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C'è un cadavere in chiesa
By Elizabeth Spann Craig. 2019
Parke Stockard se la passava decisamente bene. Dotata di bell'aspetto e di uno spiccato senso degli affari, avrebbe potuto vivere…
felice e contenta. Invece, Parke portava problemi nella sua piccola cittadina. Quando l'insegnante ottuagenaria in pensione, Myrtle Clover, scopre il suo corpo, nessuno a Bradley ne resta particolarmente sconvolto. Myrtle decide di dimostrare a suo figlio, capo della polizia, il suo intelletto e indagare sul crimine. E, appena in tempo per giocare al detective, incontra un nuovo arrivato vedovo che si dimostra il compagno perfetto.Como bonita es, bonita muere
By Elizabeth Spann Craig. 2019
Parke Stockard tenía todo a su favor. Favorecida con una buena apariencia y encima, sentido para los negocios. ha debido…
estar satisfecha. En vez, Parke crea problemas en su pequeño pueblo. Cuando la jubilada maestra octogenaria, Myrtle Clover descubre su cuerpo, en el pueblo Bradley nadie parece particularmente alterado. Myrtle decide ganarle a su hijo, el jefe de policía, e investigar el crimen ella misma. Y justo cuando decide jugar al detective, conoce a un viudo recién llegado que resulta ser el compañero perfecto.Erpressung (Anns Krieg #3)
By Hannah Howe. 2019
Während ihr Ehemann Emrys immer noch vermisst wird, muss sich Ann Morgan der Aussicht stellen, ihren ersten Hochzeitstag und Weihnachten…
allein zu verbringen. Aber ein Anruf von Alistair Blythe, einem jungen Mann, mit dem sie vor ihrer Heirat mit Emrys kurz ausgegangen ist, bringt sie auf eine Spur, die zu Mord, Begegnungen mit Schwarzhändlern und lebensbedrohlichen Situationen führt. Mit der Hilfe von Spion Charles Montagu und Detective Inspector Max Deveraux enthüllt Ann ein großes Geheimnis des Kriegs. Und während der Schnee an Weihnachten fällt, erhält sie ein Geschenk, das sie nie vergessen wird.Bewitched and Betrothed (Witchcraft Mystery #10)
By Juliet Blackwell. 2019
A supernatural force on the loose in San Francisco and a family reunion keeps witch and vintage storeowner Lily Ivory…
on her toes as she prepares to walk down the aisle... When Lily Ivory stumbles on the uniform of a former prisoner from Alcatraz and SFPD inspector Carlos Romero’s cousin is kidnapped, Lily suspects something dangerous has been unleashed on the ghost-ridden island of Alcatraz. She'll have to sleuth out the culprit—when she’s not busy entertaining her visiting relatives and resolving romantic conflicts as her wedding date approaches. Could recent omens be pointing to the magical threat in her adopted city? If so, she'll have to line up her allies to change the fate of the Bay Area. Because no matter what, Lily's determined to celebrate her marriage with her friends by her side—even if it means battling a demonic foe before she can make it to the altar.Flucht (Anns Krieg #4)
By Hannah Howe. 2019
März 1945. Nach sechs blutigen, tränenreichen Jahren neigt sich der Krieg einem Ende zu. Die deutschen Kriegsgefangenen im Camp 198…
der Island Farm können dieses Ende aber nicht abwarten und beschließen zu fliehen. Während sich die deutschen Gefangenen in alle Himmelsrichtungen zerstreuen, wird einer von ihnen, Kurt Schneider, mit Blut an seinen Fingern und einer Pistole in seiner Hand zurückgelassen. Eine tote Frau liegt zu seinen Füßen. Er wird des Mords angeklagt und ihm droht der Galgen. Aber Ann Morgan kennt Kurt Schneider von seinen beaufsichtigten Arbeiten auf örtlichen Farmen – sie mag den jungen Mann und traut ihm keinen Mord zu. Kann Ann Kurt retten und den wahren Mörder zur Rechenschaft ziehen? Während ihr Ehemann Emrys immer noch vermisst wird, fühlt sich Ann außerdem immer mehr zum attraktiven Witwer Detective Inspector Max Deveraux hingezogen. Kann Ann im Überschwang des Augenblicks ihre Gefühle unter Kontrolle halten oder wird sie die Grenze zu Reue und Kummer übertreten?Amor e Balas: Amor e Balas
By Hannah Howe. 2019
AMOR E BALAS Se você gosta de histórias de detetive de cunho psicológico, com um toque de humor e romance,…
você vai amar Sam Smith. “Fazia uma semana desde o incidente na pedreira abandonada, uma semana desde que eu tinha atirado e matado uma pessoa, uma semana desde que meu ex-marido foi assassinado. Foi uma semana emocionalmente tensa. Mas a vida continua. Eu fui contratada para descobrir quem estava enviando ameaças de morte para a Dra. Ruth Carey, uma polêmica psiquiatra. As pistas levaram a dois vilões altamente perigosos e logo as ameaças de morte passaram a ser direcionadas a mim, ameaças que aumentaram após dois assassinatos. Enquanto isso, depois de anos de violência doméstica, eu tentava entender minha vida particular. O Dr. Alan Storey, um proeminente psicólogo, afirmou estar apaixonado por mim e eu me sentia fortemente atraída por ele. Mas os anos de abuso doméstico me assustavam emocionalmente e eu relutava em me envolver num relacionamento. Amor e Balas é a história de uma semana dramática em minha vida, uma semana de auto análise, autodescoberta e redenção. Por favor, note que o tamanho deste livro impresso é de 242 páginas, não a estimativa listada pela Amazon.Broken Bone China (A Tea Shop Mystery #20)
