Ergebnis für "man" in Cosy Crime

Ein Toter am Deich – der erste spannende Fall für Pensionsbesitzerin Jenny. Die gemütliche Cosy Crime-Reihe im idyllischen Küstenort! In dem beschaulichen Örtchen Zuiderdijk in Zeeland geht eigentlich alles seinen gewohnten Gang – bis zu dem Tag, an dem Pensionsbesitzerin Jenny am Deich auf ihren Gast Markus trifft … ermordet. Die Ermittlungen der Polizei laufen schleppend, und als eine zweite Leiche gefunden wird, kann Jenny nicht widerstehen, dem müden Polizeiapparat ein bisschen unter die Arme zu greifen.

Jetzt wird auch im Norden fröhlich gemordet: "Der Tod macht Urlaub in Schweden" ist der erste Band einer sommerlich-heiteren Krimi-Reihe vom schwedischen Bestseller-Autor Anders de la Motte und Komiker Måns Nilsson. Im süd-schwedischen Österlen ist niemand besonders unglücklich, als Jessie Anderson tot aufgefunden wird. Immerhin wollte die ehrgeizige Maklerin einen der schönsten Strände der beliebten Urlaubsregion mit Luxusvillen zubauen. Aber musste sie deswegen sterben?

Sommer, Sonne, Schweden-Tod: Im idyllischen Österlen wird der Mord an einem Antiquitätenhändler zum neuen Fall für Vollblut-Städter Peter Vinston und die lokale Jung-Kommissarin Tove Esping. Mitten im geruhsamen Hochsommer gerät das süd-schwedische Österlen in helle Aufregung: Auf dem bekannten Antiquitäten-Markt von Degeberga sitzt ein Händler tot in seinem Zelt, einen antiken Dolch im Rücken. Nur zu gern lässt sich der beurlaubte Mord-Ermittler Peter Vinston aus Stockholm auch in diesen Fall hineinziehen – sehr zum Ärger der jungen Kommissarin Tove Esping, die sich endlich beweisen will.

Frühling in Neuharlingersiel: Bei einem Malkurs auf dem Steffenshof stellen die Teilnehmer zur Begrüßung ihr Lieblingsbild vor. Karin Müller hat ein Bild aus dem Hausstand ihrer Oma dabei, das verdächtig an Van Gogh erinnert. Eine Kopie? Denn eine Kunstsammlerin war Karins Oma nicht, und vermögend schon mal gar nicht. Mitstreiter Conrad ist sich trotzdem sicher, dass es echt ist. Doch bevor er das Bild einem Experten zeigen kann, ist Karin tot und das Bild verschwunden. Rudi, Henner und Rosa wollen nicht an Zufall glauben, und sie haben recht: In Karins Blut wird Ketamin nachgewiesen.

Verdammte Drecks-Mist-Wanderung, verdammte! Theophil Kornmeier hat die Nase voll. Nacht für Nacht durchlebt er denselben Alptraum: Hilflos sieht er dabei zu, wie sein kleiner Bruder beim Wandern in den Tod stürzt. Auch tagsüber ist er wie gefangen in seinem Trauma aus Kindheitstagen. Also beschließt der einsilbige Einzelgänger, sich der Vergangenheit zu stellen – mit einer Alpenüberquerung. Kein leichtes Unterfangen. Aber da ist ja noch die Wandergruppe, die ihn sicher ans Ziel bringen wird.

The big day is on the way, and Holly's got the jitters. She also has a house full of royal vampires out for blood. When Lacey Vaughn comes back to Beechwood Harbor, she sure knows how to throw one heck of a welcome back party. Catch up with Holly and her gang of paranormal pals in Men Love Witches, the 11th book in the Beechwood Harbor Magic Mysteries by Danielle Garrett.

The second installment in the beloved and New York Times bestselling series from Richard Osman, now streaming on Netflix “It’s taken a mere two books for Richard Osman to vault into the upper leagues of crime writers. . . The Man Who Died Twice. . . dives right into joyous fun." —The New...

In "Death of a Ladies' Man," the fourth Bunburry book, the summer tourist season is in full swing. Among the visitors is Mario Bellini, a gelateria owner with film-star good looks, who is considering opening an ice-cream parlour in Bunburry. But shortly after his arrival, he is found dead - a tragic accident, or something more sinister? Amateur sleuth Alfie McAlister hopes to uncover the truth with the help of his friends Liz and Marge. But is Liz too distracted by the prospect of financial gain to focus on the task at hand?

