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The third novel in the “delightful, page-turning” (Tom Ryan, USA TODAY bestselling author) Antique Hunter Series finds Freya, Aunt Carole, and friends searching for a missing colleague in picturesque Scotland. Hot on the heels of an art forger, a member of the Lockwood Antique Hunter’s...

A lost teen in Western Montana, four strayed hikers in Eastern Oregon, then more kids lost in Bitterroot County tests the mettle of the newly formed multi-county SAR group and stretches the endurance of Jessica Anderson and her dogs to the breaking point.

Posie Parker, Private Detective, has been called to her most baffling case yet. Amyas Lyle, London’s top young lawyer, has been found with his head in a box of poisoned saltwater. It’s the perfect murder. Who hated him enough to do such a thing? But Amyas Lyle, youngest ever King’s Counsel and soon-to-be Judge, turns out to have been more complicated than Posie could ever have imagined.

When a young woman exhibiting signs of psychosis is killed, it seems like a drug-induced frenzy ... until Chief Deputy Mike Murphy looks into her background—she was a vegan, a Buddhist, a mid-level bank manager with a Bachelor's in Business Management, not a drug user. Then, another woman dies after falling into a seizure-induced coma and, hours later, a family of four is admitted to the hospital, all of them showing signs of poisoning, possibly due to contaminated food. And then toxicology reveals the hidden truth: there's a spree killer on the loose in Mogollon County.

Rookie reporter Edie York dreams of being out in the field, instead of being stuck writing up the wartime headlines, transcribing Churchill’s rousing speeches on her cranky typewriter. So when her first real assignment one misty morning ends with the crack of a pistol shot and the sudden death of a Home Guard soldier, she’s determined to take her chance and investigate. With the local police force, under the utterly irritating but outrageously handsome DCI Louis Brennan, stretched to the limit as bombs rain down, Edie strikes out alone. And she discovers more than she’d ever hoped – or feared.

Pregnant, bored of London, and longing for an adventure, Posie Parker accepts a last-minute Wedding Invitation from a friend, the renowned clairvoyant Jacinta Glaysayer, who has set up a small Guesthouse in the gorgeous hilltop town of San Gimignano, Tuscany. Jacinta is getting married to the local owner of a Gelateria, ambitious young widower Lorenzo Rosario. Sounds like a dream!

Belle, jeune et riche, Frances Mortimer, épouse d'un brillant égyptologue du British Museum, promis aux plus hautes fonctions, a tout pour être heureuse. Mais ne mènerait-elle pas une double vie, ne cacherait-elle pas d'inavouables secrets ? Elle aurait dû éviter de croiser le chemin d'une momie particulièrement dangereuse, une rencontre qui ne devait rien au hasard.

Rowena despises the woman she’s become. Her ex-husband has bent her mind to believe in third and fourth chances, but this time she’s done with him. He’s left her with nothing but a broken heart, shattered promises, and a stack of bills. Looking down at her mail, she finds a certified letter stating she’s inherited a cottage in Cornwall, UK, located in the Bodmin Moors. After arriving at the home, she’s determined to start her life anew, even with the news of a murderer on the loose, which keeps her close to a neighbor and trusted dog.

Education is important. Who knew it could be dangerous? Spencer University is just a regular small town college except for one tiny detail...dead bodies seem to pop up at an alarming rate. Join professors Olivia and Polly as they sleuth their way through each semester.

La quarta e ultima esilarante indagine del Club dei delitti del giovedì, l'ormai celebre gruppo di vecchietti con la passione per le indagini, un'infinita curiosità e una grande capacità di deduzione. Si pensa che a Natale ci si possa rilassare, ma non nella casa di riposo di Cooper's Chase. Il giorno di Santo Stefano un pacco tutt’altro che innocuo attraversa la Manica di contrabbando: è l’inizio di una serie di omicidi che coinvolgeranno da vicino il Club dei delitti del giovedì.

Valmont-sur-Loing, à la lisière de la forêt de Fontainebleau, a tout de la bourgade paisible... en apparence du moins. Aux côtés de Tante Alice, laissez-vous embarquer dans une exquise enquête.

