Als die Journalistin Loyal hierhin zurückkehrt, hofft sie, sich mit ihrer besten Freundin aus Kindheitstagen zu versöhnen. Doch bevor Loyal mit ihr sprechen kann, wird die Freundin ermordet aufgefunden. Niemanden interessiert es, was mit der jungen Frau passiert ist, die schon immer als Außenseiterin galt. Also beginnt Loyal, selbst Fragen zu stellen.

July, 1941. When Evie Harris vanishes after visiting her late fiancé's parents, the Homefront Sleuths of Crofter's Green vow to find her. But their investigation takes a bizarre turn when Nigel's police superiors send him to nearby Clarion Castle. There, the first under-butler has just taken his final bow in the castle's wine cellar. Could there be a connection with Evie's disappearance? Or with a hush-hush VIP visit to the castle?

Immobilienmaklerin Laura Hofmann erhält den Auftrag ihres Lebens: Sie soll dreißig Einfamilienhäuser mit Grundstück in der schicken Hamburger Neubausiedlung Elbwiesen verkaufen. Doch direkt an ihrem ersten Tag findet Laura Drogen in einem der Musterhäuser und stolpert auch noch über die Leiche eines Nachbarn. Schon bald muss sie feststellen, dass hinter jeder der perfekt gepflegten Fassaden Geheimnisse schlummern. Und eines ist delikater als das andere.

Nach einem Streit mit ihrem Lebensgefährten entschließt sich Clara, ihre Mutter Anneliese in Barcelona zu besuchen, die dort gerade bei ihrer Freundin Maria wohnt. Maria ist eine erfolgreiche Food-Bloggerin und gefeierte Instagram-Ikone der älteren Generation und bietet ihren Freundinnen die perfekte Ablenkung. Sogar auf die schillerndste Party der Gastronomie-Szene werden sie eingeladen! Doch das Fest endet in einer Katastrophe: Eine junge Frau ist tot, und Maria gerät unter Verdacht.

Золотой век детектива подарил нам множество звездных имен. Произведения таких писателей, как Агата Кристи, Гилберт Честертон, Эрл Стэнли Гарднер, Рекс Стаут, развивали и совершенствовали детективный жанр, их романы, безоговорочно признанные классикой, по сей день любимы читателями и являются эталоном качества для последующих поколений авторов детективных историй. Почетное место в этой плеяде по праву принадлежит Джону Диксону Карру (1906–1977) — виртуозному мастеру идеально построенных «невозможных преступлений в запертой комнате».

Moving between the present and 1715 the stories of four women are woven together by circumstance. Set in the sweeping landscape of central Scotland against the backdrop of the ‘15 Jacobite uprising. Jeannie Kellie and Mairead Erskine are caught in a desperate battle to survive.

In the quiet town of Easton, where every ticking clock hides a secret, Tineka Moody steps into a forgotten clock shop—and into the heart of a mystery that spans centuries. When a cracked mirror shows her a reflection from another era, and an unsigned letter speaks to her soul, she begins to uncover echoes of lives once lived, loves once lost. Elias Thorne, the enigmatic shopkeeper, shares her visions. Together, they unlock hidden gardens, fractured timelines, and the memory of a fire that once consumed them both.

In The Investigations of Tommy and Tuppence: Partners in Crime, Agatha Christie presents an engaging and witty collection of 17 stories, each showcasing the adventures of the daring detective duo, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. Christie's storytelling showcases her talent for blending humor with mystery, and she interweaves the thrill of espionage with domestic life, giving Tommy and Tuppence a lighthearted but deeply clever approach to each investigation.

I inherited the business from my grams and had no experience running a boarding house when I stepped in. There’s no question I’ve had my hands full. Fractious boarders, broken appliances, leaky roofs, and a very distracting next-door neighbor who makes my engine rev. (Oops…did I say that last thing out loud?) The best thing I can do for myself is to stay away from Jack Walters. He has a tendency to cloud my thoughts and turn me into a babbling idiot. Forget I mentioned him. I mean, the real problem is the dead body my plucky little blonde dachshund, Iris, found in the flower beds.

