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BARRY AWARD WINNER Heralding the arrival of a brilliant new heroine, Mr. Churchill’s Secretary captures the drama of an era of unprecedented challenge—and the greatness that rose to meet it. “With any luck, the adventures of red-haired super-sleuth Maggie Hope will go on forever...

Faced with an increasing body count, our feline detectives sharpen their claws and set out to catch a serial killer. Did Pomadora Moseley really murder her family on the rollercoaster at Butlins? Is Clara Toddlebury's Country Dance Class under threat? And why does Mr Whisker lock himself in his headmaster's study?

Horrified Alfhild Daemonne, recently returned from a holiday overseas, is keen to find out who the unfortunate victim was and how they died. After all, she might need to make reparations to the victim's family for an atrocity one of her ancestors committed.

When Miriam Lea falls on hard times, an advertisement calling for private agents catches her eye, and within weeks she finds herself in Mr Bazalgette's employ as a private detective, travelling on a train to Hamburg in pursuit of an audacious fraudster. What follows is a journey through some of the great cities of Europe - and eventually to South Africa - as Miss Lea attempts to find her man.

Cassie Black works at a funeral home. She's used to all manner of dead bodies. What she's not used to is them waking up. Which they seem to be doing on a disturbingly regular basis lately. Just when Cassie believes she has the problem under control, the recently-deceased Busby Tenpenny insists he's been murdered and claims Cassie might be responsible thanks to a wicked brand of magic she's been exposed to. The only way for Cassie to get her life back to normal is to tame her magic and uncover Mr. Tenpenny's true killer.

Not all secrets stay buried with the dead… The four members of Norcester's crime fiction reading group have been invited as guests of honour to a weekend celebrating the life of the late author of their favourite murder mystery detective novels. But, when the author's secret archive is opened...

Der alte Mr. Nichols wird ermordet in seiner Apotheke aufgefunden. Schon bald gibt es zahlreiche Verdächtige: Hat sich Doktor Fox gerächt, weil der Tote seine Patienten vergraulte? Oder wollte die kleptomanische Angestellte Lissy eine Anzeige bei der Polizei verhindern? Und was hat es mit dem unbekannten Medikament auf sich, das bei der Tat entwendet wurde? Lady Bedfort befürchtet, dass damit ein weiterer Mord verübt werden soll.

Witch Hazel Kinsey is finally marrying the love of her life, werebear Ford Baylor, in a ceremony that will bind their souls for life. Unfortunately, party crashers have other plans for the anxious bride. Like killing her before the ceremony. Hazel and Ford, with the help of Tizzy the squirrel, and Lily Mason are determined to track down the killer and make the midnight deadline, but if they can't stop the person behind the bounty on Hazel's head, the wedding may be off. Permanently.

When Megan discovers that her young daughter is missing, she thinks that her ex-husband is to blame. But was it someone else entirely? Someone out for revenge? Someone with a grudge? As DI Laura Kesey begins her investigation, she discovers that the case is infinitely more wicked than she could ever have imagined. The clock is ticking. But will Kesey find Lottie before it’s too late? It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. The greater the evil, the deadlier the game.

The Historical Lady Detectives introduces us to two lady detectives. The first long story, "The Disappearing Mr Fox," is about Victorian novelist, Mrs Hogarth. The second long story, "Bicycles, Bloomers and Blackmail," is about Edwardian, Dulcie Starkadder who sets up a detective agency.

Ein Museumswächter wird ermordet - welches Geheimnis hütete der Mann? Im fünften Teil der Cosy-Crime-Reihe "Green Haven" von Harriet Mansfield, gesprochen von Cornelia Meinhardt, ermittelt Maggie Mirren im Boxclub-Milieu. Trubel in Green Haven: Eine Gruppe Touristen und eine Horde Fußballfans kommen zeitgleich am Bahnhof des verschlafenen Nests im Lake District an. Doch auch eine Leiche sorgt für Wirbel. Kurz vor seinem gewaltsamen Tod rief Tommy Biggs in Maggie Mirrens Antiquariat an - aber warum? Gut, dass sich Maggie bei ihren Ermittlungen auf die Unterstützung von Alice O' Kelly und Oliver verlassen kann.

Sgt. Betty Bruce is having a bad day. Three bizarre deaths and a confession that isn’t a confession…A severed foot in a sneaker that her pot-bellied pig won’t give up...Her dead boyfriend willed her his house…and she has been told to stay out of the way of Chief Inspector Tom Powder. Chief Inspector Tom Powder’s day isn’t much better. The key to solving the cases hides within the pages of Tiffany Hyde-White’s strange novel, The Dastardly Mr. Deeds. In the end, it is up to Betty to unravel the mystery, no matter the cost.

The world is fuzzy and cold when Kayden comes to her senses. Lights bounce. Men have tried to hurt her, she is sure of that, but isn't sure of much else. Like a vacuum all memories have been sucked out of her leaving her A Total Blank. Mysteries abound as she begins to piece together a broken sordid past that led to her attack, and the future that she may never know if she doesn't put the puzzle together that is her mind.