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Mrs. Mary Alder, in discharging her last duty to her mistress, the Dowager Countess of Moran, goes to deliver a list of the aging countess’s engagements for the following day to her son, the earl, in his study, only to discover that the earl has been bludgeoned to death. When Mary is accused of the crime, her son, Julian, rushes to his employer, Curtis, of the Curtis Inquiry Agency, for help, and Curtis promptly enlists the aid of Barnaby and Penelope Adair and Scotland Yard’s Inspector Stokes. 

Professional declutterer Ellen Curtis doesn't need to like her clients to help them sort their homes out. Aging TV personality and curmudgeon Humphrey Carter might have a chip on his shoulder the size of England, but a job's a job. But when Ellen arrives the morning after Humph's eightieth birthday party, primed and ready to tackle his study - she gets the shock of her life. Humph's dead. . . and all signs point to him having taken his own life.

Charles Paris is thrilled – he’s landed a nice juicy part playing Sergeant Collins in the TV detective series, ‘The Stanislaus Braid Mysteries’, and his estranged wife Frances seems to be on the brink of taking him back. But filming turns out to be a tortuous process, with pompous star...

Nachdem der Spurenfinder Elos von Bergen zusammen mit seinen Kindern Ada und Naru den schrecklichen Mord am Dorfvorsteher aufgeklärt hat, ist Ruhe eingekehrt in Friedhofen. Die Zwillinge beginnen sich schon wieder zu zoffen, so langweilig ist ihnen, da klopft zum Glück ein Bote König Fredlaffs an die Tür. Das legendäre Zepter der Ahnen wurde unter unerklärlichen Umständen aus der königlichen Schatzkammer entwendet – und das keine drei Tage vor der Unabhängigkeitsfeier, bei der Fredlaff samt Zepter vor sein Volk treten muss. Ist es nur ein Diebstahl oder verbirgt sich mehr dahinter?

Poirot has always hated visiting the dentist, but this time his check-up is painless and soon over. As he leaves Mr Morley's surgery, he observes a woman wearing patent leather shoes with large buckles. She catches one of the buckles on the taxi door and wrenches it off, and as Poirot hands it...

The cozy, magical TikTok sensation! When a guest dies in the B&B she helps her aunts run, a young witch must rely on some good old-fashioned investigating to clear her aunt's name in this magical and charming cozy mystery. For four hundred years, the Warren witches have used their magic to...

Harry Enfield exuberantly returns as Dirk Gently, who, fallen on hard times and dressed as a gypsy woman, is using his irritatingly accurate clairvoyant powers to read palms. He is saved when a frantic client turns up with a ludicrous story about being stalked by a goblin waving a contract...

A seaside café. A scandal steeped in suspicion. And a spirited sleuth with everything to prove. Bree Baker’s bestselling debut kicks off the beloved Seaside Café Mysteries—a cozy mystery series brimming with Southern charm, small-town secrets, and the kind of heroine you’ll want to sip...

The follow-up to Murder in Chianti finds ex-NYPD detective Nico Doyle recruited by Italian authorities to investigate the murder of a prominent wine critic. One year after moving to his late wife’s Tuscan hometown of Gravigna, Nico Doyle has fully settled into life there, seeing friends in the...

Barbra 'Barbie' Jacobs may be the wrong side of forty, but she's still beloved by her fans. Typecast as a Scream Queen from her very first horror flick, Barb's always wanted to prove to herself that she's more than a 'final girl' - the prettiest one who somehow manages not to get chopped into...

Eine neue Leiche ist wie ein neues Leben! Franzi Wernke übernimmt die alte Kneipe ihres Onkels auf Mallorca – nur leider hat sie eine Leiche im Keller. Also, die Kneipe. Ein Koffer voller Schlager-CDs ist die einzige Spur, während die Polizei ausgerechnet Franzi verdächtigt. Gemeinsam mit Nachbar und Schlager-Fan Pierre André folgt sie der rätselhaften CD-Fährte, die nicht nur den Start ihrer Schlagerbar, sondern auch ihre neue Zukunft bedroht.

Der magische Markt kommt nach Spellbound – Stände mit unzähligen Waren von Zaubertränken bis hin zu Kühlschrankmagneten. Für die Bewohner der ehemals verfluchten Stadt eine wahre Attraktion, die auch den Tourismus in Spellbound ankurbeln soll. Doch dann wird eine schlecht gelaunte Gestaltwandlerin in ihrem Stand ermordet aufgefunden – und alles deutet auf die Wahrsagerin, die mithilfe von Zaubertränken in die Zukunft sieht und deren Tod vorhergesehen hat.

Der Papst entgeht nur knapp einem Mordanschlag. Der Vatikan sucht verzweifelt nach den Drahtziehern, scheint aber nicht die geringste Spur zu haben. Der Heilige Vater möchte sich im abgelegenen Kloster von Santa Caterina verstecken, bis die Gefahr gebannt ist. Doch die Attentäter wissen offenbar, wo sich der Papst aufhält.

Hauptkommissar Scharrmann muss sich verstecken – vor der Polizei! Denn jemand im Kommissariat will ihm einen Mord anhängen. Auf seiner Flucht bleibt ihm nur eine Verbündete: Sarah Teufel glaubt keine Sekunde an Scharrmanns Schuld und bietet ihm Unterschlupf in einer Autowerkstatt. Doch dadurch gerät sie selbst ins Visier der Polizei.

To find the truth, she’ll have to read between the lines… READERS LOVE SUE MINIX: "Page-turning good read!" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A breathtaking race to the end.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A cozy mystery that checks all the boxes. I read late into the night.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bookstore owner and...

When Tricks Turn Into Trouble. Magic meets mischief in five delightfully clever tales starring Eli Marks, the magician who can't help finding trouble between shows. These stories blend humor, magic, and mystery into a thoroughly entertaining read, packed with misdirection, sharp wit, and puzzles that keep you guessing right up until the final reveal.

When up-and-coming artist Pierre’s big debut reveals a blank wall instead of his masterpiece, Oak Creek’s art show erupts into pandemonium. Enter best friends – and amateur sleuths – Claire and CC, determined to solve the case, no matter what the sheriff says. The last time trouble struck their small town, the duo helped catch a killer (though the sheriff might argue how helpful they were). This time, they’re on the hunt for a missing painting, a slippery thief, and maybe a little adventure along the way.

From the international number one bestselling thriller writer, David Baldacci, comes a gripping mystery about a college football player’s investigation into the unsolved disappearance of a fellow player who seemingly vanished into thin air. Previously published as The Mighty Johns, The Final...

When he was 21 James Lessiter told Henrietta Cray that he loved her before all things and so broke Catherine Lee's heart. But James has a side to him that most people do not see. When the engagement is broken off no one is sure why and Rietta refuses to explain. Twenty years later James returns to the village an extremely wealthy man. Rietta is still unmarried and Catherine is a penniless widow living in a cottage on the Lessiter estate.

**B.A. Paris's stunning thriller THE GUEST is available now** Secrets. Suspicion. Survival. No one writes relationships better than B.A. PARIS. ✨'Dark, daring and irresistible' CHRIS WHITAKER ✨ ✨ 'Claustrophobic and menacing' DAILY MAIL ✨ ✨ 'A rollercoaster ride, with plenty of twists'...