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A partir de clássicos da literatura policial, como Agatha Christie e Arthur Conan Doyle, Samir Machado de Machado faz uma releitura e uma homenagem ao gênero, numa trama que traz baronesas misteriosas e espiões comunistas em meio à ascensão do Terceiro Reich e à perseguição nazista aos gays da Berlim dos anos 1930. A isso, O crime do bom nazista combina temas do Brasil contemporâneo, mostrando como questões tristemente atuais podem perdurar por décadas.

Kent, estate del 1797. Nella splendida cornice di Godmersham Park, tra tè serviti in porcellana fine, passeggiate tra i roseti e balli in grande stile, Jane Austen dovrebbe godersi un soggiorno di tutto riposo. Ma il richiamo del mistero (e dei guai) è sempre troppo forte per lasciarla tranquilla. Peccato che la situazione si complichi con l'arrivo di una giovane donna dall'identità incerta e dal fascino indiscutibile, che sembra aver stregato la vecchia signora... e non solo. Chi è questa seducente intrusa? E cosa nasconde davvero?

Derbyshire, dicembre 1924. È un freddo Natale ad Alconbury Hall, la residenza di campagna della nobile famiglia Lennox. Così freddo che nemmeno generose dosi di sherry riescono a riscaldare la mente e il cuore di Lady Millicent Carmichael, mentre detta le sue scandalose memorie alla nuova segretaria. Beatrice però ancora non riesce a cogliere il sottobosco di ten­sioni che attraversa quella conturbante atmosfera natalizia.

A su papá acuchilló, también a su madre mató. Es 1983 y Kit McDeere, una enfermera privada, llega a la decadente Mansión Hope para atender a Lenora, quien ahora es una anciana decrépita que no puede moverse y cuya única forma de comunicación es una vieja máquina de escribir. Mientras Kit la ayuda a escribir los hechos de la masacre, descubre que la historia guarda muchos más secretos de los que se sospechaba.

A mother’s love faces the ultimate test against a haunting evil—and a mystery only she can solve. When Lenora Fletcher returns to Blackmoore Castle, she hopes to help her daughter fend off whatever is disturbing her baby. But instead, she finds Blackmoore Castle shrouded in dread. A ghostly figure appears, her blood-stained dress hinting at a brutal end, and she seems determined to lead Lenora into a dark mystery. As Lenora begins to investigate, sinister forces close in, threatening her daughter’s very soul.

Daphne Marshall is surprised when her uncle asks her to become a mail-order to prove that her cousin’s husband murdered her. Can she do it? Did she dare? There are so many variables and questions involved. Yet, a few weeks later, she finds herself in Colorado, staring into the eyes of a man who might be a killer.

When Sheriff Zachariah Fitch hears about a corpse found inside the wall of Maltby le Marsh Abbey, he wants nothing to do with the investigation since that is where his estranged sister resides as a nun. But with the local constable asking for his help, and Lady Vivienne accepting the case for them, he quickly finds himself not only working on a murder, but having to face his ghosts of the past involving his sister.

Als eine Serie von mysteriösen Toden die Stadt erschüttert, wird Gilg in ein Netz aus Verrat und dunklen Geheimnissen gezogen. Zwischen den kalten Mauern der Stadt und den leidenschaftlichen Forderungen der Bürger nach Gerechtigkeit ringt er mit seiner eigenen Menschlichkeit und den schmerzhaften Banden zu seiner Tochter Magdalena, die selbst unter dem Fluch ihres Vaters leidet.

Lady Ellen settles back into life at Ashcombe Hall and eagerly awaits the return of Captain Ernest Hamilton from Cairo. But her peace is shattered when a notorious thief is found dead on the neighbouring Worthington estate. Heading over to console Lady Jane Worthington, Ellen’s day takes an unexpected turn—a plane crashes on her land, piloted by flame-haired Alex, the Duke of Loxborough, who is once again masquerading under a pseudonym. As charming as he is, Ellen is unnerved by his presence—she does not trust him.

A dead body in the trunk of a car. It's the Kansas City mob's signature. So why is a member of Ellison's circle found shot to death in a sedan at the country club? Did Baxter Phelps have ties to the mafia? Did they make him an offer he couldn't refuse? Is Baxter's widow Helen in danger? As Ellison is drawn into a dangerous investigation, she can't help but think maybe this time Mother is right. She should mind her own business.

