Mystery England

In the New England university town of Elm Harbor, a murder begins to crack the veneer that has hidden the racial complications of the town's past, the secrets of a prominent family, and the most hidden bastions of African-American political influence. At the center is Lemaster Carlyle, the university president, and his wife, Julia Carlyle, a deputy dean at the divinity school - African Americans living in "the heart of whiteness".

The Penistone Line is a railway line in South Yorkshire, England. It runs from Sheffield to Huddersfield, via Penistone and Barnsley, and has a history that goes back almost two centuries. In that time, it has picked up more than its fair share of ghost stories, perhaps due to the fact that its early history was marked by a number of accidents and disasters leading one Victorian reporter to call the line "The Graveyard of the Railways".

An American president who will do anything to win reelection...An Iranian leader who will stop at nothing to bring about apocalypse...An ancient evil, only waiting to be reborn....High in the Alborz Mountains of northwestern Iran, an archaeological team disappears. American citizens are among the missing...With the presidential election only months away, President Roger Hancock authorizes a covert CIA mission into the mountains of Iran. Their objective: rescue the archaeologists and uncover the truth.

In Sowerbridge herrscht Empörung: Die 93jährige Lavinia Fanshaw und ihre Haushälterin wurden tot aufgefunden, mit einem Hammer erschlagen. Der Schmuck der wohlhabenden Lavinia ist verschwunden. Sofort fällt der Verdacht auf den arbeitslosen Iren Patrick O'Riordan. Die Beweislast ist erdrückend, denn bei ihm findet man nicht nur die Tatwaffe, sondern auch die gestohlenen Ringe. Einzig die ebenfalls irischstämmige Siobhan Levenham will nicht an Patricks Schuld glauben.

In the New England town of Frog's Ledge, the Holiday Light Festival is a Christmas tradition. Killing Santa is not. To bring joy back to the season, organic pet patisserie owner Kristan "Stan" Connor will have to find another Santa before it's too late . . . To the townspeople's delight, the annual lighting of the tree is a spectacular success. Unfortunately, Santa pulled up in his sleigh, DOA. At first Stan is sure it's Seamus, her boyfriend's uncle, inside the red suit. But the victim turns out to be an employee from the town's Christmas tree farm.

Frankie und Sophie wachsen in einer verschlafenen Kleinstadt am Meer auf. Die beiden sind unzertrennlich, verbringen die Abende mit ihrer Clique auf dem alten Pier, trinken Dosenbier und tanzen zu Madonna. Und sie erzählen einander alles. Doch dann verschwindet Sophie eines Nachts spurlos. Zurück bleiben nur ihr Turnschuh am Pier und die Frage nach dem Warum. 18 Jahre später wird dort eine Leiche angespült, und Frankie weiß, dass sie nach Hause zurückkehren und Antworten finden muss. Darauf, was in dieser Nacht wirklich geschah. Denn niemand verschwindet einfach so.

No-one remembers your past. But you do. 'Antonia, Antonia. My name is Antonia....' It's been her name for many years. But sometimes, like tonight, she forgets. Antonia has a secret. A secret so dark and so deep that she can barely admit it to herself. Instead, she treats herself to Friday night sessions of self-harm while her husband, David, is at the pub and her best friend, Sophie, is drinking too much wine a few doors down.

Stan and Jake's wedding will soon take place on the town green in Frog Ledge, Connecticut, followed by a reception at their beloved Irish pub filled with friends, family, and their four favorite canine companions. Stan just has to endure the traditional girls' night out first. Male strippers jumping out of gigantic cakes aren't her preferred entertainment. But the hired hottie never gets around to taking it all off . . . because someone takes him out first with one of Stan's kitchen knives.

Spring, 1523. Henry VIII readies England for war with France. The King's chief minister, Cardinal Wolsey, prepares to open Parliament at Blackfriars. The eyes of the country turn towards London. But all is not well in Wolsey's household. A visiting critic of the Cardinal is found brutally slain whilst awaiting an audience at Richmond Palace. He will not be the last to die. Anthony Blanke, trumpeter and groom, is once again called upon to unmask a murderer. Joining forces with Sir Thomas More, he is forced to confront the unpopularity of his master's rule.

