Ergebnis für "Rebecca" in Cosy Crime

Schottland, 1997: Im Auftrag ihrer Großmutter soll Pamela deren Haus in den Highlands verkaufen. Doch zuvor soll sie unbedingt persönlich ein Buch vernichten, das sich dort befindet. Pamela reist in die Highlands zu Clashmore House. Dieses entpuppt sich als altes Schloss, das von einer Gruppe...

Für kuschelige Lesestunden am knisternden Kamin Das Büchercafé lädt zum Träumen ein, doch Magie und Abenteuer ruhen nie! Als ein Attentäter Reynas Leben in Gefahr bringt, hat sie genug von ihrem Job als Leibwächterin der Königin. Kurzerhand beschließen sie und ihre Partnerin Kianthe...

Cornwall, 1905: Emily steht für ihre Überzeugungen als Suffragette ein und muss dafür sogar eine Nacht in der Zelle verbringen. Das wird ihrer Mutter zu viel. Sie schickt ihre Tochter zu einem entfernten Verwandten nach Cornwall aufs Land – in der Hoffnung, dass sie dort die richtige Partie für eine Heirat findet. Bei Emilys Ankunft im Herrenhaus Higher Barton wird die Leiche eines Dieners entdeckt, woraufhin sich die energische junge Frau in die Ermittlungen stürzt. Sehr zum Leidwesen des örtlichen Vikars, dem diese Vorkommnisse in seiner Kirchgemeinde gar nicht gefallen.

Forty-something Maggie Sharpe is returning to her quaint childhood town of Dogwood Mountain, Missouri, nestled in the beautiful Ozark Mountains, Maggie recently inherited Dogwood Bakery, along with a cute little cottage, from her aunt Marjorie. With a son in the Navy, deployed six months at a time, and an ex in Kansas, Maggie decided that it was time for a change, but she soon learns that life back home is not all sprinkles and jelly-filled donuts.

Das Higher Barton Romantic Hotel beherbergt eine besondere Art von Gästen: Geisterjäger. Mit technischen Geräten möchten die Besucher der Vergangenheit des alten Hauses und einem Mordfall aus dem 19. Jahrhundert auf die Spur kommen. Die Hotelinhaberin Sandra Flemming, die nicht an Geister glaubt, ist trotzdem vom wissenschaftlichen Vorgehen der Gruppe fasziniert. Doch dann stirbt einer der Teilnehmer, vermeintlich weil ihn ein Geist zu Tode erschreckt hat.

Following a personal tragedy, florist Persimmon “Simmy” Brown has moved to the Lake District to be nearer her parents. But her peace is shattered when, at a wedding, the bride's brother is found brutally murdered. As the florist of the wedding and one of the last people to talk to Mark Baxter alive, Simmy gradually becomes involved with the relatives. When events take another sinister turn, Simmy finds herself at the heart of a murder investigation.

Nestled in the hills of the Cotswolds, the village of Duntisbourne Abbots is a well-kept secret. When Joel Jennison is found slaughtered in the same field where his brother’s corpse had lain ten weeks previously, a whole community falls under suspicion. Was it a family feud? An act of revenge?

Im sommerlichen Cornwall kümmert sich Sandra Flemming, Inhaberin des Higher Barton Romantic Hotels, nicht nur um ihre Gäste, sondern steht auch dem Zimmermädchen Imogen bei. Diese hat sich in einen Adeligen verliebt, aber dessen Mutter ist strikt gegen die Verbindung. Nun arrangieren die Verliebten einen Urlaub im Hotel, bei dem Lady Claire ihre zukünftige Schwiegertochter kennen- und schätzen lernen soll. Doch dann geschieht ein Mord in der Gegend und das Opfer sieht Lady Claire überraschend ähnlich.

Waking up thin is one thing. But waking up gaunt, hangry, and undead makes for a very bad day. Mallory's killer better hide, because she's just discovered blood, meat, and dairy don't agree with her, and a future with no cheese is grim indeed. She's out to find her killer...and maybe a vegan cheese that doesn't melt her nose hairs.

