Ergebnis für "Esther" in Cosy Crime

Bühne frei für Putzfrau Pamela Schlonski, die neue Ermittlerin im Ruhrpott: Pamela Schlonski betreibt am grünen Rand des Ruhrgebiets die Putzfirma Sauberzauber. Sie hat eine große Klappe, aber auch ein scharfes Auge. Bei ihrer wöchentlichen Arbeit in den Vereinsräumen eines Fotoklubs entdeckt sie eines Tages den toten Vorsitzenden. Die Leiche liegt zwischen Blitzlichtern und neben einem romantisch gedeckten Tisch. In dem Durcheinander findet Pamela einen verdächtigen Papierschnipsel.

Ist der Mörder noch ganz sauber? Der zweite Fall für Pamela Schlonski! Ermittlungsalarm in der Biobäckerei Schnarrenbeck am Rande des Ruhrgebiets! Im Brotofen liegt ein riesiger Weckmann. Darin eingebacken - eine Leiche. Gut, dass Pamela Schlonski sofort zur Stelle ist, um Bäckereibesitzer Onkel Horst und Tante Christa beizustehen. Denn Hauptkommissar Lennard Vogt nimmt die beiden gleich ins Visier. Doch Pamela wäre nicht die gründlichste Reinigungskraft und scharfsinnigste Hobbyermittlerin des ganzen Ruhrpotts, hätte sie nicht schon eine andere Spur.

When Detective Inspector Bridget Hart returns to her old Oxford college for a reunion dinner, she's hoping for a fun weekend catching up with old friends. But the reunion takes a macabre turn when body parts are served up at the college feast, and one of her friends is found murdered. With Bridget's arch rival Inspector Baxter leading the murder inquiry, and herself a potential suspect, Bridget is forbidden from taking part in the investigation. But that doesn't stop her from carrying out her own private inquiries. Bridget soon realizes that the murderer is someone known to her.

Young Scot Finola MacTavish has moved from the picturesque Isle of Skye to Edinburgh to work as a private detective in Anne Scott's agency. Along with computer whiz Lachie, the two lady detectives solve a series of baffling cases. Finola soon realises that she has a knack for investigation and shadowing people - preferably in disguise. What's more, she always has her granny's herbal medicine to hand, and the drops in question are much more than just a headache remedy ...

When Fergus tells Diana he's taking her on a flower-arranging retreat for her birthday, she should have been more suspicious. Especially when he announces that he's coming with her. After discovering the whole truth about the retreat, Diana is still considering how to murder Fergus...when one of their fellow flower arrangers is found dead - stabbed in the back with a mystery weapon. With the retreat on complete lockdown, Diana and Fergus have a mystery to solve that wasn't part of the itinerary. Will they find the killer before the clock runs out?

Novice detective Finola hasn't been in Edinburgh long, but she's already made friends in the city. But when a woman is poisoned shortly after eating at the café, suspicion inevitably falls on Finola's new friend. Finola can't for the life of her imagine that Laurie had anything to do with the lady's death - or maybe the detective is simply too trusting? Either way, Finola sets off in search of answers...

Flowers, favors, and a cake with a body in it...what a way to start a wedding! Diana already regrets saying yes to her neighbor's ridiculous wedding flower demands, but when she discovers a body in the middle of the multi-tiered centerpiece...it's really taking the cake! The man in the cake has been murdered. Diana suspects that one of her neighbors may be the killer. And she already knows that some of them are keeping skeletons in their closets. Sometimes literally.

De retour dans les Cotswolds après de longues vacances, Agatha Raisin découvre que son voisin James Lacey, objet de tous ses fantasmes, est tombé sous le charme d'une nouvelle venue au village. Aussi élégante qu'amusante, Mary Fortune est une jardinière hors pair, et la journée portes ouvertes des jardins de Carsely s'annonce déjà comme son triomphe. Mais une Agatha Raisin ne s'incline pas avant d'avoir combattu (quitte à se livrer à l'une de ces petites supercheries peu reluisantes dont elle a le secret) !

Anne's good friend Gordon has taken his own life, leaving her deeply shocked. She cannot and will not believe that the successful, charismatic artist committed suicide. Then another artist is found dead - is Anne in danger too?

