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Clete Purcel—private investigator, ex-member of the New Orleans Police Department, and war veteran with a hard shell and just a few soft spots—is Dave Robicheaux's longtime friend and partner in detective work. But he has a troubled past. When Clete leaves his car at the local car wash, only to return to find it ransacked by a group of thugs tied to the drug trade from Mexican cartels to Louisiana, it feels personal—his grandniece died of a fentanyl overdose, and his fists curl when he thinks of the dealers who sold it.

Following the coronation of Charles III, Scotland’s most revered artefact, ‘The Stone of Destiny’ arrives at its long-term home in Perth Museum. Desperate to rebuild his shattered credibility, Gill is working hard on several stories along the Firth of Forth. But he’s presented with a problem when the discovery of an ancient inscription in a ruined church throws question marks against the authenticity of The Stone. On the trail of an age-old story, Gill finds himself opposed by someone prepared to kill to prevent the truth from being revealed.

1930: Miss Clara Vale, chemistry major turned detective, is taking a night off from sleuthing to attend the launch party of a new exhibition at the Hancock Museum in Newcastle. But when the piece de resistance, a rare ornate sarcophagus, is finally opened and it turns out the mummy inside it is a fake it looks like there is no rest for Clara after all... Later that night, she is summoned back to the museum and asked to investigate a series of stolen Egyptian artefacts.

When 3-month-old Max is abducted, his parents are plunged into their worst nightmare. Devastated mum Sarah only took her eyes off him for a second, but that doesn't stop her guilt. Even husband Jake can't hide his anger that their little boy went missing on her watch. By contrast there are smiles and celebration at a caravan park in Lincolnshire, as baby Blaze is introduced to the Star family. Jenna and Gary are delighted with the new addition to their family. But trouble is brewing for the Star family.

Durante un festival de flores, una anciana en silla de ruedas se acerca a Poirot, le da una bolsa de semillas vacía y le pide que la visite al día siguiente. Al llegar, el detective descubre el cadáver de la mujer, que ha sido envenenada.

Burned-out chef, and a bit of a hippy at heart if he's honest, Max Effort has had enough. He's packed in his job at a swanky Michelin three-star restaurant, grown his hair, berated his parents yet again for giving him such a "go get 'em" name, accepted he's never going to get his ex-wife back, and he's hitting the road.

Monica was on the corporate ladder striving to be a high-flying executive, but when the misogynistic bullying from the privileged pale stale males becomes too much she snaps and quits on the spot. At her lowest ebb, a chance remark from her charming slacker brother Paddy identifies a business opportunity – she becomes a pet-sitter! She’s enthusiastic, she loves animals, and she’s got the management skills: it’s bound to be a success, isn’t it? Monica quickly finds dealing with her team of misfits as easy as herding kittens.

Someone is preying upon the street children of Regency London. They seem to think no one will notice when urchins go missing—and even if they are noticed, who will care? Daniel needs to do something about the missing children. But with recent revelations about his past and an unexpected, somewhat unwelcome inheritance to deal with, this is a terrible time to dive back into the seedy underbelly of the crime world. Nevertheless, he's still a Bow Street runner, and his partner Lady Juliette is sensitive to the plight of these wayward youngsters.

Providence, Rhode Island. Los cuatro socios de un destacado bufete de abogados afiliado a la mafia, mueren en un jet privado que se estrella a las afueras de la ciudad de Nueva York.

What if the greatest violin maker in history actually did have a secret formula? And, what if it were stumbled upon, more than 300 years later, by innocent guitar makers, who then became the target of someone who could not let that secret be revealed. Add to this volatile situation a second party who wants the secret made public. The cascade of events takes our protagonists to London, Paris, Cremona, the island of Sardinia, Phoenix and Ottawa, as they dodge violence and try to uncover the mystery.

Mitä isompi paha, sitä kohtalokkaampi peli... Kun raiskaaja löydetään raa'asti pahoinpideltynä, etsivä Kim Stone ja hänen tiiminsä kutsutaan paikalle ratkaisemaan rikosta. Pian paljastuu lisää kostonhimoisia murhia, ja käy selväksi, että niiden takana on joku paljon tavallista synkempi. Tutkimusten tiivistyessä Kim joutuu itse vaaraan. Hän kohtaa häikäilemättömän murhaajan, joka on tekemässä omia kieroutuneita kokeitaan.Vastassa on sosiopaatti, joka näyttää tuntevan Kim Stonen jokaisen heikkouden. Mikä tahansa liike saattaa johtaa jonkun kuolemaan.

