to murder to protect their secrets.

Moira Wicked is up to her eyeballs in wedding plans, thanks to her nosy but well-meaning family. With every witch and warlock in town invited to witness her fated union with Liam Good, she's resigned herself to destiny's wild ride. She might've wished for a distraction. She didn't mean a siren. When a fishing boat runs aground off the coast, the crew swears they were lured by a woman's haunting song—straight out of myth and legend. Cue the magical chaos.

With a simple comment about the waiter's attire, the newlyweds find themselves caught in a web of secrets. The waiter, driven by dreams of a better life for his family, becomes the prime suspect in a shocking murder that shakes the foundations of their idyllic honeymoon. As Sandie and her new husband navigate the treacherous currents of romance, jealousy, and deceit, they are determined to uncover the truth behind the tragic death of the handsome restaurant manager. With the waiter's fingerprints on the murder weapon, the odds are stacked against him, and time is running out.

When a human skull gatecrashes her friends’ big day, it officially becomes the worst wedding Ginny Cole has ever been to. But as the assembled guests await the police, the two families staring daggers at each other across the aisle, Ginny starts to suspect that these nuptials were deliberately sabotaged. Together with her fellow widows in crime-solving, JM, Tuppence and Hen, she decides to uncover who wanted this marriage dead on arrival.

Embark on an unforgettable adventure as Sally and Rodney hit the open road for the first time since the infamous ransacking. turning a seemingly ordinary vacation into a thrilling quest for answers. From escaping a past trauma to uncovering hidden family secrets, this road trip is filled with suspense and intrigue. Hop in the van with them as they navigate through twists and turns, uncover the truth about their lineage and the mysteries that have long been shrouded in secrecy.

Phillip Brown wakes up one bitter November morning to find a woman near frozen on the stoop of the Baltimore home he shares with his sister and uncle. The unconscious woman eventually awakens, unwilling to share who has terrified her while she makes a recovery in the Brown home. He continues his work at the Wiest Oyster Cannery and pouring beer on occasion at his neighborhood brewery while guarding his family from dangerous criminals’ intent of silencing his discoveries about the woman.

Als die Kunststipendiatin Leonie Mahnke spurlos verschwindet, folgt die Polizei rätselhaften Hinweisen entlang des Kampener Kunst- und Kulturpfads. Die Lage spitzt sich zu, als die Leiche der Stiftungsleiterin Martina Engelhorst aufgefunden wird. Wer ist für ihren Tod verantwortlich? Gibt es eine Verbindung zur entführten Stipendiatin? Während die polizeilichen Ermittlungen auf Hochtouren laufen, kommt Landschaftsarchitektin und Hobbyermittlerin Anna Scarren dem Entführer unwissentlich gefährlich nahe und begibt sich selbst in größte Gefahr. Ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt.

With two deliveries down and only one left to complete for the requirements of her inheritance, the murder of her father solved, and finally being settled into her new (old, very very old trailer) home, she is revved up and ready to go. That is, until her coworkers point out that her next delivery is to the state of Maine!

Convalescing after his recent injuries, Albert Smith is taking it easy … until a face from his past appears on his TV screen and everything changes. There’s an old score to settle and this time his quest for justice will take him from his quiet English home to the foot of the Alps. With Rex faithfully at his side, they hunt for a criminal no one else on the planet even knows exists.

When the local authorities ask Ruby Simpson to help them find a thief in the small town of Castle Cove, she doesn’t have much of a choice. She predicted the most recent theft, and the cops have no other leads. There are just two small problems. One, she’s not psychic. Two, she’s not Ruby Simpson. Okay, maybe they’re not small problems. But Charlotte needs a place to lay low with her younger sister, somewhere her parents won’t find her and the locals won’t ask too many questions. Getting involved with the cops, especially Deputy Jared, isn’t a smart thing for a reformed con artist to do.

Ein Ausflug an die malerische normannische Steilküste! Cluzet und Sandrine reisen nach Étretat - doch es erwartet sie keine Erholung. Denn dort lebt Sandrines Ex-Mann Sinclair, und der steht unter Mordverdacht an einem Muschelfischer. Nur ihrer Kinder zuliebe will Sandrine seine Unschuld beweisen. Doch als dann noch eine Welle von Vergiftungen die örtlichen Restaurants heimsucht und die Muscheln aus Sinclairs Zuchtbetrieb verantwortlich gemacht werden, zieht sich die Schlinge um seinen Hals immer weiter zu. Ist er wirklich ein Mörder?

Nathalie und ihre Freunde können es kaum erwarten: Sie sind kurz davor, die Zerstörung des Naturschutzgebietes bei Earlsraven zu verhindern. Doch dann der Schock: Während der Radiosendung, in der alles live enthüllt werden sollte, wird der Journalist Brian Burkoff erschossen! Nathalie und Louise machen sich gemeinsam mit dem Raven-Team auf die Suche nach Brians Mörder und nach dem unbekannten Informanten - und erhalten dabei Hilfe von gänzlich unerwarteter Seite ... Über die Serie: Davon stand nichts im Testament ... Cottages, englische Rosen und sanft geschwungene Hügel - das ist Earlsraven.