Historical House Mysteries

Desperate to avoid marriage, Nell Lillington refuses to divulge the name of her child's father and accepts her stepfather's decision that the baby be born at a Poor Farm and discreetly adopted. Until an unused padded cell is opened, and two small bodies fall out. Nell is the only resident of the Poor Farm who is convinced the unwed mother and her baby were murdered, and rethinks her decision to abandon her own child to fate. But even if she manages to escape the Poor Farm with her baby, she may have no safe place to run to.

Naples, Italy, during four fateful days in the fall of 1943. The only ones left in the bombed-out city are the abandoned children whose only goal is to survive another day. No one could imagine that they would become fearless fighters and the unlikeliest heroes of World War II.

Ein aufgebrochener Sarg, ein toter Tingeltangeltänzer, ein skrupelloser Immobilienhai – der zweite Fall für den ehemaligen Gauner Felix Blom aus der Feder von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Alex Beer! Berlin, 1879: Die Detektei Voss wirft kaum Geld ab. Felix Blom und seine Geschäftspartnerin Mathilde stehen kurz vor dem Bankrott. Da hat Blom eine Idee: Er schummelt sich auf eine noble Matinee und mischt sich unter die illustren Gäste. Prompt lernt er eine reiche alte Witwe namens Wilhelmine Rohland kennen, die der Detektei Voss den Auftrag erteilt herauszufinden, wer in das Grabmal ihres Mannes eingebrochen ist.

Esta impactante novela nos lleva a las ardientes arenas de África del Norte durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Las fuerzas alemanas, al mando del mariscal Rommel, se enfrentan a las tropas británicas. Al mismo tiempo, en El Cairo se desarrolla una intriga protagonizada por el servicio secreto británico y el espionaje alemán, en la que se verá implicado el joven oficial Sadat.

The year is 1962, and KGB Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vasin is chasing a white elephant: the long-rumored existence of an American spy embedded at the highest echelon of Soviet power. In a wild-goose chase that has Vasin engaged in high-stakes espionage against a rival State agency, he first hears whispers of an ominous top-secret undertaking: Operation Anadyr. As tensions flare between Nikita Khrushchev and President Kennedy over Russian missiles hidden in Cuba, four Soviet submarines are ordered to make a covert run at the American blockade in the Caribbean.

When Eliza Sullivan inherits an estate from a recently deceased aunt, she leaves behind a grievous and guilt-ridden past in New Orleans for rural England and a fresh start. Eliza arrives at her new home and finds herself falling for the mysterious lord of Havenwood, Malcolm Winfield. Despite the sinister rumors that surround him, Eliza is drawn to his melancholy charm and his crumbling, once-beautiful mansion. With enough love, she thinks, both man and manor could be repaired.

La riqueza de los Pilaster se basaba en el banco de la familia, una de las más sólidas y respetables instituciones financieras del Londres victoriano. En torno al consejo de administración, que preside el anciano Seth Pilaster, giran las ambiciones de la familia, sobre todo las de Augusta, su maliciosa nuera, y las de Hugh, nieto de Seth.

Augusta, junto a su falta de escrúpulos, cuenta con la alianza de Miguel Miranda, vástago de una brutal familia de caciques sudamericanos que desea contar con el apoyo del banco para sus proyectos de dominio.

¿Puede ser una coincidencia que una muchacha muera a latigazos donde acaba de caer una bomba? ¿Puede jugarse una partida de ajedrez usando como escenario una ciudad sitiada? El asedio es la novela más enigmática de Arturo Pérez-Reverte. Cádiz, 1811. España lucha por su independencia mientras América lo hace por la suya. En las calles de la ciudad más liberal de Europa se libran batallas de otra índole. Mujeres jóvenes aparecen desolladas a latigazos. En cada lugar, antes del hallazgo del cadáver, ha caído una bomba francesa.

In vivid, brilliant fiction that illuminates the dark psychology of soldiers, Jeff Shaara brings to life the familiar characters, stunning triumphs, and soul-crushing defeats of the fascinating, long-forgotten Mexican-American War.

Bretaña, siglo VII. En la abadía de Vectis crece Octavus, un niño al que le auguran poderes diabólicos. Octavus no tarda en empezar a escribir una lista de nombres y fechas sin ningún sentido aparente. Pero poco después, cuando una muerte en la abadía coincide con un nombre y una fecha de la lista, el miedo se apodera de los monjes. Nueva York, en la actualidad. Un asesino en serie tiene atemorizada a toda la ciudad. Poco antes de morir, las víctimas reciben una postal con la fecha de su muerte escrita. ¿Quién recibirá la próxima postal?