How come nobody ever sees Miranda Ogilvy - except one smoking-hot neighbor and one stone cold killer? The tiny village called “Minokee” (Seminole for “alligators all over the place”) is chock full of mysteries like that, and like: Who is the hunky neighbor, Shepard Krausse, how in heck did he find the invisible Miranda, and why does such a nice guy have such deadly enemies? Who killed Miranda’s Aunt Phyllis? Is Shepard’s guide dog, Dave, really the smartest guy in town? Why does old Miz Cleary keep a loaded rifle beside her front porch rocking chair?

Le cadavre martyrisé d'une jeune géologue est retrouvé devant une usine de retraitement de la banlieue londonienne. Son gérant, également propriétaire d'un bar louche, est immédiatement soupçonné. Mais il dispose d'un alibi et le crime est attribué à un rôdeur introuvable. Constatant que l'enquête de Scotland Yard a été bâclée, la Murder Society, une entreprise privée spécialisée dans les cold cases, décide de faire appel à Higgins. L'ex-inspecteur cherche à savoir qui était vraiment la victime, Emily Sunshine.

À Saint-Malo, sur les remparts, on s'entraîne pour l'Intrail-Muros, une course nocturne dangereuse sur le sol humide en plein hiver breton. Une nuit, des coureurs tombent. Énora aussi, qui perd connaissance. D'où sort donc ce câble en acier tendu en plein parcours ? Un guet-apens, un piège, un attentat ? Qui voudrait saboter un événement aussi important pour la ville ?

Two cousins who start a food stall at their local night market get a serving of murder in this first novel of a delicious new cozy mystery series by Jennifer J. Chow, bestselling author of Mimi Lee Gets a Clue. When Yale Yee discovers her cousin Celine is visiting from Hong Kong, she is...

Greg Hallstead lost the championship buckle to Terry McCaskill at this year's Policemen's Rodeo. Now, he's partnered with his rival, working undercover at a Florida resort while sparks fly between them at every turn. Greg and Terry are unconvincing as a brother/sister duo, but even less convincing are the cops pretending to be their "parents": a gay "dad" and sexy, flirty "mom". Still, the four cops may survive, if the resort owner's wife, Emerald, doesn't reveal she dated Greg years ago. And if a hotel hooker doesn't recognize him from past arrests.

In a small modern day little village of Ingleton, the family of Wilsons have always had a reputation. Living in a huge manor overlooking the town full of history, they are also well known for being a family of witches, reaching back to the 1600s. When a thick fog lays over the village and begins to spread across the neighbouring towns and cities, bringing the undead and spirits of the underworlds with it, it is up to the Wilson witches.

Il brutto tempo non è certo insolito, nei Cotswolds, ma è una nebbia pressoché impenetrabile quella in cui si trovano Rory e Molly Devere, il nuovo vicario e sua moglie, mentre stanno tornando a casa da una cena nel villaggio di Sumpton Harcourt. Poi, d'un tratto, i fari dell'auto illuminano un corpo appeso a un albero contorto: appartiene a Margaret Darby, un'anziana zitella del posto.

Maggie Phillips is beyond ready to have her new baby so life can get back to normal. Unfortunately, “normal” for the laundry hag is a relative term. When a neighbor goes missing, Neil begs his wife to stay out of it and focus on the upcoming labor and delivery. Maggie can’t help but poke around into the man’s life out of habit and curiosity. But when the neighbor’s body is discovered stuffed into his own freezer and his wife and new baby also go missing, it’s up to the very pregnant laundry hag to clean house and get to the bottom of yet another misadventure, even if the killer is closer to home than she ever imagined. Murder, scandal and industrial strength juicers. What more could a mom-to-be need?

Un prédateur. Un prédateur qui ne chasse qu'un type de proie, les jeunes femmes brunes qu'il considère comme coupables, ne méritant pas de vivre. L'important, c'est le protocole. Il ne tue pas n'importe comment, mais selon une méthode rigoureuse et un rituel implacable. Ce dernier s'accompagne de multiples indices, qui devraient permettre de remonter facilement jusqu'à l'assassin. Mais tel n'est pas le cas... Et même si son profil est scientifiquement établi, c'est l'impasse. À Higgins d'intervenir, pour que l'insaisissable prédateur ne continue pas à frapper.