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Forty-something single mother Cara Shelley is very content running the Happy Huffkin café in the grounds of a quirky stately home. But her daily routine is shaken up by the arrival of a guest at Tanton Towers: the flamboyant Lady Izzy. Ten years ago, Lady Izzy's nephew, the former chair of the local ghost society, died after a ghost hunt in the Towers' spooky subterranean grotto. Now, she plans to commemorate his life—and death—with a fresh hunt in the very same place. But the morning after the event, Cara makes a horrifying discovery.

Ein Mörder auf Geisterjagd - Nell Drury ermittelt in den Goldenen Zwanzigern. Der historische Cosy Crime für Fans von Rhys Bowen. Kent, 1925: Nell Drury steht vor ihrer ersten großen Herausforderung als Chefköchin auf dem Herrenhaus Wychbourne Court. Lord und Lady Ansley planen einen extravaganten Kostümball mit Geisterjagd um Mitternacht. Als dabei jedoch eine Leiche entdeckt wird, wird Nell ungewollt in die darauf folgende polizeiliche Untersuchung verwickelt.

Ein ungesühnter Mord unter Schauspielern - Nell Drury ermittelt wieder. Der 20er Jahre Cosy Crime für Fans von Rhys Bowen. Kent, 1926: Auf Wychbourne Court herrscht Trubel als Lady Ansleys alte Theatergruppe für eine kleine Aufführung im Herrenhaus zusammenkommt. Chefköchin Nell Drury wird schnell klar, dass Lady Ansley nicht nur wegen der Reaktion der Gäste nervös ist, denn nicht alle sind erfreut darüber, sich wieder zu sehen.

Als ein Skelett in den Wäldern des Wickenham Manor Hotels in der englischen Grafschaft Kent gefunden wird, fühlt sich Peter Marsh direkt an einen alten Fall erinnert. Zusammen mit seiner Tochter Georgia versucht der ehemalige Polizist einen Zusammenhang zwischen den Verbrechen zu finden. Hat der Mord an Ada Proctor, Tochter des örtlichen Arztes, etwas damit zu tun? Damals, 1929, wurde Davy Todd des Mordes angeklagt, doch seine frühere Freundin ist von seiner Unschuld überzeugt.

The once-notorious cabaret singer Adora Ferne guards a treasure trove of 12 classic Jaguar cars but hankers over the one that is missing. Enter Jack Colby: Adora's manager Danny Carter has commissioned him to buy the 13th dream car from its owner, the Earl of Storrington. When a murder follows the Earl's rejection of an offer, Jack is determined to find out whether there is a link between that and the 12 Jaguars. But does the truth lie amongst the secrets of Adora's past or closer to home? Speeding along the route he's certain will lead to the answer, Jack rushes headlong into danger.

March 1915. Caroline Lilley's fiancé, Reggie, is away at the front, and Caroline gives up her job and returns home at his request. Frustrated in her desire to help the war effort, she throws herself into saving the harvest by organising the village women - and runs up against Reggie's mother, the formidable Lady Hunney. Caroline's sister, Felicia, departs to become an ambulance driver on the Western Front, and Phoebe and George eagerly await their chance to leave the village.

When Jack Colby glimpses a 1938 Lagonda V12 lying uncared for in a Kentish country barn, he just has to have a closer look – which brings him face to face with its angry owner, Polly Davis, former TV presenter and widow of car dealer Mike. Is it the car or Polly that captivates his heart? No question, he has to find out more about both. Jack’s enquiries are abruptly cut short, when some days later he finds Polly’s murdered body lying outside the barn.

When Jack Colby hears a rumour that Old Herne’s, the club for aviation and classic car veterans, is closing, he is appalled. He has been commissioned to investigate the theft of the Porsche car belonging to its manager, the popular Mike Nelson, but now far worse problems threaten the club when brutal murder proves to be on the agenda. Jack finds himself caught between two families.

When Jack Colby, car detective, hears the voice of his former wife, Eva, on the phone he fears the worst. The body of her husband, Mexican band leader Carlos, has been found and Eva becomes the chief suspect. Car detective Jack goes into action - although he is hindered by a second case, as the beautiful 20-year-old Daisy is determined that his efforts should be devoted to finding her stolen Morris Minor.

When chimney sweep Tom Wasp is handed a pawn ticket by his friend Eliza Hogg on the day before she is due to be hanged in Newgate, both he and his apprentice Ned are mystified when the reclaimed item turns out to be a sailor doll. It is no ordinary doll, however. This one holds a secret that has the two most notorious gangs in London’s East End, the Rat Mob and the Nichols, at each other’s throats. When Dinah, the daughter of the leaders of the Rat Mob, is found murdered Tom resolves to find her killer.