Amanda Emike-Jones is pretty sure her husband’s been kidnapped. Everyone thinks she’s being dramatic. He’s only gone on a two-week cruise. But Amanda knows something’s wrong. And she just so happens to be right. John Emike has been snatched and taken to a lawless tropical island, shoved into a dorm at gunpoint, and stripped of everything except his wits and a half-charged iPhone. His only ally? A sharp-tongued cruise guest named Lucy, who seems far too comfortable committing crimes. And flirting with him too, even with his ring still on.

My mother was the Madison Ridge Killer … and I helped her. At nine, I was given a new start—a new life. My adoptive parents did everything they could to help me forget my past, and for a while, they succeeded. But I was never normal. I never truly forgot all I saw or did. Now, twenty years later, I work in the billing department for a small city newspaper. And like decades before, not that far away, another serial killer is on the loose.

Richard Dawn is the Gravewalker. He deals with the supernatural when no one else can. Ghosts. Curses. Things that leave more than scars. After years of working alone, he now shares his home with two teenagers who know just enough to be dangerous. When a rural church burns under strange circumstances, Richard is asked to look into it. What he finds is worse than a haunting. The survivors are missing time. Their memories are tangled. Something old is watching from the ruins, and it has not forgotten him.

It was a simple favor. Check in on a friend. When Earl Jackson sends Will on a trip to remote Montana things go south quickly when Will discovers the bizarre purpose behind an isolated ranch. Caught in the middle between UFO believers and sinister forces, Will is propelled down a path that leads to cold and deadly depths while Andy finds her future in law enforcement threatened by an out-of-control political movement. Will Stewart encounters new adversaries and uncovers old mysteries in a gripping tale of hoaxes, murder, and questions that span the universe in Nine Lives Lost.

Shawn Crowley and his new bride join up with a cattle drive. After the past few months both need a break. But those hopes are shattered as rustlers attack the herd. In the aftermath they learn that the cattle were never the target. The rustlers were after the artifacts buried in a nearby Ute burial ground. Shawn hurries to investigate. What he finds floors him. The burial ground doubled as the nest of a pair of dragons. Now Shawn has just one week to find and return the egg. If he fails then the pair will drown the country in a sea of blood and fire.

It’s the height of the pandemic when Randy Green learns that his brother Adam has been found dead in a deserted New England marina, 3,000 miles away. With little interest or help from the police or other family members, he sets out to piece together what really happened to his complicated, difficult brother—and why.

Gabriel Wolfe is done with ops. Too much blood. Too many friends dead. His days, and nights, haunted by the memory of his murdered wife, Eli. Trying to heal, he spends his time at a gym in an unfashionable part of Paris, teaching martial arts to poor kids. But whether he likes it or not, the call of duty instilled in him as a child and reinforced by his military commanders has only been quieted, not deleted. So when he hears a woman cry out that her sister’s been stabbed, he rushes to help. But his instincts, always so trustworthy, betray him. Now it’s his life in danger.

When Claire Anderson finally opens the doors to her dream bakery in the quiet town of Willow Creek, it feels like a long-overdue fresh start. But her peace is shattered when her best friend—beloved local photographer Liam O’Connor—is found dead near the town’s scenic overlook. The sheriff says it was an accident. Claire knows it wasn’t.

Avery Baldwin and Cubby Zabrowski, Chance’s eleven-year-old son, are on the beach, enjoying a lovely, leisurely afternoon, when out of nowhere, a shrimp boat glides onto the shore. The unusual circumstance is shocking, but Loti Baldwin sees the arrival of the ship as an ominous sign. A hurricane is coming for them. Hurriedly, the people of Buenaventura Beach evacuate and seek shelter at a rental property in Orlando owned by Savanna Hautett. With twenty people staying in a house together for three days, just about anything can happen. Tempers flare, and before long, there’s a murder.

Jules thought a new career at a luxury ski resort would be the perfect way to escape the ghosts of her past. Desperate for a fresh start and lured by the promise of travel and new beginnings, she embraces the opportunity with open arms. But beneath the pristine snow and cozy fireplaces, lies a darkness she could never have envisioned. When strange disappearances start to shatter the resort’s idyllic facade, Jules realizes the danger lurking around her is far deadlier than she ever imagined.

A thriller told with breathless pace, The Cosmic Key integrates exhaustive research with relentless suspense. From the first words to the unpredictable and stunning conclusion, Patrick Donohue delivers a whirlwind adventure that illuminates as much as it entertains.