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1929 Las Vegas, New Mexico. When a man is murdered at the Castaneda Hotel, Josie MacFarland is given an impossible role: the first Harvey House Detective. Armed with only her determination, Josie faces a dismissive sheriff, the cold shoulder of old friends, and the hardships of the Great Depression. She can either return home in disgrace—or fight to prove she belongs in a world determined to shut her out. For readers of Jacqueline Winspear, Rhys Bowen, and Sulari Gentill.

Scarlett Chase's newest temp job is working for a large family at their cabin in the beautiful mountains. All plans for outdoor winter fun slip away like a novice skier down a black diamond slope when a massive snowstorm traps everyone inside the isolated cabin. With plenty of food and a stable power source, no one worries about anything other than boredom. But then the grandfather begins to act irrationally. And a stranger shows up at their door, begging for shelter. When Scarlett finds a dead body, she suspects murder. But if that means the murderer is one of the people trapped in the cabin.

When the doddering patrons of the Wilkins Museum learned that dozens of their priceless masterworks had been stolen and replaced by forgeries, there was no one to turn to but Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn - the savviest art detectives of the Boston upper crust. Nabbing the crooks was easy, but finding the missing paintings has proven trickier. Years later, the collection's prized Titian is still lost, and the new director, loudmouthed cattle baron Elwyn Fleesom Turbot, is getting impatient.  

The police hone in on Austin’s ex-girlfriend as their number one suspect, but Scarlett isn’t sure they’ve found the right culprit. Her feelings about the woman are complicated, and she is tempted to let the police handle this mystery. But pleas from Austin and her insatiable curiosity won’t let her sit idly by without poking around in search of some answers.

Autumn has arrived, and Scarlett Chase is working a temp job at a local pumpkin farm where guests can enjoy a corn maze, pony rides, yummy fall treats, and many other attractions. Nothing could be more wholesome. But not everything is as ideal on the farm as it might seem. Scarlett learns that it is struggling financially and on the brink of shutting down. Aggressive property developers are hounding the owners, trying to convince them to sell.

Der erste Band der genialen Krimireihe aus Hamburg Ein urlaubsreifer Reporter, ein durchgeknallter Dackel und ein tiefenentspannter Udo Lindenberg – willkommen in der Welt von Lukas Hammerstein! Hamburg, 2017: Die Elbphilharmonie ist eröffnet, die Rolling Stones spielen im Stadtpark, beim G20-Treffen brennt das Schanzenviertel – und Lukas Hammerstein kann nicht mehr. Der Reporter hat das ganze Jahr durchgearbeitet und freut sich auf ein Sabbatical.

Ben the tramp, with his usual genius for trouble, runs into danger when he finds a dead body and decides to help out. Ben knew that whenever his thumbs were itching, something ‘orrible’ was about to happen. Sure enough, on one foggy afternoon of itchy thumbs, the hapless Ben is implicated in...

Love is in the air as Scarlett’s family prepares for her brother’s wedding. She’s blocked out the entire week — no temp jobs for her! Now she can focus on spending time with family and friends as they prepare for the big day. But when a staffing crisis at the caterer’s threatens to leave guests with nothing to eat, Scarlett agrees to work the job in order to save the wedding. Fortunately, some of her friends sign up to help. The work environment ends up being terrible, but they all resolve to stick it out for Scarlett’s brother. More plans fall apart due to vandalism, threats, and even murder.

When Flora finds a murder victim in the back room of the boutique one morning, Scarlett decides to let the police handle the case this time. She can’t help but notice, though, how many people actually have a motive for killing Flora. Could the murderer have made a mistake? The boutique was closed at the time of the murder, and the victim shouldn’t have even been there. Was Flora the intended target?

The rock band came back to play, but itwasn't the game they expected. It is hard to reform the group whensomeone is killing off the members. After a death threat, private investigator PeterMcAdam is brought in to keep Jerry Reason, the lead singer, and his daughter,Annie, alive. The new album and reunion world tour are in jeopardy, but fateplays a hand, and they relocate by private jet to an idyllic tropical island inthe Caribbean.

Jacob just wanted to have a good time with his friend Samantha and fellow geeks at the fan convention. But when dead bodies start turning up, Jacob has to start a little early on his hoped-for detective career. After all, the police are out of their depth in a world where nearly everyone wears a costume or uses an alias. But Jacob has a secret of his own, and it looks like someone is bent on revealing him to the entire con. If Jacob's history comes out, his police career will end before it begins, even if he can find the killer. And if he can't, more fans will die.

It's bad enough when someone you know is brutally murdered; it's worse when the guy was a paranoid schizophrenic helplessly bound to a wheelchair. Sam Acquillo and Jackie Swaitkowski tried to look after Alfie Aldergreen, as had others around the Village of Southampton, but now they were forced to wonder what else they could have done.

Husband and wife PI team Helen Hawthorne and Phil Sagemont are hired by Trish Barrymore, who is divorcing her no-account accountant Mort. When Mort is found dead, Trish is the main suspect. She wants Helen and Phil to find out who killed Mort Barrymore – and more importantly, kidnapped Justine...

Still living under the radar in Fort Lauderdale due to her refusal to pay her ex-husband’s spousal support, Helen Hawthorne’s latest workaday job might just be the lowest rung on the employment ladder - telemarketing. While Helen is conducting a phone survey with the wealthy Henry “Hank” Asporth, Helen is convinced she heard a murder being committed. With no solid proof, Helen is driven to find out what really happened with Hank and the mystery woman. But if she’s not careful, she just might end up holding a dead line of her own.

Scarlett Chase’s newest temp job is working for a multi-generational family during their week-long stay at a large cabin in the beautiful mountains. She gets to use the skills she gained while earning her CNA as she takes care of a teenage girl with a full-leg cast and the family’s aging grandfather while the rest of the group hits the ski slopes.