Mystery Sale

V. I. Warshawski may have left her old South Chicago neighborhood, but she learns that she cannot escape it. When V. I. takes over coaching duties of the girls' basketball team at her former high school, she faces an ill-equipped, ragtag group of gangbangers, fundamentalists, and teenage moms, who inevitably draw the detective into their family woes.

Val knows she can’t solve all the world’s problems, so she’s settled on two: smashing every tacky figurine on the planet…and ridding the universe of her boyfriend’s hideous vinyl recliner.

Sarah Winston's garage-sale business has a new client: the daughter of a couple who recently died in a tragic accident while away on a trip to Africa. Their house is full of exotic items from around the world that need to be sold off. When Sarah learns that the deceased were retired CIA agents, the job becomes more intriguing - but when an intruder breaks in and a hidden camera is found, it also becomes more dangerous. And Sarah has enough on her plate right now - especially since she's investigating a murder on the side at the nearby Air Force base.

A wealthy widow has asked Sarah Winston to sell her massive collection of mysteries through her garage-sale business. While sorting through piles of books stashed in the woman's attic, Sarah is amazed to discover a case of lost Hemingway stories, stolen from a train in Paris back in 1922. How did they end up in Belle Winthrop Granville's attic in Ellington, Massachusetts, almost 100 years later? Before Sarah can get any answers, Belle is assaulted, the case is stolen, a maid is killed, and Sarah herself is dodging bullets.

When Sarah Winston’s estranged brother Luke shows up on her doorstep, asking her not to tell anyone he’s in town - especially her ex, the chief of police - the timing is strange, to say the least. Hours earlier, Sarah’s latest garage sale was taped off as a crime scene following the discovery of a murdered Vietnam vet and his gravely injured wife - her clients, the Spencers. All Luke will tell Sarah is that he’s undercover, investigating a story. Before she can learn more, he vanishes as suddenly as he appeared.

Estate sale organizer Audrey Nealon’s long quest to become a mother may finally work out, so she’s looking forward to the holiday this year. Until her loyal assistant Ty becomes obsessed with acquiring BlastMaster, the season’s hottest toy. Determined to give his nephew the fantasy Christmas he himself never had, Ty allows his hunt for BlastMaster to lead him down some very dark alleys. His quest unleashes a world of trouble. A criminal ring, a defaced painting, and a long-unsolved murder provoke revenge that threatens Audrey’s estate sale business.

As a former military spouse, Sarah Winston’s learned a little about organizing, packing, and moving. Her latest project sounds promising: a couple of tech-industry hipsters, newly arrived in her Massachusetts town, who need to downsize. Unfortunately, when Sarah tries to sell their stuff, she discovers it’s all stolen - and she’s the unwitting fence. Michelle, an old friend of Sarah’s from the Air Force base, is in line for a promotion - but not everyone is happy about it. When a man who complains turns up dead in Michelle’s car, Sarah needs to clear Michelle’s name.

What lies buried in a hoarder's house - precious treasure or ghastly secrets? One moment of misguided generosity throws estate sale organizer Audrey Nealon's life into turmoil. She loses a client's money, cripples her budding romance, and witnesses a murder. Strapped for cash, she accepts a questionable project: clearing out the home of a mentally ill hoarder who may have hidden valuable Civil War letters.

Mystery and heartbreak await estate sale organizer Audrey Nealon when she accepts a lucrative new job in a posh New Jersey town. Eager to settle their mother's estate and close the door on their elegant family home, the Eskew children hire Audrey to run an estate sale as their mother lies dying, tended by a home health aide. Every day Audrey works in the house, she discovers another valuable artwork and another family secret.

After her husband's plane goes down in a WWII battle, a poor nurse becomes the wealthiest widow in town. And she never leaves her mansion for 70 years. When estate sale organizer Audrey Nealon enters the Tate Mansion after the widow's death, she discovers nothing's been changed since the day the house was built. Why did the heiress and her maid eat canned soup and read used paperbacks surrounded by magnificent art and antiques? Why were the house and its contents bequeathed to a small local charity?

