Amateur Sleuth

When renowned anonymous author J. R. Alastor hires former aspiring writer Mila del Angél to host a writing retreat at his private manor off the coast of Maine, she jumps at the chance—particularly since she has an axe to grind with one of the invitees. The guest list? Six thriller authors, all masters of deceit, misdirection, and mayhem. Alastor and Mila have masterminded a week of games, trope-fueled riddles, and maybe a jump scare or two—the perfect cover for Mila to plot a murder of her own.

Wie weit würdest du gehen, um dein Kind zu retten? Seit dem spurlosen Verschwinden von Till Berkhoffs Sohn Max vor einem Jahr ist der Feuerwehrmann hoffnungslos. Hauptverdächtiger in dem Vermisstenfall ist der polizeibekannte und geständige Kindermörder Guido Tramnitz – doch dieser befindet sich in der Steinklinik und hüllt sich in Schweigen. Als Till das Angebot bekommt, sich unter falscher Identität in die düstere Welt ebendieser Hochsicherheitspsychiatrie einschleusen zu lassen, willigt er ein.

Paradise Alden's childhood in Nova Cambridge, Alabama, was idyllic until the night her parents were murdered. Since then life has left her scarred. After fifteen years, returning to her hometown is a last resort to finding her life again. She's hoping the wildlife refuge where she's accepted a veterinarian job will be the perfect place to heal from her recent traumas and unlock her memories about the night her parents died. But on the day she arrives at The Sanctuary, a body is discovered on the grounds.

Something is not right with George the shepherd. His sheep have gathered around him on a hill outside the cozy Irish village of Glennkill to assess the situation. George has cared for the sheep, reading them books every night, and now he lies pinned to the ground with a spade. His flock, far savvier about the workings of the human mind than your average sheep, set out to find George’s killer, led by Miss Maple, the smartest sheep in Glennkill (and possibly the world).

Se la sorte ti ha riservato un parto trigemellare, meglio prenderla con umorismo. Forse è per questo che Valentina Bronti, trentenne, torinese, una carriera messa tra parentesi, ha scelto per le sue tre bambine i nomi di Emilia, Carlotta e Anna, come le celebri sorelle Brontë. Conservare alto l’umore non è così facile per Valentina, una vita incastrata tra illusori tutorial sulle pulizie domestiche e una relazione fallimentare con Marco, il padre delle bimbe che si è ritirato a dormire nello sgabuzzino.

Stevie 'Minto' Milloy, former star footballer-turned-rookie reporter, finds himself trailing the story of a young Eastern European student whose body has been found on remote moorland outside the city. How did she get there from her hostel at the Sovereign Grace Mission?

Retired schoolteachers Pat, Liz and Thelma don’t know what to think. The death of Neville Hilton is not a crime. Just your standard, if tragic, heart attack. At least that’s what the autopsy shows. But his ex-wife isn’t convinced. She’s sure his current wife was involved – maybe she wasn’t at some horse event, as she told police. And so the three friends step away from the Melmbury slice to investigate.

I’ve been keeping a secret. From my colleagues, my friends and most importantly, my husband - who knows nothing of my past life. Twenty years ago, at college, a boy became obsessed with me. Craig Lane believed he could make me love him back if he just tried harder. When I rejected him, he did something so horrifying, it’s the stuff of nightmares. All my nightmares. Now I’ve been informed by Victim Support Services, that boy - now a man - has been released from prison. The news terrifies me. Am I safe? Or does Craig still carry the same obsession he did when we were seventeen? I don’t know.

My name is Sunny Gardner, and at the age of seventeen, my mother is on her third husband. He’s the preacher. But this time, there is something very strange. Something dark and evil taking up residence in our small town of Layton. And it has everything to do with my stepfather.

IT manager Mia Connors runs the computer network at the gated community where she lives. It’s the perfect job for someone who loves technology and control—until a glitch in the system changes everything. Now her boss is upset, her neighbors are livid, and Mia is utterly confused. Her system never glitches, and Mia smells a rat. Or in this case, a hacker! She’s working late to find the culprit when things go from bad to AWFUL. The body of a murder victim turns up in her office, her best friend goes missing, and the handsome new head of security names Mia as his prime suspect!

Penrith, in the heart of the Lake District, is not the kind of place you can easily vanish. Certainly not when the members of the Penrith Bingo Club are trying to track you down. But even stalwart sleuth, Amita Khatri, and her son in law, Jason, are foxed this time when a local woman tells them her husband, a mild-mannered academic has gone missing.

Annie Hart, daughter of Bryan Hart—talent agent to the stars—spends her life getting roped into whatever new task her father needs her to do for his VIP clients. So when she inherits a yarn shop in the small Indiana town of Franklin, she is curious to see what it feels like to have something that is solely hers! But when her arrival is greeted by the local law enforcement, Annie senses things are not quite as they seem in this idyllic town . . . everyone knows everybody in Franklin yet when it comes to the death of the shop's previous owner, nobody seems sure of anything!

2. Juli 2022: In Genf bereiten zwei Einbrecher den Überfall auf einen Juwelier vor. Doch dieser Raub ist alles andere als zufälliges Verbrechen ... Fünf Tage zuvor plant Sophie Braun ein großes Fest anlässlich ihres 40. Geburtstags. Sie lebt mit ihrer Familie in einem großzügigen Haus am Genfer See, das Leben scheint ihr zuzulächeln. Aber die Idylle trügt. Denn ihr Ehemann ist offenbar in kriminelle Machenschaften verstrickt. Ihr Nachbar, ein vermeintlich untadeliger Polizist, spioniert die intimsten Winkel ihres Lebens aus.

