Ergebnis für "Winter" in Hobbydetektive

Earlsraven versinkt unter einer weißen Decke. Und auch Nathalie und ihre Freunde werden von dem Schneesturm, der über England hinweg zieht, völlig überrascht. Als Nathalie und Louise mitten in der Nacht eine Autopanne haben, wird es für sie gefährlich: Zwar können sie sich in ein Cottage retten - aber finden sie hier wirklich eine sichere Zuflucht? Ihre Freunde wiederum unternehmen alles, um einen verzweifelten Vater davon abzuhalten, aus Liebe ein Verbrechen zu begehen. Außerdem müssen sie herausfinden, ob der Weihnachtsmann die Geschenke bringt - oder stiehlt.

Three days before Christmas, I travel to Midwinter Manor in Norfolk through a worsening, bitter snowstorm to meet Daniel, the brother I never knew existed. He has reluctantly granted me an hour of his time. The welcome I receive is frosty. Daniel is cold, intimidating and unfriendly, while his wife, Rose, is polite, but tense. From the moment I step through the door of this imposing manor house, I sense I’m not welcome. When I go to leave, the snowy blizzard prevents me.

English psychic Clarissa Wilkinson is holidaying in the Canary Islands. Hoping to have an adventure, she boards a tour bus bound for Villa Winter, a secret Nazi base on the idyllic island of Fuerteventura. Instead, she discovers a body in a chest and finds herself teamed up with hapless crime writer Richard Parry. What unfolds is an edge of seat mystery brimming with intrigue, as they try to unravel the clues together and find the killer.

A brand new Miss Marple novel from Lucy Foley, the #1 bestselling author of The Guest List and The Midnight Feast. On a rare holiday abroad, Miss Marple is enjoying the refined luxury of the Grand Alpine Hotel: a stunning winter playground, high in the Swiss Alps. But when someone is found dead...

It's that time of year again! It's always Christmas in Holiday Haven, but this December is a special one. Carolyn Highcrest is preparing for her parents to visit for the inn's annual celebration . . . and to finally meet her boyfriend, Spencer. But when a mysterious package thief strikes the local postal service, Carol finds herself compelled to help Spencer find the culprit. Someone seems intent on ruining the holiday fun, with presents disappearing left and right and a spate of bad luck, which reminds Carol of the havoc the previous year wreaked by an out-of-control wishing box.

Life has been pretty great for Sebastian Snow. The Emporium is thriving and his relationship with NYPD homicide detective Calvin Winter is everything he's ever wanted. But then an unknown assailant smashes the Emporium's window and leaves a peculiar note. Sebastian is quickly swept up in a series of grisly yet seemingly unrelated murders. The only connection tying the deaths together are curiosities from the lost museum of P.T. Barnum.

Laura is excited to spend Christmas as usual with her beloved aunt Hedda and her friends. But her festive mood soon turns sour as she finds both old faces and new are keeping secrets from her. When a fire claims the life of her best friend, the beautiful and talented Iben Jensen, the scars of that night will remain with Laura for the rest of her life.

It’s springtime in Benedict, Alaska, and with the warmer weather comes an unseasonably somber local tradition...the annual Death Walk. At the end of each brutal winter, citizens gather downtown and then break into groups to search the community for those who might have somehow gotten stuck at home. Beth Rivers sets off with her friend Orin and dog Gus toward the cabin of an elderly resident, intending to check on him. When they reach the cabin, the old man is alive, but not in the best shape. Beth stays with him while Orin hurries to town for help, but it’s not Orin who returns.

Dürfen wir vorstellen? Isa Winter - unkonventionell, sympathisch, nicht zu stoppen. Isa Winters Beruf ist das Warten. Sie ist Privatdetektivin, und zwar eine richtig gute. Sie beobachtet aus der Ferne, bleibt anonym. Doch als Katharina Schneider ihre Hilfe sucht, ändert sich alles. Isa ist von ihrer neuen Klientin so beeindruckt, dass sie ihre eigenen Regeln bricht: Als Katharinas Mann während einer Observation kurz davor ist fremdzugehen, schreitet Isa ein. Damit setzt sie eine Kette verheerender Ereignisse in Gang. Wenig später stürzt Katharina Schneider vom Balkon ihrer Wohnung in den Tod.

