Bea und die Hummelstichler Landfrauen reisen zur Esoterikmesse nach Bad Frankenberg, um sich von dem berühmten Astrologen und Hellseher Ladislaus Lazuli die Zukunft vorhersagen zu lassen. Doch als sie nach einem ereignisreichen Tag über die Leiche des charismatischen Mannes stolpern, ist das Entsetzen groß. Lazuli, der über eine besonders fanatische Anhängerschaft verfügte, wurde mit einem wertvollen Heilstein erschlagen.

In den idyllischen Gassen der Florentiner Altstadt tauchen mysteriöse Vermisstenplakate auf: Die Frauen darauf sind angeblich verschwunden. Tatsächlich aber geht es ihnen gut – abgesehen davon, dass sie alle zutiefst erschrocken sind. Die dynamische Commissaria Giulia Ferrari und ihr einzigartiges Team – der blinde Polizist Enzo, der ehemalige Kripobeamte Luigi, dessen urgemütliche Bar die zentrale Anlaufstelle für das Team ist, und der Hund Tulipan mit seiner unbestechlichen Spürnase – machen sich gemeinsam an die Ermittlungen.

Schnell kommt Amanda dort auf andere Gedanken: eine faszinierende Stadt, neue Bekannte, Einladungen bei der High Society, der Zauber Asiens, dazu ein stimmungsvolles Weihnachtsfest unter Freunden … aber der weihnachtliche Frieden wird jäh gestört, als ein erstes Opfer auf einer Weihnachtsfeier stirbt. Selbst unter den oberen Zehntausend von Hongkong ist niemand mehr sicher und so bleibt es nicht bei einem Toten. Langsam zieht sich das Netz zu und während Amanda sich – mal wieder – zwischen zwei Männern entscheiden muss, gerät sie selbst ins Visier des Mörders.

1867 verwüstet ein verheerendes Feuer große Teile von Marstrand. Erst vor Kurzem hatte sie ihre Stelle als Dienstmädchen bei dem unverheirateten Goldschmied angetreten. Zur gleichen Zeit befindet sich Kriminalkommissarin Karin Adler im Erziehungsurlaub - doch die Ruhe trügt. Als sie Lotta kennenlernt, beginnt sich die Vergangenheit auf unerwartete Weise mit der Gegenwart zu verweben. Ein längst vergessenes Verbrechen droht, ans Licht zu kommen - und plötzlich ist nichts mehr wie es scheint.

Ein Strafgefangener, der in der Nacht, als der Preacher gestellt wurde, an einem Massaker in einer Mall beteiligt war, wird von einer gut gezielten Kugel aus fast einer Meile Entfernung getötet. Als mehrere mutmaßliche Vergewaltiger und Mörder tot aufgefunden werden, wird das Tatmuster erkennbar: Der Killer handelt als Richter, Jury und Henker in solchen Fällen, die die Polizei unter den Teppich kehrt. Winter weiß genau, wo die Trennlinie zu ziehen ist – das hat sie in der Nacht gelernt, als ihre Eltern abgeschlachtet wurden und ihr kleiner Bruder verschwand.

FBI agent Sarah Cole is stunned to receive an invitation to the “Game of Nines,” the most secretive and longest-running murder puzzle in history. Thrust into a mystery that has confounded law enforcement for decades, she proves to be an unexpectedly formidable "player"—and might finally end the deadly game once and for all.

Das Böse schläft nicht in Altona. Statt den ersehnten Thron des Schulleiters zu besteigen, kniet Cord Kiesewetter tot in einer Kabine der Mädchentoilette des ehrwürdigen Klopstock-Gymnasiums. Bald rückt eine Gruppe von Verdächtigen in den Fokus der Ermittler: Offenbar hatte so manche Dame handfeste Gründe, dem ungeliebten Kiesewetter den Hals umzudrehen, und jede hat ein wasserdichtes Alibi.

Von einem luxuriösen Anwesen in Kampen verschwindet ein Mädchen spurlos. Die Indizien weisen auf ein Gewaltverbrechen hin. Als Hauptkommissarin Bente Brodersen die Bewohner und Nachbarn befragt, trifft sie auf falsche Alibis, Lügen, Widersprüche und Verleumdungen. Nach einem Doppelmord setzt Bente alles daran, das vermisste Mädchen zu retten, bevor der Mörder wieder zuschlägt.

Josslyn is a mild-mannered vet who prefers animals to people. Alicia is a ruthless and psychotic killer. But there’s a problem … They are the same person. When Josslyn finds a clue as to who Alicia really is, she sets out on a mission to discover the truth and hopefully get rid of the psychopath in her head before she kills again. However, Alicia has her own agenda and isn’t afraid to mess things up for Josslyn. She wants control of their body and won’t rest until she gets her way.

