Estate Mystery

È luglio e nel quartiere di Barriera di Milano fa un caldo da morire. Qualche mese prima, in un video diventato virale, Contrera - l'investigatore privato piú scalcagnato del poliziesco italiano - aveva affrontato un assassino, trasformandosi nell'eroe del momento. Ma la gloria è durata poco, e adesso vaga nell'arsura estiva senza niente da fare, se non giocare a pallone coi magrebini, prendere in giro i vecchi in bermuda e spegnere la sete con una Corona dietro l'altra. L'odioso cognato Ermanno è riuscito a mandarlo via di casa, dopo che per anni Contrera era stato un ospite indesiderato.

Several Tampa media personalities were known for their “hit pieces” about public figures. Now they’re known for being murdered, and anyone they trashed could be a suspect. Detectives Carly Sanderson and Sergio Martin, co-workers and secret lovers, are assigned to hunt for a deranged killer together....

When book dealers Molly O’Donnell and Emma Clarke meet at an estate sale, they are both there for the books. But Emma ventures past a “No Admittance” sign into the basement and finds, not only a vast occult library, but also the dead body of a notorious book thief. She calls Molly, who spots a warning note in Elizabethan script next to the body. Cautious Emma follows Molly’s adventurous lead as they search for the missing book to which the note belongs, which Molly thinks must be a book of spells—a grimoire.

In response to a string of gold thefts in a Mother Lode mine, Quincannon goes undercover as a newly hired miner to identify and capture the men responsible. Meanwhile, Sabina finds herself not only making plans for her and Quincannon’s wedding, but also investigating both an audacious real estate scam and an abusive young man’s villainous secret.

The disappearance of Malibu Heiress Mrs. Jenkins has come to the attention of local bookstore owner, Ms. Laura Abercrombie. She is dead set on solving this case no matter the cost...

Napoli, agosto 1931. Un caldo soffocante, infernale, avvolge la città e si spande nelle stanze buie dei palazzi. La festa di Santa Maria Regina, con il suo tradizionale falò, è appena passata, quando il corpo senza vita della bellissima duchessa Adriana Musso di Camparino viene trovato dalla governante. Anche questa volta saranno le ultime parole della vittima, misteriosamente percepite dal commissario Ricciardi, a guidare l'indagine.

The Eyler family was anything but average. The father a top literary agent and the mother a duchess, they thrived in their prestigious Oakmont mansion surrounded by luxury…and secrets. On a cold autumn night, their legacy ended with a grisly massacre in one of the most horrific scenes ever investigated. Soon details splashed across every newspaper of how the family of five lay slaughtered in their library, cursing the mansion as it became branded the Execution Estate. With no witnesses and no motives, the killer remained free. Speculations grew darker. Answers grew dimmer. Until now.

While out collecting some Portuguese laurel for the formidable flower arranger Mrs Dawes, feisty widow Ellie Quicke comes across a dead body - a corpse without an identity. Next day, Mrs Dawes is discovered by Ellie and her grandson, Frank, badly beaten and close to death. Much to Ellie's dismay, the police think shaven-headed Neil, Mrs Dawes' grandson, is responsible, even after a third body comes to light.

Welcome to The Estate - where even the darkest times have their lighter moments.... Cath Mason has learned to be tough. The things she's seen growing up on the Mitchell Estate, she's had to be. Yet, even broken and beaten by life at times, she's still the first person a woman in need of help seeks out. At Cath's house, there is safety in numbers as well as a place to hide. No matter what trouble comes to her door, she won't turn anyone away - because she knows what it's like to live with secrets and lies.

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, right? When Caren Williams finds herself back on the estate she fought so hard to get away from, little does she realise she'll be living opposite her archenemy, Gina Bradley. Gina thinks she and her family rule Stanley Avenue, so when Caren starts to become popular, she decides to hit her where it will hurt the most: she wants her husband.

Working on the notorious Mitchell Estate, housing officer Josie Mellor faces challenges every day, but not nearly as many as those of her tenants. Kelly Winterton is scared and alone after her partner has been jailed. A victim of domestic abuse, Charlotte Hatfield has fled from her violent partner four times already. He'll probably kill her if he finds her this time. Disowned by her family, someone is taking advantage of Amy Cartwright's vulnerability. Who can she turn to for support?

