Ergebnis für "Romans" in Hobbydetektive

Despite the dismal Broadway season, Gunplay continues to draw crowds. A gangland spectacle, it's packed to the gills with action, explosions, and gunfire. In fact, Gunplay is so loud that no one notices the killing of Monte Field. In a sold-out theater, Field is found dead partway through the second act, surrounded by empty seats. The police hold the crowd and call for the one man who can untangle this daring murder: Inspector Richard Queen.

Neues von der Bestsellerautorin ("Glennkill", "Gray"): eine hinreißende Senioren-WG ermittelt. Eigentlich hat Agnes mit ihren Dritten, der Hüfte, Hörproblemen, dem Treppenlift, der yogaversessenen Edwina, dem Marschall, Hettie der Schildkröte und den anderen Mitgliedern ihrer verschrobenen Senioren-WG genug um die Ohren. Doch dann liegt ihre Mitbewohnerin Lillith erschossen im Gartenschuppen, und im Nachbarhaus fällt die reiche und unbeliebte Mildred einer Kugel zum Opfer. In ihrem kleinen englischen Dorf geht der Tod um, und er scheint es auf alte Damen abgesehen zu haben!

Eliza ist nicht Detektivin geworden, um verschwundene Knochen zu suchen! Doch um so einen dreht sich der neue Fall und lässt Hobbywissenschaftlerin Millie schwärmen. Als die Ermittlungen in gefährliche Tiefen führen, beschleunigt sich Millies Puls noch aus anderen Gründen. Nur ist nicht klar, ob der Museumsangestellte Raja sie rasend vor Wut macht oder vor Attraktivität…

Teuflisch amüsant: Erpressung und Mord statt Mutter-Sohn-Sonntage mit Schwarzwälder Kirsch. Bernhard Stöckle, angesehener Controller beim Schwarzwälder Gas- und E-Werk, hat mit zwei Handicaps zu kämpfen: Zum einen ist da Herr Wunderdinger, sein sexistischer und „niveauloser“ Chef, der im Büroalltag des harmoniebedürftigen Verwaltungsangestellten nur bedingt zum Wohlfühlen beiträgt. Zum anderen engt ihn seine aufbrausende Mutter ganz schön ein: Sie hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, Bernhard seit seiner frühesten Jugend von der Außenwelt abzuschirmen, insbesondere, wenn es um Frauen geht.

Nothing is simple when you're 35th in line for the British crown, least of all marriage. But with love on their side and plans to elope, Lady Georgiana Rannoch and her beau, Darcy O'Mara, hope to bypass a few royal rules....

Sabotage! Alexis, ein mit Eliza befreundeter Illusionist, wurde vor Publikum beinahe tödlich verletzt. Wollte ihn jemand ermorden? Eliza und Millie ermitteln undercover im Zirkus, tappen zwischen Löwen, einem traurigen Clown, Trapezkünstlern und einer dreisten Fotografin aber im Dunkeln. Dann schlägt der Täter erneut zu – diesmal hat er es auf Eliza abgesesen!

C.S. Harris’ best-selling Sebastian St. Cyr mysteries transport listeners back to the elegance and courtly drama of Regency England. When a wealthy diamond merchant turns up dead, Sebastian sets out to prove the innocence of the man accused - his former lover Kat’s husband. A missing gem seems to be the key, but as Sebastian traces its origins, he discovers unsettling ties to black magic.

Im Jahr 1927 ist New York die Stadt der Träume und eine Verheißung für eine große Zukunft. Eine ebensolche erhofft sich auch der Archäologieprofessor Frederick Crichton, der aus Boston in die Stadt kommt, um eine Beschäftigung im Museum aufzunehmen. Allerdings zerplatzt dieser Traum schnell. Stattdessen findet Crichton sich im Haus eines exzentrischen Millionärs wieder, um diesem die Authentizität eines ägyptischen Artefakts zu bestätigen. Doch die einfache Aufgabe wird zu einem Albtraum für den Archäologen.

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.

