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After her philandering husband's boat went down, newly single Mia Carina went back to Astoria, the bustling Queens neighborhood of her youth. Living with her nonna and her oversized cat, Doorstop, she's got a whole new life - including some amateur sleuthing...Mia is starting work at Belle View, her father's catering hall, a popular spot for weddings, office parties, and more. Soon she's planning a bachelor party for a less-than-gentlemanly groom. But it goes awry when the gigantic cake is wheeled in and a deadly surprise is revealed.

Die Geschichte um das wertvolle Dahlienbild erreicht einen neuen Höhepunkt: Carlos zittert um die entführte María Moreno und bringt Allmen dazu, Dinge zu tun, die dieser sich nie hätte träumen lassen. Ein raffinierter Krimi voller Action und Spannung.

Mia's busy with a full schedule of events at the family business - among them an over-the-top Nativity-themed first birthday party and a sweet 16 for a teen drama queen. But her personal life is even more challenging. Her estranged mother has returned - and her lifelong friend Jamie has discovered a shocking secret about his past. He's so angry that he starts hanging out with Lorenzo, who claims to be his long-lost brother - even after it becomes clear that Lorenzo's story is as fake as a plastic Christmas tree. 

In this third title in the Father Gabriel Mystery series, the detective priest is less than pleased to find himself the reluctant guest at a wealthy local family's Christmas party. Only the excellent - and probably black-market - food softens the horror of meeting the odious Victor Gladstone, veteran reporter, ardent anti-clerical, and the only witness to a war-time massacre no one wishes to hear about. When Victor is found dead on the Martin estate the next morning, the apparent victim of an unfortunate accident, Gabriel once again finds himself drawn into the mystery.

Carlos was walking down the street minding his own business. It's something he tried very hard to do. Minding his own business, that is. That and staying under the radar. But what he saw, he couldn't ignore. A little girl was being dragged toward the open door of a van. The girl resisted. The kidnapper slapped her to the ground.

Nonna Maria, “one of the most charming amateur sleuths ever created” (Tess Gerritsen), dodges assassins and hunts for hidden treasure in this transporting mystery from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lorenzo Carcaterra. As Nonna Maria’s longtime pal and sometimes colleague, Captain...

Mia Carina has steered her Italian-American family's Astoria, Queens catering hall into becoming the borough's premiere party site, and nothing could make her happier—except her boyfriend proposing. There's just one presumed-dead obstacle in the way.

Belle View quickly becomes the site of a sea of wanna-be goombahs and phony girlfriends, and some of Mia's friends insist on getting in on the action. The production company owner and his executive producer ex-wife—who's also very minor British royalty—have assembled a motley crew that does as much infighting and backstabbing as the on-screen "talent." Even so, it's a shock when a dead body is found in the pool house of a local mansion rented by the show . . .

Maria Viani, biologa in pensione e detective per passione, rispolvera una serie di efferati crimini compiuti 500 anni prima. I colpi di scena si susseguono in quella che si rivelerà la sua indagine più pericolosa. Maria Viani trascorre l'inverno frequentando la biblioteca civica alla ricerca di documenti sulla storia della Repubblica di Genova. In maniera del tutto fortuita le capita tra le mani il verbale di un processo per duplice omicidio, avvenuto nel centro storico nel 1550. Protagonista un ricco artigiano della seta genovese, condannato a morte.

Una nuova indagine per Maria Viani, la biologa in pensione appassionata di gialli. Questa volta, un assurdo delitto interrompe l'escursione con il nipotino Walter alla ricerca del lupo appenninico.Nonostante la polizia, grazie a prove schiaccianti, abbia arrestato il presunto assassino, Maria Viani non crede alla sua colpevolezza e inizia una personale indagine parallela. Collaborando con l’avvocato dell’accusato e con l’aiuto del brigadiere Croce, suo buon amico, scava nella vita della vittima alla ricerca dei motivi del suo assassinio. Strappata alla quiete della vita di campagna, Maria risolverà il caso con un finale alla Nero Wolfe.

Un nuovo enigma per Maria Viani, ex biologa con il pallino per le storie con delitto. Maria Viani coglie l’occasione di un lungo viaggio in macchina con il marito, per parlargli di un episodio accadutole negli anni Cinquanta, quando era una bambina e abitava nella piccola cittadina di Varazze. Racconta di un’anziana guaritrice che viene trovata morta nella sua cucina. Il fatto è liquidato dai carabinieri come incidente. Ma la piccola Maria non è convinta e, aiutata dal nonno, indaga. Riuscirà a scoprire cosa è successo veramente? E, ai giorni nostri, dove stanno andando Maria e suo marito?