Ginko, all'anagrafe Giuliano Casablanca, sembra tutto tranne che un poliziotto. Non che la sua squadra sia molto meglio: tra Panettone che non vede l'ora di andare in pensione, Marco Zhong che parla il romanesco di Trilussa, e Minimo Sindacale che se si presenta al lavoro è già tanto, questo Ufficio Passaporti della Questura di Milano pare più un gruppo delle superiori che un corpo di Stato. In quest'ufficio Ginko ci è arrivato dalla Omicidi.

Lights! Camera! Reed! That's right - Reed Ferguson, the intrepid hero of This Doesn't Happen in the Movies, is back. A mysterious death. A brother searching for the truth. A devious ex-wife. Real estate shenanigans. More danger for Reed than a film noir plot.

Marie Fortune, 39, eine erfolgreiche Hundefrisörin aus Boston, lässt das stressige Leben hinter sich und macht sich auf in eine Kleinstadt an der Küste Maines, um dort ein neues Leben zu beginnen. Sie hat es sich zum Ziel gesetzt, das alte, historische Haus, das ihr ihre Großtante vermacht hat, zu renovieren und ihm als Bed & Breakfast neues Leben einhauchen. Doch mit einer Sache hatte sie nicht gerechnet: in dem Haus spukt es. Doch auch das zweite Erbstück, das ihre Tante ihr vermacht hat, ist eine Überraschung: ein Hund, der sich jedoch nicht wie ein typischer Hund verhält.

Centuries after the death of Martin Waverly, the vacuous halls and abandoned rooms have become devoid of purpose and love. A terrible blight has further marred the name of Waverly to its very pith. Caleb Jensen, a newly discovered relation, embarks on the daunting task of restoring the mansion to its once glorious state. Awakened by his sudden appearance, he must fight malevolent spirits while struggling to stifle personal demons that whisper lies about heaven, and hell and death, if he is to survive the fetid core of Waverly Estate.

Waverly Estate is a sentinel that looks down from abrupt roof lines above The Hudson River. More than 100 years after The Revolutionary War, its presence continues to whisper of battles won and lost; of death and vacuous halls and hearts, and of treacherous deeds committed. Its residents are not troubled by the dead alone. Far more ghastly are the living. It is the year 1858 and Garson, the pitiless master of Waverly, lies dying. A magnificent dome above him boasts paintings of Rene Bonhomme, a French artist who covets more than Garson's wicked wife, Hannah.

When house flipping investor Katie Pearson nabs the attractive Knox Estate, she also falls for an equally attractive young man. Two great distractions from the horrors of the last house? Not so fast. Dark and horrifying evil seems to have led her to this place. Things are not as they seem and turn dark quickly. Now, Katie must dig deeper, conquer her fears, and destroy the evil once and for all.

The Nelson Estates Series: Box Set is a collection of the three novellas that make up the series, which continues where The Muse Series left off. The Gift:In this continuation of the "Muse Series" Ruthie is eleven and must deal with losing Cam, the boy she always thought was her twin brother, after his father sues for custody. Soon afterwards, her guardian, Aunt Sarah, is given a gift which opens the door to lies and deceptions that put everyone in danger.

Nel 1979 un terribile tornado devasta la città di Wichita Falls, in Texas. Molti morti, moltissimi senzatetto e un bambino di nove anni che lotta per riemergere dal coma. Il suo nome è Todd Willis e quando quattro anni dopo si risveglia, trova ad attenderlo un mondo diverso, simile a quello vissuto prima del tornado ma inquietante in un modo che non riesce a spiegarsi. La nuova vita di Todd diventa una lotta per separare i fatti dalla fantasia, il sonno dalle allucinazioni.

Someone is watching Etta. Footsteps in the night, the security light coming on at strange hours...is it all just her curtain-twitching neighbours, who seem to monitor her every move? Or is her little online problem making her paranoid? Because Etta needs to win big. She joined a gambling website to get a bit of cash, hoping to convince her boyfriend, Ola, that they can afford to get married. And she was so good at it...until she wasn’t. Luckily, she’s made a friend who hit the jackpot, and if she plays her cards right, he could lend her the money to win everything back. Easy.