Prix Landerneau Polar 2023, ce roman noir implacable, ancré dans les terres du Nord de la France, nous tient en haleine jusqu’à la dernière page ! La disparition de la fille du notable du coin révèle les pires jeux de pouvoirs, entre violences de classe et violences de genre.

For mall cop EJ Ferris, catching customers who "forgot to pay" is quite a change of pace from her former life in the military. But when a real crisis heats up her climate-controlled domain, her old instincts come back quicker than last year's skinny jeans. On good days, Fernglen Galleria is a tranquil haven of capitalist splendor—but today is not one of those days. Arriving for her morning shift, EJ spots a sleeping homeless person outside the east entrance. But the teenage boy turns out to be neither homeless nor asleep. He is, however, dead.

Walter's family is holding a yard sale, but there are few customers. Walter, farting contentedly near Father, wonders why. When a man offers ten dollars for Walter, Father readily agrees. Walter wonders why. Walter is sad to leave his family behind but relieved to discover that his new owner is a clown. Walter figures he will help the clown bring joy to children on their birthdays. But the clown has a dastardly plot: He will use Walter's gas to inflate balloons and then pop them to stun guards during bank robberies. Will Walter turn to the dark side? Of course not! He comes out a hero and is reunited with his family by doing what he does best.

Estate sale organizer Audrey Nealon combines business with pleasure as she plans a sale at the exquisite beach home of the Gardner family. But the romantic getaway weekend with her husband is shattered when the body of a teenage boy washes up on the sand. The death soon proves to be more than an unpleasant distraction from Audrey’s work. Sophia, the troubled young woman who lives next door to the Gardners, is wracked with guilt over the death of her friend.

This no-frills guide to public relations is everything you wish you learned in college about launching a PR career or adding new skills to your marketing position. In an honest, boots-on-the-ground account of two decades working in PR, I’ll teach you how to work with bloggers, podcasters, and traditional media to gain press coverage, organic SEO, and better working relationships.

Annie Graceland's a baker with a pinch of psychic ability. She's empathic; feels other people's lusts, urges and desires in her own body. Usually it's simple – someone's craving chocolate, or lusting after the wrong guy. But since Annie discovered she can see and talk with ghosts, her life became a little more complicated. Annie's re-entering the dating world and her friends push her to buy some new clothes. Annie meets and squares off against Edith Flowers, the world's most obnoxious department store clerk.

Key West P.I. Gideon Lowry is no longer drowning his sorrow in rum these days. He's just drowning, and in desperate need of a lifesaver. Enter Katy Morgan of a local escort service, just the woman to see him through another lonely night. But by the morning after, it's Katy who hits rock bottom - her body is found on the kitchen floor of her trailer, way beyond anyone's help. The gruesome discovery plunges Gideon into a quarter-million-dollar mystery.

Dici Acapulco e pensi a spiagge di sabbia finissima, mare cristallino e palme accarezzate dalla brezza. Ma oggi la perla del Pacifico è molto diversa dall’immagine da cartolina usata per attirare i turisti. Il narcotraffico si è insinuato in città e gli omicidi sono all’ordine del giorno. Ad Acapulco vive Lydia, che si divide tra il lavoro in libreria e la famiglia: il marito Sebastián, giornalista, e il figlioletto Luca, otto anni e un’intelligenza fuori dal comune.

Tras ocho años entre rejas, Max Dembo vuelve a Los Ángeles con sesenta y cinco dólares en el bolsillo, un traje pasado de moda y la intención de reinsertarse en la sociedad. No es tarea fácil para quien, en su corta vida, no ha conocido otra cosa que el crimen y cuenta sólo con la improbable ayuda de un rígido y prejuicioso agente de la condicional.

Alfredo y Elvira reciben un misterioso paquete por correo en cuyo remite sólo figuran dos letras: PM. Contiene únicamente un pequeño cubo de poliexpán, que al tocarlo les transmite unas emociones intensísimas de angustia y de miedo. ¿Quién les envía ese extraño mensaje emocional? Parece una llamada urgente de socorro. La pareja descubre que existe un turbio negocio de 'tráfico de sentimientos' en el que está implicado un viejo amigo, y deciden introducirse de lleno en él.