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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.

Den första tisdagen i varje månad är det pubquiz i Berrywick, och Julia Bird och hennes lagkamrater tar tävlingen på allra största allvar. Vad är det för poäng med att tävla om man inte försöker vinna? Men det verkar som om någon tagit konkurrensen till nästa nivå när lagmedlemmen Lilian, en mycket allmänbildad lokal poliskonstapel, hittas knivmördad efter kvällens sista tävlingsomgång.

Den årliga byfestivalen på Berrywick House är i full gång, med överdekorerad tårtbuffé, tävlingar i blomsterarrangemang och bakning som tas på största allvar, och till och med en labyrint för besvikna förlorare att gömma sig i. Julia Bird hittar en död kropp i labyrinten. Det verkar som om Ursula Benjamin, byns besserwisser och tjurig deltagare i bakningstävlingen, har blivit strypt – och mördaren måste vara någonstans på festivalen.

Julia Bird har lämnat London för att börja om i den pittoreska byn Berrywick. Hon är nybliven pensionär och dessutom nyskild, men fast besluten att skapa sig ett nytt liv. Den mysiga stugan hon köpt, med öppen spis och rustik charm, är allt hon drömt om. Men när hon låter riva den gamla trädgårdsboden för att göra plats för ett hönshus hittas en kropp efter en ung kvinna som verkar ha varit begraven i decennier.

When a crime on a beautiful Italian island stumps the police, locals turn to the trusted elderly widow Nonna Maria in this transporting mystery from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lorenzo Carcaterra, “one of the all-time greats” (Jeffery Deaver). “An utterly delightful tale starring...

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.

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. 

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 . . .

Hope Harper has spent four years working her way up on the Caribbean Honey cruise ship and is finally sure a promotion is coming her way. When she gets passed over again, and for a pretentious young man with less experience, she could just...well, you know. When a cruise guest is killed, she is thrown in the middle of a murder mystery on the high seas. Then there’s a deadly beach party and a lethal bidding war at a charity auction. Can she put her feelings aside and solve these mysteries, or will the criminals get the best of her and the crew?

När den lokala veterinären Eve Davies hittas död nedanför en klippa tror polisen att det är en tragisk olycka, men Julia är inte lika säker. Bara några dagar tidigare när Julia tog med Jake till veterinären, sa Eve att hon trodde att något hemskt skulle hända. Men vem skulle vilja se byns älskade veterinär död? När en andra kropp hittas på exakt samma ställe som Eve, vet Julia att det inte kan vara en tillfällighet.

A quaint Vermont inn offers idyllic peaceuntil a body is found on the propertyin this charming series debut, perfect for fans of Ellen Byron and Ellery Adams. When thirty-three-year-old Hannah Solace returns to her hometown to renovate and reopen the inn she co-owns with her sister Reggie, her...

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...

Nonna Maria, “one of the most charming amateur sleuths ever created” (Tess Gerritsen), sets out to clear her goddaughter’s name and uncover the checkered past of an unidentifiable victim in this transporting mystery from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lorenzo Carcaterra. Nonna Maria...

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.

Da en mand falder død om i Julie Cavallos konditori, bliver den nyskilte kvinde chokeret. Normalt kan hun bage sig ud af det meste, men ikke denne gang. Selv om betjentene ved Beldoc Gendarmeri afskriver Maurice Sauvers død som et hjertestop, har Julie en mistanke om, at Maurice er blevet...

When owner of Carter’s Canine Coiffure, dog groomer and amateur sleuth Sarah Carter agrees to enter Whiskey, her loyal Australian red heeler cattle dog, in Cottageville’s Halloween Pet Parade, she expects a weekend of wagging tails, pumpkin treats, and charming small-town chaos. What she...

Bienvenue en Normandie. In einem Tal bei Barfleur wird ein Mann erschossen. Philippe Lagarde übernimmt die Ermittlungen, doch er kommt nicht weiter. Niemand scheint etwas gesehen zu haben, auch die Nachforschungen im Umfeld des Opfers ergeben keine Hinweise. Dann stolpert Lagarde über einen anderen Todesfall im Wald von Fontainebleau. Auch dort wurde ein erschossener Mann aufgefunden. Zusammen mit seiner jungen Kollegin Nathalie Beaufort vergleicht Lagarde die beiden Fälle - und stößt auf einen Zusammenhang, der ihm den Atem stocken lässt.

The dean of academic affairs at a campus on the California coast is found dead with a bike chain around his neck. Circumstantial evidence points towards a lecturer, who is the union leader and the victim's antagonist. Captain Nick Fusco, the homicide detective assigned to the case, follows his gut feeling and steers away from the obvious suspect. An unexpected romance with an amateur sleuth adds further insights to his investigation and leads him to an unforeseen discovery: the unspoken class system of the academic world.

Eine Tote auf dem Spielplatz ist erst der Anfang. Die Sexualstraftäterin Tuula Lahti-Haapala wird nach Verbüßung ihrer Haftstrafe aus dem Gefängnis entlassen - und noch am selben Abend auf einem Kinderspielplatz ermordet. Ist eines ihrer früheren Opfer der Täter? Unter Tuulas Hinterlassenschaften entdeckt Ermittlerin Maria Kallio mehrere Zeitungsauschnitte über den bekannten Sänger Tarmo Mättö. Zuerst deutet nichts auf einen Zusammenhang hin, bis sich herausstellt, dass eines von Tuulas Opfern gleichzeitig Pflegekind von Mättös Ex-Frau Hannele war.

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.