Rural Town Mystery

Samuel Williams braucht eine Auszeit. Nicht nur erwartet seine Lebenspartnerin Marit ein Kind von ihm – seit Weihnachten will ihm auch die Kriminalkommissarin Maja-Sofia Rantatalo nicht aus dem Kopf gehen. Auf Anraten seines Mentors zieht sich der Pfarrer für ein paar Tage in ein verschneites Schweigekloster zurück, um über seine Zukunft nachzudenken. Doch die Ruhe wird jäh gestört, als Maja-Sofia ihm einen unverhofften Besuch abstattet: Eine alte Frau wurde ermordet, und die Spuren führen direkt zu der Klostergemeinschaft.

È una vita tranquilla quella di Nestor "il Greco", proprietario di un piccolo negozio antiquario a Chiavari. Finché una sera la giovane moglie Elena, troppo bella, troppo esuberante, troppo tutto, non ritorna più a casa. Il mattino dopo un pescatore aggancia con i suoi palamiti il corpo di una donna... Toccherà all'ispettore Jules Rosset e all'efficiente Alma, suo insospettabile grimaldello di fiducia, riportare a galla la verità. Perché non è tutto oro quello che luccica.

Luc Verlains delikatester Fall. Hinter dem Glanz der schönen Welt kulinarischer Hochgenüsse entdeckt Luc Verlain eine raue Wirklichkeit voll Neid, Konkurrenz und brutaler Arbeitsbedingungen. Es ist der Höhepunkt der französischen Gourmetsaison: Die Spitzenköche und Restaurantbetreiber fiebern der Vergabe der Sterne des Guide Michelin entgegen. Ausgerechnet in der renommierten "Villa Auguste" wird der berühmteste Restaurantkritiker des Landes noch während der Vorspeise vergiftet. Dabei sollte seine Höchstwertung doch die Karriere des legendären Auguste Fontaine krönen.

Una colf dai fianchi robusti e dalla mente sottile capace di leggere la realtà più lucidamente di Sherlock Holmes. Chiavari. In un vicolo della placida cittadina ligure, uno sconosciuto viene rinvenuto in fin di vita. Poche ore dopo, Alma Boero, quarantenne dallo sguardo acuto, poche parole e selvatica fierezza, trova il cadavere di una giovane editor nel palazzo dove lavora come colf.

Twenty years ago, in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas, Annie Randall took her dog for a walk. The dog returned. Annie did not. When her body was found, cruelly broken and posed like a runner, there was only ever one suspect: Annie’s husband, Frank. Now he’s served his time and come home–but the locals won’t let him forget. Especially when there’s a new ‘running girl’ murder…

Daniel Kind's relationship with Miranda is on the rocks. After the bright lights of London, Miranda feels isolated in the Lake District and Daniel fears that she will just up and leave. And Miranda wouldn't be the first: ten years ago Emma Bestwick left her cottage and never returned. Her disappearance went unaccounted for, much to the chagrin of DCI Hannah Scarlett, head of the local Cold Case Review Team. But in a small, rural community, someone is bound to know something. And that someone has recently started calling the local newspaper and dropping hints about Emma's death.

Gerne würde Samson O'Brien seine Detektivagentur einfach mal zusperren und gemütlich eine Tasse Tee trinken. Doch der Anwalt Matty Thistlethwaite bittet ihn um Hilfe. Um den letzten Willen einer Verstorbenen zu erfüllen, benötigt er die Sterbeurkunde einer jungen Frau aus Bruncliffe, die vor vielen Jahren den Tod gefunden hat. Eigentlich eine einfache Sache. Aber in Bruncliffe ist selten etwas einfach. Vor allem, da der Anwalt darauf besteht, dass Samson seine Nachbarin Delilah Metcalfe zu Rate zieht, die über einen unerschöpflichen Fundus an lokalem Wissen verfügt.

For decades, the unsolved murder of Father Michael Leary has haunted Billings, Montana, the community he served. And it’s haunted no one more than Lindsay Keller, who admired and confided in him as a teenager. Compelled by his example to work for justice, she became a prosecutor. But after a devastating case left her shattered, she fled the rough-and-tumble for the safety of a desk, handling real-estate deals and historic preservation projects. Now Lindsay finds herself in possession of the priest’s wallet, the photo of a young girl tucked inside.

In the peaceful village of Old Sawrey, a murderer strikes. Warren Howe, a husband and father of two, is brutally slaughtered with his own scythe by a mysterious hooded figure. The police identify several suspects, but due to the lack of evidence they fail to make an arrest. Years later an anonymous tip-off sparks the interest of DCI Hannah Scarlett, who heads the local Cold Case Review Team. Scarlett's investigations lead her to suspect Howe's widow, Tina. Meanwhile, someone is sending vicious poison pen letters to Tina and her two children.

