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June 1920, Ireland: The streets of Dublin seethe with revolution as the Irish Republican Army clashes with British authorities. Roving assassination squads mean nowhere is truly safe, particularly for Verity Kent and her war hero husband, Sidney. Given their celebrity as society darlings and intrepid sleuths, they must tread carefully to go unnoticed—nearly impossible when they are called upon to search for Verity's fellow spy and friend.

Housekeeper Phyllida Bright is quite in her element at Mallowan Hall, the charming English manor that she keeps in tip-top shape. By contrast, the bustling metropolis of London, where her famed employer Agatha Christie has temporarily relocated, leaves Phyllida a bit out of her depth. Not only must she grapple with a limited staff, but Phyllida also has to rein in a temperamental French cook who has the looks of Hercule Poirot, but none of the charm.

Maze Investigations has been operating for six months and has been an exciting international success. Maggie is still doing her weekly radio slot. Zelah has discovered a new talent and Nick is still slogging away at what he does best: finding the truth in hidden places. Maggie announces some unexpected news but it isn't well received, particularly by Zelah. There is an argument and a standoff. Nick has been planning news of his own and asks Maggie for help. He has decided to open up about his past and resolve his own family mystery.

Can Lady Ellen of Ashcombe Hall finally savour a relaxing break at Millars Hotel? Not quite. Her plans take an unexpected turn when a sightseeing tour of Branden Bay Castle turns deadly. The picturesque castle in Branden Bay stands proudly above the town and beach. Lady Ellen finds herself thrust into the heart of a chilling mystery when a tragic incident unfolds, and a soul plummets from one of the castle’s turrets. On a blustery day, it seems like a dreadful accident, but the police suspect foul play.

Torino, 1911. A tre giorni dall’inizio dell’Esposizione Universale che sta attirando sulla città le attenzioni del mondo intero, Carolina Invernizio, la scrittrice italiana più amata dal pubblico e disprezzata dai critici, lavora al suo nuovo romanzo e non smette di cercare ispirazione nelle più efferate notizie di cronaca nera. Una su tutte cattura la sua attenzione: Emilio Salgari – quel Salgari, il creatore di Sandokan e del Corsaro Nero – è stato trovato morto in un bosco, sulla cima di una collina. Si è ucciso a colpi di rasoio, dicono i giornali, e lo dice anche la polizia.

It’s the summer of 1923, and the Christie family is assembled in Scarborough, embarking on what they hoped would become an enduring tradition: an annual holiday to the charming North Yorkshire seaside resort.

With her sharpened magical senses, Sylvia recognizes invisible writing while cataloging an obscure book for the library. She’s shocked to discover the message, written many years earlier, pleaded for help. She’s even more shocked to discover the author of the message was married to a paper magician. Could there be a connection to Sylvia’s father? With a magical mystery on her hands, Sylvia engages the help of Gabe Glass, and together they follow the clues to the location of two hidden ledgers that implicate a very dangerous individual in an illegal bookmaking scheme.

Nacktes Entsetzen herrscht nach einer grauenvollen Bluttat während einer Taufe: Die Unheimlichen mit den goldenen Kalbsmasken sind die nächste große Bedrohung für die Sicherheit in Frankreich, der sich Edgar Allan Poe und Auguste Dupin stellen müssen. Unterstützt von Irene Adler nehmen die Ermittler die Fährte auf, ohne zu ahnen, dass sie bereits Figuren in einem Spiel geworden sind, dessen Regeln außerhalb ihrer Kontrolle liegen.

Leonida Brancato era stato un penalista imbattibile. Da anni non si sapeva piú nulla di lui, e ora qualcuno lo ha ucciso e ha infierito sul suo cadavere. Un omicidio che mette di nuovo alla prova i Bastardi. Sotto un diluvio che non concede tregua, circondati da nemici e nonostante dolorosi problemi personali, i formidabili poliziotti del commissariato di Pizzofalcone si districheranno fra segreti, ipocrisie, rancori. Arrivando a scoprire una verità quanto mai inaspettata.

Summoned to a historic Tudor manor, Jason and Daniel are charged with investigating the heart-wrenching murder of two small boys. To discover who would have a motive to commit such a heinous crime, they must delve into the unexpectedly complicated relationships between the manor’s inhabitants.

Dicembre 1946, l’inverno più freddo del secolo. A Berlino comincia faticosamente la ricostruzione. Riaprono teatri e cinema, ma viveri e combustibile scarseggiano, e la battaglia per la sopravvivenza è quotidiana. Tra cumuli di macerie e muri pericolanti, l’unico a prosperare è il mercato nero. Per tenersi alla larga dal fuoco incrociato degli Alleati, l’ex commissario Oppenheimer non è rientrato in servizio e, seduto a una scrivania dell’Ufficio Ricerche, smista le schede delle persone scomparse.

