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Jane Marple is an elderly lady from St Mary Mead who possesses an uncanny knack for solving even the most perplexing puzzles. Now, for the first time in 45 years, Agatha Christie’s beloved character returns to the page for a globe-trotting tour of crime and detection. Join Marple as she travels through her sleepy English village and around the world. In St Mary Mead, a Christmas dinner is interrupted by unexpected guests; the Broadway stage in New York City is set for a dangerous improvisation.

A ton of copycat gossip apps have popped up since Simon died, but in the year since the Bayview four were cleared of his shocking death, no one's been able to fill the gossip void quite like he could. The problem is no one has the facts. Until now. This time it's not an app, though - it's a game. Truth or Dare. Phoebe's the first target. If you choose not to play, it's a truth. And hers is dark. Then comes Maeve, and she should know better - always choose the dare. But by the time Knox is about to be tagged, things have gotten dangerous.

It’s been almost two years since Simon died in detention, and the aftermath has been hard to shake. First the Bayview Four had to prove they weren’t killers. Then a new generation outwitted a vengeful copycat. Now the entire Bayview Crew is back home for the summer, and everyone is trying to move on. Only, this is Bayview, and life is never that simple.

Echo Ridge is small-town America. Ellery's never been there, but she's heard all about it. Her aunt went missing there at age 17. And only five years ago, a homecoming queen put the town on the map when she was killed. Now, Ellery has to move there to live with a grandmother she barely knows. The town is picture-perfect, but it's hiding secrets. And before school even begins for Ellery, someone has declared open season on homecoming, promising to make it as dangerous as it was five years ago. Then, almost as if to prove it, another girl goes missing.

Ivy, Mateo, and Cal used to be close. Now all they have in common is Carlton High and the beginning of a very bad day. So when the three unexpectedly run into each other, they decide to avoid their problems by ditching. Just the three of them, like old times. Except they’ve barely left the parking lot before they run out of things to say...until they spot another Carlton High student skipping school - and follow him to the scene of his own murder. In one chance move, their day turns from dull to deadly. And it’s about to get worse.

Milly, Aubrey, and Jonah Story are cousins, but they barely know each another, and they've never even met their grandmother. Rich and reclusive, she disinherited their parents before they were born. So when they each receive a letter inviting them to work at her island resort for the summer, they're surprised...and curious.

Pay close attention, and you might solve this. On Monday afternoon five students at Bayview High walk into detention. Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule. Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess. Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing. Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher. And Simon, the outcast, is the creator of Bayview High's notorious gossip app. Only Simon never makes it out of that classroom. Before the end of detention, Simon's dead.

For all of Kat’s life, it’s just been her and her mother, Jamie—except for the forty-eight hours when Jamie was married and Kat had a stepbrother, Liam. That all ended in an epic divorce, and Kat and Liam haven’t spoken since. Now Jamie is a jewel thief trying to go straight, but she has one last job—at billionaire Ross Sutherland’s birthday party. And Kat has figured out a way to tag along. What Kat doesn’t know, though, is that there are two surprise guests at the dazzling Sutherland compound that weekend. The last two people she wants to run into.

Four years ago, Brynn left Saint Ambrose School following the shocking murder of her favorite teacher—a story that made headlines after the teacher’s body was found by three Saint Ambrose students in the woods behind their school. The case was never solved. Now that Brynn is moving home and starting her dream internship at a true-crime show, she’s determined to find out what really happened.

Una nueva app está acorralando a la élite del instituto Bayview para estudiantes de perfil elevado. Las filtraciones de la vida privada de los estudiantes corren como la pólvora por la nueva red social creada por Simon Kelleher, alumno de la misma institución.

»You Will Be the Death of Me« Ivy, Mateo und Cal waren einmal befreundet, jetzt haben sie nichts mehr miteinander zu tun. Aber als Cal zu spät zur Schule kommt und dort auf Ivy und Mateo trifft, ist das die Gelegenheit, eine alte Tradition wiederaufleben zu lassen: einen Tag blau machen. Bei ihrem spontanen Ausflug in die Stadt sichten sie zufällig einen vierten Schüler auf Abwegen und folgen ihm – mitten hinein in einen Tatort. Ivy, Cal und Mateo kennen den Toten, der vor ihnen liegt – und eigentlich sollten sie jetzt die Polizei rufen. Doch sie alle haben eine Verbindung zum Opfer.

O mulțime de aplicații dedicate bârfelor au răsărit una după alta de la moartea lui Simon, dar în anul care a trecut de când Cei patru din Bayview și-au demonstrat nevinovăția nimeni nu a reușit cu adevărat să învârtă caruselul zvonurilor răutăcioase așa cum o făcea el. Problema este că nimeni nu cunoaște secretele tuturor, cele mai ascunse dintre ele.

