Rural Town Mystery

Ein atmosphärischer Frankreich-Krimi. Sainte-Valérie, ein idyllisches Dorf in der Provence inmitten von Weinbergen und Olivenhainen. Der ehemalige Pariser Kommissar Pierre Durand würde den Spätsommer in seiner Wahlheimat genießen, wenn ihn nicht gerade seine Freundin verlassen hätte. Doch auch mit der dörflichen Ruhe ist es plötzlich vorbei: Der Lokalcasanova wird ermordet in einem Weinkeller aufgefunden – neben einem Rezept für ein Coq au vin. War es ein makabrer Racheakt eines gehörnten Ehemanns? Die Dorfbewohner halten fest zusammen.

The O’Connells of Livingston, Montana, are not your typical family. Follow them on their journey to the dark and dangerous side of love in a series of romantic thrillers you won’t want to miss. Raised by a single mother after their father’s mysterious disappearance 18 years ago, the six grown siblings live in a small town with all kinds of hidden secrets, lies, and deception.

"Ageless" Hollywood diva Jessica Gray is finishing the last leg of her one-woman show in St. Louis, Missouri, and the nearby town of Chouteau Forest is dazzled. During the show, she humiliates three homeless women onstage, fires her entourage - not for the first time - and makes a bitter enemy of the town's powerful patriarch. After she collapses at an after-show party and is rushed to the hospital, she ignores the advice of her doctors and discharges herself in order to return to LA.

On the brink of a breakdown, two years after the death of his fiancée, Jim Hawkes quits his high-powered job in the city to rent a cottage in the Devonshire countryside seeking some well-needed rest. But Slyford St. James is far from the peaceful haven Jim was hoping for. Almost immediately, he is plagued by strange occurrences: a combination lock that won’t open, loud noises in the attic, the figure of a little girl always just out of sight. His new village friends, Jed and Emma, are convinced Jim has found his way to the village for a reason.

In her Food Lovers' Village Mysteries, Agatha Award-winning author Leslie Budewitz introduces us to Jewel Bay, a tight-knit Montana community that thrives on tourism and farm-to-table fare. Featuring Erin Murphy, beloved proprietor of the Merc—a century-old general store converted into a local foods market-each book brings us closer to the folks who call Jewel Bay home, and the cunning culprits in their midst.

No final do século XIX, o sertanejo Tonho Pólvora compra a fazenda Alvorada, no interior de Minas Gerais. Com trabalho duro e falando a língua da terra, ele faz o lugar prosperar e se torna uma das lideranças da região. Na mesma época, em São Paulo, o jovem contador José Antônio dá um golpe na empresa onde trabalha e se lança, em fuga, para o interior do país, atrás de um lugar seguro para se estabelecer.

On the evening of Saturday, January 15, 1977, a local commuter train is delayed at a small village station by a freak blizzard. Young Nurse Jennifer Evans, keen to get back to her family, plans to walk the last couple of miles to her home in a neighboring village. She phones her daughter to confirm that she’s on her way, but she never arrives home. In the ensuing police investigation, no trace of Jennifer Evans is ever found. The only evidence is a photograph taken by a fellow passenger of footprints in the snow in front of Holdergate station.

Glenville is an interesting town full of oddballs and quirky inhabitants. One of them being Christopher Fleming, a world-renowned plastic surgeon. In the midst of celebrating his 50th birthday, multiple gunmen crash the party. Kidnapping the doctor and leaving a trail of bodies behind them. As local police and the town's detective Heather Bishop arrive at the scene, they bear witness to the horrific aftermath of the crime.

Sixteen years ago, the beloved mayor of Glenville vanished without a trace, leaving behind his wife and two young children. He became the talk of the town, and over time the theories behind his disappearance turned into a sort of folklore. Many believed that he was gone for good. But no one expected that his arrival in the present would send a ripple, disturbing the peace throughout the small community.

En la inhóspita inmensidad de las estepas mongolas, una familia de nómadas realiza un macabro descubrimiento: el cuerpo de una niña de cinco años enterrada junto con su triciclo. El comisario Yeruldelgger, un tipo temperamental marcado por la tragedia y a quien su trabajo ha llevado casi al límite de la locura, observa la escena del crimen con una mezcla de perplejidad y agotamiento infinitos. Apenas cinco horas antes se encontraba en Ulán Bator, en las oficinas de una empresa china, investigando la aparición de tres cadáveres salvajemente mutilados.

Cuando una figura misteriosa aparece en Three Pines un frío día de noviembre, lo primero que sienten Armand Gamache y el resto de los vecinos es curiosidad. Luego, recelo. El recién nombrado comisario de la Sûreté de Québec sospecha que la criatura tiene raíces profundas y oscuras intenciones. Sin embargo, confía en que sus temores crecientes no se hagan realidad. Unos días más tarde, la triste figura se ha evaporado y se halla un cadáver en la iglesia...

