Estate Mystery

When book dealers Molly O’Donnell and Emma Clarke meet at an estate sale, they are both there for the books. But Emma ventures past a “No Admittance” sign into the basement and finds, not only a vast occult library, but also the dead body of a notorious book thief. She calls Molly, who spots a warning note in Elizabethan script next to the body. Cautious Emma follows Molly’s adventurous lead as they search for the missing book to which the note belongs, which Molly thinks must be a book of spells—a grimoire.

After her husband's plane goes down in a WWII battle, a poor nurse becomes the wealthiest widow in town. And she never leaves her mansion for 70 years. When estate sale organizer Audrey Nealon enters the Tate Mansion after the widow's death, she discovers nothing's been changed since the day the house was built. Why did the heiress and her maid eat canned soup and read used paperbacks surrounded by magnificent art and antiques? Why were the house and its contents bequeathed to a small local charity?

Piera è una leggenda e ha scritto la storia del teatro italiano. Soprattutto, è ostinata e ribelle, non ama i potenti, e sa bene quant'è sottile la differenza tra il palco e la vita. Del resto, nello spettacolo della commedia umana si mente, si tradisce, si recita a soggetto. E può anche capitare di uccidere. Adesso Piera ha deciso di sfidare Shakespeare e allestire la prima rappresentazione al femminile del Riccardo III. Lei è fatta così. Intanto Roma soffoca nell'afa di luglio. Il delitto, però, non va mai in vacanza.

Step into the forgotten and abandoned house atop the bluff in a small town and uncover the unsolved murder, cursed paranormal activity, and heart-stopping secrets within. Can you solve the mystery before it's too late? Find out in this gripping haunted house thriller.

Estate sale organizer Audrey Nealon’s long quest to become a mother may finally work out, so she’s looking forward to the holiday this year. Until her loyal assistant Ty becomes obsessed with acquiring BlastMaster, the season’s hottest toy. Determined to give his nephew the fantasy Christmas he himself never had, Ty allows his hunt for BlastMaster to lead him down some very dark alleys. His quest unleashes a world of trouble. A criminal ring, a defaced painting, and a long-unsolved murder provoke revenge that threatens Audrey’s estate sale business.

Estate sale organizer Audrey Nealon combines business with pleasure as she plans a sale at the exquisite beach home of the Gardner family. But the romantic getaway weekend with her husband is shattered when the body of a teenage boy washes up on the sand. The death soon proves to be more than an unpleasant distraction from Audrey’s work. Sophia, the troubled young woman who lives next door to the Gardners, is wracked with guilt over the death of her friend.

Detective Kylie "KC" Cassidy's career wilts like a thirsty poinsettia in the Florida heat. When a councilman is found dead during Christmas week, KC must solve this high-profile case before the New Year's Eve fireworks or face unemployment. As she delves deeper, more bodies surface like unwanted gifts. KC is running out of time, the clock ticking down as though in a twisted Advent calendar.

Ginko, all'anagrafe Giuliano Casablanca, sembra tutto tranne che un poliziotto. Non che la sua squadra sia molto meglio: tra Panettone che non vede l'ora di andare in pensione, Marco Zhong che parla il romanesco di Trilussa, e Minimo Sindacale che se si presenta al lavoro è già tanto, questo Ufficio Passaporti della Questura di Milano pare più un gruppo delle superiori che un corpo di Stato. In quest'ufficio Ginko ci è arrivato dalla Omicidi.

Lights! Camera! Reed! That's right - Reed Ferguson, the intrepid hero of This Doesn't Happen in the Movies, is back. A mysterious death. A brother searching for the truth. A devious ex-wife. Real estate shenanigans. More danger for Reed than a film noir plot.

Nel 1979 un terribile tornado devasta la città di Wichita Falls, in Texas. Molti morti, moltissimi senzatetto e un bambino di nove anni che lotta per riemergere dal coma. Il suo nome è Todd Willis e quando quattro anni dopo si risveglia, trova ad attenderlo un mondo diverso, simile a quello vissuto prima del tornado ma inquietante in un modo che non riesce a spiegarsi. La nuova vita di Todd diventa una lotta per separare i fatti dalla fantasia, il sonno dalle allucinazioni.

