Mystery

It’s Mallory Atkinson’s first Christmas in Scotland. Victorian Scotland, that is. Also, as the twenty-first-century detective learns, Christmas really isn’t a thing in Victorian Scotland. It’s all about Hogmanay. But her boss, Dr. Duncan Gray, treats her to an early gift of tickets to the event of the season: a Charles Dickens reading. There, they bump into Lady Inglis—the lovely widow who has sent Gray sexy letters trying to entice him back to her bed.

Welcome back to Beechwood Harbor, the small town where witches, vampires, shifters, and werewolves all work, play—and mostly—get along! This boxed set includes Books 10–12 in the Beechwood Harbor Magic Mysteries by Danielle Garrett.

In The Hunter's Lodge Case, Agatha Christie delivers a compelling mystery featuring her famous detective, Hercule Poirot. Called to a remote countryside lodge to investigate a chilling murder, Poirot finds himself unraveling a tangled web of lies, deceit, and hidden motives. As he navigates a maze of secrets, the quaint lodge reveals itself as anything but peaceful, with each clue bringing him closer to a surprising truth.

Est-ce une très bonne idée de réunir, à l'occasion des fêtes de fin d'année, des enfants qui ont tous de bonnes raisons de vous haïr ? Surtout quand il s'agit de leur annoncer que vous modifiez votre testament ? Toujours est-il que, le 24 décembre, Simeon Lee, vieillard aussi riche que cynique, est sauvagement assassiné dans sa chambre. Et voici Hercule Poirot s'interrogeant sur Alfred et sa femme, tyrannisés depuis longtemps par leur père et beau-père; sur Harry, qui ne lui pardonne pas les humiliations que sa mère a subies; ; sur Pilar, la petite-fille espagnole.

Nell'appartamento di Poirot, con grande sorpresa dello stesso investigatore, si presenta una strana ragazza in minigonna, che, prima di dileguarsi precipitosamente, afferma di "non poter escludere di aver commesso un omicidio". Il celebre detective belga ha sicuramente più di un motivo per essere perplesso. Chi è la ragazza e chi è la sua vittima? Il caso si presenta subito assai complesso, ma Poirot decide di affidarsi al suo istinto e, con l'aiuto della scrittrice Ariadne Oliver, farà emergere una sconcertante verità.

On board the world’s finest luxury cruise ship, the days are filled with sunshine, cocktails, and incredible new places to explore. Unless you are employed as the ship’s detective, that is. That job falls to a lady called Patricia Fisher, a whip-smart sleuth whose special skills include attracting trouble, getting shot at, and running away screaming.

Dopo aver assistito a un mortale incidente in metropolitana, Ann Beddingfield, una ragazza dotata di sangue freddo e amore per l'avventura, riesce a scorgere alcuni indizi sfuggiti alla polizia. Cercando di mettere a frutto la sua scoperta per far strada nel giornalismo, la giovane si trova però ben presto a fronteggiare un misterioso "colonnello", capo di una pericolosissima multinazionale del crimine, e un affascinante uomo vestito di marrone sospettato di un feroce delitto.

In The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Agatha Christie delivers one of her most iconic and ingenious murder mysteries. When wealthy businessman Roger Ackroyd is found dead in his study, the quiet village of King’s Abbot is thrown into turmoil. It’s up to the brilliant detective Hercule Poirot to unravel the web of secrets, lies, and motives surrounding the case. As the investigation deepens, unexpected twists and shocking revelations keep the reader guessing until the very end.

In this, the first Hercule Poirot mystery, we see how the intrepid detective meticulously approaches the murder of one of the residents of a small English village.

I’m a witch with a problem. Okay, make that lots of problems. Following a slight misunderstanding with magical law enforcement, I wind up expelled from the hidden supernatural community known as the Seattle Haven. My parole officer dumps me in a tiny beach town with nothing but my collection of worldly possessions and a warning that this is my last shot. I don’t think I’m cut out for the human world, but when stuck between a prison cell and a haunted halfway house, I suppose I’ll take option B.

Lebanon, 2006. The Israel–Hezbollah war is tearing Beirut apart and the country is on the brink of chaos. The CIA and Mossad are targeting a reclusive Hezbollah terrorist. They turn to young Lebanese-American CIA agent, Analise, who has the perfect plan. However, Analise begins to suspect that Mossad has a motive of its own. She alerts the agency but their response is for her to drop it. Analise is now the target and there is no one she can trust.

In mezzo secolo di carriera Agatha Christie ha firmato circa centocinquanta storie brevi. Questa raccolta riunisce nove racconti pubblicati su rivista negli anni Venti: da La casa dei sogni, prima storia in assoluto scritta dall'autrice, a Entro il muro e Il dio solitario, percorsi da un'insolita vena romantica, all'atmosfera soprannaturale di Fintanto che dura la luce, queste narrazioni confermano l'eccezionale capacità della regina del giallo nel creare atmosfere ricche di suspense e di colpi di scena.

Au Campo Santa Margherita un doux soir d’été, deux étudiantes américaines partent en balade dans la lagune avec deux beaux Vénitiens et sont grièvement blessées dans un accident de bateau. L’incident semble anodin, mais la curiosité du commissaire Guido Brunetti est piquée par le comportement des garçons, qui ont abandonné les victimes à l’entrée de l’hôpital. Le commissaire en est certain, ces deux suspects ont un secret à protéger. Aidé par sa collègue Claudia Griffoni, Brunetti découvre un vaste réseau de corruption où des bateliers véreux sont impliqués dans un sinistre trafic nocturne.