By Laura Childs. 2019
Theodosia Browning serves tea and solves crimes in Charleston, a city steeped in tradition and treachery in the latest Tea…
Shop Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs.It is Sunday afternoon, and Theodosia and Drayton are catering a formal tea at a hot-air balloon rally. The view aloft is not only stunning, they are also surrounded by a dozen other colorful hot-air balloons. But as the sky turns gray and the clouds start to boil up, a strange object zooms out of nowhere. It is a drone, and it appears to be buzzing around the balloons, checking them out. As Theodosia and Drayton watch, the drone, hovering like some angry, mechanized insect, deliberately crashes into the balloon next to them. An enormous, fiery explosion erupts, and everyone watches in horror as the balloon plummets to the earth, killing all three of its passengers.Sirens scream, first responders arrive, and Theodosia is interviewed by the police. During the interview she learns that one of the downed occupants was Don Kingsley, the CEO of a local software company, SyncSoft. Not only do the police suspect Kingsley as the primary target, they learn that he possessed a rare Revolutionary War Union Jack flag that several people were rabidly bidding on.Intrigued, Theodosia begins her own investigation. Was it the CEO's soon-to-be ex-wife, who is restoring an enormous mansion at no expense? The CEO's personal assistant, who also functioned as curator of his prized collection of Americana? Two rival antiques' dealers known for dirty dealing? Or was the killer the fiancée of one of Theodosia's dear friends, who turns out to be an employee—and whistle-blower—at SyncSoft?INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES AND TEA TIME TIPS!Never Be Broken (D. I. Marnie Rome Ser.)
By Sarah Hilary. 2019
Compulsive, gripping and dark, NEVER BE BROKEN is the stunning new novel in the Marnie Rome series, for fans of…
Peter James, Mark Billingham, and Val McDermid'Deeply contemporary, painfully real, heartbreakingly good' Mick Herron'DI Marnie Rome is a three-dimensional character of an emotional depth rarely encountered in the world of fictional cops' The TimesChildren are dying on London's streets. Frankie Reece, stabbed through the heart, outside a corner shop. Others recruited from care homes, picked up and exploited; passed like gifts between gangs. They are London's lost. Then Raphaela Belsham is killed. She's thirteen years old, her father is a man of influence, from a smart part of town. And she's white. Suddenly, the establishment is taking notice.DS Noah Jake is determined to handle Raphaela's case and Frankie's too. But he's facing his own turmoil, and it's becoming an obsession. DI Marnie Rome is worried, and she needs Noah on side. Because more children are disappearing, more are being killed by the day and the swelling tide of violence needs to be stemmed before it's too late. NEVER BE BROKEN is a stunning, intelligent and gripping novel which explores how the act of witness alters us, and reveals what lies beneath the veneer of a glittering city.Small Kingdoms and Other Stories
By Charlaine Harris. 2019
A new collection of linked short stories from Charlaine Harris, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie…
Stackhouse books, the basis for HBO’s True Blood, and the Midnight Crossroad series, the inspiration for Midnight, Texas on NBC.Principal Anne DeWitt knew her past could catch up with her, but she didn’t expect it would make her late for school. Killing a man does take time though; so does disposing the body . . . if you do it right.After three relatively quiet years at Travis High School, it seems Anne is in danger of being exposed—even the baseball coach knows more about her former life than she ever imagined. Now, she must find out who else holds her secrets and who wants her to pay for them. . .without letting it make her tardy again. Anne still has a school to run, parents to manage, and a few students who might benefit from her unique—and deadly—experience.Collected together for the first time in Small Kingdoms and Other Stories, “Small Kingdoms,” “Sarah Smiles,” “Small Chances,” and “Small Signs” are sure to delight fans of Charlaine Harris.The Body in Griffith Park: An Anna Blanc Mystery (An Anna Blanc Mystery #3)