From the authors of the best-selling series CHERRINGHAM When a well-dressed man arrives in Mydworth, with a nasty head wound and no memory of who he is, or why he is there - Kat and Harry look after him. But it quickly becomes clear that this 'Lost Man' is, for some unknown reason, on the run - and his pursuers are desperate to find him. As Kat and Harry retrace the man's strange journey back to London's East End, they find themselves up against dangerous people who - with time running out - will do absolutely anything to stop the Lost Man from remembering.

Nobody loves an honest man--or that was what police sergeant Hamish Macbeth tried to tell newcomer Paul English. Paul had moved to a house in Cnothan, a sour village on Hamish's beat, where he immediately started to stir up outrage among his neighbors. Paul first attended church in Lochdubh and...

The services of the Eyes Peeled Detective Agency are secured by Sir Barrington Hedley-Smythe following the theft of four rare and exceptionally valuable bronze busts. Sam and the team are soon hot on the case, also happening upon a mysterious spate of missing pets in the process. Then, if their caseload wasn’t busy enough, the shocking theft of the iconic Isle of Man Senior TT Trophy is making global headlines, meaning even more potential work for our intrepid team. Overall, ideal business conditions for an expanding firm of private detectives, you’d imagine? Not so much….

Wealthy Sir Hubert Handesley's original and lively weekend house parties are deservedly famous. To amuse his guests, he has devised a new form of the fashionable Murder Game, in which a guest is secretly selected to commit a 'murder' in the dark, and everyone assembles to solve the crime. But when the lights go up this time, there is a real corpse....

Chitterton Fells is all of a flutter. Along with every female member of the village Library League, Ellie Haskell has developed a veritable obsession with novels of the romance variety. The steamier, the better. But tragedy strikes when Miss Bunch the librarian is found dead between the non-fiction stacks. Then the local milkman collapses in broad daylight.

From the authors of the best-selling series "Cherringham". When young Ben Carter is found murdered in an alleyway one snowy night in Mydworth, all the evidence points to his best pal, Oliver. And though Oliver swears he is innocent, judge and jury are quick to convict the young man. But at the eleventh hour, Harry and Kat become involved, and aren't convinced. With just days left before Oliver is to hang for the crime, they investigate. With the clock ticking can they find the real culprit in time... to save a life?

Sheriff Frank asks newly-minted private detective Charlotte to help him crack the case, but she has no idea those darn gingerbread men will start showing up everywhere. What did Santa do that made them so angry? And what's the secret in his colorful Christmas-themed bureau? Charlotte is forced to split her time between searching for Santa's killer and helping Declan's crazy ex, Stephanie, stop a corrupt district attorney in exchange for a book that could help solve more crimes in the future.

With the holiday season in full swing, food and cocktails columnist and restauranteur Hayley Powell has lots to check off her last-minute to-do list. Not included is the sudden arrival of her father, who hasn't been in the picture since she believed in Santa Claus. Dwight Jordan's presence in Bar Harbor might just be the unwanted gift that keeps on giving-especially after he becomes the top suspect in a case of yuletide murder . . .

Eyes Peeled is the Isle of Man’s first and only detective agency. Not much happens on the idyllic Island that needs detecting, so on the whole, the team is not the most adept. In fact, generally speaking, they’re pretty useless. One of the agency’s more eager employees is Sam Levy. Nearing 40, he’s finally found a job he actually loves - even if he isn’t particularly good at it. Okay, let’s be honest. He’s rubbish. Still, Sam’s services are secured by persons unknown to track down a glamorous yet mysterious art dealer recently arrived on the sleepy Island.

“Sheer entertainment… Bennett infuses wit and an arch sensibility into her prose… This is not mere froth, it is pure confection.” — New York Times Book Review on The Windsor Knot Amateur detective Queen Elizabeth II is back in this hugely entertaining follow-up to the bestseller The...

Selchester Castle in 1953 sits quiet and near-empty, its corridors echoing with glories of the past. Or so it seems to intelligence officer Hugo Hawksworth, wounded on a secret mission and now reluctantly assuming an altogether less perilous role at Selchester.

Meteorologist Zoe Parker put Everlasting in her rearview mirror as soon as she had her college degree in hand. But when Sapphire, her eccentric great-aunt, takes a tumble down the stairs in her lighthouse home, Zoe returns to the tiny fishing hamlet to look after her. Zoe has barely crossed the county line when strange things start happening with the weather, and she discovers Sapphire’s fall was no accident. Someone is searching the lighthouse but Sapphire has no idea what they’re looking for.