When Amy Osbourne’s parents are lost at sea, she is forced to leave her London home and is sent to live with her aunt and uncle at the opposite end of the country. Alardyce House is depressing and dreary, her aunt haughty and cruel. Amy strikes up a friendship with her cousin Edward but his older brother Henry is just as conceited as his mother, and a mutual loathing develops between him and Amy. Struggling in this strange, unwelcoming environment, Amy begins to suspect that something isn’t right at Alardyce House.

Jane Austen, novelist and private investigator, is back on another case, this one involving the Royal Navy. Her brother Frank's friend, Tom Seagrave, is in the brig, accused by his first mate of stabbing a French captain after the captain surrendered. Tom denies the charges, but his dagger was found in the French captain's chest. To clear up this mystery, Jane agrees to go to the Wool House, a building where French prisoners are jailed.

Beware of avalanches! When the magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie back in time to the highest pass in the Swiss Alps, they discover an ancient monastery filled with monks and Saint Bernard dogs. Annie can’t resist offering to train a wild young dog named Barry, but he is quite the handful! Before the night is over, Jack and Annie will be forced to use some crazy magic!

Ria ist zehn Jahre alt, als ihre Eltern von der Staatssicherheit abgeholt werden. Sie wird von ihrer kleinen Schwester getrennt und in einer Adoptivfamilie untergebracht. Seither führt Ria in Ostberlin ein scheinbar angepasstes Leben. Erst als der BND sie als Informantin rekrutiert, sieht sie ihre Chance gekommen. Mithilfe des westlichen Geheimdienstes will Ria sich an der DDR rächen und endlich ihre Schwester wiederfinden. Doch dann erfährt sie im Sommer 1961 von einem ungeheuerlichen Plan, der ihr Schicksal und die Zukunft beider deutscher Staaten für immer verändern könnte.

In 1901, a handsome young man named John Glenarm halts his world traveling when he inherits a mysterious unfinished Tudor mansion, Glenarm House, deep in the Indiana forests. In order to fulfill the conditions of his grandfather's will, he must live a year in the massive house, studying the architectural library. If he fails, the estate goes to a mysterious person named Oliver Armstrong.

When Sir William and Lady Withers invite friends and family to a weekend house party at their country home, Ashgrove House, they are faced with the arrival of both invited and uninvited guests, the consequence of which is murder. Set in 1930, Murder at Ashgrove House is full of intrigue, clues, and red herrings, with nearly everyone having a motive for wishing the victim dead. This is a classic country house murder mystery set during the golden age of crime and will appeal to fans of Agatha Christie and Downton Abbey.

In 1925, the international treasure-hunting scene is a man’s world, and no woman knows this better than Irene Blum, who is passed over for the coveted curator position at Seattle’s renowned Brooke Museum. But she is not ready to accept defeat. Skilled at acquiring priceless, often illicitly trafficked artifacts, Irene is given a rare map believed to lead to a set of copper scrolls that chronicle the lost history of Cambodia’s ancient Khmer civilization. Such a find would not only restore her reputation, it would be the greatest archaeological discovery of the century.

Territorial Marshals Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch are back in Appaloosa, where their work enforcing the law has been exceptionally quiet. All that is about to change. An ominous storm rolls in, and along with it a band of night riders with a devious scheme, who show up at the Rio Blanco camp, where a three-hundred-foot bridge is under construction.

Lord Sugawara Akitada, the senior secretary in the Ministry of Justice, must find the mysterious killer of a man condemned to live in exile for a crime he did not commit. Meanwhile, Akitada's retainer, Tora, investigates the sudden death of a blind street singer, whose past life is a bigger mystery than anyone thought. Told in Parker's clever, vivid prose, The Convict's Sword is a must-read for those who love well-written mysteries in an exotic setting.

Professor Moriarty’s new client is the manager of a West End theater. He’s three weeks away from opening his Christmas pantomime, the expensive spectacle that pays for the rest of the year. But after months of freak accidents and spooky incidents, the cast and crew are convinced the show is cursed. Worse, he’s out of money, and the rent is due.