Ergebnis für "The Bell" in Weibliche Detektive

Joshua hat neues Personal für das belebte Bücher-Café im charmanten Fair Haven eingestellt und die schüchterne Maggie freundet sich schnell mit der Barista Babs und dem Regalauffüller Casper an. Als Maggie bemerkt, dass einige ältere Typen Casper nach der Arbeit schikanieren, hilft sie ihm, zu entkommen. Am nächsten Tag wird einer der Rowdys mit aufgeschlitzter Kehle tot im Park gefunden. Ist der stille und zurückhaltende Casper wirklich ein Mörder? Um die Wahrheit herauszufinden mischt sich Maggie in die Ermittlungen des Polizisten Gary ein.

Die unkonventionelle Lady Jane und ihr Mann Captain Wescott freuen sich auf ihre Reise nach Indien. Das Gepäck ist schon an Bord, am nächsten Morgen soll das Schiff in See stechen. Doch dann werden in London die berühmten Orlow-Diamanten gestohlen und ein russischer Attaché fällt einem heimtückischen Mord zum Opfer. Rasch verhaftet man einen ersten Verdächtigen: Es ist ausgerechnet Wescotts Diener Levi, der regelmäßigen Kontakt hatte zu russischen Emigranten-Kreisen.

Stell dir vor, deine Adresse steht auf der Todesliste 138 Main Street. Eine Adresse wie viele – und genau das ist das Problem. In den USA gibt es über 7.300 Straßen mit diesem Namen, doch neuerdings treibt ein Serienmörder in ihnen sein Unwesen. Die Opfer: willkürlich gewählt – und...

Nach einem turbulenten Start in eine unerwartet glückliche Ehe mit Captain Wescott, hat Lady Jane keineswegs vor, sich in die Rolle der braven Ehefrau zu fügen. Nachdem sie ein Hilferuf in Form eines Briefes erreicht, reist Jane kurzentschlossen zu ihrer Freundin Lady Alison. Charlotte, Lady Alisons Cousine, ist mit dem exzentrischen Orchideenzüchter Sir Fredrick Halston verheiratet und lebt abgeschieden in einem düsteren Herrenhaus in Northumbria.

Set in neon-drenched Providence, Rhode Island, circa 1987, just two years after a plane carrying four mafia-affiliated law-firm partners exploded over the Atlantic along with the cushy lives of their once wealthy wives.

Wiltshire 1860: Lord Henry Pembroke hat sich alle Mühe mit der Ausrichtung eines Balls für seine geliebte Nichte Lady Jane in Rosewood Hall gegeben. Auf der Gästeliste stehen die begehrtesten Junggesellen der Londoner Gesellschaft, denn der kranke Lord möchte die Zukunft seiner Nichte, die ihm mehr eine Tochter ist, gesichert wissen. Doch der Abend nimmt einen gänzlich anderen Verlauf als geplant.

In 1888 Paris, American bookseller Emma Greene opens a small shop in the Latin Quarter, only to become the prime suspect when a department-store magnate dies under suspicious circumstances. To clear her name, she joins forces with a guarded inspector from the Sûreté and enters a glittering world of ambition, blackmail, and deadly secrets. For fans of Rhys Bowen and Deanna Raybourn.

NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES starring Samantha Bond, Jo Martin, and Cara Horgan. Season 3 out now! ‘It is so lovely to be back in the company of Judith, Suzie and Becks … this is another absolute cracker … I can’t wait to see what comes next!’ Reader review ***** ‘Nothing gets past Judith...

Hours later, the man’s cold body lies in the city mortuary, alongside the woman he couldn’t save. And his sister, unconventional nurse Gemma Tate, tracks down troubled police inspector Sebastian Bell to unravel the truth. Sebastian has enough pressure to solve the murder of an aristocratic heiress without Gemma meddling in his case. But the cryptic sentences she brings him from her brother’s notebook could be a crucial lead. If only they knew what “milky way” meant.