Meet Bella Winter. She loves vintage clothes, antiques and… solving crimes? Bella Winter moved to charming Hope Eaton for some peace and quiet after quitting her busy city job. She delights in spending time in her little antique store on top of the hill, hunting for bargains at auctions, and getting to know everybody–because if there’s one thing Bella’s good at, it’s solving other people’s problems. But her peaceful life is overturned when she finds eccentric local historian Professor Oliver Barton dead in the ruins of Raven Hall, a trowel lying near his outstretched hand.

Dr. Walter Ballard sucht DIE DENKMASCHINE auf. Er und seine Familie haben eine Million Dollar in Wertpapieren geerbt. Das Problem ist nur sein geistig verwirrter Vater hat diese vor seinem Tod versteckt. Und trotz einer intensiven Suche findet sich keine Spur. Welche Rolle spielen der Hund und der Papagei des Verstorbenen? Professor Augustus van Dusen nimmt die Ermittlungen auf.

A brand new bakery has opened in Sun Valley. Cue a frenzy of excitement among the locals as they snap up the much heralded baker’s marshmallow muffins, terrific treacle tarts and berry spectacular Bakewells. Toby, our beloved spellbound hound, is first in the queue to taste test the freshly prepared sammiches! But when a spate of fatal poisonings shakes the local community to its core, it transpires Devon splits and Dorset knobs might be deadlier on the waistline than first thought.

'The perfect mix of cosy, festive, and twisty . . . the best kind of book to curl up with on a cold night by a roaring fire' KRISTEN PERRIN, author of How to Solve Your Own Murder 'Once again Katy Watson delivers the perfect cosy: atmospheric, ingenious and fun!' IAN MOORE, author of Death and...

In A Fatal Winter, Max Tudor - Anglican priest, former MI5 agent, and village heartthrob - investigates two deaths at Chedrow Castle. But his growing attraction to Awena Owen complicates his case, as does the recent arrival at Chedrow Castle of a raucous group of long-lost, greedy relatives, any one of whom has a motive for murder. With a cozy setting, intricate puzzles, and a handsome (non-celibate) priest doing the sleuthing, the books in this series are destined to become instant classics in the mystery world.

It’s Christmas in Berrywick, the busiest time of year for dashing taxi driver Lewis. But when he’s killed in a road accident, the entire village is shaken. Julia Bird, recently appointed to the Road Safety Committee, visits the site so that no other villager suffers the same fate. But when she spies a pendant left in the bushes, she feels certain Lewis’s death was no accident…

'Mistletoe and murder, friends, family and deceit — this has it all' FAITH MARTIN 'I LOVED this book! I practically inhaled it within a few hours. This was such a cosy read and it’s put me in a very festive mood' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A cosy, festive murder mystery to curl up with in...

Ein weiterer kniffliger Fall für DIE DENKMASCHINE. John Dunn spricht bei Professor van Dusen vor. Er ist sich jedoch nicht sicher, ob er wirklich John Dunn heißt. Eigentlich weiß er so gut wie gar nichts mehr über sich. Irgendwann ist er in einem Hotelzimmer aufgewacht. Seiner kompletten Erinnerungen beraubt.

Nacht für Nacht beobachten die Anwohner des Bezirks Yarborough ein Automobil, das mit höllischer Geschwindigkeit durch die Coronation Street braust. Die Polizei versucht mehrfach, den Wagen anzuhalten. Ohne Erfolg. Denn auf halber Strecke scheint es sich in Luft aufzulösen. Handelt es sich um ein Geisterauto? Oder gar ein fliegendes Automobil? Professor van Dusen ist von dem Fall nur wenig begeistert. Und so nimmt Holly Henrietta Hatch die Ermittlungen in die Hand.

Ein Motorboot kracht in den Bostoner Hafen. Am Steuer: ein Toter. In französischer Uniform. Ohne Papiere. Es fehlt jeglicher Hinweis auf seine Identität. Detective Sergeant Miller ist ratlos. Ein Fall für DIE DENKMASCHINE.

Cameron Winter was born with the ability to recreate detailed crime scenes in his imagination and dissect the motives and encounters that produced them. And after reading a puzzling news story about a wealthy family killed in a small town in the Chicago suburbs, he can't resist the chance to apply this deductive power in the pursuit of justice for the victims. Three members of the family, along with their live-in nanny, were pulled from their burning mansion, already dead from gunshot wounds. The only survivor is a young boy whose memory of the event raises more questions than answers.