Sarah Brandt is shattered when she learns that a woman has inquired at Hope’s Daughters Mission for Catherine, the abandoned child she has taken as her daughter. The woman claims she was Catherine’s nursemaid, now acting on behalf of the girl’s mother to reunite them. Unwilling to simply hand Catherine over to a complete stranger, Sarah asks Malloy to investigate. But when he goes to interview the woman at her tenement in Chelsea, he finds she has been murdered. Though her death leaves Sarah’s claim to Catherine unchallenged, her sense of justice compels her to work with Malloy to find the killer.

Drawing upon her background in ancient history and her experiences on archaeological digs, author C.S. Harris crafts authentic, compelling novels that appear regularly on best-seller lists and have won numerous awards. In 1812, surgeon Paul Gibson discovers a stiletto wound in the base of a corpse’s skull and immediately contacts Sebastian St. Cyr. And when another body turns up with the same injury, the lives of St. Cyr’s family are threatened if he doesn’t back off. Now, the pressure’s on to find the culprit before anyone else gets killed.

Step into the captivating world of detective fiction with "The Roman Hat Mystery," where the legendary duo of Inspector Richard Queen and his son, Ellery Queen, takes center stage. Narrated by the talented Mike Vendetti, this audiobook immerses listeners in a puzzling tale set against the backdrop of a bustling theater, where a murder unfolds amid the drama and intrigue.

A mystery set in a large occupied theater with an unexplained mystery.

Rick Montoya, eager to experience more of his Italian mother's culture, heads to Rome to start his own translation business. He's armed with curiosity and an appetite for local food and wine. Rick's maternal uncle is a Roman cop with one eye to his nephew's welfare and another to how Rick might be useful, perhaps widen his career choices. So Commissario Piero Fontana pulls Rick into an investigation: the murder of Count Umberto Zimbardi.

Abigail Northrup of Tarrytown, New York, was her parents' pride and joy. After graduating from a prestigious women's college in Morningside Heights, she took a job there as an instructor. She also joined the ranks of the New Women, ladies planning for a lives without husbands in which they make their own decisions and make a difference in the world. Unfortunately, her murder ended all that.

England's most famous date, 1066: At the monastery of De'Ath's Dingle, during a completely pointless theological debate, there is a mysterious death. Routine business for the average investigative medieval monk. Unfortunately, this isn’t a tale of average monks. Anyone who would put the idiot Brother Simon in charge of a murder investigation is either one chant short of a plainsong or is up to something. When Brother Hermitage, innocent in every way, including bystanding, is lined up for execution, he begins to wonder if something might be going on.

In summer of 1144, a strange calm has settled over England. The armies of King Stephen and Empress Maudhave temporarily exhausted each other. Brother Cadfael, herbalist-sleuth of Shrewsbury's Benedictine Abbey, agrees to accompany wise young Brother Mark on Church business in Wales. But the brothers soon find themselves caught up in yet another feud. A Welsh prince has banished his brother, accusing him of the treacherous murder of an ally, and the country teeters on the brink of civil war. Cadfael has to survive the brotherly quarrel that could plunge an entire kingdom into chaos.

1780 : La France, venue prêter main forte aux insurgés américains en guerre contre l'Angleterre, peine à financer ses opérations maritimes. Et à Paris, la colère gronde. C'est alors que Nicolas Le Floch est appelé pour enquêter sur la mort suspecte d'un ancien contrôleur général de la marine. Que dissimule cet apparent accident domestique ? Que redoutent le roi, Sartine et Necker pour s'intéresser autant à l'affaire ?

Frank Malloy's latest client, Will, is searching for his brother, a newsboy named Freddie, who runs off as soon Will's name is mentioned - only to be found dead a short time later. A suspicious Frank tracks down Will, who spins a tale of lust and deceit involving a young society woman, Estelle Longacre. Estelle's risky behavior took a fatal toll, but Frank can't be sure if the company she kept is to blame or if her own ruthless family had a hand in her death.

Ayleswick-on-Teme, 1813. Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, has come to this seemingly peaceful Shropshire village to honor a slain friend and on a quest to learn more about his own ancestry. But when the body of a lovely widow is found on the banks of the River Teme, a bottle of laudanum at her side, the village's inexperienced new magistrate turns to St. Cyr for help.