Doctor John Dee and Margaretta, assisted by his pupil Christopher, are charged with unraveling the mystery. But then there is a kidnapping, a ransom threat and more bodies appear. Amongst secrets and rumors, the scandal of the Seymour Affair threatens to resurface. Elizabeth's road to the throne could be ruined and with that comes the fall of the Tudor Dynasty. Can John Dee keep Elizabeth's secret before it casts a shadow over them all?

Magic & Malice: When Ember Rose is tasked with covering the birthday party of a wealthy 200-year-old matriarch for the local paper's society section, she doesn't bank on the guest of honor dying before the cake is served. Magic & Mythos: A murder in Starry Hollow forces Ember to team up with her law enforcement nemesis—leprechaun Deputy Bolan. Magic & Mishaps: Ember Rose is working hard to smooth the path for her relationship with the stoic vampire Alec Hale. She hits a massive bump, however, when a body is discovered drained of blood and Alec is one of the key suspects.

Mörderische Normandie. An einem Apriltag erhängt sich die vierunddreißigjährige Charline Lebreton in ihrer Zelle in der Haftanstalt Cherbourg. Ein halbes Jahr später wird auf Kommissar Ludovic Cleroc von der Kriminalpolizei Cherbourg ein Anschlag verübt. Er bittet seinen Freund, den ehemaligen Elitepolizisten Philippe Lagarde, um Hilfe. Bald darauf wird die Halbinsel Cotentin von einer Mordserie erschüttert. Eine Richterin und ein Anwalt werden ermordet. Gibt es da einen Zusammenhang? Lagarde ist sich ganz sicher.

Der gewitzte Pater Brown hat ein gefährliches Hobby: Er löst mysteriöse Kriminalfälle durch Intuition und Einfühlungsvermögen. Vor allem sein hellsichtiger Blick auf die Seelenzustände der Täter lässt den gewitzten katholischen Priester bei seinen Ermittlungen ein ums andere Mal die verzwicktesten Fälle lösen.

Die Abteischule (The Priory School) erschien erstmals 1904 im Strand Magazine und wurde 1905 mit 12 anderen Fällen in Die Rückkehr des Sherlock Holmes veröffentlicht. In Deutschland wurde der Fall auch unter den Titeln: Die Entführung aus der Klosterschule, Die Internatsschule oder Spuren im Moor veröffentlicht.

Es war schon später Abend, als plötzlich ein wohlhabender, alter Mann den Weg in die Bakerstreet 221 b fand, und bei Holmes und Watson anklopfte, um ihnen einen neuen Auftrag zu erteilen. Es galt den gestohlenen Familienschatz zu finden und wiederzubeschaffen. Doch wer von den vier Familienmitgliedern und den fünf Dienstboten kam hierfür in Frage? Jedem Einzelnen konnte Holmes ein düsteres Geheimnis entlocken, doch die Frage nach dem Goldschatz blieb weiterhin ungeklärt. Bis schlussendlich der junge Hausmeister Toni tot in seiner Kammer aufgefunden wurde.

Im noblen Kieler Stadtteil Düsternbrook wird auf dem Gehweg die Leiche eines bestialisch ermordeten Mannes gefunden. Die Art der Tötung und anschließenden Schändung lässt auf eine höchst emotionale Tat schließen. Nur einen Tag später wird in der Kieler Rechtsmedizin eine tote Frau eingeliefert, die Selbstmord begangen hat. Doch so einfach ist der Fall nicht. Rechtsmediziner Dr. Nowak kann feststellen, dass es zwischen beiden Toten auf rätselhafte Weise eine Verbindung gegeben hat.

A woman's body is washed up on the rocks by the castle ruins in St Andrews with evidence of strangulation, and no ID. Two days into the case, a call from another woman claiming to be the victim's friend could be DCI Andy Gilchrist's first solid lead. But when she fails to turn up for an interview, Gilchrist fears the worst. The next day, they find her battered body.

Inexplicably, Cash has become troubled, depressed, irrationally angry with his friends, and worried unaccountably about the safety of his daughter and grandson. Callie suggests he see Abe Stein, the therapist who helped her son, Lew. Reluctantly, Cash agrees, and the two men begin to explore his largely forgotten past—particularly the story of his parents, who died in a car accident when he was seven.