Titres dans Détectives amateurs

Enfant du Blitz, Barbara veille jalousement sur plus d'un secret. Désireuse d'épargner à ses enfants les dures réalités de la vie, elle leur a raconté peu de choses sur son enfance misérable, et quasiment rien sur les périodes sombres et mouvementées de son mariage avec l'un des plus célèbres photographes britanniques. Consciente de ce passé morcelé, Sophie, sa fille cadette, s'efforce de comprendre qui sont véritablement ses parents afin de pouvoir se construire sa véritable identité - au grand dam de Barbara.

Thespian sleuth Charles Paris is his own worst enemy, a louche lush who can resist anything except temptation - especially in the form of women and alcohol. Estranged from his long-suffering wife, Frances, his personal life is shambolic, and as an actor, he's C-list at best. But he does have a talent for solving murders - which is just as well, because wherever he goes, someone seems to drop dead.

Susan never imagined herself an amateur sleuth, and she certainly never goes looking for trouble, preferring days spent walking her loyal dogs Libs and Rocco, and maybe even a dip in the sea to cool off after this interminable heatwave. When she hears of a break-in at the vet's where her new neighbour works, Susan's curiosity is piqued. And then, a few days later, the lead vet, Peter, mysteriously disappears. They assume it's business related until his body is washed up on the beach close to his clifftop home.

Judith Rashleigh mène une vie de luxe à Venise. Jusqu'au jour où son passé remonte à la surface et menace de tout faire s'écrouler. Quelqu'un connaît ses crimes et tente de la faire chanter. Pour acheter son silence, elle doit retrouver une œuvre d'art mythique. Mais elle n'est pas la seule sur le coup... Cette fois-ci, Judith n'a plus aucun contrôle. Surpassée et manipulée, démunie et vulnérable, elle va devoir affronter le plus redoutable des ennemis.

À Saint-Malo, sur les remparts, on s'entraîne pour l'Intrail-Muros, une course nocturne dangereuse sur le sol humide en plein hiver breton. Une nuit, des coureurs tombent. Énora aussi, qui perd connaissance. D'où sort donc ce câble en acier tendu en plein parcours ? Un guet-apens, un piège, un attentat ? Qui voudrait saboter un événement aussi important pour la ville ?

College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran-and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder.

Narrated by Rory Kinnear Death, deception, and a detective with quite a lot to hide stalk the pages of Anthony Horowitz's brilliant murder mystery, the second in the bestselling series starring Private Investigator Daniel Hawthorne. “You shouldn’t be here. It’s too late . . . ” These...

L.B. STEEL und seine Brigade Steelforce werden Opfer mysteriöser Anschläge. Schließlich haben es sogar die engsten Verbündeten auf die drei Metal Detektive abgesehen und es wird klar: Dahinter steckt etwas Größeres. Die Spur führt zu einem manipulativen Schlagersong, der die Menschheit in die mentale Apokalypse treibt. Nur eins kann diesen Wahnsinn jetzt noch stoppen: Heavy Metal.

A page-turning, cozy crime mystery, perfect for fans of Clare Chase and Katie Gayle. Pre-order now! Revisit Merrywell in the next instalment of the Violet Brewster Mystery series. Praise for Jane Bettany: 'Mistletoe and murder, friends, family and deceit — this has it all' Faith Martin 'An...

Annie Hart has transformed the yarn shop she inherited into a thriving business and tea shop. Now she needs to sell it so she can move back to LA. She just has to ensure that young Toby Swanson is kept on as the supplier of their famous scones. Annie decides to secretly enter Toby in a new reality TV cooking show. But his application video takes a deadly twist when Annie and her business partner, Gray, discover a body on the beach while filming. Even worse, it looks like the young woman had been enjoying Toby's cherry scones and the shop's rose tea before her death.

It's a not-so-merry Christmas in Normal, Kentucky! When bossy Gingerbread Gala chairwoman Harper Stewart is found strangled with holiday garland, campground owner Mae West and the Laundry Club Ladies swap cocoa for clues. From feuding bakers to a fake fundraiser—and even Mae's mother-in-law landing on the suspect list—Happy Trails Campground becomes ground zero for one festive whodunit.

Strange events—stranger than usual—begin to happen around town, odd accidents and frightening encounters. The chief of police comes to Conjure Ink to ask us to investigate. As we delve deeper into what's going on, we find evidence that Moonshadow Bay is being visited by the infamous Mothman. And worse than that, he seems to have targeted my best friend Ari. Can we stop him before something terrible happens, and before Ari ends up dead?

When a model is found dead during a life drawing class, the police are confident they have their culprit. The case, they say, is neatly wrapped up. But theatrical agent Ginny Fellows knows better.

A missing nun found murdered, a school built on secrets, a haunted town. A new case for Hero Viridian: half-demon, disgraced ex-nun-turned-investigator. With the stink of demonic involvement surrounding the murder, who better to deal with it than a woman with something to prove, eyes of literal flame and a direct connection to hell? However, when those who sought her help turn against her, a vulnerable Hero must rely on an unlikely partner, Oleander Keen—a Demonhunter who has already tried to kill her.

Welches Geheimnis verbirgt sich hinter dem Namen Robert P. Halverson? Professor van Dusen und Hannah Hatch sind fest entschlossen, den mysteriösen Schriftsteller, der irgendwie mit der Vergangenheit van Dusens in Verbindung zu stehen scheint, ausfindig zu machen. Doch die Suche gestaltet sich als schwieriger und vor allem gefährlicher als gedacht. Eine Leiche kommt den Ermittlern in die Quere. Ein Mann, der ihnen bei ihrem Problem vielleicht sogar hätte weiterhelfen können. Doch leider starb er infolge von hunderten Wespenstichen.

Grayson Hawkes pondered the cryptic clue - "Your journey so far was just the start to bring you to this crossroad. You had to be entrusted with the things Walt created before you could be entrusted with the secrets of Walt himself. I know that doesn't make a lot of sense to you - yet. But trust me. It will." Hawk's wildest dream was fulfilled when he was placed in charge of the international entertainment empire Walt Disney created.

Frank and Joe Hardy are back, and they're flying higher than ever! In their ninth exciting mystery, the Hardys run afoul of the cruel criminal pilot, Giles Ducroy! How can they focus on final exams, when he’s accusing them of wrecking a plane? Things get worse, when someone starts robbing the local airport, and the Hardy Boys are neatly framed for the crime! When our heroes get out of jail, they track down the REAL criminals, who are plotting their biggest heist yet!

Bei einer glanzvollen Operngala im Château Savigny in Frankreich genießt Cass Lynch den Erfolg ihrer Mutter, der gefeierten Sängerin Eugénie. Doch als auf den Shetlandinseln ein alter Wikingerschatz entdeckt wird und Cass in ihre Heimat zurückkehrt, mischen sich Glanz und Gefahr.

Dentro Milano esistono tante città, e quasi inavvertitamente si passa dall’una all’altra. C’è poi chi sceglie le zone di confine, come i Navigli, a cavallo tra i locali della movida e il quartiere popolare del Giambellino. Proprio da quelle parti Libera – quarantasei anni portati magnificamente – ha trasformato un vecchio casello ferroviario in una casa-bottega, dove si mantiene creando bouquet di nozze. È lì che vive con la figlia Vittoria, giovane agente di polizia, un po’ bacchettona, e la madre settantenne Iole, hippie esuberante, seguace dell’amore libero.

In New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz’s ingenious fifth literary whodunnit in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series, Detective Hawthorne is once again called upon to solve an unsolvable case—a gruesome murder in an idyllic gated community in which suspects abound. Riverside Close...