By Jennifer Kincheloe. 2019
Los Angeles, 1908. Anna Blanc is a former so-so socialite, a flailing police matron, and a killer detective. Ex-heiress, Anna…
Blanc, is precariously employed by the Los Angeles Police Department, reforming delinquent children and minding lady jailbirds. What she really wants is to hunt criminals and be alone with Detective Joe Singer--both no-nos that could get her fired. On a lover's tryst in Griffith Park, Anna and Joe discover the body of a young gambler. Anna can't resist. She's on the case. As her murder investigation stalls, and her police matron duties start piling up, strange floral arrangements begin arriving from an unknown admirer. Following the petals leads Anna to another crime--one close to home. Suddenly pitted against Joe, Anna must examine her loyalties and solve the crimes, even if it means losing the man she loves.The Invited: A Novel
By Jennifer McMahon. 2019
A chilling ghost story with a twist: the New York Times bestselling author of The Winter People returns to the…
woods of Vermont to tell the story of a husband and wife who don't simply move into a haunted house, they start building one from scratch, without knowing it, until it's too late . . . In a quest for a simpler life, Helen and Nate abandon the comforts of suburbia and their teaching jobs to take up residence on forty-four acres of rural land where they will begin the ultimate, aspirational do-it-yourself project: building the house of their dreams. When they discover that this charming property has a dark and violent past, Helen, a former history teacher, becomes consumed by the legend of Hattie Breckenridge, a woman who lived and died there a century ago. As Helen starts carefully sourcing decorative building materials for her home--wooden beams, mantles, historic bricks--she starts to unearth, and literally conjure, the tragic lives of Hattie's descendants, three generations of "Breckenridge women," each of whom died amidst suspicion, and who seem to still be seeking something precious and elusive in the present day.Hummus and Homicide (A Kebab Kitchen Mystery #1)
By Tina Kashian. 2018
When Lucy Berberian quits her Philadelphia law firm and heads home to Ocean Crest, she knows what she’s getting—the scent…
of funnel cake, the sight of the wooden roller coaster, and the tastes of her family’s Mediterranean restaurant. But murder wasn’t on the menu . . . Things are slow in the off-season in this Jersey Shore town, but Lucy doesn’t mind. She doesn’t even mind waitressing at the Kebab Kitchen. Her parents have put in a new hummus bar, with every flavor from lemon to roasted red pepper. It’s fun to see their calico cat again, and to catch up with her old BFF, who’s married to a cop now. She could do without Heather Banks, though. The Gucci-toting ex-cheerleader is still as nasty as she was back in high school . . . and unfortunately, she’s just taken over as the local health inspector. Just minutes after eating at the Kebab Kitchen—where she’s tallied up a whole list of bogus violations—she falls down dead in the street. Word on the grapevine is it’s homicide, and Lucy’s the number one suspect . . . Recipes included!A Grave End (Bodies of Evidence #4)
By Wendy Roberts. 2019
A woman died years ago, and the body’s still missing. Julie Hall’s conscience tells her she needs to use her…
skills to help a grieving family find their daughter’s long-missing remains. The problem is, Alice was last seen in Julie’s hometown—a place so full of traumatic memories, the very idea of returning there nearly paralyzes Julie. Clear boundaries help Julie overcome her fears and take the job. She’ll go all out with her search, but only for one week. An end date in sight will ease the anxiety she and her FBI boyfriend have about the price she’ll have to pay to do the right thing. Despite a growing sense of foreboding as she hits one dead end after another, Julie is driven to keep looking for Alice. But after receiving vile threats and with her self-imposed deadline looming, Julie realizes she was right to be afraid—and she worries she may not survive this case.Don’t miss the first three books in the Bodies of Evidence series by Wendy Roberts. A Grave Calling, A Grave Search and A Grave Peril are all available now from Carina Press!This book is approximately 72,000 wordsEtched in Tears (A Webb's Glass Shop Mystery #4)
By Cheryl Hollon. 2017