Twenty years ago, Malcolm Whiteley discovers his wife Lysette is having an affair. The Whiteleys are wealthy and live with their 16-year-old daughter Amber in the Dungeon House. But Malcolm begins to disintegrate psychologically, and when Lysette tells him their marriage is over, he snaps, and takes out the old Winchester rifle. In the present day, Hannah Scarlett's cold case team are looking into the three-year-old mystery of the disappearance of Lily Elstone, whose father was Malcolm Whiteley's accountant. Their investigation coincides with the disappearance of another teenage girl.

L'ispettore Jules Rosset deve rinunciare ad Alma, la colf dallo “sguardo” speciale? È una fredda sera di metà dicembre quando alla Radici & Figli, azienda di arte sacra, divampa un incendio. I resti di un cadavere carbonizzato e una misteriosa scritta in arabo sono gli elementi con cui l'ispettore Jules Rosset si ritrova a fare i conti. Come se non bastasse, Alma ha altri pensieri per la testa.

Un’indagine in bilico tra lecito e illecito per l’ispettore Rosset e la sfuggente Alma. È l’alba di una fresca mattina di settembre quando Jill piomba nel sonno dimenticandosi della piantina di cannabis che gli hanno regalato a un rave. Cinque mesi dopo un vecchio Ford Transit con tre cadaveri e un grosso carico di marijuana si capotta in un bosco nel cuore dell’entroterra ligure. È un’indagine dai contorni sfocati quella in cui si trovano catapultati l’ispettore Jules Rosset e l’inquieta Alma.

Brian Reynolds and Janet Codington walked down the hallway to their rooms at Edgewood Gardens Senior Living Center. They lived in the same wing, four doors away from each other. Before Brian went into his room, they agreed to meet with friends for dinner. Janet went down the hall to her room. Brian was in his room less than 20 minutes, catching up on some emails, when there was a commotion near Janet's room. He ran down the hall to her room. She was dead! Nothing fit! This didn't make sense. Why would anyone kill such a kind, gentle person?

Based on true crime, Jar of Pennies follows the story of how a murderer was brought to justice in small town east Texas. A book as much about east Texas culture deep in the pine forests of the state as it is about a chain of murders and the gathering of evidence, this riveting narrative has elements of both humor and noir as it rockets to its conclusion.

At a bleak boys boarding school in Cornwall in the eighties when bullying is rife, Will and his best friend Luke are involved in a horrific incident that results in Luke leaving. Twenty-five years later their paths cross again and memories of a painful childhood come flooding back to haunt them both. Will’s wife, Harmony, is struggling after a miscarriage that has hit her hard, and wishes Will would open up about what happened. But as Will withdraws further, she finds herself drawn to the charismatic stranger from her husband’s past.

Dass Sandra Flemming, die Inhaberin des Higher Barton Romantic Hotel, ein Händchen für das Lösen von Kriminalfällen hat, hat sich im beschaulichen Örtchen herumgesprochen. So bittet die Farmerin Creeda Sandra um Hilfe, da die alte Dame befürchtet, von ihrem Ehemann getötet zu werden. Sie ist sich sicher, dass er ihr regelmäßig Gift ins Essen mischt, denn er möchte die Farm verkaufen und hat eine jüngere Geliebte. Doch ein Arzt findet bei Creeda keine Hinweise auf eine Vergiftung.

Dal mare alla montagna: un viaggio che comincia con una vacanza e si trasforma in un nuovo intrigante caso per Jules e Alma Che cosa ci fanno Jules e Alma, con tanto di prole e suocera al seguito, su un pulmino a nove posti stracarico di bagagli? Strano a dirsi, stanno per concedersi una vacanza dove l’ispettore Rosset è nato e cresciuto: in Valle d’Aosta. Neanche il tempo di scendere dal pulmino, però, e Jules si trova invischiato nel caso più destabilizzante della sua carriera: Lia Favre, amica di infanzia e suo primo amore, è scomparsa senza lasciare tracce.

Die ersten fünf Bände der humorvollen Neuharlingersiel-Krimis rund um das Kulttrio: den Dorfpolizisten Rudi, die Lehrerin Rosa und den Postboten Henner. Und dessen große Familie, die so manchen Stein ins Rollen bringt. Dieser Sammelband enthält Band 1-5 der Reihe: 1. Krabbenbrot und Seemannstod 2. Der letzte Heuler 3. Miss Wattenmeer singt nicht mehr 4. Mörderjagd mit Inselblick 5. Muscheln, Mord und Meeresrauschen