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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.

Elizabeth Bentley has sacrificed a lot to play the role of perfect wife to her highly successful husband. Until one evening, she finds a letter from Don Bentley addressed to his wife… and it’s not Elizabeth’s name on the envelope. Before Elizabeth can wrap her brain around the mysterious other woman, her husband vanishes on the eve of their anniversary. The police turn up at Elizabeth’s door, telling her there has been an accident. However, there’s one big problem: Don Bentley’s body is nowhere to be found.

When Abbie Adams, a historian-turned-journalist, is hired to investigate a cold-case murder from 1969, she jumps at the chance. But soon after she begins researching the case, she realizes that Frank Wexler, the faculty advisor who tanked her thesis and a member of a powerful family in town, is connected to the crime and is definitely not talking.

Everyone told him he needed a holiday. His life had fallen apart around him. His marriage had failed, and he had been dishonourably discharged from the military. He needed to recharge his batteries and make a new start and a break on the Costa Blanca was the opportunity to re-set his life. Two weeks of relaxing, enjoying the sun, and having a few drinks was just what the doctor ordered. It started so well. How was he to know that this was the prelude to the vacation from hell? He soon becomes enmeshed in murder and intrigue, and meets a beautiful young woman.

When a vineyard accident during harvest season leaves Lucie Montgomery without a valuable employee, it's her worst nightmare. But before she can search for a replacement, there's more bad news: Paul Merchant, her winery manager's husband, is found dead at the bottom of his swimming pool. Police rule Paul's death an accident, but his wife insists he was murdered because of his leadership of Don't Pave Paradise, a conservationist group lobbying to keep the region's beautiful country roads unpaved. And six weeks ago, Paul's predecessor also died under mysterious circumstances.

From the quiet streets of an English town to the jungle in Africa. Hilda and Pearl don’t sit still for long in this adventure. Hilda is on the case from the beginning. Solving murders and unravelling a conspiracy. As always, she does so in a delightful and unexpected way. Causing hilarity and confusion. Hilda and Pearl are on top form as they travel the globe in this fourth Hilda Mystery.

Massages are supposed to soothe the soul. When one turns deadly, It's up to Corky to use her unique gift to crack the case. Corky has kept her special ability under wraps. She can hear people's deepest secrets, a power that’s more of a burden than a blessing. But when her former teacher and mentor is accused of murder, Corky can no longer stay in the shadows. She’s ready to use her gift to uncover the truth—if she can avoid being the killer’s next victim. Corky teams up with Stella and her dashing brother, Chef Steve, to unravel the mystery.

Dive into the world of Czaritan, the gripping first installment in the Crimson Tribune Saga by Christina Fanelli. Follow Tracy Ripley, an intrepid journalist for the online newspaper The Crimson Tribune, as she's sent on a seemingly simple assignment in the untamed beauty of Montana's wilderness. But what begins as a routine nature article takes a mysterious turn when Tracy stumbles upon a secluded community, Jancrest, hidden deep within the forest.

Regentada por el antiguo detective Nagare Kamogawa y su hija Koishi, y disimulada entre las populosas calles de Kioto, se halla la taberna Kamogawa, un pequeño local donde se puede comer maravillosamente bien... y reencontrar el plato que ha marcado nuestras vidas.

Professional ballerina Thea Ross’s world shatters when her screen-legend father commits suicide, leaving behind a shocking confession to a decades-old murder. Determined to uncover the truth, Thea teams up with a relentless journalist, following a trail of clues that leads her back to the glittering yet treacherous world of 1930s Hollywood. There, she discovers the story of Lorelei Davies, a struggling actress willing to endure anything for her family’s sake.

Miss Marple meets Oscar Wilde in this series of cosy mysteries set in the picturesque Cotswolds village of Bunburry. Wedding bells are ringing in the picturesque village of Bunburry with the community coming together in joyful celebration. But the festive atmosphere takes a dark turn when the home of Rakesh Choudhury, the respected owner of Bunburry's popular Indian restaurant, is viciously attacked.

Ein ermittelnder Briefträger in Luxemburg: Fallanalytiker Sully Morland braucht nach einem Schicksalsschlag und seiner Suspendierung beim BKA einen Neuanfang. Bei seiner Patentante Rose findet er Zuflucht in einem idyllischen Dorf in Luxemburg. Dort springt er spontan als Aushilfsbriefträger ein und verteilt mit dem Rad die Post. Als er dabei buchstäblich über eine Leiche stolpert und der Polizistin Claire Bofferding bei den Ermittlungen hilft, wird Sully zu Luxemburgs erstem und einzigen radelnden Detektiv.

Deandra “Dee” Hendricks is settling into her new life in Axia. She’s got her trusty baby dragon, Havoc, by her side; is sharing an apartment with her best friend and roommate, Wendy; and even has her first pet-sitting client. Things are looking up!

Si fanno chiamare “le cattive figlie” perché non si sentono mai abbastanza brave: una deve fare da madre alla propria madre, un’altra deve sfuggire alle manie di controllo, un’altra ancora deve vivere all’ombra di una primadonna. Come uscire da queste dinamiche? E come cambia il rapporto quando si tratta di figli maschi? Mónica avrebbe voluto diventare una detective ma non ne è stata – letteralmente – all’altezza, perciò si limita a addestrare cani poliziotto.

Known for its cheerful staff and elaborate annual Easter Bonnet Contest, the Heritage House senior center regularly attracts new residents and positive press. But once the town’s retired librarian, Miss Julia Tilley, checks in to recover from an illness, Lucy sees a side of the facility that isn’t quite so perfect and pristine. And the place may soon be making headlines for different reasons following an unexplained disappearance.

Ever since local developer Fred Stanton and his wife, Mimi, built five modular homes next door to Lucy Stone’s farmhouse, life hasn’t been the same. When Mimi doesn't show up for her shift at The Hat and Mitten Fund bake sale, the scent of burnt sugar leads Lucy to a shocking discovery: Mimi, facedown on her kitchen floor, with a knife in her back. While the police start their investigation, reporter Lucy gets busy writing up the murder for The Pennysaver - and following a few leads of her own.

Lucy Stone is in the doghouse with her next-door neighbor, Mrs. Prudence Pratt. It seems that Kudo, the Stones’ misbehaving mutt, has developed a taste for Mrs. Pratt’s blue-ribbon-winning chickens, as well as an escape artist’s talent for sneaking out. With the Fourth of July coming up, Lucy doesn’t want to set off any more fireworks with the crabby Prudence.

With three kids underfoot, a fourth on the way, and an oppressive heat wave bearing down, homemaker Lucy Stone is hardly enjoying an idyllic summer. But her preoccupation with swelling ankles, Bavarian cream doughnuts, and sewing sequins on ballet-recital tutus gives way to dread when she learns her waistline isn’t the only thing that’s recently vanished. The strange disappearance of a retired dance instructor has the tiny coastal town of Tinker’s Cove, Maine, in a tizzy - which turns into terror when a notoriously cantankerous shopkeeper is slain right on Main Street.

After the annual parade of Christmas presents in Tinker's Cove, Maine, has ended, Lucy Stone and her daughter Elizabeth are ready to ring in the new year in style. Elizabeth has won mother/daughter winter makeovers in Manhattan from Jolie magazine! But the all-expenses-paid trip is bound to have some hidden costs - and one of them is murder.