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Maggie Thomas doesn't know the first thing about being a private eye. She quickly discovers that running her uncle's faltering Miami Beach P.I. agency is nothing like watching detective show reruns. Even the private eye app on her iPhone can't help. But Maggie's first case is surprisingly easy...or so she thinks until she stumbles upon a dead body. With whizzing bullets, car chases, and spandex-clad bodybuilders, Maggie wonders if she's in over her head.

Détective de renom, Justan Lockholmes est une pointure. Aucun coupable ne lui échappe et sa vérité triomphe toujours ! Pourtant, lorsqu'une certaine Elisabeth Smith met tragiquement fin à ses jours, rien ne va plus. Un cas insoluble, des éléments sans le moindre sens, et un assistant à la vivacité toute relative. Voilà que la vie du jeune Justan bascule et que tout se complique !

Piet Verboom, oprichter van de "Hindistische Stichting", handelt in Oosterse wijsheid, gezond eten en innerlijke rust. Of tenminste: dat deed hij. Piet Verboom heeft zich opgehangen. Maar was het echt zelfmoord? Heeft zijn ex-vrouw er iets mee te maken? Of de leden van de Stichting, die hij vrolijk uitbuitte?

Maria Van Buren, een callgirl, is vermoord op haar woonboot. Grijpstra en De Gier volgen een spoor van Amsterdam naar Curaçao en van daar naar Schiermonnikoog. In dit tweede deel van de reeks Grijpstra en De Gier gaat het duo echt samenwerken en krijgen de personages hun definitieve vorm.

Most people travel to Corfu to escape the real world for a couple of weeks. But not McIntyre. McIntyre's a fixer, specialising in getting people out of places they don't want to be with the minimum of fuss, publicity and violence. The job in Corfu should be easy—spring Lauren, a 15-year-old schoolgirl, from the luxury compound of the tech billionaire, Julian Hepworth. Hepworth's young, handsome and charismatic—he's also a suspected paedophile.

Elizabeth riceve la lettera di un ex collega dei Servizi Segreti che ha commesso un grosso errore e ha bisogno del suo aiuto. È stato accusato di aver rubato diamanti per milioni di sterline agli uomini sbagliati e per questo motivo è in fuga da un mafioso violento e vendicativo. Mentre i cadaveri iniziano ad accumularsi, Elizabeth arruola gli amici di sempre del Club per dare caccia a uno spietato assassino. Questa volta si scontrano con un nemico che non farebbe una piega nel mettere fuori combattimento quattro anziani…

An Icelandic night may hide secrets and affairs – or even bodies – in this gruesomely cathartic horror thriller from the author of The Night Guest. Unnur was living a normal, if lonely, life until a black cat showed up at her door. Trying to do the right thing, Unnur reunites the lost pet...

Excitement builds when a reality-TV crew arrive at Katie’s boarding school. This could be her big chance to star on TV! But the show’s producer is her arch-enemy, Danielle’s, older brother, and as usual Danielle is doing everything in her power to make sure there’s only one star – her.If Katie and her friends can win the talent contest, then they’re guaranteed a shot at fame.

Der Richter, dein Henker. Als junger Student träumte Siggi Buckmann davon, die Welt ein Stück gerechter zu machen. Als alter Hase im Richteramt schiebt er nur noch Dienst nach Vorschrift. In den Behörden regiert die Bürokratie, und sämtliche Urteile, die Siggi fällt, werden in Berufungsverfahren wieder aufgehoben. Wozu sich also Mühe machen? Doch als ein Obdachloser ums Leben kommt, ohne dass die Verantwortlichen zur Rechenschaft gezogen werden, beginnt Siggi, die Dinge anders zu betrachten. Vielleicht ist die Arbeit im Justizapparat ja doch zu etwas gut.

Maggie Pill’s characters seem like people we know: In The Sleuth Sisters Series, it’s siblings we love but can’t always relate to. In the Trailer Park Tales Series, we meet the residents of an RV park in Florida: Fussy husbands, smart-aleck wives, grumpy neighbors, conspiracy lovers, and more. The residents of B-Bird Over-55 RV Park are mostly snow-birds, so for months each year they face the joys and irritations of living in tight spaces with people from all over the place. Usually they cope with politeness and good humor, but at times it’s difficult.

