Ergebnis für "The Star" in Cosy Crime

A teacup, a diary, and a body at the foot of the stairs.... When Ruth Townsend’s job and marriage both end abruptly, she heads home to the mountains for a fresh start. Nine months later, she has a new hobby, good friends, and a potential new romance - but only two dozen subscribers to the weekly newspaper she’s intent on reviving. What she needs is a good mystery...but nothing ever happens in sleepy little Thistlewood. Then Edith Morton is found dead at the bottom of her staircase.

I didn’t think they’d dismantle the paranormal military with a wave of their bureaucratic magic wand, but they did. Everything I’d spent the previous 15 years of my life doing and being was ripped away from me in an instant, out of my reach—and now that the paranormal military’s gone, I’ve got nothing left to fight for.

It's date night! And medium Pyper Rayne is finally getting some alone time with her oh-so-sexy new boyfriend, Julius. But when a representative from the Witches' Council shows up during appetizers, the romance portion of the evening comes to a screeching halt. Julius is needed to deal with paranormal activity - on a cruise ship to the Caribbean. An all-expense paid cruise to the Caribbean sounds like the perfect second date until Pyper witnesses the death of a famous rock star.

Sommer 1968. Eigentlich sollte es ein entspannter Urlaub an den Stränden von Saint-Tropez werden. Doch Aurélie und Serge können die Schönheit der Côte d’Azur nicht genießen. Obwohl sie die einmalige Chance haben, als Statisten bei dem Dreh von Swimmingpool dabei zu sein, passieren unerklärliche Dinge mit ihnen. Dann geschieht ein perfider Mord am Filmset…. Commissaire Lucie Girard ermittelt auf ihre französisch unkonventionelle Art. Gitanes-rauchend und mit femininer Intuition lässt sie die Verdächtigen zappeln....

1939, Los Angeles. Evelyn Galloway can't believe her luck! On her first day in LA, she lands her dream job of script supervisor, and on the hottest film in town - Hitchcock's adaptation of Rebecca. But her good fortune quickly changes when a legendary actor cancels their lunch the following day and is found murdered at home. Evelyn realises she could be a witness to the crime, having passed the bungalow's grounds on her way home the night before. Who was the man looking upset in a gazebo? And why was movie starlet Madeleine Nabors running wildly away from the scene?

Neuer Bayernkrimi. Eine Leich'! - Und die ausgerechnet im Gelände des Weinbaumuseums im beschaulichen Winzerort Bach an der Donau! Wer hat die junge Frau, die dort tot unter Blauburgunder- und Silvanerreben aufgefunden wird, zu Tode gewürgt und sich nicht einmal die Mühe gemacht, sie zu verstecken? Und warum, zum Teufel, hat jeder der Verdächtigen offensichtlich ein wasserdichtes Alibi? Als hätte Hauptkommissar Hinterdobler nicht schon genug zu tun, genau dies herauszufinden, macht ihm Exfrau Rosi zusätzlich wegen der gemeinsamen Tochter Franzi Schwierigkeiten.

Josie is eager to show off Wilfred's delights to her visiting sister, Jean—even though Josie must conceal her magic from her. In any case, Jean is excited to attend Cookie Masterson's trademark "Ready-Set-Go!" workshop on becoming a life coach. Then there's the grand reopening of Darla's Cafe, where the doors are thrown open to reveal . . . a dead man, stabbed in the back. That was definitely not on the revamped menu.

Step into the enigmatic world of the Athos—a vessel that blends the luxury of a cruise ship, the intrigue of a scientific research station, and the might of a military starship. Here, amidst the stars, you'll find Ellis McFadden, the ship’s head librarian, embarking on adventures she never anticipated this late in her career. The latest adventure sees the ship approaching a mesmerizing nebula, the centerpiece of a grand gala. It’ll be an evening filled with the galaxy's elite, all gathered to marvel at this cosmic wonder and the legendary gem rumored to be born from its very core.

It's nearly Christmas in Oxford, and Detective Inspector Bridget Hart is enjoying a rare day off at Oxford's Christmas Market. A ghost tour seems like a fun way to round off the day. Until, that is, a brutal murder brings the evening to a tragic close. Torn between work and family commitments over the festive season, Bridget soon discovers that the ghost of Christmas past is reaching out to the present with fatal consequences.

Ein Maßkrug, der mehr sagt als tausend Worte. Eine Damenperücke auf einem Herrenkopf und eine Lederhose samt leblosem Inhalt im Waldbad. Als Alois Schregelmann bei der Trachtenvereinsfeier tot am Beckenrand liegt, beginnt für Hauptkommissar Toni Hinterdobler eine Ermittlungsreise durch die Abgründe des bayerischen Hinterlands: zwischen bärbeißigen Bauern, g'schlamperten Verhältnissen und einer Wiese, die plötzlich Millionen wert ist. Ein Fall voller skurriler Figuren, bayerischer Eigenheiten und einer Wahrheit, die sich erst zeigt, wenn keiner mehr lacht.

