Ergebnis für "Penelope" in Weibliche Detektive

Die Mordsaison ist eröffnet. Olive Ogilvie war die Königin des Stickens. Mit 103 Jahren ist sie gestorben, und nun endlich darf auch der Garten besichtigt werden, den sie mit ihrem Mann, einem genialen Architekten, entworfen hat. Shaftesbury wird von Touristen geflutet, höchst skurrile Menschen tauchen auf. Bald wird auch klar warum. In Olives Garten sei ein Schatz versteckt, heißt es. Dann wird die erste Leiche gefunden - und Penelope, Shaftesburys Hobbydetektivin, bekommt mehr Arbeit, als ihr lieb sein kann. Cosy Crime vom Feinsten - humorvoll, spannend und höchst unterhaltsam.

Glaube, Liebe, Hoffnung - Mord. In Shaftesbury ist es wieder einmal Zeit für den Wettbewerb um den schönsten Liebesbrief. Den hat in den letzten Jahren stets die rüstige Greta Huntington-Dillinger gewonnen. Doch daraus wird in diesem Jahr nichts: Greta stürzt von der Leiter an der Liebeseiche, in deren Astloch die Teilnehmenden ihre selbst verfassten Briefe hinterlegen. Schnell ist klar, dass es kein Unfall war: Jemand hat die Leitersprossen angesägt. Wer wollte der alten Dame Böses? Penelope St. James nimmt sich der Sache an.

Willkommen in Shaftesbury! Penelope St. James zieht aus London in den kleinen Ort Shaftesbury, um dort eine Partnervermittlungsagentur zu eröffnen. Der Anfang ist schwierig, denn Handyempfang gibt es nur auf dem Friedhof, und ihr neuer Nachbar Sam ist ausgerechnet Tierarzt - mit Tieren kann Penelope nun wirklich nichts anfangen. Als sie mitansehen muss, wie eine Frau überfahren wird, ist sie misstrauisch, denn sie glaubt nicht an einen Unfall.

Penelope faceva il pubblico ministero, poi un misterioso incidente ha messo drammaticamente fine alla sua carriera. Un giorno si presenta da lei un uomo che è stato indagato per l'omicidio della moglie. Il procedimento si è concluso con l'archiviazione ma non ha cancellato i terribili sospetti da cui era sorto. L'uomo le chiede di occuparsi del caso, per recuperare l'onore perduto. Penelope, dopo un iniziale rifiuto, si lascia convincere... Gianrico Carofiglio ci consegna una figura femminile dai tratti epici.

After a lifetime spent in public relations, one-woman dynamo Agatha Raisin struggles to adapt to life in a quiet country village - but she soon finds that there is murder and mayhem aplenty to keep her busy. Among the cases she has to deal with are a poisoned quiche; a vet who has been ‘put to sleep’; a hanged horticulturist; a murdered rambler and a curate who meets his Maker somewhat sooner than expected.

Penelope Spada è stata un magistrato che non si piegava, che voleva la verità ad ogni costo. Poi qualcosa si è rotto ed è dovuta uscire dalla magistratura per un motivo che ancora non conosciamo. Ciò che sappiamo però è che adesso la sua vita è molto più complicata perché si è dovuta inventare una nuova professione, una nuova identità e… non sa neanche lei se è la cosa giusta. Un bar come ufficio, uno sbirro come confidente e un giornalista che le porta un caso di giustizia mancata innescano questo primo… "caso".

Penelope se despierta en casa de un desconocido, después de la enésima noche para olvidar. Se marcha sola y en silencio, recorriendo las calles grises del otoño milanés. Trabajaba como fiscal hasta que un misterioso incidente acabó dramáticamente con su carrera. Un día acude a ella un hombre que en su día fue investigado por el asesinato de su esposa. La causa se archivó, pero no borró las terribles sospechas que habían recaído sobre él.

