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New York City, 1950. Viviana Valentine and Tommy Fortuna have a lot of resolutions for the new year, whether it's continuing to build up their detective agency or planning their wedding, the two are looking forward to the future. On their way to Times Square to celebrate, the two witness a brutal stabbing. When Tommy tries to chase down the culprit, Viviana tries her best to save the man. She's unsuccessful, but Viviana hears his final words: a whispered...
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Hudson Valley B&B mystery volume 1
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Everything is coming up rosé for innkeeper Jess Byrne until a murder on opening weekend gives her B&B's killer vibe a whole new meaning.
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Equal parts thought-provoking and entertaining, Off the Air Jolene Garcia is a local TV reporter in Phoenix, Arizona, splitting her time between covering general assignments—anything from a monsoon storm to a newborn giraffe at the zoo—and special projects. Stories that take more time to research and produce. Stories that Jolene wants to tell. When word gets out about a death at a radio station, Jolene and other journalists swarm the scene, intent...
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"Every cop in the city knows his name, but no one says it out loud. In fact, they don't talk about him at all. He doesn't wear a uniform, but he is the most powerful cop in New York. Nick Ryan can find a criminal who's vanished. Or he can make a key witness disappear. He has cars, safe houses, money, and weapons hidden all over the city. He's the mayor's private cop, the fixer, the first call when the men and women who protect and serve are in trouble...
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When a beautiful young woman named Brigid, part of a ragtag caravan of young people selling wares by the roadside, is brutally murdered after bringing an injured hare to her veterinary practice, Dimpna Wilde helps Detective Sergeant Cormac O'Brien investigate, finding ominous signs everywhere they look.
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When widow Mrs Pargeter has her morning coffee, her intention is to admire her beautiful garden in peace and quiet. Little does she expect one of the patio's paving slabs to crack in two, revealing a human skull with a neat hole in the middle of its forehead! Mrs Pargeter decides to investigate. And who better to assist than her late husband's 'business associates', private investigator Truffler Mason and chauffeur Gary? The trio are soon certain...
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`A mischievously entertaining crime novel' SIMON BRETTThe third instalment in The Falconer Files, Andrea Frazer's insanely grippingvillage detective series with a delightful slice of humour. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Lillian Jackson Braun and Midsomer Murders.READER'S CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF ANDREA'S QUIRKY CRIME NOVELS!***** 'Excellent read.... love Andrea Frazer's work and style - clever, creative and fun. Falconer and Carmichael become addictive!'...
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"Miranda Abbott, once known for the crime-solving, karate-chopping church pastor she played on network television, has hit hard times. She's facing ruin when a mysterious postcard arrives, summoning her to Happy Rock, a small town in the Pacific Northwest. But when she gets there, nothing is what she expected. In dire straits, she signs up for an amateur production at the Happy Rock Little Theater. On opening night, one of the actors is murdered,...
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"An atmospheric gothic mystery that beautifully brings the ancient Cornish countryside to life, Armstrong introduces heroine Ruby Vaughn in her Minotaur Books & Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning debut, The Curse of Penryth Hall. After the Great War, American heiress Ruby Vaughn made a life for herself running a rare bookstore alongside her octogenarian employer and house mate in Exeter. She's always avoided dwelling on the...
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Margaret K. McElderry Books
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[2023]
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Thirteen-year-olds Sloane and Amelia embark on their first paid detective job to find a time capsule buried on the grounds of Cedar Point Amusement Park, but encounter opposition from a vengeful schoolmate, the park manager, and a ghostly figure.
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"Only Murders in Gotham, the smash hit streaming show, is famous for filming in authentic New York City locations and using real New Yorkers as extras. For their latest episode, they've chosen to spotlight the century-old Village Blend and its quirky crewof baristas. But when the film crew's week of shooting delivers an actual shooting, Clare Cosi and her staff find themselves at the scene of a true crime"--
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Tante Poldi ist sauer: Zuerst wird ihr das Wasser abgestellt, dann auch noch der Hund ihrer Freundin um die Ecke gebracht. Ihre Ermittlungen führen sie zum Winzer Avola. Leider ist der nicht nur verdächtig, sondern auch äußerst attraktiv - und Poldi stellt nach einer heißen Nacht ihre Nachforschungen ein. Stattdessen steht am nächsten Morgen die Polizei vor Avolas Tür: Zwischen seinen Reben wurde die Leiche der Wahrsagerin Madame Sahara gefunden....
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Vor der wildromantischen Küste Korsikas ist man auf Spuren jenes römischen Schiffes gestoßen, das den "Schatz von Lava" geladen haben soll. Die Insel wird von einem regelrechten Goldrausch erfasst, der herrschende Familienclan will unbedingt vor der Pariser Regierung an den Schatz gelangen. Das Wrack kann aber nur mit Hilfe eines Apnoe-Tauchers geborgen werden, der in der Lage ist, sich ohne hinderliche Sauerstoffflaschen durch die Felsspalten...
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Kommissar Dupins zwölfter Fall entführt uns in die Welt der Winzer, der vorzüglichen Weine und an den größten See der Bretagne, den Lac de Grand-Lieu, an dem schon die berühmte Kosmetikdynastie Guerlain residierte.
Kommissar Dupin und Claire verbringen ihre Flitterwochen an der Loire, im traumhaften Pays de Retz. Von Weingut zu Weingut, von einem kulinarischen Hochgenuss zum nächsten soll die Reise gehen. So zumindest der Plan. Doch dann braucht...
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Das Böse sprengt jede Grenze
Am Brauneck in Lenggries werden an einer Felswand die Leichenteile einer Frau entdeckt. Doch was auf den ersten Blick wie ein Kletterunfall aussieht, entpuppt sich als grausamer Mord. Kurz darauf tauchen weitere Leichenteile am Achensee in Tirol auf. Stammen sie ebenfalls von der Toten? Doch weshalb sollte der Täter die Leiche auf zwei Länder verteilen?
Die junge und engagierte Oberkommissarin Alexa Jahn, die gerade...
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Der Tod hält alle Schlüssel in der Hand Schön sah das alte Feuerrad am Holzhaus der Rusches im idyllisch gelegenen Kurort aus. Aber jetzt liegt Alina Rusche tot in ihrem Garten, erschlagen vom herabgestürzten Rad. Kommissar Jennerwein ist überzeugt, dass es sich um Mord handelt. Doch warum musste die Putzfrau sterben? Hatte sie bei ihrer Arbeit Dinge erfahren, die gefährlich waren? Jennerwein befragt pikierte Honoratioren und redselige Ladenbesitzer....
19) Ricochet
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When Detective Sergeant Duncan Hatcher is summoned to the home of Judge Cato Laird in the middle of the night to investigate a fatal shooting, he knows that discretion and kid-glove treatment are the keys to staying in the judge's good graces and keeping his job. At first glance, the case appears open-and-shut: Elise, the judge's trophy wife, interrupted a burglary in progress and killed the intruder in self-defense. But Duncan is immediately suspicious...
20) Schwarzwasser
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Als Kommissar Wallner die Nachricht erhält, man habe die Leiche eines alten Mannes gefunden, bleibt ihm beinahe das Herz stehen: Seit Stunden ist Opa Manfred abgängig und auf dem Handy nicht zu erreichen. Doch am Tatort stellt Wallner erleichtert fest, dass Manfred wohlauf ist - er und Polizeiobermeister Leonhardt Kreuthner haben den Toten entdeckt. Unter leicht dubiosen Umständen, versteht sich. Bald stellt sich heraus, dass der ermordete Dieter...
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