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London, 1922. Between gallivanting in his Rolls-Royce and darkening the doorways of London's hotspots, Lord Reginald "Rex" Bankes-Fernsby has almost succeeded in banishing the battlefield nightmares that plague his sleep. Pity he can't say the same about that nagging lack of direction in his life. If only he were like his best friend Freddie—self-assured, suave, and up to his ears in secrets. But when Freddie is murdered, Rex doubts the verdict. Was Freddie really cut down while up to no good, or was he killed in the line of duty?

After 50 years of bumbling around on the planet, Val Fremden’s got nothing to show for her life but a long string of dead-end jobs and a two-digit bank balance. But just as she’s about to toss her champagne dreams and caviar wishes into the dumpster, Val discovers that Marco Shamway—the jerk who plagued her all through high school—is now a millionaire. Worse yet, the idea that catapulted Marco to fame and fortune was one he’d stolen … from her!

Dentro Milano esistono tante città, e quasi inavvertitamente si passa dall’una all’altra. C’è poi chi sceglie le zone di confine, come i Navigli, a cavallo tra i locali della movida e il quartiere popolare del Giambellino. Proprio da quelle parti Libera – quarantasei anni portati magnificamente – ha trasformato un vecchio casello ferroviario in una casa-bottega, dove si mantiene creando bouquet di nozze. È lì che vive con la figlia Vittoria, giovane agente di polizia, un po’ bacchettona, e la madre settantenne Iole, hippie esuberante, seguace dell’amore libero.

Innkeeper Holly White is decking the halls this Christmas season, but someone is on the naughty list when a body is discovered in the fifth installment in the Christmas Tree Farm mystery series from bestselling author Jacqueline Frost.

One moment I had it all - a gorgeous husband, a beautiful home, a fulfilling career and two adorable children. The next, everything came crashing down around me. They said it was my fault. They said I’m the worst mother in the world. And even though I can’t remember what happened that day, they wouldn’t lie to me. These are my friends, my family, people I trust. But then why do I have this creeping sensation that something is wrong? Why do I feel like people are keeping secrets? Am I really as guilty as they say? And if I’m not, what will happen when the truth comes out?

The new laugh-out-loud serial killer thriller from L.M. Chilton, author of Don't Swipe Right and Everyone in the Group Chat Dies. The nation watched them fall in love. Now someone's watching them die. Hazel and Marc were paired together on a revolutionary new reality TV show Love Synced, in...

When a literary icon stays with the Dickinson family, Emily and her housemaid Willa find themselves embroiled in a shocking murder in this new mystery from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award–winning author Amanda Flower. August 1856. The Dickinson family is comfortably settled in their...

When a blaze takes both a neighbor’s home and his life, Emily Dickinson and her maid Willa have a burning desire to crack the case in this new historical mystery from Agatha Award–winning author Amanda Flower. Amherst, 1857. The Dickinson family braves one of the worst winters in New...

Sam is catapulted back to those teenage years spent with her best friends, teasing out each other's secrets by announcing things they had never, ever done. Pushing each other's boundaries, growing closer and growing up. If only they had stopped there. But they added their own rules. They went from sharing secrets to sharing firsts. First kisses, first drinks, first fake IDs. And that was before it all went spiralling out of control. Before that day in the woods ended it all.

La libreria Les Chats Noirs di Marzio Montecristo è stata scelta come “libreria galleggiante” per un evento esclusivo: il celebre giallista Aristide Galeazzo, uno degli autori più amati e discussi del panorama italiano, scriverà i capitoli finali del suo nuovo romanzo Maestrale di sangue proprio a bordo di una nave da crociera. La casa editrice Polpicella ha organizzato un tour che circumnavigherà la Sardegna, facendo tappa nei principali porti. A ogni sosta, i lettori saliranno a bordo per assistere a presentazioni sotto le stelle e tornare a terra con una copia autografata.