Nella Via Privata Vassallo, a Sestri Ponente, il tempo passa lentamente, le tradizioni si rispettano e il clamore del mondo arriva attutito. Regine di questo regno, chiunque vi abiti lo sa, sono le signorine Devoto: Santa, Mariannin e Siria, uguali eppur diverse, e convinte che il genere umano si divida in due: le persone per bene, rispettabili, cristiane e all'antica, e quelle poco raccomandabili, cioè tutte le altre.

Luc Verlains persönlichster Fall.An den Stränden des Aquitaine werden massenhaft Pakete angespült, gefüllt mit reinstem Kokain. Ein kleines Kind probiert davon – und fällt ins Koma. Commissaire Luc Verlain ermittelt in dem Fall, bis ihn eine geheimnisvolle Nachricht aus dem Baskenland erreicht. Luc macht sich auf den Weg gen Süden und findet sich plötzlich auf der anderen Seite wieder. Er wird verhaftet, ausgerechnet wegen des Verdachts auf Drogenschmuggel – und wegen dringendem Mordverdacht. Wer spielt dem Commissaire böse mit?

Three years ago, Danny 'Abs' Abbingdon, star of Laid in Essex!, was living the dream. And then, on the night of the party, everything changed. It was supposed to be an intimate gathering. Just a few close friends in a remote cottage in Wales. But one thing led to another and the party spiralled out of control. Then a local girl was reported missing, presumed dead. Abs and his friends had been the last to see her alive.

As July 4, 1928, approaches, Sheriff Lily Ross and her family look forward to the opening of an amusement park in a nearby town, created by Chalmer Fitzpatrick - a veteran and lumber mill owner. When Lily is alerted to the possible drowning of a girl, she goes to investigate, and discovers schisms going back several generations, in an ongoing dispute over the land on which Fitzpatrick has built the park.

In einem kleinen Dorf in Yorkshire geschieht ein brutaler Mord: In einer Scheune entdeckt der Dorfpfarrer die enthauptete Leiche William Teys'. Neben dem Toten kauert Roberta, seine leicht debile Tochter. Sie behauptet: "Ich war's." Und verstummt. Scotland Yard schickt Inspector Thomas Lynley und Sergeant Barbara Havers. Die beiden arbeiten zum ersten Mal zusammen und sind ein eher ungewöhnliches Team. Doch der Fall lässt ihnen keine Eingewöhnungszeit.

The village of Avebury is one of the most mysterious places in the English countryside. Surrounded by ancient standing stones, crop circles and burial mounds, this is a place where all is not as it seems. In 1938, the archaeologist Alexander Keiller - a millionaire playboy with a passion for ritual magic - plans to reconstruct the 5000-year-old stone circle at Avebury.

Dark corners, hidden stills, and fast cars linger in the shadow of Devils Ridge. While God rules rural Appalachia, it is soon man's law that is challenged when notorious rum runner Connor Ridge takes on a local deputy who may outpace the moonshiner's illicit enterprise. With the help of the new editor in chief, Deputy Walter Irwin works to bring Ridge and his gang to justice. Can Irwin stop the shadows of Devils Ridge from swallowing his town whole? Or will they overrule the law, once and for all?

Ten years ago, 15-year-old Darren Davies was shot dead at the river mouth. The killer was never found. Now, Darren's mother Sandra receives a visit from the police. Her best friend, Barbara Russell, has also been found dead, out in the bush. And Barbara's DNA matches the DNA found under Darren's fingernails. When the investigation into Darren's murder is reopened, Sandra begins to question what she knew about her best friend. As she digs, she discovers that there are many secrets in her small town - and that her late son had his own, too.

Schweden im tiefsten Winter. Nur widerwillig tritt der ehemalige Großstadtpfarrer Samuel Williams seine neue Stelle in dem verschlafenen Dörfchen Klockarvik an. Doch der Schein trügt: Schon kurz nach seiner Ankunft stößt der Geistliche auf die Leiche des Hotelbesitzers Finn Mats Hansson - und Verdächtige gibt es zuhauf! Samuel Williams macht sich seine Position zunutze, um in seiner neuen Gemeinde nach schwarzen Schafen zu suchen.

Eigentlich sollte Eve Mallow einen Nachruf auf den berühmten Cellisten Bernard Fitzpatrick schreiben. Aber als sie in Saxford St Peter ankommt, ist das ganze Dorf in Aufruhr. Fitzpatrick ist keines natürlichen Todes gestorben, er wurde umgebracht! Bei ihren Interviews hält Eve daher Ausschau nach einem potenziellen Mörder. Und bald ist klar: Im Dorf gibt es kaum jemanden, der dem Musiker wirklich wohl gesonnen war. Doch ist einer der freundlichen Dorfbewohner tatsächlich ein kaltblütiger Mörder?

Quinn Kelley leads a normal life in a small, quiet Texas town. She teaches at Sutter High School with her lifelong best friends, Eli, Bess, and Jess. One ordinary Wednesday afternoon, everyone is taken completely by surprise when the unthinkable happens! Quinn is in the middle of teaching a history lesson to her students when a scream pierces the air. Quinn darts out the door only to find distraught students, including her own son, rushing out into the hallway because their teacher dropped dead in front of them!