Dem Juwelendieb Reynolds war es nur wichtig seine Frau und seine Tochter versorgt zu wissen, sodass er bis zu seinem plötzlichen Tod im Gefängnis das Versteck der Juwelen nicht verraten hat. Selbst wenn dies eine verkürzte Haftstrafe für ihn bedeutet hätte. Nun sind aber nicht nur seine Frau, sein schmieriger Anwalt und die Polizei auf der Suche nach den Juwelen, sondern auch Gangster, die selbst vor Mord nicht zurückschrecken würden, um ihr Ziel zu erreichen. Kann Inspector Ferguson mit seinem Team nicht nur die Juwelen als Erster finden, sondern dabei auch Reynolds Frau und Tochter vor dem Tod bewahren?

In London treibt ein neuer Serienmörder à la Jack the Ripper sein Unwesen: Der Rasiermesser-Mörder. Seinen Namen bekam er, da er bereits vier blonden Mädchen mit einem Rasiermesser die Kehle durchgeschnitten hat. Und die Tage bis er wieder zuschlägt sind gezählt. Inspector Ferguson und sein Team vom Sonderdezernat stehen unter Druck, doch haben nur wenig Hinweise. Könnte ein blonder Lockvogel ihnen helfen?

Having survived a double tour on Lancasters in WW2 (and won two DFCs), Flight Lieutenant Silk rejoins Bomber Command much later and qualifies to fly the Vulcan bomber. Welcoming him, the airbase commander says: “You have the best, and the worst, job in the world. You have the Vulcan, incomparably the finest bomber. That's the best bit. Your job is to fly to the Soviet Union and destroy cities.

Two torturous months came and went. Detective Bennett refuses to give up on finding his daughter. Even as the authorities of New England and beyond, trailing the blood in the girl's wake, devised a ruthless manhunt to bring her back. Well aware of the young woman's fragile state, Bennett is determined to locate her first. He's terrified to learn that he and the officers aren't the only ones looking...

Charlotte Arkendale was quite sure she knew all there was to know about men. After all, she'd made a highly lucrative career out of steering marriage-minded women away from untrustworthy members of the opposite sex. But nothing in Charlotte's considerable experience had prepared her for the arresting stranger who appeared on her doorstep to apply for the position of her new man-of-affairs.He claimed to be a respectable gentleman - discreet, unassuming, ordinary to the point of being dull. Yet something about the set of Mr. St. Ives's broad shoulders and the unrelenting determination that smoldered in the depths of his amber eyes warned Charlotte to be wary. For the strong-minded beauty was already embroiled in a wealth of danger.Two months earlier, Miss Drusilla Heskett had become on of Charlotte's clients. Now the woman was dead, murdered in her own home, and Charlotte feared that the killer may have been one of the suitors she herself had advised Miss Heskett to reject. Still, with the right man by her side, Charlotte was certain she could uncover the truth and bring Drusilla's killer to justice. But was the enigmatic St. Ives Mr. Right...or Mr. Wrong?

Every time I turn the corner towards home, I yearn for Ed to have returned. But he’s not coming back. The man I thought was my forever has been living a lie with me since the moment we met. I’m sick of hearing his voicemail message. I’m even more sick of the unanswered texts. He’s left me completely in the dark and I can’t even give our kids an answer to their never-ending question, ‘When’s Daddy coming back?’

The ghostly little monk of Foulridge and the giant apparition from Heaton Norris are just two of the denizens of the North-West you might not care to meet on a dark, stormy evening. But for those intrepid souls whose hearts quicken at the thought of eerie footsteps and muffled groans Peter Underwood has assembled an impressive collection of traditional legends.

Hiding from a cadaverous stalker in 1046 England, Thorston races to unleash the magical charms from the diabolical Book Without Words. Suddenly, with success almost in his grasp, he slumps to the floor, muttering cryptic words. Newbery Award-winning author Avi adds this jewel to his many literary gems.

The Loch Ness monster: a creature that should have died out with the dinosaurs or a legend built on hoaxes and wishful thinking? Sir Peter Scott, internationally renowned naturalist and president of the World Wildlife Fund, was convinced that the monster existed. So were senior scientists at London's Natural History Museum and Chicago University; they lost their jobs because they refused to renounce their belief in the creature.

In the quaint community of Poetry, Texas, Belinda Bauer spies an opportunity. The tiny town is filled with loggers and railroad men in need of wives, so she sets herself up as a marriage broker. At her invitation, potential brides begin to arrive in Poetry. Unfortunately, Belinda doesn't have a clue what she's doing and all the brides marry the wrong men! One client is particularly unhappy. George Kaufman, the local barber, has lost more than one prospective wife to Belinda's fumbled attempts. For some reason, she just can't seem to find George's "perfect match," though it's not for lack of trying. Is there a poetic ending in store for George, and for Belinda, herself?

New and exciting haunted places from around England.