When a burned book falls into the hands of a young bookbinder, she uncovers a tale of forbidden love, a fortune lost … and murder – which puts her own life in jeopardy. Fans of The Shadow of the Wind and The Thirteenth Tale will love this thrilling historical novel, with an intriguing...

Meet Jane Bell. After her husband dies she leaves her job as a teacher to volunteer as a special constable with the police. On her very first shift Jane is called to the scene of a murder. A young man has dragged himself to the top of Greestone Stairs to die. Following her instincts, Jane finds herself becoming very involved in the case... For Detective Steph Warwick, specials have no place in a murder investigation - and this upstart rookie is meddling where she doesn’t belong.

Christmas is right around the corner, and Angelica and Vance are finally getting ready to say their vows. But just as they're about to start their happily ever after, a dark cloud appears on the horizon in the form of someone from Angelica's past. This mysterious figure has a dangerous plan and will stop at nothing to silence Angelica forever.

The new cozy crime novel from the bestselling author of The Marlow Murder Club, soon to be a major TV series on PBS Masterpiece Verity Beresford is worried about her husband. Oliver didn't come home last night, so of course Verity goes straight to Judith Potts, Marlow's resident amateur sleuth...

Gemma Tate has a new job and a new address. She is putting her past – her memories of nursing in the Crimean war – behind her. But when Jacob Harrow, a journalist with ties to Crimea, is found brutally killed, Gemma is pulled into the investigation. Police inspector Sebastian Bell works alone. But when all signs point toward a dark secret Harrow brought back from the war, he realizes he needs Gemma’s help to untangle the mystery. But raking up the past has devastating consequences when Gemma’s friend, another nurse from Crimea, is found murdered in her boarding house…

From the bestselling author of Devil's Breath, Jill Johnson is back with another gripping Professor Eustacia Rose Mystery... Betrayal is a bitter poison . . . After a nerve-racking investigation, Professor Eustacia Rose's life is returning to normal. She is finally back teaching at UCL and her...

At a busy crossing in Lincoln city centre a motorbike skids to a halt. A man in leathers jumps off the bike and grabs a young girl waiting at the lights. He pushes her roughly aside, remounts the bike, and roars away. The girl falls to the ground. She’s been stabbed. Special Constable Jane Bell witnesses the whole thing. She cradles the dying girl and hears the last word on her lips: the name of a missing local boy, a twelve-year-old called Nate Price. DI Steph Warwick is also looking for Nate. Jane had hoped their paths would never cross again.

Susan Bell spends her days within the confines of Westminster Abbey, one of many who live in the grounds of the ancient building. Her father, the kindly but foolish Dean of Westminster, is always busy keeping the many canons and vergers in check, when not being romantically pursued by forceful widows. Life at the abbey is uneventful, even after the unwelcome arrival of Susan's cousin Lindley and his unusual scientific demonstrations. That is until the Society of Antiquaries come armed with a letter from King George III. 

Now a major film starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively as a pair of mismatched best friends, each with something to hide . . . 'Packed with betrayal, secrets and plenty of twists and turns' - Telegraph What happened to Emily? When her best friend, Emily, asks Stephanie to pick up her son from...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE MCILVANNEY PRIZE FOR BEST SCOTTISH CRIME NOVEL. ‘A fantastic premise, brilliantly executed and a great new detective duo to cherish’ Elly Griffiths ‘A killer premise, beautifully executed’ C. S. Robertson ‘One of the most compelling concepts I’ve read in years’...

It's three weeks until Pyper Rayne and her fiancé Julius tie the knot. All she wants to do is enjoy her risqué bridal shower, complete the final details of her wedding, and find time to enjoy the holidays. But when Charlie, the manager of Wicked, is arrested for a murder she didn't commit, Pyper puts her medium skills to the test in order to find the real killer before Charlie takes the fall.