Nora never believed in ghosts until one popped up asking for her help. And she never believed in witches...until she discovered she was one. Now trapped in the quaint supernatural town of Eastwind, she must learn the ins and outs of her powers before she gets herself killed. When she stumbles on a murder in the greasy kitchen of an all-night diner, all wands point to Nora the newcomer as the prime suspect. With the help of her bacon-obsessed canine familiar, a too-hot waiter, and the spirit of the deceased, Nora's only chance at clearing her name is to serve up the real killer.

Cornwall 1906: Jago Carter-Jones, der vermögende Erbe von Allerby House, ist fest entschlossen, eine mittellose, amerikanische Sängerin zu heiraten. Halb Cornwall ist schockiert, so finden sich nur wenige Gäste bei der Hochzeit ein. Nur zwei Stunden nach der Trauung wird Jago tot aufgefunden. Erstochen – seine Frau Selena über ihn gebeugt, die Finger einer Hand um das Messer geklammert. Sie beteuert zwar ihre Unschuld, kann zum Tathergehen aber keine Angaben machen. Es droht ihr die Todesstrafe. Obwohl alles gegen Selena spricht, will Emily Tremaine an deren Schuld nicht glauben.

Kendall Whitaker always longed for a starring role in a movie full of action, adventure, love, and murder. She just never thought she would be living in one. An aspiring actress, Kendall left her normal life in Phoenix for the bright lights of Hollywood. She hoped taking a job as the assistant to the miserable Marketing Director at Blossom Studios would be her stepping-stone to stardom. When she finally gets her hands on an audition script, she refuses to let anything stand in her way.

Clare Cosi used to manage the historic Village Blend coffeehouse…until she opted for quieter pastures and a more suburban life. But after ten years and a little friendly cajoling from the owner (a fresh pot of Jamaican Blue Mountain was all it took), she's back to the grind. With a sprawling rent-free apartment directly above the Village Blend, her cat Java by her side, and plenty of coffeehouse redecorating ideas, Clare is thrilled to return to work. Until she discovers the assistant manager unconscious in the back of the store, coffee grounds strewn everywhere.

"Full of twists and turns" Reader Review ★★★★★ Can she close the book on a killer close to home? It should be the most wonderful time of the year, but when a stranger turns up dead after a Christmas party, the festive season is about to be anything but merry for the small town of...

She can write the perfect murder mystery… But can she solve one in real life? Meet Jen Dawson, mystery writer, coffee lover, and amateur detective? Crime writer Jen returns to her small hometown with a bestselling book behind her and a bad case of writer’s block. Finding sanctuary in the...

Josie Way loved working among the Library of Congress' leather-scented stacks - until she uncovered corruption and made herself a target. As Wilfred, Oregon's new librarian, Josie can stay undercover until the case goes to court. But life in this little town isn't as subdued as she expected. The library, housed in a Victorian mansion, is slated to be bulldozed. Still digesting the news that her safe haven is about to become scrap lumber, Josie discovers a body in the woods.... 

Thea Osborne sets off to Frampton Mansell with confidence. Despite her first disastrous house-sitting venture, which drew her into a murder investigation, Thea, and her spaniel Hepzibah, are sure of a wonderful stay at the relaxed country estate of the Philipses. But it seems that she’s jinxed. Busying herself with her duties, she finds a body hanging from the rafters of one of the barns. Detective Superintendent Phil Hollis oversees the subsequent investigation and is more than a little surprised to find Thea once again at the scene.

Heavily pregnant yet still running her flower shop in Keswick, Simmy Brown agrees to deliver an unusual bouquet to remote Eskdale. There she encounters three generations of women - and the next day, one of them is brutally murdered. Drawn into the mystery, Simmy and her friends soon find...

After an eventful year, Persimmon "Simmy" Brown is adjusting to life in Windermere, running her florist shop and trying to put her tragic past behind her. But just when Simmy thinks her life is quietly coming together, it begins to unravel at the seams. With the delivery of a bouquet of flowers to an elderly lady - complete with mysterious message attached - old secrets come creeping into the light. When another old woman is found murdered in her own home, Simmy is drawn into the centre of a murder investigation.

Petunia Yoder is Blueberry, Pennsylvanias youngest old maid, at twenty-two years of age, and is completely unmarriageable. But shes determined to celebrate her friends weddings with joy and a full heart. Unfortunately, Petunias best friend, Eden Beiler, is playing a dangerous game with a man who...