Actor, alcoholic and amateur sleuth Charles Paris returns in another quintet of humorous theatrical thrillers. All Charles asks for is a nice juicy part in a successful play - but wherever he appears on the bill, murder and mystery always play a starring role.

The enchanting new Baby Ganesh Agency novel sees Inspector Chopra and his elephant sidekick investigating the dark side of Bollywood. Mumbai thrives on extravagant spectacles and larger-than-life characters. But even in the city of dreams, there is no guarantee of a happy ending. Rising star and...

Hauptkommissar Hinterdobler ist froh, nach seinem Urlaub in Südtirol wieder zuhause zu sein. Daheim in seinem beschaulichen Heimatstädtchen Wörth an der Donau, in dem alles einen Takt langsamer geht und die Menschen noch Menschen sind. Wenn da nur nicht gleich am ersten Arbeitstag dieser Anruf seine ganze Erholung zunichte gemacht hätte - Ein Toter im Seerosen-Teich! Und das ausgerechnet im Nepal-Himalaya-Park, einem Touristenmagneten an den Ausläufern des Bayrischen Waldes gelegen und gleichermaßen Idyll in einer unberührten Natur.

Der Messermord an einem jungen Mädchen zwingt Hauptkommissar Toni Hinterdobler diesmal, in den Trachten- und Kulturvereinen der Umgebung zu ermitteln. Und das mit einer neuen Kollegin, die von bayerischen Bräuchen und Traditionen so wenig Ahnung hat wie er von TikTok. Der neue Bayernkrimi von Martina Schmid Die beschauliche Ruhe in dem idyllischen kleinen Ort an der Donau wird jäh durch einen grausamen Mord gestört. Eine junge Frau wird mit tödlichen Stichverletzungen in einem Straßengraben aufgefunden.

When Ruth Townsend discovers Tessa Martin’s body in an abandoned factory, sprawled across a Ouija board, she does the responsible thing and calls 911. But by the time Sheriff Blevins arrives, the girl’s body has vanished. Blevins is convinced that Tessa is playing an elaborate hoax. But Ruth and her daughter, Cassie, know better. They both saw the body.

When the rusted-out remains of a vehicle with a unique vanity plate are hauled out of the Freedom River, journalist Ruth Townsend and her best friend, Wren Lawson, think they’ve finally learned the truth about the disappearance of their high school friend, Tanya Blackburn. The rest of Thistlewood may have believed that Tanya simply packed up and headed for the bright lights of Nashville, but the story never made sense to Ruth and Wren, and the mystery has haunted both of them for more than three decades. Things aren’t always what they appear on the surface, however.

Poppy never planned on speaking to her old acting rival Serena Saunders again, let alone accepting her as a client. But familiar drama barges back into her life when Serena requests an urgent background check on Ned Boyce, her fiance, before tying the knot. And the flighty film star is behaving out of character by wishing to start over with Poppy—this time as friends. Poppy no sooner thinks she's nailed down her latest assignment than Serena is caught holding a smoking gun over a stranger's dead body.

Sadie is delighted to have booked famous romantic-suspense novelist Linnea Bliss for an event at The Inkwell, her literary-themed pub, housed in a renovated grist mill. The author and her personal assistant, Marcie, are staying at Shady Creek Manor, a grand historical hotel that was once a private mansion and is rumored to still hold hidden treasure somewhere within its walls. But the hotel's storied past is nothing compared to its tragic present when Marcie plummets to her death from an open window on the third floor. 

Lebkuchen, Leberkäs und Langhanteln. Eine Kombination, die es in sich hat in Hauptkommissar Hinterdoblers sechstem Fall! "Hanteltod", der neue Bayernkrimi von Martina Schmid. Jetzt als Hörbuch! Eine Leich' zum Weihnachtsfest - Das hat Hauptkommissar Hinterdobler gerade noch gefehlt! Obwohl er viel lieber mit Knackersemmel und heißem Glühwein bewaffnet, geruhsam auf dem Christkindlmarkt die "staade Zeit" genießen würde, hat er es diesmal mit einem eiskalten Killer zu tun, der im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes erbarmungslos im Wörther Fitness-Palast zugeschlagen hat.

When a food critic checks in for the night, someone decides his stay should be permanent.Pastor Nick Blake and his photographer wife Nora came to The Jasmine House hoping for a quiet Charleston getaway: sweet tea, old porches, jasmine in the garden, and absolutely no murders before breakfast...