Résultats pour "Holly" dans Détectives amateurs

'The perfect mix of cosy, festive, and twisty . . . the best kind of book to curl up with on a cold night by a roaring fire' KRISTEN PERRIN, author of How to Solve Your Own Murder 'Once again Katy Watson delivers the perfect cosy: atmospheric, ingenious and fun!' IAN MOORE, author of Death and...

Holly Wood is days away from saying "I do" to Nick Claus when a chilling discovery threatens to turn her dream wedding into a nightmare. While touring the grand Olde Jolly Hall, Holly stumbles upon a hidden passageway—and the body of Beatrice Harper, the long-missing owner. As whispers spread through the charming town and the mystery deepens, Holly must untangle a web of lies, old rivalries, and hidden motives. Suspicion falls on Charles Harper, Beatrice's enigmatic brother.

On the 45th anniversary of Vampires in the Fog, Greenvale is overrun with cosplayers with plastic fangs and rubber stakes. They've come for a chance to see their favorite B-movie stars and horror podcasters. The Ravenwood witches, Fortuna and her great-aunt Celestia, are attending the opening night festivities when a polarizing celebrity drops dead on stage. The shocking event quickly turns into a murder investigation and the Ravenwoods join forces with an offbeat crew of locals to unravel the mystery before Greenvale's spooky celebration turns into a real life horror show.

Phillip Brown wakes up one bitter November morning to find a woman near frozen on the stoop of the Baltimore home he shares with his sister and uncle. The unconscious woman eventually awakens, unwilling to share who has terrified her while she makes a recovery in the Brown home. He continues his work at the Wiest Oyster Cannery and pouring beer on occasion at his neighborhood brewery while guarding his family from dangerous criminals’ intent of silencing his discoveries about the woman.

Mord à la Mode. Ein neuer Todesfall erschüttert Missys Vintage-Boutique an der Englischen Riviera. Ihre Stammkundin Liv, bekannt für ihre Postkarten mit nachgestellten Modegeschichten, stirbt in einem historischen Charabanc - genau wie die frühere Besitzerin ihres Capes. Zufall? Missy glaubt nicht daran. Entschlossen, den Mord aufzuklären, taucht sie tief in die Vergangenheit ein - und stößt dabei auf Geheimnisse, die auch ihre eigene Familie betreffen ... Der dritte Fall von "Missy Marple", die in der Heimat von Agatha Christie mit Charme, Schirm und britischem Humor ermittelt.

Phillip Brown’s sister discovers a dead man, shot in the back, behind the dress shop she where she’s employed. Sarah Brown begs her brother to find out who has shot the man as the shop owner is fearful and harassed, caught up in the dead man’s crimes. The investigation leads Brown to danger from a notorious dockside fence. While uncovering the murder, his supervisor demands he investigate thefts at his home, the man convinced his servants are thieves. Brown uncovers the true culprit with the help of the daughter of the owner of the Wiest Cannery.

Holly Hands. Twenty-nine. Single mom. Disgraced former boxing pro. Repo woman. Holly wonders if it’s a joke when she’s assigned her new job: to repo a helicopter. She can’t fly. She doesn’t even like heights. Yet where there’s a will, there’s a way. Holly can handle anything - as long as another dead body doesn’t come with it. Unfortunately for her, it does. Luckily, Holly has Lucky by her side - a neglected pit bull she found on the wrong side of a job, who refuses to leave her side - and who, like her, has nowhere to go but up.

"Achtung, Mordwaffe!! Mit Stiel nach unten öffnen!" Missy hält den Zettel, der in ihrem Vintage-Geschäft an einem alten Regenschirm angebracht ist, zunächst für einen Scherz - bis eine Klinge mit Blut aus dem Griff fährt. Schnell wird bekannt, dass das Model Dandya Daisy damit bei einem Fotoshooting attackiert wurde und nun in Lebensgefahr schwebt. Missy will herausfinden, warum der Schirm in ihrem Laden gelandet ist und folgt zusammen mit ihrer Mitarbeiterin Zoe einer Spur, die sie direkt zum Britischen Geheimdienst führt.

