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A mutilated corpse. Eyes removed. And the words "CAN YOU SEE" written in blood. Chicago homicide detective Riley Walker is no stranger to death, but this case will push her to the physical and psychological limits.Following her wrongful removal from the...

In the summer of 1896, amateur sleuth Emily Cabot meets two young Chinese women who have recently received medical degrees. She is inspired to make an important decision about her own life when she learns about the difficult choices they have made in...

Isobel Kingston is dead.Or so everyone believes.When a mysterious woman writes her last words in sand, Isobel steps out of the shadows to uncover the truth. As she plunges into a storm of betrayal, the winds are determined to throw Atticus Riot on her...

    Like many twenty-somethings, Forsythia Shea sought her fortune in Manhattan. With visions of success and luxury, she jettisoned her tedious post-grad New Hampshire lifestyle in exchange for life on the Upper West Side...

Every Parent's Worst Fear!Inspired by a true story!Imagine waiting for the school bus, waiting for your daughter to come home, but as the bus stops and the children start to come out, your daughter isn't there.Ten girls go missing on the same day in...

The past will always haunt you.Emma Frost is chasing a killer that seems to bend the laws of physics.Things are going well for Emma Frost for once. She has a sweet boyfriend and has just finished a new book. Her daughter, Maya, is doing well in high...

Mag and Clara Balefire are back and on the case.In the quaint town of Harmony, chaos is always just a wrinkle away. Welcome to the uproarious world of Mag and Clara Balefire, where life is anything but serene, and trouble seems to follow the sisters...

Green chile has never been more dangerous.Psychologist Maddie Swallows has done something she swore she'd never do.Return to her New Mexican hometown.It seemed like a good idea at the time, considering the divorce and her two teenagers she dragged along...

Four guards dead in a bank basement. Their killer roams free for the next thirty years.Tasked with solving a decades-old cold case, Arielle Lucila and her team of Angels return for their next mission.Only this time, their training and expertise add...

UNLUCKY MONEYWhen Chinese American private-eye Wendy Lu takes on her first murder case, she doesn't realize how dangerous it's going to be. Probing into the murder of Susan Fontaine, the wife of her client, wealthy real-estate developer Whit Fontaine-the...

When Detective Cormac Roth calls, asking for help with a murder high in the Hollywood Hills, genealogist Ella Graepenteck is happy to oblige, and not just because she remembers his intriguing hazel eyes. Consulting for the police could be an exciting new...

A powerful family will stop at nothing to protect its secrets...Famous astrologist Agnes Sants-Mekler, a member of one of Maine's elite families, pleads guilty to murder. Her gifted, pre-teen son, Zar, says she's lying and he wants Dee...

Death is one heartbeat away when your stalker is a serial killer.The heart-stopping sequel to YOU DID THIS.Police detective Claire Wolfe has a secret admirer. But instead of sending flowers, this twisted psychopath murders wealthy, young women...and...

Un autore scomparso e un sonnolento villaggio inglese pieno di segreti . . .  Settembre 1923. Nonostante abbia chiuso il suo primo caso, la detective dell'alta società Olive Belgrave non ha ancora trovato un nuovo cliente. Ha accettato...

LARGE PRINT EDITIONAn opulent London townhouse, a mummy curse . . .  . . . and a plucky lady detective. It’s October, 1923, and Olive Belgrave has a new case. Her client, Lady Agnes doesn’t believe in curses, and she hires Olive to...

LARGE PRINT EDITIONA missing author and a sleepy English village rife with secrets . . .September, 1923. Despite closing her first case, high society lady detective Olive Belgrave hasn’t found a new client. She’s taken a job as a hat model to...

A secret society. A missing body. A town torn in two.This story takes place between the events of The Accused Coroner (Book Seven of The Fenway Stevenson Mysteries) and The Offside Coroner (Book Eight).When a member of a secret...

Sudden deaths and strange accidents have been occurring at the Mountain View Residential Manor in Kinross, a small town in Northern Tasmania. Sergeant Plate believes that because of the residents' advanced years and dependence on medication these are not...

Things are eerily quiet at Gemma's quaint English tearoom and she can't understand why - until she learns about the trendy new "tea bar" that's opened on the other side of the village. To her horror, she soon finds her customers being stolen and her...

Summer has arrived at Hollyhock Cottage and romance is in the air. The roses are about to bloom, the garden nursery is filled with fragrance and colour-and Poppy is going on her first proper "date" in a long time. Despite her qualms about mixing business...

It's 1991 and Ranling Manor, set among the wild and watery Norfolk Broads, has been home to the Gyllam-Spence family for generations. Open to the public and family-run, its valuable art collection is decaying and conservators Hannah and Nathan arrive to...

Tamsin Kernick is looking forward to a delightful riverside dog walk after class. But what happens next will shock her into action!For she arrives to find her elderly friend being led away by the police, accused of a murder that will shake the...

On a culinary tour of the British Isles, retired Detective Superintendent Albert Smith and snarky former police dog Rex Harrison find something quite unexpected waiting for them at their B&B ...... it's the almost-dead body of their landlady.Refusing...