Megan Lewis is ready for her big day, but when an unexpected guest crashes her hen weekend, her perfectly curated world unravels. Beth, claiming to be Jamie’s cousin, quickly charms the group. But when she gets close to bridesmaid Lauren, things take a dark turn, and a game of truth or dare exposes secrets from Megan’s past, shaking her world.

When florist Poppy Driscoll attends a costume party at her best friend Michelle’s house, she expects a night of fun and fantasy. But the evening takes a dark turn when Michelle is found dead, clutching a mysterious black rose. As the village mourns, the whispers of murder spread, and suspicion falls on those closest to Michelle—including her grieving husband. Determined to uncover the truth, Poppy dives headfirst into a web of secrets, lies, and hidden desires.

UN'IMPERDIBILE COMMEDIA GIALLA AMBIENTATA A TORINO. In un palazzo del centro viene rinvenuto il cadavere di un vecchio pittore. I suoi quadri raccontano una storia di bugie e inganni. "La verità è che non c'è una verità. La verità è che siamo quello che sentiamo, quello che interpretiamo." La luce azzurra delle volanti illumina il volto austero dei palazzi di Torino, accendendo la notte di un quartiere del centro dove non accade mai niente. Un vecchio pittore sabaudo, Simone Benelli, è stato trovato morto nella sua casa, seduto nella poltrona in soggiorno con un dito mozzato.

Helen Appleby just wants a quiet life. Recently released from prison for the manslaughter of her partner, she's trying to forget her past mistakes—all of them—to rebuild her life and move on. When she decides to open a bookshop, she’s certain this is the perfect new start. Here, amongst the quiet shelves of her shop and between the covers of her books, she can hide away from the real world and begin again. But the past can never stay hidden…

UN'INDAGINE SERRATA SOTTO I PORTICI DI BOLOGNA TRA BICCHIERI DI ROSSO E GIOCHI DA TAVOLO. UNA NUOVA VOCE BRILLANTE E DISSACRANTE. Bologna. La vita di Lupo, al secolo Gianluca Mannari, viene scandita da momenti preziosi in cui si scorda di avere un lavoro troppo impegnativo e stressante: di sera si rifugia dall'oste Tonino, orso di cento e passa chili dalla battuta pronta e dalla cantina più che fornita; la domenica pomeriggio si nasconde in ludoteca per inscenare insieme a un gruppo di adolescenti più o meno cresciuti epiche battaglie a colpi di dadi.

Even in the quirky town of Wahoo, Florida, twenty-five-year-old Maggie Andrews is an anomaly—a petite but determined female gator trapper who isn’t afraid to get dirty. But to fulfill her father’s dying wish, Maggie left her job at the Boston Zoo to take over the family business and reunite with her twin sister Vera.

Sisters Rocky and Bridget are enjoying each other’s company at a vintage trailerfest until they stumble over a corpse. The dead guy is none other than the local trailer restorer Bridget was overheard threatening to kill. Mounting evidence leads police to focus on Bridget as a person of interest. Desperate to prove her sister innocent of murder, Rocky dons her own deerstalker cap and goes sleuthing until she runs into police detective Thompson who warns her off his case in no uncertain terms. But Rocky is tenacious if not stubborn.

A mystery set in a large occupied theater with an unexplained mystery.

¿Qué se oculta en las bolsas de basura para que sea un negocio tan rentable? ¿Existe el crimen perfecto? Tal vez sí, y alguien ha encontrado el método. Marcos es basurero en Oviedo y recibe sobres con dinero con un único requisito: hacer la vista gorda cuando realizan cierto tipo de recogidas. Él sospecha que se trata de cadáveres y, por eso, cuando una noche estacionan frente al portal de su exnovia, no puede evitar entrar en pánico. Iva, una investigadora privada, es contratada por una mujer que no sabe nada de su nieta, estudiante de Medicina, desde hace semanas.

Penny Cooper, a substitute schoolteacher from Farmington, New Hampshire, befriends the daughter of slain biotech mogul, Steven Devereaux, much to the dismay of Penny's son, Mark, the lead detective investigating the murder.

Nach einer gescheiterten Schriftstellerkarriere kehrt Elijah in sein leeres Elternhaus zurück, das abgelegen an einer Meerenge im US-Staat Washington liegt. Er stürzt sich in die Restaurierung der baufälligen Hütte und bestellt das Land. Warum aber ist er wirklich zurückgekehrt? Wegen Nakita – seiner großen Liebe, die er nie vergessen konnte. Doch dann wird Erin Landry, die von allen bewunderte Ärztin, tot auf Elijahs Grundstück aufgefunden. Ein Verbrechen, das direkt aus seinem eigenen Buch entnommen sein könnte. Schnell wird klar: Jemand versucht mit allen Mitteln, ihm den Mord anzuhängen.

L’avvocato Vittorio Contrada ha cambiato vita. Dopo aver seguito per anni le orme del padre a caccia di soldi, affari e clienti-polli da spennare, ha deciso di redimersi. Ora ha uno studio sgarrupato in una zona molto poco in di Milano e segue solo cause pro bono e pro ambiente. Una sera un uomo è entrato nel suo studio per affidargli una valigetta e poco dopo è morto in circostanze poco chiare. Vittorio e Gloria, la sua socia determinata e sboccata, l’unica che sembra in grado di tenergli testa, si mettono sulle tracce dell’uomo con la valigetta.