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Running out of money, Diana Poole is forced to go back to the only work she knows: acting. Her much-loved husband and movie-star mother have died, and now Diana is over thirty-five. In Hollywood that means she might as well be dead. Still, a few key people remember her talent, and she lands a role in a new movie. But an actress should never get her hopes up, especially when she discovers the female lead’s murdered body.

When Melody Clue's life is threatened, her entire world is turned upside down. For the private investigator, this is a nightmare scenario. Especially since the threat came from an anonymous source. Suddenly, Melody finds herself looking over her shoulder, wondering if trouble is just around the next corner. Rather than taking this terrible situation sitting down, she decides to use her investigative skills to try to uncover where the threat came from.

Ein schockierter Patrick, ein gestresster Ethan und ein verdächtiger Ehemann können auf Maisies Hilfe bauen – im 27. Teil von Fiona Wilders Cosy-Crime-Reihe "Maisie, Mord und Meer". Patrick übt mit seiner Gitarrenschülerin Susan gerade ein paar Akkorde – da stürmt ein bewaffneter Mann in den Raum. Im Handgemenge fällt ein tödlicher Schuss. Ein Eifersuchtsdrama? Oder ein Racheakt an der engagierten Anwältin, die sich für Opfer häuslicher Gewalt einsetzt? Maisie macht sich sofort daran, den flüchtigen Attentäter aufzuspüren und stößt dabei auf ein pikantes Geheimnis.

Terrée depuis deux ans dans le quartier chinois de Toronto après s’être enfuie du Québec pour échapper à la justice et à l’inspecteur Jean-Sébastien Héroux, une criminelle se voit acculée au pied du mur lorsqu’une touriste québécoise la reconnaît. Aussi accepte-t-elle de se livrer à la police après avoir négocié une entente musclée avec un avocat réputé de Trois-Rivières. Bien qu’il soit enchanté de ce dénouement inespéré, Héroux doute cependant des intentions réelles de la fugitive lorsqu’elle se met à repousser le moment de sa reddition.

It's 1911, and war is brewing across Europe. However, Melody Chesterton, an independent young woman with her own fortune, has more important things on her mind. Melody is determined to do more with her life than marry well; she wants exciting escapades with perhaps some romance sprinkled in along the way. Chaperoned by her older brother, Rat, who secretly works for Britain's newly formed Secret Service Bureau, Melody sets off for the first stop on her Grand Tour of Europe, Venice.

Cindy ha soltanto diciotto anni. Con la sua aria vulnerabile e il viso pallido pieno di lentiggini, sembra persino più giovane della sua età, eppure ha già dimostrato un raro talento naturale per la musica e come cantautrice. Ma la creatività va coltivata, e Jessica lo sa bene; così, insieme a un'associazione di Cabot Cove che da quasi un decennio aiuta i giovani promettenti come Cindy a costruirsi un futuro, decide di assegnarle una borsa di studio perché possa andare a Nashville, nel Tennessee, tempio mondiale della musica country, per realizzare il suo sogno.

Melody Chesterton is off on her next Continental Caper. Having left her brother, Rat, with no choice but to take her with him on his next assignment for Britain's Secret Service Bureau, Melody should be excited about travelling to Morocco. However, that was before she found out that the handsome, charming Conte Alessandro Foscari would accompany them. Melody is still licking her wounds after her realization that Alessandro's flirtation had been nothing more than a ploy to keep an eye on her brother. Or was it?

Who can you turn to if not the police? Essex, Christmas Day. As the residents of a small town enjoy their mince pies, shots ring out in the street. Five people are gunned down before the lone shooter turns his weapon on himself. Grace Fisher, now Detective Inspector, is tasked with making some sense of this atrocity - all the more sensitive because the first of the victims was one of their own: a police officer.

Despite their best efforts, Melody and Rat found themselves powerless to prevent the crisis in Morocco from spiraling out of control, threatening to ignite the powder keg of tensions between Germany, France, and Britain. With the specter of war looming, Britain is determined to expand its influence across Europe. After the Agadir Crisis, the preservation of Dutch neutrality, crucial for Britain’s access to Dutch ports, becomes an even more pressing concern.

A young psychiatric registrar is found beaten to death in the woods close to a summer camp for young patients suffering from eating disorders. It is run by the charismatic, world-renowned Professor Ned Chesham. DI Grace Fisher investigates, but it is not long before she is pulled from the case - to head up a Metropolitan Police review into a cold case involving Chesham himself.

