House Party Mystery

Two people have been targeted. Shots have been fired. Who stands to inherit? Who has the most to lose? Evangeline "Evie" Parker, Countess of Woodridge, thinks it's nothing but an accident but then an attempt is made on her host's life. Suddenly, all the guests attending the Duke of Hetherington's house party think they are being targeted. Who will be next? Evie and her new chauffeur form an unlikely alliance to discover as much as they can before the killer can get it right.

Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin star in these four gems. In "The Christmas Party", Wolfe condescends to uncharacteristic theatrics, which aren't enough to clear him from suspicion of murder. The "Easter Parade" tempts Wolfe to commit larceny for an orchid. "A Fourth of July Picnic" has Wolfe scheduled for to appear as an orator. But his day in the sun is rained out by murder. The last selection, "Murder Is No Joke", is a whodunit in a couturier's salon, where a murderer is dressed to kill and kill again.

1988. Beth Soames is 14 years old when her aunt takes her to stay at Raven Hall, a rambling manor on the Norfolk coast. The Averells, the family who lives there, are warm and welcoming, and Beth becomes fast friends with their daughter, Nina. At times, Beth even feels like she's truly part of the family...until they ask her to help them with a harmless game - and nothing is ever the same.

Britt Barlow is certain her media mogul brother-in-law Jeremiah Addison's fatal tumble a year ago was no accident -- especially since she herself discovered, and disposed of, the trip wire someone had strung across the stairs. Now she's bringing all who were in attendance that weekend back to Golden Silk -- Addison's luxurious secluded island estate -- and inviting two extra guests, Annie and Max Darling, to help uncover a killer.

Pamplona, 6 de julio. Unas horas antes de que se lance el cohete que da comienzo a las fiestas de San Fermín y la música y el ambiente festivo inunden las calles de la ciudad, el cuerpo sin vida de una joven aparece en un parque cerca del río Arga. Poco después, una fotografía firmada por el misterioso asesino llega a la redacción de La Crónica de Navarra, donde trabaja la periodista Anne Aribe.

Cuando el cadáver de Rhys Lloyd, el promotor de la urbanización, aparece en el lago la mañana de Año Nuevo, la investigación, que recae en la agente Ffion Morgan de la policía galesa y en Leo Brady, detective inglés, promete ser una tarea complicada, no solo porque Ffion y Leo pertenecen a cuerpos policiales distintos, sino porque la autopsia revela que la víctima pudo haber sido envenenada.