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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.

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...

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.

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 . . .

Diese Sammlung führt in verschneite Dörfer, leuchtende Kirchen und geschäftige Märkte. Jede Geschichte spielt zur Weihnachtszeit und entfaltet Spannung in ruhigem Ton. Hinter Lichterglanz und Tannenduft warten Rätsel, falsche Fährten und leise Abgründe. Die Sprache bleibt klar, die Atmosphäre dicht, die Wendungen präzise.

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?

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 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.

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.