Dove Connolly is dead. That’s not good for anyone in Tullyanna, never mind Dove. Now his best friend, Sharkey, is home asking awkward questions about Dove’s death, about the strange graphic novel he left behind and, most of all, about Sandra. Sandra Mohan. Missing now for more than a decade, whereabouts unknown. This, however, is a town dead-set on keeping its secrets. And Sharkey is already drawing attention from all the wrong quarters.

Centuries after the death of Martin Waverly, the vacuous halls and abandoned rooms have become devoid of purpose and love. A terrible blight has further marred the name of Waverly to its very pith. Caleb Jensen, a newly discovered relation, embarks on the daunting task of restoring the mansion to its once glorious state. Awakened by his sudden appearance, he must fight malevolent spirits while struggling to stifle personal demons that whisper lies about heaven, and hell and death, if he is to survive the fetid core of Waverly Estate.

Waverly Estate is a sentinel that looks down from abrupt roof lines above The Hudson River. More than 100 years after The Revolutionary War, its presence continues to whisper of battles won and lost; of death and vacuous halls and hearts, and of treacherous deeds committed. Its residents are not troubled by the dead alone. Far more ghastly are the living. It is the year 1858 and Garson, the pitiless master of Waverly, lies dying. A magnificent dome above him boasts paintings of Rene Bonhomme, a French artist who covets more than Garson's wicked wife, Hannah.

Sasha Michaels is a psychic with an affinity for houses. And he’s homeless. Go figure. After months of sleeping rough, he stumbles upon an abandoned house, and the lonely place beckons him inside. He’s finally safe...until someone comes blundering in to his hideaway. House flipper Nick Cooper lost everything in the recession. Desperate to revive his business, he turns to a loan shark to fund his comeback project: flipping an abandoned house full of potential. But it turns out the house has an unexpected occupant.

Cosa: Mattia Vusso, sei anni, viene investito mentre cerca il suo pupazzo, una medusa rossa fatta all'uncinetto. Qualche giorno dopo, sua madre scompare per sempre. Quando: Diciotto anni fa la tragedia Vusso; oggi, prima quindicina d'agosto, tempo di vacanze per tutti (o quasi). Dove: Bagni L'Ultima Spiaggia di Varazze, stabilimento vecchio stile gestito da Oscar Fatali, sessantenne panzuto che, in crisi di mezz'età, ha lasciato Brianza e famiglia per trasferirsi al mare con una velina di provincia.

Napoli, agosto 1931. Un caldo soffocante, infernale, avvolge la città e si spande nelle stanze buie dei palazzi. La festa di Santa Maria Regina, con il suo tradizionale falò, è appena passata, quando il corpo senza vita della bellissima duchessa Adriana Musso di Camparino viene trovato dalla governante. Anche questa volta saranno le ultime parole della vittima, misteriosamente percepite dal commissario Ricciardi, a guidare l'indagine.

Bree’s new home is luxurious and private, with a fancy Beverly Hills address. What a shame it’s not hers. Widowed, penniless, living in her car, and out of options, she’s climbed the fence and crashed in the pool house. All she wants is a good night’s sleep. But when Sophie, the absentee owner, finds her, she gets a whole lot more.

L'agente scelto Tanino Barcellona è stato trasferito in Alto Adige da mesi, ma se gli avessero detto che a Bolzano si può crepare di caldo, non ci avrebbe creduto. A surriscaldare la provincia autonoma non è solo l'estate torrida, ma anche un'atmosfera d'odio che sembra sul punto di esplodere. In un centro d’accoglienza per immigrati infatti un ordigno uccide una volontaria. Del caso vengono incaricati Tanino e Karl Rottensteiner, il tormentato ispettore diventato ormai suo amico.

While out collecting some Portuguese laurel for the formidable flower arranger Mrs Dawes, feisty widow Ellie Quicke comes across a dead body - a corpse without an identity. Next day, Mrs Dawes is discovered by Ellie and her grandson, Frank, badly beaten and close to death. Much to Ellie's dismay, the police think shaven-headed Neil, Mrs Dawes' grandson, is responsible, even after a third body comes to light.

The Nelson Estates Series: Box Set is a collection of the three novellas that make up the series, which continues where The Muse Series left off. The Gift:In this continuation of the "Muse Series" Ruthie is eleven and must deal with losing Cam, the boy she always thought was her twin brother, after his father sues for custody. Soon afterwards, her guardian, Aunt Sarah, is given a gift which opens the door to lies and deceptions that put everyone in danger.