Montclair Retirement Community is the poshest home for seniors Savannah, Georgia has to offer. When Montclair is under threat of foreclosure, its devil-may-care Southern Belle resident, Geraldine Ford, refuses to let her home be lost. After all, to Geraldine, Montclair and its residents are the closest thing to a home and family she has had in all 70 years of her life. She recruits her closest gal pals, who are also residents of Montclair, on a felonious adventure to acquire cash to pay Montclair’s debts.

Es ist wieder richtig was los im Loiretal: Richard Ainsworths kleine Pension wird von Filmleuten in Beschlag genommen, die im Château de Valençay ein historisches Drama drehen. Als echter Cineast ist Richard natürlich Feuer und Flamme. Doch dann gerät der Dreh ins Stocken, als plötzlich ein Schauspieler unter merkwürdigen Umständen stirbt! Richard und Valérie, die inzwischen ein echtes Detektivbüro gegründet haben, wollen der Sache auf den Grund gehen.

Hören und wohlfühlen: Nach dem Erfolg von Das Mörderarchiv heißt es "Welcome Back" im idyllisch-mörderischen Castle Knoll. Die Tante sammelte Geheimnisse, ...

Read by the author, Tracy Whitwell. The Hidden Dead is the fourth book in a hilarious series featuring Tanz, the accidental medium who, with the help of the dead, has become an unwilling crime-solver. When the dead call, she listens. . . On a night out in a London bar, our accidental medium Tanz...

The sleuths at the Beautiful Bird Over-55 RV Park in Florida are back for a third unofficial investigation, this time with three possible crimes. Their friend Detective O'Connor is missing, and they suspect he's in trouble. People find themselves on dating sites they never signed up for. And even though the two men hauling away the contents of a former resident's trailer are authorized to so do, they seem off somehow. As our intrepid retirees investigate events in the park, they will uncover evil deeds and face mortal danger. But really, shouldn't they be getting used to that by now?

Charity Deacon has never been one to back down from a challenge, even if it means putting herself in harm's way. When a local small-time crime boss is framed, she knows that there's more lurking in the background. To make matters worse, Charity's partner, Detective Paul Grewal, disappears when she needs him most.. As the stakes get higher and the danger increases, Charity must navigate a complex world of lies and deceit to uncover the truth and bring justice for her client.

Esiste il lavoro dei sogni, e poi esiste il lavoro che il destino decide per te. Fortunata vorrebbe fare la pasticciera e, quando può, si rifugia nel laboratorio di Mario, un amico che le insegna l’arte dei dolci. Suo padre Emilio, però, è il titolare di un’agenzia di pompe funebri, e per mandarla avanti ha bisogno di lei, del suo talento nella preparazione dei defunti. Sempre a contatto con la morte, di cui si prende cura nel migliore dei modi, Fortunata insegue la vita e non chiede altro che essere libera di scegliere il proprio futuro.

Wenn es Frühling wird in Glaubenthal, kommt der schöne Peter ins Dorf. Der Bäcker - von allen geliebt in der Region. Eine seiner größten Fans war Tante Herta. Doch die steht nicht wie sonst als erste am Wagen, sondern liegt mausetot im Vorgarten. In ihrem Alter nichts per se Unwahrscheinliches. Aber sie ist splitterfasernackt! Da muss sich die alte Huber mal wieder die Ärmel hochkrempeln und losermitteln. Auch wenn das zeitlich gar nicht passt, schließlich steht ihr Geburtstag vor der Tür, zu dem sich gegen ihren ausdrücklichen Wunsch Gäste angemeldet haben.

There are only a few weeks left before an asteroid destroys the planet. It’s the countdown, and all of humanity is just waiting for the end. In Phoenix, AZ, the sheriff’s department and National Guard are battling for supremacy, gas is as good as cash, and elementary school kids are out for blood. Most people in town have become the worst versions of themselves. Except for Dutch Kovaks, private detective. Dutch wants to right some wrongs, help a few people in need, and use the days he’s got left for good. Most of all, he wants to track down a bottle of gin.

After a dramatic change in character, a rather usual middle-aged man begins carrying out a series of rather unusual murders. Meanwhile Brad Shape, a crime beat reporter for the Manchester Daily News, is looking for the big scoop to revive his flagging career—and his crumbling marriage. But when he finds one of England's most notorious serial killers, it will be Brad's biggest break...in more ways than one.