After hosting a diabolical vampire wedding last Halloween, Alf had imagined that Whittle Inn had seen the last of those long-toothed monsters. She’d pointedly barred them from ever setting foot or fang in her part of the English countryside again. But since then, one thing has continued to bother our favourite wonkiest witch. Who killed the handsome young vampire Thaddeus? And why?

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.

Rachel Jacobi-Prince and Lady Marjorie Snellthorpe are delighted to be invited to dine at the captain’s table. A pleasant dinner becomes less palatable when the guest of honour goes missing. Captain's Dinner Cruise Murder is the exciting tenth book in the Rachel Prince Mystery series. If you like seafaring suspense, dastardly deaths, and edge-of-your-lifeboat tension, you’ll love Dawn Brookes’s latest adventure.

A vicious killer... a race against time. When two men are found mutilated in Birmingham's gay village just before Christmas, DI Zoe Finch and her team are perplexed. Did their attacker mean to kill one of the men, or simply injure them both? And who would have the surgical skills for such a precise mutilation? When more bodies are found with the same injuries, the city's gay population is rightfully scared. And then someone close to Zoe becomes a target... Can Zoe and her team find the killer before it's too late? And will the new members of the team help crack the case, or make things worse?

In a post-COVID Britain, investigative reporter Shona Sandison is seeking meaning and the next big story; her reclusive contact inside the government has promised her something huge, but she has no idea what kind of danger she’s in. Meanwhile, her old journalist friend Hector Stricken has taken on a position in communications for a new state agency, where he stumbles across a sinister, top-secret project code-named Grendel. Finally, an aging former MI6 director now living in seclusion grieves for his murdered son and ponders revenge.

Every night at precisely 7:19 p.m., Tina L. Jones turns on her porch light. To her quiet Georgia neighborhood, it’s just a lonely woman’s strange habit—maybe she’s waiting for a lost love, a child, or simply clinging to routine. But Tina knows the truth is much deeper… and much darker. When a mysterious letter appears at her door, scrawled with the words “You were right. It’s still here.” Tina is thrust back into a haunting mystery she tried to forget—the disappearance of a gifted student named Miles Carter and the secrets surrounding a beloved teacher who may not be who he seems.

When Marco Rodriguez disappears without a trace, his wife Sarah is left to raise their young son alone while facing escalating hate and suspicion in her small Oklahoma town. As Sarah searches for truth and justice, four teenagers—Carlos, Sofia, Daniel, and Isabel—grapple with an ICE raid that shakes their school and community, awakening their own voices in a fight against injustice. Meanwhile, Deputy Mark Miller, weary but dogged, begins to uncover disturbing ties between Marco’s disappearance, a corrupt construction company, and a growing white supremacist movement.

When Saint Sebastian's School becomes the target of a shocking arson spree, the Sisters of the Sublime Blood and their surrounding community are thrust into chaos. Unsatisfied with the officials' response, sardonic and headstrong Sister Holiday becomes determined to unveil the mysterious attacker herself and return her home and sanctuary to its former peace. Her investigation leads down a twisty path of suspicion and secrets in the sticky, oppressive New Orleans heat, turning her against colleagues, students, and even fellow Sisters along the way.

PI Hannah and her dog detective Mazie are back on the case when someone ends up dead at Hannah and Colin’s rehearsal dinner. The farm seems to be the perfect place for their wedding. Animal-friendly, with beautiful scenery and an amazing view over the lake. Hannah notices a touch of tension between the staff but puts it behind her, she will have this wedding. Proceedings are brought to a halt when a body is found during their wedding rehearsal. Now Hannah and super sniffing beagle, Mazie must find the killer in a paddock full of suspects!

When cook Kat Holloway and the kitchen staff maintain the empty Mayfair house while the family resides in the country, Lord Clifford, Lady Cynthia’s confidence-trickster father arrives in London and asks Kat and Daniel McAdam for help. Lord Clifford might be accused of murder but won't go to the police because his involvement with the victim will implicate him in another crime.

When Alison Osman takes her children on a trip to Cadbury World, she thinks their squabbling is her worst problem. But when she turns to find them gone, she's plunged into every mother's worst nightmare. And then the message arrives, telling Alison she has three days to choose one of her children. Detective Inspector Zoe Finch and her team need to find answers, and fast. Why is Alison's police officer husband behaving suspiciously? If the children's father died in a climbing accident, why was there no body?