Wenn niemandem mehr zu trauen ist... Ein tödliches Lügengeflecht scheint den Vatikan unterwandert zu haben... Gerade wurde einer seiner ältesten Freunde brutal ermordet – und jetzt steht er selbst unter Verdacht: Geschichtsprofessor Don Cavelli fühlt sich in einem Albtraum gefangen. Er lebt im Vatikan, er ist "einer von ihnen" – und doch wird er über Nacht zum Staatsfeind Nr. 1 erklärt. Ihm bleibt nichts anderes als die Flucht.

It's been four years since the events of The Timing of Maria unfolded. Much of the gang have moved to Michigan. Maria is now 14 and entering a new, private high school. Luke and Becca are engaged and very much in love. Their romance seems perfect and lasting, but will a violent criminal under protective custody, preparing to rat out his former trafficker buddies, bring trouble not only to Michigan but also to the perfect romance?

Beim Joggen stößt Polizeihistorikerin Maria Just auf einen Lieferwagen, in dem sich ein nackter Toter befindet. Ihm wurden beide Hände abgetrennt. Alles deutet auf einen Mord des organisierten Verbrechens hin. Während die Ermittler Mikael Dirk und Frederik Dahlin zunächst im Dunkeln tappen, kämpft Maria um ihre Zukunft im Polizeimuseum. Da kommt ihr der Cold Case einer ungelösten Kindesentführung gerade recht: 1986 verschwand der neun Monate alte Anton auf einer Anti-Atomkraft-Demo aus seinem Kinderwagen.

The Euganean Hills golf community in northern Italy is a golfer's paradise. With a perpetual smell of freshly cut grass, rolling green plains, and bright blue skies, it seems nothing could go wrong for the tight-knit group that lives there. But the normally laid-back residents are shaken to their cores when one of their own turns up at the club brutally murdered. After discovering his friend's body, investigative journalist Riccardo Ranieri makes it his mission to track down the perpetrator of the heinous crime.

Sposata da poco con Luigi XVI, Maria Antonietta è già annoiata dal suo nuovo ruolo. Merletti e fronzoli non sono certo sufficienti a intrattenerla e a riempire le sue giornate. Quando però viene a sapere del furto dei gioielli della Contessa du Barry, decide di darsi da fare e sviluppare nuove abilità, questa volta come detective. Per il bene della missione, assegna a Rose, una modista, e Léonard, un parrucchiere, l'improbabile ruolo di spie.

Cilla Fallanderilla on jälleen tuhat rautaa tulessa. Cillan perustama uusi juhlahuoneisto, Plan Tre, täytyisi saada kuntoon ennen kuin juhlasesonki pyörähtää käyntiin, mutta Cilla saa huomata, että uuden yrityksen perustaminen ei olekaan aivan helppo homma. Mikään ei tunnu menevän putkeen, ja harmia piisaa niin henkilökunnasta kuin kutsumattomista vieraistakin. Kaiken kukkuraksi juhlatilassa tuntuu kummittelevan, sillä öiseen aikaan ilmastointihuoneesta kuuluu outoja ääniä. Samaan aikaan Sundvallissa kolme muutakin naista kamppailee omien haasteidensa kanssa.

Die Fabrikantin Lydia, Frau des Unternehmers Wellershoff, kommt eines Nachts nach Hause und findet in ihrer Einfahrt den abgetrennten Kopf ihres verschwundenen Mannes, der in einem Pappkarton platziert wurde. Nicht nur die Polizei, auch Reporter Bernd Kaltenbach beginnt über den Fall zu recherchieren. Er verknüpft die Ergebnisse der Polizei und bringt eine mögliche Verbindung zu ungeklärten Prostituiertenmorden ans Tageslicht. Als auch noch rituelle Kultgegenstände gefunden werden, scheint der Weg zu einer Satanssekte zu führen.

Eighteen-year-old recent high school graduate Ivy Lancaster now has some negatives to add to her blonde hair, suede blue eyes, alabaster skin, and svelte body. She's recently started rapid-cycling through manic and depressive episodes that leave her with guilt, embarrassment, and shame. Ivy now wakes up, looks around, and doesn't recognize evidence of what she's been up to for the last 24 hours. Add to that the fact that she's obsessed with a recent, local murder of one of her classmates.

In this short story prequel to Paws and Puzzles: Whiskey Dog Mystery #1, listeners discover how Sarah Carter decided to start her company, move to Cottageville, and most importantly, adopted a dog whom she named Whiskey.