Ergebnis für "Max" in Hobbydetektive

Die Reben zwischen Meran, Kaltern und Salurn stehen in voller Blüte. Tiberio Tanner, Chef einer kleinen Detektei, erkennt überrascht, dass er offenbar durch den Erwerb einer teuren Flasche Rotwein einen eigenen Rebstock gewonnen hat. Gleich am nächsten Tag macht sich auf, seinen Gewinn zu betrachten - und findet eine Leiche. Ein junger Mann ist erschossen worden. Wer ist der Ermordete? Und was hat es mit dem dreizehnjährigen Luca auf sich, der behauptet, den Mörder in der Nähe des Rebstocks beobachtet zu haben?

Zwei Morde im September. Detektiv Tiberio Tanner, passionierter Weintrinker und Genussmensch, beschäftigen gleich zwei Fälle im Meraner Land: Zum einen soll er dem Verdacht auf Weinpanscherei nachgehen und dazu Beweise sicherstellen. Und dann muss er in einer Privatklinik ermitteln, in dem eine Hebamme ermordet worden ist, ohne dass der Täter gefasst werden konnte. Besonders der zweite Fall bereitet ihm Kopfzerbrechen, denn kaum hat er seine Ermittlungen aufgenommen, wird der Chefarzt der Klinik getötet - genau ein Jahr nach der Hebamme.

College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran-and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder.

In A Fatal Winter, Max Tudor - Anglican priest, former MI5 agent, and village heartthrob - investigates two deaths at Chedrow Castle. But his growing attraction to Awena Owen complicates his case, as does the recent arrival at Chedrow Castle of a raucous group of long-lost, greedy relatives, any one of whom has a motive for murder. With a cozy setting, intricate puzzles, and a handsome (non-celibate) priest doing the sleuthing, the books in this series are destined to become instant classics in the mystery world.

Lord and Lady Baaden-Boomethistle have been in residence for some weeks now, and the villagers are hoping for a return to the good old days, when the lord of the manor sprinkled benefits across the village like fairy dust. Father Max Tudor's invitation to dinner at the Hall comes as a welcome novelty; it will be his first time meeting the famous family that once held sway in the area.

Former actress and lifestyle guru Donna Bruce is found dead in her sauna cabin, the victim of a swarm of bees. With the town buzzing about whodunit, reporter Odelia Poole and Detective Chase Kingsley are on the case. Meanwhile, Max, Odelia’s blorange tabby, has a crisis of his own—he’s been put on a strict diet! Weak, cranky, and deprived of snacks, solving crimes is harder than ever. And to make matters worse, Odelia has put Harriet, her mother’s white Persian, in charge of the feline investigation! Harriet’s idea of detective work? Scrolling through celebrity gossip and watching cat videos.

Ein neuer Fall für Pressefotograf Bronski - und die Fortsetzung der spektakulären Krimireihe von Bernhard Aichner. Frühling der Wunder. Deutschland erlebt das Unfassbare. Ein Blinder kann plötzlich wieder sehen, ein Terroranschlag wird verhindert, und eine Prophezeiung erschüttert das ganze Land. Verantwortlich dafür ist ein Mann, der aus dem Nichts kam. Ein Mönch, unscheinbar und bescheiden, das Volk glaubt an einen neuen Messias. Nur David Bronski und seine Kollegin Svenja Spielmann zweifeln.

When megastar Charlie Dieber narrowly survives an assassination attempt, but his bodyguard takes the bullet instead, reporter Odelia Poole—a proud Bedieber—jumps at the chance to help solve the case. Teaming up with Detective Chase Kingsley, she dives into the glitzy (and not-so-glamorous) world of celebrity, secrets, and scandal.

The powerful Lord complains loudly to the local bishop, who asks Father Max Tudor, vicar of Nether Monkslip and former MI5 agent, to investigate. Just as Max comes to believe the poisoning was accidental, a body is discovered in the cloister well. Can Max Tudor solve the case and restore order in time to attend his own nuptials?

