Résultats pour "2" dans Détectives amateurs

When a giant inflatable Halloween witch goes missing in the Pineapple Port retirement community, amateur sleuth Charlotte Morgan's eager to nab the culprit. But before she can lift a fingerprint, someone threatens to kill a new neighbor who looks like an adorable Pomeranian but possesses a disturbing talent for revenge. Moments later, a stranger demands the return of a mysterious wooden box… or else.

Der zweite Fall für Bodenstein und Kirchhoff. Ein Tierpfleger des Opel-Zoos im Taunus macht eine grausige Entdeckung: im Elefantengehege liegt eine menschliche Hand. Die dazu gehörige Leiche finden Kommissar Oliver von Bodenstein und seine Kollegin Pia Kirchhoff von der Hofheimer Kripo in einer frisch gemähten Wiese gegenüber dem Zoogelände. Der Tote war ein Lehrer und vehementer Umweltschützer, der wegen seines Charismas von vielen Schülern glühend verehrt wurde - und von einigen Einwohnern der Stadt ebenso sehr gehasst.

A gruesome discovery at an old children's home lays bare terrible secret's from Norwich's past in the second gripping mystery for Dr Ruth Galloway. 'The setting is enticingly atmospheric . . . a really intelligent murder story' Independent Dr Ruth Galloway's forensic skills are called upon when...

Im idyllischen Oberdistelbrunn geht ein Giftmischer um. Seine mörderische Bilanz: eine nüchterne Alkoholleiche, ein Pfarrer in Teufels Küche und zwei Tote auf der Gartenschau. Während die Polizei auf der Stelle tritt, verfolgen zwei Pensionistinnen mit grünem Daumen und schwelender Ehekrise eine gefährliche Spur - und legen sich statt mit Maulwurfsgrillen erstmals mit einem echten Mörder an ...

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.

It's an unhappy birthday when murder crashes the party—but luckily, a sleuthing baker is in the mix… Shilpa Solanki has settled into life in Otter's Reach, and her cakes are selling like… well, hotcakes. When tycoon Roy Arden turns eighty, Shilpa caters the event—but the party's over...

It is a dark and misty night, and bachelors Nicholas and Ian are driving to the ball at Fordings, a beautiful concert hall in the countryside. There waits the charming Dilys Maine, and a party buzzing with rumours of one Rosemary Reeve who disappeared on the eve of this event the previous year. With thoughts of this mysterious case ringing in their ears, Dilys and Nicholas strike a stranger on the drive back home, launching a new investigation and unwittingly reviving the search for what really became of Rosemary Reeve.

Gwen's calendar has been filling up ever since she was hounded by her best friend, Nora, into starting 2 Sisters Pet Valet services. Now they've been invited to attend the annual Clear the Shelter event, hosted by Portland's very own blonde bombshell newscaster, Babs Prescott. Babs is convinced she's top dog among local celebrities, but it's clear that someone disagrees when Babs's body is found following a downtown press conference. 

My mother was the Madison Ridge Killer … and I helped her. At nine, I was given a new start—a new life. My adoptive parents did everything they could to help me forget my past, and for a while, they succeeded. But I was never normal. I never truly forgot all I saw or did. Now, twenty years later, I work in the billing department for a small city newspaper. And like decades before, not that far away, another serial killer is on the loose.

One thing about me: I HATE flying. It’s my worst nightmare. That’s why I book seat 2A every time I fly. Since my big win, I've been booking seats 2B and 2C as well. They’re my comfort seats, they cushion the claustrophobia, and at last I can afford them. I am now determined to live the life of luxury. I deserve it, after all. How to Live Like a Millionaire is the book I’m reading on this flight. When it lands on the floor, a handsome guy hands it back to me. I know he clocks the title, because he’s totally charming and talks to me as if I’m one of the Marbella Millionaire set.

Christmas at Hedgelord Garden Centre should be simple. But when one of those Santas goes rogue and films an incriminating adult movie, with Hedgelord’s grotto as the backdrop, sales manager Charlotte Mitchell finds herself in the middle of a festive disaster. The only way to save Hedgelord’s reputation is to track down the wayward Santa and secure the footage before it’s released. Unfortunately, she’s not the only one on the case — Jack Hartigan, her infuriatingly charming rival from Bloomers garden centre, is also in pursuit. Worse still, Santa has already fled to Lapland.

