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After spending several months banged up in Sunny Banks rescue center, life is looking good for Aubrey, a large tabby cat who has finally found his forever home with Molly and Jeremy. However, all that changes when a killer begins to target elderly people in the neighborhood. Aubrey wasn't particularly upset by some of the previous deaths—particularly that of Miss Jenkins, who enjoyed throwing stones at cats. But the latest victim, Mr. Telling, was one of the good humans.

When pet cat Aubrey moves to the picturesque village of Fallowfield with his family, he is keen to explore the delights of the English countryside. However, the idyllic peace is shattered when a gruesome murder takes place at the village fete. Tensions run high as specters from the past begin to emerge. Aubrey is particularly bothered when suspicion falls on Morris, who may be eccentric, but is also a good friend to the local felines. It's time for Aubrey to step up. Can he solve the mystery before it's too late?

In addition to feeding the felines Aubrey and Vincent, Jeremy Goodman has a new responsibility: filling a recently vacated trustee role at a local charity that works tirelessly to house the homeless. Jeremy is initially enthusiastic—but soon begins to suspect that all is not as it seems at the nonprofit’s headquarters.

Aubrey had initially dreaded the move to the coast with the Goodmans, but now he loves it. All those rock pools to muck about in, caves to explore, and endless food opportunities from the beach huts means life is good. And he's especially pleased that his best friend, Vincent, has joined the household. But the sun slips behind a cloud when a body is found near Lilac Tree Lodge, the home for the elderly in which Molly Goodman works.

The children of Sir William Pelham are less than pleased when their father and his new wife decide to turn the family home into a hotel and spa. So when they gather to celebrate their father’s birthday, old resentments fester and tensions bubble to the surface. Blissfully unaware of the trouble brewing at the main house, the Goodmans and their cats Aubrey and Vincent are enjoying a short break in one of the luxury apartments on the grounds. However, their jolly holiday is disturbed when a child goes missing and a body is found floating in the pool.

Jeremy Goodman has been taking a class in local history taught by Margaret, a retired journalist. She's just dug up some intriguing new information in a forty-year-old unsolved triple homicide known as the Golf Course Murders—and now she's been attacked and left for dead. Jeremy is teaming up with an ex-cop classmate to look into Margaret's assault—and their fellow students, as well. Could one of them have a connection to the cold case?

When northern California's idyllic Napa Valley is shattered by the vineyard shooting deaths of two men, investigative-reporter-turned-wine-editor Dante Rath seizes the chance to salvage his sagging career. One of the dead is the winery's top investor, a high-tech genius, who was shot and killed by the winery's owner, who in turn was gunned down by Napa County sheriff deputies. At the murder scene, Dante encounters Carmen Carelli, the lawyer for the deceased investor and whose case files he rifles after sharing wine and other pleasures.

It's 1985, and Joe Stone is excited to be joining his old school friend, and lifelong crush, Chris, for a long weekend in London's Soho—home to a vibrant, developing gay scene, and a million miles from the small town where Joe and Chris grew up. When Chris is found brutally murdered, the...

Holmes erwacht in der Drachenhöhle von Chiu Chung. Im Wahn taumelt er umher. Er weiß nicht, wie er hierhergekommen ist. Als Lestrade mit seinen Leuten zur Tür hereinstürmt, sieht er den Meisterdetektiv mit einer Waffe in der Hand neben einer Leiche stehen. Noch ahnt keiner der beiden Ermittler, dass sie Teil eines perfiden Spiels sind.

A FEMME FATALE WITH A POINT TO PROVE It's the summer of 1985 in London's Soho, and Joe Stone is settling into his new life living in the heart of London's developing gay scene. When Danny Devraux—the compère they've hired to host their charity ball, The Frock Show—is found dead backstage...

A CHRISTMAS PARTY WITH MURDER ON THE MENU It's Christmas Eve, 1988 and Russell and Joe are among the guests at a lavish party in a celebrity mansion in the heart of Soho. Television presenter and national treasure, Nathan Bentley has a formidable reputation for legendary parties—with...