En Todo el oro de Lisboa, Juan Patricio Riveroll expone hasta qué punto pueden arrastrarnos los pecados de las generaciones pasadas cuando se revela el rostro oculto de la familia. Desde que la escuchó en una intensa noche de juerga en Lisboa, el narrador se obsesionó con la misteriosa historia del padre de Santiago, Pol Espasí, un catalán exiliado en Portugal durante la Guerra Civil española, quien murió dejando una estela de interrogantes relacionadas con varios documentos vinculados con el contrabando de piezas de arte y una red de espionaje nazi.

Torino, 1935. I fari della Balilla Spider Sport fendono il buio della notte. Il fatto che al volante ci sia una donna potrebbe sembrare strano, ma non se si tratta di Anita. Sono mesi, infatti, che fa cose poco consone, per non dire disdicevoli, sicuramente proibite. Come rimandare il matrimonio con Corrado solo per il desiderio di lavorare. Oppure scrivere, sotto lo pseudonimo di J.D. Smith, racconti gialli ispirati a fatti di cronaca per portare un po’ di giustizia dove ormai non ne esiste più. Un segreto che condivide con Sebastiano Satta Ascona, direttore della rivista "Saturnalia".

Back in 1956, a cargo plane left a small airport outside Los Angeles and flew straight into a raging storm, never to be seen again. Sixty some years later, retired military assassin and would-be Buddhist Cordell Logan catches sight of something as he and his fiancé Savannah are flying over the Sierra Nevada Mountains. That tiny plane and its mysterious cargo have finally been found.

When successful mystery novelist and fledgling private detective Marius Quin is invited to speak at the Mystery and Detection Society he jumps at the chance of a luxurious weekend away on the English coast. But arriving at Torquay’s Grand Hotel with his sleuthing partner Lady Bella Montague, there is the definite sense that all is not well. When they wake the next morning to discover the body of a cantankerous local in the hotel pool, the things go from bad to worse. But how can the duo catch a killer when every piece of evidence they uncover is contradicted by two more?

In an icy, Victorianesque world, a harsh god rules, and He has one law: a life for a life. Konrad Savast is the Malykant: detective, judge and executioner in one. It's kill and be killed in Konrad's world, and his unhappy duty to mete out his Master's implacable justice. The body of an aristocrat lies in the mist-shrouded reaches of the Bone Forest. Her killer has signed their own death warrant; but first, Konrad must learn who could have wanted the delightful Lady Rostikova dead...

Zwischen den Schatten Londons verbergen sich dunkle Geheimnisse ... Ein weiterer spannender Fall für Wrexford und Sloane im historischen England. Charlotte Sloane ist sich sicher, dass ein wenig Abstand, die angespannte Beziehung zu Lord Wrexford entspannen wird. Doch als ihr Cousin ermordet und sein Zwillingsbruder des grausamen Verbrechens beschuldigt wird, wendet sich Charlotte sofort an Wrexford und bittet ihn um Hilfe, um die Unschuld des jungen Mannes zu beweisen. Wrexford und Sloane sind entschlossen, den wahren Mörder aufzuspüren.

Molly Murphy begibt sich in die Welt der Träume – und in höchste Gefahr. Die Cosy Crime-Reihe geht spannend weiter! Molly Murphy und ihr Sohn Liam werden in einen schrecklichen U-Bahn-Unfall verwickelt, der zum Glück glimpflich für sie ausgeht. Doch kurz darauf bekommt ihr Ehemann, der NYPD Captain Daniel Sullivan eine Nachricht von dem phantomhaften Serienmörder, dem er schon seit längerem auf der Spur ist. Hat er es nun auch auf seine Familie abgesehen? Obwohl Daniel Molly verbietet, sich in Gefahr zu bringen und in den Fall einzumischen, ist ihr detektivischer Ehrgeiz geweckt.

Wenn eine britische Privatdetektivin den Stimmen aus dem Jenseits folgen muss ... Der Auftakt einer humorvollen Cosy Crime-Reihe in der englischen Küstenstadt Brighton! Es ist hart genug eine alleinstehende Frau in den unnachgiebigen 1920ern zu sein, doch beweisen zu wollen, dass sie eine hervorragende Privatermittlerin ist, stellt die ehrgeizige Clara Fitzgerald vor eine echte Herausforderung. Trotzdem macht sie sich jeden Tag auf den Weg in ihr bescheidenes Büro in Brighton, in der Hoffnung, dass ihre mehr als kompetente Hilfe in Anspruch genommen wird.

Molly Murphy freut sich auf ihr erstes Weihnachtsfest mit ihrem Mann Daniel und ihrem Sohn Liam als Familie. In weihnachtlicher Nächstenliebe möchte sie aber auch den Straßenkindern helfen: Beim Lauschen der Sternensinger bemerkt sie ein kleines Mädchen mit vornehmen englischen Akzent, das so gar nicht hierher zu passen scheint. Sie und ihr Bruder sind mit ihrer Mutter nach New York gekommen, doch diese ist seither verschwunden. Molly will den beiden bei ihrer Suche helfen, doch schon bald wird sie in eine Verschwörung hineingezogen.