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No one's tried to kill Harry Dresden for almost an entire year, and his life finally seems to be calming down. For once, the future looks fairly bright. But the past casts one hell of a long shadow.

The close-knit community of a Yorkshire village is rocked when local secrets are revealed in Date with Mystery, the third cosy crime novel in Julia Chapman's Dales Detective series. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club and M.C. Beaton. The Dales Detective Agency’s...

The year 1920: Flying in the face of convention, legendary American adventuress Beryl Helliwell never fails to surprise and shock. The last thing her adoring public would expect is that she craves some peace and quiet. The humdrum hamlet of Walmsley Parva in the English countryside seems just the ticket. And, honestly, until America comes to its senses and repeals Prohibition, Beryl has no intention of returning stateside and subjecting herself to bathtub gin.

Julia Chapman’s sixth Dales Detective Agency novel, Date with Deceit, sees Delilah going undercover at a shoot involving dangerous criminals. An enthralling cosy crime mystery, perfect for fans of Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club and M.C. Beaton. A woman in tears in the Dales...

L'histoire nous emmène dans une maison abandonnée des faubourgs de Londres où un crime très complexe vient d'être perpétré, et nous entraine bien loin de l'Angleterre, près de Grand Lac Salé, au pays des Mormons.

A torso in a suitcase looks like an impossible case, but Sean Duffy isn’t easily deterred, especially when his floundering love life leaves him in need of a distraction. So with detective constables McCrabban and McBride, he goes to work identifying the victim. The torso turns out to be all that’s left of an American tourist who once served in the U.S. military. What was he doing in Northern Ireland in the midst of the 1982 Troubles?

Colin Dexter’s Chief Inspector Morse - the cranky, heavy-drinking, and exasperatingly brilliant sleuth of the Thames Valley Police - has become one of the most beloved detectives in fiction. Now, with this collection of 11 short stories, we can savor choice examples of his dry wit, devious cunning, and psychological insight at its best. Colin Dexter tantalizes us with six Inspector Morse adventures, ranging from bite-size morsels of intrigue to longer stories for listeners to sink their teeth into.

New York Times best-selling author Joanne Fluke’s cozy mysteries grow in popularity with each new series entry. One summer in Lake Eden, Minnesota, Hannah Swensen attends the grand opening of a newly refurbished hotel, where her famous red velvet cupcakes will be served in the new Red Velvet lounge. But when a party guest falls from the hotel roof, festivities come to a screeching halt - and Hannah becomes the surprising target of a murder investigation

Torn between a complicated case and figuring out the perfect way to ask Quaid to marry him, Aslan is left scrambling. Every idea falls flat. Every scrambling attempt fails. The more pressure he puts on himself, the more unsuccessful his efforts, and Quaid’s fears grow.

Der zweite Fall für Privatermittler Peter Hogart von Bestsellerautor Andreas Gruber. In einer Villa am Stadtrand von Wien wird der pensionierte Arzt Abel Ostrovsky brutal gefoltert und ermordet. Vor seinem Tod konnte er noch ein Video verstecken. Auf der Suche danach zieht der Mörder nun eine blutige Spur durch die Stadt. Doch Privatdetektiv Peter Hogart findet den Film vor ihm. Allerdings gibt die kurze Schwarz-Weiß-Sequenz dem misanthropischen Hogart nur noch mehr Rätsel auf. Der entscheidende Hinweis zu deren Lösung scheint in der Vergangenheit einer verlassenen Mühle vor den Toren der Stadt zu liegen.

Sharing lodging in the sleepy English village of Walmsley Parva has eased some of the financial strain on the two old school chums, but money is still tight in these years following the Great War. So when the local vicar - and pigeon-racing club president - approaches them with a private inquiry opportunity, the ladies accept. There's been a spot of bother: The treasurer has absconded with the club's funds and several prized birds. But when they visit the man's loft, they find their elusive quarry lying in white feathers and a pool of crimson blood - the only witnesses cooing mournfully.

Der neue Thriller des Nr.-1-SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautors: Privatdetektiv Peter Hogarts dritter Fall. Eigentlich wollte der Wiener Privatdetektiv Peter Hogart nur einen Kurzurlaub in Paris verbringen. Doch dann verschwinden bei einer exklusiven Auktion in der Opéra Garnier plötzlich seine Freundin, die Kunsthistorikerin Elisabeth, sowie eine mittelalterliche Knochennadel - ein nahezu unbezahlbarer Kunstgegenstand. Wenig später werden zwei Antiquitätenhändler grausam ermordet, und für Hogart beginnt eine fieberhafte Jagd.

Don't miss the final instalment in the Dales Detective series! 'A rollicking tale of everyday crime life among rural folk' - Daily Mail From death to danger and malice to mystery, Samson and Delilah have weathered many storms. Finally, things should be going smoothly. Except life’s never that...

Zoë Boehm has harbored a distinct aversion to death ever since she shot the man intent on killing her. So when Caroline Daniels takes a deadly fall in front of a train and her lover fails to turn up at the funeral, Zoë wants nothing to do with the case. But Caroline’s boss is persistent, and as Zoë attempts to unlock the secrets of a woman she’s never met while in search of a man who could be anywhere, she starts to wonder if he’s found her first. And if he has, will that make her the next victim, or prove to be her salvation from a paralyzing fear?

The first three crime thrillers in the Detective Sebastian Clifford series together in a single collection for the first time. This collection includes Web of Lies, Speak No Evil, and Never Too Late.

In this dark and gritty collection - featuring short stories from Jim Butcher, Seanan McGuire, Kevin J. Anderson, and Rob Thurman - nothing is as simple as black and white, light and dark, good and evil.... Unfortunately, that's exactly what makes it so easy to cross the line.

Crime analyst and newly disgraced deputy police chief Vera Boyett doesn’t visit home often, and she certainly doesn’t venture back into the cave on her family land. But when the remains of her long-missing stepmother are discovered, Vera will have to face a past that threatens all she is. She and her sister Eve had a fairy-tale childhood: good until it was tragic, with a stepmother they never found a bond with. At least they had each other, a baby half-sister, and a mutual devotion that would have them do the unthinkable.

Un corps démembré est retrouvé flottant dans le lac Léman. Bientôt un deuxième, puis un troisième. Des cadavres de femmes, atrocement mutilées, dont il ne reste que le tronc. Les victimes sont inidentifiables. Alors, trouver le coupable...L'inspecteur Andreas Auer et son équipe de la brigade criminelle de Lausanne sont immédiatement chargés de l'enquête.

Qui était Jim Thompson ? Homme d'affaires américain, né en 1906, il a mystérieusement disparu en mars 1967 en Malaisie alors que les Américains étaient très engagés au Vietnam et, plus généralement, dans la région. Ancien membre de l'OSS, puis de la CIA, très au fait de la vie politique thaïlandaise et des agissements inavouables des services secrets américains dans cette partie du monde. A-t-il été assassiné ? S'est-il perdu dans la jungle implacable de Cameron Highlands ? Où a-t-il décidé de s'évaporer pour recommencer ailleurs une autre vie ?

"Alors soudain, un autre bruit se fit entendre : un son très léger, très doux, quelque chose comme un petit jet de vapeur qui s'échappe d'une bouilloire. Au moment où nous l'entendîmes, Holmes sauta du lit, gratta une allumette et frappa de son jonc avec fureur le cordon de sonnette. Vous le voyez, Watson ? hurla-t-il."