All is not well on the film set of director Bill Wade’s new blockbuster, Dark Harvest, currently being shot in Kent. At first Jack Colby, car detective, can’t believe his luck when he is called in to investigate the disappearance of Bill Wade’s rare 1935 Auburn speedster, but he soon realises that this is no straightforward theft - there is much more at stake.… Despite his instant attraction to the charismatic lead of Dark Harvest, Louise Shaw, Jack senses that cast and crew are at odds with each other - and especially with the director’s wife, Angie. Jack’s warning light begins to flash about his assignment - and rightly so.

Car detective Jack Colby is asked by the “Mad Major” to find one of the original five cars that took part in the Peking to Paris rally of 1907. The Major and two fellow trustees plan to rerun the rally for charity – only this time in Kent with towns and villages on the route transforming themselves into their Chinese counterparts. He is determined to find one of the two original De Dion Bouton competitors, which is rumoured to be somewhere in Kent.

Christmas 1917, and as the Lilley family gathers at the Rectory in the Sussex village of Ashden, the mood is far from festive. But while the sisters face heartache and the new year brings fresh tragedy, the Rectory opens its doors to a new world, its inhabitants strengthened by the grief and happiness shared during the long years of war.

Lyme disease is one of the fastest-growing infectious diseases in the United States, and millions of people worldwide suffer from its shape-shifting symptoms. Now, in The Lyme Solution, Dr. Darin Ingels shares his revolutionary approach to treating and healing acute and chronic Lyme. Drawing on his experience as a naturopathic physician who has treated thousands of cases, and as a patient, Ingels reveals that Lyme is an autoimmune disease as much as it is an infection.

1925. London's fashionable Bright Young Things have descended on Wychbourne Court, the Kentish stately home of Lord and Lady Ansley, for an extravagant fancy dress ball and midnight Ghost Hunt. Chef Nell Drury knows she's in for a busy weekend - but she doesn't expect to encounter sudden, violent death. When a body is discovered in the minstrels' gallery during the Ghost Hunt, Nell is determined to unmask the killer among them. Could the Wychbourne Ghosts hold the key to the mystery?

Over 90 percent of the population suffers from inflammation or an autoimmune disorder. Until now, conventional medicine has said there is no cure. Minor irritations like rashes and runny noses are ignored, while chronic and debilitating diseases like Crohn's and rheumatoid arthritis are handled with a cocktail of toxic treatments that fail to address their root cause. But it doesn't have to be this way.

1926, Kent. Lady Ansley's old Gaiety Theatre group are reuniting at Wychbourne Court for the weekend to perform the Follies. But, as Chef Nell Drury observes, Lady Ansley is worried. And rightly so, for as the group of actors and actresses - from the pompous Hubert Jarrett to the dashing Neville Heydock - prepare to take the stage, simmering tensions, old scores, fears and buried memories begin to resurface. What happened to Mary Ann Darling, the young Gaiety actress who disappeared 30 years ago? As the performance draws to a close, the real drama is only just beginning....

Curiosity about a murder that took place in an 18th century folly draws father and daughter team Peter and Georgia Marsh to attend a summer gala in honour of Jane Austen at Stourdens, a Georgian mansion in Kent. Robert Luckhurst, the murdered former owner of Stourdens, was an avid collector of Jane Austen memorabilia, and his collection is thought to contain secrets about the novelist that still remain to be revealed.

Auf dem jährlichen Fest von Plums Club wird Colonel Worthington ermordet. Aber wer sollte es ausgerechnet auf den alten Langweiler abgesehen haben? Der berühmte Schauspieler Gaylord Erskine, dem die Damenwelt zu Füßen liegt, würde eher als Ziel eines Mordanschlags in Frage kommen. Doch Inspektor Rose von Scotland Yard und der charmante französische Chefkoch und Amateurdetektiv Auguste Didier, der zur Zeit im Club arbeitet, entdecken, dass jeder der Gentlemen ein Motiv hätte, Worthington aus der Welt zu schaffen. Da geschieht ein zweiter Mord.

Eines Nachts im Jahre 1894 bergen Polizisten eine Leiche aus der Themse: ein Chor-Girl aus dem berühmten "Galaxy-Theater". Der Mörder hat ihr die Arme gekreuzt und über der Brust zusammengebunden. Kurz darauf werden zwei weitere Chormädchen auf die selbe Art ermordet. Im "Galaxy" breitet sich Angst aus. Verunsichert ein neuer Ripper London? Gehört er zur Theatergruppe? Oder ist er einer der reichen Herren, welche die auffallend hübschen Galaxy-Mädchen galant umwerben?