¿Sabrá descifrar las pistas a tiempo para salvar una vida? Durante tres años, un asesino en serie sembró el terror en Atlanta. Cuando la temperatura se elevaba hasta máximas abrasadoras, él atacaba, siempre secuestrando a dos chicas jóvenes. A una la mataba y dejaba en su cuerpo todas las pistas que los investigadores necesitaban para encontrar a la segunda, que aguardaba… presa de una muerte lenta pero segura. La salvación era posible, pero la policía siempre llegaba demasiado tarde y nunca lograron dar con el perpetrador.

Quand le médecin d’un hospice vénitien appelle la police car une patiente en fin de vie souhaite témoigner, le commissaire Brunetti et Claudia Griffoni se rendent aussitôt au chevet de la jeune femme. Ses derniers mots évoquent son défunt mari Vittorio qui selon elle, a été assassiné. Brunetti lui jure de mener l’enquête. Il découvre alors que Vittorio, qui travaillait pour une compagnie chargée de vérifier la qualité des eaux vénitiennes, est officiellement mort dans un accident de moto.

The streets of San Francisco aren’t as sunny as the city pretends they are. Detective Lennon Gray has learned this the hard way, and it’s starting to wear on her. When a new case plunges her into the depths of the transient community, Lennon must once again face ugly truths about humanity. Her new partner makes things a little easier, though. Agent Ambrose Mars is charming—innocent, somehow, despite his own hard years in the field. The combination leaves Lennon fascinated and disturbed at the same time, and she’s even more drawn to him for it.

It's been over thirty years since Billy last called Northern Ireland home. Back then, his secret love for schoolfriend Conor was the only shining light that kept him going during troubled times. That is, until their romance was tragically cut short when Conor disappeared without a trace. Now a phone call draws Billy back home when his mother falls into a coma. While sorting through old belongings, he stumbles upon an envelope bearing his name. Inside, he finds a mysterious note and a mixtape left by Conor - dated the very day he disappeared in 1989.

「神」とまで呼ばれた天才少女はなぜ、自身の手がける舞台の上演中に死んだのか？演劇女子学校に入学した結城さやかは、劇作家を目指している。同学年には同じく劇作家志望で、学内一の天才と謳われる設楽了がいた。

If Danny Cartwright had proposed to Beth Wilson the day before, or the day after, he would not have been arrested and charged with the murder of his best friend. And when the four prosecution witnesses are a barrister, a popular actor, an aristocrat and the youngest partner in an established firm's history, who is going to believe his side of the story. Danny is sentenced to 22 years and is sent to Belmarsh prison, the highest security jail in the land, from where no inmate has ever escaped. But everyone has underestimated Danny's determination to seek revenge.

È una bella giornata di sole a Cambridge, Massachusetts, ed è anche il compleanno di Kay Scarpetta, che sta per partire per una vacanza a Miami con il marito Benton Wesley. Mentre è nel patio di casa sua a controllare la brace del barbecue, Kay nota sette centesimi di rame disposti in fila sul muro del giardino. Si tratta forse di un gioco di bambini? Ma se così fosse, come mai quelle monetine sono tutte datate 1981 e risplendono come se fossero state appena coniate?

Victoria Jones è una ragazza speciale, ma il suo animo romantico e la sua voglia di avventure possono spingerla a buttarsi anche in imprese avventate. E quando conosce Edward, un affascinante giovanotto in partenza per Baghdad, in poche ore si ritrova catapultata dalle fredde nebbie londinesi alle esotiche atmosfere del Medio Oriente. Quello che però Victoria non si aspetta è di venire coinvolta in una tenebrosa storia di spionaggio internazionale che potrebbe addirittura cambiare i destini del mondo. contributori.

Ein fesselnder historischer Krimi von der New-York-Times-Bestsellerautorin Ariel Lawhon. Dieser historische Krimi ist inspiriert vom Leben und Tagebuch der Martha Ballard, einer berühmten Hebamme aus dem 18. Jahrhundert, die sich dem bestehenden Rechtssystem widersetzte und so in die amerikanische Geschichte einging. Maine, 1789: Als der Kennebec River zufriert und die Leiche eines toten Mannes im Eis sichtbar wird, soll Martha Ballard den Leichnam untersuchen und die Todesursache feststellen.

“My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker.” When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I’m the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. I’m on the FBI’s wanted list. I have a werewolf for a pet, a Witch of a best friend, and have no need for anyone else in my life.

Eine Mordserie an der Ostsee: der neue spannende Thriller von Bestsellerautor Elias Haller. Das Foto einer schrecklich zugerichteten Frauenleiche wird zusammen mit einer kryptischen Botschaft auf Instagram gepostet. Hardy Finkel, der nach zwanzig Jahren beim BKA in die Ostseeregion zurückgekehrt ist, wird gleich am ersten Arbeitstag zusammen mit seiner neuen Partnerin Greta Silber mit diesem grausamen Fall betraut. Als ein weiteres Opfer auftaucht und dadurch der Ermittlungsdruck steigt, stoßen Hardy und Greta auf weitere Puzzleteile. Bald wird klar, dass sie einen perfiden Gegner jagen.

Comté de Reachwood, Vermont, hiver 1986. Le jeune Norman Becker disparaît dans la nuit du 24 décembre alors qu’il passait les fêtes dans le domaine familial. Jimmy Birdman, seul suspect, est arrêté malgré les incohérences dans l’enquête. Alors que l'on croyait cette affaire bouclée depuis près de 26 ans, un suicide et une lettre d'aveux vont relancer l'enquête sur la mort du petit Norman Becker. Davis Harper, jeune journaliste New-Yorkais originaire du coin, est envoyé sur place pour faire équipe avec Elisabeth Kumar, l'avocate de Birdman.