Am selben Tag, als Melody Moss ihren Job als Journalistin in London verliert, erfährt sie, dass sie das Bed & Breakfast »Coastal Inn« von ihrer Tante an der Ostküste Schottlands geerbt hat. Im malerischen Örtchen Seagull Bay trauert keiner um Mabel. Vielmehr hatte die Tante es faustdick hinter den Ohren. Melodys kriminalistisches Gespür sagt ihr: Mabels Tod war niemals ein Unfall! Mithilfe des attraktiven Gärtners Dean und der anhänglichen Bulldogge Cheddar beginnt die frischgebackene B&B-Besitzerin auf eigene Faust zu ermitteln.

Aurelia von Kolowitz ist jung, klug und mit den gesellschaftlichen Konventionen ihrer Zeit alles andere als einverstanden. Wie tief die moralischen Abgründe hinter den Barockfassaden der Donaumetropole wirklich sind, muss sie erfahren, als sie eines Abends die Leiche eines ermordeten Offiziers in einer Kutsche findet – und eine unschuldige Frau im Gefängnis landet. Kurz darauf wird Aurelia zu einer Séance der berühmten Madame Moreau eingeladen. Die Gastgeberin, Emilia Zobel, ist die Schwester des Verstorbenen und hofft, Kontakt mit ihrem toten Bruder aufnehmen zu können.

A headline-making finance scandal and a breathtaking tale of deception collide in #1 New York Times bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark’s finest thriller yet. As the sole assistant to a famous upscale interior designer, Lane Harmon is accustomed to visiting opulent homes. So her latest job...

As Melody and her best friend Denzel prepare themselves for Michael Milhouse's murder trial, unexpected visitors show up on Melody's porch, each with different motives. While Melody's life is in turmoil and her friends are being forced into a life of danger, she has to figure out how to save her friends and also herself from the "Life Clipper".

Old friends Melody and Denzel, along with their new friend Ava, are back in Tamisville, USA, but things are not the same and Melody is determined to make things right. The "Life Clipper" has been chasing behind Melody's every move with threats of harm. Melody's life depends on stopping the "Life Clipper" in their tracks before her friends continue to disappear. Where is Susan? What happened to Adam? Will Melody find it within herself to forgive her mother? What about Ava? Will she ever come to grips with her father's involvement that resulted in Denzel getting injured?

The National Council of the Arts sponsored a competition. Composers from all over the world entered their compositions of an original operetta. The composer expected to win, Mancini, was murdered. The Mancini case has baffled the homicide division of the Kansas City police department for the past year. Detective Mark Johnson gets an anonymous tip and is hopeful that he can finally solve it.

In The Melody of Death, Edgar Wallace weaves a gripping tale of mystery, romance, and deception beneath the gaslit skies of Edwardian London. When a daring jewel heist disrupts the city's elite, a mysterious masked figure intervenes, leaving behind more questions than answers. Gilbert Standerton, a young man tormented by financial anxiety and a cold engagement to the ambitious Edith Cathcart, finds his life entangled with a band of jewel thieves, a haunting street melody, and a string of crimes that unravel the very fabric of high society.

Billionaire music mogul Colmbs F. Carrer seemingly has it all—fame, fortune, and unrivaled influence. Yet, behind the glittering façade lies a chilling truth: a hidden world of abduction, human trafficking, and deceit, meticulously protected by his wealth and connections. When investigative journalist Samantha King stumbles upon a cryptic clue, her relentless pursuit of justice leads her into a dangerous web of cover-ups, blackmail, and betrayal. With powerful enemies and shadowy alliances standing in her way, Samantha must risk everything to expose the sinister empire Carrer has built.

Ein neuer Mord hält Dangast in Atem. Wieder handelt es sich um eine alte Frau, die getötet und anschließend vergewaltigt wurde. Ist es vielleicht derselbe Täter, der schon früher sein Unwesen getrieben hat? Angeblich hat die niederländische Polizei den doch geschnappt. Wie sich jedoch herausstellt, hat man ihm Taten zugeordnet, die er gar nicht begangen hat. Erneut machen Kim und Koller sich an die Arbeit. Koller wurde eigentlich zurück nach Oldenburg beordert, aber die Entscheidung wird umgehend rückgängig gemacht. Zur gleichen Zeit treibt ein Pferdeschänder sein Unheil.

Giunto a Ginevra, l'ispettore di Europol Tobia Allievi si troverà di fronte a un puzzle di omicidi, frammenti di frasi in latino, foto strappate e melodie interrotte. Un misterioso serial killer tenterà di intavolare una partita a scacchi con la polizia, mosse e contromosse psicologiche, trappole e piste false. Per tener testa al ricercato, Allievi dovrà farsi aiutare da una giovane latinista, Domitilla, con la quale collaborerà per tentare di arrivare a capo del mistero.