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Murder has jarred London's elite. The sons of prominent families have been found at dawn in public places, partially butchered, with strange objects stuffed in their mouths. Once again the local magistrate turns to Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, for help. Moving from the gritty world of London's docks to the drawing rooms of Mayfair, Sebastian confronts his most puzzling - and disturbing - case yet.

The discovery of a young woman’s body drifting down the Thames, her hair adorned with flowers and her legs wrapped in blue silk like a mermaid’s tail, presents Lord Jason Redmond and Inspector Daniel Haze with a puzzling new mystery. Who was she, why was she murdered, and what led the killer to leave her body displayed this way? Was it an act of love, meant to make the victim appear beautiful in death, or was there a more sinister reason?

Christmas is a time for love, laughter, families and friends, and in Mermaids Point, everyone is getting ready for the festive season. For Nerissa and Tom, this will be their first Christmas as a couple, but making sure they have time for each other will take some careful planning. Laurie and Jake are flat out running Laurie’s seafront café, packaging up orders of mince pies, sausage rolls and other delectable Christmas goodies, as well as finding time for Jake’s journalism. But when Jake’s mum offers them an unexpected gift, their plans are turned upside down.

Up until now, the only serial killers Tony Hill had encountered were safely behind bars. This one’s different - this one’s on the loose. Four men have been found mutilated and tortured. As fear grips the city, the police turn to clinical psychologist Tony Hill for a profile of the killer. But soon Tony becomes the unsuspecting target in a battle of wits and wills, where he has to use every ounce of his professional nerve to survive.

Nachdem Faith durch ein Anwaltsschreiben von ihrem Großcousin, von dessen Existenz sie bisher noch nichts wusste, kurz vor Weihnachten nach Cornwall gebeten wird, folgt sie dem Lockruf ihrer Ahnen. Dort erfährt sie so manches Geheimnis ihrer Familie, zu der ihr der Kontakt aus schicksalhaften Gründen bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt verwehrt blieb. Anfangs fällt es ihr schwer, sich den offenherzigen Bewohnern von Mermaid Cove und ihren nächsten Verwandten zu öffnen, da ihr Leben durch ihre emotionenbefreite Mutter bisher sehr lieblos war.