Der junge Ornithologe Lino Troll findet bei einem Forschungsaufenthalt in Philadelphia durch Zufall zwei Kisten mit Tonbandaufnahmen im Keller der Academy of Natural Sciences. Während Troll tagsüber in einem Naturkundemuseum seiner Arbeit als Präparator nachgeht, widmet er sich nachts dem mysteriösen Vogelstimmenarchiv, von dem außer ihm niemand weiß. Eines Tages wird er beauftragt, einen Ziegenmelker, Caprimulgus Europaeus, zu präparieren und sieht darin einen unheilvollen Zusammenhang mit Bonds Vermächtnis.

Diana and Fergus are both in the running for the coveted spot of "prime suspect". Fergus decides the only way to clear their names and save Christmas is for them to investigate the case. He's convinced that an ancient curse is the real killer. Diana is convinced that Fergus has lost his marbles. She's ready to prove him wrong, but when they are dragged into a maze of secrets and lies, she starts to wonder....

Making cupcakes can be murder. Especially when someone has poisoned them. Diana knows she's being framed for a crime she didn't commit, but who is out to make her look guilty, and why? Speaking of secret enemies...Fergus has done something terrible. Now part of a new crime-fighting duo, Diana finds herself immersed in a deep, dark conspiracy theory. At the heart of it is a mystery that has baffled investigators for decades. The whole thing is more ridiculous than anything Fergus has ever previously believed. The worst part is...she's starting to think it might all be true.

On a spring night, a lone nightingale starts to sing in the boughs of the old village oak tree and a local psychic predicts that it will sing every night until a village mystery is solved . . . As if the excitement surrounding Megan and Jack's forthcoming nuptials isn't enough, a TV antiques show arrives in Bliss Bay to film an episode on the village green, and a trinket Des bought years ago in a junk shop for pennies turns out to be worth thousands . . . and a magnet for trouble.

Digging up trouble is becoming a habit for Diana Flowers. But when she finds a collection of bones buried where she had planned to plant out her lupins, she can't believe her bad luck...especially as she doesn't think Diggory the dog is the one who buried them. Fergus has a wild theory about the identity of the skeleton beneath the flower field. More shockingly still, he might just be right.

Few tears are shed when the unpopular manager of the annual Seacastle Vintage Fair meets a sinister end. But local sleuth Tanya Bowe is thrust into the heart of the investigation when her friend, Grace Wong, finds herself under scrutiny for the murder. When Tanya's investigation uncovers a suspicious death in the same family, all bets are off. She navigates dark undercurrents of greed and betrayal as she uncovers a labyrinth of potential suspects associated with an ancient coven. Nothing is as it seems, and every clue adds extra complications.

Tanya Bowe, an ex-investigative journalist, agrees to interview the contestants of the National Talent Competition for the local newspaper, but finds herself up to her neck in secrets, sabotage, and simmering resentment. The tensions increase when her condescending sister comes to stay next door for the duration of the contest. Several rising stars on the circuit hope to win the competition, but old stager, Lance Emerald, is not going down without a fight.

Local sleuth, Tanya Bowe, attends the long-awaited opening of the Surfusion restaurant. The unexpected arrival of a famous food critic raises the stakes for the owners and increases the buzz of excitement. The evening takes a dark turn when he collapses into his coffee not long after a scathing review goes live on his blog. Surfusion's owners are prime suspects for his murder, but Tanya is convinced of their innocence and vows to clear their names.

Welcome to Seacastle, a neglected resort on England's south coast. Divorced, broke, and saddled with a malevolent rescue cat, Tanya Bowe has swapped investigative journalism for running a struggling vintage furniture shop. When her tech-savvy stepson, Mouse, invades her life, he's a reminder that the modern world moves faster than she does. But life takes a darker turn when an old schoolmate is found dead in her family mansion.

The latest case for the MacTavish & Scott Detective Agency starts innocently enough. The two detectives are hired to find out who is blackmailing their client, Joshua Henson. And soon, Finola is excited to be working undercover again. She quickly identifies who knows Joshua's secret - and who is trying to profit from it. But she soon realises that blackmail is only the tip of a deadly iceberg!

Finola's mission is to trace the rightful owner of an ancient Celtic knot locket she's discovered at the Castle Hotel in Aviemore, nestled in the Scottish Highlands. But what appears to be a simple, routine assignment quickly turns into a perilous game of cat and mouse, involving a secret that must be guarded at all costs. Young Scot Finola MacTavish has moved from the picturesque Isle of Skye to Edinburgh to work as a private detective in Anne Scott's agency. Along with computer whiz Lachie, the two lady detectives solve a series of baffling cases.