In jedem gebrauchten Kleidungsstück verbirgt sich eine Geschichte. In manchen auch ein Mord. Missy, Besitzerin eines Vintage-Lädchens an der Englischen Riviera, entdeckt in einer Lieferung ein ungewaschenes Seidenkleid sowie eine Zigarettenspitze mit einer Nadel. Wurde damit ihre Theaterkollegin Amanda Peer bei einer Dreißiger-Jahre-Party ermordet? Als Missys heimlicher Schwarm Harry Sailor zum Hauptverdächtigen wird, setzt sie alles daran, den Fall zu lösen - zum Unmut von Inspector Corning, dem sie ein Dorn im Auge ist.

After getting reassigned from the North Pole by a jealous Mrs. Claus, misfit elf Holly Hopewell is sent to work in the worst place imaginable - The North Pole Emporium Department store in Mistletoe, Oregon. The elves call it Mistletoe Row, a place so devoid of joy and Christmas spirit, that many a curly-toed folk has lost their poor mind working there. But just when Holly thinks things can’t get any worse, the store’s manager, who also happens to be Mrs. Claus’s nephew, is found murdered in his office.

For all its merriment, Christmas can also bring melancholy-and in Magic Springs, Idaho, Mia finds that the season has brought her an unhappy ghost who's pulling poltergeist-style pranks to get her attention. When she demands an explanation, the ghost just sends a message: Ask Mary Alice-that is, Mia's beloved Grans, who's been training her to develop her witchy talents. If anyone can figure this out, it's Grans . . . even if she still hasn't managed to free Mia's cat from a previous spell that she cast.

2013. Idyllic Port Elspeth, Connecticut, is rocked by tragedy. Shortly after their high school graduation, Evangeline Maddingly, daughter of one of the town's wealthiest old-money families, and Oliver Prescott, son of one of the town's wealthiest new-money families, are found dead in an isolated cabin in the woods, outside of town.

After the untimely death of her husband, Rain Wilmot has returned to her family's waterfront log cabin in Lofty Pines, Wisconsin. The cabin is peaceful compared to Rain's corporate job and comes with an informal library that Rain's mother, Willow, used to run. But as Rain prepares for the reopening of the library, all hopes for a peaceful life are shattered: she discovers the body of Thornton Hughes, a real-estate buyer, on the premises.

Fortuna has just returned to Greenvale after leaving the town—and her witchcraft—behind nearly 10 years before. She swore she would never come back, but after a decade-long streak of bad luck, she has run out of options. Within 24 hours of her homecoming, Fortuna and the powerful witch who raised her find themselves prime suspects in a murder case.It will take Fortuna’s uncanny powers of observation, the help of an unlikely band of quirky locals—and a little magic—to clear the Ravenwood name and find the killer.

Psychologist Kate Holly is about to get evicted from her office, and her best option may be to share space with her Jacuzzi-loving ex-boyfriend, Dr. Thad Glazer. That’s not going to help her patch things up with her firefighter ex-husband. With her oddball patients, meddling mother, and eccentric secretary thrown into the mix - not to mention a spree of suspicious fires - will Kate put her life back together or wind up in a padded cell?

The island is open for guests, and Phoebe feels like she's finally found her place, writing a novel in her new beach house. But when a local fisherman's boat washes ashore and the catch of the day is the fisherman, Phoebe and the Hadley witches are determined to make sure there's no connection to them or the island. Phoebe attempts to use her powers as a medium to consult with the newly departed for answers. But the poor soul doesn't even understand he's dead, let alone know how he met his demise.

When Fiona inherits her grandmother's quaint bed and breakfast, Petunia's, she sees it as the perfect opportunity to return to her beloved hometown of Reading, Vermont. Little did she know that her homecoming would bring more than just nostalgia.

International resort developer Nigel Goodwin has traveled all the way from London, England, to Misty Murphy's little corner of North Carolina, and bought out the Mountaintop Lodge for the week prior to Christmas. Their intention? To pitch an exclusive new resort concept to wealthy American investors.

Newly single pizzeria owner Delilah O’Leary is determined to keep her restaurant afloat in the picturesque resort town of Geneva Bay, Wisconsin. To boost her bottom line, she sets her sights on winning the hefty cash prize in the town’s annual “Taste of Wisconsin” culinary contest. In her corner, she’s got her strong-willed, “big-boned” cat Butterball, her wisecracking BFF, her cantankerous great-aunt, and a nearly-flawless recipe for Pretzel Crust Deep-Dish Bratwurst Pizza.