When a famous glass artist is murdered at his own exhibit, deadly secrets are put on display, and it’s up…
to glass shop owner Savannah Webb to see through a killer’s cover.Celebrated glass artist Dennis Lansing is returning to St. Petersburg, Florida, for an exhibit at the world-renowned Salvador Dali Museum. His unique style of embedding document images in his art is at the vanguard of contemporary glasswork. But as Savannah’s first boyfriend and a former apprentice to her father, Dennis’s return home has her reflecting on the past—a trip down memory lane that takes a dark turn when Dennis is found murdered at the museum with an old reference letter from her father in his pocket. A search through her father’s records sheds new light on Dennis’s history, but it seems his present life wasn’t so transparent either. Now, with a gallery of suspects to consider, it’s up to Savannah to figure out who fits the mold of a murderer.“Will keep you guessing to the end!” —Krista Davis, New York Times bestselling author “A kaleidoscope of perfection, with a feisty heroine, exquisite plot and master storytelling.” —Liz Mugavero, author of the Pawsitively Organic MysteriesBad Axe County: A Novel (A Bad Axe County Novel #1)
By John Galligan. 2019
Dennis Lehane meets Megan Miranda in this tense, atmospheric thriller about the first female sheriff in rural Bad Axe County,…
Wisconsin, as she searches for a missing girl, battles local drug dealers, and seeks the truth about the death of her parents twenty years ago—all as a winter storm rages in her embattled community. Fifteen years ago, Heidi White’s parents were shot to death on their Bad Axe County farm. The police declared it a murder-suicide and closed the case. But that night, Heidi found the one clue she knew could lead to the truth—if only the investigators would listen. Now Heidi White is Heidi Kick, wife of local baseball legend Harley Kick and mother of three small children. She’s also the interim sheriff in Bad Axe. Half the county wants Heidi elected but the other half will do anything to keep her out of law enforcement. And as a deadly ice storm makes it way to Bad Axe, tensions rise and long-buried secrets climb to the surface. As freezing rain washes out roads and rivers flood their banks, Heidi finds herself on the trail of a missing teenaged girl. Clues lead her down twisted paths to backwoods stag parties, derelict dairy farms, and the local salvage yard—where the body of a different teenage girl has been carefully hidden for a decade. As the storm rages on, Heidi realizes that someone is planting clues for her to find, leading her to some unpleasant truths that point to the local baseball team and a legendary game her husband pitched years ago. With a murder to solve, a missing girl to save, and a monster to bring to justice, Heidi is on the cusp of shaking her community to its core—and finding out what really happened the night her parents died.Death in a Desert Land: A Novel
By Andrew Wilson. 2019
“A heart of darkness beats within this sparkling series. Fizzy with charm yet edged with menace, Andrew Wilson’s Christie novels…
do Dame Agatha proud. Perfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Jacqueline Winspear.” —A.J. Finn, internationally bestselling author of The Woman in the Window Queen of Crime Agatha Christie returns to star in another stylish mystery, as she travels to the excavation of the ancient city of Ur where she must solve a crime with motives that may be as old as civilization itself.Fresh from solving the gruesome murder of a British agent in the Canary Islands, mystery writer Agatha Christie receives a letter from a family who believe their late daughter met with foul play. Before Gertrude Bell overdosed on sleeping medication, she was a prominent archaeologist, recovering ancient treasures in the Middle East. Found near her body was a letter claiming that Bell was being followed and to complicate things further, Bell was competing with another archeologist, Mrs. Woolley, for the rights to artifacts of immense value. Christie travels to far-off Persia, where she meets the enigmatic Mrs. Woolley as she is working on a big and potentially valuable discovery. Temperamental but brilliant, Mrs. Woolley quickly charms Christie but when she does not hide her disdain for the recently deceased Miss Bell, Christie doesn’t know whether to trust her—or if Bell’s killer is just clever enough to hide in plain sight. With Wilson’s signature “strong characters, shrewd plotting and a skillful blending of fact and fiction” (Shelf Awareness, starred review on A Talent for Murder), this is a thrilling adventure set amidst the cursed ruins of an ancient land.Stone Cold Heart: A Novel