The first entry in a clever, lighthearted mystery series set in modern Provence—a delightful blend of Agatha Christie and Peter Mayle—featuring the irrepressible Penelope Kite, a young-at-heart divorcee with a knack for stumbling across dead bodies. It’s love at first sight when Penelope...

Award-winning author P.D. James' second mystery in her bestselling series featuring Scotland Yard investigator Adam Dalgliesh is now available on CD! When the administrative head of the Steen Psychiatric Clinic is found dead with a chisel in her heart, Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland...

Award-winning author P.D. James third mystery in her bestselling series featuring Scotland Yard investigator Adam Dalgliesh is now available on CD! Maurice Seton was a famous mystery writer–but no murder from his imagination could equal the ghastliness of his own death. When his grotesquely...

Dark times lie ahead for Special Agent Ren Bryce and the Rocky Mountains Safe Streets Task Force in the heart-stopping new thriller from the bestselling author of DARKHOUSE and BLOOD LOSS. In the game of vengeance, he holds a killer hand. In her most shocking case yet, FBI Special Agent Ren...

P.D. James is “the greatest living mystery writer.”–People Adopted as a child into a privileged family, Philippa Palfrey fantasizes that she is the daughter of an aristocrat and a parlor maid. The terrifying truth about her parents and a long-ago murder is only the first in a series of...

Penelope “Pen” Banks finally has what appears to be an interesting case for her fledgling investigative business. What she thought was a simple, tragic case of a wife abandonment has a rather daunting twist: Jane Peterson’s husband isn’t where he’s supposed to be—dead in Wilmington. Pen soon discovers that Frank Peterson isn’t the only missing resident from Winchester Court Apartments. Lady, the white-haired Persian cat of the Petersons' neighbor—an ever-partying flapper—has also disappeared.

Penelope “Pen” Banks has a knack for puzzling things out and the uncanny ability to remember everything she sees. Two talents that have helped her make ends meet, playing cards in clubs and speakeasies. Now, they might just help her discover the true cause of death for a dear old family friend.

P.D. James is “the greatest living mystery writer.”–People Private detective Cordelia Gray is invited to the sunlit island of Courcy to protect the vainly beautiful actress Clarissa Lisle from veiled threats on her life. Within the rose red walls of a fairy-tale castle, she finds the stage...

When aspiring entrepreneur Kelsie takes her cupcakes to the Watermelon Festival, she finds herself right in the middle of a shocking murder. Elizabeth Bryan, the town's biggest socialite, has been found dead between the pig races and the pie eating contest—and her new friend Nell is the prime suspect. With no time to lose, Kelsie hires the dead woman's assistant in order to clear her friend's name and get back to business. Then one of their beloved kittens goes missing, and Kelsie suspects it must be connected to the investigation.

Set amidst the gorgeous backdrop of Provence, Serena Kent’s second book in the deliciously entertaining Penelope Kite series finds the amateur sleuth romantically linked with the mayor of St. Merlot and dashing to solve the murder of an expat artist—perfect for fans of Peter Mayle and Agatha...

Kelsie has spent the last few months working to make her aunt's farm into her own place. But when she's asked to host a dog wedding, she learns that planning an event for four-legged friends is a whole new ballgame! Her colleagues' concerns about the canine wedding being wrecked by their litter of magical kittens turn out to be nothing compared to the disappearance of the bride. Not to mention that the photographer and Kelsie have history. So when he shows up dead, things get really complicated. But with help from friends and kittens, Kelsie just might be able to solve this mystery.

The sixth mystery in the acclaimed and bestselling Adam Dalgliesh series, which led Newsweek to crown P. D. James "the new queen of crime." An evil-tempered forensic scientist is put to death, putting many of his colleagues out of misery. Dr. Lorrimer appeared to be the picture of a bloodless...

When Kelsie Walsh inherits her grandmother's farm, she's ready to move her cupcake business back home to Tennessee. She wants to get into the business of hosting ranch-style weddings, and the property's caretaker certainly turns her mind to romance. But before Kelsie can get that off the ground, she discovers her grandmother may have met a not-so-natural end.