Baking. It can get a guy killed.When a retired detective superintendent chooses to take a culinary tour of the British Isles, he hopes to find tasty treats and delicious bakes ...... what he finds is a clue to a crime in the ingredients for his pork pie...

When Patricia returned the missing sapphire of Zangrabar she had no idea the Maharaja would consider himself eternally in her debt. Hardly surprising then that she has been invited to his son's coronation as the new Maharaja.There's intrigue and mystery...

How do I always attract trouble and drama?When a crewmember takes his own life but hands Patricia a cryptic note and a request to save Anna just before he jumps, she feels she has no choice but to honour his dying wish - save Anna ...... who is Anna?The...

When she finds a wounded member of British Intelligence in her bedroom, Patricia really isn't that surprised. I mean, it happens all the time, doesn't it?However, she is surprised, and really not delighted, to hear that he has a secret task for her. Find...

When a chance encounter with a pickpocket leads to something more sinister, avid sleuth Patricia Fisher swings into action.The Aurelia is on its way to Thailand, but a mystery illness is spreading among crew and passengers. Is there a link between it and...

She's over fifty, overconfident, and in way over her head! It's well known that working in movies can be cutthroat, but no one expected that to be taken literally. It's party time on board the Aurelia! On the LA to Hawaii leg, a Hollywood film crew are...

When life gives you lemons, empty your cheating husband's bank accounts and go on a cruise.That's right, isn't it?Fuelled by anger, and decision-impaired by gin, Patricia boards the world's finest luxury cruise ship for a three-month tour of the world .....

Two murders, a party of disguised suspects, and a seaside village full of cake. Why send invitations to a party in a building which doesn't yet exist? Why plan and pay for it anonymously and insist guests come in disguise?Police Officer Crystal Clere is...

"I am absolutely certain that someone is trying to kill me," she announced, which was pretty run of the mill compared to most of her ghastly secrets over the years.Tessa Crichton is appearing in a West End play when her old school friend Anne reappears...

I had detected no sound or movement, but her eyes were open and, as I approached, she fixed them on me with an agonised stare.Tessa Crichton, actress wife of Scotland Yard Inspector Robin Price, comes to Storhampton to star in the local drama festival . ...

Life gets more serious for Line Larsen, as she juggles her private life, her ever-changing work life and a case investigating her boss' infidelities for her latest client, and his wife, Heidi Hansen.Kenneth Hansen, Line's boss, is disgruntled about her...

Edmund Fitzgerald is different.Sheltered by an over-protective mother, he's a musical prodigy.Now, against his mother's wishes, he's about to enter formal education for the first time aged sixteen.Everything is alien to Edmund: teenage style, language...

Discover the new star of magical London with books four to six in the bestselling Crow Investigations urban fantasy mystery series.Omnibus edition includes: The Pearl King, The Copper Heart and The Shadow Wing.(please note this is a single volume...

A cursed Fox. A vengeful Silver. A whole lot of trouble... Lydia Crow has long suspected there is more beneath London than just trains, but has never been keen to poke around in the dark. But when Paul Fox, powerful member of the Fox Family,...

"Naprawdę urocza książka, którą poleciłabym wszystkim fanom Sary Caudwell lub Agathy Christie oraz miłośnikom pomysłowych brytyjskich zagadek kryminalnych rozgrywających się w latach 20. minionego wieku" – Gillian Flynn, autorka "Zaginionej...

Detective Sergeant Alicia Friend: cop, analyst, cutie-pie. Obsessed. Alicia knows she can be irritating to have around at first but, when given a chance, all her colleagues fall in love with her. She can't explain it, but it's how she works, how she gets...

Molly is heading to Pluto. Send in the clones...Molly's Bistro is opening a new branch of the famous Martian restaurant on Pluto. But the opening is delayed when their chef is murdered. With the Pluto Police taking a relaxed approach to crime, Molly...

Nothing big ever happens in The Shores. Ceilidhs, yes. Killings, no.That all changes when amateur sleuth, Hy McAllister trips over a body on the beach and tumbles head first into a murder case. Cottager Lance Lord, dressed like Jimi Hendrix, has had his...

A sunny summer's day. . .An art show in the park. . .How could something so delightful turn so deadly?When she hears a bone-chilling scream, artist Amanda Trent leaves her booth and rushes through the park to find a horrifying scene. Her friend Pamela is...

Librarian Jemima Jago can't resist a whodunnit, but finding a body in a bookshop is a plot twist she could never have expected...Jem Jago is back at work with her antique books, and spending her weekends exploring her new home-the windswept Isles of...

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Two crime-fighting South-Asian cousins, Leela and Meena Rao are back on the scene of multiple killings in this compelling murder mystery by Kamakshi Murti, author of Murders Most Matronly. The cousins' ambition is to emulate Christie's Jane Marple -...

From USA Today Bestselling Author, P.D. Workman!Kenzie has another body on her handsLooking for a strong female lead in an engaging medical mystery? Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling Author P.D. Workman brings you an up-and-coming Medical...

In this exciting new novel by wildlife biologist, guide, and writer Robin Barefield, Alaska State Trooper Sergeant Dan Patterson flies to a remote area of Kodiak Island to investigate the massacre of eight people at a small lodge, where he encounters the...