A heat wave grips Cape Cod, but the attendees of the So Noir literary retreat don't allow the hot weather to dampen their enthusiasm. They roam the halls of Castleton Manor in Lighthouse Bay, Massachusetts, wearing trench coats and fedoras, just like their favorite fictional private eyes. Librarian Faith Newberry gets herself in a jam when she agrees to deliver a lecture about the detective code. It's not exactly duck soup to grab the audience's attention, but Watson, her devoted feline companion, listens attentively.

Un cosy crime dans l'univers des Trois Mousquetaires ! Paris 1624. La jeune Aude de Mantégnac a rendez-vous avec la propriétaire d'un magasin d'un genre nouveau : une boutique de thés. Mais derrière les feuilles et les odeurs enivrantes de cette plante qui vient d'arriver en France, se cache une femme intrigante, capable de résoudre les mystères les plus épineux, et qui utilise le pseudonyme de Milady. C'est cette femme que Aude vient rencontrer afin de lever le voile sur des apparitions étranges qui troublent la quiétude du château familial.

It’s a slow, steamy summer in New Orleans’ French Quarter, but Franki Amato is busy planning her bridal shower—that is, until a hit-and-run outside a coffee shop gets her PI senses percolating. The victim is linked to crimes at a fancy society wedding in a haunted hotel where Franki’s fiancé’s family is staying. As for the java joint, it’s straight out of a hardboiled detective movie, and there’s something hinky about its walnut liqueur coffee.

Die Liebe zu seiner Mutter treibt Gregory Guts in den Wahnsinn. Jeder, der seiner Mum zu nahe kommt, muss sterben. Auch ihr neuer Lover Sherman Silverstone wird nicht verschont. Bei einer Bootsfahrt geschieht der perfekte Mord. Gregory fühlt sich zunächst absolut sicher. Wäre da nicht das Dinner am Abend, zu dem seine Mutter Sherlock Holmes geladen hat.

Grausame Prostituierten-Morde erschüttern London. Wie Scotland Yard glaubt, wurden die Morde von dem längst tot geglaubten Jack the Ripper verübt. Der Meisterdetektiv Sherlock Holmes ist sich der Sache jedoch nicht so sicher

Folge 2 der Oster-Doppelfolge: Der Fluch einer Hexe hat Decan Donovan in einen Hasen verwandelt. Allerdings haben er und sein Kollege Trevor im Moment andere Probleme. Die Beute von ihrem Kaufhausraub gerade zurückerobert. Da landet ihr Koffer mit dem Geld durch eine unglückliche Verwechslung bei einer gewissen Mrs. Hudson in der Baker Street.

Folge 1 der Oster-Doppelfolge:. I can't get no satisfaction. Das sind die Worte des Dichters Sick Jagger. Der Droschkendriver Decan Donovan kennt ihre Bedeutung. Doch in seiner momentanen Lage hilft ihm das einen Scheiß. Der gerade begangene Kaufhausraub lief zwar perfekt. Aber nun blickt er in den Lauf einer Pistole. Der Beginn einer echten Höllenfahrt.

Als Woody Wheeler am Abend in einen Gasthof einkehrt, wird er in eine düstere Geschichte hineingerissen. Ein Mord geschieht und plötzlich muss Woody eine Leiche verschwinden lassen. Jedoch scheint die Frau gar nicht tot gewesen zu sein, die er gerade unter die Erde gebracht hatte.

Dr. Watson ist rasend vor Eifersucht. Er vermutet eine Affäre seiner Frau Mary mit dem gut aussehenden Anatomieprofessor aus dem Tennis-Club. Also engagiert er Holmes, um den jungen Mann zu observieren. Wie der Meisterdetektiv schnell herausfindet, geht es um viel Grausameres, als um Ehebruch. Der Professor experimentiert mit menschlichen Körpern und Mary befindet sich in seiner Gewalt.