Manners Mystery

אחרי ארוחת הצהריים הילדים בגן עייפים. כל ילד הולך למגירה שלו ולוקח משם את הדובי שלו או את הכלבלב שלו והולך למזרן שלו לשכב לישון. אבל כשניגשה לילך למגירה שלה כדי לקחת את בובה תותי, המגירה הייתה ריקה. וכשפתחה עמליה, הילדה הכי קטנה בגן, את המגירה שלה היא מצאה בה את בובה תותי. מוזר מאוד!

On a winter night in Paris, a young woman is pulled naked out of the Seine. She has amnesia and bears no identifying marks apart from two peculiar tattoos. She is rushed to the infirmary of Paris police headquarters, but only a few hours later, she disappears. DNA analysis reveals her identity. She is the famous pianist Milena Bergman. But that’s impossible, because Milena died in a plane crash more than a year ago.

He was there for her first steps. He helped with her homework. And then, two days before her ninth birthday, Martha’s father walked out. She never knew what went wrong, but she and her mother, Fran, never saw or heard from him again. Fifteen years later, Martha and Fran live in a remote, pretty cottage in Cornwall. Fran paints illustrations for children’s books, while Martha trains as an animal nurse at the local vet’s surgery. But then Martha sees a strange message on her mother’s phone - from her father. Desperate for answers, she tracks him down.

Valerian hat sich aus seiner Wohnung ausgesperrt und bittet seinen Nachbarn Niko um Hilfe. Das wäre an sich nichts Außergewöhnliches, hätte dieser nicht gerade seine Frau erschossen. Niko zwingt ihn, ihm bei der Entsorgung der Leiche zu helfen, doch trotz akribischer Planung läuft die Aktion nicht so geschmiert wie erhofft. Und so folgen - mehr oder weniger unabsichtlich - noch zwei weitere Morde, und es sollten nicht die letzten sein.

Suzy Bigelow ist neu in Miami Beach, Florida - erst kürzlich ist sie mit ihrem Mann Dave, der als Arzt eine Anstellung in einer renommierten Klinik bekommen hat, hierher gezogen...

Keneen voit luottaa? Annika Malm on jäänyt Norjaan rikosylikonstaapeli Stein Storesenin luo toipumaan Ringeriken verilöylystä. Traumatakaumista ja vainoharhoista kärsivä Annika ei luota hoidostaan vastaavaan neurokirurgiin ja epäilee tatuoitujen miesten varjostavan häntä. Mistä voi tietää, onko kyse todellisesta uhkasta vai vaurioituneen mielen harhoista? Samoihin aikoihin Stein saa Turun poliisilta tiedon tyttärensä Ninan kuolemasta.

"Kim Novak badete nie im See von Genezareth" ist kein klassischer Krimi, handelt aber von einem Mord, den zwei Jugendliche in einer Sommernacht beobachten. Eine schöne Frau und ihr heimlicher Geliebter könnten Hinweise auf Motiv und Täter liefern, doch alle schweigen, und der Fall wird nie aufgeklärt.

Kuumuutta hohkava Turku. Mielipuolinen sarjamurhaaja. Kaksi vahvatahtoista naista. Hirvensalon rannasta löydetään julmasti tapetun koiran ruho. Sadistinen tapaus on vasta alkusoittoa: pian löytyy paloitellun naisen jäänteet. Komisario Anna Mäki joutuu elämänsä hirveimpään rikostutkintaan. Kumpaankin ruumiiseen on kirjoitettu tussilla merkintä K18, mutta muita johtolankoja murhaaja ei ole jättänyt.

Kolme vuorokautta suoraan helvetistä. Annika Malm on palannut tositoimiin muuttuneena niin kasvoiltaan kuin koulutukseltaankin. Salainen erikoiskoulutus vaarallisiin tehtäviin tarkoittaa, että korkeimman kansallisen tason suunnitelmia laadittaessa Annika hoitaa kyselemättä likaisen työn. Ongelma on vain siinä, ettei hän ole koskaan piitannut määräyksistä.

Theodosia Throckmorton is in a fix. Allowed to attend a reception given by one of the directors of her parents museum, she stumbles across Mr. Tetley of the British Museum in most unusual circumstances! Since Theo has last seen him in a showdown in an ancient Egyptian tomb, his reappearance could mean only one thing: the Serpents of Chaos are back.

Little Lorna Bell is from a notorious family on a rundown estate. Everyone thinks she's a nasty piece of work. The schoolchildren call her a thief. But Lorna's hair is matted, her shoes pinch her feet, and school teacher Claire Penny can't help herself; some kids just need a bit more support, a bit more love, than the rest. As the bond between teacher and pupil grows stronger, Claire sees Lorna's bruises, and digs to uncover the disturbing tale behind them. Heartbroken, Claire knows she has to act. She must make Lorna safe.

Living in the wealthy gated village of Weycombe with her titled English husband is a fantasy come true for American Jillian White. But the murder of a local estate agent mars the pretty surface of her life and home. Worried about a killer on the loose, Jill tries to piece together clues hidden in the many versions of truth she hears from her suspicious neighbors. But as she plunges deep into the investigation, her own suspicions grow into a warped web of lies and treachery.

Frankie Turner knows what it's like to be unwanted; she was brought up in care. Now as a social worker to kids in the same system, she’s someone who understands ... But Frankie is hiding an unthinkable secret: one that may have its roots in the murder of a young, beautiful woman fifteen years ago.

When Becca’s first love shows up on her social media feed, she can’t help but smile fondly. Once upon a time Connor was the love of her life, and though it was over 10 years ago, he’s always held a place in her heart. Then he sends her a message. He sounds happy - still kind and funny, still living across the world in Australia. But he wants to know everything about her life now. How can Becca tell him the truth? About her workaholic husband, her stressful job, and the challenges of caring for her elderly father and her three-year-old daughter, Mia?

Sara made one promise to herself when she was growing up in foster care: that if she was lucky enough to have a family, she’d always do whatever it took to protect them. Looking around her home with its cozy kitchen and living room, where her energetic teenage daughters and gorgeous 4-year-old son all eat, play and live together, she knows she’d do anything to keep them safe. So when Sara’s husband Matt loses his job and every shred of his confidence with it, she knows it’s up to her to bring the family back from the brink.

Maddie and her long-term boyfriend, Tom, dream of a life living and working abroad, though right now they’re settling for a lovely vacation in the sunny European beach town. When Maddie is befriended by a lovely-seeming couple, who are living the digital nomad lifestyle, they make her an offer that feels hard to refuse... Swap houses, swap lives – just for a couple of weeks - and see if living abroad is a lifestyle that would really suit them. But as soon as they’ve handed keys over to their home in London, it becomes clear the couple aren’t who they’d seemed to be.