When Cesare Aldo learns of a conspiracy to assassinate Duke Cosimo de’ Medici, he is hired to protect the ruler of Florence. The deadly attack leads to bodies, bloodshed – and something far more dangerous. The instigators obtain a secret journal of Cosimo’s thoughts and strategies that – in the wrong hands – could destroy all of Florence. Aldo must hunt down those responsible and reclaim the journal, or face banishment from the city and everyone he loves.

A perilous journey. A secret worth killing for. A reluctant hero caught in the middle. Hugh Upton never sought adventure—yet adventure found him. Tasked with delivering a secret formula across the treacherous Himalayan mountains, he quickly realizes he is not the only one after it. Pursued by ruthless enemies, facing deadly landscapes, Hugh must navigate a world where trust is scarce and betrayal is inevitable.

IF TREES COULD TESTIFY... is a historical mystery novel based on the true story of the infamous Madison County NC Gahagan murders. The homicides occurred near the Appalachian mountain town of Marshall, North Carolina, known by locals to be “a block wide, a mile long, sky high and hell deep.” On a quiet summer night in 1983, two elderly siblings were tragically murdered in their colonial, Georgian-style home across from Big Laurel Creek. Known for their distrust of banks and collection of antiques, gold, and silver coins, it was assumed that robbery was the principal motive.

Dans ce deuxième volet captivant de Dans l’Ombre des Géants : Chroniques de Missions Impossibles, Liam Monclair plonge dans les défis les plus intenses de sa carrière. Entre un retour audacieux à l’armée via l’École de Saint-Cyr, des évacuations complexes en zones de guerre comme Beyrouth, et des missions périlleuses à la frontière syro-libanaise, ce récit authentique vous transporte au cœur des enjeux de la résilience, du leadership, et des sacrifices.

The Crack in the Lens tells the tale of how and WHY a young Sherlock Holmes forged himself into the Great Detective.

Blood and Soil is an LGBTQ+ romantic murder mystery set in mid-century America. The only things that city boy Tony and Jake from the backwoods seem to share are their mutual attraction and bone-bred biases against each other. They meet in August 1960 in the Highlands north of New York, where three groups warily coexist: wealthy summer colonists from the city, a struggling German old guard, and a mixed-race tribe with ancient ties to the mountains.

Secrets age like wine… and this one is ready to be uncorked. Elko, Nevada, 1955. Seventy-six-year-old Meg Bruno has spent decades in quiet exile, keeping the past buried where it belongs. Once known as the infamous Bootlegging Queen, she smuggled sacramental wine during Prohibition—until the law caught up with her, stripping her of everything. The headlines wrote her story, but the truth? That’s a secret she swore she’d take to her grave.

Tussen de zestiende en de achttiende eeuw werden duizenden vrouwen en mannen onterecht beschuldigd van hekserij. De Spaanse Nederlanden, eind zestiende eeuw. Het zijn barre tijden voor de bevolking uit Gottem. De eigenzinnige, jonge Anna staat op de drempel van een nieuw leven wanneer ze huwt met de welgestelde boerenzoon Thomas. Maar door religieuze twisten en oorlogen wordt het steeds moeilijker hun familiehoeve te hoeden. En wanneer een ontslagen knecht de roddel verspreidt dat Anna een heks zou zijn, komen ze pas echt in de problemen.

Three murder mysteries. One diarist. Two brilliant but unlikely sleuths. Step into the dark heart of Restoration England with celebrated diarist, Samuel Pepys, and his loyal inquisitors, Abigail Harcourt and Jacob Standish, as they unravel deadly plotting behind respectable façades.

The impressive new novel from the award-winning author — a heartrending, enthralling mix of cold-case mystery and political suspense. In 1968, during the anti-war demonstrations in Chicago, four people are killed in the explosion of a militant’s hideout: two policemen and two radicals. Two others manage to escape. Fifty years ago, Cate and Joe Davis’s family was torn apart by the Vietnam War, the protests, and the disappearance of their older sister, Bobbie. It left their mother and father dead. It left what remained of their family fractured almost beyond repair.