By Caz Frear. 2019
From the beloved and internationally bestselling author of Sweet Little Lies comes the second novel featuring DC Cat Kinsella—an investigator…
“on par with Susie Steiner’s and Tana French’s female detectives” (Kirkus Reviews).After a brief stint in the Mayor’s Office, Detective Constable Cat Kinsella is back at the London Metropolitan Police, wisecracking with her partner Luigi Parnell and trying to avoid the wrath of the boss, DI Kate Steele. But for Cat and Parnell, it’s serious business when a young Australian woman turns up dead after a party thrown by her new boss. The initial investigation of Naomi Lockhart's murder points to Joseph Madden, the owner of a coffee shop around the corner from police headquarters. Madden insists he’s innocent, that he was home with his wife Rachel at the time of the murder. When police question her, Rachel contradicts his alibi, swearing that she was home alone. While the team builds its case against Joseph, Cat is tasked with getting to the heart of the Maddens’ marriage. Cat knows that one of them is lying—but the question of which one, and why, is far more complicated than she could have expected. As she tries to balance the demands of the investigation with a budding romance and unresolved family drama, Cat has to decide how far she’ll go to keep her own past mistakes buried. With her trademark wit and brilliant plotting, Caz Frear ratchets up the tension and keeps you guessing as she explores the secrets we keep from our loved ones—and the ones we’d kill to keep safe in the dark.Paper Son: A Lydia Chin/Bill Smith Novel (Lydia Chin/Bill Smith Mysteries #12)
By S. J. Rozan. 2019
The latest Lydia Chin/Bill Smith mystery takes the acclaimed detective duo into the Deep South to investigate a murder within…
the Chinese community. The Most Southern Place on Earth: that’s what they call the Mississippi Delta. It’s not a place Lydia Chin, an American-born Chinese private detective from Chinatown, NYC, ever thought she’d have reason to go. But when her mother tells her a cousin Lydia didn’t know she had is in jail in Clarksdale, Mississippi—and that Lydia has to rush down south and get him out—Lydia finds herself rolling down Highway 61 with Bill Smith, her partner, behind the wheel. From the river levees to the refinement of Oxford, from old cotton gins to new computer scams, Lydia soon finds that nothing in Mississippi is as she expected it to be. Including her cousin’s legal troubles—or possibly even his innocence. Can she uncover the truth in a place more foreign to her than any she’s ever seen?Magic for Liars: A Novel
By Sarah Gailey. 2019
Sharp, mainstream fantasy meets compelling thrills of investigative noir in Magic for Liars, a fantasy debut by rising star Sarah…
Gailey. Ivy Gamble was born without magic and never wanted it.Ivy Gamble is perfectly happy with her life – or at least, she’s perfectly fine.She doesn't in any way wish she was like Tabitha, her estranged, gifted twin sister.Ivy Gamble is a liar.When a gruesome murder is discovered at The Osthorne Academy of Young Mages, where her estranged twin sister teaches Theoretical Magic, reluctant detective Ivy Gamble is pulled into the world of untold power and dangerous secrets. She will have to find a murderer and reclaim her sister—without losing herself. “An unmissable debut.”—Adrienne Celt, author of Invitation to a BonfireAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.Cuatro de Julio Fatal: Un Caso Para Sabuesos
By Laura Quinn. 2019
Está todo patas arriba para Claire Noble y su compatañero Baron cuando acaban de abrir La Confipataría El Cachorro Cuco…
en mitad de las festividades del Cuatro de Julio en North Haven. Todas las colas se agitan en anticipación al evento social con helados de la gran inauguración. Claire hornea sin parar mientras su primer oficial jefe de degustación supervisa la calidad y embelesa a los nuevos clientes. No solo están lanzando comercialmente su pastelería para cuatro patas, sino que la pareja debe prepararse para la Festividad de North Haven durante el Cuatro de Julio, los mercados de productores, los eventos de adopción canina y un evento para recaudar fondos con tartas de manzana patatrióticas. ¡Justo cuando cree tenerlo todo bajo control, la amiga de la agobiada repostera es arrestada por asesinato! Entonces ella y su astuto perro Eurasier deben olisquear todas las pistas para encontrar al verdadero asesino. Este Día de la Independencia se dispara algo más que fuegos artificiales, demostrando que el crimen nunca se toma vacaciones. ¡Incluye recetas de dulces caninos!