Emily Dickinson and her housemaid, Willa Noble, realize there is nothing poetic about murder in this first book in an all-new series from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award–winning author Amanda Flower. January 1855 Willa Noble knew it was bad luck when it was pouring rain on the day of...

Maggie is a husband watcher. A snooper, a marriage doctor, a destroyer of dreams, a killer of happy ever afters. She runs her own private detective agency specialising in catching those who cheat. Helene is a husband catcher. A beautiful wife, a doting stepmother, a perfect homemaker and a dazzling presence at parties. She has landed herself with one of the most eligible bachelors in town - handsome property developer Gabe Moreau. Alice is just a teenager. A perfect daughter to Gabe, a kind stepchild to Helene, a tragic girl to a dead mother.

När Juno Browne köper en stor förvaringsmöbel till sin nystartade antikaffär, förväntar hon sig verkligen inte att hitta en död kropp inuti. Och när mannen hon köpte den av, den skurkaktiga bonden Fred Crick, hittas ihjälslagen i sin flammande stuga, är jakten på en dubbelmördare i gång. Trots att polisen kämpar för att hitta ett samband mellan de två brotten, är Juno den här gången fast besluten att ignorera hennes impuls att utreda. Det går helt okej tills det dyker upp en främling som är kusligt lik den döde mannen i garderoben.

After a decades-long stint in prison, former serial killer Carol is looking to kick back and relax in her new retirement home...until a fellow resident drops dead and Carol has to prove she actually didn't do it this time.... Carol is delighted to be leaving her tiny prison cell behind to take...

After making her choice between Dylan and Hunter, Cookie James' love life is finally in order. And now she's ready to enjoy a little girl time. A bonfire on the beach seems like the perfect outing… until her mother Rain heads off for an outhouse break and finds a dead body instead. When Cookie calls Hunter for help, she finds herself in the middle of another murder investigation and the two men in her life. This time she has her hands full, dealing with a budding relationship, a cranky ex-partner, and a crime involving an old pirate treasure.

"It's a high-octane thriller with the grounding touches of Katrina's Norwegian heritage, the hygge of North Haven, and a very sweet romance between two likable, vulnerable people. Romantic suspense comfort food--just like waffles with cloudberry cream." --KIRKUS This timely, high-concept novel...

Meet Marcia Banks...I’m a normal person. Well, I do have an unusual first name, pronounced Mar-see-a, not Marsha. And an abnormal vocation - I train service dogs for veterans with PTSD. But otherwise I’m normal...Except I tend to get sucked into other people’s messes, which has led to my unusual avocation - amateur sleuth. Romp along with me and my four-legged best friend, Buddy through our first three big adventures, plus a bittersweet Christmas tale!

Impossibile vivere senza internet. Ma è in questa condizione che il Polpo si muoverà, in una Milano offline, allucinata, che di colpo si riscopre fragile, tra guerriglia urbana, improvvisati criminali e una dilagante follia collettiva. Chi ha tolto la rete? Chi sta minacciando la società per come la conosciamo? Qual è il suo scopo? A queste domande proverà a trovare risposta il Polpo, con l’aiuto di una banda di skater, tra killer spietati, nerd ipertecnologici e hacker nascosti fra le pieghe della città.

Oskar Stenvall er en mand uden ambitioner. Mens alle hans studiekammerater har gjort karriere og stiftet familie, har han levet en stille tilværelse i sit lille rejsebureau i en gammel kælderbutik i Lund. Men alting ændrer sig pludselig, da hans excentriske nabo, Albin Larsson, bliver udsat for et mordforsøg i sin herreekviperingsbutik. Og bedre bliver det ikke, da Oskar finder en død mand i gule bukser i sin gamle Volvo. Det bliver starten på et vanvittigt roadtrip for Oskar, hans unge praktikant Hanna og hr. Larsson.

With the help of her friends, a handsome local detective, and a sexy private investigator, will Leah be able to catch the killer and clear her best friend’s name before they strike again, or will there be an unhappily ever after?