"Unul dintre noi minte" e povestea a ceea ce se întâmplă când cinci străini ajung în clasa de detenție a școlii, iar numai patru ies de acolo în viață. Fiecare este suspect, fiecare are ceva de ascuns. Fii atent la toate detaliile și poate vei fi tu cel care va rezolva enigma: Într-o după-amiază de luni, cinci elevi de la Liceul Bayview intră în camera de detenție. Bronwyn, tocilara, va merge la Yale și niciodată nu încalcă vreo regulă. Addy, prințesa, este frumoasa populară a liceului. Nate, delincventul, este deja eliberat condiționat după ce a fost prins vânzând droguri.

Karena ibunya masuk rehabilitasi, Ellery harus tinggal bersama sang nenek di Echo Ridge. Kota kelahiran ibunya. Tempat saudara kembar ibunya menghilang pada usia tujuh belas tahun. Tempat seorang ratu homecoming ditemukan tewas setelah beberapa hari menghilang, lima tahun lalu. Ellery datang tepat saat Echo Ridge tengah menyambut tahun ajaran baru. Tepat ketika seseorang menjanjikan pesta homecoming akan berbahaya bagi ketiga kandidat ratu mereka. Seakan tidak cukup menegangkan, salah satu kandidat benar-benar menghilang tidak lama kemudian.

Milly, Aubrey și Jonah Story sunt verișori, însă de-abia se cunosc între ei și niciunul nu și-a întâlnit până acum bunica. Bogată și retrasă, aceasta și-a dezmoștenit copiii încă dinainte ca nepoții să apară pe lume. Așa că atunci când fiecare dintre cei trei primește o invitație să lucreze pe durata verii în complexul ei turistic de pe insulă, sunt surprinși… și în același timp curioși.

Vor fünf Jahren wurde Brynns Lieblingslehrer ermordet. Nun kehrt sie an ihre alte Schule zurück, fest entschlossen, als Praktikantin einer True-Crime- Serie den ungelösten Mordfall von damals aufzuklären. Brynns ehemals bester Freund Tripp war einer der drei Teenager, die den toten Lehrer gefunden haben. Seine Aussage entlastete die zwei anderen Verdächtigen und diese stehen seitdem in seiner Schuld. Tripp selbst hat nie vergessen, was er für die beiden getan hat – und dass alles eine Lüge war.

Ivy, Mateo og Cal var engang tætte, men nu er Carlton High og en virkelig dårlig start på dagen det eneste, de har til fælles. Topkarakter-eleven Ivy har tabt valget til elevrådet, hjerteknuseren Mateo er udbrændt, fordi han dobbeltjobber, efter at familiens virksomhed gik konkurs, og outsideren Cal er lige blevet brændt af ... igen. Så da de tre tidligere venner mødes uden for skolen, beslutter de sig for at tage en pjækkedag sammen og køre ind til byen. Men da de falder over liget af en af deres skolekammerater, ændrer deres dag sig fra kedelig til dødelig.

Ellery es nueva en Echo Ridges, pero ya lo sabe todo sobre el pueblo. Aquí, a veces, las chicas desaparecen...y sus asesinatos siguen sin resolverse. Aunque las clases no han empezado aún, la futura reina del baile ha sido amenazada y una chica ha desaparecido...y todo apunta a que Ellery también está peligro.

Ivy, Mateo und Cal waren einmal befreundet, jetzt haben sie nichts mehr miteinander zu tun. Aber als Cal zu spät zur Schule kommt und dort auf Ivy und Mateo trifft, ist das die Gelegenheit, eine alte Tradition wiederaufleben zu lassen: einen Tag blau machen. Bei ihrem spontanen Ausflug in die Stadt sichten sie zufällig einen vierten Schüler auf Abwegen und folgen ihm - mitten hinein in einen Tatort. Ivy, Cal und Mateo kennen den Toten, der vor ihnen liegt - und eigentlich sollten sie jetzt die Polizei rufen. Doch sie alle haben eine Verbindung zum Opfer. Und etwas zu verbergen.

Milly, Aubrey und Jonah Story haben ihre legendäre Großmutter Mildred Margaret Story nie kennengelernt. Grund dafür war, dass ihre Eltern schon vor langer Zeit von der High-Society-Matriarchin enterbt worden sind. Da erhalten die Cousins eine Einladung: Sie sollen den Sommer auf dem Anwesen ihrer Großmutter auf der Insel Cape Cod verbringen. Die Eltern der drei sehen darin die große Chance, sich wieder auszusöhnen. Doch schnell wird klar, dass Mildred Margaret Story andere Pläne verfolgt - und dass die Familiengeschichte dunkle Abgründe birgt.