Ergebnis für "Victoria" in Traditionelle Krimis

Like most women, Elizabeth Miles assumes many roles; unlike most, hers have made her a woman on the run. Living on the edge of society, Elizabeth uses her guile to relieve so-called respectable men of their ill-gotten gains. But brutal and greedy entrepreneur Oscar Thornton is out for blood. He's lost a great deal of money and is not going to forgive a woman for outwitting him. With his thugs hot on her trail, Elizabeth seizes the moment to blend in with a group of women who have an agenda of their own.

Withering and waspish, Ursula Smart (not her real name) gate-crashes her mother's book club at an isolated country house for a long weekend retreat. Much to Mother's chagrin. Joining them are Mother's best friend, Mirabelle, Aunts Charlotte and Less, and Bridget with her dog, Mr. Bojangles. It doesn't matter that they've read Gone Girl three times this year already, this retreat is their chance to escape bustling suburbia. But someone has other ideas. A body is found in the grounds.

One night, Arthur Bryant witnesses a drunken lady coming out of a pub. The next morning, she is found dead at the exact spot where their paths crossed. Even more disturbingly, the pub has vanished and the street has changed. Bryant is convinced that he saw them as they looked over a century before - is elderly detective losing his mind? Then it becomes clear that a number of women have met their ends in London pubs and the likeliest suspect seems to be a mental patient.

In einem Pariser Viertel treibt ein unheimlicher Mörder sein Unwesen, der seinen Opfern größere Mengen ihres Blutes "entwendet". Die Bevölkerung ist verständlicherweise in heller Panik, die Gassen verwaist - und doch schlägt der Täter unbarmherzig wieder zu. Hat die sonderbare Künstler-Kommune etwas damit zu tun, wie die Leute glauben? Genug exzentrische Gestalten tummeln sich dort auf alle Fälle, wie der Maler, der seine Bilder mit Tierblut malt. Die Wahrheit ist viel erschreckender und lehrt selbst den Schauerautor Poe das nackte Grausen!

'Instantly gripping. Smart, timely and great fun from beginning to end' Bella Mackie, author of How to Kill Your Family 'Oozes with style, pace, and a cunningly imagined plot' Lucy Clarke, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Hike 'Razor-sharp writing, great characters and a brilliantly...

When Eloise Anderson, the owner of an antiquarian bookshop, arrives at the grand Aircroft estate to ask retired librarian Jane Hunter and eccentric collector Cameron Clewe for help, Jane and Cam expect a bookish inquiry. But the bookseller has a different sort of assistance in mind—clearing her mother’s name of a murder Eloise is convinced she didn’t commit. Eloise’s mother has just died after spending many years in prison for allegedly killing Eloise’s father. Armed with new information found in her mother’s effects, the bookseller is determined to uncover the true killer.

Hunter and Clewe are back in the third Hunter and Clewe mystery, from acclaimed author Victoria Gilbert, when a closed case is reopened after another member of a prominent family is murdered. Cameron Clewe and Jane Hunter, lovers of all things bookish, are slowly cataloguing Cam’s private...

Ursula Smart and her mother are invited to a supper club at Greystone Castle on the edge of a picturesque Dartmoor village, along with their ever-adventurous book group.

Durante la exclusiva fiesta de disfraces en el Colossus Hall, el ambiente se torna siniestro cuando el joven vizconde Cronshaw es hallado muerto, apuñalado en pleno salón de baile. Horas después, su prometida, la famosa actriz Coco Courtenay, aparece muerta por una sobredosis. Hércules Poirot, invitado a la velada, se enfrenta a un enigma donde todos ocultan algo y cada detalle puede ser la clave para desenmascarar al asesino.

Brought to you by Penguin. Six thriller authors. One writing retreat. You’d die to be on the guest list . . . The Host Legendary mystery author J. R. Alastor’s books are sold all over the world, but no one knows his real name. After years hiding in the shadows, he has sent out six...

El hallazgo de un cadáver en una playa interrumpe bruscamente la serenidad del paraíso natural de las islas Cíes. Las gaviotas acorralan con su macabro vuelo los restos de un cuerpo que ha sido acuchillado y que tiene el rostro desfigurado de manera brutal. No hay duda: entre los habitantes del camping cercano se esconde un asesino, y el idílico paisaje no recobrará la calma hasta encontrarlo. Nora Pardo, una detective en horas bajas, se ve obligada a tomar las riendas de la investigación y poner a prueba sus capacidades con el fin de desenmascarar al autor del crimen.

Le jeune aristocrate Ronald Adair a été assassiné. Perplexe devant la maison du crime, le Dr Watson est bousculé par son vieux complice Sherlock Holmes, porté disparu depuis trois ans. Comment celui-ci a-t-il finalement échappé à la mort ? Quel lien existe-t-il entre le meurtre d'Adair et une récente tentative d'assassinat de Holmes ?

Die Auftritte eines Magischen Zirkus verzücken die oberen Zehntausend von London. Im Nu sind die Karten für die Vorstellungen ausverkauft, denn was man hier zu sehen bekommt, scheint alles bisher Dagewesene bei Weitem zu übertreffen. Nur in Geoffrey Stafford keimt das Misstrauen auf, als es unter den Gästen im Anschluss an die Show zu bizarren Todesfällen und irrationalen Handlungen in Zusammenhang mit Geld und Wertgegenständen kommt.