Bronski ist zurück - Teil zwei der neuen Krimi-Reihe von Bestsellerautor Bernhard Aichner. Es ist Sommer in Berlin. Ein Mann fällt vom Himmel. Ein blinder Passagier, versteckt im Fahrwerkraum eines Flugzeugs. Ein Leben, das im Garten einer hübschen Jugendstilvilla endet. Die fünf Rohdiamanten in seiner Hosentasche verschwinden, bevor die Polizei auftaucht.

Vicar Max Tudor, reveling in his new-found personal happiness with Awena Owen, feels that life at the moment holds no greater challenge than writing his Easter sermon. With Awena away, he looks forward to a dinner that includes newcomers to the village like West End dramatist Thaddeus Bottle and his downtrodden wife Melinda. But when one of the dinner guests is found dead in the pre-dawn hours, Max knows a poisonous atmosphere has once again enveloped his perfect village of Nether Monkslip.

Republished for the first time in nearly 95 years, a classic winter country house mystery by the founder of the Detection Club, with a twist that even Agatha Christie couldn’t solve! Stephen Munro, a demobbed army officer, reconciles himself to taking a job as a footman to make ends meet...

When a wealthy textile heiress hires The Porter Agency to help her son defeat a family curse, Max and the gang think it’ll be a straightforward matter. Figure out the nature of the witch curse and cast a counter-spell. But as the case progresses, as the team is attacked by ghosts and find themselves on the losing end of spell after spell, it becomes clear that they are not being told the truth.

1978, ein Dorf in der Eifel: Sanne und Ulrike haben Osterferien. Wenn sie nicht auf dem Hof helfen müssen, düsen sie mit ihren Fahrrädern durch die Gegend und kriegen alles mit. In zwei Monaten ist Fußball-WM, die Mädchen bekommen aber einfach nicht genug Hanuta-Bilder für ihre Sammelalben. Also schneiden sie ein paar Männerköpfe aus dem Fahndungsplakat in der Post. Denn das ganze Land ist gerade in Aufruhr über drei Buchstaben. RAF. Und dann geschieht tatsächlich ein Bankraub. Festgenommen wird der einzige Langhaarige im Dorf.

A brand new espionage thriller series from Neil Lancaster, the author of the best-selling Max Craigie series. No Way Out, Book 2 in the series, available to order now! 'Feels like a blockbuster movie… Amazing, authentic characters, some of the best dialogue I've read' HELEN FIELDS 'Brilliant!...

Max Tudor thought he'd left the world of deceit when he resigned from MI5 to become an Anglican priest. Then his bishop asks him to return to his Oxford college, St Luke's, to investigate the death of its chaplain, and Max realizes there's no leaving the past behind. At first, Max agrees with the official police verdict of death by natural causes. The Rev. Ace Graybill was as harmless a man as ever lived. It's difficult to see how he managed to cross anyone capable of murder.

When the body of the glamorous film star Margot Browne washes ashore, Max's former colleague, Patrice Logan, requests his help. It's a perfect closed-circle murder: Margot must have been killed by one of the actors, stylists, scriptwriters, or second-tier royalty aboard the yacht. Patrice suspects the yacht's owner, a playboy film director she's been keeping tabs on for smuggling, but Max isn't so sure.

Max’s mother has been suffering from the debilitating effects of multiple sclerosis for several years now. Unable to find relief, she turns to the world of witches for an answer. In particular, a Granny Witch from the Appalachians.

Chase’s grandfather is missing, and he asks Odelia to help find him. And since Odelia’s editor has told her to find out who the new Hampton Cove Santa is, she gladly agrees. After traipsing all over New York City in search of Grandpa Kingsley, and the new Santa, they have to declare defeat. Lucky for them, there’s still Max and Dooley, Odelia’s feline sleuths. Will they find out what happened to Grandpa Kingsley? And will they figure out who the new Santa is? Get into the holiday spirit with Max and Odelia and find out in Purrfect Santa. This title features three short stories.

Ex-chef and now fully dedicated vanlifer, Max Effort picked the perfect spot for a relaxing few days. A quiet campsite where he could unwind with his best friend Anxious the Jack Russell. When his parents arrived to spend a few days with him, he wasn't surprised to find them towing a huge monstrosity they called a "caravan"—think flamingo pink with enough chrome to blind astronauts. Even more shocking was the stewed corpse of a man inside their rental.