After discovering she has supernatural powers and has been chosen to conspire with karma, Katie’s first reading is from a desperate pregnant woman and has her tangling with unsavory characters from her great-great grandmother's checkered past. She unknowingly becomes the target of a dangerous mob member, leading her best friend to take matters into her own hands. Teaming up with Katie's children and her trusty dog, Arlo, they race against the clock to find her. Meanwhile, Yuli finds herself forced to consider joining forces with her mortal enemy, Zoya, in order to bring her granddaughter home.

Samma dag som Juno Brownes skåpbil står i lågor träffar hon Jamie Westershall, ägare till Moorworthy house, en stor herrgård vid Dartmoorheden. Han bjuder in Juno att sälja sina antikviteter på familjens kommande trädgårdsfest och hon beger sig dit i sällskap med det brokiga gänget på antikhandeln. Men när en av Junos arbetskamrater hittas död i skogen verkar det som om han har blivit offer för en hemsk och bisarr olycka. Juno är dock övertygad om att han blivit mördad. Så hon inleder en egen utredning. Snabbt blir hon varse att detta inte är det enda dödsfallet som skett på Moorworthys ägor.

When Arnold Clover is recruited by Lizzie Hawker to help her look into her family inheritance, he cannot begin to guess the journey he is about to embark on. Lizzie's mother, an Italian countess, disappeared thirty years ago, presumed dead. Her father, a famous, some say infamous, music promoter, has just died and now the family home Ca' Scacchi, a leaning palazzo in Dorsoduro, has fallen to her. When her mother vanished so too did a priceless painting, supposedly an erotic portrait of Lucrezia Borgia, which has captivated men for generations.

Wenn eine Leiche das Buffet vermiest ... Der zweite Teil der humorvollen Cosy Crime-Reihe im idyllischen Cornwall. Nachdem der erste Auftrag ihrer brandneuen Catering-Firma eine mörderische Wendung nahm, ist Jodie "Nosey" Parker fest entschlossen, den nächsten Auftrag für das große Festival in ihrem kleinen Heimatdorf perfekt über die Bühne zu bringen. Doch der Fund einer Leiche am Fuß einer Klippe bringt sie auf den Boden der Tatsachen zurück. Als ehemalige Polizistin befindet sie sich zudem schneller im Mittelpunkt der Ermittlungen als ihr lieb ist.

Per una fortunata coincidenza Ernestine Kirsch, insegnante di latino in pensione e grande amante dell’operetta, ha due biglietti omaggio per la prima de La giacca gialla, di Franz Lehár, al Theater an der Wien. Decide così di invitare l’amico farmacista Anton Böck che, pur detestando l’operetta, accetta di accompagnarla per trascorrere una serata insieme a lei.

Esme Quentin's arrival in north Devon is marred by the gruesome discovery of a fatally injured woman at the foot of Warren Cliff. Esme is troubled by the woman's final words and curious about the old photograph clutched in her hand. The police, however, dismiss Bella Shaw's death as accidental. But Bella's daughter, Neave, has her own questions and approaches Esme for help. The subsequent trail leads Esme back to the brutal penal history of nineteenth century England and the mystery of a Devon convict girl transported to Australia for her crime.

Travel writer Lily Moore has been persuaded by her closest friend, photographer Jesse Robb, to visit Peru with him. At Machu Picchu, they discover a woman clinging to life at the bottom of an ancient stone staircase. Just before the woman dies, she tells Lily the name of the man who pushed her. When the local police investigate, the forensic evidence they find doesn't match what Lily knows.

Maeve Wilson, acclaimed crossword aficionado and amateur detective, is thrown into the deep end of a murder investigation when one of Emerson’s own detectives is the main suspect! In this light-hearted cozy mystery, Maeve uses her wit and wordslinging wisdom to find and follow clues hidden in the murder victim’s puzzles. She explores her small Utah Mountain town, meets new and exciting characters, and solves her most complex case yet!

There are stories about the dilapidated stone circle at Chipping Amesbury, going back centuries. The villagers may tell the tales with relish to visiting tourists, but a careful observer will notice that there is no transport to the stone circles, no tours on offer, and the locals stay well away. Alistair Kincaid, the youngest-ever bishop of All Souls Hollow, is an expert in Britain’s ancient stone circles. That’s why, when landowner Sir Neville Chumley announces his plans to restore the circle to its ancient glory, he agrees to take part in a documentary about the project.